[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 9989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5984]



=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5440-1]


Science Advisory Board Emergency Notification of Public Advisory 
Committee Meeting

    Emergency notification of this meeting is being made due to late 
publication of this notice due to Federal Budgetary exigencies. 
Information concerning this meeting, originally planned for January 9-
10, 1996, was previously published in 60 FR 55573, dated November 1, 
1995.
    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, 
notice is hereby given that the Drinking Water Committee (DWC) of the 
Science Advisory Board (SAB) will meet Tuesday, March 19, 1996 and 
Wednesday March 20, 1996 at the One Washington Circle Hotel, One 
Washington Circle, NW., Washington, DC 20037. Hotel Telephone: (202) 
872-1680 or 1-800-424-9671. The meeting will convene at 9:00 am both 
days and end no later than 3 pm on March 20th. All times noted are 
Eastern Time. This meeting is open to the public. Due to limited space, 
seating at the meeting will be on a first-come basis. Documents that 
are the subject of SAB reviews are normally available from the 
originating EPA office and are not available from the SAB Office.
    The purpose of the meeting is to review the Environmental 
Protection Agency's Five-Year Research Plan for Disinfection 
Byproducts. Please see previous FR notice at 60 FR 55573, dated 
November 1, 1995 for further information. Presentations will be made by 
representatives from the Agency's Office of Research and Development 
(ORD). Background documents to be provided for this review are 
available from the program office and not the Science Advisory Board. 
These documents include: (a) Draft Report on EPA's 5 year research plan 
to support DBP related rules (and its Appendices); and (b) Federal 
Register Notices of proposed D/DBP rule, Enhanced Surface Water 
Treatment Rule (ESTWR), and Information Collection Rule (ICR).
    The charge to the Drinking Water Committee is as follows: (a) Has 
EPA identified the correct issues that need to be addressed to support 
the development of the Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule and Stage 
2 Disinfectants/Disinfectant Byproducts rule? (b) Do the research topic 
areas underway or envisioned under the five year research plan appear 
to adequately address the issues? Should any other research topic area 
be funded in lieu of that which is ongoing or planned?  Has 
EPA given appropriate priorities to the order by which research is to 
be conducted?
    Single copies of the U.S. EPA review materials provided to the 
Committee may be obtained from Ms Gail Robarge, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development (8105), 401 M 
Street, SW., Washington, D.C. 20460; Telephone: (202) 260-9101. Copies 
of these documents are NOT available from the Science Advisory Board 
Staff.
    Members of the public desiring additional information about the 
meeting, including an agenda, should contact Mr. A. Robert Flaak, 
Designated Federal Official, Drinking Water Committee, Science Advisory 
Board (1400F), US EPA, 401 M Street, SW., Washington DC 20460, by 
telephone at (202) 260-5133, fax at (202) 260-7118, or via The INTERNET 
at: [email protected].
    Members of the public wishing to make an oral presentation at the 
meeting should contact Mr. Flaak no later than noon, Tuesday, March 12, 
1996. The request should identify the name of the individual who will 
make the presentation, requirements for audio visual equipment (e.g., 
overhead projector, 35mm projector, chalk board, etc), and an outline 
of the issues to be addressed. At least 35 copies of the presentation 
and 35 copies of the visual aids used at the meeting are to be given to 
Mr. Flaak no later than the time of the presentation for distribution 
to the Committee and the interested public. See below for additional 
information on providing comments to the SAB.

Providing Oral or Written Comments at SAB Meetings

    The Science Advisory Board expects that public statements presented 
at its meetings will not be repetitive of previously submitted oral or 
written statements. In general, each individual or group making an oral 
presentation will be limited to a total time of ten minutes. Written 
comments (at least 35 copies) received in the SAB Staff Office 
sufficiently prior to a meeting date, may be mailed to the relevant SAB 
committee or subcommittee prior to its meeting; comments received too 
close to the meeting date will normally be provided to the committee at 
its meeting. Written comments may be provided to the relevant committee 
or subcommittee up until the time of the meeting.

    Dated: March 5, 1996.
Donald G. Barnes,
Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.
[FR Doc. 96-5984 Filed 3-11-96; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P