[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 228 (Wednesday, November 26, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63162-63163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31136]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5927-5]


Science Advisory Board; Notification of Open Public Advisory 
Committee Meetings

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, 
notice is hereby given that two committees of the Science Advisory 
Board (SAB) will meet on the dates and times described below. All times 
noted

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are Eastern Time. All meetings are open to the public. Due to limited 
space, seating at meetings will be on a first-come basis. For further 
information concerning specific meetings, please contact the 
individuals listed below. Documents that are the subject of SAB reviews 
are normally available from the originating EPA office and are not 
available from the SAB Office.

1. Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC)

    The Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) of the Science 
Advisory Board will meet on Monday, December 15, 1997 at the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), Environmental Research Center, 
Main Auditorium, Route 54 and Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, 
NC 27711. The meeting will begin at 9 am and end no later than 5 pm. At 
this meeting, the Committee will receive briefings from Agency Staff 
concerning: (a) the project work plan for preparation of the air 
quality criteria document for Carbon Monoxide (CO), which will serve as 
the scientific basis for the next periodic review of the CO National 
Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS); (b) the schedule for the 
Particulate Matter (PM) NAAQS review; and (c) an overview of the 
Agency's plans for upcoming reviews of the other NAAQS. These briefings 
will help set the stage for subsequent meetings of the Committee as it 
begins its review responsibilities for the various NAAQS.
    Interested parties may obtain a copy of the CO Project Work Plan by 
writing to the CO Project Manager, USEPA, Office of Research and 
Development, National Center for Environmental Assessment, Research 
Triangle Park, NC 27711 or by sending a request via fax (919-541-1818) 
or e-mail ([email protected]). The review schedule for the PM 
NAAQS is contained in 62 FR 55201 (October 23, 1997).

2. Research Strategies Advisory Committee (RSAC)

    The Research Strategies Advisory Committee (RSAC) of the Science 
Advisory Board, will meet on Tuesday, December 16, 1997 in the Science 
Advisory Board Conference Room, Room 2103 Mall Level (entry near the 
Safeway Supermarket), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters 
Building, 401 M St. SW, Washington, DC 20460. The meeting will begin at 
8:30 am and end no later than 4:30 pm. The purpose of the meeting is to 
receive briefings from Agency Staff on the Office of Research and 
Development's (ORD) strategic planning and budgeting process and to 
discuss the upcoming RSAC review of the ORD budget and the role of RSAC 
in ORD's strategic planning process.

For Further Information

    Members of the public desiring additional information about either 
meeting should contact Mr. Robert Flaak, Designated Federal Officer, 
Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and Research Strategies 
Advisory Committee (RSAC), Science Advisory Board (1400), Room 2812, 
U.S. EPA, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone/voice mail 
at (202) 260-5133; fax at (202) 260-7118; or via the INTERNET at 
FLAAK.ROBERT @EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV. Those individuals requiring a copy of 
the draft Agenda for either meeting should contact Ms. Dorothy Clark at 
(202) 260-8414 or by FAX at (202) 260-7118 or via the INTERNET at 
CLARK.DOROTHY @EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV. Additional information concerning the 
Science Advisory Board, its structure, function, and composition, may 
be found in The Annual Report of the Staff Director which is available 
from the SAB Publications Staff at (202) 260-8414.
    Members of the public who wish to make a brief oral presentation to 
either Committee must contact Mr. Flaak in writing (by letter or by 
fax--see previously stated information) no later than 12 Noon Eastern 
Time, Tuesday, December 9, 1997 in order to be included on the 
respective Agenda. Public comments will be limited to five minutes per 
speaker or organization. The request should identify the name of the 
individual who will make the presentation, the organization (if any) 
they will represent, the name of the committee (CASAC or RSAC) they 
wish to address, any requirements for audio visual equipment (e.g., 
overhead projector, 35mm projector, chalkboard, etc), and at least 35 
copies of an outline of the issues to be addressed or the presentation 
itself. Public comments should focus on scientific or technical aspects 
of the matters before the respective Committee at its meeting. There 
will be time allocated for public comment at subsequent meetings when 
the Committees are actually involved in substantive review activities.

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. For 
conference call meetings, opportunities for oral comment will be 
limited to no more than five minutes per speaker and no more than 
fifteen minutes total. 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.
A. Robert Flaak,
Acting Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.
[FR Doc. 97-31136 Filed 11-25-97; 8:45 am]
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