[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 165 (Wednesday, August 26, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45480-45481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22894]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Science Advisory Board; Notification of Public Advisory Committee 
Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, notice is hereby given that the Science Advisory Board's (SAB's) 
Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC) and its Federal Guidance Report 
Review Subcommittee (FGRRS) will conduct a public teleconference 
meeting on Friday, September 11, 1998 from 11 am to 1 pm eastern time. 
The teleconference will be hosted from the SAB Conference Room--Room 
3709, Waterside Mall, U.S. EPA Headquarters, 401 M Street, SW, 
Washington, DC 20460. Documents that are the subject of SAB reviews are 
normally available from the originating U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA) office and are not available from the SAB Office. Public 
drafts of SAB reports are available to the Agency and the public from 
the SAB office. Details on availability are noted below.
    The Radiation Advisory Committee (and its FGRRS) will review a 
public draft of the FGRRS report from its review of the Agency's draft 
document entitled Interim Version of Federal Guidance Report (FGR) 
Number 13, Part I, Health Risks From Low-Level Environmental Exposure 
to Radionuclides, EPA 402-R-97-014, dated January 1998. Information 
concerning previous meetings of the

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RAC or the FGRRS on this issue and availability of related background 
materials can be found in 63 FR 17000, April 7, 1998, and in 63 FR 
36677, July 7, 1998.
    At this meeting, the RAC may also discuss the status, current 
schedule and an update of issues being resolved in development of a 
draft report being prepared by its Uncertainty in Radiogenic (Cancer) 
Risk Subcommittee (URRS). The URRS is continuing its review of the 
Agency's draft ``Uncertainty Analysis for Estimating Radiogenic Cancer 
Risks,'' dated October 1997. Information concerning previous meetings 
of the RAC or the URRS on this issue and availability of related 
background materials can be found in 62 FR 55249, October 23, 1997, 63 
FR 6927, February 11, 1998, and 63 FR 36677, July 7, 1998.
    For Further Information--Any member of the public wishing further 
information concerning the meeting, including a draft meeting agenda, 
the availability of current public draft SAB reports on these topics, 
and to reserve intentions to log onto the teleconference, or attend the 
meeting should contact Mrs. Diana L. Pozun, Management Assistant, at 
(202) 260-8432; FAX (202) 260-7118, or via E-Mail at: 
[email protected]. Members of the public who wish to make a brief 
oral presentation to the Committee during the meeting must contact Dr. 
K. Jack Kooyoomjian in writing (Dr. Kooyoomjian, Designated Federal 
Officer, Radiation Advisory Committee, Science Advisory Board (1400), 
U.S. EPA, Washington, DC 20460, phone (202)-260-2560; fax (202)-260-
7118; or via E-Mail at: [email protected]) no later than noon, 
Wednesday, September 9, 1998 in order to be included on the Agenda.
    For questions pertaining to the review of the Interim Version 
Federal Guidance Report (FGR) Number 13, Part I or the review of the 
Uncertainty Analysis for Estimating Radiogenic Cancer Risks or to 
obtain copies of the relevant draft documents, please contact Mr. Brian 
Littleton, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air (ORIA) (6601J), U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 
20460, (202) 564-9216; FAX (202) 565-2043; or via E-Mail at: 
[email protected].

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, for teleconference meetings, 
opportunities for oral comment by members of the public will usually be 
limited to no more than three minutes per speaker and no more than 
fifteen minutes total. For meetings, opportunities for oral comment by 
members of the public will usually be limited to no more than five 
minutes per speaker and no more than thirty minutes total. Written 
comments (at least 35 copies) received in the SAB Staff Office 
sufficiently prior to a meeting date (usually one week before the 
meeting), may be mailed to the relevant SAB committee or subcommittee; 
comments received too close to the meeting date will normally be 
provided to the relevant SAB committee or subcommittee at its meeting, 
or in the case of teleconferences, will be provided immediately 
following the teleconference meeting. Written comments may be provided 
to the relevant committee or subcommittee up until the time of the 
meeting. Public comments (written or oral) should focus on scientific 
or technical aspects of the matters before the Committee at its 
meeting.
    Individuals requiring special accommodation at SAB meetings, 
including wheelchair access, should contact the appropriate DFO at 
least five business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate 
arrangements can be made.

    Dated: August 18, 1998.
Donald G. Barnes, PhD,
Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.
[FR Doc. 98-22894 Filed 8-25-98; 8:45 am]
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