[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 247 (Monday, December 27, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 72342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-33451]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6515-1]


Science Advisory Board; Public Advisory Committee Meeting

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, 
notice is hereby given that the Integrated Risk Project Peer Review 
Subcommittee, a subcommittee comprised of members from the Research 
Strategies Advisory Committee (RSAC) of the Science Advisory Board 
(SAB) and the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) of the Office of 
Research and Development (ORD), will meet on Wednesday and Thursday, 
January 12 and 13, 2000 in room 4630 at the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency (US EPA), Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. The meeting will begin at 8:30 am and end 
no later than 5:30 pm each day. The meeting is open to the public; 
however, seating is limited and available on a first-come basis.

Purpose of the Meeting

    The purpose of this meeting is to review the Office of Research and 
Development's Science To Achieve Results (STAR) Program.

Proposed Charge

    The Subcommittee has been asked to address the following issues: 
(1) Is the STAR Program structured to support outstanding scientists 
and technically meritorious research? Is the outreach to potential 
applicants, the review of proposals, and the management of awards 
structured to foster high quality science?; (2) Is the STAR Program 
effectively integrated with ORD's in-house programs and with other EPA 
programs? Are the topics for STAR solicitations selected consistent 
with the priorities identified in the Agency's Strategic Plan? Are 
there other opportunities where the STAR Program could significantly 
contribute to the Agency's strategic goals?; (3) Is the STAR Program 
communicating well within the Agency, with the external scientific and 
regulatory communities, and with other stakeholders? Is there 
sufficient leveraging and coordination of research efforts?; (4) What 
systems should be in place to monitor the Program's impacts, costs, 
credibility, and effectiveness, and to what extent are these in place 
already? What metrics of success should be developed to determine the 
effectiveness of grants in terms of impacts on agency decisions? What 
information should be collected today on metrics of success for the 
STAR grants? How should program offices and other agency customers for 
the grant products be involved in the establishment of criteria for 
measuring the impacts of the program?

For Further Information Concerning the Meeting

    Members of the public desiring additional information about the 
meeting should contact Dr. John R. Fowle III, Designated Federal 
Officer, Research Strategies Advisory Committee, Science Advisory Board 
(1400A), U.S. EPA, Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-4547; fax at 
(202) 501-0323; or via e-mail at <[email protected] or Ms. Shirley 
Hamilton, Designated Federal Officer, Board of Scientific Counselors, 
Office of Research and Development (8701R), U.S. EPA, Ariel Rios 
Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-6853; fax at (202) 565-2444; or via 
email at <[email protected]>. A copy of the draft agenda and 
copies of the background material will be available approximately two 
weeks prior to the meeting on the SAB website (www.epa.gov/sab) or from 
Ms. Betty Fortune at the fax or address noted above for Dr. Fowle and 
or by phone at (202) 564-4533.
    Members of the public who wish to make a brief oral presentation to 
the Subcommittee must contact Dr. Fowle in writing (by email, by letter 
or by fax--see previously stated information) no later than 12 noon 
Eastern Time, Tuesday, January 5, 2000 in order to be included on the 
Agenda. Public comments will be limited to ten minutes per speaker or 
organization. The request should identify the name of the individual 
making the presentation, the organization (if any) they will represent, 
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 of the presentation itself.

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 (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 committee at its meeting, or mailed soon after receipt 
by the Agency. Written comments may be provided to the relevant 
committee or subcommittee up until the time of the meeting.
    Additional information concerning the Science Advisory Board, its 
structure, function, and composition, may be found on the SAB Website 
(http://www.epa.gov/sab) and in the Annual Report of the Staff Director 
which is available from the SAB Publications Staff at (202) 564-4533 or 
via fax at (202) 501-0256.

Meeting Access

    Individuals requiring special accommodation at this meeting, 
including wheelchair access, should contact Dr. Fowle or Ms. Hamilton 
at least five business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate 
arrangements can be made.

    Dated: December 20, 1999.
Donald G. Barnes,
Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.
[FR Doc. 99-33451 Filed 12-23-99; 8:45 am]
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