[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 12, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1866-1867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-734]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6521-9]


Science Advisory Board, Environmental Engineering Committee; 
Notification of Public Advisory Committee Meetings

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, 
notice is hereby given that the Environmental Engineering Committee 
(and its Subcommittees) of the USEPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) will 
hold two conference calls and two face-to-face meetings on the dates 
and times noted below. All times noted are Eastern Time. All meetings 
are open to the public, however, seating is limited and available on a 
first come basis.

    Important notice: Documents that are the subject of SAB reviews 
are normally available from the originating EPA office and are not 
available from the SAB Office unless otherwise noted; information 
concerning availability of documents from the relevant Program 
Office is included below.

1. Natural Attenuation Research Subcommittee--Teleconference 
Meetings on January 26 and February 24

    The Natural Attenuation Research Subcommittee of the Science 
Advisory Board's (SAB) Environmental Engineering Committee (EEC) will 
conduct public teleconference meetings Wednesday January 26, 2000 and 
Thursday February 24, 2000 between the hours of 3 p.m.-5 p.m (Eastern 
Standard Time). The meetings will be coordinated through a conference 
call connection in Room 6450V in the USEPA, Ariel Rios Building North, 
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004. The Ariel Rios 
Building is adjacent to the escalator to the Federal Triangle Metro 
Station on 12th Street NW. The public is encouraged to attend the 
meetings in the conference room noted above, however, the public may 
also attend through a telephonic link. Additional instructions about 
how to participate in either conference call can be obtained by calling 
Ms. Mary Winston approximately a week prior to each meeting (by January 
19 or February 17, respectively) at (202) 564-4538, or via e-mail at 
<[email protected]>.

Purpose of the Meetings

    At the January 26th conference call meeting, the Subcommittee 
intends to refine the charge for its review of EPA's natural 
attenuation research. At the February 24th conference call meeting, the 
Subcommittee intends to hear preliminary reactions of individual 
reviewers to the written materials and to clarify the agenda for a 
face-to-face review meeting in March (as announced below).

Availability of Review Materials

    The review materials include background information such as the 
Directive on Natural Attenuation (http://www.epa.gov/swerust1/directiv/
d9200417.pdf); the Waste Research Strategy (http://www.epa.gov/ORD/
WebPubs/final/wastepub.pdf); a list of publications based on the 
completed research; project descriptions for on-going research; and a 
description of planned research not yet underway. Where an electronic 
version of a document is available, the website has been noted. A 
limited number of paper copies of these documents can be obtained from 
Dr. Stephen Schmelling at e-mail: <[email protected]> or via 
phone at (580) 436-8540.

2. Technology Evaluation Subcommittee Meeting on February 23-25

    The Technology Evaluation Subcommittee of the Science Advisory 
Board's Environmental Engineering Committee will meet Wednesday through 
Friday, February 23-25, 2000 in Conference Room 6530, USEPA, Ariel Rios 
Building North, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 
(adjacent to the escalator to the Federal Triangle Metro Station on 
12th Street NW). The meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday and 
end no later than 4 p.m. on Friday.

Purpose of the Meeting

    The Subcommittee will review the implementation of quality 
management in the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) program.

Availability of Review Materials

    The review materials include a brief program description, the ETV 
Quality Management Plan, several pilot study protocols and selected 
final reports. The general program description is available from Ms. 
Penny Hansen (via e-mail at: <[email protected]> or phone at (202) 
564-3212). A limited number of paper copies of the other documents will 
be available from Ms. Hansen as well. If available, electronic versions 
of these other documents will also be made available on the SAB Website 
(http://www.epa.gov) approximately three weeks prior to the meeting. 
The Subcommittee is likely to reference the following Agency quality 
management documents: EPA Quality System Overview (G-0); Guidance for 
the Data Quality Objectives Process--Final 9/94 (G-4); and G-5: 
Guidance on Quality Assurance Project Plans--Final 2/98 (G-5). These 
documents are available through the following website: http://
es.epa.gov/ncerqa/qa/qa__docs.html, or in hard copy from Ms. Hansen.

3. Environmental Engineering Committee Meeting on March 6-10

    The Environmental Engineering Committee of the Science Advisory 
Board (SAB) will meet Monday through Friday, March 6-10, 2000 in 
conference room 6530, USEPA, Ariel Rios Building North, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20004 (adjacent to the 
escalator to the Federal Triangle Metro Station on 12th Street NW). The 
meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Monday and end no later than 4 p.m. 
on Friday.

    Note: Members of the public wishing to provide substantive 
comments are encouraged to provide them in writing well in advance 
of the March meeting; details about providing public comment appear 
below.

Purpose of the Meeting

    (a) The EEC's Natural Attenuation Subcommittee will review EPA's 
natural attenuation research (much of this activity is planned for 
Monday through Wednesday, March 6-8); (b) the Technology Evaluation 
Subcommittee will report on its review of Implementation of Quality 
Management in the Environmental Technology Verification Program; (c) 
the Committee will review responses to FY1998 and FY1999 reports and 
discuss potential FY2000 activities; (d) the Committee will consider 
the progress of initiatives on measures of technology performance, 
sediments, and the use of social sciences to reduce impediments to 
environmental protection associated with industrial and commercial 
activities; and (e) as time permits, the

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Committee may also discuss and/or hear briefings on other issues of 
interest.

Availability of Review Materials

    Information on the availability of background/review materials for 
the two subcommittee reviews is given under 1. above. If other 
materials are subsequently provided to the Committee for the March 
meeting, they will be available from Ms. Mary Winston at (202) 564-
4538, or via e-mail at <[email protected]> approximately three weeks 
prior to the meeting dates.

For Further Information

    Any member of the public wishing further information concerning 
these four meetings or wishing to submit brief oral comments for any of 
the meetings must contact Ms. Kathleen White Conway, Designated Federal 
Officer, Science Advisory Board (1400A), U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Ariel Rios Building North, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone (202) 564-4559; FAX (202) 501-0582; or 
via e-mail at <[email protected]>. Requests for oral comments must 
be in writing (e-mail, fax or mail) and received by Ms. Conway no later 
than noon Eastern Time one week prior to each meeting.

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 
teleconference meetings, opportunities for oral comment will usually be 
limited to no more than three 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 (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.
    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 FY 1999 Annual Report of the Staff 
Director which is available from the SAB Publications Staff at (202) 
564-4533 or via fax at (202) 501-0582.

Meeting Access

    Individuals requiring special accommodation at this teleconference 
meeting, including wheelchair access to the conference room, should 
contact Ms. Conway at least five business days prior to the meeting so 
that appropriate arrangements can be made.

    Dated: January 5, 2000.
Donald G. Barnes,
Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.
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