[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20820-20821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-9659]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6581-3]


Science Advisory Board; Notification of Public Advisory Committee 
Meeting

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, 
notice is hereby given that the Environmental Engineering Committee 
(EEC) of the USEPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) will meet by conference 
call May 3, 2000 from 3-5 p.m. Eastern Time. Participation in this 
conference call is by telephone only; a limited number of lines have 
been reserved for members of the public wishing to participate.
    Purpose of the Meeting--The primary purpose of the meeting is to 
allow the Committee to consider the report of its Technology Evaluation 
Subcommittee. The Subcommittee reviewed the degree to which quality 
management is built into the Environmental Technology Verification 
(ETV) program at a public meeting March 6-8, 2000 as announced in the 
February 15, 2000 Federal Register (65 FR 7550). When the 
Subcommittee's report is approved by the EEC, it will be forwarded to 
the Executive Committee of the Science Advisory Board for approval 
before being transmitted to the Agency. To the extent that time allows, 
the EEC will conduct other routine business at the meeting such as 
discussion of reports in progress and planned activities.
    The documents reviewed by the Subcommittee are available from the 
Office of Research and Development as announced in the Federal 
Register, Volume 65, Number 8 on January 12, 2000. Copies of the 
Subcommittee's draft report will be available from Ms. Kathleen White 
Conway after April 25, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing 
further information concerning this meeting or wishing to submit brief 
oral comments 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]. Email is preferred. Requests 
for oral comments must be in writing (e-mail, fax or mail) and received 
by Ms. Conway no later than noon Eastern Time on April 26.

Providing Oral or Written Comments at SAB Meetings

    It is the policy of the Science Advisory Board to accept written 
public comments of any length, and to accommodate oral public comments 
whenever possible. The Science Advisory Board expects that public 
statements presented at its meetings will not be repetitive of 
previously submitted oral or written statements. Oral Comments: In 
general, each individual or group requesting an oral presentation at a 
face-to-face meeting 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. Deadlines for getting on the public 
speaker list for a

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meeting are given above. Speakers should bring at least 35 copies of 
their comments and presentation slides for distribution to the 
reviewers and public at the meeting. Written Comments: Although the SAB 
accepts written comments until the date of the meeting (unless 
otherwise stated), written comments should be received in the SAB Staff 
Office at least one week prior to the meeting date so that the comments 
may be made available to the committee for their consideration. 
Comments should be supplied to the appropriate DFO at the address/
contact information noted above in the following formats: one hard copy 
with original signature, and one electronic copy via e-mail (acceptable 
file format: WordPerfect, Word, or Rich Text files--in IBM-PC/Windows 
95/98 format). Those providing written comments and who attend the 
meeting are also asked to bring 35 copies of their comments for public 
distribution.
    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 FY1999 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 teleconference 
meeting should contact Ms. Conway at least five business days prior to 
the meetings so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

    Dated: April 12, 2000.
Donald G. Barnes,
Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.
[FR Doc. 00-9659 Filed 4-17-00; 8:45 am]
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