[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 251 (Friday, December 29, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83012-83013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-33305]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6925-6]


Science Advisory Board; Notification of Six Public Advisory 
Committee Meetings; Cancellation of a Previously Announced Advisory 
Committee Meeting

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, notice is hereby given that the EPA Science Advisory Board's (SAB) 
Environmental Engineering Committee will conduct six public 
teleconference meetings on Wednesday afternoons in 2001. The first 
conference call will be held from 3-5 Eastern time on January 10, 2001. 
The remaining conference calls will be held from 1-3 p.m. Eastern Time 
on March 7, May 2, July 11, September 5, and November 7.
    The conference call meetings will be coordinated through a 
conference call connection in room 6450C Ariel Rios North (6th Floor), 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC. The public is strongly encouraged to attend the meeting 
through a telephonic link, but may attend physically if arrangements 
are made in advance with the SAB staff. In both cases, arrangements 
should be made with the SAB staff by noon the Wednesday before the 
meeting. Staff may not be able to accommodate the presence of people 
who appear in person without advance notice. Additional instructions 
about how to participate in the conference call can be obtained by 
calling Ms. Mary Winston, Management Assistant, at (202) 564-4538, and 
via e-mail at: [email protected].
    Purpose of the Meetings: These conference calls have been scheduled 
to facilitate the routine work of the Committee throughout the year.
    The purposes of the January 10, 2001 conference call meeting are:
    (a) to discuss a potential Commentary on industrial ecology or 
related topics
    (b) to undertake further planning on the consultation on research 
for environmental systems management
    (c) to discuss potential activities related to contaminated 
sediments
    (d) if time allows. to further explore ideas about subsequent 
overview briefings on EPA programs by media, or interagency briefings 
by media.
    The purposes of the conference call on March 7, 2001 are:

(a) To consider a draft Risk Reduction Options Selection report
(b) To hear status reports on the planning for FY2001 EEC activities

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(c) To learn the status of the Natural Attenuation Research 
Subcommittee report and the Commentary on Measures of Environmental 
Technology Performance
(d) To discuss report related items, such as the inclusion of one-
paragraph biographies for contributors to commentaries and reports and 
the preparation of brief summaries of reports for distribution to 
journals and newsletters

    The other four conference calls will be similarly used to further 
the Committee's various activities and approve reports. The agendas for 
these calls will be announced in subsequent Federal Register Notices or 
may be obtained closer to the meetings from the Designated Federal 
Office (DFO) or Management Assistant.
    Availability of the written materials in advance of the conference 
call meetings: Any written materials prepared in advance of the 
conference calls will be made available to the public by E-mail before 
the meeting. For e-mail copies, please contact Ms. Kathleen White 
Conway, Designated Federal Officer, at [email protected]. A 
limited number of paper copies will be available from Ms. Mary Winston 
at (202) 564-4538, and via e-mail at: [email protected] 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:  Any member of the public wishing further 
information concerning the conference call meetings 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, 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 the meeting.

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: 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 meeting are given above. Speakers should both e-mail their 
comments to the DFO in MSWord and WordPerfect formats (suitable for 
IBM-PC/Windows 95/98) and provide 5 paper 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), because this 
is a conference call meeting, any comments to be mailed to the 
Subcommittee in advance of the meeting should be received in the SAB 
Staff Office by noon at least a week before the meeting. E-mailed 
comments will be accepted until the day before the meeting, although 
earlier submission is encouraged; these should be sent in both MSWord 
and WordPerfect comments (suitable for IBM-PC/Windows 95/98).

General Information

    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 FY2000 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. Committee rosters, draft Agendas 
and meeting calendars are also located on our website.

Meeting Access

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

Cancellation of a Previously Announced Advisory Committee Meeting

    The January 11-12, 2001 face-to-face meeting, and February 28, 2000 
teleconference meeting of the EPA Science Advisory Board's Drinking 
Water Committee (DWC), as advertised in the December 20, 2000 Federal 
Register (65 FR 79831) have been canceled. The issue under review by 
the DWC at these meetings has been delayed. The meetings will be 
rescheduled at a later date.

    Dated: December 21, 2000.
Donald G. Barnes,
Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.
[FR Doc. 00-33305 Filed 12-28-00; 8:45 am]
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