[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 25, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20802-20804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-10252]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6970-1]


Science Advisory Board; Notification of Public Advisory Committee 
Meeting

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463,

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notice is hereby given that the National-Scale Air Toxics Assessment 
(NATA) Review Panel (hereafter, ``NATA Review Panel'') of the USEPA 
Science Advisory Board's (SAB) Executive Committee (EC) will meet on 
the dates and times noted below. All times noted are Eastern Standard 
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--
information concerning availability of documents from the relevant 
Program Office is included below.

1. EC/NATA Review Panel Conference Call--May 14, 2001

    The NATA Review Panel will conduct a public conference call on 
Monday, May 14, 2001 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time). 
The call will be hosted out of the EPA Science Advisory Board 
Conference Room (Room 6013), Ariel Rios Federal Building, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004. Interested members of 
the public may attend in person or connect to the conference by phone. 
The purpose of the call is to provide Panel Members with the 
opportunity to reach closure on their draft report. See below for 
details of the review, to request any supplemental materials from the 
Agency or ask questions on materials already received from the Agency
    The NATA Review Panel is planning to have a closure discussion on 
its draft report in review of the EPA Document entitled ``National-
Scale Air Toxics Assessment for 1996,'' EPA-453/R-01-003, dated 
January, 2001 and supporting appendices. This document represents an 
initial national-scale assessment of the potential health risks 
associated with inhalation exposures to 32 air toxics identified as 
priority pollutants by the Agency's Integrated Urban Air Toxics 
Strategy, plus diesel emissions. More information about the previous 
meetings can be found in 66 FR 9846, February 12, 2001. The NATA Review 
Panel is commenting on the charge questions which were outlined in the 
above Federal Register notice and pertain to appropriateness of the 
overall approach, including the data, models, and methods used, and the 
ways these elements have been integrated, as well as to suggest ways to 
improve these approaches for subsequent national-scale assessments.

Providing Public Comments

    The NATA Review Panel will be accepting oral or written public 
comments at the conference call, but is asking participants to focus on 
three aspects of the SAB NATA Panel's draft report, namely: (1) Has the 
NATA Review Panel adequately responded to the questions posed in the 
charge?; (2) Are any statements or responses made in the draft 
unclear?; and, (3) Are there any technical errors? Oral and written 
public comments were previously accepted at the March 20-21, 2001 
meeting in review of this topic.

For Further Information

    To obtain information concerning this conference call, please 
contact Dr. K. Jack Kooyoomjian, Designated Federal Officer (DFO) (see 
contact information below). To obtain information about how to 
participate in this conference call, please contact Ms. Betty Fortune 
(see contact information below). A draft agenda for the teleconference 
will be posted on the SAB website (www.epa.gov/sab) approximately one 
week prior to the conference call. The draft report, once it becomes a 
consensus draft will also be posted on the SAB website. It is 
anticipated that this will be posted in early May.

Availability of Review Materials

    All the Agency OAQPS NATA-related review and informational 
materials, including the NATA Report, the Appendices, all briefing and 
presentation materials previously provided to the SAB may be obtained 
on the web at the following URL site: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/uatw/sab/sabrev.html.
    Alternately, a copy of the review document (National-Scale Air 
Toxics Assessment for 1996, EPA-453/R-01-003, dated January, 2001) and 
supporting appendices can be obtained from Ms. Barbara Miles at U.S. 
EPA, OAQPS/ESD/REAG (MD-13), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; 
telephone (919) 541-5648; facsimile (919) 541-0840; e-mail 
[email protected]. Please provide the title and the EPA number for 
the document, as well as your name and address. The document will be 
dispensed in CD ROM format unless the requestor requires a paper copy. 
Internet users may also download a copy from EPA's National Center for 
Environmental Assessment's (NCEA) website (http://www.epa.gov/nata/).
    Following the conference call meeting, the NATA Review Panel will 
revise its draft report and forward it to the SAB Executive Committee 
for final review and approval, prior to transmittal to the Agency. This 
review will be announced in a subsequent Federal Register notice.

For Further Information

    Members of the public desiring additional information about the 
meeting should contact Dr. K. Jack Kooyoomjian, Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO), Environmental Models Subcommittee, National-Scale Air 
Toxics Assessment Review Panel, US EPA Science Advisory Board (1400A), 
U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460 (FedEx 
address: US EPA Science Advisory Board, Suite 6450, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004); telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-
4557; fax at (202) 501-0582; or via e-mail at kooyoomjian.jack 
@epa.gov. The draft agenda will be available approximately two weeks 
prior to the meetings on the SAB website (http://www.epa.gov/sab) or 
from Ms. Betty Fortune at (202) 564-4534; fax: (202) 501-0582; or e-
mail at: [email protected].

Providing Public Comments

    Members of the public who wish to make a brief oral presentation at 
the meeting must contact Dr. Kooyoomjian in writing (by letter, fax, or 
e-mail--see previously stated information) no later than 12 noon 
Eastern Time, Monday, May 4, 2001 in order to be included on the 
Agenda. Written statements will be accepted in the SAB Staff office up 
until two days following the meeting (by close of business, May 16, 
2001).

2. Executive Committee--Teleconference Meeting--May 23, 2001

    The US EPA's Science Advisory Board's (SAB's) Executive Committee 
will conduct a public teleconference meeting on Wednesday, May 23, 2001 
between the hours of 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will 
be coordinated through a conference call connection in Room 6013 in the 
USEPA Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, 
DC 20460. The public is encouraged to attend the meeting in the 
conference room noted above. However, the public may also attend 
through a telephonic link, to the extent that lines are available. 
Additional instructions about how to participate in the conference call 
can be obtained by calling Ms. Diana Pozun (see contact information 
below).

Purpose of the Meeting

    In this meeting, the Executive Committee plans to review reports 
from some of its Committees/Subcommittees, most likely including the 
following two reports. Please check with Ms. Pozun to

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see if additional reports will be considered.
    (a) Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC): ``GENII Ver. 2: USEPA's Use 
and Adaptation of GENII Environmental Radiation Dosimetry System--An 
SAB Advisory'' (see 65 FR 18095, dated April 6, 2000 for details).
    (b) Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC): Advisory on the ``Radiation 
in Sewage Sludge: Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards 
(ISCORS) Dose Modeling Report--An SAB Advisory'' (see 65 FR 70906, 
dated November 28, 2000 for details).

Availability of Review Materials

    Drafts of the reports that will be reviewed at the meeting will be 
available to the public on the SAB website (http://www.epa.gov/sab) 
approximately two weeks prior to the meeting. An agenda will also be 
posted to the website at that time or can be requested from Ms. Pozun.

Charge to the Executive Committee

    The focus of the review of these two reports will be on the 
following questions:
    (a) Has the SAB adequately responded to the questions posed in the 
Charge?
    (b) Are the statements and/or responses in the draft report clear?
    (c) Are there any errors of fact in the report?

Providing Oral or Written Comments

    In accord with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the 
public and the Agency are invited to submit written comments on these 
three questions that are the focus of the review. Submissions should be 
received by May 18, 2001 by Ms. Diana Pozun, EPA Science Advisory 
Board, Mail Code 1400A, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington DC 20460. (Telephone (202) 564-4544, 
FAX (202) 501-0582; or via e-mail at [email protected]). Submission 
by e-mail to Ms. Pozun will maximize the time available for review by 
the Executive Committee. The SAB will have a brief period available 
during the teleconference for applicable oral public comment. 
Therefore, anyone wishing to make oral comments on the three focus 
questions above, but that are not duplicative of the written comments, 
must contact Dr. Donald G. Barnes, Designated Federal Officer for the 
Executive Committee (see contact information below), in writing no 
later than May 16, 2001.

For Further Information

    Any member of the public wishing further information concerning 
this meeting should contact Dr. Donald Barnes, Designated Federal 
Officer, US EPA Science Advisory Board (1400A), 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone (202) 564-4533; FAX 
(202) 501-0323; or via e-mail at [email protected].

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 conference call meetings, opportunities for oral comment will 
usually be limited to no more than three minutes per speaker and no 
more than fifteen minutes total, unless otherwise stated. Deadlines for 
getting on the public speaker list for a 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 two days following 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 
formats: 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 25 copies of their comments for public 
distribution.

General Information

    Additional information concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board, 
its structure, function, and composition, may be found on our 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 the 
appropriate DFO at least five business days prior to the meeting so 
that appropriate arrangements can be made.

    Dated: April 16, 2001.
Donald G. Barnes,
Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.
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