[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 92 (Friday, May 11, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24137-24138]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-11914]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6977-4]


Science Advisory Board;Notification of Public Advisory Committee 
Meetings

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, 
notice is hereby given several committees/subcommittees of the US EPA 
Science Advisory Board (SAB) 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--where appropriate, information 
concerning availability of documents from the relevant Program Office 
is included below.

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

    It was recently announced in the Federal Register (66 FR 20802, 
April 25, 2001) 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 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 original purpose of the call was to provide Panel Members with the 
opportunity to reach closure on their draft report. The Panel Members 
conducted a technical editing work session (non-Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA) meeting) on April 24, 2001(see also 66 FR 9846, 
February 12, 2001). In the April 24, 2001 meeting, the Panel Members 
determined that they need more time to continue edits and will not have 
a public draft report available until after May 14, 2001. They elected 
to continue the May 14, 2001 conference call as a technical editing 
work session (non-FACA) meeting, in which the public could listen in, 
but where no comments would be solicited on the draft report, since it 
is still in preparation. The NATA Panel then scheduled a public 
conference call for May 25, 2001 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, in which 
public comments could be made. 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.

2. EC/NATA Review Panel Conference Call--May 25, 2001

    On May 25, 2001, the NATA Review Panel will discuss 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. The conference call will take place from 10 a.m. 
to 12 noon (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 document being reviewed 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, and 66 FR 20802, April 25, 2001. The NATA 
Review Panel is commenting on the charge questions which were outlined 
in the above FR 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--We anticipate that the revised public 
draft of the NATA Report will be available to the public and the Agency 
on the SAB website (www.epa.sab.gov/sab) approximately one week prior 
to the May 25th meeting. The NATA Review Panel will accept oral or 
written public comments at the May 25, 2001 conference call, and 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 and 
new comments should be duplicative of these earlier comments.
    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 around 
May 21, 2001.
    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 were mentioned in earlier Federal Register notices (see 
above) and 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 May 25, 2001 conference call meeting, the NATA Review 
Panel plans to 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.,

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Washington, DC 20004); telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-4557; fax at 
(202) 501-0582; or via e-mail at [email protected]. The draft 
agenda will be available approximately one week 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 May 25th meeting must contact Dr. 
Kooyoomjian in writing (by letter, fax, or e-mail--see previously 
stated information) no later than 12 noon Eastern Time, Friday, May 18, 
2001 in order to be included on the Agenda. Written statements will be 
accepted in the SAB Staff office up until two business days following 
the meeting (by close of business, May 29, 2001).

3. Ecological Processes and Effects Committee (EPEC)--
Teleconference Meeting June 1, 2001

    The Ecological Processes and Effects Committee's STAR Water and 
Watersheds (WW) Review Panel will meet by conference call from 1 to 3 
p.m. Eastern time on Friday, June 1, 2001. Members of the public 
wishing to call-in to the teleconference must make arrangements with 
Ms. Mary Winston by noon the Tuesday before the meeting. Instructions 
about how to participate in the conference call can be obtained by 
calling Ms. Mary Winston, Management Assistant, at (202) 564-4538, or 
via e-mail at: [email protected].
    Purpose of the Meeting--The purpose of the conference call meeting 
is to allow the STAR WW Review Panel to complete discussion of the 
Agency's Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Water and Watersheds 
Program. The STAR WW Program was the subject of a public meeting of the 
Committee on April 20, 2001. Additional details on the background and 
charge for the review of the STAR WW Program were provided in 66 FR 
15433-15434, dated March 19, 2001.

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 business 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: May 7, 2001.
Donald G. Barnes,
Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.
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