[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 102 (Friday, May 25, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28904-28906]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13278]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6985-1]


Science Advisory Board; Notification of Public Advisory Committee 
Meetings

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, 
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 25, 2001

    The NATA Review Panel will conduct a public conference call as a 
technical editing working session on Friday, May 25, 2001 from 10 am 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 original purpose of the call was to provide 
Panel Members with the opportunity to reach closure and to receive 
public comments on the draft report. However, during the May 14 public 
conference call, the NATA Panelists requested additional time to edit 
the draft report (see 66 FR 24137, May 11, 2001). It is anticipated 
that the draft report, once it becomes a consensus draft, will also be 
posted on the SAB website. It is now anticipated

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to be posted around June 1, 2001. 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.
    Providing Public Comments--The NATA Review Panel will not be 
accepting public comments at this conference call, because this will be 
a continued technical editing working session for the NATA Review Panel 
to complete its preparation of the public draft report. Oral and 
written public comments were previously accepted at the March 20-21, 
2001 meeting in review of this topic.
    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 and may be obtained on the web at the following URL site: 
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/uatw/sab/sabrev.html/. Further information on 
obtaining the Agency's review document and supporting appendices is 
found in previous FR notices (see 66 FR 9846, February 12, 2001 and 66 
FR 24137, May 11, 2001).
    For Further Information: Members of the public desiring additional 
information about the meeting should contact Dr. K. Jack Kooyoomjian, 
Designated Federal Officer (DFO), 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 [email protected]. To obtain 
information for logging onto the conference call, please contact Ms. 
Betty Fortune. The draft agenda will be available approximately one 
week prior to the meeting 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].

2. EC/NATA Review Panel Conference Call--June 13, 2001

    On Wednesday, June 13, 2001, the NATA Review Panel will conduct a 
public conference call from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm (Eastern Standard Time) 
to reach closure 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 EPA 
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, and 66 FR 24137, May 11, 2001. The NATA Review Panel is 
commenting on the charge questions which were outlined in the above 
Federal Register notices 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. The 
public and the Agency will be able to comment on three aspects of the 
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?
    Following the June 13, 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.
    Providing Comments--In accord with the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (FACA), the public and the Agency are invited to submit written or 
oral comments on the above three questions that are the focus of the 
review. Requests to make comments should be received by June 6, 2001 by 
Ms. Betty Fortune, EPA Science Advisory Board, Mail Code 1400A, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington DC 20460. (Telephone (202) 564-4534, FAX (202) 501-0582; or 
via e-mail at [email protected]). The SAB will have a brief period 
available during the conference call 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 previously submitted on this topic, must contact Dr. K. Jack 
Kooyoomjian, Designated Federal Officer for the NATA Review Panel (see 
contact information below), in writing no later than June 6, 2001. In 
order to be accepted into the public record, all comments must be 
received (postmarked) no later than two working days following the 
meeting.
    For Further Information: Any member of the public wishing further 
information concerning this meeting should contact Dr. K. Jack 
Kooyoomjian, Designated Federal Officer, US EPA Science Advisory Board 
(1400A), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; 
telephone (202) 564-4557; FAX (202) 501-0582; or via e-mail at 
[email protected]. To obtain information on how to participate 
in the 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.

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 
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

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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 Dr. Kooyoomjian at least five business days 
prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

    Dated: May 17, 2001.
Donald G. Barnes,
Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.
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