[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 145 (Friday, July 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 39163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18822]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7018-8]


Science Advisory Board; Notification of a Public Advisory 
Committee

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, notice is hereby given that the Arsenic Benefits Review Panel of 
the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) will conduct a public 
teleconference meeting Tuesday August 14, 2001 from 10 a.m.-12 noon 
Eastern Time.
    The conference call meeting will be coordinated through a 
conference call connection in room 6013 Ariel Rios North (6th Floor), 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W., 
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. Rhonda Fortson, Management Assistant, at (202) 564-4563, 
and via e-mail at: [email protected].
    Purpose of the Meetings: The Subcommittee is preparing a report on 
the Arsenic Benefits assessment as announced in the Federal Register 
Notice on July 2, 2001, 66 FR 34924-34928. The purpose of the call is 
to allow the Subcommittee to complete its work on this issue.
    Availability of the written materials in advance of the conference 
call meetings: The draft report will become available to the public 
shortly before the meeting and it will be made available to the public 
on request by Email before the meeting. For email copies, please 
contact Mr. Thomas Miller, Designated Federal Officer, at 
[email protected].
    For Further Information--Any member of the public wishing further 
information concerning the conference call meeting or wishing to submit 
brief oral comments must contact Mr. Thomas Miller, Designated Federal 
Officer, Science Advisory Board (1400A), U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, 
DC 20460; telephone (202) 564-4558; 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 Mr. Miller 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).
    Meeting Access--Individuals requiring special accommodation at this 
meeting, including wheelchair access to the conference room, should 
contact Mr. Miller at least five business days prior to the meeting so 
that appropriate arrangements can be made.

    Dated: July 23, 2001.
Donald G. Barnes,
Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.
[FR Doc. 01-18822 Filed 7-26-01; 8:45 am]
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