[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 113 (Wednesday, June 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40288-40289]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14766]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7230-3]


EPA Science Advisory Board; Notification of Public Advisory 
Committee Meetings

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, 
notice is hereby given of a conference call meeting of a Panel of the 
US EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB). The Panel will meet on the date 
and time noted below. All times noted are Eastern Time. The meeting is 
open to the public, however, seating is limited and available on a 
first come basis. For teleconference meetings, available lines may also 
be limited. 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.
    The Multi-Agency Radiological Laboratory Analytical Protocols 
(MARLAP) Review Panel of the Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC) of the 
US EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) (also referred to as the ``Review 
Panel,'' or ``Panel'') will meet on Thursday, June 27, 2002 via 
teleconference from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. This 
public conference call meeting will be hosted out of Conference Room 
6013, USEPA, Ariel Rios Building North, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20004. The meeting is open to the public, however, due 
to limited space, seating will be on a first-come basis. The public may 
also attend via telephone, however, lines may be limited. For further 
information concerning the meeting or how to obtain the phone number, 
please contact the individuals listed at the end of this FR notice.
    Purpose of the Meeting--The purpose of this public conference call 
meeting is to conduct edits to the draft MARLAP Advisory. This draft 
will likely not be a public draft at this stage of the process. This 
public conference call meeting is a follow-up to the public conference 
call held April 8, 2002 and the public meeting held April 23-25, 2002 
in Washington, DC. For information and background on this review, 
including the two previous public meetings, and the specific the charge 
to the MARLAP Review Panel, please refer to 67 FR 11328-11330, which 
was published on March 13, 2002. This public conference call meeting of 
the Review Panel will provide focus on the edits necessary to prepare a 
public (i.e., consensus) draft. It is anticipated that shortly after 
this meeting, a public draft will be prepared and reviewed for closure 
either July 30, 31 and August 1, or September 24-26, 2002. A separate 
public notice will be made of whatever meeting date is selected by the 
Panel during the June 27 conference call discussions.
    The need for subsequent meetings of the MARLAP Review Panel will be 
discussed at this meeting and schedules of any future meetings to 
complete review of this topic will be discussed. Information concerning 
any future public meetings will appear in Federal Register notices as 
appropriate. See below for availability of review materials, the charge 
to the review panel, and contact information.
    Please refer to the previous Federal Register notice (see above) 
for availability of review materials and the charge to the review 
panel.
    For Further Information--Any member of the public wishing further 
information concerning this meeting or who wish to submit brief oral 
comments must contact Dr. K. Jack Kooyoomjian, Designated Federal 
Officer, MARLAP, USEPA Science Advisory Board (1400A), Suite 6450, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone/voice mail at 
(202) 564-4557; fax at (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 Dr. Kooyoomjian no later than 
noon Eastern Time five business days prior to the meeting date (June 
20, 2002). See below for time limitations on public comments.
    Members of the public desiring additional information about the 
meeting locations or the call-in number for the teleconference, must 
contact Ms. Mary Winston, Management Assistant, MARLAP, EPA Science 
Advisory Board (1400A), Suite 6450, U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-4538; fax 
at (202) 501-0582; or via e-mail at [email protected].
    A copy of the draft agenda for the meeting will be posted on the 
SAB Website (www.epa.gov/sab) (under the AGENDAS subheading) 
approximately 10 days before the meeting.

Providing Oral or Written Comments at SAB Meetings

    It is the policy of the EPA Science Advisory Board to accept 
written public comments of any length, and to accommodate oral public 
comments whenever possible. The EPA Science

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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 (unless otherwise indicated). 
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 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 review panel 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 format: Adobe Acrobat, 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 35 
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 the SAB Website (http://www.epa.gov/sab) and in The FY2001 
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 Dr. Kooyoomjian at least five business days prior to the 
meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

    Dated: June 5, 2002.
A. Robert Flaak,
Acting Deputy Staff Director, EPA Science Advisory Board.
[FR Doc. 02-14766 Filed 6-11-02; 8:45 am]
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