[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 65 (Friday, April 4, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16512-16513]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-8259]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7477-4]


Science Advisory Board; Notification of Public Advisory Committee 
Meeting Ecological Processes and Effects Committee (EPEC) Conference 
Call

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Science Advisory 
Board (SAB), Ecological Processes and Effects Committee (EPEC) is 
announcing a planning teleconference meeting to discuss several 
proposed self-initiated projects for Fiscal Year 2004.

DATES: The conference call meeting will take place on Wednesday, April 
21, 2003 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Participation 
will be by teleconference only.

ADDRESSES: Members of the public who wish to obtain the call-in number 
and access code to participate must contact Ms. Sandra Friedman, EPA 
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-
4526 or via e-mail at [email protected] in order to register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing 
further information about this conference call meeting should contact 
Mr. Lawrence Martin, Designated Federal Officer, by telephone/voice 
mail at (202) 564-6497 or via e-mail at [email protected]. 
General information concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be 
found on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    1. Summary: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or 
Agency) Science Advisory Board (SAB) is providing this notification of 
an upcoming teleconference call meeting of the Ecological Processes and 
Effects Committee (EPEC).
    The SAB was established by 42 U.S.C. 4365 to provide independent 
scientific and technical advice, consultation, and recommendations to 
the EPA Administrator on the technical basis for Agency positions and 
regulations. This committee of the SAB will comply with the provisions 
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and all appropriate SAB 
policies and procedures.
    During the public conference call meeting, to take place at the 
date and time noted above, the EPEC will discuss its proposals for 
self-initiated projects to be considered by the SAB in FY 2004. Self-
initiated projects are scientific and technical projects proposed 
outside of the normal mechanism of Agency-requested consultations, 
advisories, and peer reviews. Such projects are intended to address 
critical needs for anticipatory or cross-cutting scientific and 
technical advice. All SAB self-initiated projects will be evaluated by 
the SAB's Executive Committee (EC) during a public conference call to 
be announced in May 2003.
    2. Availability of Meeting Materials: A copy of the draft agenda 
for the meeting that is the subject of this notice will be posted on 
the SAB Web site (www.epa.gov/sab) (under the AGENDAs subheading) 
approximately 10 days before the conference call meeting. Other 
materials that may be available, such as draft proposals for SAB self-
initiated projects to be considered at the EPEC conference call meeting 
will also be posted on the SAB Web site in this time-frame, linked to 
the calendar entry for this meeting (http://www.epa.gov/sab/mtgcal.htm.)
    3. Providing Oral or Written Comments at SAB Meetings: It is the 
policy of the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) to accept written public 
comments of any length, and to accommodate oral public comments 
whenever possible. The EPA SAB 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 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. Interested parties should contact the 
Designated Federal Official (DFO) at least one week prior to the 
meeting in order to be placed on the public speaker list for the 
meeting. Speakers may attend the meeting and provide comment up to the 
meeting time. Speakers should bring at least 35 copies of their 
comments and presentation slides for distribution to

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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 below 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. Should comment be provided at the meeting and 
not in advance of the meeting, they should be in-hand to the DFO up to 
and immediately following the meeting.
    4. Meeting Access: Individuals requiring special accommodation to 
access this meeting, should contact the DFO at least five business days 
prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

    Dated: March 28, 2003.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 03-8259 Filed 4-3-03; 8:45 am]
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