[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 70 (Friday, April 11, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17802-17803]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-8957]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7482-4]


Science Advisory Board; Notification of Public Advisory Committee 
Meeting Environmental Engineering Committee (EEC) Conference Call

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Science Advisory 
Board (SAB), Environmental Engineering Committee (EEC) 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 
30, 2003 from 11:30 p.m. to 1:30 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-
2526 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 
Ms. Kathleen White, Designated Federal Officer, by telephone/voice mail 
at (202) 564-4559 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 Environmental Engineering Committee (EEC) .
    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 EEC 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 its July 16-17, 2003 public 
meeting.
    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 (http://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 EEC 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

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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 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--Participation in this meeting is by 
teleconference only. Individuals requiring special accommodation to 
access this teleconference meeting, should contact the DFO at least 
five business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate 
arrangements can be made.

    Dated: April 7, 2003.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 03-8957 Filed 4-10-03; 8:45 am]
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