[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 106 (Tuesday, June 3, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33123-33124]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-13885]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL 7507-1]


Science Advisory Board, Environmental Health Committee; 
Notification of an Upcoming Meeting of the Supplemental Guidance for 
Assessing Cancer Susceptibility From Early-Life Exposure to Carcinogens 
(SGACS) Review Panel

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency, Science Advisory Board 
(SAB), announces an upcoming teleconference meeting to discuss the 
draft report of the Supplemental Guidance for Assessing Cancer 
Susceptibility from Early-life Exposure to Carcinogens (SGACS) review 
panel.

DATES: The teleconference meeting will take place on June 20, 2003, 
from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. (eastern daylight time).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Science Advisory Board 
Conference Room 6013, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington DC 
20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information about the 
meeting, please contact Dr. Suhair Shallal, PhD., Designated Federal 
Officer, by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-4566, by fax at (202) 
501-0582; or via e-mail at [email protected]. General information 
concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found on the EPA SAB 
Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notification of Public Meeting. Pursuant to 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby 
given that the Supplemental Guidance for Assessing Cancer 
Susceptibility (SGACS) panel of the U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board 
(SAB) will meet to discuss its draft report of the review the EPA's 
Office of Research and Development draft document entitled 
``Supplemental Guidance for Assessing Cancer Susceptibility From Early-
Life Exposure to Carcinogens.'' This document provides a possible 
approach for assessing cancer susceptibility from early-life exposure 
to carcinogens.
    The purpose of this meeting is to allow contemporaneous public 
access to the SGACS review panel's deliberations concerning the draft 
report. The meeting is open to the public; however, seating is limited 
and available on a first come basis. The meeting will be held at the 
times and dates and place specified above. A copy of the draft agenda 
for the meeting will be posted on the SAB Web site (www.epa.gov/sab) 
(under the AGENDAS subheading) approximately 7 days before the meeting.
    For more information regarding the background on this advising 
activity, please refer to the Federal Register, 68 FR 10240, published 
on March 4, 2003, or the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab/panels/sgacsrp.html.
    The panel was charged with responding to questions concerning the 
document mentioned above. Information regarding these questions and the 
review materials are available in Federal Register notice, 68 FR 17803 
published on April 11, 2003.
    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 10 minutes (unless otherwise indicated) and 
no more than one hour total for all speakers. For teleconference 
meetings, opportunities for oral comment will usually be limited to no 
more than two minutes per speaker and no more than 10 minutes total for 
all speakers. Interested parties should contact the 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 
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 DFO at the address/contact 
information noted in the opening of this notice in the following 
formats: one hard copy with original signature, and one

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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. The SAB allows a grace period of 48 hours after 
adjournment of the public meeting to provide written comments 
supporting any verbal comments stated at the public meeting to be made 
a part of the public record.
    Meeting Access: Individuals requiring special accommodation at this 
meeting, including wheelchair access to the conference room, should 
contact Ms. Sandra Friedman, [email protected] or by telephone/
voice mail at (202) 564-2526 at least five business days prior to the 
meeting date so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

    Dated: May 22, 2003.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board.
[FR Doc. 03-13885 Filed 6-2-03; 8:45 am]
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