[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 146 (Wednesday, July 30, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44766-44767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19277]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7536-5]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Advisory Council on Clean 
Air Compliance Analysis Health Effects Subcommittee; Notification of 
Upcoming Public Teleconference and Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office is announcing a 
public teleconference and a public meeting of the Advisory Council on 
Clean Air Compliance Analysis (Council) Health Effects Subcommittee 
(HES).

DATES: 
    August 8, 2003. A public teleconference call meeting for the HES 
will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (eastern time).
    August 27-29, 2003. A public meeting for the HES will be held from 
9 a.m. on August 27, 2003 to 2:30 p.m on August 29, 2003 (eastern 
time).

ADDRESSES: Participation in the teleconference meeting will be by 
teleconference only. The meeting location for the August 27-29, 2003, 
meeting of the HES will be in Washington, DC. The meeting location will 
be announced on the SAB Web site, http://www.epa/sab two weeks before 
the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to 
obtain the call-in number and access code to participate in the 
teleconference meeting may contact Ms. Sandra Friedman, EPA Science 
Advisory Board Staff, at telephone/voice mail: (202) 564-2526; or via 
e-mail at [email protected], or Ms. Delores Darden, EPA Science 
Advisory Board Staff at telephone/voice mail: (202) 564-2282; or via e-
mail at [email protected]. Any member of the public wishing 
further information regarding the Council or the HES may contact Dr. 
Angela Nugent, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), U.S. EPA Science 
Advisory Board (1400A), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20460; by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-4562; or via e-mail at 
[email protected]. General information about the SAB can be found 
in the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background. Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public 
Law 92-463, Notice is given that the HES will hold a public 
teleconference, as described above, to prepare for the public meeting, 
also described above. The purpose of the public meeting is to advise 
the Agency on its plan to develop a health effects assessment for the 
third in a series of statutorily mandated comprehensive analyses of the 
total costs and benefits of programs implemented pursuant to the Clean 
Air Act.
    Background on the Council, the HES, and on the advisory project was 
provided in a Federal Register notice published on February 14, 2003 
(68 FR 7531-7534).
    The HES will be providing advice, through the Council, on the 
review document, ``Benefits and Costs of the Clean Air Act 1990-2020; 
Revised Analytical Plan for EPA's Second Prospective Analysis'' 
currently found at the following Web site, maintained by EPA's Office 
of Air and Radiation at: http://www.epa.gov/oar/sect812/ under the link 
``Study Blueprint and Charge Questions Electronic Copy.'' This link 
provides electronic access to the Revised Analytical Plan, the ``change 
pages'' given to the Council and HES in July 2003, and the detailed 
review charge questions.
    Procedures for Providing Public Comment. It is the policy of the 
EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office to accept written public 
comments of any length, and to accommodate oral public comments 
whenever possible. The EPA SAB Staff Office 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 should bring at least 35 
copies of their comments and presentation

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slides for distribution to the participants and public at the meeting. 
Written Comments: Although written comments are accepted 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 committee for 
their consideration. Comments should be supplied to the 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.
    Meeting Accommodations: Individuals requiring special accommodation 
to access these meetings, should contact Dr. Nugent at least five 
business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can 
be made.

    Dated: July 22, 2003.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 03-19277 Filed 7-29-03; 8:45 am]
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