[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 203 (Tuesday, October 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 60101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-26539]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7576-7]


Expert Peer Review of Natural Gas Supply Curves and Associated 
Assumptions as Used in the Integrated Planning Model (IPM); 
Notification of Panel Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA announces an expert peer review panel meeting on the 
natural gas supply curves and associated assumptions developed for EPA 
by ICF Consulting, Inc. for use in EPA applications of ICF's Integrated 
Planning Model (IPM). In accordance with provisions in EPA's Peer 
Review Handbook (EPA 100-B-00-001), the meeting is being conducted by a 
third party EPA contractor, Perrin Quarles Associates, Inc. The meeting 
of the peer review panel is open to the public. The public may submit 
written comments for review by EPA up to two weeks after the date of 
the meeting, and EPA will consider those comments in conjunction with 
the input from the peer review panel. Time permitting, there may be a 
limited opportunity for oral comments from the public before the panel 
at the end of the first day's session. General information about the 
IPM, the natural gas supply curves and associated assumptions, and the 
use of IPM by EPA can be found at http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/epa-ipm/.

DATES: The peer review will be held in two sessions. The first, on 
October 23, 2003, will begin at 9 a.m. and conclude no later than 6 
p.m. (eastern time), and the second, on October 24, 2003, will begin at 
9 a.m. and conclude no later than 2 p.m. (eastern time).

ADDRESSES: The peer review will be held at the Phoenix Park Hotel, 520 
North Capitol St., NW., Washington, DC. Written comments can be sent by 
mail to Mr. Brian Menard, Perrin Quarles Associates, Inc., 675 Peter 
Jefferson Parkway, Suite 200, Charlottesville, VA 22911 or by email to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to 
address the peer review panel during the public input period at the end 
of the first day's session should contact Mr. Brian Menard, Perrin 
Quarles Associates, Inc., at telephone: (434) 979-3700, or via e-mail 
at: [email protected] prior to the meeting. Written comments (preferably via 
email) should be sent to Mr. Menard within two weeks after the meeting. 
EPA will consider any comments received in that timeframe. Questions 
about the IPM and EPA's use of the IPM should be directed to Mr. Elliot 
Lieberman, EPA, at telephone/voice mail: (202) 564-9136, or via e-mail 
at: [email protected].

    Dated: October 14, 2003.
Sam Napolitano,
Acting Division Director, Clean Air Markets Division, Office of 
Atmospheric Programs.
[FR Doc. 03-26539 Filed 10-20-03; 8:45 am]
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