[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 6, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 657-658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-209]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7607-4]


Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office Notification of 
Multiple Upcoming Meetings

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board 
(SAB) Staff Office announces upcoming multiple teleconferences of:
    (1) SAB Committee on Valuing the Protection of Ecological Systems 
and Services: Public teleconferences to plan its future work, including 
a workshop and advisory meeting.
    (2) SAB Multimedia, Multipathway, and Multireceptor Risk Assessment 
(SAB 3MRA) Modeling System Panel: Public teleconferences to review 
drafts and finalize its report.
    (3) Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee's (CASAC) Particulate 
Matter (PM) Review Panel: Public teleconference to discuss follow-on 
matters related to its review of the EPA Air Quality Criteria Document 
for Particulate Matter (Fourth External Review Draft).

DATES: The SAB Committee on Valuing the Protection of Ecological 
Systems and Services will hold public teleconferences on January 20, 
21, and 22, 2004 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time).
    The SAB 3MRA Panel will hold public teleconferences on January 16, 
February 6, and February 27, 2004, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern 
Time).
    The CASAC PM Review Panel public teleconference will take place on 
February 3, 2004 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: Participation in the meetings indicated above will be by 
teleconference only. Supplemental materials and an agenda for each 
meeting will be announced on the SAB Web site, http://www.epa.gov/sab 
prior to the teleconference.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to 
obtain the call in number and access code to participate in any of the 
teleconferences, or who wish to submit written or brief oral comments 
(three minutes or less) must contact the appropriate Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO) listed below:
    (1) For information regarding the SAB Committee on Valuing the 
Protection of Ecological Systems and Services please contact Dr. Angela 
Nugent. Dr. Nugent can be contacted via telephone/voice mail: (202) 
564-4562, fax: (202) 501-0582, or e-mail: [email protected].
    (2) For information regarding the SAB 3MRA Panel contact Ms. 
Kathleen White. Ms. White can be contacted via telephone/voice mail: 
(202) 564-4559, fax: (202) 501-0582, or e-mail: [email protected].
    (3) For information regarding the CASAC PM Review Panel contact Mr. 
Fred Butterfield. Mr. Butterfield can be contacted via telephone/voice 
mail: (202) 564-4562, fax: (202) 501-0582, or e-mail: 
[email protected].
    To reach a central number at the SAB Staff Office, please call via 
telephone (202) 564-4533, U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board (1400A), 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460. General information 
about the SAB and CASAC can be found on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background and Summary

    The SAB Committee on Valuing the Protection of Ecological Systems 
and Services is holding three public teleconferences to plan its future 
work, including a workshop and public advisory meeting tentatively 
planned for April 13-15, 2004. Background on the Committee and its 
charge was provided in a Federal Register notice published on March 7, 
2003 (68 FR 11082). The overall charge to the Committee is to assess 
Agency needs and the state of the art and science of valuing protection 
of ecological systems and services, and then to identify key areas for 
improving knowledge, methodologies, practice, and research.
    The SAB 3MRA Panel will hold three public teleconferences for the 
SAB 3MRA Panel to further edit and discuss approval of the SAB 3MRA 
Panel's final report. The SAB 3MRA Panel will complete discussion of 
its second draft report during the January 16, 2004 teleconference. The 
SAB 3MRA Panel will discuss its third draft report during the February 
6, 2004 teleconference. The purpose of the February 27, 2004 
teleconference is to finalize the SAB 3MRA Panel's report for the SAB's 
consideration and for transmittal to the Administrator.
    Background on the SAB 3MRA Panel, and this review was provided in 
Federal Register notice published on April 11, 2003 (68 FR 17797-
17800). Additional meetings were announced in a Federal Register notice 
published on August 6, 2003 (68 FR 46606-46607). More information 
regarding this review can be found at the SAB Web site at http://

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www.epa.gov/sab/panels/SAB 3MRAmspanel.html.
    The CASAC, comprised of seven members appointed by the 
Administrator, was established under section 109(d)(2) of the Clean Air 
Act (CAA or ``Act'') (42 U.S.C. 7409) as an independent scientific 
advisory committee, in part to provide advice, information and 
recommendations on the scientific and technical aspects of issues 
related to air quality criteria and National Ambient Air Quality 
Standards (NAAQS) under sections 108 and 109 of the Act. The CASAC, 
which is administratively located under the EPA Science Advisory Board 
Staff Office, is a Federal advisory committee chartered under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App. The 
CASAC PM Review Panel consists of the CASAC, supplemented by expert 
consultants. The CASAC PM Review Panel will comply with the provisions 
of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies.
    The CASAC PM Review Panel is charged in part with providing advice, 
information and recommendations on the scientific and technical aspects 
of issues related to air quality criteria and NAAQS for particulate 
matter. The February 3, 2004 teleconference is a follow-on to the CASAC 
PM Review Panel's review of the EPA Air Quality Criteria Document for 
Particulate Matter (Fourth External Review Draft), which took place in 
a public meeting held in Research Triangle Park on August 25-26, 2003 
(68 FR 47060, August 7, 2003); and which was continued during a public 
teleconference held on October 3, 2003 (68 FR 53734, September 12, 
2003); and a public meeting which took place in Research Triangle Park 
on November 12-13, 2003 (68 FR 60363, October 22, 2003). More 
information regarding this review can be found at the SAB Web site at 
http://www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/casac104002.pdf.

Providing Oral or Written Comments at SAB Meetings

    It is the policy of the SAB Staff Office to accept written public 
comments of any length, and to accommodate oral public comments 
whenever possible. The SAB Staff Office expects that public statements 
presented at its teleconferences and meetings will not be repetitive of 
previously-submitted oral or written statements. Oral Comments: In 
general, for teleconference meetings, opportunities for oral comment 
will be limited to no more than three minutes per speaker and no more 
than fifteen minutes total. Requests to provide oral comments must be 
in writing (e-mail, fax or mail) and received by the DFO no later than 
noon Eastern Time five business days prior to each teleconference in 
order to reserve time on the teleconference agenda. Written Comments: 
Although the SAB Staff Office accepts written comments until the date 
of the meeting (unless otherwise stated), written comments should be 
received in the SAB Staff Office at least seven business days prior to 
the teleconference date so that the comments may be made available to 
the committee or panel 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)).

Meeting Accommodations

    Individuals requiring special accommodation to access these 
teleconferences, should contact the DFO at least five business days 
prior to the teleconference so that appropriate arrangements can be 
made.

    Dated: December 30, 2003.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 04-209 Filed 1-5-04; 8:45 am]
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