[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 79 (Friday, April 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22026-22028]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-9287]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7652-7]


Board of Scientific Counselors, Executive Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-
463, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and 
Development (ORD), gives notice of an Executive Committee Meeting of 
the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, May 13, 2004, from 8:45 
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and on Friday, May 14, 2004, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 
p.m. All times noted are eastern time. The meeting may adjourn early on 
Friday if all business is finished.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the EPA Research Triangle Park 
(RTP) Campus, in Room C-113, located at 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, 
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711.

Document Availability

    Any member of the public interested in receiving a draft BOSC 
agenda or making a presentation at the meeting should contact Lorelei 
Kowalski, Designated Federal Officer, by mail at Office of Research and 
Development (Mail Code 8104-R), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20460, by e-mail at [email protected], or by 
telephone at (202) 564-3408. In general, each individual making an oral 
presentation will be limited to a total of three minutes. Requests for 
the draft agenda or for making oral presentations

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at the meeting will be accepted up to 1 business day before the meeting 
date. The draft agenda can also be viewed through EDOCKET, as provided 
in Unit I.A. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

Submitting Comments

    Comments may be submitted electronically, by mail, or through hand 
delivery/courier. Follow the detailed instructions as provided in Unit 
I.B. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. Written comments will be 
accepted up to 1 business day before the meeting date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lorelei Kowalski, Designated Federal 
Officer, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and 
Development, Office of Science Policy (Mail Code 8104-R), 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460 at (202) 564-3408.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information

    Proposed agenda items for the meeting include, but are not limited 
to: Briefings on ORD's numerical modeling/grid computing, the Council 
on Regulatory and Environmental Modeling (CREM), and Program Assessment 
Rating Tool (PART); update on review committees for mercury, 
computational toxicology, endocrine disruptors, and global change; 
discussion of ORD's Biotechnology Research Strategy; update on EPA's 
Science Advisory Board activities; and discussion of BOSC future issues 
and plans (including risk assessment, public health outcomes, 
interagency relationships, and homeland security). The meeting is open 
to the public.
    Information on Services for the Handicapped: Individuals requiring 
special accommodations at this meeting should contact Lorelei Kowalski, 
Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 564-3408, at least five business 
days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made 
to facilitate their participation.

A. How Can I Get Copies of Related Information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this 
action under Docket ID No. ORD-2004-0006. The official public docket 
consists of the documents specifically referenced in this action, any 
public comments received, and other information related to this action. 
Documents in the official public docket are listed in the index list in 
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EDOCKET. Documents 
may be available either electronically or in hard copy. Electronic 
documents may be viewed through EDOCKET. Hard copy of the draft agenda 
may be viewed at Board of Scientific Counselors, Executive Committee 
Meeting Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 
1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center 
Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public 
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the ORD 
Docket is (202) 566-1752.
    2. Electronic Access. You may access this Federal Register document 
electronically through the EPA Internet under the Federal Register 
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
    An electronic version of the public docket is available through 
EDOCKET. You may use EDOCKET at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit 
or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of 
the official public docket, and to access those documents in the public 
docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select 
``search,'' then key in the appropriate docket identification number.
    For public commenters, it is important to note that EPA's policy is 
that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, 
will be made available for public viewing in EPA's electronic public 
docket as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment 
contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute. When EPA identifies a comment 
containing copyrighted material, EPA will provide a reference to that 
material in the version of the comment that is placed in EPA's 
electronic public docket. The entire printed comment, including the 
copyrighted material, will be available in the public docket.
    Public comments submitted on computer disks that are mailed or 
delivered to the docket will be transferred to EPA's electronic public 
docket. Public comments that are mailed or delivered to the Docket will 
be scanned and placed in EPA's electronic public docket.

B. How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments?

    You may submit comments electronically, by mail, or through hand 
delivery/courier. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, identify the 
appropriate docket identification number in the subject line on the 
first page of your comment. Please ensure that your comments are 
submitted within the specified comment period.
    1. Electronically. If you submit an electronic comment as 
prescribed below, EPA recommends that you include your name, mailing 
address, and an e-mail address or other contact information in the body 
of your comment. Also include this contact information on the outside 
of any disk or CD ROM you submit, and in any cover letter accompanying 
the disk or CD ROM. This ensures that you can be identified as the 
submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact you in case EPA 
cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties or needs further 
information on the substance of your comment. EPA's policy is that EPA 
will not edit your comment, and any identifying or contact information 
provided in the body of a comment will be included as part of the 
comment that is placed in the official public docket, and made 
available in EPA's electronic public docket. If EPA cannot read your 
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for 
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment.
    i. EDOCKET. Your use of EPA's electronic public docket to submit 
comments to EPA electronically is EPA's preferred method for receiving 
comments. Go directly to EDOCKET at http://www.epa.gov/edocket, and 
follow the online instructions for submitting comments. To access EPA's 
electronic public docket from the EPA Internet Home Page, select 
``Information Sources,'' ``Dockets,'' and ``EDOCKET. Once in the 
system, select ``search,'' and then key in Docket ID No. ORD-2004-0006. 
The system is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not 
know your identity, e-mail address, or other contact information unless 
you provide it in the body of your comment.
    ii. E-mail. Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail) to 
[email protected], Attention Docket ID No. ORD-2004-0006. In contrast 
to EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's e-mail system is not an 
``anonymous access'' system. If you send an e-mail comment directly to 
the Docket without going through EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's 
e-mail system automatically captures your e-mail address. E-mail 
addresses that are automatically captured by EPA's e-mail system are 
included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public 
docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public docket.
    iii. Disk or CD ROM. You may submit comments on a disk or CD ROM 
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you mail to the mailing address identified in Unit I.B.2. These 
electronic submissions will be accepted in WordPerfect or ASCII file 
format. Avoid the use of special characters and any form of encryption.
    2. By Mail. Send your comments to: U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, ORD Docket, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC, 20460, Attention Docket ID No. 
ORD-2004-0006.
    3. By Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver your comments to: EPA 
Docket Center (EPA/DC), Room B102, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. ORD-2004-0006 
(Note: this is not a mailing address). Such deliveries are only 
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation as identified in 
Unit I.A.1.

    Dated: April 16, 2004.
Kevin Y. Teichman,
Director, Office of Science Policy.
[FR Doc. 04-9287 Filed 4-22-04; 8:45 am]
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