[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 81 (Tuesday, April 27, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22791-22792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-9560]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7654-3]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of an Upcoming 
Science Advisory Board Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a 
public telephone conference meeting to discuss the review of two draft 
SAB reports.

DATES: May 18, 2004. A public telephone conference meeting of the SAB's 
review committee will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m (Eastern Time) on 
May 18, 2004.

ADDRESSES: The telephone conference for these reviews will be held by 
telephone only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to 
obtain further information regarding the telephone conference may 
contact Mr. Thomas O. Miller, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), U.S. 
EPA Science Advisory Board via phone (202) 343-9982) or e-mail at 
[email protected], or Dr. Anthony Maciorowski, Associate Director for 
Science, U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board via phone ((202) 343-9983) or 
e-mail at [email protected].
    The SAB Mailing address is: U.S. EPA, Science Advisory Board 
(1400F), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. General 
information about the SAB, as well as any updates concerning the 
meeting announced in this notice, may be found on the SAB Web site at: 
http://www.epa.gov/sab.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (a) Background on the Air Toxics Research 
Strategy Report Quality Review Committee (QRC) Meeting: The Air Toxics 
Research Strategy Report QRC Telephone Conference Meeting will be held 
on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. The purpose of the 
meeting will be to allow the members of the QRC to conduct a public 
review and discussion of the report.
    The focus of the discussion will be on whether: (i) The original 
charge questions to the review panel have been adequately addressed, 
(ii) there are any technical errors or omissions in the report or 
issues that are inadequately dealt with in the report, (iii) the report 
is clear and logical, and (iv) any conclusions drawn, or 
recommendations provided, are supported by the body of information in 
the review report. The outcome of the QRC review will be one of the 
following: (i) Recommend SAB approval of the report, (ii) return the 
report to the review panel for further work, (iii) reject the work of 
the review panel and request a reconsideration and a revised report in 
the future, or (iv) recommend that the SAB constitute an entirely new 
review panel.
    (b) Background on the Environmental Economics Research Strategy 
Report QRC Meeting: The Environmental Economics Research Strategy 
Report QRC Telephone Conference Meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 
18, 2004 from 2 p.m. until 3 p.m. The purpose of the meeting will be to 
allow the members of the QRC to conduct a public review and discussion 
of the report. The focus of the discussion and the possible outcomes 
are the same as described in section (a), above.
    Availability of Review Material for the Board Meeting: Documents 
that are the subject of this meeting are available on the SAB Web site 
at: http://www.epa.gov/sab/.
    Procedures for Providing Public Comment: 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 SAB 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 telephone conference call meeting will usually 
be limited to no more than three minutes per speaker and no more than 
fifteen minutes total. Interested parties should contact the DFO noted 
above in writing via e-mail at least one week prior to the meeting in 
order to be placed on the public speaker list for the meeting. Speakers 
should provide an electronic copy of their comments for distribution to 
interested parties and participants in 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 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 meetings, should contact the DFO at least five business 
days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

    Dated: April 19, 2004.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 04-9560 Filed 4-26-04; 8:45 am]
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