[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 95 (Monday, May 17, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27924-27925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-11112]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7662-9]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Upcoming 
Science Advisory Board Meetings

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Science Advisory 
Board (SAB) Staff Office is announcing public meetings of the SAB 
Contaminated Sites and RCRA Multi-Year Plan Advisory Panel (CS and RCRA 
Panel), and the SAB Environmental Engineering Committee (EEC).

A. SAB CS and RCRA Panel Meetings

    June 10, 2004. The SAB CS and RCRA Panel will meet by conference 
call from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. (eastern time). The purpose of this call is 
to provide the Panel with an overview of the EPA's Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act Multi-Year Plan and its Contaminated 
Sites Multi-Year Plan. The charge to the Panel will be presented and 
discussed on this call.
    June 17, 2004. The SAB CS and RCRA Panel will meet by conference 
call from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. (eastern time). The purpose of this call is 
to provide briefings relating to the two Multi-Year Plans that will 
help orient the Panel to the material.
    June 24, 2004. The SAB CS and RCRA Panel will meet by conference 
call from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. (eastern time). The purpose of this call is 
to continue the overview of the two Multi-Year Plans and to provide 
additional briefings relating to the two Multi-Year Plans to orient the 
Panel to the material.
    July 7-9, 2004. The SAB CS and RCRA Panel will meet face-to-face 
starting Wednesday July 7 at 9:00, adjourning no later than 4 p.m. 
(eastern time) Friday July 9. The purpose of this meeting is to 
complete the Panel's advisory on the two multi-year plans.
    August 5, 2004. The SAB CS and RCRA Panel will meet by conference 
call from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. (eastern time). The purpose of this call is 
to finalize its advisory report on the two Multi-Year Plans.

B. SAB EEC Meeting.

    July 6, 2004. The EEC will meet face-to-face from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. 
(eastern time) to discuss potential FY2005 activities.

ADDRESSES: Participation in the teleconference meetings will be by 
teleconference only--a meeting room will not be used. The face-to-face 
meetings will be held at the Science Advisory Board Conference Center 
located at 1025 F Street, NW., Suite 3705, Washington, DC 20004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to 
obtain the call-in number and access code to participate in the 
teleconference meetings may contact the EPA Science Advisory Board 
Staff at (202) 343-9999

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by the Monday preceding the conference call. Any member of the public 
wishing further information may contact Ms. Kathleen White, Designated 
Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone/voice mail at (202) 343-9878, via 
e-mail at [email protected], or by mail at U.S. EPA SAB (1400F), 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC, 20460. General information 
about the SAB can be found in the SAB Web Site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background on the Advisories: The EPA Office 
of Research and Development (ORD) has developed multi-year plans (MYPs) 
on selected topics to focus its research program on the highest 
priority issues and provide coordination for achieving long-term 
research goals. The Contaminated Sites MYP describes ORD problem-driven 
research supporting three Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response 
(OSWER) trust fund programs for which research is authorized: Superfund 
(SF), Leaking Underground Storage Tank Corrective Action (LUST CA) and 
the Oil Spills Program. Contaminated Sites research is aligned in four 
long-term goals, with three of the goals based on the affected medium--
sediment, ground water, and soil/land--and one goal for cross-cutting 
issues. The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) MYP focuses 
primarily on treatment processes for hard-to-treat chemicals; 
innovative containment technologies; resource conservation; and site-
specific technical support and state-of-the-art methods, tools, and 
models for addressing priority RCRA management issues. ORD has 
requested an advisory from the SAB as to the soundness of the research 
plans.
    The SAB Staff Office has determined that the advisory on these MYPs 
will be conducted by the SAB's Environmental Engineering Committee 
supplemented with experts from the SAB Ecological Processes and Effects 
Committee and the EPA Board of Scientific Counselors. Collectively 
these individuals will form the SAB Contaminated Sites and RCRA Multi-
Year Plan Advisory Panel. A Panel roster and biosketches will be posted 
on the SAB Web Site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab. Public comment on the 
Panel will be accepted until June 7, 2004.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: EPA ORD's Contaminated Sites 
Research Program Multi-Year Plan and Resource Conservation and Recovery 
Act Research Program Multi-Year Plan will be available electronically 
at the following URL address: http://www.epa.gov/osp/myp.htm. For 
information and any questions pertaining to the review documents, 
please contact Ms. Patricia Erickson, EPA-ORD, via telephone: (513) 
569-7406 or e-mail: [email protected].
    Draft meeting agendas and the charge to the SAB CS and RCRA Panel 
will be posted on the SAB Web Site prior to the public meetings at: 
http://www.epa.gov/sab.
    Procedures for Providing Public Comments. 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 expects 
that public statements presented at the meeting 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). Interested parties should contact the DFO 
in writing (email, fax or mail--see contact information above) by close 
of business the Thursday before 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 slides for distribution to 
the participants and the public at the meeting. Written Comments: 
Although written comments are accepted until the date of the meeting, 
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 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). 
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 this meeting, should contact the DFO at least five business 
days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

    Dated: May 12, 2004.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 04-11112 Filed 5-14-04; 8:45 am]
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