[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 133 (Tuesday, July 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42053-42054]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-15819]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7786-3]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Upcoming 
Meeting of the Science Advisory Board Environmental Health Committee 
and the Integrated Human Exposure Committee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is 
announcing a public meeting of the SAB Environmental Health Committee 
and the Integrated Human Exposure Committee.

DATES: July 26, 2004. Monday, July 26, 2004, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
(Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The public meeting of the committees will be held at the SAB 
Conference Center located at the Woodies Building, 1025 F Street, NW., 
Room 3705, Washington, DC, 20004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing 
further information regarding the public meeting may contact Dr. Sue 
Shallal, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), by telephone/voice mail at 
(202) 343-9977, fax at (202) 233-0643, by 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 and the meeting location may be found on the SAB Web site at: 
http://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Integrated Human Exposure Committee (IHEC) and the 
Environmental Health Committee (EHC) of the chartered SAB will hold a 
public meeting pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public 
Law 92-463. The SAB IHEC provides advice through the chartered SAB to 
EPA on many of the exposure assessment issues that come before the 
chartered SAB. The SAB EHC often provides advice through the chartered 
SAB to EPA on the development and use of guidelines for human health 
risk assessments. As a follow-up to their joint meeting in December 
2003, the SAB IHEC and EHC, will receive briefings and updates on EPA 
Risk Assessment activities and determine how the chartered SAB can best 
assist the Agency with regards to its future initiatives.

Availability of Meeting Materials

    A copy of the agenda for the meeting that is the subject of this 
notice will be posted on the SAB Web site prior to the meeting.

Procedures for Providing Public Comments

    It is the policy of the SAB 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 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 (e-mail, fax or mail--see contact 
information above) by close of business July 19, 2004, 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 public at the meeting.
    Written Comments: Although the SAB Staff Office accepts written 
comments until the date of the meeting (unless otherwise stated), 
written comments

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should be received in the SAB Staff Office at least seven business days 
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 98/2000/XP 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 accommodations to access the public 
meetings listed above should contact the DFO at least five business 
days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

    Dated: July 7, 2004.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 04-15819 Filed 7-12-04; 8:45 am]
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