[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 152 (Monday, August 9, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 48230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-18026]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7798-4]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces 
two public teleconference meetings to discuss the review of two draft 
SAB reports.

DATES: August 18, 2004, 1-2:30 pm (Eastern Time) and August 23, 2004, 
3-4:30 pm (Eastern Time). A public telephone conference meeting of the 
SAB Quality Review Committee (QRC) to discuss the draft SAB report, 
Review of EPA's Draft Report on the Environment 2003, will be held on 
August 18, 2004 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m (Eastern Time). A second public 
telephone conference meeting will be held on August 23, 2004, from 3 
p.m. to 4:30 p.m (Eastern Time) to discuss the draft SAB Report of the 
U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board's 3MRA Panel on the Multimedia, 
Multipathway, and Multireceptor Risk Assessment (3MRA) Modeling System.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to 
obtain further information regarding these teleconference meetings 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].
    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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the SAB QRC meetings is to 
conduct a public review and discussion of the two SAB draft reports. 
The focus of the discussion will be on whether: (i) The original charge 
questions to the SAB 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.
    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: The SAB Staff Office 
accepts written public comments of any length, and accommodates 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 
teleconference 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 98/2000/XP 
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: July 30, 2004.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 04-18026 Filed 8-6-04; 8:45 am]
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