[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60864-60865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-22962]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7827-3]


Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office Notification of 
Upcoming Meeting of the Regional Vulnerability Assessment Advisory 
Panel

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 face-to-face meeting of the SAB Regional 
Vulnerability Assessment (ReVA) Advisory Panel. The purpose of this 
meeting is to provide advice to EPA on the ReVA Methods for Multi-Scale 
Decision-Making.

DATES: The SAB ReVA Advisory Panel will meet starting Tuesday October 
26, 2004 at 9 a.m., and adjourn at approximately 4 p.m. (eastern time) 
Wednesday October 27, 2004.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting of the Panel 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: Any member of the public wishing 
further information regarding the public meeting may contact Dr. Thomas 
Armitage, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), U.S. EPA Science Advisory 
Board by telephone/voice mail at (202) 343-9995, 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:
    Summary: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 
92-463, Notice is hereby given that the Panel will hold a public 
meeting to provide advice to the EPA on the Agency's Regional 
Vulnerability Assessment Methods for Multi-Scale Decision-Making. The 
dates and times for the meeting are provided above.
    Background: Background on the meeting described in this notice was 
provided in a Federal Register Notice published on July 30, 2004 (69 FR 
45706-45707). The SAB Staff Office has determined that the advisory on 
the Regional Vulnerability Assessment Methods for Multi-Scale Decision-
Making will be conducted by the SAB's Ecological Processes and Effects 
Committee augmented with experts in decision science and environmental 
decision-making, landscape ecology, analysis of land use change, 
ecology and the use of geographic information system technology to 
analyze environmental stressors and effects, and environmental 
statistics. A roster of Panel members, their biosketches, and the 
meeting agenda will be posted on the SAB Web site prior to the meeting.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: The meeting agenda and the 
charge to the SAB panel will be posted on the SAB Web site prior to the 
meeting. Meeting materials also include: (1) The EPA document, Regional 
Vulnerability Assessment for the Mid-Atlantic Region: Evaluation of 
Integration Methods and Assessments Results; (2) the EPA document, The 
U.S. EPA's Regional Vulnerability Assessment Program--A Research 
Strategy for 2001-2006; and (3) four Internet Web sites with versions 
of the ReVA Web-based Environmental Decision Toolkit (EDT). Copies of 
these materials may be obtained by contacting Dr. Betsy Smith, EPA 
Office of Research and Development, by telephone: 919-541-0626, or e-
mail: [email protected].
    Procedures for Providing Public Comments: It is the policy of the 
EPA 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 ReVA panel 
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 October 21, 
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 accommodation 
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: October 6, 2004.
Vanessa Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 04-22962 Filed 10-12-04; 8:45 am]
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