[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 198 (Thursday, October 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60996-60997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-23037]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7827-8]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Advisory 
Meeting of the Science Advisory Board Illegal Competitive Advantage 
Economic Benefit Advisory Panel

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Science Advisory Board (SAB) Illegal Competitive Advantage 
(ICA) Economic Benefit (EB) Advisory Panel will hold a public 
teleconference to finalize its draft advisory report to the Agency on 
economic methods related to assessing economic benefits attributed to 
non-compliance with EPA regulations.

DATES: The SAB ICA EB Advisory Panel will meet on November 4, 2004, via

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teleconference from 10 a.m. to 12 noon Eastern Standard Time.

Location: The public teleconference will take place via teleconference 
only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to 
obtain the teleconference call-in numbers and access codes, would like 
to submit written or brief oral comments (3 minutes or less), or who 
wants further information concerning this public teleconference meeting 
should contact Dr. Jack Kooyoomjian, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), 
EPA SAB, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. (MC 1400F), Washington, DC 
20460; via telephone/voice mail: (202) 343-9984; fax: (202) 233-0643; 
or e-mail at: [email protected]. General information concerning 
the SAB can be found on the EPA Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, 
the SAB Staff Office hereby gives notice of a public teleconference of 
the SAB ICA EB Advisory Panel. The Panel has conducted two public 
teleconference calls and a public meeting to provide advice regarding 
EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) White Paper 
entitled, ``Identifying and Calculating Economic Benefit That Goes 
Beyond Avoided and/or Delayed Costs.'' These public meetings were 
noticed in the Federal Register, 69 Fed. Reg. 35599 (June 25, 2004), 
and can be found on the SAB Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab.

Purpose

    The purpose of this public teleconference is to finalize the 
advisory report.

Availability of Meeting Materials

    Copies of the agenda for the public teleconference described in 
this notice and the SAB draft advisory report will be posted on the SAB 
Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab prior to the teleconference.

Providing Oral or Written Comments at SAB Meetings

    It is the policy of the SAB Staff Office to accept written public 
comments of any length, and to accommodate oral public comments 
wherever possible. The SAB Staff Office expects the public statements 
presented at its 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 public 
teleconference meeting will be limited to a total time of three minutes 
(unless otherwise indicated). Requests to provide oral comments must be 
in writing (e-mail, fax, or mail) and received by the DFO no later than 
noon Eastern Time five business days prior to the meeting in order to 
reserve time on the meeting agenda. Written Comments: Although the SAB 
Staff Office accepts written comments until the date of the meeting 
(unless otherwise stated), written comments should be received in the 
SAB Staff Office no later than noon Eastern Time five business days 
prior to the meeting so that the comments may be made available to the 
Panelists for their consideration. Comments should be supplied to the 
DFO (preferably by e-mail) 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 PDF, WordPerfect, Word, or Rich Text files (in IBM-PC/Windows 
98/2000/XP format)).

Meeting Access

    This is a meeting by teleconference. Individuals requiring special 
accommodation for this meeting should contact the DFO at least five 
business days prior to the meeting, so that appropriate arrangements 
can be made.

    Dated: October 7, 2004.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 04-23037 Filed 10-13-04; 8:45 am]
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