[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 203 (Thursday, October 21, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 61838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-23583]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of an Upcoming 
Meeting of the Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a 
public teleconference of the Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance 
Analysis (Council) to finalize a draft advisory letter prepared by its 
Health Effects Subcommittee (HES) on the cessation lag issue, i.e., the 
time lag between reductions in air pollution and reductions in human 
health effects.

DATES: The public teleconference of the Council will be held on 
November 1, 2004, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. (eastern time).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to 
obtain the call-in number and access code or who wish to obtain further 
information regarding the Council and its subcommittees may contact Dr. 
Holly Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer, at telephone/voice mail: 
(202) 343-9867 or via e-mail at: [email protected]. General 
information about the SAB may be found on the SAB Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The Council and its 
subcommittees provide EPA's Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) with 
advice on the data, methods and analyses conducted by OAR for 
implementing its programs under the Clean Air Act. Additional 
background on the Council and its advice was provided in 68 FR 7531-
7534.
    In its March 2004 Advisory report, posted at http://www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/council_adv_04002.pdf, the Council HES provided advice on 
the health science aspects of EPA's analytic blueprint for its second 
prospective analysis. EPA's OAR and Office of Policy, Economics and 
Innovation recently requested that the Council clarify its particular 
advice in this March 2004 report pertaining to cessation lags, i.e., 
the time delay between reductions in air pollution and reductions in 
adverse health effects. On September 21, 2004, the HES addressed the 
Agency's questions in a public teleconference, noticed in 69 FR 54783-
54784. The agenda and background documents related to the September 21, 
2004, teleconference on the cessation lag issue are posted at: http://www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/council_hes_background_info_092104.pdf. 
Subsequent to this teleconference, the HES drafted an advisory letter 
summarizing its conclusions. The chartered Council will finalize this 
draft advisory letter on the November 1, 2004, teleconference.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: The HES draft advisory letter 
and a meeting agenda will be posted on the SAB Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab prior to the teleconference.
    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 Council 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 25, 
2004, in order to be placed on the public speaker list for the meeting. 
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 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).

    Dated: October 15, 2004.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 04-23583 Filed 10-20-04; 8:45 am]
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