[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 218 (Friday, November 12, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65428-65429]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-25223]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Science 
Advisory Board Workshop on Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, and 
Information Technology

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) is conducting a workshop 
on nanotechnology, biotechnology, and information technology. The 
workshop is open to the public, however, seating for the public will be 
limited and available on a first-come basis only to those who pre-
register (see Workshop Registration below).

DATES: The SAB workshop will be held on Wednesday, December 1, 2004, 
beginning at 8:30 a.m. and adjourning no later than 1:30 p.m., 
Thursday, December 2, 2004.

ADDRESSES: The SAB workshop will be held at Washington Terrace Hotel, 
1515 Rhode Island Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing 
further information concerning this workshop should contact Ms. Vickie 
Richardson, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office (1400F), U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone (202) 343-9978; Fax (202) 233-0643; or 
via e-mail at [email protected]. General information about the 
EPA Science Advisory Board, may be found on the SAB Web site (http://www.epa.gov/sab).
    Workshop Registration--Members of the public wishing to attend must 
pre-register no later than 12 noon Eastern Time on Friday November 26, 
2004. Please pre-register via e-mail or fax to Ms. Vickie Richardson 
(see above information), providing your name, title, organization, 
mailing address, phone and e-mail.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SAB was established by 42 U.S.C. 4365 to 
provide independent scientific and technical advice, consultation, and 
recommendations to the EPA Administrator on the technical basis for 
Agency positions and regulations. The SAB is convening this workshop to 
learn more about recent developments in nanotechnology, biotechnology 
and information technology. The workshop is intended to educate and 
inform the SAB, so that it may better understand the potential 
applications and implications of these technologies for science and 
research programs at EPA. The workshop will include advisory members of 
the SAB, the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC), the 
Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis (COUNCIL), their 
committees, and invited EPA and outside experts in the fields of 
nanotechnology, biotechnology and information technology. It will begin 
with a series of plenary presentations. Following the plenary 
overviews, workshop participants will be assigned to break out groups 
to learn more about the specific topic areas. The Workshop will 
conclude with the attendees identifying a number of issues that it will 
consider conducting in order to assist the EPA science programs

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develop the necessary flexibility to deal with these issues as they 
become a larger part of EPA's mission over time.
    Although the SAB is a Federal Advisory Committee, this workshop is 
an administrative meeting and, therefore, not subject to the open 
meeting requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. However, 
the Workshop is open to the public. Seating for the public will be 
limited and available on a first come basis only to those who pre-
register (see Workshop Registration above).
    A draft Workshop agenda is posted on the SAB Web site under 
``Recent Additions'' (www.epa.gov/sab/whatsnew.htm). An updated Agenda 
will be posted prior to the Workshop. Workshop Proceedings will be 
available at a date to be announced on the SAB Web site.
    Meeting Access: Individuals requiring special accommodation at this 
workshop should contact Ms. Richardson at least five business days in 
advance so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

    Dated: November 4, 2004.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 04-25223 Filed 11-10-04; 8:45 am]
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