[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 222 (Thursday, November 18, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67579-67580]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-25622]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of an Upcoming 
Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board Second Generation Model 
Advisory Panel

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA, Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a 
teleconference of the Second Generation Model Advisory Panel to discuss 
its plan for providing advice to EPA on this model.

DATES: A public teleconference of the SAB Second Generation Model 
Advisory Panel will be held from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time on 
December 2, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to 
obtain the call-in number and access code to participate in the 
teleconference may contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, EPA Science Advisory 
Board Staff (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone/voice mail: 
(202) 343-9867 or via e-mail at [email protected].
    Technical Contact: The technical contact in EPA's Office of 
Atmospheric Programs for the Second Generation Model is Michael Leifman 
who can be reached at [email protected] or 202-343-9380.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: EPA's Office of Atmospheric Programs had requested the 
SAB to provide advice on the Second Generation Model. The SAB Staff 
Office has formed a SAB Panel to

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respond to the Agency's request. Background on the Second Generation 
Model Advisory Panel was provided in a Notice published on July 9, 2004 
(69 FR 41474-41475). A final roster of the Panel, a meeting agenda, and 
draft charge questions to the SAB will be posted on the SAB Web site 
(http://www.epa.gov/sab/) prior to the meeting. Additional background 
material on the Second Generation Model may be found at: http://
www.epa.gov/air/sgm--sab.html. The purpose of this upcoming 
teleconference is to review available advisory and background 
materials, identify additional information needs, discuss the draft 
charge questions to the SAB and plan for face-to-face meetings of the 
Panel.
    Procedures for Providing Public Comment. It is the policy of the 
EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office to accept written public 
comments of any length, and to accommodate oral public comments 
whenever possible. The EPA SAB Staff Office expects that public 
statements presented at the Second Generation Model Advisory Panel's 
meetings will not be repetitive of previously submitted oral or written 
statements. Oral Comments: Requests to provide oral comments must be in 
writing (e-mail, fax or mail) and received by Dr. Stallworth no later 
than five business days prior to the teleconference in order to reserve 
time on the meeting agenda. For teleconferences, opportunities for oral 
comment will usually be limited to no more than three minutes per 
speaker and no more than fifteen minutes total. 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 five business days 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 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 95/98 format).

    Dated: November 8, 2004.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 04-25622 Filed 11-17-04; 8:45 am]
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