[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 227 (Friday, November 26, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 68901]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-26163]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7842-5]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of an 
Teleconference Meetings of the Ecological Effects Subcommittee 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 
two public teleconference meetings of the Ecological Effects 
Subcommittee (EES) of the Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance 
Analysis (Council). The EES will discuss the draft advisory report in 
response to EPA's charge questions related to the Agency's Benefits and 
Costs of the Clean Air Act, Revised Analytic Plan for EPA's Second 
Prospective Analysis, 1990-2020.

DATES: The public teleconference meetings of the Council EES will be 
held on December 9, 2004, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (eastern time) and 
December 20, 2004, from 2 p.m.-4 p.m. (eastern time).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to 
obtain the teleconference call-in number and access code, or submit 
written or brief oral comments (three minutes or less) must contact Dr. 
Holly Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer, at telephone/voice mail: 
(202) 343-9867 or via e-mail at: [email protected]. 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 meeting in order to reserve time on the meeting agenda. It is the 
policy of the EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office to accept written 
public comments of any length, and to accommodate oral public comments 
whenever possible. Any member of the public wishing further information 
regarding the SAB or the Council EES may also contact Dr. Stallworth, 
or visit the SAB Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: EPA's Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) conducts 
periodic, scientifically reviewed studies to assess the costs and 
benefits of regulations promulgated under the Clean Air Act. The 
Council is an outside body of recognized experts charged with reviewing 
the data, methods and cost-benefit analyses conducted by OAR for 
implementing its programs. The EES is one of the Council's three 
subcommittees. Additional information on the EES and its advisory 
activity was provided in a Federal Register notice published on October 
14, 2004 (69 FR 60996). Additional background on the Council and on the 
statutorily mandated analyses of the costs and benefits of Clean Air 
Act programs was provided in a Federal Register notice published on 
February 14, 2003 (68 FR 7531-7534).
    The December 9 and December 20 teleconference meetings will provide 
the Council EES an opportunity to discuss draft responses to the 
Agency's three charge questions pertaining to ecological issues and 
Clean Air Act regulations. These three charge questions (numbers 18-20) 
may be found at: http://www.epa.gov/air/sect812/812chargequestions-070303finalrevised.pdf. Meeting agendas will be posted on the SAB Web 
site prior to the teleconference meetings.
    Procedures for Providing Public Comment: It is the policy of the 
SAB Staff Office 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 any teleconference 
or face-to-face meeting 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 98/2000/XP format).

    Dated: November 16, 2004.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 04-26163 Filed 11-24-04; 8:45 am]
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