[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 4 (Thursday, January 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1244-1245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-266]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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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: January 19, 2005. The SAB ICA EB Advisory Panel will meet on 
January 19, 2005, via teleconference from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (noon) 
(Eastern Standard Time).

ADDRESSES: 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

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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 three 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 FR 35599 (June 
25, 2004), and 69 FR 60996 (October 14, 2004).
    Purpose: The purpose of this public teleconference is to finalize 
the draft 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/agendas.htm 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: December 22, 2004.
Anthony Maciorowski,
Acting Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 05-266 Filed 1-5-05; 8:45 am]
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