[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 51 (Thursday, March 17, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13027-13028]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5322]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7885-4]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a 
Teleconference Meeting of the Superfund Benefits Analysis Advisory 
Panel of the Science Advisory Board

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 SAB Superfund Benefits Analysis Advisory 
Panel.

DATES: April 29, 2005. A public teleconference of the SAB Superfund 
Benefits Analysis Advisory Panel will be held from 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM 
Eastern time on April 29, 2005.

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, Designated Federal 
Officer, at telephone: (202) 343-9867 or via e-mail at: 
[email protected]. An agenda and any other background materials 
for this teleconference will be posted on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab/panels/sba_adv_panel.htm prior to the teleconference.
    Technical Contact: The technical contact in EPA's Office of Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response for the Superfund Benefits Analysis is Ms. 
Melissa Friedland who can be reached at (703) 603-8864 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: EPA's Office of Solid Waste and 
Emergency Response (OSWER) has issued a draft study of the benefits of 
the Superfund program. This draft study is entitled Superfund Benefits 
Analysis and may be found at:--http://www.epa.gov/superfund/news/benefits.htm. In response to OSWER's request for advice on this draft 
study, the Science Advisory Board Superfund Benefits Analysis Advisory 
Panel held a teleconference on February 11, 2005 and a face-to-face 
public meeting on February 24-25, 2005 for discussion of this draft 
study. The original ``widecast'' soliciting expertise for the Superfund 
Benefits Analysis Advisory Panel was published in a Notice on July 30, 
2004 (69 FR 45705-45706), and a Notice announcing both the 
teleconference and face-to-face meetings was published on February 7, 
2005 (70 FR 6436).
    On April 29, 2005, the SAB Panel will discuss its draft advisory 
report that responds to the charge questions to the Panel. This draft 
advisory will be posted at the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab/panels/sba_adv_panel.htm prior to the meeting. An agenda for the 
April 29, 2005 teleconference will also be posted on the SAB Web site 
prior to the teleconference.
    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 Superfund Benefits Analysis 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 
five 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

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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: March 4, 2005.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 05-5322 Filed 3-16-05; 8:45 am]
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