[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 19 (Monday, January 30, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4912-4913]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-583]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8023-7]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a 
Teleconference 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 meeting of the chartered SAB to discuss a draft 
SAB report, EPA's Draft Risk Assessment of the Potential Human Health 
Effects Associated with Exposure to Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA): A 
Review by the PFOA Review Panel of the EPA Science Advisory Board.

DATES: The date for the teleconference is February 15, 2006, from 1:45-
4 p.m. (eastern time).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place via telephone only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to 
obtain the call-in number and access code to participate in the 
telephone conference may contact Mr. Thomas O. Miller, Designated 
Federal Officer (DFO), Science Advisory Board Staff Office (1400F), 
U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; or via 
telephone/voice mail at (202) 343-9982 or via e-mail at 
[email protected]. General information about the SAB as well as any 
updates concerning the meeting announced in this notice, may be found 
on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab. The technical contact in 
EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) is Dr. Jennifer 
Seed who can be reached via e-mail at [email protected] or via 
telephone/voice mail at 202-564-7634.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given that the SAB will hold a 
public teleconference on the date and time provided above. The purpose 
of this telephone conference is to have the chartered SAB review and 
approve the draft SAB report EPA's Draft Risk Assessment of the 
Potential Human Health Effects Associated with Exposure to 
Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA): A Review by the PFOA Review Panel of the 
EPA Science Advisory Board. The focus of the meeting is to consider 
whether: (i) The charge to the SAB review panel has been adequately 
addressed in the draft report, (ii) the draft report is clear and 
logical and (iii) the conclusions drawn or recommendations made in the 
draft report are supported by the body of the report.

Background

    EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) had 
requested that the SAB peer review the Agency's Perfluorooctanoic Acid 
(PFOA) Risk Assessment. Background on the PFOA Review Panel activities 
can be found in several Federal Register notices 69 FR 16249-16250 
(March 29 2004); 70 FR 2157-2158 (January 12, 2005); 70 FR 32771-32772 
(June 6, 2005). Information can also be found on the EPA SAB Web site 
at http://www.epa.gov/sab/panels/pfoa_rev_panel.htm.

Availability of Meeting Materials

    A roster of participating SAB members and the meeting agenda will 
be posted on the SAB Web site prior to the meeting. The draft report 
that is the subject of this meeting will be available on the SAB Web 
site (see above) prior to the meeting.

Procedures for Providing Public Input

    Interested members of the public may submit relevant written or 
oral information for the SAB Panel to consider during the advisory 
process. Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting 
an oral presentation at a public teleconference will be limited to 
three minutes per speaker with no more than a total of thirty minutes 
for all speakers. Interested parties should contact the DFO, contact 
information provided above, in writing via e-mail by February 7, 2006, 
to be placed on the public speaker list for the teleconference. Written 
Statements: Written statements should be received in the SAB Staff 
Office by February 7, 2006, so that the information may be made 
available to the Panel for their consideration. Written statements 
should be supplied to the DFO 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).

Meeting Accommodations

    For information on access or services for individuals with 
disabilities, please contact the DFO, contact information provided 
above. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the 
DFO, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as 
much time as possible to process your request.

    Dated: January 18, 2006.
Anthony Maciorowski,
Associate Director for Science, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff 
Office.
[FR Doc. 06-583 Filed 1-27-06; 8:45 am]
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