[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 15, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 7938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2144]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8033-1]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public 
Meeting 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 meeting of the U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB).

DATES: A public meeting of the EPA SAB will be held on March 2, 2006 
from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 5 p.m. eastern time and on March 3, 
2006 from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 3 p.m. eastern time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. EPA Science Advisory 
Board Staff office, 1025 F Street, NW., Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to 
obtain further information concerning this meeting may contact Mr. 
Thomas O. Miller, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), by mail at EPA SAB 
Staff Office (1400F), U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; by telephone at (202) 343-9982; by fax at (202) 
233-0643; or by e-mail at: [email protected]. General information 
concerning the SAB can be found on the SAB Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SAB was established by 42 U.S.C. 4365 to 
provide independent scientific and technical advice, consultation, and 
recommendations to the EPA Administrator on the technical basis for 
Agency positions and regulations. The SAB is a Federal advisory 
committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as 
amended, 5 U.S.C., App. The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA 
and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies.
    Background: The purpose of this meeting will be to allow the SAB to 
discuss with Agency representatives future research priorities of 
importance to the achievement of EPA's mission to protect human health 
and the environment. If any other topics are added to the agenda, they 
will be reflected in the meeting agenda that will be available on the 
SAB Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab (under ``Meeting Agendas'') in 
advance of the meeting.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: Materials in support of this 
meeting will be placed on the SAB Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab/ 
in advance of this meeting.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the 
public may submit relevant written or oral information for the SAB to 
consider during the advisory process.
    Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an 
oral presentation at a public meeting will be limited to five minutes 
per speaker, with no more than a total of one hour for all speakers. 
Interested parties should contact Mr. Miller, DFO, at the contact 
information noted above, by February 28, 2006, to be placed on the 
public speaker list for the March 2, 2006 meeting.
    Written Statements: Written statements should be received in the 
SAB Staff Office by February 28, 2006, so that the information may be 
made available to the SAB for their consideration prior to this 
meeting. 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 PDF, 
WordPerfect, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM-PC/
Windows 98/2000/XP format).
    Meeting Access: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, please contact Mr. Thomas O. Miller at 
202-343-9982 or [email protected]. To request accommodation of a 
disability, please contact Mr. Miller, preferably at least 10 days 
prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to process 
your request.

    Dated: February 9, 2006.
Anthony Maciorowski,
Associate Director for Science, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff 
Office.
 [FR Doc. E6-2144 Filed 2-14-06; 8:45 am]
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