[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10501-10502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2898]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8039-4]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Public 
Teleconference Meetings of the Science Advisory Board; Radiation 
Advisory Committee (RAC) RadNet Review Panel

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces 
three public teleconference meetings of the SAB Radiation Advisory 
Committee (RAC) RadNet Review Panel to conduct edits in review of the 
Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Radiation and Indoor 
Air (ORIA) draft document entitled ``Expansion and Upgrade of the 
RadNet Air Monitoring Network,'' (Vols. 1 & 2), dated October 2005.

DATES: Public teleconference meetings of the SAB Radiation Advisory 
Committee (RAC) RadNet Review Panel will be held eastern standard time 
on Monday, March 20, 2006 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday April 10, 2006 
from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., and Monday, June 12, 2006 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 
Should any of these conference call meetings be unnecessary, a notice 
of cancellation of the meeting will be posted on the SAB's Web site at 
http://www.epa.gov/sab. In

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addition, the DFO for the RAC's RadNet Review Panel will be on the line 
for five minutes to advise any callers if any of these meetings have 
been cancelled or postponed.

ADDRESSES: The public teleconference meetings 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 for the teleconference 
meetings, or further information concerning the public meetings may 
contact Dr. K. Jack Kooyoomjian, 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) 343-9984; 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.
    Technical Contact: For questions and information concerning the 
Agency's draft document being reviewed, contact Dr. Mary E. Clark, U.S. 
EPA, ORIA by telephone at (202) 343-9348, fax at (202) 243-2395, or e-
mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Summary: EPA's ORIA has requested EPA's Science Advisory Board to 
review its draft document ``Expansion and Upgrade of the RadNet Air 
Monitoring Network,'' (Vols. 1 & 2), dated October, 2005. The purpose 
of the upcoming teleconference meetings is for the RAC's RadNet Review 
Panel to edit the Panel's draft report following the Panel's face-to-
face meeting of December 19 and 20, 2005 at the National Air and 
Radiation Environmental Laboratory (NAREL) in Montgomery, Alabama in 
review of the EPA's draft document.
    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 review will be conducted by the RAC's RadNet Review 
Panel, consisting of current SAB RAC members and additional outside 
experts. The Panel will comply with the provisions of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and all appropriate SAB procedural 
policies. As such, all public meetings will be announced in the Federal 
Register at least 15 days prior to their scheduled times.
    Background: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public 
Law 92-463, the SAB Staff Office hereby gives notice of three public 
teleconference meetings of the Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC) 
RadNet Review Panel. The EPA ORIA requested the SAB to provide advice 
on RadNet, which is the National Monitoring System (NMS) upgrade, 
formerly known as the Environmental Radiation Ambient Monitoring System 
(ERAMS). The RAC's RadNet Review Panel has been reviewing the draft 
document entitled ``Expansion and Upgrade of the RadNet Air Monitoring 
Network,'' (Vols. 1 & 2), dated October 2005.
    Purpose of Monday, March 20, 2006, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. EST 
Teleconference Meeting: The purpose is to edit the RAC's RadNet Review 
Panel's March draft report. The intention of the Panel is to edit and 
obtain Panel consensus on the body of the draft report in response to 
the charge questions.
    Purpose of Monday, April 10, 2006, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. EST 
Teleconference Meeting: The purpose is to further edit and format the 
RAC RadNet Review Panel's draft report following the March 20, 2006 
conference call, and to draft an Executive Summary and Letter to the 
Administrator in response to the charge questions.
    Purpose of Monday, June 12, 2006, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. EST 
Teleconference Meeting: The purpose is to finalize edits to the Panel's 
consensus draft following the April 10, 2006 conference call.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: A roster of the Panel members, 
the teleconference agendas, the charge to the Panel, the Panel's draft 
report, as well as other draft materials to be discussed by the Panel 
will be posted on the SAB Web site at (http://www.epa.gov/sab) prior to 
the teleconference meeting. Additional background information on this 
review include notification of a public teleconference meeting of the 
RAC to receive briefings from the Agency and discuss its advisory 
agenda for FY 2005 [70 FR 4847, January 31, 2005], a request for 
nominations of experts [70 FR15083, March 24, 2005], and notification 
of a public teleconference and meeting [70 FR 69550, November 16, 
2005]. All these notices, the charge to the Panel, other supplemental 
information, and drafts prepared by the Panel may be found at the SAB's 
Web site (http://www.epa.gov/sab).
    Persons who wish to obtain additional background materials on the 
current ERAMS network may find them at the following Web site: http://www.epa.gov/narel/radnet. Copies of the materials provided to the RAC's 
RadNet Review Panel, including the Agency's draft document entitled 
``Expansion and Upgrade of the RadNet Air Monitoring Network,'' (Vols. 
1 & 2), dated October 2005 as well as briefing materials and other 
background materials pertinent to the activities announced in this 
notice may be requested from Dr. Mary E. Clark of the U.S. EPA, ORIA by 
telephone at (202) 343-9348, fax at (202) 243-2395, or e-mail at 
[email protected].
    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 fifteen minutes for all speakers. Interested 
parties should contact the DFO, contact information provided above, in 
writing via e-mail seven days prior to the teleconference meeting date. 
For the March 20, 2006 teleconference meeting, the deadline is Monday, 
March 13, 2006. For the April 10, 2006 teleconference meeting, the 
deadline is Monday, April 3, 2006, and for the June 12, 2006 
teleconference meeting, the deadline is Monday, June 5, 2006 to be 
placed on the public speaker list for the teleconference. Written 
Statements: Written statements should be received in the SAB Staff 
Office seven days prior to the teleconference meeting. For the March 
20, 2006 teleconference meeting, the deadline is Monday, March 13, 
2006; for the April 10, 2006 teleconference meeting the deadline is 
Monday, April 3, 2006, and for the June 12, 2006 teleconference 
meeting, the deadline is Monday, June 5, 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: February 23, 2006.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Associate Director for Science, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff 
Office.
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