[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 11, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18326-18327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5324]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8157-2]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a 
Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board to Review a Draft Report 
by the Regulatory Environmental Modeling Guidance Review 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 meeting of the chartered SAB to discuss a draft 
SAB report, Review of Agency ``Draft Guidance on the Development, 
Evaluation, and Application of Regulatory Environmental Models'' and 
``Models Knowledge Base'' by the Regulatory Environmental Modeling 
Guidance Review Panel of the EPA Science Advisory Board.

DATES: The date for the teleconference is Wednesday, April 26, 2006, 
from 1:30-4 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.

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 conduct a final public review and 
discussion of the draft SAB report Review of Agency ``Draft Guidance on 
the Development, Evaluation, and Application of Regulatory 
Environmental Models'' and ``Models Knowledge Base'' by the Regulatory 
Environmental Modeling Guidance Review Panel of the EPA Science 
Advisory Board. The focus of the meeting is to consider whether: (i) 
The original charge questions to the SAB review panel have 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: Background on the REM Guidance Review Panel activities 
can be found in the following Federal Register Notices 68 FR 46602, 
August 6, 2003; 70 FR 1243, January 6, 2005; 70 FR 12477, March 14, 
2005; 70 FR 30948, May 31, 2005; 70 FR 41008, July 15, 2005; and

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70 FR 54923, September 19, 2005. Information can also be found on the 
EPA SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab/panels/cremgacpanel.html.
    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 panel report is on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/rem draft 02-24-06.pdf.
    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 by April 19, 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 April 19, 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 Thomas Miller, Designated 
Federal Officer (DFO), at (202) 343-9982 or via e-mail at 
[email protected]. 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: April 5, 2006.
Anthony Maciorowski,
Associate Director for Science, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff 
Office.
[FR Doc. E6-5324 Filed 4-10-06; 8:45 am]
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