[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 18732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5422]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8158-1]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Upcoming 
Meeting of a Subcommittee of the Science Advisory Board Committee on 
Valuing the Protection of Ecological Systems and Services

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 a Subcommittee of the Science Advisory Board 
Committee on Valuing the Protection of Ecological Systems and Services 
(C-VPESS) to gather information related to ecological valuation 
activities of interest to EPA Region 5 in its work with Chicago 
Wilderness.

DATES: A public fact-finding meeting of the C-VPESS will be held from 
10 a.m. to 12 p.m (Central Time) on April 28, 2006.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place in Room 61 of the Ralph Metcalfe 
Federal Building, 77 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Illinois 60604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public wishing further 
information regarding the SAB C-VPESS subcommittee meeting may contact 
Dr. Angela Nugent, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone at: 
(202) 343-9981 or e-mail at: [email protected]. The SAB mailing 
address is: U.S. EPA, Science Advisory Board (1400F), 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. 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: 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

    Background on the SAB C-VPESS and its charge was provided in 68 FR 
11082 (March 7, 2003). The purpose of this fact-finding meeting is for 
the Subcommittee to gather information related to ecological valuation 
activities of interest to EPA Region 5 in its work with Chicago 
Wilderness.
    The Subcommittee will evaluate this information in drafting a 
component of a planned report on application of methods for valuing the 
protection of ecological systems and services. This fact-finding 
activity is related to the Committee's overall charge: to assess Agency 
needs and the state of the art and science of valuing protection of 
ecological systems and services and to identify key areas for improving 
knowledge, methodologies, practice, and research.

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 Dr. Nugent, DFO, at the contact 
information noted above, by April 20, 2006, to be placed on the public 
speaker list for the April 28, 2006 meeting.
    Written Statements: Written statements should be received in the 
SAB Staff Office by April 20, 2006, so that the information may be made 
available to the Subcommittee 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 Dr. Angela Nugent at (202) 343-9981 or 
[email protected]. To request accommodation of a disability, please 
contact Dr. Nugent, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting to 
give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.

    Dated: April 7, 2006.
Anthony Maciorowski,
Associate Director for Science, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff 
Office.
 [FR Doc. E6-5422 Filed 4-11-06; 8:45 am]
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