[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 146 (Monday, July 31, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 43150]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-12214]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8204-3]

Science Advisory Board Staff Office


Notification of an Upcoming Closed Meeting of the Science 
Advisory Board's Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards 
Committee--Closed Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA), Science 
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a closed meeting of the 
SAB's Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards Committee to 
recommend to the Administrator the recipients of the Agency's 2006 
Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards.

DATES: August 21-23, 2006.

ADDRESSES: This closed meeting will take place at the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to 
obtain further information regarding this announcement may contact Ms. 
Vivian Turner, Designated Federal Officer, by telephone: (202) 343-9697 
or e-mail at: [email protected].
    The SAB mailing address is: U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board 
(1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 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 in the SAB Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab/panels/staa_rev_panel_fy2006-fy2009.htm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and section (c)(6) of 
the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6), EPA has 
determined that the meeting will be closed to the public. The purpose 
of the meeting is for the SAB to recommend to the Administrator the 
recipients of the Agency's 2006 Scientific and Technological 
Achievement Awards. These awards are established to honor and recognize 
EPA employees who have made outstanding contributions in the 
advancement of science and technology through their research and 
development activities, as exhibited by publication of their results in 
peer reviewed journals. This meeting is closed to the public because it 
is concerned with selecting which employees are deserving of awards, a 
personnel matter with privacy concerns, which is exempt from public 
disclosure pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and section (c)(6) of the Government in 
the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6). In accordance with the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, minutes of the 
meeting will be kept for Agency and Congressional review.

    Dated: July 25, 2006.
Stephen L. Johnson,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E6-12214 Filed 7-28-06; 8:45 am]
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