[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 155 (Friday, August 11, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46222-46223]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-13158]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8209-1]


EPA Science Advisory Board; Notification of Public Meetings of 
the Integrated Human Exposure and Environmental Health Committees

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory 
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces two public meetings of the 
Integrated Human Exposure Committee (IHEC) and Environmental Health 
Committee (EHC) to conduct a consultation on the efforts of the EPA to 
improve its risk assessment practices and to update its Exposure 
Guidelines.

DATES: September 6-7, 2006; the meeting regarding the EPA Risk 
Assessment Principles and Practices will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
(Eastern Time) on Wednesday, September 6, 2006, and the Guidelines for 
Exposure Assessment will be held from 9 am to 4 pm (Eastern Time) on 
Thursday September 7, 2006.
    Location: The meetings will take place at the Science Advisory 
Board Conference Center, 1025 F St., NW., Washington DC 20004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to 
obtain general information concerning this meeting should contact Dr. 
Sue Shallal, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory 
Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail: (202) 343-
9977; fax: (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at: [email protected]. 
General information concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be 
found on the EPA Web Site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab.
    Technical Contact: Any questions concerning the Risk Assessment 
Principles and Practices Staff Paper should be directed to Dr. William 
Sette, OSA, at phone: (202) 564-0693, or e-mail: [email protected]. 
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questions concerning the update of the EPA Guidelines for Exposure 
Assessment should be directed to Mr. Gary Bangs, RAF, at phone: (202) 
564-6667 or e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given that the SAB Integrated 
Human Exposure Committee and the Environmental Health Committee will 
hold two public meetings to conduct a consultation on the efforts of 
the EPA to improve its risk assessment practices and to update its 
Exposure Guidelines. The SAB was established by 42 U.S.C. 4365 to 
provide independent scientific and technical advice to the 
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: In March 2004, EPA issued a staff paper entitled, ``An 
Examination of EPA Risk Assessment Principles and Practices'' 
(available at: http://www.epa.gov/osa/pdfs/ratf-final.pdf). The staff 
paper presented the perspectives of EPA risk assessors on their 
understanding of how risk assessments are conducted in EPA and staff 
recommendations for strengthening and improving its practices. EPA is 
seeking the SAB's recommendations regarding their current and planned 
activities to improve risk assessment.
    In addition, in 1992, EPA's Guidelines for Exposure Assessment 
(available at: http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=15263) was published. Exposure assessment has 
changed significantly with the advancement of probabilistic analyses, 
human activity factors, and consideration of susceptible populations 
and life stages. EPA is now seeking advice on the scope and content of 
this update from the SAB.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: The draft agendas and other 
materials will be posted on the SAB Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab/ prior to the meetings.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the 
public may submit relevant written or oral information for these SAB 
committees to consider during the consultative 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. Sue Shallal, DFO, in writing 
(preferably via e-mail), by August 29, 2006, at the contact information 
noted above, to be placed on the public speaker list for this meeting. 
Written Statements: Written statements should be received in the SAB 
Staff Office by August 25, 2006, so that the information may be made 
available to the SAB committees 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).
    Accessibility: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, please contact Dr. Sue Shallal at (202) 
343-9977 or [email protected]. To request accommodation of a 
disability, please contact Dr. Shallal preferably at least ten days 
prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process 
your request.

    Dated: August 7, 2006.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Associate Director for Science, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff 
Office.
[FR Doc. E6-13158 Filed 8-10-06; 8:45 am]
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