[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62257-62258]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-17803]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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EPA Science Advisory Board; Notification of a Public 
Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory 
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the 
Chartered Board to review a draft SAB report, Advisory on EPA's 
Assessments of Carcinogenic Effects of Organic and Inorganic Arsenic.

DATES: The SAB will hold the public teleconference on November 27, 
2006. The teleconference will begin at 2 p.m. and end at 5 p.m. 
(Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: Telephone conference call only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to 
obtain general information concerning this public teleconference should 
contact Dr. Angela Nugent, 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) 343-9981; 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given that the EPA SAB will 
hold a public teleconference to review a draft SAB report. 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: The purpose of the public teleconference is to review 
the SAB Arsenic Review Panel's draft report, Advisory on EPA's 
Assessments of Carcinogenic Effects of Organic and Inorganic Arsenic. 
In reviewing draft reports from its panels, the SAB considers whether: 
(i) The original charge questions to the SAB review panel were 
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.
    The draft report to be reviewed at this public teleconference 
focuses on several issues about the mode of carcinogenic action of 
various arsenic species and the implications of these issues for EPA's 
assessment of the cancer hazard and risks of organic and inorganic 
arsenic. The panel reviewed a science issue paper prepared by EPA's 
Office of Pesticide Programs (with an attachment prepared by EPA's 
Office of Research and Development) and a revised hazard and dose 
response assessment/characterization for inclusion in EPA's Integrated 
Risk Information System (IRIS) prepared by EPA's Office of Water. 
Additional information about the SAB Arsenic Assessment Review Panel 
can be found on the web at: http://www.epa.gov/sab/panels/arsenic_review_panel.htm.
    Availability of Teleconference Materials: The draft agendas and 
other materials will be posted on the SAB Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab/ prior to the teleconference.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the 
public may submit relevant written or oral information for the SAB to 
consider during the public teleconference. Oral Statements: In general, 
individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at a public SAB 
teleconference will be limited to three minutes per speaker, with no 
more than a total of one-half hour for all speakers. Interested parties 
should contact Dr. Angela Nugent, DFO, in writing (preferably via e-
mail), by November 16, 2006, at the contact information noted above, to 
be placed on the public speaker list for this teleconference. Written 
Statements: Written statements should be received in the SAB Staff 
Office by November 16, 2006, so that the information may be made 
available to the SAB for their consideration prior to this 
teleconference. Written statements

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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. Angela Nugent at 
(202) 343-9981 or [email protected]. To request accommodation of a 
disability, please contact Dr. Nugent preferably at least ten days 
prior to the teleconference, to give EPA as much time as possible to 
process your request.

    Dated: October 17, 2006.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Associate Director for Science, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff 
Office.
[FR Doc. E6-17803 Filed 10-23-06; 8:45 am]
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