[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 207 (Thursday, October 26, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62590-62591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-17944]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Public 
Teleconferences of the Science Advisory Board Radiation Advisory 
Committee (RAC)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces 
two public teleconferences of the SAB Radiation Advisory Committee 
(RAC) to continue activities related to preparation of an advisory on 
the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Radiation and 
Indoor Air (ORIA) draft White Paper: Modifying EPA Radiation Risk 
Models Based on BEIR VII.

DATES: The SAB RAC will hold two public teleconferences on Tuesday, 
November 28, 2006 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and on Monday, December 18, 
2006 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
    Location: Telephone conference call only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to 
obtain the call-in number, access code, and other information for the 
public teleconferences may contact Dr. K. Jack Kooyoomjian, Designated 
Federal Officer (DFO), by mail at the EPA SAB Staff Office (1400F), 
U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; by 
telephone at

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(202) 343-9984; by fax at (202) 233-0643; or by e-mail at: 
[email protected]. General information concerning the SAB can be 
found on the SAB Web Site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab.
    Technical Contact: For questions and information concerning the 
Agency's draft document being reviewed, contact Dr. Mary E. Clark, U.S. 
EPA, ORIA by telephone at (202) 343-9348, fax at (202) 243-2395, or e-
mail at: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 
Public Law 92-463, the SAB Staff Office hereby gives notice of two 
public teleconference meetings of the SAB RAC. 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 RAC 
will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate EPA and SAB 
procedural policies. The purpose of these teleconferences is to review 
draft materials prepared by the SAB RAC in preparation of its advisory 
to the Agency on a draft White Paper: Modifying EPA Radiation Risk 
Models Based on BEIR VII, dated August 2006.
    EPA's Office of Radiation and Indoor Air requested this Advisory 
from the SAB to obtain advice on the application of BEIR VII and on 
issues relating to the modifications and expansions of EPA's 
methodology for estimating radiogenic cancers. The SAB RAC met via 
conference call on Wednesday, September 6, 2006 and in a face-to-face 
public meeting in Washington, DC on September 26, 27, and 28, 2006 (See 
71 FR 45545, August 9, 2006) as a part of this advisory. The public 
teleconferences announced in this Federal Register notice are a follow-
up to previous meetings and provide an opportunity for the SAB RAC to 
deliberate on their draft advisory.
    Availability of Teleconference Materials: The teleconference agenda 
and SAB RAC draft materials will be posted on the SAB Web Site at: 
http://www.epa.gov/sab prior to each teleconference. Additional 
background information on this review includes the draft White Paper 
(available at: http://epa.gov/radiation/news/recentadditions.htm) and 
background materials, such as the BEIR VII document (available at: 
http://newton.nap.edu/catalog/11340.html#toc).
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the 
public may submit relevant written or oral information for the SAB RAC 
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 seven days prior to the teleconference meeting date. 
For the Tuesday, November 28, 2006 teleconference meeting, the deadline 
is Tuesday, November 21, 2006. For the Monday, December 18, 2006 
meeting, the deadline is Monday, December 11, 2006 to be placed on the 
public speaker list. Written Statements: Written statements should be 
received in the SAB Staff Office seven days prior to the teleconference 
meeting. For the Tuesday, November 28, 2006 teleconference meeting, the 
deadline is Tuesday, November 21, 2006; for the Monday, December 18, 
2006 meeting the deadline is Monday, December 11, 2006, so that the 
information may be made available to the SAB RAC 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).
    Accessibility: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, please contact Dr. K. Jack Kooyoomjian 
at (202) 343-9984 or [email protected]. To request accommodation 
of a disability, please contact Dr. Kooyoomjian preferably at least 10 
days prior to the teleconference, to give EPA as much time as possible 
to process your request.

    Dated: October 19, 2006.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Associate Director for Science, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff 
Office.
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