[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 22, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67566-67567]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-19747]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8246-3]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Meeting of 
the Science Advisory Board

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a 
public face-to-face meeting of the chartered SAB to: (1) Discuss 
science use in disaster response programs; (2) conduct a quality review 
of the draft SAB Report on Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics 
(OPPT) Estimation Programs Interface Suite; and (3) continue planning 
for upcoming SAB meetings.

DATE: The meeting dates are Tuesday, December 12, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 5:30 p.m. through Thursday, December 14, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 
p.m. (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Four Points by Sheraton 
Washington, DC Downtown hotel, 1201 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20005, phone (202) 289-7600.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to 
obtain further information about this meeting may contact Mr. Thomas O. 
Miller, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), by mail at EPA SAB Staff 
Office, (1400F), U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, 
DC 20460; by telephone at (202) 343-9982; by fax at (202) 233-0643; or 
by e-mail at: [email protected]. The SAB mailing address is: U.S. EPA, 
Science Advisory Board (1400F), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., 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

    The SAB is considering advising the Agency on the use of science in 
environmental disaster response. The SAB has invited several non-EPA 
experts to discuss their experiences with disaster response situations 
to explore how science might be better applied to future disasters. The 
chartered SAB will also conduct a quality review of the draft SAB 
Report

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on Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) Estimation Programs 
Interface Suite. Background information on this advisory subject can be 
found in a Federal Register Notice published February 1, 2006 (1 FR 
8578-8580). Finally, the SAB will discuss plans for future meetings.

Availbility 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 one hour for all speakers. Interested 
parties should contact Mr. Miller, DFO, at the contact information 
provided above, by December 6, 2006, to be placed on the public speaker 
list for the December 12-14, 2006 meeting.
    Written Statements: Written statements should be received in the 
SAB Staff Office by December 6, 2006, so that the information may be 
made available to the SAB 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 to: [email protected] (acceptable file 
format: Adobe Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich 
Text files in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format).
    Meeting Accommodations: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, please contact Mr. Thomas Miller at 
(202) 343-9982, or via e-mail at [email protected]. To request 
accommodation of a disability, please contact Mr. Miller, preferably at 
least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as 
possible to process your request.

    Dated: November 16, 2006.
Anthony Maciorowski,
Associate Director for Science, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff 
Office.
 [FR Doc. E6-19747 Filed 11-21-06; 8:45 am]
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