[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 248 (Wednesday, December 27, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77744-77745]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-22145]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of an Upcoming 
Teleconference of the Ecological Processes and Effects Committee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a 
public teleconference of the SAB Ecological Processes and Effects 
Committee to discuss a draft report on advancing the science and 
application of ecological risk assessment.

DATES: The public teleconference will be held on January 26, 2007, from 
1 p.m. to 3 p.m. (eastern standard time).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to 
obtain the call-in number and access code for the teleconference may 
contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, 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) 343-9995; or by e-mail 
at [email protected]. General information about the SAB may be 
found on the SAB 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 SAB Ecological 
Processes and Effects Committee will hold a public teleconference to 
discuss a draft advisory report to EPA on advancing the science and 
application of ecological risk assessment. 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 SAB Ecological Processes and Effects Committee is 
conducting a study to provide advice to EPA on advancing the science 
and application of ecological risk assessment in environmental decision 
making. To gather information for developing an advisory report, the 
Committee held a public workshop on February 7-9, 2006 on the state of 
the practice of ecological risk assessment. Background

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information on the workshop and a public teleconference held on July 
12, 2006 to discuss a workshop summary document was provided in Federal 
Register notices published on September 8, 2005 (70 FR 53360) and June 
20, 2006 (71 FR 35421). The SAB workshop summary document, a draft 
advisory report, and a teleconference agenda will be posted on the SAB 
Web site provided above prior to the teleconference.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: The SAB Staff Office accepts 
written public statements of any length, and accommodates oral public 
statements whenever possible. The SAB Staff Office expects that public 
statements presented at SAB meetings will not repeat previously 
submitted oral or written statements. Oral Statements: In general, 
individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at a 
teleconference meeting 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 at least 10 days prior to the scheduled 
teleconference in order to be placed on the public speaker list. 
Speakers should provide an electronic copy of their statements to the 
DFO for distribution to interested parties and participants in the 
meeting. Written Statements: Written statements should be received in 
the SAB Staff Office at least seven days before the scheduled 
teleconference so that the information may be made available to the 
Panel for their consideration. Written statements should be supplied to 
the DFO at the address and contact information provided above 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).
    Meeting Accommodations: Individuals requiring special accommodation 
to access the teleconference should contact the appropriate DFO at the 
phone number or e-mail address noted above at least five business days 
prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

    Dated: December 20, 2006.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. E6-22145 Filed 12-26-06; 8:45 am]
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