[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 37 (Monday, February 26, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8379-8380]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-3208]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8281-1]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public 
Teleconference 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 a 
public teleconference of the SAB Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC) to 
discuss its draft advisory regarding EPA's draft White Paper: Modifying 
EPA Radiation Risk Models Based on BEIR VII, dated August, 2006.

DATES: The SAB RAC will hold a public teleconference on Friday, March 
9, 2007 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: 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 teleconference may contact Dr. K. Jack Kooyoomjian, Designated 
Federal Officer (DFO), by mail at the EPA SAB Staff Office (1400F), 
U.S. EPA, 1200

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Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; by telephone at (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 this public teleconference meeting 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 this 
teleconference is to discuss a draft advisory being prepared by the SAB 
RAC concerning the Agency's draft White Paper: Modifying EPA Radiation 
Risk Models Based on BEIR VII, dated August, 2006.
    EPA's Office of Radiation and Indoor Air (ORIA) requested this 
Advisory to obtain advice from the SAB 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 September 6, 2006, in a face-to-face public meeting 
in Washington, DC on September 26-28, 2006 (See 71 FR 45545, August 9, 
2006); and in public teleconferences on November 28 and December 18, 
2006 (See 71 FR 62590, October 26, 2006). The public teleconference 
announced in this Federal Register notice is a continuation of the 
meetings, and provides an opportunity for the SAB RAC to deliberate on 
its 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 the 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 Friday, March 9, 2007 teleconference meeting, the deadline is 
Friday, March 2, 2007 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 Friday, 
March 9, 2007 teleconference meeting, the deadline is Friday, March 2, 
2007, 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: February 16, 2007.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. E7-3208 Filed 2-23-07; 8:45 am]
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