[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 93 (Tuesday, May 15, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27308-27309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-9290]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8314-8]


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 Advice to EPA on Advancing the Science and 
Application of Ecological Risk Assessment in Environmental Decision 
Making and the Draft letter Consultation on EPA's Risk and Technology 
Review (RTR)

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Assessment Plan; and (3) continue planning for upcoming SAB meetings.

DATES: The meeting dates are Tuesday, June 19, 2007, from 8:30 a.m. to 
5:30 p.m. through and Wednesday, June 20, 2007, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 
p.m. (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the U.S. EPA Science Advisory 
Board Conference Room, 3rd Floor, Woodies Building, 1025 F Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20004, phone (202) 343-9999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to 
obtain additional information about this meeting may contact Mr. Thomas 
O. Miller, 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 (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 exploring the use of science in preparing 
for and responding to environmental disasters. The SAB held a meeting 
on this topic on December 12-14, 2006 during which several non-EPA 
experts discussed their experiences with disaster preparedness and 
response (71 FR 67566). The chartered SAB will also conduct a quality 
review of the draft report, Advice to EPA on Advancing the Science and 
Application of Ecological Risk Assessment in Environmental Decision 
Making. Background information on this report can be found in Federal 
Register Notices published on September 8, 2005 (70 FR 53360), June 20, 
2006 (71 FR 35421), and December 27, 2006 (71 FR 77744). The chartered 
SAB will also conduct a quality review of the draft letter Consultation 
on EPA's Risk and Technology Review (RTR) Assessment Plan. Background 
information on this advisory can be found in a Federal Register Notice 
published on November 14, 2006 (71 FR 66328). Finally, the SAB will 
discuss plans for future meetings.
    Availability 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 June 12, 2007, to be placed on the public speaker 
list for the June 19-20, 2007 meeting.
    Written Statements: Written statements should be received in the 
SAB Staff Office by June 12, 2007, 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: May 8, 2007.
Anthony Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
 [FR Doc. E7-9290 Filed 5-14-07; 8:45 am]
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