[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 102 (Tuesday, May 29, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29498-29499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-10232]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8319-4]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Upcoming 
Meetings of the Science Advisory Board Panel for the Review of EPA's 
2007 Report on the Environment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science 
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference and 
a public meeting of the SAB Panel for the Review of EPA's 2007 Report 
on the Environment. The teleconference and meeting are being held to 
conduct a peer review of the EPA's draft Report on the Environment 
2007: Science Report.

DATES: The public teleconference will be held on June 22, 2007 from 1 
p.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). The public meeting will be held 
from 9 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. on July 10, 2007; 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. on 
July 11, 2007; and 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on July 12, 2007 (Eastern 
Daylight Time).

ADDRESSES: The public meeting of the Panel will be held in the 
Washington, DC metropolitan area at a location that will be announced 
on the SAB Web site: http://www.epa.gov/sab.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to 
obtain the teleconference call-in number and access code; submit a 
written or brief oral statement; or receive further information 
concerning the teleconference or meeting must contact Dr. Thomas 
Armitage, Designated Federal Officer (DFO). Dr. Armitage may be 
contacted at the EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
or via telephone/voice mail: (202) 343-9995; fax
    (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at: [email protected]. General 
information about the EPA SAB, as well as any updates concerning the 
teleconference and meeting announced in this notice, may be found in 
the SAB Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given that the SAB Panel for 
the Review of EPA's 2007 Report on the Environment will hold a public 
teleconference and public meeting to conduct a peer review of EPA's 
draft Report on the Environment 2007: Science Report. 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: In 2003, EPA issued a draft Report on the Environment 
describing the status of and trends in the environment and human 
health. The draft 2003 Report on the Environment was reviewed by the 
SAB (see http://www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/sab_05_004.pdf). EPA used advice 
received from the SAB and comments from stakeholders to develop an 
improved and updated draft Report on the Environment 2007. The Report 
on the Environment 2007 consists of a Science Report (ROE 2007 Science 
Report) containing detailed scientific and technical information, a 
Highlights Document written for concerned citizens, and an electronic 
document facilitating access to material in the reports.
    EPA's Office of Research and Development has requested that the SAB 
review the ROE 2007 Science Report. The ROE 2007 Science Report asks 
key questions about the current status of, and trends in, the condition 
of the environment and human health. These questions are intended to be 
relevant to EPA's current regulatory and programmatic activities and 
mission, and they have been answered using a suite of environmental and 
human health indicators. The SAB has been asked to comment on: (1) The 
adequacy of the formulation and scope of the questions addressed in the 
ROE 2007 Science Report, (2) the appropriateness of the indicators used 
to answer the questions in the report, (3) the accuracy of the 
characterization of gaps and limitations in the indicators used in the 
report, (4) the appropriateness of regionalization of national 
indicators in the report, (5) the utility of regional indicators in the 
report, and (6) the overall quality of the report with respect to 
technical accuracy, clarity, and appropriateness of level of 
communication.
    In response to EPA's request, the SAB Staff Office formed the SAB 
Panel for the Review of EPA's 2007 Report on the Environment. 
Background on the Panel formation process was provided in a Federal 
Register notice published on May 25, 2006 (71 FR 30138-30139). 
Information about the SAB Panel for the Review of EPA's 2007 Report on 
the Environment is available on the SAB Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: The draft Report on the 
Environment 2007: Science Report to be reviewed by the SAB Panel is 
available on the following EPA Office of Research and Development Web 
Site: http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=140917. 
Agendas and other material for the upcoming public teleconference and 
meeting will be posted on the SAB Web site http://www.epa.gov/sab.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the 
public may submit relevant written or oral information for the SAB 
Panel 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 30 minutes for all speakers. Individuals 
or groups requesting an oral presentation at a public meeting will be 
limited to five minutes per speaker, with no more than a total of one 
hour for all speakers. Interested parties should contact Dr. Armitage, 
DFO, in writing (preferably via e-mail) at the contact information 
noted above, by June 15, 2007 to be placed on a list of public speakers 
for the teleconference, and by July 3, 2007 to be placed on the list of 
public speakers for the meeting. Written Statements: Written statements 
should be received in the SAB Staff Office by June 15, 2007 for the 
teleconference, and by July 3, 2007 for the meeting so that the 
information may be made available to the SAB Panel members 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 PDF, 
WordPerfect, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, 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. Armitage at the phone 
number or e-mail address noted above, preferably at least ten days 
prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to process 
your request.

    Dated: May 21, 2007.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. E7-10232 Filed 5-25-07; 8:45 am]
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