[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 20, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 65340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-22662]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Public 
Teleconferences of the Science Advisory Board Integrated Nitrogen 
Committee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is 
announcing four public teleconferences of the SAB Integrated Nitrogen 
Committee.

DATES: The teleconferences will be held on December 13, 2007, January 
17, February 13, and March 19, 2008. All teleconferences will be held 
from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to 
obtain the call-in number and access code for the teleconferences or 
receive further information concerning the teleconferences may contact 
Ms. Kathleen White, Designated Federal Officer (DFO). Ms. White 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) 343-9878; fax: (202) 233-0643; or e-
mail at: [email protected]. General information concerning the EPA 
SAB can be found on the EPA Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: 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. Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given that the SAB Integrated 
Nitrogen Committee will hold four public teleconferences to plan for 
its next face-to-face meeting scheduled for April 2008. The SAB 
Integrated Nitrogen Committee is conducting an evaluative study on the 
need for integrated research and control management strategies. To 
begin its work, the Committee held a public meeting on January 30-31, 
2007, to develop a work plan for the study. Background information on 
that meeting was provided in a Federal Register notice (72 FR 1989, 
January 17, 2007). The Committee has furthered its work at several 
public teleconferences and meetings of June 20-22, 2007 and October 29-
31, 2007 (72 FR 13492, March 22, 2007 and 72 FR 45425, August 14, 
2007).
    Availability of Meeting Materials: Materials in support of these 
teleconferences will be placed on the SAB Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab in advance of each teleconference.
    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 teleconference will be limited to five 
minutes per speaker, with no more than a total of one hour for all 
speakers. Interested parties should contact Ms. White, DFO, at the 
contact information noted above, no later than one full week before a 
scheduled teleconference to be placed on the public speaker list. 
Written Statements: Written statements should be received in the SAB 
Staff Office a week before a scheduled teleconference so that the 
information may be made available to the Committee for their 
consideration prior to the teleconference. 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 at: 
[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 Access: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, please contact Ms. White at (202) 343-
9878 or [email protected]. To request accommodation of a 
disability, please contact Ms. White, preferably at least 10 days prior 
to the teleconference to give EPA as much time as possible to process 
your request.

    Dated: November 9, 2007.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. E7-22662 Filed 11-19-07; 8:45 am]
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