[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 19, 2008)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5605]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8544-4]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Meeting of 
the Integrated Nitrogen Committee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a 
public meeting of its Integrated Nitrogen Committee.

DATES: The meeting dates are Wednesday, April 9, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 
5:30 p.m. through Friday, April 11, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
(Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Latham Hotel Georgetown, 
3000 M Street, NW., Washington, DC 20007; telephone (202) 625-1881.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to 
obtain further information about this meeting may contact Ms. Kathleen 
White, 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) 343-9878; by fax at (202) 233-0643; or 
by e-mail at: [email protected]. 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 Integrated Nitrogen Committee is studying the 
need for integrated research and strategies to reduce reactive nitrogen 
in the environment. At the global scale, reactive nitrogen from human 
activities now exceeds that produced by natural terrestrial ecosystems. 
Reactive nitrogen both benefits and impacts the health and welfare of 
people and ecosystems. Scientific information suggests that reactive 
nitrogen is accumulating in the environment and that nitrogen cycling 
through biogeochemical pathways has a variety of consequences. Research 
suggests that the management of reactive nitrogen should be viewed from 
a systems perspective and integrated across environmental media. 
Accordingly, linkages between reactive nitrogen induced environmental 
and human health effects need to be understood to optimize reactive 
nitrogen research and risk management strategies. Information on the 
Committee's previous meetings was published on January 17, 2007 (72 FR 
1989), March 22, 2007 (72 FR 3492), August 14, 2007 (72 FR 4542) and 
November 20, 2007 (72 FR 65340) and is also available on the SAB Web 
site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab.
    At the upcoming public meeting, the SAB Integrated Nitrogen 
Committee will: (1) Hear briefings on programs that affect how reactive 
nitrogen is managed; (2) develop materials needed to create a draft 
report; (3) plan additional work and writing, and (4) other committee 
business.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: As they become available, the 
agenda and materials for this meeting will be posted on the SAB Web 
site at: 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 to 
consider on the topics included in this advisory activity and/or the 
group conducting the activity. 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 Ms. White, DFO, at the 
contact information provided above, by April 2, 2008, to be placed on 
the public speaker list for the April 9-11, 2008 meeting. Written 
Statements: Written statements should be received in the SAB Staff 
Office by April 2, 2008, 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 electronic format via e-
mail at the contact information provided above (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 Ms. Kathleen White at 
(202) 343-9878, or via e-mail at: [email protected]. To request 
accommodation of a disability, please contact Ms. White, preferably at 
least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as 
possible to process your request.

    Dated: March 13, 2008.
Anthony Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
 [FR Doc. E8-5605 Filed 3-18-08; 8:45 am]
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