[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 164 (Friday, August 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49668-49669]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19515]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8707-9]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Upcoming 
Public Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board Ecological 
Processes and Effects Committee

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 of 
the SAB Ecological Processes and Effects Committee Augmented for the 
Advisory on EPA's Aquatic Life Water Quality Criteria. The 
teleconference is being held to discuss the Committee's draft advisory 
report.

DATES: The public teleconference will be held on September 16, 2008 
from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time).

ADDRESSES: The public teleconference will be conducted by telephone 
only.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given that the SAB Ecological 
Processes

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and Effects Committee Augmented for the Advisory on EPA's Aquatic Life 
Water Quality Criteria will hold a public teleconference to discuss 
their draft 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: EPA's Office of Water has requested that the SAB 
provide advice on an EPA white paper describing technical challenges 
and recommendations concerning derivation of aquatic life water quality 
criteria for contaminants of emerging concern. The SAB Ecological 
Processes and Effects Committee, augmented with additional experts, 
held a teleconference on June 23, 2008 and a meeting on June 30-July 1, 
2008 to review the EPA white paper. A Federal Register notice dated 
June 4, 2008 (73 FR 31864-31865) announced these meetings and provided 
background information on this advisory activity. Information on the 
process of augmenting the expertise on the SAB Ecological Processes and 
Effects Committee was provided in a Federal Register notice dated May 
2, 2008 (73 FR 24285-24286). The purpose of this upcoming 
teleconference is for the Committee to discuss its draft advisory 
report. Additional information about this advisory activity can be 
found on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab. A teleconference 
agenda and the draft SAB advisory report will be posted at the above 
noted SAB Web site prior to the teleconference.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: The teleconference agenda and 
other materials including the SAB Committee's draft report will be 
available on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab in advance of 
the teleconference.
    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. Interested parties should contact Dr. Armitage, DFO, in 
writing (preferably via e-mail) at the contact information noted above, 
by September 9, 2008 to be placed on the list of public speakers for 
the teleconference.
    Written Statements: Written statements should be received in the 
SAB Staff Office by September 9, 2008 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: August 18, 2008.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
 [FR Doc. E8-19515 Filed 8-21-08; 8:45 am]
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