[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 10, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6623-6624]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-2798]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public 
Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board; 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 teleconference of the SAB Integrated Nitrogen Committee (INC) to 
discuss the committee's draft report.

DATES: The SAB INC will conduct a public teleconference on March 4, 
2009. The call will begin at 1 p.m. and end at 3 p.m. (Eastern Time).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to 
obtain general information concerning the public teleconference may 
contact Dr. Angela Nugent, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via 
telephone at: (202) 343-9981 or e-mail at [email protected]. 
General information concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be 
found on the EPA 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 INC 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.
    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), November 20, 2007 (72 FR 65340), March 19, 2008 (73 
FR 4802), and September 23, 2008 (73 FR 54803-54804). The information 
is also available on the SAB Web site at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/Nitrogen%20Project.
    The purpose of the teleconference is for the SAB INC to discuss the 
committee's draft report addressing the environmental problems 
presented by reactive nitrogen and providing recommendations related to 
an integrated nitrogen management strategy. This report relates to the 
committee's charge to: (1) Identify and analyze, from a scientific 
perspective, the problems nitrogen presents in the environment and the 
links among them; (2) evaluate the contribution an integrated nitrogen 
management strategy could make to environmental protection; (3) 
identify additional risk management options for EPA's consideration; 
and (4) make recommendations to EPA concerning improvements in nitrogen 
research to support risk reduction.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: Agendas and materials in support 
of the 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 public teleconference. Oral Statements: In general, 
individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at a public SAB 
teleconference will be limited to three minutes per speaker, with no 
more than a total of one-half hour for all speakers. To be placed on 
the public speaker list, interested parties should contact Dr. Angela 
Nugent, DFO, in writing (preferably via e-mail) five business days in 
advance of each teleconference. Written Statements: Written statements 
should be received in the SAB Staff Office five business days in 
advance of each teleconference above so that the information may be 
made available to the SAB for their consideration prior to each 
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 (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat PDF, 
WordPerfect, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM-PC/
Windows 98/2000/XP format). Submitters are asked to provide versions of 
each document submitted with and without signatures, because the SAB 
Staff Office does not publish documents with signatures on its Web 
sites.

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    Accessibility: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, please contact Dr. Angela Nugent at 
(202) 343-9981 or [email protected]. To request accommodation of a 
disability, please contact Dr. Nugent preferably at least ten days 
prior to the teleconferences to give EPA as much time as possible to 
process your request.

    Dated: February 2, 2009.
Anthony Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. E9-2798 Filed 2-9-09; 8:45 am]
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