[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 28 (Thursday, February 12, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 7046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-2906]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8772-6]
EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Teleconference Meeting of the Chartered Science Advisory Board
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a
public teleconference meeting of the Chartered Science Advisory Board
to discuss a draft letter on science needs for EPA.
DATES: The meeting date is Thursday, March 5, 2009, from 2 p.m. to 4
p.m. (Eastern Time).
Location: The meeting will be conducted by telephone only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to
obtain general information concerning this public teleconference
meeting should contact Mr. Thomas O. Miller, Designated Federal Officer
(DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail: (202) 343-9982; fax:
(202) 233-0643; or e-mail at [email protected]. General information
concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can 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 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 EPA
SAB will hold a public teleconference meeting to discuss a draft letter
on immediate EPA science needs.
Background: SAB Telephone Conference, Thursday, March 5, 2009
Discussion of EPA Science Needs. At this meeting, the Chartered
Science Advisory Board will discuss a draft letter that highlights
science issues and needs for EPA's consideration. Should other issues
need to be added to the agenda, they will be reflected on the agenda,
along with other relevant information, that will be placed onto the SAB
Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab prior to the meeting.
Availability of Meeting Materials: The agenda and other materials
in support of this meeting will be placed on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab in advance of this meeting.
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 group
conducting the activity. Oral Statements: In general, individuals or
groups requesting an oral presentation at a public meeting will be
limited to three minutes per speaker, with no more than a total of one-
half hour for all speakers. Interested parties should contact Mr.
Miller, DFO, in writing (preferably via e-mail) at the contact
information noted above, by February 26, 2009 to be placed on a list of
public speakers for the meeting. Written Statements: Written statements
should be received in the SAB Staff Office by February 26, 2009 so that
the information may be made available to the SAB Panel members for
their consideration and placed on the SAB Web site for public
information. 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.
Accessibility: For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please contact Mr. Thomas Miller at
(202) 343-9982, or [email protected]. To request accommodation of a
disability, please contact Mr. Miller, preferably at least 10 days
prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process
your request.
Dated: February 6, 2009.
Patricia Thomas,
Acting Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. E9-2906 Filed 2-11-09; 8:45 am]
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