[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

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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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