[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 54 (Monday, March 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12127-12128]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-6256]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8785-8]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public 
Meeting of the Science Advisory Board (SAB)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory 
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the Chartered 
SAB to: discuss EPA's long range strategic research directions, discuss 
the FY 2010 EPA research budget, and plan for future SAB activities 
including the SAB's plan for conducting a study and delivering advice 
on strengthening science assessments at the EPA.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on Thursday, April 23, 2009 from 
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) and Friday, April 24, 2009 
from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time).

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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Westin Arlington Gateway 
Hotel, 801 N. Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22203; phone (703) 717-6200.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants 
further information concerning the teleconference meeting may contact 
Mr. Thomas Miller, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science 
Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, 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 SAB can be found 
on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: 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: (1) Strategic Research Vision: The purpose of this 
meeting will be to allow the Chartered SAB to discuss with Agency 
representatives the strategic research directions of EPA's Office of 
Research and Development over the next 10 years. These discussions will 
permit consideration of the overall strategic direction of the program 
in relation to EPA's overall mission, as well as permit the evaluation 
of smaller components of the total program as they fit into the total 
program. (2) Research Budget: If the President's FY 2010 budget is 
released prior to this meeting, the SAB will consider that budget and 
how it relates to the overall goals of EPA and the EPA strategic 
research directions. The SAB has reviewed the EPA research budget 
request each year for over twenty years and provides written advice to 
the EPA Administrator and, when requested, provides testimony to the 
U.S. Congress on how the budget might contribute to the achievement of 
EPA's overall research goals. (3) SAB Future Activities: The Board will 
discuss future advisory activities including a draft plan for a study 
to develop advice to EPA on strengthening its science assessment 
program for key areas of EPA's mission.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: A meeting agenda, charge 
questions and other materials for the meeting will be placed on the SAB 
Web site at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabpeople.nsf/WebCommittees/BOARD.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the 
public may submit relevant written or oral information for 
consideration on the topics included in this advisory activity. Oral 
Statements: To be placed on the public speaker list for the April 23-
24, 2009 meeting, interested parties should notify Mr. Thomas Miller, 
DFO, by e-mail no later than April 16, 2009. Individuals making oral 
statements will be limited to three minutes per speaker. Written 
Statements: Written statements for the April 23-24, 2009 meeting should 
be received in the SAB Staff Office by April 16, 2009, so that the 
information may be made available to the SAB for its consideration 
prior to this meeting. 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, 
MS Word, WordPerfect, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM-PC/
Windows 98/2000/XP format). Submitters are asked to provide electronic 
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. Miller at the phone 
number or e-mail address noted above, preferably at least ten days 
prior to the teleconference, to give EPA as much time as possible to 
process your request.

    Dated: March 17, 2009.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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