[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 15, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17482-17483]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-8654]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8892-6]


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

DATES: The SAB INC will conduct a public meeting on May 14-15, 2009. 
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Eastern Time on May 14, 2009 and 
adjourn no later than 5:30 p.m. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on 
May 15, 2009 and adjourn no later than 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Holiday Inn Georgetown, 2101 Wisconsin Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to 
obtain general information concerning the public meeting 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 
about the committee's previous

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meetings is available on the SAB Web site at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/Nitrogen%20Project.
    The purpose of the meeting 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.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: Agendas and materials in support 
of the meeting 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 INC 
to consider during the advisory process. Oral Statements: In general, 
individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at a public face-
to-face meeting will be limited to three minutes per speaker, with no 
more than a total of one hour for all speakers. Each person making an 
oral statement should consider providing written comments as well as 
their oral statement so that the points presented orally can be 
expanded upon in writing. Interested parties should contact the DFO, in 
writing (preferably via e-mail) at the contact information noted above, 
by May 7, 2009 to be placed on the list of public speakers for the 
meeting. Written Statements: Written statements should be received in 
the SAB Staff Office by May 7, 2009 so that the information may be made 
available to the Committee 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, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or 
Rich Text files in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format). Submitters are 
requested 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 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: April 9, 2009.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. E9-8654 Filed 4-14-09; 8:45 am]
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