[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 12, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22165-22166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11106]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public 
Teleconference 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 of the Chartered Science Advisory Board to 
discuss EPA's research budget for Fiscal Year 2010.

DATES: The teleconference date is Thursday, May 28, 2009, from 1 p.m. 
to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The teleconference will be conducted by telephone only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to 
obtain general information concerning this public teleconference 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 2. 
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 to discuss a draft letter on 
immediate EPA science needs.
    Background: The SAB conducts a review of the EPA research budget 
annually and provides written

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comments to the EPA Administrator and testimony to the U.S. Congress on 
the adequacy of the EPA's research budget. The purpose of this 
teleconference will be to allow the SAB to discuss with Agency 
representatives the research priorities that are covered by the Fiscal 
Year 2010 research budget. Previous SAB budget advisories are on the 
SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: The agenda and other materials 
in support of this teleconference will be placed on the SAB Web site at 
http://www.epa.gov/sab in advance of this teleconference.
    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. Oral 
Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral 
presentation at a public teleconference 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 May 
21, 2009 to be placed on a list of public speakers for the 
teleconference. Written Statements: Written statements should be 
received in the SAB Staff Office by May 21, 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: May 7, 2009.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. E9-11106 Filed 5-11-09; 8:45 am]
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