[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 205 (Monday, October 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 54998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25742]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8973-9]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public 
Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board Drinking Water Committee

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 SAB Drinking Water Committee (DWC) to 
finalize its draft advisory report on EPA's Microbial Risk Assessment 
Protocol to Support Human Health Protection for Water-Based Media.

DATES: The SAB DWC will conduct a public teleconference on November 19, 
2009. The teleconference will begin at 1 p.m. and end at 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 the public teleconference may 
contact Mr. Aaron Yeow, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone 
at (202) 343-9878 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: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, 5 U.S.C., App. 2 (FACA), notice is hereby given that the SAB 
Drinking Water Committee will hold a public teleconference to discuss 
and finalize their draft advisory report on EPA's Microbial Risk 
Assessment Protocol to Support Human Health Protection for Water-Based 
Media. The SAB was established pursuant to 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 FACA. The SAB will comply 
with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office 
procedural policies.
    Background: EPA's Office of Water conducts microbial risk 
assessments as part of its responsibility for protecting human health 
and the environment from contaminants in water. The Office of Water has 
developed a draft document, Microbial Risk Assessment Protocol to 
Support Human Health Risk Assessment for Water-Based Media to provide 
guidance for performing these assessments. The Office of Water has 
requested that the SAB provide advice on the draft protocol, including 
recommendations on how to improve the overall approach, the 
applicability of the protocol, the reasonableness of the protocol, the 
clarity of the protocol, the completeness and robustness of the 
protocol, and the ease of use of the protocol for conducting water-
based microbial risk assessments.
    The SAB DWC met on September 21-22, 2009 to review the EPA document 
[see Federal Register Notice dated August 18, 2009 (74 FR 41697-
41698)]. Materials from the September meeting are posted on the SAB Web 
site at http:[sol][sol]yosemite.epa.gov/sab/SABPRODUCT.NSF/MeetingCal/67921B908251CE9C8525760A004C1F87?OpenDocument. The purpose of this 
upcoming teleconference is for the DWC to complete its draft report. 
The draft Committee report will be submitted to the chartered SAB for 
their consideration and approval. Additional information about this 
advisory activity can be found on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab. A meeting agenda and the draft SAB review report will 
be posted at the above noted SAB Web site prior to the meeting.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: Agendas and materials in support 
of the teleconference will be placed on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab in advance of the teleconference. For technical 
questions and information concerning EPA's draft document, please 
contact Dr. Stephen Schaub at (202) 566-1126, or 
[email protected].
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the 
public may submit relevant written or oral information for the SAB DWC 
to consider during the advisory process. 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 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 November 13, 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 November 13, 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 Mr. Aaron Yeow at (202) 
343-9878 or [email protected]. To request accommodation of a 
disability, please contact Mr. Yeow preferably at least ten days prior 
to the teleconference to give EPA as much time as possible to process 
your request.

    Dated: October 20, 2009.
Anthony Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Staff Office.
[FR Doc. E9-25742 Filed 10-23-09; 8:45 am]
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