[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 211 (Tuesday, November 3, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 56836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26418]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8977-4]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public 
Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board Ecological Processes and 
Effects Committee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science 
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of 
the SAB Ecological Processes and Effects Committee Augmented for the 
Review of Nutrient Criteria Guidance. The Committee will discuss its 
draft advisory report.

DATES: The public teleconference will be held on December 3, 2009 from 
12 (noon) to 2 p.m. (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The public teleconference will be conducted by telephone 
only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to 
obtain the call-in number and access code to participate in the 
teleconference may contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone/voice mail: (202) 343-9995; fax (202) 233-0643; or via e-mail 
at: [email protected]. General information about the EPA SAB, as 
well as any updates concerning the teleconference announced in this 
notice, may be found on the SAB 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 
Ecological Processes and Effects Committee Augmented for the Review of 
Nutrient Criteria Guidance will hold a public teleconference to discuss 
its draft advisory report. 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 has requested that the SAB review 
the draft guidance document, Empirical Approaches for Nutrient Criteria 
Derivation. This document provides information on the use of empirical 
approaches to describe stressor-response relationships for deriving 
numeric nutrient criteria. The SAB Ecological Processes and Effects 
Committee, augmented with additional experts, held a meeting on 
September 9-11, 2009 to review the EPA guidance document. A Federal 
Register notice dated August 18, 2009 (74 FR 41696-41697) announced the 
meeting and provided background information on this advisory activity. 
Information on the process of augmenting the expertise on the SAB 
Ecological Processes and Effects Committee was provided in a Federal 
Register notice dated April 27, 2009 (74 FR 19084-19085). The purpose 
of this upcoming teleconference is for the Committee to discuss its 
draft advisory report. Additional information about this advisory 
activity can be found on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: The teleconference agenda and 
other materials including the SAB Committee's draft report will be 
placed on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab/ in advance of the 
teleconference.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the 
public may submit relevant written or oral information for the SAB 
Panel 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 30 minutes for all 
speakers. Interested parties should contact Dr. Armitage, DFO, in 
writing (preferably via e-mail) at the contact information noted above, 
by November 24, 2009 to be placed on the list of public speakers for 
the teleconference. Written Statements: Written statements should be 
received in the SAB Staff Office no later than November 30, 2009 so 
that the information may be made available to the SAB Panel 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, WordPerfect, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM-PC/
Windows 98/2000/XP format). Submitters are requested to provide two 
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. Armitage at the phone 
number or e-mail address noted above, preferably at least ten days 
prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to process 
your request.

    Dated: October 28, 2009.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. E9-26418 Filed 11-2-09; 8:45 am]
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