[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 19 (Friday, January 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4816-4817]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-1942]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9108-2]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Two Public 
Teleconferences 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 
two public teleconferences of the Chartered Science Advisory Board to 
discuss EPA's requested research budget for Fiscal Year 2011.

DATES: The teleconference dates are February 19, 2010 from 1 p.m. to 4 
p.m. (Eastern Time) and February 24, 2010 from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. 
(Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The teleconferences 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 Dr. Angela Nugent, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA 
Science Advisory Board (1400F), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail: (202) 343-9981; 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 
chartered SAB will hold two public teleconferences to discuss the 
President's requested Fiscal Year 2011 Budget to support EPA research 
needs.
    Background: The chartered SAB conducts a review of the EPA research 
budget annually and provides written comments to the EPA Administrator 
and to Congress, if requested, on the adequacy of EPA's requested 
research budget. At the teleconferences, the chartered SAB will receive 
briefings on the requested research budget for Fiscal Year 2011 and 
develop major comments on the budget, in light of EPA's research needs. 
Previous SAB budget advisories are on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: The agendas and other materials 
in support of the teleconferences will be placed on the SAB Web site at 
http://www.epa.gov/sab in advance.
    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 Dr. Nugent, DFO, in writing 
(preferably via e-mail) at the contact information noted above for the 
February 19, 2010 teleconference by February 16, 2010 to be placed on a 
list of public speakers for the teleconference. Interested parties 
should

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contact Dr. Nugent, for the February 24, 2010 teleconference by 
February 23, 2010 to be placed on the list of public speakers for the 
February 24, 2010 teleconference. Written Statements: Written 
statements for the February 19, 2010 teleconference should be received 
in the SAB Staff Office by February 16, 2010 and written statements for 
the February 24, 2010 teleconference should be received in the SAB 
Staff Office by February 23, 2010 so that the information may be made 
available to the chartered SAB 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 Dr. Angela Nugent at 
(202) 343-9981, or [email protected]. To request accommodation of a 
disability, please contact Dr. Nugent, preferably at least 10 days 
prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process 
your request.

    Dated: January 25, 2010.
Anthony Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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