[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 167 (Monday, August 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52940-52941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21546]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9194-8]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public 
Meeting of the Chartered Science Advisory Board

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory 
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the Chartered 
SAB to receive briefings from EPA and EPA Federal advisory committee 
representatives and to continue the SAB's discussions with EPA's Office 
of Research and Development (ORD) concerning EPA's strategic research 
directions. The SAB will also quality review one draft report.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 
from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) and Wednesday, September 22, 
2010 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time).

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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Doubletree Hotel, 1515 Rhode 
Island Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants 
further information concerning the meeting may contact Dr. Angela 
Nugent, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board 
(1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail (202) 564-
2218, fax (202) 202-565-2098; or e-mail at [email protected]. 
General information concerning the SAB can be found on the EPA Web site 
at http://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C., App. 2 (FACA), notice is hereby given that the 
EPA Science Advisory Board will hold a public meeting to receive 
briefings on Agency and Federal advisory committee science activities 
and continue the SAB's discussions with EPA's Office of Research and 
Development (ORD) concerning ORD's strategic research directions. 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 will comply with 
the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural 
policies.
    The chartered SAB is holding this meeting to receive briefings 
from: (a) Liaison members who chair other Federal advisory committees 
that address priority Agency science activities and (b) Agency 
representatives on EPA's Gulf Oil Spill science activities. In 
addition, EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) had requested 
SAB advice on strategic research directions over the next five years to 
support EPA's mission and priorities. The chartered SAB initiated 
discussions on November 9-10, 2009 (74 FR 52805-52806) and April 5-6, 
2010 (75 FR 11883-11884) and provided an interim report on this topic, 
``Office of Research and Development Strategic Research Directions and 
Integrated Transdisciplinary Research'' (EPA-SAB-10-010), available on 
the SAB Web site at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/
E989ECFC125966428525775B0047BE1A/$File/EPA-SAB-10-010-unsigned.pdf. The 
SAB will continue its discussion with ORD about how to develop 
additional advice for EPA on this advisory topic. The SAB will also 
conduct a quality review of a draft report making recommendations to 
the Administrator concerning nominations for the Agency's Fiscal Year 
2010 Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: A meeting agenda and other 
materials for the meeting will be placed on the SAB Web site at http://epa.gov/sab.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the 
public may submit relevant written or oral information for 
consideration on the topics included in this advisory activity. Oral 
Statements: To be placed on the public speaker list for the September 
21-22, 2010 meeting, interested parties should notify Dr. Angela 
Nugent, DFO, by e-mail no later than September 14, 2010. Individuals 
making oral statements will be limited to five minutes per speaker. 
Written Statements: Written statements for the September 21-22, 2010 
meeting should be received in the SAB Staff Office by than September 
14, 2010, so that the information may be made available to the SAB for 
its consideration prior to this meeting. 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, WordPerfect, MS PowerPoint, or Rich 
Text files in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format). Submitters are asked 
to provide electronic 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. Nugent 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: August 24, 2010.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2010-21546 Filed 8-27-10; 8:45 am]
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