[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3133-3134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1014]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public 
Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board Nutrient Criteria Review 
Panel

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 Nutrient Criteria Review Panel. The 
Panel will discuss its draft report reviewing EPA's technical support 
document on development of numeric nutrient criteria for Florida's 
estuarine and coastal waters, and southern canals.

DATES: The public teleconference will be held on Monday, February 7, 
2011, from 2 p.m. to 5 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 further information about this meeting may contact Ms. Stephanie 
Sanzone, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board 
Staff Office (1400R),
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20460; by telephone/voice mail: (202) 564-2067 or 
via e-mail at [email protected]. General information about the 
SAB is available on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2, notice is hereby given that the SAB 
Nutrient Criteria Review Panel will hold a public teleconference to 
discuss its draft review report on the EPA draft technical support 
document (TSD), Methods and Approaches for Deriving Numeric Criteria 
for Nitrogen/Phosphorus Pollution in Florida's Estuaries, Coastal 
Waters, and Southern Inland Flowing Waters. The draft TSD describes 
methods and approaches for developing numeric nutrient criteria for 
Florida's estuarine and coastal waters, downstream protection values in 
streams to protect those waters, and criteria for flowing waters in the 
south Florida region (including canals). The Nutrient Criteria Review 
Panel met on December 13-14, 2010 (75 FR 66759) to receive technical 
briefings from the Agency, hear public comments, and deliberate on 
responses to the charge questions posed by the Agency. The purpose of 
the February 7 teleconference is for the Panel to discuss its draft 
report on the review of EPA's draft TSD. Background on this advisory 
activity is available on the SAB Web site at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activities/FL%20Estuaries%20TSD?OpenDocument.
    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 Nutrient 
Criteria Review Panel will provide advice through the chartered SAB. 
The SAB Panel will comply with the provisions of FACA and all 
appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: The EPA draft technical support 
document is available on the SAB Web site at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activities/FL%20Estuaries%20TSD?OpenDocument. The EPA Office of Water technical 
contact for the draft TSD is Elizabeth Behl, at (202) 566-0788, or via 
e-mail at [email protected]. The draft Panel advisory report and the 
meeting agenda for the February teleconference will be posted on the 
SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab in advance of the meeting.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Public comment for 
consideration by EPA's Federal advisory committees and panels have a 
different purpose from public comment provided to EPA program offices. 
Therefore, the process for submitting comments to a Federal advisory 
committee is different from the process used to submit comments to an 
EPA program office.
    Federal advisory committees and panels, including scientific 
advisory committees, provide independent

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advice to EPA. Members of the public can submit comments for a Federal 
advisory committee to consider as it develops advice for EPA. They 
should send their comments directly to the Designated Federal Officer 
for the relevant advisory committee. Interested members of the public 
may submit written or oral information for the Panel to consider on the 
topics of this review. Oral Statements: In general, individuals or 
groups requesting an oral presentation at a public teleconference will 
be limited to three (3) minutes per speaker. Interested parties should 
contact Ms. Sanzone at the contact information provided above by 
February 1, 2011, to be placed on the public speaker list for the 
February 7, 2011 teleconference. Written Statements: Written statements 
should be received in the SAB Staff Office by February 1, 2011, so that 
the information can be made available to the Panel for their 
consideration prior to the meeting. Written statements should be 
supplied to the DFO via e-mail to [email protected] (acceptable 
file formats: Adobe Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, 
or Rich Text files in IBM-PC 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 Ms. Sanzone at (202) 564-
2067, or via e-mail at [email protected], preferably at least 
ten (10) days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as 
possible to process your request.

    Dated: December 11, 2011.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2011-1014 Filed 1-18-11; 8:45 am]
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