[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7198-7199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2876]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9264-6]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public 
Meeting of a Science Advisory Board Work Group

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a 
public meeting of a work group of the Chartered Science Advisory Board 
to discuss the President's FY 2012 Budget Request for the EPA Office of 
Research and Development.

DATES: The meeting dates are March 3, 2011 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. and 
March 4, 2011 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Four Points by Sheraton, 
1201 K Street, NW., Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to 
obtain general information concerning this public meeting should 
contact Dr. Angela Nugent, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA 
Science Advisory Board (1400R), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail: (202) 564-2218; fax: 
(202) 565-2098; 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 pursuant to the 
Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization 
Act (ERDAA), codified at 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), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is 
hereby given that a work group of the chartered SAB will hold a public 
meeting to discuss the President's requested Fiscal

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Year 2012 Budget to support EPA research needs. The SAB work group and 
the SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB 
Staff Office procedural policies.
    Background: The chartered SAB conducts a review of the EPA research 
budget annually and provides written comments to the EPA Administrator 
and to Congress, as requested, on the adequacy of EPA's requested 
research budget. At the meeting, a work group of the chartered SAB will 
receive briefings on the requested research budget for Fiscal Year 2012 
and develop a draft report for review by the full chartered SAB. The 
report will provide comments on the requested 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 agenda and other materials 
in support of the meeting will be placed on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab in advance.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Public comment for 
consideration by EPA's federal advisory committees and panels has 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 advice to EPA. Members of the 
public can submit comments on the topics included in this advisory 
activity and/or the group conducting the activity. They should send 
their comments directly to the Designated Federal Officer for the 
relevant advisory committee. Oral Statements: In general, individuals 
or groups requesting an oral presentation at a public meeting will be 
limited to five minutes per speaker, with no more than a total of one 
hour for all speakers. Interested parties should contact Dr. Nugent, 
DFO, in writing (preferably via e-mail) at the contact information 
noted above by February 28, 2011 to be placed on a list of public 
speakers for the meeting. Written Statements: Written statements should 
be received in the SAB Staff Office by February 28, 2011 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) 564-2218, 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: February 3, 2011,
Anthony Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2011-2876 Filed 2-8-11; 8:45 am]
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