[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 20, 2011)]
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[FR Doc No: 2011-9576]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9297-7]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public 
Teleconference 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 a 
public teleconference of the chartered SAB on May 18, 2011 to conduct a 
quality review of a draft SAB report entitled ``SAB Review of EPA's 
Approach for Developing Lead Dust Hazard Standards for Residences 
(November 2010 Draft) and Approach for Developing Lead Dust Hazard 
Standards for Public and Commercial Buildings (November 2010 Draft).''

DATES: The public teleconference will be held on May 18, 2011 from 12 
p.m. to 3 p.m. (Eastern Time).

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to 
obtain general information concerning the public teleconference may 
contact Mr. Aaron Yeow, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone 
at (202) 564-2050 or e-mail at [email protected]. General information 
concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found on the EPA 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 the SAB will hold a public teleconference to conduct 
a quality review of a draft report entitled ``SAB Review of EPA's 
Approach for Developing Lead Dust Hazard Standards for Residences 
(November 2010 Draft) and Approach for Developing Lead Dust Hazard 
Standards for Public and Commercial Buildings (November 2010 Draft).'' 
The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB 
Staff Office procedural policies.
    Background: The SAB was asked to review and provide advice to EPA 
on EPA's ``Approach for Developing Lead Dust Hazard Standards for 
Residences (November 2010 Draft)'' and ``Approach for Developing Lead 
Dust Hazard Standards for Public and Commercial Buildings (November 
2010 Draft)'', which describe the approaches that EPA will use to 
support possible revision of existing residential lead-based paint dust 
hazard standards and the development of lead-based paint dust hazard 
standards for public and commercial buildings. To conduct this review, 
the SAB Staff Office requested public nominations of experts (75 FR 
6030-6031) and formed the ad hoc SAB Lead Review Panel. The Panel held 
a public meeting on July 6-7, 2010 (75 FR 31433-31434) to provide early 
consultative advice to EPA. The Panel held a public meeting on December 
6-7, 2010 (75 FR 69069) and a follow-up public teleconference on 
February 22, 2011 (76 FR 4660-4661) to peer review EPA's draft 
document. The SAB will conduct a quality review of the Panel's draft 
report, ``SAB Review of EPA's Approach for Developing Lead Dust Hazard 
Standards for Residences (November 2010 Draft) and Approach for 
Developing Lead Dust Hazard Standards for Public and Commercial 
Buildings (November 2010 Draft).'' Background information about this 
SAB advisory activity can be found on the SAB Web site at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/Lead%20Paint%20Hazard%20Standards?OpenDocument.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: The agenda and other materials 
in support of the teleconference will be placed on the SAB Web site at 
http://www.epa.gov/sab in advance of the teleconference.
    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 for a Federal advisory committee to consider 
as it develops advice for EPA. Input from the public to the SAB will 
have the most impact if it provides specific scientific or technical 
information or analysis for SAB panels to consider or if it relates to 
the clarity or accuracy of the technical information. Members of the 
public wishing to provide comment should contact the Designated Federal 
Officer directly. Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups 
requesting an oral presentation at a teleconference will be limited to 
three minutes. Interested parties should contact Mr. Aaron Yeow, DFO, 
in writing (preferably via e-mail) at the contact information noted 
above by May 11, 2011 to be placed on the list of public speakers for 
the teleconference. Written Statements: Written statements should be 
supplied to the DFO via e-mail at the contact information noted above 
by May 11, 2011 for the teleconference so that the information may be 
made available to the Panel members for their consideration. Written 
statements should be supplied in one of the following electronic 
formats: Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files 
in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format. It is the SAB Staff Office general 
policy to post written comments on the Web page for the advisory 
meeting or teleconference. Submitters are requested to provide an 
unsigned version of each document because the SAB Staff Office does not 
publish documents with signatures on its Web sites. Members of the 
public should be aware that their personal contact information, if 
included in any written comments, may be posted to the SAB Web site. 
Copyrighted material will not be posted without explicit permission of 
the copyright holder.
    Accessibility: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, please contact Mr. Aaron Yeow at (202) 
564-2050 or [email protected]. To request accommodation of a 
disability, please contact Mr. Yeow preferably at least ten days prior 
to the teleconference to give EPA as much time as possible to process 
your request.

    Dated: April 13, 2011.
Anthony Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2011-9576 Filed 4-19-11; 8:45 am]
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