98-34821. Science Advisory Board; Public Advisory Committee Meetings

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 1 (Monday, January 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 166-167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34821]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6214-6]


Science Advisory Board; Public Advisory Committee Meetings

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, notice is hereby given that two Committees of the Science Advisory 
Board (SAB) will meet on the dates and times described below. All times 
noted are Eastern Time. All meetings are open to the public, however, 
seating is limited and available on a first come basis. Documents that 
are the subject of SAB reviews are normally available from the 
originating U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) office and are 
not available from the SAB Office. Public drafts of SAB reports are 
available to the Agency and the public from the SAB office. Details on 
availability are noted below.

1. Ecological Risk Subcommittee (ERS) of the SAB's Integrated Risk 
Project (IRP)--Teleconference

    The Ecological Risk Subcommittee (ERS) of the SAB's Integrated Risk 
Project (IRP) will hold a working meeting via teleconference on Tuesday 
January 26, 1999, from 1:00-3:00 pm. The meeting will be held in the 
SAB Conference Room (Room 3709), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 
20460. A limited number of teleconference lines will be available on a 
first come, first served basis for interested members of the public. 
The purpose of the working meeting will be to brief staff from the 
Agency's Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) on the draft 
methodology developed by the ERS for ranking ecological risks. The ERS 
was formed as part of the SAB's Integrated Risk Project, a multi-year 
SAB effort to update the 1990 report, Reducing Risk. The IRP full 
report, including the ERS chapter, is expected to be released for peer 
review this winter. A draft of the report was released April 1, 1998, 
and this draft will form the basis of the ERS discussion at this 
teleconference meeting.
    For Further Information: Copies of the draft ERS chapter are 
available from Ms. Mary Winston, Science Advisory Board, telephone 
[phone]; FAX [phone], or E-mail at [e-mail]. 
Anyone interested in participating in the meeting should contact Ms. 
Stephanie Sanzone, Designated Federal Officer (DFO) for the ERS, no 
later than 4:00 pm on January 21, 1999 at: USEPA, Science Advisory 
Board (1400), Washington, DC 20460, [phone], FAX [phone], 
or via E-Mail at [e-mail].

2. Science Advisory Board's (SAB) Executive Committee (EC)

    The Science Advisory Board's (SAB) Executive Committee (EC) will 
meet on Wednesday, January 27, and Thursday, January 28, 1999. The 
meeting will convene each day at 8:30 am, in the Administrator's 
Conference Room 1103 West Tower of the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency Headquarters Building at 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460, 
and adjourn no later than 5:30 pm on each day.
    At this meeting, the Executive Committee will receive updates from 
its committees and subcommittees concerning their recent and planned 
activities. As part of these updates, some committees will present 
draft reports for Executive Committee review and approval. Copies of 
these drafts will be available on the SAB Website (see below for site 
address) two weeks prior to the meeting or may be obtained from Ms. 
Tillery-Gadson (see address below).
    In addition, the Board anticipates interacting with various senior 
Agency officials on issues of general interest, as well as issues 
currently before or proposed for future Board consideration.
    For Further Information: Any member of the public wishing further 
information concerning the meeting or who wishes to submit comments 
should contact Dr. Donald G. Barnes, Designated Federal Officer for the 
Executive Committee, Science Advisory Board (1400), U.S. EPA, 
Washington, DC 20460, phone [phone]; fax [phone]; or via 
Email at: [e-mail]. Copies of the draft meeting agenda and 
the draft reports will be available on the SAB Website (www.epa.gov/
sab) approximately two weeks prior to the meeting. Alternatively, these 
materials can be obtained from Ms. Priscilla Tillery-Gadson at the 
above phone and fax numbers or via Email: [e-mail].

Providing Oral or Written Comments at SAB Meetings

    The Science Advisory Board expects that public statements presented 
at its meetings will not be repetitive of previously submitted oral or 
written statements. In general, each individual or group making an oral 
presentation will be limited to a total time of ten minutes. For 
conference call meetings,

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opportunities for oral comment will be limited to no more than five 
minutes per speaker and no more than fifteen minutes total. Written 
comments (at least 35 copies) received in the SAB Staff Office 
sufficiently prior to the meeting date, may be mailed to the 
Subcommittee prior to its meeting; comments received too close to the 
meeting date will normally be provided to the Subcommittee at its 
meeting. Written comments may be provided to the Subcommittee up until 
the time of the meeting.
    Information concerning the Science Advisory Board, its structure, 
function, and composition, may be found in The FY1998 Annual Report of 
the Staff Director which is available from the SAB Committee Evaluation 
and Support Staff (CESS) by contacting US EPA, Science Advisory Board 
(1400), Attention: CESS, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460 or via 
fax [phone]. Additional information concerning the SAB can be 
found on the SAB Website at: http://www.epa.gov/sab
    Individuals requiring special accommodation at this meeting, 
including wheelchair access, should contact the relevant DFO at least 
five business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate 
arrangements can be made.

    Dated: December 23, 1998.
A. Robert Flaak,
Acting Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.
[FR Doc. 98-34821 Filed 12-31-98; 8:45 am]
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