99-26323. Science Advisory Board; Emergency Notification of Public Advisory Committee Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 194 (Thursday, October 7, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54626-54627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-26323]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6454-5]


Science Advisory Board; Emergency Notification of Public Advisory 
Committee Meeting

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-463, 
notice is hereby given that the Advisory Council on Clean Air 
Compliance Analysis of the Science Advisory Board (SAB) will hold a 
public teleconference on Friday, October 15, 1999, from 11:30 AM-1:00 
PM Eastern time. The meeting will be coordinated through a conference 
call connection in room 6013 at the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency (US EPA), Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 
North Lobby, Washington, DC 20004 (Federal Triangle Metro Stop). The 
public is welcome to attend the meeting physically or through a 
telephonic link. Additional instructions about how to participate in 
the conference call can be obtained by calling Ms. Diana Pozun (see 
below).
    At this public teleconference, the Council will complete its review 
of the draft The Benefits and Costs of the Clean Air Act, 1990 to 2010; 
EPA Report to Congress (EPA, Office of Air and Radiation and Office of 
Policy, August 1999), prepared by the Agency as part of implementing 
section 812 of the Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) of 1990. An initial 
discussion of this review occurred at the Council public teleconference 
on Friday, October 1, 1999 (see 64 FR 46189, August 24, 1999).
    The public can find background on the Prospective Study and 
previous meetings this year of the Council and its subcommittees in the 
Federal Register (see 64 FR 15160, March 30, 1999; 64 FR 30516-30517, 
June 8, 1999; 64 FR 31572-31575, June 11, 1999). For further 
information concerning the teleconference described in this section, 
please contact the individuals listed below.

For Further Information Contact

    (a) Contacting Program Office Staff and Obtaining Review 
Materials--To obtain copies of the final draft CAA Section 812 
Prospective Study, please contact Ms. Catrice Jefferson, Office 
Manager, Office of Policy Analysis and Review (OPAR), (Mail Code 
6103A), US Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW, 
Washington, DC 20460. Tel. [phone]; FAX [phone], or via 
e-mail at [e-mail]. To discuss technical 
aspects of the final draft document, please contact Mr. James DeMocker, 
Office of Policy Analysis and Review (OPAR) (Mail Code 6103A), US 
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 
20460. Tel. [phone]; FAX [phone], or via e-mail at: 
[e-mail].
    (b) Contacting SAB Staff and Obtaining Meeting Information--To 
obtain copies of the meeting agenda or Council roster, please contact 
Ms. Diana L. Pozun, Management Assistant to the Council, Science 
Advisory Board (1400A), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Washington, DC 20460; at Tel. [phone]; FAX [phone]; or 
via e-mail: [e-mail]>. To discuss technical or logistical 
aspects of the Council review process, please contact Dr. Angela Nugent 
at Tel. [phone]; or via e-mail: [e-mail]>), 
Designated Federal Officer (DFO) to the Council, Science Advisory Board 
(1400A), U.S.

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Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC 20460. To obtain 
information concerning the teleconference and how to participate in the 
Conference Room location or to call in, please contact Ms. Pozun.
    (c) Providing Public Comments to the SAB--To request time to 
provide brief oral comments at the meeting, please contact Ms. Diana L. 
Pozun in writing by mail, FAX or e-Mail at the addresses given above no 
later than 12 noon by Tuesday, October 12, 1999. Please be sure to 
provide a summary of the issue you intend to present, your name and 
address (include phone, fax and e-mail) and the organization (if any) 
you will represent. Written comments should be submitted to Ms. Pozun 
at the above address prior to the meeting date.

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 
teleconference meetings, opportunities for oral comment will usually be 
limited to no more than three 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 a meeting date (usually 
one week before the meeting), may be mailed to the relevant SAB 
committee or subcommittee; comments received too close to the meeting 
date will normally be provided to the committee at its meeting.
    Additional information concerning the Science Advisory Board, its 
structure, function, and composition, may be found on the SAB Website 
(http://www.epa.gov/sab) and in The Annual Report of the Staff Director 
which is available from the SAB Publications Staff at [phone] or 
via fax at [phone].

Meeting Access

    Individuals requiring special accommodation at this teleconference 
meeting, including wheelchair access to the conference room, should 
contact the appropriate DFO at least five business days prior to the 
meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

    Dated: October 4, 1999.
Donald G. Barnes, Ph.D.,
Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.
[FR Doc. 99-26323 Filed 10-6-99; 8:45 am]
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