[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 210 (Monday, November 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58840-58841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28500]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-6467-8]
Science Advisory Board Executive Committee; Notification of
Public Advisory Committee Meetings
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463,
notice is hereby given that the Science Advisory Board's (SAB)
Executive Committee (EC) will conduct two meetings as described below.
Both meetings will be held in Conference Room 6013 in the Ariel Rios
North Building at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
located at 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 (the
building entrance is adjacent to the Federal Triangle Metro Stop on
12th Street). For directions and further information concerning the
meetings, please contact the individuals given below. The meetings are
open to the public; however, seating is limited and available on a
first-come basis.
1. Executive Committee Teleconference
The Executive Committee (EC) will hold a public teleconference
meeting on Monday, November 22, 1999, between the hours of 11 am-1 pm
(Eastern Standard Time). The meeting will be coordinated through a
conference call connection located in Room 6013 of the Ariel Rios
Building (see above for address). The public is welcome to attend the
meeting physically or through telephonic link. Additional instructions
about how to participate in the conference call can be obtained by
calling Ms. Priscilla Tillery-Gadson at (202) 564-4533, or via e-mail
at: tillery.priscilla@epa.gov> by November 18, 1999.
At this meeting, the Executive Committee tentatively plans to
review reports from at least two of its Committees/Subcommittee: (a) EC
Subcommittee's Review of the ``EPA's Per Capita Water Ingestion
Estimates for the United States'' and (b) Research Strategies Advisory
Committee's Review of the Agency's Peer Review Process.
2. Executive Committee Meeting
The Executive Committee (EC) will conduct a public meeting on
Monday and Tuesday, November 29-30, 1999. The meeting will convene each
day at 8:30 am and will adjourn no later than 5:30 pm (Eastern Standard
Time). At this meeting, the EC 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
EC review and approval. Tentatively anticipated drafts include, but are
not limited to the following:
(a) Executive Subcommittee: Review of the Treatment of Children in
EPA's Cancer Risk Assessment Guidelines.
(b) Ecological Processes and Effects Committee: (1) Review of
Methodology for Assessing Metals in Sediments; and (2) Review of Biotic
Ligand Model for Metals in Water Column.
Other items on the agenda tentatively include, but are not limited
to the following:
(c) Discussions with the Deputy Administrator, Assistant
Administrator for Research and Development, and Director of the Office
of Science and Policy Coordination.
(d) Discussion with Dr. Mark Powell of Resources for the Future
regarding his recent publication: ``Science at EPA.''
(e) Procedural matters, including conflict-of-interest regulations,
production of timely reports, interaction with non-Panel members during
reviews, and iterative approach to providing advice.
(f) Planning considerations, including further reviews of peer
review process, increased involvement of social sciences in SAB
activities, and possible participation in multi-agency conference on
the impact of the environment on human health.
(g) An extended discussion with Agency leaders about the role of
science in the agency's new approaches to environmental protection;
e.g., stakeholder processes, place-based projects, Common Sense
Initiative, etc.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION--Any member of the public wishing further
information concerning either meeting or who wishes to submit comments
should contact Dr. Donald G. Barnes, Designated Federal Officer (DFO)
for the Executive Committee, Science Advisory Board (1400A), U.S. EPA,
401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone (202) 564-4533; FAX
(202) 501-0323; or via e-mail at: barnes.don@epa.gov>. Copies of the
draft meeting agendas and the draft reports will be available on the
SAB Website (http://www.epa.gov/sab) at least one week prior to the
meetings.
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 (three
minutes each and a total time of 15 minutes for teleconferences).
Written comments (at least 35 copies)
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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,
or mailed soon after receipt by the Agency. Written comments may be
provided to the relevant committee or subcommittee up until the time of
the 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 (202) 564-4533 or
via fax at (202) 501-0256.
Meeting Access
Individuals requiring special accommodation at this meeting,
including wheelchair access, should contact Dr. Barnes at least five
business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can
be made.
Dated: October 26, 1999.
Donald G. Barnes,
Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.
[FR Doc. 99-28500 Filed 10-29-99; 8:45 am]
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