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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5121-1]
Science Advisory Board; Notification of Public Advisory Committee
Meeting(s); Open Meeting(s)
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463,
notice is hereby given that several committees of the Science Advisory
Board (SAB) will meet on the dates and times described below. All times
noted are Eastern Time. Documents that are the subject of SAB reviews
are normally available from the originating EPA office and are not
available from the SAB Office.
Toxics Reporting Subcommittee
The Toxics Reporting Subcommittee of the Ecological Processes and
Effects Committee of the Science Advisory Board (SAB) will conduct a
public meeting on January 4, 1995 at the Courtyard By Marriott, 2899
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA from 8:30 am until 12:00 noon.
The Toxics Reporting Subcommittee will review technical information
from the Environmental Protection Agency and public commenters related
to the toxicity of ammonia and the criteria for listing compounds such
as ammonium sulfate on the Toxics Release Inventory. The SAB has been
asked to address the following two questions: 1. What is the most
appropriate way to report releases of aqueous ammonia under the
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to Know Act (EPCRA) section 313:
as unionized ammonia or as total ammonia, and 2. Does total ammonia
meet the EPCRA section 313 listing criteria?
Written comments should be submitted to the Designated Federal
Official listed below on or before December 19 in order to allow the
Subcommittee an opportunity to review them prior to the meeting. Oral
comments at the meeting will be limited to five minutes and should be
focused on scientific information and data related to the environmental
risks of total ammonia, ionized ammonia, and the fate of ammonia
compounds in water.
Sediment Criteria Subcommittee
The Sediment Criteria Subcommittee of the Ecological Processes and
Effects Committee of the Science Advisory Board (SAB) will conduct a
public meeting on January 4-6, 1995 at the Courtyard by Marriott, 2899
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA. The meeting will begin at 1:30
pm and end at 5:00 pm on January 4. On January 5, it will begin at 8:30
am until 5:00 pm. On January 6, the Subcommittee will conduct a public
writing session that will end no later than 5:00 pm.
The Sediment Criteria Subcommittee will review the Agency's
approach and its scientific basis for evaluating sediments for metal
toxicity using Simultaneously Extracted Metals/Acid Volatile Sulfate
(SEM/AVS) ratios and interstitial water concentrations. The
Subcommittee will receive briefings on the results of field and
laboratory research conducted in freshwater and marine environments.
Experiments will include data on bioaccumulation, colonization and
studies of the correlation between AVS and sediment organic carbon, the
oxidation of metal sulfides and pore water sampling. Finally, the
Agency staff will discuss proposed sediment quality criteria for
several metals. Members of the public interested in copies of the
briefing materials provided to the SAB should contact the Office of
Water Resource Center at 202-260-7786 and request the ``SAB Briefing
Document for Metals Sediment Quality''.
Written comments should be submitted to the Designated Federal
Official listed below on or before December 19 in order to allow the
Subcommittee an opportunity to review them prior to the meeting. Oral
comments at the meeting will be limited to five minutes and should be
focused on scientific information and data related to the validity of
the SEM/AVS methodology for deriving sediment quality.
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 five minutes.
Opportunities for oral comment will be limited to no more than five
minutes per speaker or longer at the discretion of the Chair. Written
comments (at least 25 copies) received in the SAB Staff Office
sufficiently prior to a meeting date, may be mailed to the relevant SAB
committee or subcommittee prior to its meeting; comments received too
close to the meeting date will normally be provided to the committee at
its meeting. Commenters are encouraged to bring copies of their
comments for distribution to the audience at the meeting. Written
comments may be provided to the relevant committee or subcommittee up
until the time of the meeting.
Any member of the public wishing further information concerning the
meetings or who wishes to submit oral or written comments (at least 25
copies) should contact Dr. Edward Bender, Designated Federal Official,
Science Advisory Board (Mail Code 1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone (202) 260-
2562; FAX (202) 260-7118, or via the Internet at
BENDER.EDWARD.EPAMAIL.EPA. GOV. The meetings are open to the public,
but seating is limited and available on a first come basis.
Dated: December 1, 1994.
A. Robert Flaak,
Acting Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.
[FR Doc. 94-30736 Filed 12-13-94; 8:45 am]
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