99-2784. Science Advisory Board; Notification of Three Public Meetings; February 24, February 25-26, and March 16, 1999

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 24 (Friday, February 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5793-5794]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2784]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Science Advisory Board; Notification of Three Public Meetings; 
February 24, February 25-26, and March 16, 1999

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, 
notice is hereby given of the following three Federal Advisory 
Committee meetings: (a) The Science Advisory Board's (SAB) 
Environmental Engineering Committee (EEC), will meet Wednesday February 
24, 1999; (b) the EEC's Wet Weather Flows and Urban Infrastructure 
Subcommittee will meet Thursday and Friday, February 25-26, 1999 (both 
meetings will be held in Room 3709 of the Mall at the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street SW, Washington, DC 
20460); and (c) the EEC's Statistical Consultation Subcommittee will 
meet Tuesday March 16, 1999 (in Conference room A on the eleventh floor 
of Crystal Gateway One, 1235 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA). 
These meetings will begin no earlier than 8:00 am and adjourn no later 
than 6:30 pm Eastern Time and are open to the public. Due to limited 
space, seating will be on a first-come basis. For further information 
concerning this meeting, please contact the individuals listed below. 
Documents that are the subject of SAB reviews are normally available 
from the originating EPA office and are not available from the SAB 
Office.

1. Environmental Engineering Committee (EEC)

    No reviews are being conducted on February 24. At this meeting the 
Committee expects to discuss a preliminary draft commentary on sources 
of particulate matter (PM2.5). The Committee will discuss several 
potential future actions including: (a) Invited presentations on 
barriers to pollution prevention at the June meeting; (b) invited 
presentations on sediments; (c) the pros and cons of holding a quality 
colloquium; and (d) evolving opportunities for possible collaboration 
with other advisory groups. If the opportunity arises, there may also 
be briefings by and discussions with the Agency on various topics of 
mutual interest.

2. EEC's Wet Weather Flows and Urban Infrastructure Subcommittee

    The Wet Weather Flows and Urban Infrastructure Subcommittee will 
meet February 25-26 to review the 1996 Risk Management Plan for Wet 
Weather Flows and the 1997 Urban Infrastructure Research Plan--Water 
and Wastewater Issues with special emphasis on the state of the science 
writeups, research questions, and research needs. The Subcommittee will 
evaluate both the scientific directions and scientific quality taking 
into account research others are doing and what the Office of Water's 
needs are. The Wet Weather Flows research areas are: (a) 
Characterization and problem assessment; (b) watershed management; (c) 
toxic substance impacts and control; (d) control technologies; and (e) 
infrastructure improvement. Copies of the materials to be reviewed can 
be obtained from Diana Meola, Branch Secretary, at TEL: [phone], 
FAX: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]> or Daniel Sullivan, 
P.E., Chief of the Urban Watershed Management Branch at TEL: (732) 321-
6677, e-mail: [e-mail]>. Copies of any hand-outs 
distributed at the meeting in the course of these briefings will be 
available subsequently through Ms. Mary Winston, address below.

3. EEC's Statistical Consultation Subcommittee

    The purpose of the March 16 meeting is to provide a consultation 
for the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response on the advantages 
and disadvantages of various approaches for the development of cleanup 
goals at waste sites, emphasizing those of average or ``not to exceed'' 
concentrations.
    A ``Consultation'' is the SAB's means of conferring--in public 
session--with the Agency on a technical matter before the Agency has 
begun substantive work on that issue. The goal is to leaven EPA's 
thinking on an issue by brainstorming a variety of approaches to the 
problem very early in the development process. There is no attempt or 
intent to express an SAB consensus or to generate an SAB report. The 
Board, via a brief letter simply notifies the Administrator that a 
Consultation has taken place. The Board hopes this consultation will be 
of help to OSWER when it later develops guidance for risk managers on 
the appropriate application of ``risk-based'' cleanup levels. Because 
this is a consultation, there are no review documents. However, for 
background purposes, some brief descriptive documents can be obtained 
from Janine Dinan at TEL: [phone], FAX: [phone], or via 
e-mail [e-mail]>. Copies of any hand-outs distributed at 
the meeting in the course of these briefings will be available 
subsequently through Ms. Mary Winston, address below.
    Members of the public desiring additional information about the 
meetings should contact Kathleen White Conway, Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO), Environmental Engineering Committee, Science Advisory 
Board (1400), Room 3702L, U.S. EPA, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 
20460; telephone/voice mail at [phone]; fax at [phone]; 
or via e-mail at: [e-mail]>. A copy of the draft Agenda 
is available from Ms. Mary Winston at TEL: [phone]; FAX: (202) 
260-7118; or via e-Mail at: [e-mail]>.
    Members of the public who wish to make a brief oral presentation at 
the February 24 meeting or the February 25-26 meeting must contact Ms. 
Conway in writing (by letter, fax or e-mail--see previously stated 
information) no later than 12 noon Eastern Time, Wednesday, February 
17, 1998 in order to be included on the Agenda. Those wishing to do so 
at the March 16 meeting should contact Ms. Conway by 12 noon Eastern 
time Wednesday March 10. Public comments will be limited to ten minutes 
per speaker or organization. The request should identify the name of 
the individual making the presentation, the organization (if any) they 
will represent, any requirements for audio visual equipment (e.g., 
overhead projector, 35mm projector, chalkboard, etc), and at least 35 
copies of an outline of the issues to be addressed or of the 
presentation itself.

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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. Written 
comments (at least 35 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. 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 [phone] or 
via fax at [phone]. Individuals requiring special accommodation 
at SAB meetings, including wheelchair access, should contact the 
appropriate DFO at least five business days prior to the meeting so 
that appropriate arrangements can be made.

    Dated: January 28, 1999.
Donald G. Barnes,
Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.
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