99-16234. Science Advisory Board; Notification of Public Advisory Committee Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 122 (Friday, June 25, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34236-34237]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16234]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Science Advisory Board; Notification of Public Advisory Committee 
Meeting

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-463, 
notice is hereby given that the Science Advisory Board's (SAB) 
Environmental Economics Advisory Committee (EEAC) will conduct a public 
teleconference meeting on Tuesday, July 27, 1999, between the hours of 
10:00 am and 12:00 noon, Eastern Time.
    The meeting will be coordinated through a conference call 
connection in Room 3709 of the Waterside Mall, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, 401 M Street SW, Washington, DC 20460. 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. Dorothy Clark at [phone], or via 
e-mail at: [e-mail]> by July 16, 1999. During this 
meeting the EEAC plans to complete its review of the EPA's economic 
analysis guidelines.

Background Information on Economic Analysis Guidelines

    The Environmental Economics Advisory Committee (EEAC or the 
Committee) was asked to review the revised Guidelines for Preparing 
Economic Analyses, a document produced under the direction of the EPA's 
Regulatory Policy Council. The guidelines are designed to reflect 
Agency policy on the conduct of the economic analyses called for under 
applicable legislative and administrative requirements, including, but 
not limited to Executive Order 12866. These guidelines are intended to 
provide EPA analysts with a concise but thorough treatment of 
mainstream thinking on important technical issues so that they can 
conduct credible and consistent economic analyses. The guidelines refer 
to methods and practices that are commonly accepted in the 
environmental economics profession; however, they are not intended to 
preclude new or innovative forms of analysis. The guidelines are shaped 
by administrative and statutory requirements that contain direct 
references to the development of economic information during the 
development of regulations (e.g., evaluations of economic 
achievability).
    The EEAC was first briefed on the draft guidelines at its August 
19, 1998 meeting. Additional discussions occurred on the guidelines at 
the Committee's November 18, 1998 and April 20, 1999 meetings. At those 
meetings, the Agency presented information on, and then discussed with 
EEAC members, each section of the draft guidelines. (Please see 63 FR 
41821, August 5, 1998; 63 FR 57296, October 27, 1998; and 64 FR 14232, 
March 24, 1999 for further details.)

For Further Information

    Any member of the public wishing further information concerning the 
meeting or wishing to submit comments should contact Mr. Thomas O. 
Miller, Designated Federal Officer for the Environmental Economics 
Advisory Committee, Science Advisory Board (1400), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Washington DC 20460;

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telephone [phone]; FAX [phone]; or via e-mail at: 
[e-mail]>. Single copies of the guidelines information 
provided to the Committee can be obtained by contacting Mr. Brett 
Snyder, Director, Economy and Environment Division (2172), Office of 
Policy, US Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street SW., 
Washington DC 20460, telephone [phone], fax [phone]; or 
via email at: [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 
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, or 
mailed soon after receipt by the Agency.
    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 Mr. Miller at least five business days prior to the meeting so 
that appropriate arrangements can be made.

    Dated: June 16, 1999.
A. Robert Flaak,
Acting Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.
[FR Doc. 99-16234 Filed 6-24-99; 8:45 am]
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