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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5052-5]
Science Advisory Board; Notification of Public Advisory Committee
Meetings; Open Meetings
(1) Radiation Environmental Futures Subcommittee Teleconference--August
29, 1994
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463,
notice is hereby given that the Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC) and
its Radiation Environmental Futures Subcommittee (REFS) of the Science
Advisory Board (SAB) will conduct a teleconference meeting on Monday,
August 29, 1994 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. eastern time. In this
teleconference meeting, the RAC intends to concur on technical edits to
its draft report on review of the topic of radiation environmental
futures for the purpose of closure by the full committee and to forward
the revised report to the SAB's Environmental Futures Committee (EFC)
for final approval at their September 13 and 14 meeting in Washington,
DC (see Federal Register, Vol. 59, No. 134, Thursday, July 14, 1994,
pp. 35927-35928). The August working draft will be made available to
the Agency or the public. The teleconference meeting is open to the
public and teleconference lines will be assigned on a first come basis.
Previous public meetings to discuss the topic of future issues in
environmental radiation include those held on May 4-6, 1994 (See
Federal Register, Vol. 59, No. 68, Friday, April 8, 1994, pp. 16809-
16811), June 20, July 11 and July 13 (See Federal Register, Vol. 59,
No. 106, Friday, June 3, 1994, pp. 28856-28857).
Any member of the public wishing further information, such as a
proposed agenda for the meeting, should contact Dr. K. Jack
Kooyoomjian, Designated Federal Official, or Ms. Dorothy Clark, Staff
Secretary; Science Advisory Board (1400-F); U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency; 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460, Phone:
(202) 260-6552 or FAX (202) 260-7118. Members of the public who wish to
make a brief oral presentation at the teleconference should contact Dr.
Kooyoomjian or Ms. Clark no later than August 24, 1994 in order to have
time reserved on the agenda. The Science Advisory Board expects that
public statements presented at the teleconference meeting 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 three minutes. Written comments (at least 24
copies) received by the SAB by August 22, 1994 may be mailed to the
SAB's RAC and REFS prior to the meeting; comments received after that
date will be provided to the RAC and the REFS as logistics allow.
(2) Marsh Management Subcommittee Meeting--September 7-8, 1994
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463,
notice is hereby given that the Marsh Management Subcommittee of the
Ecological Processes and Effects Committee (EPEC) will meet on
September 7-8, 1994, at the Gangplank Restaurant, 600 Water Street,
Washington, DC 20024, telephone (202) 554-5000. On September 7, the
meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end no later than 5 p.m. On
September 8, the meeting will begin at 8 a.m. and end no later than 4
p.m. Both days of the meeting will be open to the public. Due to
limited space, seating will be on a first-come basis.
On July 21, the Marsh Management Subcommittee met to begin a review
of the science underlying marsh management, defined as the use of water
control structures, berms, dikes etc. to modify the hydrology of marsh
systems. At the request of the Agency's Office of Water, the
Subcommittee has been established to evaluate the ecological
implications of marsh management practices in various types of marsh
ecosystems. EPA has formed a Marsh Management Steering Committee,
consisting of federal agencies with responsibilities for marsh
management, to refine a set of technical questions to be addressed by
the Subcommittee. On July 21, the Subcommittee heard presentations from
various federal and state agencies regarding relevant federal and state
policies and technical issues of concern and received public comments
on marsh management issues.
At the September 7-8 meeting, the Subcommittee will begin
developing written recommendations in response to the six questions
posed in the Charge to the Subcommittee: (1) Does structural marsh
management protect or create emergent vegetated wetlands? (2) To what
extent does structural marsh management impact the physical, biological
and/or chemical aspects of natural marsh-sustaining processes? (3) What
are the impacts of marsh management, if any, to estuarine fisheries,
waterfowl, and other fish and wildlife? (4) What are the cumulative
effects of numerous large-scale marsh management projects with respect
to emergent vegetation, accretion, fish and wildlife, and other
resources? (5) What are the gaps and the highest priorities for
research studies related to the effects of structural marsh management
projects, and for routine monitoring of such projects? (6) What
scientific or technical criteria should EPA use as part of the basis
for case-specific decision-making; or, as an alternative, what approach
should EPA take to develop such criteria?
Additional Information
Single copies of the briefing materials provided to the Marsh
Management Subcommittee may be obtained by calling the EPA Wetlands Hot
Line at 1-800-832-7828. Copies of these documents are NOT available
from the Science Advisory Board. Members of the public desiring
additional information about the meeting, including an agenda, should
contact Ms. Dorothy Clark, Staff Secretary, Science Advisory Board
(1400F), US EPA, 401 M Street, SW., Washington DC 20460, by telephone
at (202) 260-6552, fax at (202) 260-7118, or via the INTERNET at:
[email protected]
Anyone wishing to submit written comments must forward at least 35
copies to Ms. Stephanie Sanzone, Designated Federal Officer, no later
than August 24 for distribution to the Subcommittee and the interested
public.
Dated: August 5, 1994.
Stephanie Sanzone,
Acting Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.
[FR Doc. 94-20039 Filed 8-15-94; 8:45 am]
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