Science Advisory Board Notification of Public Advisory Committee Meeting, Open Meetings

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5178-4]

Science Advisory Board Notification of Public Advisory Committee

Meeting, Open Meetings

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463,

notice is hereby given that various Committees and Subcommittees of the

Science Advisory Board will meet as follows:

(1) The Science Advisory Board's (SAB's) Executive Committee, will

conduct a meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 10-11, 1995. The

meeting will be held in the Administrator's Conference Room 1103 West

Tower at the Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street SW,

Washington, DC 20460. It will begin at 8:30 a.m. and adjourn not later

than 5:00 p.m. on each day.

At this meeting the Executive Committee will receive updates from

each of its 10 standing committees, as well as its special

subcommittees.

The EC will also examine procedural issues. Tim Fields, Deputy

Assistant Administrator for the office of Solid Waste and Emergency

Response, will discuss the experience of SAB's being involved in site-

specific cases. Representatives of the Agency's Management and

Operations staff will report on their findings in a study of the

operation of the Office of the SAB.

Additional topics on the agenda include status reports on the

Agency's ecological risk assessment guidelines and on the Agency's

development of new methodology for economic analysis. The Deputy

Administrator will also seek the EC's views on the Presidential-

initiated review of Agency's regulations. Representatives of various

offices will provide background information on the emerging state of

environmental protection at the state, national, and international

levels.

The meeting is open to the public. Any member of the public wishing

further information concerning the meeting or who wishes to submit

comments should contact Dr. Donald G. Barnes, Designated Federal

Official for the Executive Committee (1400), U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Washington, DC 20460 at 202-260-4126; FAX 202-260-

9232; and INTERNET [email protected]. Limited unreserved

seating will be available at the meeting.

(2) The Acid Deposition Effects Subcommittee of the Ecological

Processes and Effects Committee (EPEC) will meet on April 12-13, 1995,

at the Quality Hotel Capitol Hill, 415 New Jersey Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20001, telephone (202) 638-1616. The purpose of the

meeting is to review the Agency's draft Acid Deposition Standard

Feasibility Study Report to Congress. The Subcommittee will meet 8:30

am to 5:00 pm on April 12 and from 8:00 am to 10:00 am on April 13.

[[Page 15762]] The meeting will be open to the public, but seating will

be on a first-come basis.

Background: The Report to Congress was mandated by Title IV of the

Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 and is intended to address the

feasibility and effectiveness of an acid deposition standard to protect

sensitive and critically sensitive aquatic and terrestrial resources.

The report, which has been released by the Agency for public comment

(Federal Register, February 10, 1995, vol. 60, no. 28, p. 7965; comment

period subsequently extended to April 1), projects acid deposition and

effects under varying scenarios using the Regional Acid Deposition

Model (RADM) and the Model for Acidification of Groundwater in

Catchments (MAGIC). Effects from both nitrogen and sulfur deposition

are considered. The Charge to the Subcommittee includes the following

questions: (1) Have the models been applied in a credible manner and/or

within the bounds of applicability for the scientific analyses and

assessments in the report? (2) Have the modeling results been

appropriately integrated? In what ways might the integration be

improved? (3) Are the conclusions drawn in the study consistent with

the state of the science and the state of modeling? (4) What

conclusions are insupportable or weak? For what reasons? How might they

be improved? (5) Are there important conclusions from prior modeling

reports that should be included in the report? (6) Have the scientific

uncertainties associated with the conclusions drawn in the study been

adequately characterized? If not, what approaches are suggested?

Additional Information: To obtain a meeting agenda, contact Ms.

Constance Valentine, Science Advisory Board, 401 M Street, SW (1400F),

Washington, DC 20460, telephone (202) 260-6552, FAX (202) 260-7118, or

via the Internet at [email protected]. To obtain a copy

of the draft Acid Deposition Standard Feasibility Report to Congress,

contact the Office of Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center

at (202) 260-7548/7549 or at FAX (202) 260-4400 and refer to Docket AR-

95-01.

Anyone wishing to make an oral presentation to the Subcommittee

regarding the draft Report to Congress must notify Stephanie Sanzone,

Designated Federal Officer for EPEC, at telephone (202) 260-6557, FAX

(202) 260-7118, or via the INTERNET at

[email protected]. The request should identify the name

of the individual who will make the presentation and an outline of the

issues to be addressed.

(3) The Physical Effects Review Subcommittee (CAACACPERS) of the

Clean Air Act Compliance Analysis Council (CAACAC) will conduct a brief

teleconference meeting on Wednesday, April 12, 1995 from 2:00 p.m. to

3:00 p.m. eastern time. In the teleconference, the CAACACPERS will

discuss its draft report resulting from a public meeting held on

November 15 and 16, 1994 (See Federal Register, Vol. 59, No. 191,

Tuesday, October 4, 1994, pp. 50599-50601, relating to review drafts of

the Physical Effects Documents pertaining to section 812 of the Clean

Air Act (CAA), namely (1) Ozone, (2) Sulphur Oxides, (3) Particulate

Matter, (4) Carbon Monoxide, (5) Nitrogen Oxides, and (6) Lead, and a

draft methodology document, which outlines the overall strategy of this

effort. The proposed charge to the CAACACPERS relating to this review

is listed in the October 4, 1994, Federal Register notice.

The CAACACPERS will also discuss with Agency staff additional

supporting documentation regarding the overall Physical Effects review

process; and to plan for a possible additional review for mid-May, to

be held in Washington, DC, metropolitan area.

For copies of the Agency's draft section 812 CAA draft documents,

please contact Ms. Eileen Pritchard, Secretary, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Office of Policy Planning and Evaluation (OPPE),

Economic Analysis and Innovation Division (Mail Code 2127), 401 M

Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460. Tel. (202) 260-3354, and FAX (202)

260-5732. Any member of the public desiring to participate in the

teleconference, desiring additional information about the meeting, or

desiring to obtain copies of the agenda and other information about the

conduct of the meeting, or to request time on the agenda for public

comments, please contact Dr. K. Jack Kooyoomjian, Designated Federal

Official, or Ms. Diana Pozun, Staff Secretary, Science Advisory Board

(1400F), US EPA, 401 M Street, SW, Washington DC 20460, by telephone at

(202) 260-6552 or FAX at (202) 260-7118, or via the INTERNET at:

[email protected] Gov.

(4) The Ecological Processes and Effects Committee will meet on

April 13, 1995, beginning at 10:00 a.m. and ending no later than 4:00

p.m., at the Quality Hotel Capitol Hill, 415 New Jersey Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC. The purpose of the meeting is to receive a briefing on

the Agency's development of draft Ecological Risk Assessment

Guidelines, and to engage in a consultation with Agency staff on a

proposal to establish a network of ecosystem index sites as part of the

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP). The SAB has

developed the consultation as a mechanism to advise the Agency on

technical issues that should be considered in the development of

regulations, guidelines or technical guidance before the Agency has

taken a position.

Additional Information: To obtain a meeting agenda, contact Ms.

Constance Valentine, Science Advisory Board, 401 M Street, SW (1400F),

Washington, DC 20460, telephone (202) 260-6552, FAX (202) 260-7118, or

via the Internet at [email protected].

Anyone wishing to make an oral presentation to the Subcommittee

regarding the topic under review must notify Stephanie Sanzone,

Designated Federal Officer for EPEC, at telephone (202) 260-6557, FAX

(202) 260-7118, or via the INTERNET at

[email protected]. The request should identify the name

of the individual who will make the presentation and an outline of the

issues to be addressed.

(5) The Hazardous Waste Identification Rule (HWIR) Subcommittee of

the SAB Executive Committee will meet on April 26-27, 1995, at the

Governor's House Hotel, 1615 Rhode Island Ave., NW, Washington DC,

20036, telephone (202) 296-2100. The Subcommittee will meet from 8:30

am to 5:00 p.m. on April 26 and from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on April

27. The meeting will be open to the public, but seating will be on a

first-come basis.

Background: The purpose of the meeting is to review the Agency's

draft multi-media, multi-pathway risk analysis being developed to

support the proposed Hazardous Waste Identification Rule (HWIR); the

purpose of HWIR is to specify those conditions under which materials

designated as hazardous waste may be declassified as such and therefore

no longer subject to the constraints of hazardous waste management. The

Executive Committee established an ad hoc subcommittee for this review

in order to adequately consider the multiple routes of fate, transport,

and exposure of humans, plus ecological effects of wastes. The Charge

to the Subcommittee includes examination of the approaches for

assessing fate and transport of waste constituents, ecological exposure

and effects, and human exposure and effects. In addition, the Agency

has asked the Subcommittee to consider whether the approach taken for

determining high-end estimates will produce roughly comparable levels

of conservatism [[Page 15763]] across the different pathways and

receptors being considered.

Additional Information: To obtain a copy of the review document,

``Development of human health-based and ecologically-based exit

criteria for the Hazardous Waste Identification Project (HWIP),''

contact the RCRA Docket at (202) 260-9327. To obtain a meeting agenda,

contact Ms. Constance Valentine, Science Advisory Board, 401 M Street,

SW (1400F), Washington, DC 20460, telephone (202) 260-6552, FAX (202)

260-7118, or via the Internet at [email protected].

(6) The Environmental Economics Advisory Committee (EEAC) of the

Science Advisory Board will meet on April 27, 1995 at the Holiday Inn

Georgetown, 2101 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington DC 20007. The hotel

telephone number is (202) 338-4600.

Background: The meeting, which is open to the public, will start at

9:00 a.m., and adjourn no later than 5:00 p.m. Its main purpose is to

review reports drafted by the Committee on the resources for economic

analysis at the Environmental Protection Agency, and on methodology for

collecting information on the annual investment in pollution control

capital equipment and operations. The Committee may also consult with

Agency Staff from the Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation (OPPE)

on methodology underlying the OPPE ``Cost of Clean'' report.

Additional Information: An agenda for the meeting is available from

the Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460 (202-260-6552). Members

of the public desiring additional information about the conduct of the

meeting should contact Dr. Edward Bender, Designated Federal Official,

Environmental Economics Advisory Committee, by telephone at (202) 260-

2562, via Internet to [email protected], by facsimile to

(202) 260-7118, or by mail to the address noted above.

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, for teleconference call meetings,

opportunities for oral comment will be limited to no more than three

minutes per speaker and no more than fifteen minutes total. For

meetings other than teleconference calls, opportunities for oral

comment will be usually limited to five minutes per speaker and no more

than thirty minutes total. Written comments (at least 35 copies)

received in the SAB Staff Office sufficiently prior to a meeting date

(usually one week prior to a meeting or teleconference), 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.

To Obtain More Information on or Participate in the SAB Meetings

These meetings are open to the public, but seating or telephone

lines are limited and available on a first come basis. Any member of

the public wishing further information concerning the meetings, such as

a proposed agenda, or who wishes to submit oral to written comments (at

least 35 copies) should contact the appropriate Designated Federal

Official as listed above. Written inquiries can be sent to the

following address: 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 or meetings should contact the listed Designated

Federal Official no later than one week prior to the meeting of

teleconference in order to have time reserved on the agenda. The

Science Advisory Board expects that public statements presented at a

teleconference or meeting will not be repetitive of the previously

submitted oral or written statements. Written comments received in the

SAB Staff Office sufficiently prior to a meeting date (usally one week

prior to a meeting or teleconference), 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.

Dated: March 30, 1995.

Samuel Rodberg,

Acting Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.

[FR Doc. 95-7496 Filed 3-24-95; 8:45 am]

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