Science Advisory Board; Emergency Federal Register Notice of Public Meetings

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Science Advisory Board; Emergency Federal Register Notice of

Public Meetings

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

the Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis of the Science

Advisory Board (SAB) will hold a public teleconference on Tuesday, June

22, 1999, from 1:00-2:30 pm Eastern time.

At this teleconference the Council will review two draft Advisories

prepared by subcommittees of the Council. The first Advisory was

developed by the Air Quality Modeling Subcommittee (AQMS) of the

Council after the AQMS public meeting on May 4 & 5, 1999. The draft is

entitled The Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) Section 812 Prospective

Study of Costs and Benefits (1999): Advisory by the Air Quality Models

Subcommittee on Modeling and Emissions. The second Advisory was

developed by the Health and Ecological Effects Subcommittee (HEES) of

the Council after its public meeting on April 21 & 22, 1999. The draft

is entitled The Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) Section 812 Prospective

Study of Costs and Benefits (1999): Advisory by the Health and

Ecological Effects Subcommittee on Initial Assessments of Health and

Ecological Effects; Part 1. Both the AQMS Meeting and the HEES meeting

were announced in the Federal Register [See 64 15160 March 30, 1999].

For further information concerning the teleconference described in this

section, please contact the individuals listed below. This

Teleconference will be hosted out of the Science Advisory Board

Conference Room (Room M3709), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Washington DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

(a) Contacting Program Office Staff and Obtaining Review

Materials--To obtain copies of the draft documents pertaining to the

CAA Section 812 Prospective Study that had been submitted to the AQMS

or the HEES for their review, please contact Ms. Catrice Jefferson,

Office Manager, Office of Policy Analysis and Review (OPAR), (Mail Code

6103), US Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20460. Tel. (202) 260-5580; FAX (202) 260-9766, or via

e-mail at [email protected]>. To discuss technical aspects of

the draft document pertaining to the CAAA-90 Section 812 Prospective

Study: Report to Congress, please contact Mr. James DeMocker, Office of

Policy Analysis and Review (OPAR) (Mail Code 6103), US Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460. Tel. (202)

260-8980; FAX (202) 260-9766, or via e-mail at: [email protected]>.

(b) Contacting SAB Staff and Obtaining Meeting Information--To

obtain copies of the meeting agenda, rosters of participants, or copies

of the draft Advisories, please contact Ms. Diana L. Pozun, Management

Assistant to the Council, Science Advisory Board (1400), U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, Washington DC 20460; at Tel. (202)

260-8432; FAX (202) 260-7118; or via e-mail: [email protected]>. The

draft Advisories will also be posted on the SAB website at HTTP://

WWW.EPA.GOV/SAB. To discuss technical or logistical aspects of the

Council and its subcommittee review process or to submit written

comments, please contact Dr. Angela Nugent, Designated Federal Officer

(DFO) to the Council, Science Advisory Board (1400), U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Washington DC 20460, (Tel. (202) 260-4126; FAX (202)

260-7118; or via e-mail: [email protected]>), or Mr. Sam Rondberg,

DFO, at: Tel. (301) 812-2560; or via e-mail: [email protected]> (Mr.

Rondberg will be the DFO during the teleconference). To obtain

information concerning the teleconference and how to participate in the

SAB Conference Room or to call in, please contact Ms. Pozun.

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(c) Providing Public Comments to the SAB--To request time to

provide brief oral comments at the meeting, please contact Ms. Pozun in

writing by mail, FAX or e-mail at the address given above no later than

12 noon on Thursday, June 16, 1999. Please be sure to provide a summary

of the issue you intend to present, your name and address (incl. phone,

fax and e-mail) and the organization (if any) you will represent.

Providing Oral or Written Comments at SAB Meetings

The Science Advisory Board (SAB) expects that public statements

presented at its meetings will not be repetitive of previously

submitted oral or written statements. In general, opportunities for

oral comment at face-to-face meetings will be usually limited to ten

minutes per speaker. At teleconference meetings, speakers will be

usually limited to 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

prior to a meeting), may be mailed to the committees or its respective

subcommittees prior to its meeting; comments received too close to the

meeting date will normally be provided to the Council and its

subcommittees at the meeting. Written comments may be provided up until

the time of the meeting.

Dated: June 2, 1999.

John R Fowle. III,

Acting Director, Science Advisory Board.

[FR Doc. 99-14354 Filed 6-7-99; 8:45 am]

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