Notification of Public Advisory Committee Meetings

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Science Advisory Board

[FRL-6427-7]

Notification of Public Advisory Committee Meetings

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-463,

notice is hereby given that several Committees of the Science Advisory

Board (SAB) will meet on the dates and times described below. All times

noted are Eastern Time. All meetings are open to the public, however,

seating is limited and available on a first come basis. Documents that

are the subject of SAB reviews are normally available from the

originating US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) office and are not

available from the SAB Office. Public drafts of SAB reports are

available to the Agency and the public from the SAB office. Details on

availability are noted below.

1. Research Strategies Advisory Committee (RSAC)

The Research Strategies Advisory Committee (RSAC) of the Science

Advisory Board (SAB) will meet on Thursday and Friday, September 23 and

24, 1999 in Room 6013 at the US Environmental Protection Agency (US

EPA), Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, North Lobby,

Washington, DC 20004 (Federal Triangle Metro Stop). The meeting will

begin at 8:30 am and end no later than 5:30 pm each day.

Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose of this meeting is to be:

briefed on the planning for the EPA's FY 2001 Science & Technology

Budget submission; to be briefed on the Agency's Science Strategic

Plan; to plan the upcoming joint RSAC/ORD Board of Scientific

Counselors (BOSC) review of the Science To Achieve Results (STAR)

Program; and to conduct a peer review of the Agency's peer review

process.

Proposed Charge Questions: Committee will offer its advice on: How

is the peer review process working? What works best? What needs

improvement?

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For Further Information Concerning the Meeting: Members of the

public desiring additional information about the meeting should contact

Dr. John R. Fowle III, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), Research

Strategies Advisory Committee, Science Advisory Board (1400A), US EPA,

401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone/voice mail at (202)

564-4547; fax at (202) 501-0323; or via e-mail at [email protected]>.

A copy of the draft agenda and copies of the background material will

be available approximately two weeks prior to the meeting on the SAB

website (www.epa.gov/sab) or from Ms. Betty Fortune at the address and

fax noted above or by phone at (202) 564-4533.

Members of the public who wish to make a brief oral presentation to

the Subcommittee must contact Dr. Fowle in writing (by email, by letter

or by fax--see previously stated information) no later than 12 noon

Eastern Time, Thursday, September 16, 1999 in order to be included on

the Agenda. 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.

2. Executive Committee (EC)

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

conduct a public teleconference meeting on Thursday, September 30,

1999, between the hours of 11 am and 1 pm, Eastern Time.

The meeting will be coordinated through a conference call

connection in Room 6013 at the US Environmental Protection Agency (US

EPA), Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, North Lobby,

Washington, DC 20004 (Federal Triangle Metro Stop). 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. Priscilla Tillery-Gadson at (202) 564-

4633, or via e-mail at: [email protected]> by September 23,

1999.

During this meeting the Executive Committee plans to review draft

reports from its Committees. Anticipated drafts include: a)

Environmental Economics Advisory Committee's (EEAC) ``Review of the

Economic Analysis Guidelines''; b) Environmental Processes and Effects

Committee's (EPEC) ``Advisory on the Eco Soils Screening Level''; and

c) Environmental Engineering Committee's (EEC) ``Review of the Utility

of Proactive Technical Advice: The EEC' Experience.'' Please check with

Ms. Tillery-Gadson prior to the meeting to confirm any changes in the

planned review schedule.

For Further Information: Any member of the public wishing further

information concerning the meeting or wishing to submit comments should

contact Dr. Donald G. Barnes, Designated Federal Officer (DFO) for the

Executive Committee, Science Advisory Board (1400A), US Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone

(202) 564-4533; FAX (202) 501-0323; and via e-mail at:

[email protected]>. Copies of the draft reports are available from

the same source, or from the SAB Website (http://www.epa.gov/sab) at

least one week prior to the meeting.

3. Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis

The Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis of the

Science Advisory Board (SAB) will hold a public teleconference on

Friday, October 1, 1999 from 11 am-1:00 pm, Eastern time. The meeting

will be coordinated through a conference call connection in room 6013

at the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), Ariel Rios

Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, North Lobby, Washington, DC

20004 (Federal Triangle Metro Stop). 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. Diana Pozun (see below).

At this public teleconference the Council will complete its review

of the draft The Benefits and Costs of the Clean Air Act, 1990 to 2010;

EPA Report to Congress (U.S. EPA, Office of Air and Radiation and

Office of Policy, August 1999), prepared by the Agency as part of

implementing section 812 of the Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) of

1990. It will also review a draft Letter Advisory developed by the

Health and Ecological Effects Subcommittee (HEES) of the Council after

its public meeting on June 28 and 29, 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 2. The draft Letter Advisory will be posted on the SAB website at

http://www.epa.gov/sab.

The public can find background on the Prospective Study and

previous meetings this year of the Council and its subcommittees in the

Federal Register [See 64 FR, 15160, March 30, 1999; 64 FR 30516-30517,

June 8, 1999; 64 FR 31572-31575, June 11, 1999]. For further

information concerning the teleconference described in this section,

please contact the individuals listed below.

For Further Information: (a) Contacting Program Office Staff and

Obtaining Review Materials--To obtain copies of the final draft CAA

section 812 Prospective Study, 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 final draft document, 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, the draft Letter Advisory, or

Council roster, please contact Ms. Diana L. Pozun, Management Assistant

to the Council, Science Advisory Board (1400A), US Environmental

Protection Agency, Washington DC 20460; at Tel. (202) 564-4544; FAX

(202) 501-0582; or via e-mail: [email protected]>. To discuss

technical or logistical aspects of the Council review process, please

contact Dr. Angela Nugent at Tel. (202) 564-4562; or via e-mail:

[email protected]>), Designated Federal Officer (DFO) to the

Council, Science Advisory Board (1400A), US Environmental Protection

Agency, Washington DC 20460. To obtain information concerning the

teleconference and how to participate in the Conference Room location

or to call in, please contact Ms. Pozun.

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

provide brief oral comments at the meeting, please contact Ms. Diana L.

Pozun in writing by mail, FAX or E-Mail at the addresses given above no

later than 12 noon by Thursday, September 24, 1999. Please be sure to

provide a summary of the issue you intend to present, your name and

address (incl. phone, fax and e-

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mail) and the organization (if any) you will represent. Written

comments should be submitted to Ms. Pozun at the above address prior to

the meeting date.

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.

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 (202) 564-4533 or

via fax at (202) 501-0323.

Meeting Access: Individuals requiring special accommodation at this

teleconference meeting, including wheelchair access to the conference

room, should contact the appropriate DFO at least five business days

prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

Dated: August 18, 1999.

Donald G. Barnes,

Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.

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