Science Advisory Board; Emergency Notification of Public Advisory Committee Meeting

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Science Advisory Board; Emergency Notification of Public Advisory

Committee Meeting

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

notice is hereby given that the Advisory Council on Clean Air

Compliance Analysis of the Science Advisory Board (SAB) will hold a

public teleconference on Friday, October 15, 1999, from 11:30 AM-1:00

PM Eastern time. The meeting will be coordinated through a conference

call connection in room 6013 at the U.S. 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 (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. An initial

discussion of this review occurred at the Council public teleconference

on Friday, October 1, 1999 (see 64 FR 46189, August 24, 1999).

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 Contact

(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

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

Washington, DC 20460. Tel. (202) 564-1554; 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 6103A), US

Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC

20460. Tel. (202) 564-1554; FAX (202) 564-1673, or via e-mail at:

[email protected].

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

obtain copies of the meeting agenda or Council roster, please contact

Ms. Diana L. Pozun, Management Assistant to the Council, Science

Advisory Board (1400A), U.S. 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), U.S.

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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 Tuesday, October 12, 1999. Please be sure to

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

address (include phone, fax and e-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) 501-0582.

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: October 4, 1999.

Donald G. Barnes, Ph.D.,

Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.

[FR Doc. 99-26323 Filed 10-6-99; 8:45 am]

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