Science Advisory Board Staff Office Notification of Advisory Meeting of the Science Advisory Board, 12682-12683 [05-5043]

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E5–1068 Filed 3–14–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–7884–2] Science Advisory Board Staff Office Notification of Advisory Meeting of the Science Advisory Board Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The chartered Science Advisory Board (SAB) will hold a public teleconference meeting to finalize its draft advisory report to the Agency on the EPA FY 2006 science and research program budgets. DATES: April 1, 2005. The SAB will meet on April 1, 2005, via teleconference from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. (eastern standard time). ADDRESSES: This public teleconference meeting will take place via teleconference only. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to obtain the teleconference call-in numbers and access codes, would like to submit written or brief oral comments (3 minutes or less), or who wants further information concerning this public teleconference meeting should contact VerDate jul<14>2003 15:31 Mar 14, 2005 Jkt 205001 Mr. Thomas Miller, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA SAB, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., (MC 1400F), Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail: (202) 343–9982; fax: (202) 233–0643; or e-mail at: miller.tom@epa.gov. General information concerning the SAB can be found on the EPA Web site at: https:// www.epa.gov/sab. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92– 463, the SAB Staff Office hereby gives notice of a public teleconference of the SAB SRB Advisory Panel. The Panel has conducted two public meetings to provide advice regarding EPA’s overall science and research budget for Fiscal Year 2006. These public meetings were noticed in the Federal Register, 69 FR 65427 (November 12, 2004), and 70 FR. 4848 (January 31, 2005). Purpose: The purpose of this public teleconference is to finalize the draft advisory report. Availability of Meeting Materials: Copies of the agenda for the public teleconference described in this notice and the SAB draft advisory report will be posted on the SAB Web site at: http:/ /www.epa.gov/sab/agendas.htm prior to the teleconference. Providing Oral or Written Comments at SAB Meetings: It is the policy of the SAB Staff Office to accept written public comments of any length, and to accommodate oral public comments wherever possible. The SAB Staff Office PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Presenter or requester Hon. John Cornyn. Jennifer Kerrigan. Jennifer Kerrigan. Hon. Mary L. Landrieu. Laurel Heacock. expects the public statements presented at its meetings will not be repetitive of previously-submitted oral or written statements. Oral Comments: In general, each individual or group requesting an oral presentation at a public teleconference meeting will be limited to a total time of three minutes (unless otherwise indicated). Requests to provide oral comments must be in writing (e-mail, fax, or mail) and received by the DFO no later than noon eastern time five business days prior to the meeting in order to reserve time on the meeting agenda. Written Comments: Although the SAB Staff Office accepts written comments until the date of the meeting (unless otherwise stated), written comments should be received in the SAB Staff Office no later than noon eastern time five business days prior to the meeting so that the comments may be made available to the Panelists for their consideration. Comments should be supplied to the DFO (preferably by email) at the address/contact information noted above in the following formats: one hard copy with original signature, and one electronic copy via e-mail (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, Word, or Rich Text files (in IBM–PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format)). Meeting Access: This is a meeting by teleconference. Individuals requiring special accommodation for this meeting should contact the DFO at least five business days prior to the meeting, so E:\FR\FM\15MRN1.SGM 15MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 49 / Tuesday, March 15, 2005 / Notices that appropriate arrangements can be made. Dated: March 9, 2005. Vanessa Vu, Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [FR Doc. 05–5043 Filed 3–14–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–7884–3] Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC); Notification of Advisory Committee Meeting of the CASAC Particulate Matter Review Panel Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee’s (CASAC) Particulate Matter (PM) Review Panel (Panel) to conduct a peer review of the Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter: Policy Assessment of Scientific and Technical Information (second draft PM Staff Paper, January 2005); and a related draft technical support document, Particulate Matter Health Risk Assessment for Selected Urban Areas: Second Draft Report (second draft PM Risk Assessment, January 2005). DATES: April 6–7, 2005. The meeting will be held Wednesday, April 6, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (eastern time), and Thursday, April 7, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. (eastern time). Location: The meeting will take place at the Marriott Durham Civic Center Hotel, 210 Foster Street, Durham North Carolina, 27701. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to submit written or brief oral comments (five minutes or less); or wants further information concerning this meeting, must contact Mr. Fred Butterfield, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/ voice mail: (202) 343–9994; fax: (202) 233–0643; or e-mail at: butterfield.fred@epa.gov. General information concerning the CASAC or the EPA Science Advisory Board can be VerDate jul<14>2003 15:31 Mar 14, 2005 Jkt 205001 found on the EPA Web Site at: https:// www.epa.gov/sab. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Summary: The CASAC, which is comprised of seven members appointed by the EPA Administrator, was established under section 109(d)(2) of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) (42 U.S.C. 7409) as an independent scientific advisory committee, in part to provide advice, information and recommendations on the scientific and technical aspects of issues related to air quality criteria and national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) under sections 108 and 109 of the Act. The CASAC is a Federal advisory committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App. The CASAC PM Review Panel complies with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. This meeting is a continuation of the CASAC PM Review Panel’s peer review of the Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter: Policy Assessment of Scientific and Technical Information (first draft PM Staff Paper, August 2003), and a related draft technical report, Particulate Matter Health Risk Assessment for Selected Urban Areas (first draft PM Risk Assessment, August 2003). The report from the Panel’s previous meeting to review these draft documents, held on November 12–13, 2003 in Research Triangle Park (RTP), NC, is posted on the SAB Web Site at: https://www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/ casac_04004.pdf. The second draft PM Staff Paper and the second draft PM Risk Assessment were made available for public review and comment on January 31, 2005 by EPA’s Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), within the Office of Air and Radiation (OAR). Background: Under section 108 of the CAA, the Agency is required to establish NAAQS for each pollutant for which EPA has issued criteria, including PM. Section 109(d) of the Act subsequently requires periodic review and, if appropriate, revision of existing air quality criteria to reflect advances in scientific knowledge on the effects of the pollutant on public health and welfare. EPA is also to revise the NAAQS, if appropriate, based on the revised criteria. The purpose of the second draft PM Staff Paper is to evaluate the policy implications of the key scientific and technical information contained in a related document, EPA’s revised Air Quality Criteria Document (AQCD) for PM (October 2004), and to identify critical elements that EPA staff PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 12683 believes should be considered in the review of the PM NAAQS. The Staff Paper for PM is intended to ‘‘bridge the gap’’ between the scientific review contained in the PM AQCD and the public health and welfare policy judgments required of the Administrator in reviewing the PM NAAQS. This second draft PM Staff Paper is based on the information in the final PM AQCD, which had been the subject of review by the CASAC PM Panel. The report from the Panel’s final meeting to review the PM AQCD, held via teleconference on September 20, 2004, is posted on the SAB Web site at: http:/ /www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/casac05001.pdf. The Agency subsequently announced the availability of a final document, Air Quality Criteria for Particulate Matter (EPA/600/P–99/002aF, EPA/600/P–99/ 002bF) in a previous Federal Register notice (69 FR 63111, October 29, 2004). In addition, the second draft PM Staff Paper builds upon the first draft PM Staff Paper, which was the subject of review by the CASAC PM Panel in November 2003. Technical Contact: Any questions concerning the second draft Staff Paper and the second draft PM Risk Assessment should be directed to Dr. Mary Ross, OAQPS, at phone: (919) 541–5170, or e-mail: ross.mary@epa.gov. Detailed summary information on EPA’s second draft PM Staff Paper and second draft PM Risk Assessment is contained in a previous EPA Federal Register notice (70 FR 5443, February 2, 2005). Availability of Meeting Materials: The Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter: Policy Assessment of Scientific and Technical Information (second draft PM Staff Paper, January 2005); and the draft technical support document, Particulate Matter Health Risk Assessment for Selected Urban Areas: Second Draft Report (second draft PM Risk Assessment, January 2005) and several additional staff technical support memos referenced in the second draft PM Staff Paper can be accessed via the Agency’s Technology Transfer Network (TTN) Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/ ttn/naaqs/standards/pm/ s_pm_index.html under ‘‘Staff Papers’’ and ‘‘Technical Documents,’’ respectively. In addition, a copy of the draft agenda for the CASAC PM Review Panel meeting will be posted on the SAB Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/ sab (under the ‘‘Agendas’’ subheading) in advance of this meeting. Other meeting materials, including the charge to the CASAC PM Review Panel, will also be posted on the SAB Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/sab/panels/ E:\FR\FM\15MRN1.SGM 15MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 15, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12682-12683]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5043]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7884-2]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office Notification of Advisory 
Meeting of the Science Advisory Board

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The chartered Science Advisory Board (SAB) will hold a public 
teleconference meeting to finalize its draft advisory report to the 
Agency on the EPA FY 2006 science and research program budgets.

DATES: April 1, 2005. The SAB will meet on April 1, 2005, via 
teleconference from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. (eastern standard time).

ADDRESSES: This public teleconference meeting will take place via 
teleconference only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to 
obtain the teleconference call-in numbers and access codes, would like 
to submit written or brief oral comments (3 minutes or less), or who 
wants further information concerning this public teleconference meeting 
should contact Mr. Thomas Miller, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA 
SAB, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., (MC 1400F), Washington, DC 20460; 
via telephone/voice mail: (202) 343-9982; fax: (202) 233-0643; or e-
mail at: miller.tom@epa.gov. General information concerning the SAB can 
be found on the EPA Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-463, the SAB Staff Office hereby gives notice 
of a public teleconference of the SAB SRB Advisory Panel. The Panel has 
conducted two public meetings to provide advice regarding EPA's overall 
science and research budget for Fiscal Year 2006. These public meetings 
were noticed in the Federal Register, 69 FR 65427 (November 12, 2004), 
and 70 FR. 4848 (January 31, 2005).
    Purpose: The purpose of this public teleconference is to finalize 
the draft advisory report.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: Copies of the agenda for the 
public teleconference described in this notice and the SAB draft 
advisory report will be posted on the SAB Web site at: https://
www.epa.gov/sab/agendas.htm prior to the teleconference.
    Providing Oral or Written Comments at SAB Meetings: It is the 
policy of the SAB Staff Office to accept written public comments of any 
length, and to accommodate oral public comments wherever possible. The 
SAB Staff Office expects the public statements presented at its 
meetings will not be repetitive of previously-submitted oral or written 
statements. Oral Comments: In general, each individual or group 
requesting an oral presentation at a public teleconference meeting will 
be limited to a total time of three minutes (unless otherwise 
indicated). Requests to provide oral comments must be in writing (e-
mail, fax, or mail) and received by the DFO no later than noon eastern 
time five business days prior to the meeting in order to reserve time 
on the meeting agenda. Written Comments: Although the SAB Staff Office 
accepts written comments until the date of the meeting (unless 
otherwise stated), written comments should be received in the SAB Staff 
Office no later than noon eastern time five business days prior to the 
meeting so that the comments may be made available to the Panelists for 
their consideration. Comments should be supplied to the DFO (preferably 
by e-mail) at the address/contact information noted above in the 
following formats: one hard copy with original signature, and one 
electronic copy via e-mail (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat PDF, 
WordPerfect, Word, or Rich Text files (in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP 
format)).
    Meeting Access: This is a meeting by teleconference. Individuals 
requiring special accommodation for this meeting should contact the DFO 
at least five business days prior to the meeting, so

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that appropriate arrangements can be made.

    Dated: March 9, 2005.
Vanessa Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 05-5043 Filed 3-14-05; 8:45 am]
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