Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Upcoming Teleconferences of the Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis and its Ecological Effects Subcommittee, 15855-15856 [05-6193]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 59 / Tuesday, March 29, 2005 / Notices found in the SAB Web site at https:// www.epa.gov/sab. (312) 886–0168; wirick.holiday@epa.gov. Region VI—Louisiana, Texas Mike Schaub USEPA Region VI, 1445 Ross Avenue, 6WQ–EW, Dallas, TX 75202–2733; T: (214) 665–7314; F: (214) 665–6689; schaub.mike@epa.gov. Region IX—American Soma, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, California, Guam, Hawaii Terry Fleming USEPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street WTR–2, San Francisco, CA 94105; T: (415) 972–3462; F: (415) 947–3537; fleming.terrence@epa.gov. Region X—Alaska, Oregon, Washington Rob Pedersen USEPA Region X, 120 Sixth Avenue, OW–134, Seattle, WA 98101; T: (206) 553–1646; F: (206) 553– 0165; pedersen.rob@epa.gov. Dated: March 15, 2005. Benjamin H. Grumbles, Assistant Administrator of Water. [FR Doc. 05–6194 Filed 3–28–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–7890–7] Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of an Upcoming Meeting of the Science Advisory Board Ecological Processes and Effects Committee Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the SAB Ecological Processes and Effects Committee. DATES: April 21, 2005. The public teleconference will be held on April 21, 2005, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. (eastern time). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the Public wishing to obtain the teleconference call-in number and access code to participate in the teleconference may contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board by telephone/voice mail at (202) 343–9995, or via e-mail at armitage.thomas@epa.gov. The SAB Mailing address is: U.S. EPA, Science Advisory Board (1400F), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. General information about the SAB may be VerDate jul<14>2003 17:01 Mar 28, 2005 Jkt 205001 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: Ecological risk assessments have been conducted since the 1980’s, and EPA’s Guidelines for Ecological Risk Assessment (document number: EPA/630/R095/002F available at https:// cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/ recordisplay.cfm?deid=12460) were published in 1998. Since 1998, the practice of ecological risk assessment has continued to advance. The SAB Ecological Processes and Effects Committee (EPEC) has proposed a project to evaluate the current state of the practice of ecological risk assessment. The proposed project is intended to address scientific aspects of ecological risk assessment including, but not limited to, approaches for toxic chemicals, habitat modification, multiple stressors, and landscape level assessments. The EPEC will meet by teleconference to discuss the proposed project. The teleconference agenda will be posted on the SAB website prior to the teleconference. Procedures for Providing Public Comment: It is the policy of the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office to accept written public comments of any length, and to accommodate oral public comments whenever possible. The EPA SAB Staff Office expects that public statements presented at the Ecological Processes and Effects Committee teleconference 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 conference call meeting will be limited to no more than three minutes per speaker and no more than fifteen minutes total. Interested parties should contact the DFO in writing via e-mail at least one week prior to the teleconference in order to be placed on the public speaker list. Written Comments: Although written comments are accepted until the date of the teleconference (unless otherwise stated), written comments should be received in the SAB Staff Office at least one week prior to the teleconference date so that the comments may be made available to the committee or panel for their consideration. Comments should be supplied to the DFO at the address/ contact information above in the following formats: one hard copy with original signature, and one electronic copy via e-mail (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat, WordPerfect, Word, or Rich Text files (in IBM–PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format). PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 15855 Meeting Accommodations: Individuals requiring special accommodation to access the teleconference, should contact the relevant DFO at least five business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. Dated: March 22, 2005. Vanessa T. Vu, Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [FR Doc. 05–6192 Filed 3–28–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–7890–6] Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Upcoming Teleconferences of the Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis and its Ecological Effects Subcommittee Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the Ecological Effects Subcommittee (EES) of the Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis (Council). The EES will meet to discuss its draft advisory report in response to EPA’s charge questions related to the Agency’s Benefits and Costs of the Clean Air Act, Revised Analytic Plan for EPA’s Second Prospective Analysis, 1990–2020. The chartered Council will subsequently meet to review the draft advisory of the EES and consider it for approval and transmittal to the EPA Administrator. DATES: The public teleconference of the Council EES will be held on April 14, 2005 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (eastern time). The public teleconference of the Council will be held on May 24, 2005 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (eastern time). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to obtain the call-in number or access code or submit written or brief oral comments (three minutes or less) must contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer, at telephone/voice mail: (202) 343–9867 or via e-mail at: stallworth.holly@epa.gov. Any member of the public wishing further information regarding the SAB or the Council EES may also contact Dr. Stallworth, or visit the SAB Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/sab. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: EPA’s Office of Air and E:\FR\FM\29MRN1.SGM 29MRN1 15856 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 59 / Tuesday, March 29, 2005 / Notices Radiation (OAR) conducts periodic, scientifically reviewed studies to assess the costs and benefits of regulations promulgated under the Clean Air Act. The Council is chartered to provide advice on EPA’s methods and analyses. The EES is one of the Council’s three subcommittees and was formed after a ‘‘widecast’’ was published in a Federal Register Notice on September 9, 2003 (68 FR 53162–53164). Additional information on the EES and its advisory activity was provided in a Notice published on October 14, 2004 (69 FR 60996). Updated information on the current work of the EES was provided on November 26, 2004 (29 FR 68901). EPA has thus far issued one retrospective analysis of the Clean Air Act covering the 1970–1990 time period and one prospective analysis covering the 1990–2010 time period. EPA is planning a second prospective analysis covering the 1990–2020 time period and has issued two analytic blueprints for this analysis. The Council provided advice on these analytic blueprints in 2001 (https://www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/ councila01004.pdf) and 2004 (https:// www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/ council_adv_04004.pdf) but deferred three charge questions pertaining to ecological effects to the EES. The EES has responded to these three charge questions in a Draft Advisory at http:/ /www.epa.gov/sab/panels/ sba_adv_panel.htm. The April 14 teleconference will provide the EES an opportunity to finalize its Draft Advisory. The May 24 teleconference will provide the Council an opportunity to review the EES Draft Advisory and consider it for approval and transmittal to the EPA Administrator. Meeting agendas for both teleconferences will be posted on the SAB Web site prior to each meeting. Procedures for Providing Public Comment. It is the policy of the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office to accept written public comments of any length, and to accommodate oral public comments whenever possible. The EPA SAB Staff Office expects that public statements presented at any teleconference or meeting will not be repetitive of previously submitted oral or written statements. Oral Comments: Requests to provide oral comments must be in writing (e-mail, fax or mail) and received by Dr. Stallworth no later than five business days prior to the teleconference in order to reserve time on the meeting agenda. For teleconferences, opportunities for oral comment will usually be limited to no more than five minutes per speaker and VerDate jul<14>2003 17:01 Mar 28, 2005 Jkt 205001 no more than fifteen minutes total. Written Comments: Although written comments are accepted until the date of the meeting (unless otherwise stated), written comments should be received in the SAB Staff Office at least five business days prior to the meeting date so that the comments may be made available to the committee for their consideration. Comments should be supplied to the DFO 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, WordPerfect, Word, or Rich Text files (in IBM–PC/Windows 95/98 format). Dated: March 22, 2005. Vanessa T. Vu, Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [FR Doc. 05–6193 Filed 3–28–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested March 24, 2005. SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Pub. L. 104–13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act that does not display a valid control number. Comments are requested concerning (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission’s burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be submitted on or before May 31, 2005. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: Direct all Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments to Cathy Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1– C823, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554 or via the Internet to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. DATES: For additional information or copies of the information collection(s), contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418–2918 or via the Internet at Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 3060–0419. Title: Section 76.94, Notification; Section 76.95, Exceptions; Section 76.105, Notifications; Section 76.106, Exceptions; Section 76.107, Exclusivity Contracts; Section 76.109, Requirements for Invocation of Protection; and Section 76.1609, Non-Duplication and Syndicated Exclusivity. Form Number: Not applicable. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities. Number of Respondents: 5,555. Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes—2 hours. Frequency of Response: One time requirement; Third party disclosure requirement. Total Annual Burden: 182,552 hours. Total Annual Cost: None. Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s). Needs and Uses: FCC Rules under 47 CFR sections 76.94, 76.95, 76.105, 76.106, 76.107, 76.109 and 76.1609, require, among other things, that television stations, broadcast television stations, and program distributors notify cable system operators of nonduplication protection and exclusivity rights being sought within prescribed limitations and terms of contractual agreements. The various notification and disclosure requirements protect broadcasters that purchase the exclusive rights to transmit syndicated programming in their recognized markets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. 05–6173 Filed 3–28–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–10–P E:\FR\FM\29MRN1.SGM 29MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15855-15856]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-6193]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7890-6]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Upcoming 
Teleconferences of the Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance 
Analysis and its Ecological Effects Subcommittee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a 
public teleconference of the Ecological Effects Subcommittee (EES) of 
the Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis (Council). The 
EES will meet to discuss its draft advisory report in response to EPA's 
charge questions related to the Agency's Benefits and Costs of the 
Clean Air Act, Revised Analytic Plan for EPA's Second Prospective 
Analysis, 1990-2020. The chartered Council will subsequently meet to 
review the draft advisory of the EES and consider it for approval and 
transmittal to the EPA Administrator.

DATES: The public teleconference of the Council EES will be held on 
April 14, 2005 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (eastern time). The public 
teleconference of the Council will be held on May 24, 2005 from 2 p.m. 
to 4 p.m. (eastern time).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to 
obtain the call-in number or access code or submit written or brief 
oral comments (three minutes or less) must contact Dr. Holly 
Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer, at telephone/voice mail: (202) 
343-9867 or via e-mail at: stallworth.holly@epa.gov. Any member of the 
public wishing further information regarding the SAB or the Council EES 
may also contact Dr. Stallworth, or visit the SAB Web site at: https://
www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: EPA's Office of Air and

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Radiation (OAR) conducts periodic, scientifically reviewed studies to 
assess the costs and benefits of regulations promulgated under the 
Clean Air Act. The Council is chartered to provide advice on EPA's 
methods and analyses. The EES is one of the Council's three 
subcommittees and was formed after a ``widecast'' was published in a 
Federal Register Notice on September 9, 2003 (68 FR 53162-53164). 
Additional information on the EES and its advisory activity was 
provided in a Notice published on October 14, 2004 (69 FR 60996). 
Updated information on the current work of the EES was provided on 
November 26, 2004 (29 FR 68901).
    EPA has thus far issued one retrospective analysis of the Clean Air 
Act covering the 1970-1990 time period and one prospective analysis 
covering the 1990-2010 time period. EPA is planning a second 
prospective analysis covering the 1990-2020 time period and has issued 
two analytic blueprints for this analysis. The Council provided advice 
on these analytic blueprints in 2001 (https://www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/
councila01004.pdf) and 2004 (https://www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/council_adv_
04004.pdf) but deferred three charge questions pertaining to ecological 
effects to the EES. The EES has responded to these three charge 
questions in a Draft Advisory at https://www.epa.gov/sab/panels/sba_
adv_panel.htm.
    The April 14 teleconference will provide the EES an opportunity to 
finalize its Draft Advisory. The May 24 teleconference will provide the 
Council an opportunity to review the EES Draft Advisory and consider it 
for approval and transmittal to the EPA Administrator.
    Meeting agendas for both teleconferences will be posted on the SAB 
Web site prior to each meeting.
    Procedures for Providing Public Comment. It is the policy of the 
EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office to accept written public 
comments of any length, and to accommodate oral public comments 
whenever possible. The EPA SAB Staff Office expects that public 
statements presented at any teleconference or meeting will not be 
repetitive of previously submitted oral or written statements. Oral 
Comments: Requests to provide oral comments must be in writing (e-mail, 
fax or mail) and received by Dr. Stallworth no later than five business 
days prior to the teleconference in order to reserve time on the 
meeting agenda. For teleconferences, opportunities for oral comment 
will usually be limited to no more than five minutes per speaker and no 
more than fifteen minutes total. Written Comments: Although written 
comments are accepted until the date of the meeting (unless otherwise 
stated), written comments should be received in the SAB Staff Office at 
least five business days prior to the meeting date so that the comments 
may be made available to the committee for their consideration. 
Comments should be supplied to the DFO 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, WordPerfect, Word, or Rich Text files (in IBM-
PC/Windows 95/98 format).

    Dated: March 22, 2005.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 05-6193 Filed 3-28-05; 8:45 am]
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