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Office of Science; Biological and
Environmental Research Advisory
Committee
Department of Energy, (DOE).
Notice of open teleconference
meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: This notice announces a
teleconference meeting of the Biological
and Environmental Research Advisory
Committee. Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat.
770) requires that public notice of these
meetings be announced in the Federal
Register.
DATES: Friday, October 7, 2005, 4 p.m.
to 6 p.m. E.D.T.
ADDRESSES: Participants may call Ms.
Joanne Corcoran at (301) 903–6488 to
receive a call-in number by October 5,
2005. Public participation is welcomed;
however, the number of teleconference
lines is limited and available on a first
come basis.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
David Thomassen, Designated Federal
Official, Biological and Environmental
Research Advisory Committee, U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of Science,
Office of Biological and Environmental
Research, SC–23/Germantown Building,
1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–1290, (301) 903–
9817 or
david.thomassen@science.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of
the Meeting: To provide advice on a
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continuing basis to the Director, Office
of Science of the Department of Energy,
on the many complex scientific and
technical issues that arise in the
development and implementation of the
Biological and Environmental Research
Program.
Tentative Agenda:
• Discussion of BERAC subcommittee
report on the review of the
Environmental Molecular Sciences
Laboratory. See complete BERAC
Charge dated November 18, 2004.
• Discussion of BERAC subcommittee
report on the value of the Genomics:
GTL Facility for the Production of
Proteins and Molecular Tags. See
complete BERAC Charge dated August
15, 2005.
• Discussion of BERAC subcommittee
report on the advantages and
disadvantages of establishing more than
one program in a particular technology
at one of the Department’s light sources
and in particular the potential rationale
for supporting the further development
of the X4A and X4C beam lines at the
National Synchrotron Light Source. See
complete BERAC Charge dated January
14, 2005.
• New business
• Public Comment
Copies of the Charge letters may be
found at https://www.sc.doe.gov/ober/
berac/charges.html. All BERAC reports,
once approved, are posted on the
BERAC Web site at https://
www.science.doe.gov/ober/berac/
Reports.html.
Public Participation: The
teleconference meeting is open to the
public. If you would like to file a
written statement with the Committee,
you may do so either before or after the
meeting. If you would like to make oral
statements regarding any of the items on
the agenda, you should contact David
Thomassen at the address or telephone
number listed above. You must make
your request for an oral statement at
least five business days before the
meeting. Reasonable provision will be
made to include the scheduled oral
statements on the agenda. The
Chairperson of the Committee will
conduct the meeting to facilitate the
orderly conduct of business. Public
comment will follow the 10-minute
rule.
Minutes: The minutes of this meeting
will be available for public review and
copying within 30 days at the Freedom
of Information Public Reading Room,
IE–190, Forrestal Building, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
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16, 2005.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee, Management
Officer.
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To Review the EPA Region 6
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office is announcing
a public meeting of the SAB Ecological
Processes and Effects Committee to
review the EPA Region 6 Geographic
Information System Screening Tool
(GISST).
DATES: December 7–8, 2005. The SAB
meeting will convene Wednesday,
December 7 at 8:30 a.m., adjourning at
approximately 4 p.m. (central time)
Thursday, December 8.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting of the
Panel will be held at the U.S. EPA
Region 6 Headquarters Office, 1445 Ross
Avenue, Dallas TX 75202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
member of the public wishing further
information regarding the public
meeting may contact Dr. Thomas
Armitage, Designated Federal Officer
(DFO), via telephone/voice mail at (202)
343–9995; via e-mail at
armitage.thomas@epa.gov; or at the U.S.
EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F),
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. General
information about the SAB can be found
in the SAB Web site at https://
www.epa.gov/sab.
For technical inquiries concerning the
EPA Region 6 Geographic Information
System Screening Tool, please contact
Dr. Sharon Osowski by telephone/voice
mail at 214–665–7506; via e-mail at
osowski.sharon@epa.gov; or by mail at
U.S. EPA Region 6 (mail code 6EN–XP),
1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas,
TX 75272–2733.
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Background
EPA Region 6 has requested that the
SAB conduct a review of the Geographic
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(GISST). The GISST is an environmental
assessment tool developed to provide a
systematic approach to considering
single media and cumulative impacts in
making decisions concerning complex
projects, such as those subject to the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA). The GISST uses geographic
information system coverages and
environmental and socioeconomic data
to provide screening level assessments
of the potential environmental
vulnerabilities of project locations or the
impacts of specified activities. Decision
criteria are used in the GISST to score
available data on a scale of one to five,
where one equals lower potential
environmental vulnerability or concern
and five equals a higher level of
vulnerability or concern. Scores are
used by decision-makers to help
prioritize potential project locations and
alternatives and to help identify levels
of environmental concern. EPA Region
6 is seeking comment from the SAB on
the validity of the GISST methodology,
the defensibility of the GISST results,
and the usefulness of the GISST,
particularly within the NEPA process.
EPA Region 6 is also interested in
making the GISST more user-friendly,
and is seeking comments on further
enhancements to the GISST.
Panel Formation
The Science Advisory Board is a
chartered Federal advisory committee
established under 42 U.S.C. 4365 to
provide independent scientific and
technical advice, consultation, and
recommendations to the EPA
Administrator on the technical basis for
Agency positions and regulations. The
SAB Staff Office is augmenting the
expertise on the SAB Ecological
Processes and Effects Committee to
conduct the review of the GISST. The
panel being formed will provide advice
to the EPA through the Chartered SAB.
The Panel will comply with the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act and all appropriate SAB
procedural policies, including the SAB
process for panel formation described in
the Overview of the Panel Formation
Process at the Environmental Protection
Agency Science Advisory Board, which
can be found on the SAB’s Web site at:
https://www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/ec0210.pdf.
The SAB Staff Office has previously
formed panels that provided advice on
EPA’s Critical Ecosystem Assessment
Model (CrEAM) and Regional
Vulnerability Assessment (ReVA)
methods for multi-scale decisionmaking. The expertise needed on the
GISST Review Panel is similar to the
expertise that was required for review of
the CrEAM and the ReVA methods.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Science; Biological and Environmental Research Advisory
Committee
AGENCY: Department of Energy, (DOE).
ACTION: Notice of open teleconference meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a teleconference meeting of the
Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee. Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that
public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: Friday, October 7, 2005, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. E.D.T.
ADDRESSES: Participants may call Ms. Joanne Corcoran at (301) 903-6488
to receive a call-in number by October 5, 2005. Public participation is
welcomed; however, the number of teleconference lines is limited and
available on a first come basis.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. David Thomassen, Designated
Federal Official, Biological and Environmental Research Advisory
Committee, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of
Biological and Environmental Research, SC-23/Germantown Building, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-1290, (301) 903-9817 or
david.thomassen@science.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Meeting: To provide advice on
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continuing basis to the Director, Office of Science of the Department
of Energy, on the many complex scientific and technical issues that
arise in the development and implementation of the Biological and
Environmental Research Program.
Tentative Agenda:
Discussion of BERAC subcommittee report on the review of
the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory. See complete BERAC
Charge dated November 18, 2004.
Discussion of BERAC subcommittee report on the value of
the Genomics: GTL Facility for the Production of Proteins and Molecular
Tags. See complete BERAC Charge dated August 15, 2005.
Discussion of BERAC subcommittee report on the advantages
and disadvantages of establishing more than one program in a particular
technology at one of the Department's light sources and in particular
the potential rationale for supporting the further development of the
X4A and X4C beam lines at the National Synchrotron Light Source. See
complete BERAC Charge dated January 14, 2005.
New business
Public Comment
Copies of the Charge letters may be found at https://www.sc.doe.gov/
ober/berac/charges.html. All BERAC reports, once approved, are posted
on the BERAC Web site at https://www.science.doe.gov/ober/berac/
Reports.html.
Public Participation: The teleconference meeting is open to the
public. If you would like to file a written statement with the
Committee, you may do so either before or after the meeting. If you
would like to make oral statements regarding any of the items on the
agenda, you should contact David Thomassen at the address or telephone
number listed above. You must make your request for an oral statement
at least five business days before the meeting. Reasonable provision
will be made to include the scheduled oral statements on the agenda.
The Chairperson of the Committee will conduct the meeting to facilitate
the orderly conduct of business. Public comment will follow the 10-
minute rule.
Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public
review and copying within 30 days at the Freedom of Information Public
Reading Room, IE-190, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
Issued in Washington, DC on September 16, 2005.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee, Management Officer.
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