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Directive 9. The initiative involves
designing, deploying, and evaluating a
model contamination warning system
for drinking water security. Another
essential component is the need for
standardized analytical methods (SAM)
to be used by all laboratories for
responding to incidents that require
rapid analysis. The EPA and other
Federal parties, including the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, the
Food and Drug Administration, the
Department of Homeland Security, the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, the
Department of Defense, the Department
of Agriculture, and the U.S. Geological
Survey, have evaluated the suitability of
existing methodologies and selected a
set of methods for use by EPA and
contract laboratories to analyze
environmental samples in times of
national emergency. The methods are
limited to chemical, biological,
radiochemical, and biotoxin analytes in
environmental media. The purpose of
the consultation is to seek early advice
from the individual members of the SAB
HSAC regarding the proposed approach,
design, adequacy and the future
implementation for the WS program and
the scientific soundness and adequacy
of SAM.
The SAB was established by 42 U.S.C.
4365 to provide independent scientific
and technical advice to the EPA
Administrator. The SAB formed the
HSAC as a subcommittee of the
Chartered SAB to provide independent
scientific and technical advice on
matters pertaining to the environmental
and health consequences of terrorism in
response to an EPA request. Background
on the HSAC and its charge was
provided in a Federal Register Notice
published on July 30, 2003 (68 FR
44761–44762). For this consultation, the
HSAC will be augmented with experts
from other SAB committees or
individuals previously identified on the
HSAC ‘‘Short List’’ (see, https://
www.epa.gov/sab/panels/
hsacadhoc.html).
It is EPA’s policy to follow the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) for
subcommittees of its chartered advisory
committees. Accordingly, in accordance
with FACA, EPA has determined that a
portion of the SAB’s HSAC consultation
on WS will be closed to the public
pursuant to section 552b(c)(9)(B) of the
Government in the Sunshine Act (5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B)), which allows
closure of a meeting if the ‘‘premature
disclosure of [the information to be
discussed] would * * * be likely to
significantly frustrate implementation of
a proposed agency action * * *.’’ This
discussion will involve sensitive
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national security information relating to
specific water sector vulnerabilities and
emergency response tactics, including
sensitive information relating to
intentional contamination events. Also,
EPA will present detailed findings about
the emergency response capabilities of
public health agencies and water
utilities. The disclosure of this sensitive
national security information would
significantly frustrate the Agency’s
efforts to protect the nation’s drinking
water systems. Therefore, pursuant to
section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C.
App. 2, 10(d), I have determined that
the topics identified above will concern
matters that, if prematurely disclosed,
would significantly frustrate
implementation of proposed agency
actions. Accordingly, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B), this portion of the
meeting will be closed to the public.
Availability of Meeting Materials: The
agenda and other meeting materials for
this consultation will be available prior
to the meeting date on the SAB Web
site: https://www.epa.gov/sab. EPA’s
technical documents on the WS
program may be found at: https://
www.cfpub.epa.gov/safewater/
watersecurity/index.cfm. EPA’s
technical documents on SAM may be
found at: https://www.epa.gov/ordnhsrc/
pubs/reportSAM092905.pdf.
Procedures for Providing Public
Comment: The SAB Staff Office accepts
written public comments of any length,
and will accommodate oral public
comments whenever possible.
Oral Comments: Requests to provide
oral comments must be in writing (email, fax or mail) and received by Ms.
Turner no later than January 20, 2006 to
reserve time on the January 30–31, 2006
meeting agenda. Opportunities for oral
comments will be limited to five
minutes per speaker.
Written Comments: Written comments
should be received in the SAB Staff
Office by January 20, 2006 so that the
comments may be made available to the
members of the HSAC for their
consideration. Comments should be
supplied to Ms. Turner at the contact
information provided above, in the
following formats: One hard copy
(original signature optional), or 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)).
Accessibility: For information on
access or services for individuals with
disabilities, please contact Ms. Turner at
the phone number or e-mail noted
above, preferably at least 10 days prior
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to the consultation, to give EPA as much
time as possible to process your request.
Dated: December 13, 2005.
Stephen L. Johnson,
Administrator.
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FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION
Sunshine Act Meeting; Farm Credit
Administration Board; Regular Meeting
AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given,
pursuant to the Government in the
Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(3)), that
the January 12, 2006 regular meeting of
the Farm Credit Administration Board
(Board) has been rescheduled. The
regular meeting of the Board will be
held Friday, January 6, 2006 starting at
9 a.m. An agenda for this meeting will
be published at a later date.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeanette C. Brinkley, Secretary to the
Farm Credit Administration Board,
(703) 883–4009, TTY (703) 883–4056.
ADDRESSES: Farm Credit
Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive,
McLean, Virginia 22102–5090.
Dated: December 14, 2005.
Jeanette C. Brinkley,
Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
Findings of Scientific Misconduct
Office of the Secretary, HHS.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that on
November 23, 2005, the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS)
Debarring Official, on behalf of the
Secretary of HHS, issued a final notice
of debarment based on the scientific
misconduct findings of the U.S. Public
Health Service (PHS) in the following
case:
Jessica Lee Grol, University of
Pittsburgh: Based on the report of an
investigation conducted by the
University of Pittsburgh (UP) and
additional analysis conducted by the
Office of Research Integrity (ORI) in its
oversight review, HHS found on October
17, 2005, that Ms. Grol, former Research
Project Coordinator, Department of
Neurological Surgery, UP, engaged in
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FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION
Sunshine Act Meeting; Farm Credit Administration Board; Regular
Meeting
AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the Government in the
Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(3)), that the January 12, 2006 regular
meeting of the Farm Credit Administration Board (Board) has been
rescheduled. The regular meeting of the Board will be held Friday,
January 6, 2006 starting at 9 a.m. An agenda for this meeting will be
published at a later date.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeanette C. Brinkley, Secretary to the
Farm Credit Administration Board, (703) 883-4009, TTY (703) 883-4056.
ADDRESSES: Farm Credit Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive, McLean,
Virginia 22102-5090.
Dated: December 14, 2005.
Jeanette C. Brinkley,
Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board.
[FR Doc. 05-24236 Filed 12-14-05; 5:01 pm]
BILLING CODE 6705-01-P
