Notice of Expert Peer Review Meeting on the Nanotechnology White Paper External Review Draft, 14205-14206 [E6-4066]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 54 / Tuesday, March 21, 2006 / Notices addressed in the applicant prepared EA were distributed to the parties on the Commission’s mailing list. Copies of the SD1 also will be available at the scoping meetings. SD1 is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site at https:// www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Based on all comments received, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2 will include a revised list of issues, based on the scoping sessions. Objectives At the scoping meetings, the staff will: (1) Summarize the environmental issues tentatively identified for analysis in the applicant prepared EA; (2) solicit from the meeting participants all available information, especially quantifiable data, on the resources at issue; (3) encourage statements from experts and the public on issues that should be analyzed in the applicant prepared EA, including viewpoints in opposition to, or in support of, the staffs preliminary views; (4) determine the resource issues to be addressed in the applicant prepared EA; and, (5) identify those issues that require a detailed analysis, as well as those issues that do not require a detailed analysis. sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES Procedures The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will become part of the formal record of the Commission proceeding on the project. Individuals, organizations, tribes, and agencies with environmental expertise and concerns are encouraged to attend the meetings and to assist GDHC in defining and clarifying the issues to be addressed in the applicant prepared EA. Site Visit Commission staff and GDHC will conduct a site visit to the Gibson dam at 9 a.m. on April 11, 2006. All interested individuals, organizations, and agencies are invited to attend. Any person interested in attending the site visit should contact Steve Marmon no VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:01 Mar 20, 2006 Jkt 208001 later than Friday April 7, 2006, at: Steven C. Marmon, Project Manager, Gibson Dam Hydroelectric Company, LLC, 3633 Alderwood Avenue Bellingham, WA 98225, 360–738–9999 X 122, smarmon@tollhouseenergy.com. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–4040 Filed 3–20–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 14205 last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. 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This notice announces a meeting for the EQR Users Group to be held Wednesday, March 29, 2006, at FERC headquarters, 888 First Street, NW., Washington, DC. The meeting will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. At the workshop, Commission staff and EQR users will review and update the technical compliance process and review clarifications and additions to the EQR Requirements Guide. A detailed agenda and other relevant documents will be provided at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/eqr/groupsworkshops.asp prior to the meeting. All interested parties are invited to attend. For those unable to attend in person, limited access to the workshop will be available by teleconference. Those interested in participating are asked to register on the FERC Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/ registration/eqr-03-29-form.asp. There is no registration fee. Interested parties wishing to file comments may do so under the abovecaptioned Docket Number. Those filings will be available for review at the Commission or may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site at https:// www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number excluding the 1 Revised Public Utility Filing Requirements, Order No. 2001, 67 FR 31043, FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,127 (April 25, 2002); reh’g denied, Order No. 2001–A, 100 FERC ¶ 61,074, reconsideration and clarification denied, Order No. 2001–B, 100 FERC ¶ 61,342 (2002). PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–ORD–2005–0504; FRL–8047–8] Notice of Expert Peer Review Meeting on the Nanotechnology White Paper External Review Draft Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that Versar, Inc., an EPA contractor for external peer review, will convene a panel of experts and will organize and conduct an independent expert external peer review meeting to review the draft document entitled ‘‘Nanotechnology White Paper External Review Draft.’’ The draft document was prepared by the Nanotechnology Workgroup of EPA’s Science Policy Council and has recently undergone public review and comment. Versar, Inc. invites the public to register to attend this meeting as observers. In addition, Versar, Inc. invites the public to give oral comments or provide written comments at the external peer review meeting regarding the draft document under review. The panel will review the draft document and consider public comments received in the official public docket for this activity under docket ID number EPA–HQ–ORD–2005– 0504 as well as comments made by the public at the meeting. The draft document and peer review charge are available through EPA’s Science Inventory at https://cfpub.epa.gov/si/ and at https://www.epa.gov/osa/ nanotech.htm. In preparing a final document, EPA will consider Versar, Inc.’s report of the comments and recommendations from the external peer-review meeting, as well as public comments. EPA plans to issue a final white paper on nanotechnology in mid2006. E:\FR\FM\21MRN1.SGM 21MRN1 14206 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 54 / Tuesday, March 21, 2006 / Notices sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES This notice announces the independent expert external peer review meeting location and dates, and how to participate in the meeting. DATES: Versar, Inc. will hold the independent expert external peer review meeting from April 19, 2006 to April 20, 2006. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and end at 5 p.m., Eastern Time, on both days. The public may attend the expert external peer review meeting. Members of the public in attendance will be allowed to make brief (no longer than 5 minutes) oral statements during the meeting’s public comment period. ADDRESSES: The independent expert external peer review meeting will be held at the Marriott at Metro Center, located at 775 12th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005; telephone 202– 737–2200. How Can I Request To Participate in This Meeting? Versar, Inc., an EPA contractor, is organizing, convening, and conducting the expert peer review meeting. To attend the meeting, register by April 15, 2006, by visiting https://epa.versar.com/ nanotech. You may also contact Mr. Andrew Oravetz of Versar, Inc., 6850 Versar Center, Springfield, VA, 22151, at 703–642–6832 or via e-mail at Aoravetz@versar.com, or by sending a facsimile to 703–642–6954 to his attention. You will be asked for your name, contact information, whom you represent, and your title. Please indicate if you intend to make an oral statement during the public comment period at the meeting. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding logistics for the external peer review meeting should be directed to Mr. Andrew Oravetz, Versar, Inc., 6850 Versar Center, Springfield, VA, 22151; telephone: 703–642–6832; facsimile: 703–642–6954; or via e-mail at Aoravetz@versar.com. If you have questions about the draft document, please contact Dr. Kathryn Gallagher, Office of the Science Advisor, Mail Code 8105–R, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564–1398; fax number: (202) 564–2070, e-mail: Gallagher.kathryn@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA is submitting the Nanotechnology White Paper External Review Draft for independent, external peer review. On December 21, 2006, the draft document was announced in the Federal Register (70 FR 75812) and made available for a public comment period that ended January 31, 2006. The comment period VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:01 Mar 20, 2006 Jkt 208001 was subsequently extended to March 1, 2006 (71 FR 6774, February 9, 2006). Public comments received in the docket will be shared with the external peer review panel for their consideration. Although EPA is under no obligation to do so, EPA may consider comments received after the close of the comment period. The public release of this draft document is solely for the purpose of seeking public comment and peer review. This draft white paper does not represent and should not be construed to represent any EPA policy, viewpoint, or determination. The Nanotechnology White Paper External Review Draft identifies data gaps that need to be filled and recommends research for both environmental applications and implications of nanotechnology that would inform the appropriate regulatory safeguards for nanotechnology. The draft white paper describes the technology and provides a discussion of potential environmental benefits of nanotechnology. Risk management issues and the Agency’s statutory mandates are outlined, following an extensive discussion of risk assessment issues. The draft white paper concludes with recommendations on next steps for addressing science policy issues and research needs. Supplemental information is provided in a number of appendices. Following the expert external peer review, EPA plans to issue a final white paper on nanotechnology in mid-2006. Dated: March 15, 2006. William H. Farland, Chief Scientist, Office of the Science Advisor. [FR Doc. E6–4066 Filed 3–20–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–ORD–2006–0031; FRL–8047–4] Board of Scientific Counselors, Executive Committee Meeting—April 2006 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development (ORD), gives notice of one meeting (via conference call) of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee. DATES: The conference call will be held on Thursday, April 6, 2006 from 2 p.m. PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 to 4 p.m. eastern time, and may adjourn early if all business is finished. Requests for the draft agenda or for making oral presentations during the call will be accepted up to 1 business day before the conference call. ADDRESSES: Participation in the conference call will be by teleconference only—meeting rooms will not be used. Members of the public may obtain the call-in number and access code for the calls from Lorelei Kowalski, whose contact information is listed under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– ORD–2006–0031, by one of the following methods: • www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • E-mail: Send comments by electronic mail (e-mail) to: ORD.Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2006–0031. • Fax: Fax comments to: (202) 566– 0224, Attention Docket ID No. EPA– HQ–ORD–2006–0031. • Mail: Send comments by mail to: Board of Scientific Counselors, Executive Committee Meeting— February 2006 Docket, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2006– 0031. • Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver comments to: EPA Docket Center (EPA/ DC), Room B102, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2006–0031. Note: This is not a mailing address. Such deliveries are only accepted during the docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2006– 0031. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov or email. 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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 21, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14205-14206]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4066]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2005-0504; FRL-8047-8]


Notice of Expert Peer Review Meeting on the Nanotechnology White 
Paper External Review Draft

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing 
that Versar, Inc., an EPA contractor for external peer review, will 
convene a panel of experts and will organize and conduct an independent 
expert external peer review meeting to review the draft document 
entitled ``Nanotechnology White Paper External Review Draft.'' The 
draft document was prepared by the Nanotechnology Workgroup of EPA's 
Science Policy Council and has recently undergone public review and 
comment. Versar, Inc. invites the public to register to attend this 
meeting as observers. In addition, Versar, Inc. invites the public to 
give oral comments or provide written comments at the external peer 
review meeting regarding the draft document under review. The panel 
will review the draft document and consider public comments received in 
the official public docket for this activity under docket ID number 
EPA-HQ-ORD-2005-0504 as well as comments made by the public at the 
meeting. The draft document and peer review charge are available 
through EPA's Science Inventory at https://cfpub.epa.gov/si/ and at 
https://www.epa.gov/osa/nanotech.htm. In preparing a final document, EPA 
will consider Versar, Inc.'s report of the comments and recommendations 
from the external peer-review meeting, as well as public comments. EPA 
plans to issue a final white paper on nanotechnology in mid-2006.

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    This notice announces the independent expert external peer review 
meeting location and dates, and how to participate in the meeting.

DATES: Versar, Inc. will hold the independent expert external peer 
review meeting from April 19, 2006 to April 20, 2006. The meeting is 
scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and end at 5 p.m., Eastern Time, on both 
days. The public may attend the expert external peer review meeting. 
Members of the public in attendance will be allowed to make brief (no 
longer than 5 minutes) oral statements during the meeting's public 
comment period.

ADDRESSES: The independent expert external peer review meeting will be 
held at the Marriott at Metro Center, located at 775 12th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20005; telephone 202-737-2200.

How Can I Request To Participate in This Meeting?

    Versar, Inc., an EPA contractor, is organizing, convening, and 
conducting the expert peer review meeting. To attend the meeting, 
register by April 15, 2006, by visiting https://epa.versar.com/nanotech. 
You may also contact Mr. Andrew Oravetz of Versar, Inc., 6850 Versar 
Center, Springfield, VA, 22151, at 703-642-6832 or via e-mail at 
Aoravetz@versar.com, or by sending a facsimile to 703-642-6954 to his 
attention. You will be asked for your name, contact information, whom 
you represent, and your title. Please indicate if you intend to make an 
oral statement during the public comment period at the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding logistics for the 
external peer review meeting should be directed to Mr. Andrew Oravetz, 
Versar, Inc., 6850 Versar Center, Springfield, VA, 22151; telephone: 
703-642-6832; facsimile: 703-642-6954; or via e-mail at 
Aoravetz@versar.com. If you have questions about the draft document, 
please contact Dr. Kathryn Gallagher, Office of the Science Advisor, 
Mail Code 8105-R, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-1398; 
fax number: (202) 564-2070, e-mail: Gallagher.kathryn@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA is submitting the Nanotechnology White 
Paper External Review Draft for independent, external peer review. On 
December 21, 2006, the draft document was announced in the Federal 
Register (70 FR 75812) and made available for a public comment period 
that ended January 31, 2006. The comment period was subsequently 
extended to March 1, 2006 (71 FR 6774, February 9, 2006). Public 
comments received in the docket will be shared with the external peer 
review panel for their consideration. Although EPA is under no 
obligation to do so, EPA may consider comments received after the close 
of the comment period. The public release of this draft document is 
solely for the purpose of seeking public comment and peer review. This 
draft white paper does not represent and should not be construed to 
represent any EPA policy, viewpoint, or determination.
    The Nanotechnology White Paper External Review Draft identifies 
data gaps that need to be filled and recommends research for both 
environmental applications and implications of nanotechnology that 
would inform the appropriate regulatory safeguards for nanotechnology. 
The draft white paper describes the technology and provides a 
discussion of potential environmental benefits of nanotechnology. Risk 
management issues and the Agency's statutory mandates are outlined, 
following an extensive discussion of risk assessment issues. The draft 
white paper concludes with recommendations on next steps for addressing 
science policy issues and research needs. Supplemental information is 
provided in a number of appendices. Following the expert external peer 
review, EPA plans to issue a final white paper on nanotechnology in 
mid-2006.

    Dated: March 15, 2006.
William H. Farland,
Chief Scientist, Office of the Science Advisor.
 [FR Doc. E6-4066 Filed 3-20-06; 8:45 am]
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