EPA Science Advisory Board; Notification of a Public Telephone Conference of the Science Advisory Board, 50411-50412 [E6-14166]

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• ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 165 (Friday, August 25, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50411-50412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-14166]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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EPA Science Advisory Board; Notification of a Public Telephone 
Conference of the Science Advisory Board

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory 
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public telephone conference of the 
Chartered Board to review three draft SAB Panel Reports.

DATES: The SAB will meet via telephone conference on September 21, 
2006, and if necessary continue on September 22, 2006, to review three 
SAB draft reports: (1) Review of 2005 Agency Draft entitled Expansion 
and Upgrade of the RadNet Air Monitoring Network, Vol. 1&2, Concept and 
Plan; (2) SAB Advisory on EPA's Second Generation Model; and (3) Peer 
Review of the ``All-Ages Lead Model (AALM) Version 1.05. The meeting 
will begin at 1 p.m. and end at 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) on September 21, 
2006. If additional time is needed to complete any of these reviews, 
the meeting will be reconvened at 1 p.m. (Eastern Time), Friday, 
September 22, 2006.
    Location: Telephone conference call only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to 
obtain general information concerning this telephone conference should 
contact Mr. Thomas Miller, 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) 343-9982; fax: (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at: 
miller.tom@epa.gov. General information concerning the EPA Science 
Advisory Board can be found on the EPA Web Site at: https://www.epa.gov/
sab.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given that the EPA SAB will 
hold a public telephone conference to review three draft SAB Panel 
reports. The SAB was established by 42 U.S.C. 4365 to provide 
independent scientific and technical advice to the Administrator on the 
technical basis for Agency positions and regulations. The SAB is a 
Federal Advisory Committee chartered under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App. The SAB will comply 
with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office 
procedural policies.
    Background: The purpose of the teleconference is to review three 
draft SAB reports. In reviewing draft reports from its Panels, the SAB 
considers whether: (i) The original charge questions to the SAB review 
panel were adequately addressed in the draft report, (ii) the draft 
report is clear and logical; and (iii) the conclusions drawn, or 
recommendations made in the draft report, are supported by the body of 
the report. The draft reports to be reviewed at this meeting resulted 
from the efforts of several SAB Panels and they focus on the following 
issues:
    (1) Rad Net: RadNet is the United States' only comprehensive 
network for monitoring radioactivity and ionizing radiation in the 
environment. Since its inception in 1973, RadNet (formerly known as the 
Environmental Radiation Ambient Monitoring System (ERAMS) has 
continuously monitored multiple media, including air, precipitation, 
surface water, drinking water, and milk. The Environmental Protection 
Agency proposed to upgrade and expand the air monitoring component to 
address homeland security concerns, as well as to meet the original 
mission to provide information on nuclear or radiological accidents. 
When implementation is complete, RadNet will consist of 180 fixed 
monitors augmented by 40 deployable monitors with real-time monitoring 
capability. Additional information on the SAB review of RadNet can be 
found at: https://www.epa.gov/sab/panels/rac_radnet_review_panel.htm.
    (2) Second Generation Model: The Second Generation Model (SGM) is a 
computer program that simulates the economic interactions and 
contributions to greenhouse gas emissions of 14 regions of the world. 
The model contains detail on the functioning of labor markets, energy 
fuels markets, and commodity markets in each region. Its general-
equilibrium framework attempts to integrate consistently the behavior 
of these markets both within and across regions. The model is designed 
to simulate such climate policies as carbon fees, greenhouse gas 
allowance trading, and incentives for accelerated energy conservation. 
For each policy simulated, the SGM indicates potential impacts on a 
range of economic and other variables, including labor demand, 
investment, industrial output, GDP, energy use, emissions, and 
government revenue. The model indicates policy impacts not only in the 
near term but at various points in the future as well. Additional 
information on the SAB review of the SGM can be found at: https://
www.epa.gov/sab/panels/sgm_adv_panel.htm.
    (3) All Ages Lead Model: The All Ages Lead Model (AALM) is designed 
to predict lead concentrations in body tissues and organs for a 
hypothetical individual, based on a simulated lifetime of lead 
exposure. Statistical methods can be used to extrapolate to a 
population of similarly-exposed individuals. The precursor to the AALM 
was the Integrated Exposure Uptake Biokinetic (IEUBK) Model for Lead in 
Children. The IEUBK Model underwent peer review by the SAB in 1991 and 
was subsequently revised in response to that review, leading to release 
of Version 0.99d of the IEUBK Model in March 1994. Since then, the 
IEUBK Model has been widely accepted and used in the risk assessment 
community as a tool for implementing the site-specific risk assessment 
process when the issue is childhood lead exposure. Based on further 
refinement of the IEUBK Model and its expansion for use with additional 
age groups beyond pediatric populations six years old or younger, the 
AALM has recently been developed to cover older childhood and adult 
lead exposure. The anticipated outcome of this model is reduced 
uncertainty in lead exposure assessments for children and adults. 
Additional information on the SAB review of the All Ages Lead Model can 
be found at: https://www.epa.gov/sab/panels/ad_hoc_aalm_rev_
panel.htm.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: The draft agendas and other 
materials will be posted on the SAB Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/
sab/ prior to the telephone conference.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the 
public may submit relevant written or oral information for the SAB to 
consider during the telephone conference. Oral Statements: In general, 
individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at a public SAB 
telephone conference will be limited to three minutes per speaker, with 
no more than a total of one-half hour for all speakers. Interested 
parties should contact Mr. Thomas Miller, DFO, in writing (preferably 
via e-mail), by September 15, 2006, at the contact information noted 
above, to be placed on the public speaker list for this meeting. 
Written Statements: Written statements should be received in the SAB 
Staff Office by September 13, 2006, so that the information may be made 
available to the SAB for their consideration prior to this meeting. 
Written statements should be supplied to the DFO in the following 
formats: one hard copy with original signature, and one electronic copy 
via e-mail (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, MS 
Word, MS PowerPoint, 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 Mr. Thomas Miller at 
(202) 343-9982 or miller.tom@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a 
disability, please contact Mr. Miller preferably at least ten days 
prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process 
your request.

    Dated: August 21, 2006.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Associate Director for Science, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff 
Office.
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