Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Meeting of the Science Advisory Board Environmental Economics Advisory Committee, 59779-59780 [E6-16811]

Download as PDF pwalker on PRODPC60 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 196 / Wednesday, October 11, 2006 / Notices i. FERC Contact: Mr. Chris Yeakel, (202)–502–8132. j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene, protests and comments: 30 days from the issuance date of this notice. All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments, protests, and interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper; see 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. Please include the project number (P– 12742–000) on any comments or motions filed. The Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person in the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. k. Competing Application: Project No. 12690–000, Date Filed: June 15, 2006, Notice Issued: June 22, 2006, Due Date: August 22, 2006. l. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of: (1) 450 Tidal In Stream Energy Conversion (TISEC) devices consisting of, (2) rotating propeller blades 20 meters in diameter, (3) integrated generators with a capacity of 50 kW, (4) anchoring systems, (5) mooring lines, and (6) interconnection transmission lines. The project is estimated to have an annual generation of 146.2 gigawatt-hours per-year, which would be used within city limits or service area limits. m. Locations of Applications: A copy of the application is available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission in the Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502–8371. This filing may also 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, call toll-free 1–866–208–3676 or e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:53 Oct 10, 2006 Jkt 211001 n. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission’s mailing list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission. o. Proposed Scope of Studies under Permit: A preliminary permit, if issued, does not authorize construction. The term of the proposed preliminary permit would be 36 months. The work proposed under the preliminary permit would include economic analysis, preparation of preliminary engineering plans, and a study of environmental impacts. Based on the results of these studies, the Applicant would decide whether to proceed with the preparation of a development application to construct and operate the project. p. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission’s Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular application. q. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to which the filing refers. Any of the above-named documents must be filed by providing the original and the number of copies provided by the Commission’s regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. An additional copy must be sent to Director, Division of Hydropower Administration and Compliance, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, at the above-mentioned address. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the particular application. Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper; see 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s web site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings r. Agency Comments: Federal, State, and local agencies are invited to file comments on the described application. A copy of the application may be obtained by agencies directly from the PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 59779 Applicant. If an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an agency’s comments must also be sent to the Applicant’s representatives. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–16795 Filed 10–10–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8229–9] Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Meeting of the Science Advisory Board Environmental Economics Advisory Committee Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The EPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is announcing a public teleconference of the SAB Environmental Economics Advisory Committee (EEAC) to discuss the valuation of mortality risk reduction. DATES: The teleconference will be held from 11 am—1 pm (EST) on October 30, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing further information regarding the public teleconference and call-in number may contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office by telephone/voice mail at (202) 343–9867, or via e-mail at stallworth.holly@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, as well as any updates concerning the meeting announced in this notice, may be found in the SAB Web site at: https:// www.epa.gov/sab. The technical contact for EPA’s work on valuing mortality risk reduction is Dr. Chris Dockins who may be reached at (202) 566–2286 or dockins.chris@epa.gov. Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, notice is hereby given that the SAB Environmental Economics Advisory Committee will hold a public teleconference to discuss appropriate methods for valuing mortality risks in the context of costbenefit analysis. The EEAC will be SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\11OCN1.SGM 11OCN1 pwalker on PRODPC60 with NOTICES 59780 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 196 / Wednesday, October 11, 2006 / Notices augmented by economists from the chartered Science Advisory Board as well as the Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis. 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: Background information on this advisory was published in 71 FR 48546 (August 21, 2006). This teleconference follows a face-to-face meeting of the EEAC on September 14– 15, 2006. At this meeting, EEAC discussed two papers related to valuing mortality risk reduction. These papers are posted at https://yosemite.epa.gov/ EE/epa/eerm.nsf/vwRepNumLookup/ EE–0494?OpenDocument and https:// yosemite.epa.gov/EE/epa/eerm.nsf/ vwRepNumLookup/EE– 0495?OpenDocument. On the October 30, 2006 teleconference, EEAC members will discuss draft comments to be written in response to the Agency’s charge (posted at https://www.epa.gov/ sab/panels/ eeac_adv_val_mortal_rick_reduc.htm). Availability of Meeting Materials: Materials in support of this meeting will be placed on the SAB Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/sab/ in advance of this meeting. Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the public may submit relevant written or oral information for the SAB to consider during the advisory process. Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at a public teleconference will be limited to five minutes per speaker, with no more than a total of one hour for all speakers. Interested parties should contact Dr. Stallworth, DFO, at the contact information noted above, by October 17, 2006, to be placed on the public speaker list for the October 30, 2006 teleconference. Written Statements: Written statements should be received in the SAB Staff Office by October 17, 2006, so that the information may be made available to the SAB for their consideration prior to this teleconference. 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 to stallworth.holly@epa.gov (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:53 Oct 10, 2006 Jkt 211001 or Rich Text files in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format). Meeting Access: For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Dr. Stallworth at (202) 343–9867 or stallworth.holly@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Dr. Stallworth, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: October 2, 2006. Anthony F. Maciorowski, Associate Director of Science, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [FR Doc. 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Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. • Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only accepted during the Docket’s normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The Docket telephone number is (703) 305– 5805. PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2005– 0545. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at https:// 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 regulations.gov or email. The Federal regulations.gov website is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available either in the electronic docket at https:// www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. 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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 11, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59779-59780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-16811]


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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public 
Meeting of the Science Advisory Board Environmental Economics Advisory 
Committee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is 
announcing a public teleconference of the SAB Environmental Economics 
Advisory Committee (EEAC) to discuss the valuation of mortality risk 
reduction.

DATES: The teleconference will be held from 11 am--1 pm (EST) on 
October 30, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing 
further information regarding the public teleconference and call-in 
number may contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer 
(DFO), U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office by telephone/voice 
mail at (202) 343-9867, or via e-mail at stallworth.holly@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, as well as any updates concerning the meeting announced 
in this notice, may be found in the SAB Web site at: https://
www.epa.gov/sab. The technical contact for EPA's work on valuing 
mortality risk reduction is Dr. Chris Dockins who may be reached at 
(202) 566-2286 or dockins.chris@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given that the SAB 
Environmental Economics Advisory Committee will hold a public 
teleconference to discuss appropriate methods for valuing mortality 
risks in the context of cost-benefit analysis. The EEAC will be

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augmented by economists from the chartered Science Advisory Board as 
well as the Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis. 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: Background information on this advisory was published 
in 71 FR 48546 (August 21, 2006). This teleconference follows a face-
to-face meeting of the EEAC on September 14-15, 2006. At this meeting, 
EEAC discussed two papers related to valuing mortality risk reduction. 
These papers are posted at https://yosemite.epa.gov/EE/epa/eerm.nsf/
vwRepNumLookup/EE-0494?OpenDocument and https://yosemite.epa.gov/EE/epa/
eerm.nsf/vwRepNumLookup/EE-0495?OpenDocument. On the October 30, 2006 
teleconference, EEAC members will discuss draft comments to be written 
in response to the Agency's charge (posted at https://www.epa.gov/sab/
panels/eeac_adv_val_mortal_rick_reduc.htm).
    Availability of Meeting Materials: Materials in support of this 
meeting will be placed on the SAB Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/sab/ in advance of this meeting.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the 
public may submit relevant written or oral information for the SAB to 
consider during the advisory process. Oral Statements: In general, 
individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at a public 
teleconference will be limited to five minutes per speaker, with no 
more than a total of one hour for all speakers. Interested parties 
should contact Dr. Stallworth, DFO, at the contact information noted 
above, by October 17, 2006, to be placed on the public speaker list for 
the October 30, 2006 teleconference. Written Statements: Written 
statements should be received in the SAB Staff Office by October 17, 
2006, so that the information may be made available to the SAB for 
their consideration prior to this teleconference. 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 to 
stallworth.holly@epa.gov (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat PDF, 
WordPerfect, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM-PC/
Windows 98/2000/XP format).
    Meeting Access: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, please contact Dr. Stallworth at (202) 
343-9867 or stallworth.holly@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a 
disability, please contact Dr. Stallworth, preferably at least 10 days 
prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to process 
your request.

    Dated: October 2, 2006.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
 Associate Director of Science, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff 
Office.
 [FR Doc. E6-16811 Filed 10-10-06; 8:45 am]
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