Human Impacts of Climate Change Advisory Committee (HICCAC), 52877 [E7-18262]

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• ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 179 (Monday, September 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 52877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-18262]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Human Impacts of Climate Change Advisory Committee (HICCAC)

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA).

ACTION: Meeting of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Human 
Impacts of Climate Change Advisory Committee (HICCAC) on October 15 and 
16, 2007, in Alexandria, Virginia.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, as amended (5 U.S.C., App. 2) notification is hereby given that 
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and 
Development (ORD), will hold a public meeting of the Human Impacts of 
Climate Change Federal Advisory Committee.

DATES: The meeting will be held on October 15 and 16, 2007. The meeting 
will begin at 9 a.m. on October 15 and 16, and adjourn on October 16 at 
3 p.m. (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Alexandria Old Town, 
1767 King Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314. The hotel is accessible 
on the Blue and Yellow lines at the King Street Metro Station.
    Public Participation: Members of the public may attend the meeting 
as observers, and there will be a limited time for comments from the 
public in the afternoon. Please contact Joanna Foellmer, Designated 
Federal Official, HICCAC, no later than October 5 if you wish to make 
oral comments during the meeting. Requests to make oral comments must 
be in writing (e-mail, fax or mail) and received no later than one week 
prior to the meeting. Space is limited, and reservations will be 
accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Please send a copy of 
your presentation by October 9 to Foellmer.Joanna@epa.gov or express 
mail to Joanna Foellmer, Charles Glover Building, 808 17th Street, NW., 
4th Floor, Washington, DC 20006. Regular mail should be addressed to: 
Joanna Foellmer, Mail Code 8601D, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    Agenda: The notice announces a meeting of the HICCAC (Human Impacts 
of Climate Change Advisory Committee) in the Washington, DC 
metropolitan area. The proposed agenda for the face-to-face meeting 
includes, but is not limited to, presentations by the convening lead 
author and by the lead authors on the impacts and adaptation of global 
change on human dimensions, on human health, on human settlements, and 
human welfare. In addition, there will be extensive discussion by the 
HICCAC panel with respect to their individual and collective assessment 
of the SAP 4.6 report. Finally, the panel will evaluate the external 
comments received during the public comment period.
    The meeting is open to the public. Information on services for the 
disabled may be obtained by contacting Joanna Foellmer at 202-564-3208. 
Similarly, a draft agenda may be obtained by an e-mail request to 
Joanna Foellmer at Foellmer.Joanna@epa.gov or fax to 202-565-0061.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The HICCAC supports the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA) in its participation in the interagency U.S. 
Climate Change Science Program (CCSP), specifically in implementation 
of Goal 4 of the Strategic Plan for the CCSP. Goal 4 is to understand 
``the sensitivity and adaptability of different natural and managed 
ecosystems and human systems to climate and related global changes.'' 
EPA also helps the CCSP satisfy their requirement to conduct periodic 
assessments of climate change and variability, as set forth in the 
Global Change Research Act of 1990. The HICCAC is in the public 
interest and supports EPA in performing its duties and 
responsibilities.
    The primary responsibility of the HICCAC is to conduct an expert 
peer review of the external review draft report entitled: ``Synthesis 
and Assessment Product 4.6: Analyses of the effects of global change on 
human health and welfare and human systems,'' (SAP 4.6). The HICCAC 
will provide advice to the EPA Administrator on the conduct of this 
study, and within the context of the basic study plan, the HICCAC will 
advise on: (1) The specific issues to be addressed; (2) appropriate 
technical approaches; (3) the usefulness of information provided to 
decision makers; (4) the quality of the content of the final report; 
(5) compliance with the Information Quality Act; and (6) other matters 
important to the successful achievement of the objectives of the study. 
Additionally, once the Agency completes all responses to comments 
received from the HICCAC and the public, the HICCAC will review the 
Agency's responses.
    EPA has already released the external draft SAP 4.6 report for 
public review. The Federal Register notice (FR72 39798) announcing a 
forty-five day public comment period was posted on the U.S. Climate 
Change Science Program (CCSP) Web site (https://www.climatescience.gov) 
on July 20, 2007. This report is accessible at https://www.epa.gov/ncea 
under Recent Additions and is linked to the CCSP Web site.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding information, 
registration, and logistics for the HICCAC should be directed to Joanna 
Foellmer, telephone: 202-564-3208, e-mail: Foellmer.Joanna@epa.gov, or 
mailed to: Joanna Foellmer, Mail Code 8601D, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. 
Express mail should be sent to: Joanna Foellmer, Charles Glover 
Building, 808 17th Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20006.

    Dated: September 11, 2007.
Peter W. Preuss,
Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment, Office of 
Research and Development.
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