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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–8514–2]
Adaptation for Climate-Sensitive
Ecosystems and Resources Advisory
Committee (ACSERAC)
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of a public conference
call meeting of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency’s Adaptation for
Climate-Sensitive Ecosystems and
Resources Advisory Committee on
January 15, 2008, from 2 p.m. until 4
p.m. (EST).
AGENCY:
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 conference call
of the ACSERAC. This public
conference call meeting is a follow-up to
the public meeting that was held on
October 22–23, 2007 (72 FR 52875,
September 17, 2007).
The U.S. District Court for the District
of Northern California has ordered the
interagency U.S. Climate Change
Science Program (CCSP) to produce the
periodic scientific assessment of climate
change required by the Global Change
Research Act of 1990 by May 31, 2008
(Center for Biological Diversity v.
Brennan et al., 2007 WL 2408901 [No.
06–7062, Aug. 21, 2007]). Synthesis and
Assessment Product 4.4, which is being
reviewed by the ACSERAC, is an
integral component of this assessment.
The CCSP has directed EPA to complete
and submit a final draft of Product 4.4
to the CCSP by January 31, 2008. To
meet this deadline, the ACSERAC is
holding this conference call meeting to
review its final report on this product.
This notice is being published less than
15 days before the teleconference.
Product 4.4 is a very large document
that has been developed under an
unusually short time frame, with
impacts on the authors’ and committee
members’ schedules. January 15 is the
only date that the Committee is
available to hold this conference call
meeting. Since EPA will likely have to
make changes to the document
following the teleconference, delaying
this meeting would cause EPA to be late
in submitting this product to the CCSP.
Participants will discuss the revisions to
the document that were a result of the
public meeting in October. The CCSP
expects to release the draft scientific
assessment in April 2008. Interested
parties will have an opportunity to
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review and comment on the entire
scientific assessment, including Product
4.4, when it is released to the public.
Public Participation: Members of the
public may submit written comments to
Joanna Foellmer, Designated Federal
Official, ACSERAC (see the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section below). In
addition, members of the public may
call into the conference call meeting as
observers, and there will be a limited
time for comments from the public.
Please contact Joanna Foellmer no later
than January 11, 2008, if you wish to
make oral comments during the
conference call meeting. Requests to
make oral comments must be in writing
(via e-mail, fax or ground mail). Please
send a copy of your presentation to
Joanna Foellmer by January 13, 2008.
Information on services for the disabled
may be obtained by contacting Joanna
Foellmer.
Agenda: The proposed agenda for the
conference call includes, but is not
limited to, an extensive discussion by
the ACSERAC with respect to EPA’s
response to the Committee’s comments
on the external review draft report
entitled: ‘‘Synthesis and Assessment
Product 4.4; Preliminary Review of
Adaptation Options for ClimateSensitive Ecosystems and Resources’’
(SAP 4.4). A draft agenda may be
obtained from Joanna Foellmer (see the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section below).
DATES: The conference call will take
place on January 15, 2008, from 2 p.m.
until 4 p.m. (EST).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions regarding information and
logistics for the ACSERAC should be
directed to Joanna Foellmer by
telephone: 703–347–8508, by e-mail:
Foellmer.Joanna@epa.gov, by fax: 703–
347–8694, or by regular mail: Joanna
Foellmer, ORD/NCEA (Mail Code
8601P), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20460.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
ACSERAC supports the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
in its participation in the 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 its requirement to conduct
periodic assessments of climate change
and variability, as set forth in the Global
Change Research Act of 1990. The
ACSERAC supports EPA in performing
its duties and responsibilities.
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The primary responsibility of the
ACSERAC is to conduct an expert peer
review of the external review draft
report entitled: ‘‘Synthesis and
Assessment Product 4.4: Preliminary
Review of Adaptation Options for
Climate-Sensitive Ecosystems and
Resources’’ (SAP 4.4). The ACSERAC
will provide advice to the EPA
Administrator on the conduct of this
study, and within the context of the
basic study plan, the ACSERAC 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 its responses to the
comments received from the ACSERAC
and the public, the ACSERAC will
review the Agency’s responses.
EPA has already released the external
draft SAP 4.4 report for public review.
The Federal Register notice (FR72
46610) announcing a forty-five day
public comment period was posted on
the U.S. Climate Change Science
Program (CCSP) Web site
(www.climatescience.gov) on August 21,
2007. This report is accessible at
www.epa.gov/ncea under Recent
Additions and is linked to the CCSP
Web site.
Dated: December 31, 2007.
Rebecca Clark,
Deputy Director, National Center for
Environmental Assessment.
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AGENCY
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Human Impacts of Climate Change
Advisory Committee
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, HICCAC.
ACTION: Notice of a public conference
call meeting of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency’s Human Impacts of
Climate Change Advisory Committee
(HICCAC) on January 14, 2008, at 12
noon until 2 pm. (EST).
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AGENCY:
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
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(ORD) will hold a public conference call
meeting of the HICCAC. This public
conference call meeting is a follow-up to
the public meeting that was held on
October 15–16, 2007 (72 FR 52877,
September 17, 2007).
The U.S. District Court for the District
of Northern California has ordered the
interagency U.S. Climate Change
Science Program (CCSP) to produce the
periodic scientific assessment of climate
change required by the Global Change
Research Act of 1990 by May 31, 2008
(Center for Biological Diversity v.
Brennan, et al., 2007 WL 2408901 [No.
06–7062, Aug. 21, 2007]). Synthesis and
Assessment Product 4.6, which is being
reviewed by the HICCAC, is an integral
component of this assessment. The
CCSP has directed EPA to complete and
submit a final draft of Product 4.6 to the
CCSP by January 31, 2008. To meet this
deadline, the HICCAC is holding this
conference call meeting to review its
final report on this product. This notice
is being published less than 15 days
before the teleconference. Product 4.6 is
a large document that has been
developed under an unusually short
time frame, with impacts on the authors’
and committee members’ schedules.
January 14 is the only date that the
Committee is available to hold this
conference call meeting. Since EPA will
likely have to make changes to the
document following the teleconference,
delaying this meeting would cause EPA
to be late in submitting this product to
the CCSP. Participants will discuss the
revisions to the document that were a
result of the public meeting in October.
The CCSP expects to release the draft
scientific assessment in April 2008.
Interested parties will have an
opportunity to review and comment on
the entire scientific assessment,
including Product 4.6, when it is
released to the public.
Public Participation: Members of the
public may submit written comments to
Joanna Foellmer, Designated Federal
Official, HICCAC (see the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section below). In
addition, members of the public may
call into the conference call meeting as
observers, and there will be a limited
time for comments from the public.
Please contact Joanna Foellmer no later
than COB January 10, 2008, if you wish
to make oral comments during the
conference call meeting. Requests to
make oral comments must be in writing
(via e-mail, fax or ground mail). Please
send a copy of your presentation to
Joanna Foellmer by January 12, 2008.
Information on services for the disabled
may be obtained by contacting Joanna
Foellmer.
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Agenda: The proposed agenda for the
conference call includes, but is not
limited to, a review of the revised
Synthesis and Assessment Product (SAP
4.6) that analyzes the impacts of global
change on human health, human
settlements, and human welfare. The
HICCAC will respond to the changes
made to the final report based on the
review of an earlier draft of the report.
There will be a discussion by the
HICCAC panel with respect to their
individual and collective assessment of
the revised SAP 4.6 report. A draft
agenda may be obtained from Joanna
Foellmer (see the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section below).
DATES: The conference call will take
place on January 14, 2008, at 12 noon
until 2 pm (EST).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions regarding information and
logistics for the HICCAC public
conference call meeting should be
directed to Joanna Foellmer by
telephone: 703–347–8508, by e-mail:
Foellmer.Joanna@epa.gov, by fax: 703–
347–8694, or by regular mail: Joanna
Foellmer, ORD/NCEA (Mail Code
8601P), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20460.
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 its requirement to conduct
periodic assessments of climate change
and variability, as set forth in the Global
Change Research Act of 1990. The
HICCAC serves in the public’s 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
results 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
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8514-2]
Adaptation for Climate-Sensitive Ecosystems and Resources
Advisory Committee (ACSERAC)
AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of a public conference call meeting of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency's Adaptation for Climate-Sensitive
Ecosystems and Resources Advisory Committee on January 15, 2008, from 2
p.m. until 4 p.m. (EST).
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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 conference call of the ACSERAC.
This public conference call meeting is a follow-up to the public
meeting that was held on October 22-23, 2007 (72 FR 52875, September
17, 2007).
The U.S. District Court for the District of Northern California has
ordered the interagency U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) to
produce the periodic scientific assessment of climate change required
by the Global Change Research Act of 1990 by May 31, 2008 (Center for
Biological Diversity v. Brennan et al., 2007 WL 2408901 [No. 06-7062,
Aug. 21, 2007]). Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.4, which is being
reviewed by the ACSERAC, is an integral component of this assessment.
The CCSP has directed EPA to complete and submit a final draft of
Product 4.4 to the CCSP by January 31, 2008. To meet this deadline, the
ACSERAC is holding this conference call meeting to review its final
report on this product. This notice is being published less than 15
days before the teleconference. Product 4.4 is a very large document
that has been developed under an unusually short time frame, with
impacts on the authors' and committee members' schedules. January 15 is
the only date that the Committee is available to hold this conference
call meeting. Since EPA will likely have to make changes to the
document following the teleconference, delaying this meeting would
cause EPA to be late in submitting this product to the CCSP.
Participants will discuss the revisions to the document that were a
result of the public meeting in October. The CCSP expects to release
the draft scientific assessment in April 2008. Interested parties will
have an opportunity to review and comment on the entire scientific
assessment, including Product 4.4, when it is released to the public.
Public Participation: Members of the public may submit written
comments to Joanna Foellmer, Designated Federal Official, ACSERAC (see
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below). In addition,
members of the public may call into the conference call meeting as
observers, and there will be a limited time for comments from the
public. Please contact Joanna Foellmer no later than January 11, 2008,
if you wish to make oral comments during the conference call meeting.
Requests to make oral comments must be in writing (via e-mail, fax or
ground mail). Please send a copy of your presentation to Joanna
Foellmer by January 13, 2008. Information on services for the disabled
may be obtained by contacting Joanna Foellmer.
Agenda: The proposed agenda for the conference call includes, but
is not limited to, an extensive discussion by the ACSERAC with respect
to EPA's response to the Committee's comments on the external review
draft report entitled: ``Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.4;
Preliminary Review of Adaptation Options for Climate-Sensitive
Ecosystems and Resources'' (SAP 4.4). A draft agenda may be obtained
from Joanna Foellmer (see the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section
below).
DATES: The conference call will take place on January 15, 2008, from 2
p.m. until 4 p.m. (EST).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding information and
logistics for the ACSERAC should be directed to Joanna Foellmer by
telephone: 703-347-8508, by e-mail: Foellmer.Joanna@epa.gov, by fax:
703-347-8694, or by regular mail: Joanna Foellmer, ORD/NCEA (Mail Code
8601P), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20460.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ACSERAC supports the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) in its participation in the 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 its requirement to
conduct periodic assessments of climate change and variability, as set
forth in the Global Change Research Act of 1990. The ACSERAC supports
EPA in performing its duties and responsibilities.
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The primary responsibility of the ACSERAC is to conduct an expert
peer review of the external review draft report entitled: ``Synthesis
and Assessment Product 4.4: Preliminary Review of Adaptation Options
for Climate-Sensitive Ecosystems and Resources'' (SAP 4.4). The ACSERAC
will provide advice to the EPA Administrator on the conduct of this
study, and within the context of the basic study plan, the ACSERAC 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 its responses to the comments
received from the ACSERAC and the public, the ACSERAC will review the
Agency's responses.
EPA has already released the external draft SAP 4.4 report for
public review. The Federal Register notice (FR72 46610) announcing a
forty-five day public comment period was posted on the U.S. Climate
Change Science Program (CCSP) Web site (www.climatescience.gov) on
August 21, 2007. This report is accessible at www.epa.gov/ncea under
Recent Additions and is linked to the CCSP Web site.
Dated: December 31, 2007.
Rebecca Clark,
Deputy Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
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