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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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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–8514–3]
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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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 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 (FR 72
39798) 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 July 20,
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.
[FR Doc. E8–22 Filed 1–4–08; 8:45 am]
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GSA BULLETIN FMR 2008–B3
Use of Segways and Similar Devices
by Individuals with a Mobility
Impairment in GSA-Controlled Federal
Facilities
General Services
Administration
ACTION: Notice of Interim Policy
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The General Services
Administration (GSA) recognizes that
some persons with mobility
impairments are utilizing the Segway
Personal Transporter (Segway) and
similar devices as their preferred means
of locomotion. GSA is committed to
making all reasonable efforts to make its
facilities accessible to persons with
disabilities. To that end, on December 3,
2007, GSA’s Public Buildings Service
issued the following interim policy to
permit individuals with a mobility
impairment to use these devices in
Federal buildings under GSA’s
jurisdiction, custody or control,
including those buildings delegated to
other Federal agencies by the
Administrator of General Services. This
interim policy does not cover privatelyowned leased buildings. GSA will issue
a final policy once the effectiveness of
the interim policy has been thoroughly
reviewed and assessed.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stanley C. Langfeld, Director,
Regulations Management Division
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(MPR), General Services
Administration, Washington, DC 20405;
stanley.langfeld@gsa.gov, (202) 501–
1737. Please cite FMR Bulletin 2008–B3.
Dated: December 17, 2007.
Kevin Messner,
Acting Associate Administrator, Office of
Governmentwide Policy.
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
[GSA Bulletin FMR 2008–B3]
TO: Heads of Federal Agencies
SUBJECT: Use of Segways and
Similar Devices by Individuals with a
Mobility Impairment in GSA-Controlled
Federal Facilities
Interim Segway Personal Transporter
Policy
The General Services Administration
(GSA) recognizes that some persons
with mobility impairments are utilizing
the Segway Personal Transporter
(Segway) and similar devices as their
preferred means of locomotion. GSA is
committed to making all reasonable
efforts to make its facilities accessible to
persons with disabilities. To that end,
GSA’s Public Buildings Service is
issuing this interim policy to permit
individuals with a mobility impairment
to use these devices in Federal buildings
under GSA’s jurisdiction, custody or
control, including those buildings
delegated to other Federal agencies by
the Administrator of General Services.
This interim policy does not cover
privately-owned leased buildings. The
use of Segways and other similar
devices in leased locations should be
negotiated with the building lessor. No
alterations or modifications should be
required for Segways or similar devices
to enter GSA-controlled buildings. GSA
will continue to comply with the
building accessibility standards
identified in 41 C.F.R. § 102–76.65.
GSA will issue a final policy once the
effectiveness of the interim policy has
been thoroughly reviewed and
assessed.The following interim policy is
designed to facilitate the safe integration
of these mobility devices into the
Federal workplace.
Definition of Segway and Scope of
Interim Policy
A Segway is a two-wheeled,
gyroscopically stabilized, batterypowered personal transportation device.
Additional information on this device is
available at the following link: https://
www.segway.com. This policy applies
not only to the brand name Segway,
but also to any similar device that is
being used as a mobility aid by an
individual with a mobility impairment.
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This policy does not cover motorcycles,
mopeds, tricycles, bicycles (whether or
not motor-powered), or other similar
devices not permitted to be operated in
Federal buildings.
For purposes of this policy, an
‘‘individual with a mobility
impairment’’ means any person who is
subject to any physical impairment or
condition regardless of its cause, nature
or extent that renders the person unable
to move about without the aid of
crutches, a wheelchair or any other form
of support, or that limits the person’s
functional ability to ambulate, climb,
descend, sit, or rise, or to perform any
related function.
Applicability
Individual with a Mobility
Impairment - An individual with a
mobility impairment is permitted to
operate a Segway in a Federal building
under the jurisdiction, custody or
control of GSA in any areas open to
pedestrian use.
Individual without a Mobility
Impairment - An individual without a
mobility impairment is not permitted to
operate a Segway within a Federal
building under the jurisdiction, custody
or control of GSA. An individual may
bring a Segway into a Federal building,
provided the ‘‘power assist’’ mode, or
any other mode that engages the battery,
is not used when walking the Segway,
unless the on-site security personnel or
building manager determines that
bringing the device into the building is
not reasonable in the specific
circumstances. Requests for waivers to
the policy prohibiting an individual
without a mobility impairment from
operating a Segway in a Federal
building under the jurisdiction, custody
or control of GSA will be considered on
a case-by-case basis and will require the
approval of the appropriate GSA
Assistant Regional Administrator,
Public Buildings Service, where such
specific authorization may facilitate
improvements in the efficiency in
performing work assignments. One
example of a circumstance in which a
waiver could be appropriate is an
individual without a mobility
impairment who performs work in areas
that are spacious, such as a warehouse,
where four-wheeled, battery-operated
devices are currently in use.
Safety
The Segway must be operated in a
manner that does not compromise the
safety of the user, the building
occupants or the building infrastructure.
Those individuals operating a Segway
within a Federal building must remain
in control at all times and must exercise
caution when turning corners and
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8514-3]
Human Impacts of Climate Change Advisory Committee
AGENCY: 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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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 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.
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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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 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 (FR 72 39798) 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 July
20, 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.
[FR Doc. E8-22 Filed 1-4-08; 8:45 am]
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