Sunshine Act Meeting, 5840 [08-454]

Download as PDF 5840 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 21 / Thursday, January 31, 2008 / Notices or compromise. No information will be provided to the System Research and Application Corporation, until the requirements in this document have been fully satisfied. Records of information provided under this IAG will be maintained by EPA Project Officers for this contract. All information supplied to the System Research and Application Corporation, by EPA for use in connection with this IAG will be returned to EPA when the System Research and Application Corporation, have completed their work. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Business and industry, Government contracts, Government property, Security measures. Dated: January 23, 2008. Oscar Morales, Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E8–1796 Filed 1–30–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. DATE AND TIME: Thursday, February 7, 2008, 2 p.m. Eastern Time. PLACE: Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Conference Room on the Ninth Floor of the EEOC Office Building, 1801 ‘‘L’’ Street, NW., Washington, DC 20507. STATUS: The meeting will be open to the public. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Open Session: rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES 1. Announcement of Notation Votes, and 2. Obligation of Funds for a Temporary Interactive Voice Response/ Automatic Call Distribution (IVR/ACD) Non-competitive Hosting Contract and a Competitive Contract for Technology Support of Customer Response Function. Note: In accordance with the Sunshine Act, the meeting will be open to public observation of the Commission’s deliberations and voting. (In addition to publishing notices on EEOC Commission meetings in the Federal Register the Commission also provides a recorded announcement a full week in advance on future Commission sessions.) Please telephone (202) 663–7100 (voice) and (202) 663–4074 (TTY) at any time for information on these meetings. The EEOC provides sign language VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:07 Jan 30, 2008 Jkt 214001 interpretation at Commission meetings for the hearing impaired. Requests for other reasonable accommodations may be made by using the voice and TTY numbers listed above. Contact Person For More Information: Stephen Llewellyn, Executive Officer on (202) 663–4070. Dated: January 29, 2008. Stephen Llewellyn, Executive Officer, Executive Secretariat. [FR Doc. 08–454 Filed 1–29–08; 11:41 am] BILLING CODE 6570–01–M OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY Notice of Decision Under Section 127(f) of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President. ACTION: Notice of Decision to Waive Requirements of Sections 127(a) and (d) of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002. Notice of Availability of Associated OSTP Director’s Decision Memorandum and Interagency Technical Evaluation Report. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the determination, under Section 127(f) of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (the Act), to waive the requirements of Section 127(a) and (d) of the Act. Notice is also given that the Associated Decision Memorandum and an interagency technical analysis report are available on the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Web site at https://www.ostp.gov/KI. Section 127(a) of the Act directed the President to establish a Potassium Iodide (KI) distribution program, under which State and local governments could receive KI tablets for distribution to the population in the 20 mile radius surrounding nuclear power plants (NPPs). The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) already has such a program for the 10 mile emergency planning zones surrounding NPPs, so Section 127(a) effectively extended that program to the 10–20 mile range. Through Section 127(f), Congress authorized the President to waive this distribution requirement if there exists ‘‘an alternative and more effective prophylaxis or preventive measures for adverse thyroid conditions that may result from the release of radionuclides from nuclear power plants.’’ PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 On July 3, 2007, the President delegated the Section 127(f) waiver authority to the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. On July 30, 2007, to help inform his decision, the OSTP Director requested the Federal Radiological Policy Coordinating Committee (FRPCC) to provide a technical evaluation of the issues surrounding Section 127. The FRPCC is an interagency organization, with membership from 17 Federal agencies, established to coordinate Federal responsibilities for assisting State and local governments in emergency planning and preparedness for peacetime nuclear emergencies. The FRPCC transmitted its final technical evaluation paper to the OSTP Director on October 23, 2007. On January 22, 2008, the OSTP Director executed his final decision pursuant to the Section 127(f) delegation. The complete Decision Memorandum, as well as the FRPCC technical information paper, is available on the OSTP Web site at https:// www.ostp.gov/KI. The OSTP Director’s determination waived Section 127(f) because a more effective preventive measure does exist for the extended zone covered by the Act, namely avoidance of exposure altogether through evacuation of the potentially affected population and interdiction of contaminated food. Analysis of radiological release events that could lead to adverse thyroid conditions beyond the current 10 mile zone shows that limiting or avoiding exposure to radiation through these mechanisms is practical and much more effective than the administration of KI in the proposed extended zone. DATES: The Decision Memorandum was executed on January 22, 2008. Associated documents will be available on the OSTP Web site on January 31, 2008. Questions concerning this Notice should be sent to OSTP by e-mail at comments@ostp.eop.gov or by Fax at 202–456–6027. ADDRESSES: Background Section 127(a) of the Act directs the President to establish a KI distribution program as discussed above. Section 127(b) of the Act calls for State and local authorities to submit their KI stockpile plans to the President. Section 127(c) requires the President to issue guidelines for the stockpiling of KI tablets. Section 127(d) requires the Federal government to undertake efforts to make states and localities aware of the availability of KI under 127(a). Section 127(e) requires the President to E:\FR\FM\31JAN1.SGM 31JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 21 (Thursday, January 31, 2008)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-454]


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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meeting

Agency Holding the Meeting: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Date and Time: Thursday, February 7, 2008, 2 p.m. Eastern Time.

Place: Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Conference Room on the Ninth Floor of 
the EEOC Office Building, 1801 ``L'' Street, NW., Washington, DC 20507.

Status: The meeting will be open to the public.

Matters To Be Considered: 

Open Session:

    1. Announcement of Notation Votes, and
    2. Obligation of Funds for a Temporary Interactive Voice Response/
Automatic Call Distribution (IVR/ACD) Non-competitive Hosting Contract 
and a Competitive Contract for Technology Support of Customer Response 
Function.

    Note: In accordance with the Sunshine Act, the meeting will be 
open to public observation of the Commission's deliberations and 
voting. (In addition to publishing notices on EEOC Commission 
meetings in the Federal Register the Commission also provides a 
recorded announcement a full week in advance on future Commission 
sessions.)

    Please telephone (202) 663-7100 (voice) and (202) 663-4074 (TTY) at 
any time for information on these meetings. The EEOC provides sign 
language interpretation at Commission meetings for the hearing 
impaired. Requests for other reasonable accommodations may be made by 
using the voice and TTY numbers listed above. Contact Person For More 
Information: Stephen Llewellyn, Executive Officer on (202) 663-4070.

    Dated: January 29, 2008.
Stephen Llewellyn,
Executive Officer, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 08-454 Filed 1-29-08; 11:41 am]
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