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Louisiana Intrastate proposes to increase its currently effective maximum systemwide rate for interruptible transportation from $0.1810 per MMBtu to $0.2687 per MMBtu, plus fuel and lost-and-unaccounted for gas. Any person desiring to participate in this rate proceeding must file a motion to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing an PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 12127 intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. 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For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time March 30, 2009. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–6281 Filed 3–20–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8785–8] Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Meeting of the Science Advisory Board (SAB) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the Chartered SAB to: discuss EPA’s long range strategic research directions, discuss the FY 2010 EPA research budget, and plan for future SAB activities including the SAB’s plan for conducting a study and delivering advice on strengthening science assessments at the EPA. DATES: The public meeting will be held on Thursday, April 23, 2009 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) and Friday, April 24, 2009 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). E:\FR\FM\23MRN1.SGM 23MRN1 12128 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 54 / Monday, March 23, 2009 / Notices The meeting will be held at the Westin Arlington Gateway Hotel, 801 N. Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22203; phone (703) 717–6200. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants further information concerning the teleconference meeting may contact Mr. Thomas Miller, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail (202) 343– 9982; fax (202) 233–0643; or e-mail at miller.tom@epa.gov. General information concerning the SAB can be found on the EPA Web site at https:// www.epa.gov/sab. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The SAB was established by 42 U.S.C. 4365 to provide independent scientific and technical advice, consultation, and recommendations to the EPA 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: (1) Strategic Research Vision: The purpose of this meeting will be to allow the Chartered SAB to discuss with Agency representatives the strategic research directions of EPA’s Office of Research and Development over the next 10 years. These discussions will permit consideration of the overall strategic direction of the program in relation to EPA’s overall mission, as well as permit the evaluation of smaller components of the total program as they fit into the total program. (2) Research Budget: If the President’s FY 2010 budget is released prior to this meeting, the SAB will consider that budget and how it relates to the overall goals of EPA and the EPA strategic research directions. The SAB has reviewed the EPA research budget request each year for over twenty years and provides written advice to the EPA Administrator and, when requested, provides testimony to the U.S. Congress on how the budget might contribute to the achievement of EPA’s overall research goals. (3) SAB Future Activities: The Board will discuss future advisory activities including a draft plan for a study to develop advice to EPA on strengthening its science assessment program for key areas of EPA’s mission. Availability of Meeting Materials: A meeting agenda, charge questions and dwashington3 on PROD1PC60 with NOTICES ADDRESSES: VerDate Nov<24>2008 15:28 Mar 20, 2009 Jkt 217001 other materials for the meeting will be placed on the SAB Web site at https:// yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabpeople.nsf/ WebCommittees/BOARD. Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the public may submit relevant written or oral information for consideration on the topics included in this advisory activity. Oral Statements: To be placed on the public speaker list for the April 23–24, 2009 meeting, interested parties should notify Mr. Thomas Miller, DFO, by e-mail no later than April 16, 2009. Individuals making oral statements will be limited to three minutes per speaker. Written Statements: Written statements for the April 23–24, 2009 meeting should be received in the SAB Staff Office by April 16, 2009, so that the information may be made available to the SAB for its consideration prior to this meeting. Written statements should be supplied to the DFO in the following formats: One hard copy with original signature and one electronic copy via email (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, WordPerfect, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM–PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format). Submitters are asked to provide electronic versions of each document submitted with and without signatures, because the SAB Staff Office does not publish documents with signatures on its Web sites. Accessibility: For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Mr. Miller at the phone number or e-mail address noted above, preferably at least ten days prior to the teleconference, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: March 17, 2009. Anthony F. Maciorowski, Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [FR Doc. E9–6256 Filed 3–20–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–409–OAR–09–0148; FRL–8783–2] Proposed Determination for Washoe County Moe AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice; request for comments and notice of opportunity for public hearing. EPA has made a proposed determination that reduction in expenditures of non-Federal funds for SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the Washoe County District Health Department (WCDHD) in Reno, Nevada are a result of county-wide non-selective reductions in expenditures. This determination, when final, will permit the WCDHD to receive grant funding for FY2009 from the EPA, under Section 105 of the Clean Air Act (CAA). DATES: Comments and/or requests for a public hearing must be received by EPA at the address state below by April 22, 2009. ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by docket number [09–0148], by one of the following methods: 1. Federal Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions. 2. E-mail: ford.roy@epa.gov 3. or deliver to: Roy Rod (Air-8), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105–3901. Instructions: All comments will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is districted by protected should be clearly identified as such and should not be submitted through https:// www.regulations.gov or e-mail. https:// www.regulations.gov is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, and EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send e-mail directly to EPA, your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the public comment. 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. Docket: The index to the docket for this action is available electronically at https://www.regulations.gov and in hard copy at EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California. While all documents in the docket are listed in the index, some information may be publicly available only at the hard copy location (e.g., CBI). To inspect the hard copy materials, please schedule an appointment during normal business hours with the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy Ford, EPA Region IX, (415) 972–3997, ford.roy@epa.gov. Under the authority of Section 105 of the CAA, EPA provides grant funding to the WCDHD to aid in the operation of its air SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\23MRN1.SGM 23MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 54 (Monday, March 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: E9-6256]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8785-8]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public 
Meeting of the Science Advisory Board (SAB)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory 
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the Chartered 
SAB to: discuss EPA's long range strategic research directions, discuss 
the FY 2010 EPA research budget, and plan for future SAB activities 
including the SAB's plan for conducting a study and delivering advice 
on strengthening science assessments at the EPA.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on Thursday, April 23, 2009 from 
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) and Friday, April 24, 2009 
from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time).

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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Westin Arlington Gateway 
Hotel, 801 N. Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22203; phone (703) 717-6200.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants 
further information concerning the teleconference meeting may contact 
Mr. Thomas Miller, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science 
Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice 
mail (202) 343-9982; fax (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at 
miller.tom@epa.gov. General information concerning the SAB can be found 
on the EPA Web site at https://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: The SAB was established by 42 U.S.C. 4365 to provide 
independent scientific and technical advice, consultation, and 
recommendations to the EPA 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: (1) Strategic Research Vision: The purpose of this 
meeting will be to allow the Chartered SAB to discuss with Agency 
representatives the strategic research directions of EPA's Office of 
Research and Development over the next 10 years. These discussions will 
permit consideration of the overall strategic direction of the program 
in relation to EPA's overall mission, as well as permit the evaluation 
of smaller components of the total program as they fit into the total 
program. (2) Research Budget: If the President's FY 2010 budget is 
released prior to this meeting, the SAB will consider that budget and 
how it relates to the overall goals of EPA and the EPA strategic 
research directions. The SAB has reviewed the EPA research budget 
request each year for over twenty years and provides written advice to 
the EPA Administrator and, when requested, provides testimony to the 
U.S. Congress on how the budget might contribute to the achievement of 
EPA's overall research goals. (3) SAB Future Activities: The Board will 
discuss future advisory activities including a draft plan for a study 
to develop advice to EPA on strengthening its science assessment 
program for key areas of EPA's mission.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: A meeting agenda, charge 
questions and other materials for the meeting will be placed on the SAB 
Web site at https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabpeople.nsf/WebCommittees/BOARD.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the 
public may submit relevant written or oral information for 
consideration on the topics included in this advisory activity. Oral 
Statements: To be placed on the public speaker list for the April 23-
24, 2009 meeting, interested parties should notify Mr. Thomas Miller, 
DFO, by e-mail no later than April 16, 2009. Individuals making oral 
statements will be limited to three minutes per speaker. Written 
Statements: Written statements for the April 23-24, 2009 meeting should 
be received in the SAB Staff Office by April 16, 2009, so that the 
information may be made available to the SAB for its consideration 
prior to this meeting. 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 (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat PDF, 
MS Word, WordPerfect, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM-PC/
Windows 98/2000/XP format). Submitters are asked to provide electronic 
versions of each document submitted with and without signatures, 
because the SAB Staff Office does not publish documents with signatures 
on its Web sites.
    Accessibility: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, please contact Mr. Miller at the phone 
number or e-mail address noted above, preferably at least ten days 
prior to the teleconference, to give EPA as much time as possible to 
process your request.

    Dated: March 17, 2009.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
 [FR Doc. E9-6256 Filed 3-20-09; 8:45 am]
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