[Federal Register: August 13, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 156)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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EPA Science Advisory Board; Notification of Public Advisory
Committee Meetings
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463,
notice is hereby given that the National-Scale Air Toxics Assessment
(NATA) Review Panel (hereafter, ``NATA Review Panel'') of the USEPA
Science Advisory Board's (SAB) Executive Committee (EC) will meet on
August 29, 2001 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.
Purpose of the Meeting--The purpose of the meeting is for the NATA
Review Panel to reach closure on its draft report in review of the EPA
document entitled ``National-Scale Air Toxics Assessment for 1996,''
EPA-453/R-01-003, dated January 2001 and supporting appendices. This
EPA document represents an initial national-scale assessment of the
potential health risks associated with inhalation exposures to 32 air
toxics identified as priority pollutants by the Agency's Integrated
Urban Air Toxics Strategy, plus diesel emissions. The Panel will also
accept brief oral comments on the following questions: (1) Has the NATA
Review Panel adequately responded to the questions posed in the
charge?; (2) Are any statements or responses made in the draft
unclear?; and, (3) Are there any technical errors?
Supplementary Information--The teleconference will be hosted out of
the EPA Science Advisory Board Conference Room (Room 6013), Ariel Rios
Federal Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004.
Interested members of the public may attend in person or connect to the
teleconference by phone. More information about the previous meetings
can be found in 66 FR 9846, February 12, 2001, 66 FR 24137, May 11,
2001, and 66 FR 28904, May 25, 2001.
After this August 29, 2001 conference call, the NATA review Panel
intends to finalize the edits and forward the revised draft advisory to
the SAB Executive Committee for final review and approval, prior to
transmittal to the Agency. This EC review meeting will be announced in
a subsequent Federal Register document.
Providing Comments--In accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), the public and the Agency are invited to submit
written or oral comments on the above three questions. The SAB will
have a brief period available during the teleconference (no more than
15 minutes) for applicable oral public comment. Anyone wishing to make
oral comments on the three focus questions above, but that are not
duplicative of the written comments previously submitted on this topic,
must contact Dr. K. Jack Kooyoomjian, Designated Federal Officer for
the NATA Review Panel (see contact information below) in writing no
later than August 22, 2001. In order to be accepted into the public
record, all written comments must be received no later than the date of
the meeting.
Availability of Review Materials--The NATA Report, the Appendices,
and all briefing and presentation materials previously provided to the
SAB may be obtained on the web at the following URL site: http://
www.epa.gov/ttn/uatw/sab/sabrev.html/. Further information on obtaining
the Agency's review document and supporting appendices is found in
previous Federal Register notices (see citations above).
For Further Information--Any member of the public wishing further
information concerning this meeting should contact Dr. K. Jack
Kooyoomjian, Designated Federal Officer, US EPA Science Advisory Board
(1400A), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;
telephone (202) 564-4557; FAX (202) 501-0582; or via e-mail at
kooyoomjian.jack@epa.gov. To obtain information on how to participate
in the conference call, please contact Ms. Betty Fortune, EPA Science
Advisory Board, Mail Code 1400A, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. (Telephone (202)
564-4534, FAX (202) 501-0582; or via e-mail at fortune.betty@epa.gov).
The SAB draft report and a draft meeting agenda for the teleconference
will be posted on the SAB website (www.epa.gov/sab) approximately one
week prior to the conference call.
Providing Oral or Written Comments at SAB Meetings
Please see the previous Federal Register documents (see citations
above) for details on how to provide comments.
Meeting Access--Individuals requiring special accommodation at this
meeting, including wheelchair access to the conference room, should
contact the appropriate Dr. Kooyoomjian at least five business days
prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
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Dated: July 27, 2001.
Donald G. Barnes,
Staff Director, EPA Science Advisory Board.
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