[Federal Register: July 27, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 145)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Science Advisory Board; Notification of a Public Advisory
Committee
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, notice is hereby given that the Arsenic Benefits Review Panel of
the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) will conduct a public
teleconference meeting Tuesday August 14, 2001 from 10 a.m.-12 noon
Eastern Time.
The conference call meeting will be coordinated through a
conference call connection in room 6013 Ariel Rios North (6th Floor),
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.,
Washington, DC. The public is strongly encouraged to attend the meeting
through a telephonic link, but may attend physically if arrangements
are made in advance with the SAB staff. In both cases, arrangements
should be made with the SAB staff by noon the Wednesday before the
meeting. Staff may not be able to accommodate the presence of people
who appear in person without advance notice. Additional instructions
about how to participate in the conference call can be obtained by
calling Ms. Rhonda Fortson, Management Assistant, at (202) 564-4563,
and via e-mail at: fortson.rhonda@epa.gov.
Purpose of the Meetings: The Subcommittee is preparing a report on
the Arsenic Benefits assessment as announced in the Federal Register
Notice on July 2, 2001, 66 FR 34924-34928. The purpose of the call is
to allow the Subcommittee to complete its work on this issue.
Availability of the written materials in advance of the conference
call meetings: The draft report will become available to the public
shortly before the meeting and it will be made available to the public
on request by Email before the meeting. For email copies, please
contact Mr. Thomas Miller, Designated Federal Officer, at
miller.tom@epa.gov.
For Further Information--Any member of the public wishing further
information concerning the conference call meeting or wishing to submit
brief oral comments must contact Mr. Thomas Miller, Designated Federal
Officer, Science Advisory Board (1400A), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington,
DC 20460; telephone (202) 564-4558; FAX (202) 501-0582; or via e-mail
at miller.tom@epa.gov. Requests for oral comments must be in writing
(e-mail, fax or mail) and received by Mr. Miller no later than noon
Eastern Time one week prior to the meeting.
Providing Oral or Written Comments at SAB Meetings
It is the policy of the Science Advisory Board to accept written
public comments of any length, and to accommodate oral public comments
whenever possible. The Science Advisory Board expects that public
statements presented at its meetings will not be repetitive of
previously submitted oral or written statements. Oral Comments: For
teleconference meetings, opportunities for oral comment will usually be
limited to no more than three minutes per speaker and no more than
fifteen minutes total. Deadlines for getting on the public speaker list
for a meeting are given above. Speakers should both e-mail their
comments to the DFO in MSWord and WordPerfect formats (suitable for
IBM-PC/Windows 95/98) and provide 5 paper copies of their comments and
presentation slides for distribution to the reviewers and public at the
meeting. Written Comments: Although the SAB accepts written comments
until the date of the meeting (unless otherwise stated), because this
is a conference call meeting, any comments to be mailed to the
Subcommittee in advance of the meeting should be received in the SAB
Staff Office by noon at least a week before the meeting. E-mailed
comments will be accepted until the day before the meeting, although
earlier submission is encouraged; these should be sent in both MSWord
and WordPerfect comments (suitable for IBM-PC/Windows 95/98).
Meeting Access--Individuals requiring special accommodation at this
meeting, including wheelchair access to the conference room, should
contact Mr. Miller at least five business days prior to the meeting so
that appropriate arrangements can be made.
Dated: July 23, 2001.
Donald G. Barnes,
Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.
[FR Doc. 01-18822 Filed 7-26-01; 8:45 am]
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