[Federal Register: October 4, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 191)] [Notices] [Page 53676] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr04oc99-47] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-6451-1] Science Advisory Board; Notification of Public Advisory Committee Meeting Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given that the Chloroform Risk Assessment Review Subcommittee (CRARS) of the Science Advisory Board's (SAB) Executive Committee will meet on Wednesday and Thursday, October 27-28, 1999, at the Holiday Inn Georgetown, 2101 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20007. The hotel telephone number is 202-338-4600. The meeting will begin at 9:00 am and end no later than 5:30 pm on each day (All times noted are Eastern Time). The meeting is open to the public, however, seating is limited and available on a first come basis. Purpose of the Meeting The CRARS is meeting to provide advice and comment to EPA on the Office of Water's Draft Health Risk Assessment/Characterization of the Drinking Water Disinfection Byproduct Chloroform. The overall purpose of the Subcommittee's review is to determine if significant changes need to be made to the risk assessment before it is finalized. The Subcommittee will also address specifically the risk assessment's conclusions as to a chloroform's mode of action; the strength of the analyses supporting the choice of a nonlinear approach to dose- response; and the adequacy (given the data available) of the assessment of children's risk from exposure to chloroform in drinking water. The complete draft Charge for this meeting will be posted on the SAB Website (http://www.epa.gov/sab) by September 30, 1999. Availability of Review Materials Copies of EPA primary background documents for the meeting may be obtained by contacting Ms. Arleen Plunkett (4304), Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202) 260-5389; or via e-mail to: plunkett.arleen@epa.gov. These documents are not available from the SAB. Anyone desiring additional information on the substantive issues to be addressed should also contact Ms. Plunkett as noted above. For further information contact: Members of the public desiring additional information about the conduct of the public meeting itself should contact Mr. Samuel Rondberg, (1400A), Designated Federal Officer, CRARS, Science Advisory Board, U.S. EPA, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone/voice mail at (301) 812-2560; fax at (410) 286-2689; or via e-mail at samuelr717@aol.com. A copy of the draft agenda will be available on the SAB Website (http://www.epa.gov/ sab) or upon request from Ms. Dorothy Clark at (202) 564-4537, or by FAX at (202) 501-0582 or via e-mail at clark.dorothy@epa.gov no later than October 8, 1999. Members of the public who wish to make a brief oral presentation to the Committee must contact Mr. Rondberg in writing (by letter, or by e- mail--see previously stated information) no later than 12 noon Eastern Time, October 18, 1999 in order to be included on the Agenda. These oral comments will be limited to ten minutes per speaker or organization. The request should identify the name of the individual making the presentation, the organization (if any) they will represent, any requirements for audio visual equipment (e.g., overhead projector, 35 mm projector, chalkboard, etc.), and include at least 35 copies of an outline of the issues to be addressed, or of the presentation itself. Providing Oral or Written Comments at SAB Meetings The Science Advisory Board expects that public statements presented at its meetings will not be repetitive of previously submitted oral or written statements. In general, each individual or group making an oral presentation will be limited to a total time of ten minutes. Written comments (at least 35 copies) received in the SAB Staff Office sufficiently prior to a meeting date (usually one week before the meeting), may be mailed to the relevant SAB committee or subcommittee; comments received too close to the meeting date will normally provided to the committee at its meeting, or mailed soon after receipt by the Agency. Written comments may be provided to the relevant committee or subcommittee up until the time of the meeting. Additional information concerning the Science Advisory Board, its structure, function, and composition, may be found on the SAB Website (http://www.epa.gov/sab) and in the Annual Report of the Staff Director which is available from the SAB Publications Staff at (202) 564-4533 or via fax at (202) 501-0256. Meeting Access Individuals requiring special accommodation at this meeting, including wheelchair access, should contact the DFO at least five business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. Dated: September 28, 1999. Donald G. Barnes, Staff Director, Science Advisory Board. [FR Doc. 99-25713 Filed 10-1-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P