[Federal Register: July 14, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 134)]
[Notices]
[Page 41575-41576]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-7527-6]
Science Advisory Board Environmental Health Committee;
Notification of an Upcoming Meeting of the Supplemental Guidance for
Assessing Cancer Susceptibility From Early-life Exposure to Carcinogens
(SGACS) Review Panel
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency, Science Advisory Board
(SAB) announces an upcoming meeting via teleconference to discuss the
draft report of the Supplemental Guidance for Assessing Cancer
Susceptibility from Early-life Exposure to Carcinogens (SGACS) review
panel.
DATES: The teleconference will take place on August 5, 2003, from 3
p.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). Attendance will be by
teleconference only.
ADDRESSES: Members of the public who wish to obtain the call-in number
and access code to participate must contact Ms. Sandra Friedman, EPA
Science Advisory Board Staff, at telephone/voice mail: (202) 564-2526,
via e-mail at: friedman.sandra@epa.gov in order to register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information about the
meeting, please contact Dr. Suhair Shallal, Designated Federal Officer
(DFO), by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-4566, by fax at (202) 501-
0582; or via e-mail at shallal.suhair@epa.gov. General information
concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found on the EPA SAB
Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notification of Public Meeting
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463,
notice is hereby given that the Supplemental Guidance for Assessing
Cancer Susceptibility (SGACS) panel of the U.S. EPA Science Advisory
Board (SAB) will meet to discuss its draft report of the review the
EPA's Office of Research and Development draft document entitled
``Supplemental Guidance for Assessing Cancer
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Susceptibility From Early-Life Exposure to Carcinogens''. This document
provides a possible approach for assessing cancer susceptibility from
early-life exposure to carcinogens.
The purpose of this meeting is to allow contemporaneous public
access to the SGACS review panel's deliberations concerning the draft
report. The meeting is open to the public; however, phone lines are
limited and available on a first come basis. The meeting will be held
at the times and date specified above. A copy of the draft agenda for
the meeting will be posted on the SAB Web site (http://www.epa.gov/sab)
(under the AGENDAS subheading) approximately 7 days before the meeting.
For more information regarding the background on this advisory
activity, please refer to the Federal Register, 68 FR 10240, published
on March 4, 2003 or the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab/panels/sgacsrp.html
.
The panel was charged with responding to questions concerning the
document mentioned above. Information regarding these questions and the
review materials are available in Federal Register Notice, 68 FR 17803
published on April 11, 2003.
Providing Oral or Written Comments at SAB Meetings
It is the policy of the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) to accept
written public comments of any length, and to accommodate oral public
comments whenever possible. The EPA SAB expects that public statements
presented at its meetings will not be repetitive of previously
submitted oral or written statements. Oral Comments: In general, each
individual or group requesting an oral presentation at a face-to-face
meeting will be limited to a total time of ten minutes (unless
otherwise indicated) and no more than one hour total for all speakers.
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 for all speakers. Interested parties
should contact the DFO in writing at least one week prior to the
meeting in order to be placed on the public speaker list for the
meeting. Speakers should provide 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), written comments should be
received in the SAB Staff Office at least one week prior to the meeting
date so that the comments may be made available to the review panel for
their consideration. Comments should be supplied to the DFO at the
address/contact information noted in the opening of this notice in the
following formats: one hard copy with original signature, and one
electronic copy via e-mail (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat,
WordPerfect, Word, or Rich Text files (in IBM-PC/Windows 95/98 format).
Those providing written comments and who attend the meeting are also
asked to bring 35 copies of their comments for public distribution.
Meeting Access
Individuals requiring special accommodation at this meeting, should
contact Dr. Shallal, at least five business days prior to the meeting
date so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
Dated: July 8, 2003.
A. Robert Flaak,
Acting Deputy Director of Management, EPA Science Advisory Board.
[FR Doc. 03-17728 Filed 7-11-03; 8:45 am]
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