[Federal Register: April 11, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 69)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a
Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board to Review a Draft Report
by the Regulatory Environmental Modeling Guidance Review Panel of the
Science Advisory Board
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a
public teleconference meeting of the chartered SAB to discuss a draft
SAB report, Review of Agency ``Draft Guidance on the Development,
Evaluation, and Application of Regulatory Environmental Models'' and
``Models Knowledge Base'' by the Regulatory Environmental Modeling
Guidance Review Panel of the EPA Science Advisory Board.
DATES: The date for the teleconference is Wednesday, April 26, 2006,
from 1:30-4 p.m. (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place via telephone only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to
obtain the call-in number and access code to participate in the
telephone conference may contact Mr. Thomas O. Miller, Designated
Federal Officer (DFO), Science Advisory Board Staff Office (1400F),
U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; or via
telephone/voice mail at (202) 343-9982 or via e-mail at
miller.tom@epa.gov. General information about the SAB, as well as any
updates concerning the meeting announced in this notice, may be found
on the SAB Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given that the SAB will hold a
public teleconference on the date and time provided above. The purpose
of this telephone conference is to conduct a final public review and
discussion of the draft SAB report Review of Agency ``Draft Guidance on
the Development, Evaluation, and Application of Regulatory
Environmental Models'' and ``Models Knowledge Base'' by the Regulatory
Environmental Modeling Guidance Review Panel of the EPA Science
Advisory Board. The focus of the meeting is to consider whether: (i)
The original charge questions to the SAB review panel have been
adequately addressed in the draft report, (ii) the draft report is
clear and logical; and (iii) the conclusions drawn, or recommendations
made in the draft report, are supported by the body of the report.
Background: Background on the REM Guidance Review Panel activities
can be found in the following Federal Register Notices 68 FR 46602,
August 6, 2003; 70 FR 1243, January 6, 2005; 70 FR 12477, March 14,
2005; 70 FR 30948, May 31, 2005; 70 FR 41008, July 15, 2005; and
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70 FR 54923, September 19, 2005. Information can also be found on the
EPA SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab/panels/cremgacpanel.html.
Availability of Meeting Materials: A roster of participating SAB
members and the meeting agenda will be posted on the SAB Web site prior
to the meeting. The draft panel report is on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/rem
draft 02-24-06.pdf.
Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the
public may submit relevant written or oral information for the SAB
Panel to consider during the advisory process.
Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an
oral presentation at a public teleconference will be limited to three
minutes per speaker with no more than a total of fifteen minutes for
all speakers. Interested parties should contact the DFO, contact
information provided above, in writing via e-mail by April 19, 2006, to
be placed on the public speaker list for the teleconference.
Written Statements: Written statements should be received in the
SAB Staff Office by April 19, 2006, so that the information may be made
available to the Panel for their consideration. 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, WordPerfect, Word, or Rich Text files in
IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format).
Meeting Accommodations: For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please contact Thomas Miller, Designated
Federal Officer (DFO), at (202) 343-9982 or via e-mail at
miller.tom@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability, please
contact the DFO, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting, to
give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.
Dated: April 5, 2006.
Anthony Maciorowski,
Associate Director for Science, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff
Office.
[FR Doc. E6-5324 Filed 4-10-06; 8:45 am]
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