[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 3, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56342-56343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-19511]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board Panel for the Review of
EPA's 2007 Report on the Environment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of
the SAB Panel for the Review of EPA's 2007 Report on the Environment.
The teleconference is being held to discuss the Panel's draft advisory
report.
DATES: The teleconference will be held on October 24, 2007 from 1 p.m.
to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing
further information regarding the public teleconference may contact.
Dr. Thomas Armitage, Designated Federal Officer (DFO). Dr. Armitage may
be contacted at the EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; or via telephone/voice mail: (202) 343-9995; fax
(202) 233-0643; or e-mail at: [email protected]. General
information about the EPA SAB, as well as any updates concerning the
teleconference announced in this notice, may be found in 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 Panel for
the Review of EPA's 2007 Report on the Environment will hold a public
teleconference to discuss a draft advisory report on EPA's Report on
the Environment 2007: Science Report. The SAB was established by 42
U.S.C. 4365 to provide independent scientific and technical advice to
the Administrator on the technical basis for Agency positions and
regulations. The SAB is a Federal Advisory Committee chartered under
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App.
The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB
Staff Office procedural policies.
Background: In 2003, EPA issued a draft Report on the Environment
describing the status of and trends in the environment and human
health. The draft 2003 Report on the Environment
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was reviewed by the SAB (see http://www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/sab_05_004.pdf). EPA used advice received from the SAB and comments from
stakeholders to develop an improved and updated draft Report on the
Environment 2007. The Report on the Environment 2007 consists of: a
Science Report (ROE 2007 Science Report) containing detailed scientific
and technical information, a Highlights Document written for concerned
citizens, and an electronic document facilitating access to material in
the reports. The ROE 2007 Science Report asks key questions about the
current status of, and trends in, the condition of the environment and
human health. These questions are intended to be relevant to EPA's
current regulatory and programmatic activities and mission, and they
have been answered using a suite of environmental and human health
indicators.
EPA's Office of Research and Development requested that the SAB
review the ROE 2007 Science Report. In response to EPA's request, the
SAB Staff office formed the Panel for the Review of EPA's 2007 Report
on the Environment. Background information on the Panel formation
process was provided in a Federal Register noticepublished on May 25,
2006 (71 FR 30138). The Panel has previously held a teleconference and
a face-to-face meeting (72 FR 29498). Information about the SAB Panel
for the Review of EPA's 2007 Report on the Environment is available on
the SAB Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab.
Availability of Meeting Materials: The draft Report on the
Environment 2007: Science Report reviewed by the SAB Panel is available
on the following EPA Office of Research and Development Web Site:
http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=140917. The agenda
and other material for the upcoming public teleconference will be
posted on the SAB Web Site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab/ in advance of
the teleconference.
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 30 minutes for all speakers. Interested
parties should contact Dr. Armitage, DFO, in writing (preferably via e-
mail) at the contact information noted above, no later than October 17,
2007 to be placed on a list of public speakers for the teleconference.
Written Statements: Written statements should be received in the SAB
Staff Office by October 17, 2007 so that the information may be made
available to the SAB Panel members 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 PDF, WordPerfect, MS Word, MS
PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format).
Accessibility: For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please contact Dr. Armitage at the phone
number or e-mail address noted above, preferably at least ten days
prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to process
your request.
Dated: September 26, 2007.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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