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[FR Doc No: 94-15984]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[5005-3]
Science Advisory Board
Notification of Public Advisory Committee Meeting; Open Meeting
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463,
notice is hereby given that the Ecological Processes and Effects
Committee (EPEC) and its Marsh Management Subcommittee will meet on
July 19-21, 1994, at the Ramada Hotel Old Town Alexandria, 901 North
Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, telephone (703) 683-6000. On July
19 and 20, the meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end no later than
5:00 p.m. On July 21, the meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. and end no
later than 3:30 p.m. All days of the meeting will be open to the
public. Due to limited space, seating will be on a first-come basis.
Agenda Topics
(1) On July 19, the Committee will review the Landscape Ecology
Component of the Agency's Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Program (EMAP). As part of the Charge to the Committee, the Agency's
Office of Research and Development has requested that the Committee
evaluate the goals and objectives of EMAP-Landscapes, the value of the
approach for ecological risk assessment, and the proposed research and
development projects. Single copies of the review materials provided to
the Committee may be obtained from Dr. Bruce Jones, EPA Environmental
Monitoring Systems Laboratory, P.O. Box 93478, Las Vegas, Nevada 89193-
3478, telephone (702) 798-2671, FAX (702) 798-2208, or Internet address
[email protected].
(2) On July 20, the Committee will review the draft Integrated
Ecosystem Research Strategy prepared by the Agency's Office of Research
and Development. The strategy is intended to provide an integrated
picture of research proposed to support environmental monitoring and
assessment, ecological risk assessment, development of ecological
criteria, etc. Single copies of the draft research strategy can be
obtained by contacting Mike Slimak, Office of Environmental Processes
and Effects Research, US EPA, 401 M Street, SW (8401), Washington, D.C.
20460, telephone (202) 260-5950.
(3) On July 21, the Marsh Management Subcommittee of EPEC will
begin a review of the science underlying marsh management, defined as
the use of water control structures, berms, dikes etc. to modify the
hydrology of marsh systems. At the request of the Agency's Office of
Water, the Subcommittee has been established to evaluate the ecological
implications of marsh management practices in various types of marsh
ecosystems. EPA has formed a Marsh Management Steering Committee,
consisting of federal agencies with responsibilities for marsh
management, to refine a set of technical questions to be addressed by
the Subcommittee. On July 21, the Subcommittee will hear presentations
from the federal agencies on the Steering Committee regarding relevant
federal policies and technical issues of concern. Further Subcommittee
meetings on this topic will be scheduled at that time.
Single copies of the briefing materials provided to the Marsh
Management Subcommittee may be obtained by calling the EPA Wetlands Hot
Line at 1-800-832-7828.
Copies of these documents are NOT available from the Science
Advisory Board.
Additional Information
Single copies of background and review materials provided to the
Committee or Subcommittee are available from the contacts listed above,
and are NOT available from the Science Advisory Board. Members of the
public desiring additional information about the meeting, including an
agenda, should contact Ms. Mary Winston, Staff Secretary, Science
Advisory Board (1400F), US EPA, 401 M Street, SW, Washington DC 20460,
by telephone at (202) 260-6552, fax at (202) 260-7118, or via the
INTERNET at: [email protected].
Anyone wishing to make an oral presentation at the meeting on any
of the agenda topics listed above must notify Stephanie Sanzone,
Designated Federal Officer for EPEC, by 4:00 p.m. on July 8, 1994 at
telephone (202) 260-6557, FAX (202) 260-7118, or via the INTERNET at
[email protected]. The request should identify the name
of the individual who will make the presentation and an outline of the
issues to be addressed. Oral comments will be limited to five minutes
per individual and should not be repetitive of previously submitted
written statements. Anyone wishing to submit written comments must
forward at least 35 copies to Ms. Sanzone no later than the time of the
presentation for distribution to the Committee or Subcommittee and the
interested public.
Dated: June 22, 1994.
Edward S. Bender,
Acting Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.
[FR Doc. 94-15984 Filed 6-29-94; 8:45 am]
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