[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 12, 1996)] [Notices] [Page 9989] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-5984] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-5440-1] Science Advisory Board Emergency Notification of Public Advisory Committee Meeting Emergency notification of this meeting is being made due to late publication of this notice due to Federal Budgetary exigencies. Information concerning this meeting, originally planned for January 9- 10, 1996, was previously published in 60 FR 55573, dated November 1, 1995. Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given that the Drinking Water Committee (DWC) of the Science Advisory Board (SAB) will meet Tuesday, March 19, 1996 and Wednesday March 20, 1996 at the One Washington Circle Hotel, One Washington Circle, NW., Washington, DC 20037. Hotel Telephone: (202) 872-1680 or 1-800-424-9671. The meeting will convene at 9:00 am both days and end no later than 3 pm on March 20th. All times noted are Eastern Time. This meeting is open to the public. Due to limited space, seating at the meeting will be on a first-come basis. Documents that are the subject of SAB reviews are normally available from the originating EPA office and are not available from the SAB Office. The purpose of the meeting is to review the Environmental Protection Agency's Five-Year Research Plan for Disinfection Byproducts. Please see previous FR notice at 60 FR 55573, dated November 1, 1995 for further information. Presentations will be made by representatives from the Agency's Office of Research and Development (ORD). Background documents to be provided for this review are available from the program office and not the Science Advisory Board. These documents include: (a) Draft Report on EPA's 5 year research plan to support DBP related rules (and its Appendices); and (b) Federal Register Notices of proposed D/DBP rule, Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (ESTWR), and Information Collection Rule (ICR). The charge to the Drinking Water Committee is as follows: (a) Has EPA identified the correct issues that need to be addressed to support the development of the Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule and Stage 2 Disinfectants/Disinfectant Byproducts rule? (b) Do the research topic areas underway or envisioned under the five year research plan appear to adequately address the issues? Should any other research topic area be funded in lieu of that which is ongoing or planned?Has EPA given appropriate priorities to the order by which research is to be conducted? Single copies of the U.S. EPA review materials provided to the Committee may be obtained from Ms Gail Robarge, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development (8105), 401 M Street, SW., Washington, D.C. 20460; Telephone: (202) 260-9101. Copies of these documents are NOT available from the Science Advisory Board Staff. Members of the public desiring additional information about the meeting, including an agenda, should contact Mr. A. Robert Flaak, Designated Federal Official, Drinking Water Committee, Science Advisory Board (1400F), US EPA, 401 M Street, SW., Washington DC 20460, by telephone at (202) 260-5133, fax at (202) 260-7118, or via The INTERNET at: [email protected]. Members of the public wishing to make an oral presentation at the meeting should contact Mr. Flaak no later than noon, Tuesday, March 12, 1996. The request should identify the name of the individual who will make the presentation, requirements for audio visual equipment (e.g., overhead projector, 35mm projector, chalk board, etc), and an outline of the issues to be addressed. At least 35 copies of the presentation and 35 copies of the visual aids used at the meeting are to be given to Mr. Flaak no later than the time of the presentation for distribution to the Committee and the interested public. See below for additional information on providing comments to the SAB. 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, may be mailed to the relevant SAB committee or subcommittee prior to its meeting; comments received too close to the meeting date will normally be provided to the committee at its meeting. Written comments may be provided to the relevant committee or subcommittee up until the time of the meeting. Dated: March 5, 1996. Donald G. Barnes, Staff Director, Science Advisory Board. [FR Doc. 96-5984 Filed 3-11-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P