Meetings: Science Advisory Board,

[Federal Register: June 8, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 109)]

[Notices]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Science Advisory Board; Emergency Federal Register Notice of Public Meetings

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, the Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis of the Science Advisory Board (SAB) will hold a public teleconference on Tuesday, June 22, 1999, from 1:00-2:30 pm Eastern time.

At this teleconference the Council will review two draft Advisories prepared by subcommittees of the Council. The first Advisory was developed by the Air Quality Modeling Subcommittee (AQMS) of the Council after the AQMS public meeting on May 4 & 5, 1999. The draft is entitled The Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) Section 812 Prospective Study of Costs and Benefits (1999): Advisory by the Air Quality Models Subcommittee on Modeling and Emissions. The second Advisory was developed by the Health and Ecological Effects Subcommittee (HEES) of the Council after its public meeting on April 21 & 22, 1999. The draft is entitled The Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) Section 812 Prospective Study of Costs and Benefits (1999): Advisory by the Health and Ecological Effects Subcommittee on Initial Assessments of Health and Ecological Effects; Part 1. Both the AQMS Meeting and the HEES meeting were announced in the Federal Register [See 64 15160 March 30, 1999]. For further information concerning the teleconference described in this section, please contact the individuals listed below. This Teleconference will be hosted out of the Science Advisory Board Conference Room (Room M3709), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

(a) Contacting Program Office Staff and Obtaining Review Materials--To obtain copies of the draft documents pertaining to the CAA Section 812 Prospective Study that had been submitted to the AQMS or the HEES for their review, please contact Ms. Catrice Jefferson, Office Manager, Office of Policy Analysis and Review (OPAR), (Mail Code 6103), US Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460. Tel. (202) 260-5580; FAX (202) 260-9766, or via e-mail at ‹jefferson.catrice@epa.gov›. To discuss technical aspects of the draft document pertaining to the CAAA-90 Section 812 Prospective Study: Report to Congress, please contact Mr. James DeMocker, Office of Policy Analysis and Review (OPAR) (Mail Code 6103), US Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460. Tel. (202) 260-8980; FAX (202) 260-9766, or via e-mail at: ‹democker.jim@epa.gov›.

(b) Contacting SAB Staff and Obtaining Meeting Information--To obtain copies of the meeting agenda, rosters of participants, or copies of the draft Advisories, please contact Ms. Diana L. Pozun, Management Assistant to the Council, Science Advisory Board (1400), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington DC 20460; at Tel. (202) 260-8432; FAX (202) 260-7118; or via e-mail: ‹pozun.diana@epa.gov›. The draft Advisories will also be posted on the SAB website at HTTP:// WWW.EPA.GOV/SAB. To discuss technical or logistical aspects of the Council and its subcommittee review process or to submit written comments, please contact Dr. Angela Nugent, Designated Federal Officer (DFO) to the Council, Science Advisory Board (1400), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington DC 20460, (Tel. (202) 260-4126; FAX (202) 260-7118; or via e-mail: ‹nugent.angela@epa.gov›), or Mr. Sam Rondberg, DFO, at: Tel. (301) 812-2560; or via e-mail: ‹samuelr717@aol.com› (Mr. Rondberg will be the DFO during the teleconference). To obtain information concerning the teleconference and how to participate in the SAB Conference Room or to call in, please contact Ms. Pozun.

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(c) Providing Public Comments to the SAB--To request time to provide brief oral comments at the meeting, please contact Ms. Pozun in writing by mail, FAX or e-mail at the address given above no later than 12 noon on Thursday, June 16, 1999. Please be sure to provide a summary of the issue you intend to present, your name and address (incl. phone, fax and e-mail) and the organization (if any) you will represent.

Providing Oral or Written Comments at SAB Meetings

The Science Advisory Board (SAB) expects that public statements presented at its meetings will not be repetitive of previously submitted oral or written statements. In general, opportunities for oral comment at face-to-face meetings will be usually limited to ten minutes per speaker. At teleconference meetings, speakers will be usually limited to three minutes per speaker and no more than fifteen minutes total. Written comments (at least 35 copies) received in the SAB Staff Office sufficiently prior to a meeting date (usually one week prior to a meeting), may be mailed to the committees or its respective subcommittees prior to its meeting; comments received too close to the meeting date will normally be provided to the Council and its subcommittees at the meeting. Written comments may be provided up until the time of the meeting.

Dated: June 2, 1999. John R Fowle. III, Acting Director, Science Advisory Board.

[FR Doc. 99-14354Filed6-7-99; 8:45 am]

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