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Science Advisory Board, Environmental Engineering Committee; Notification of Public Advisory Committee Meetings

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[Federal Register: January 12, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 8)]
[Notices]
[Page 1866-1867]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6521-9]


Science Advisory Board, Environmental Engineering Committee;
Notification of Public Advisory Committee Meetings

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463,
notice is hereby given that the Environmental Engineering Committee
(and its Subcommittees) of the USEPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) will
hold two conference calls and two face-to-face meetings on the dates
and times noted below. All times noted are Eastern Time. All meetings
are open to the public, however, seating is limited and available on a
first come basis.

    Important notice: Documents that are the subject of SAB reviews
are normally available from the originating EPA office and are not
available from the SAB Office unless otherwise noted; information
concerning availability of documents from the relevant Program
Office is included below.

1. Natural Attenuation Research Subcommittee--Teleconference
Meetings on January 26 and February 24

    The Natural Attenuation Research Subcommittee of the Science
Advisory Board's (SAB) Environmental Engineering Committee (EEC) will
conduct public teleconference meetings Wednesday January 26, 2000 and
Thursday February 24, 2000 between the hours of 3 p.m.-5 p.m (Eastern
Standard Time). The meetings will be coordinated through a conference
call connection in Room 6450V in the USEPA, Ariel Rios Building North,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004. The Ariel Rios
Building is adjacent to the escalator to the Federal Triangle Metro
Station on 12th Street NW. The public is encouraged to attend the
meetings in the conference room noted above, however, the public may
also attend through a telephonic link. Additional instructions about
how to participate in either conference call can be obtained by calling
Ms. Mary Winston approximately a week prior to each meeting (by January
19 or February 17, respectively) at (202) 564-4538, or via e-mail at
.

Purpose of the Meetings

    At the January 26th conference call meeting, the Subcommittee
intends to refine the charge for its review of EPA's natural
attenuation research. At the February 24th conference call meeting, the
Subcommittee intends to hear preliminary reactions of individual
reviewers to the written materials and to clarify the agenda for a
face-to-face review meeting in March (as announced below).

Availability of Review Materials

    The review materials include background information such as the
Directive on Natural Attenuation (http://www.epa.gov/swerust1/directiv/
d9200417.pdf); the Waste Research Strategy (http://www.epa.gov/ORD/
WebPubs/final/wastepub.pdf); a list of publications based on the
completed research; project descriptions for on-going research; and a
description of planned research not yet underway. Where an electronic
version of a document is available, the website has been noted. A
limited number of paper copies of these documents can be obtained from
Dr. Stephen Schmelling at e-mail:  or via
phone at (580) 436-8540.

2. Technology Evaluation Subcommittee Meeting on February 23-25

    The Technology Evaluation Subcommittee of the Science Advisory
Board's Environmental Engineering Committee will meet Wednesday through
Friday, February 23-25, 2000 in Conference Room 6530, USEPA, Ariel Rios
Building North, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004
(adjacent to the escalator to the Federal Triangle Metro Station on
12th Street NW). The meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday and
end no later than 4 p.m. on Friday.

Purpose of the Meeting

    The Subcommittee will review the implementation of quality
management in the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) program.

Availability of Review Materials

    The review materials include a brief program description, the ETV
Quality Management Plan, several pilot study protocols and selected
final reports. The general program description is available from Ms.
Penny Hansen (via e-mail at:  or phone at (202)
564-3212). A limited number of paper copies of the other documents will
be available from Ms. Hansen as well. If available, electronic versions
of these other documents will also be made available on the SAB Website
(http://www.epa.gov) approximately three weeks prior to the meeting.
The Subcommittee is likely to reference the following Agency quality
management documents: EPA Quality System Overview (G-0); Guidance for
the Data Quality Objectives Process--Final 9/94 (G-4); and G-5:
Guidance on Quality Assurance Project Plans--Final 2/98 (G-5). These
documents are available through the following website: http://
es.epa.gov/ncerqa/qa/qa__docs.html, or in hard copy from Ms. Hansen.

3. Environmental Engineering Committee Meeting on March 6-10

    The Environmental Engineering Committee of the Science Advisory
Board (SAB) will meet Monday through Friday, March 6-10, 2000 in
conference room 6530, USEPA, Ariel Rios Building North, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20004 (adjacent to the
escalator to the Federal Triangle Metro Station on 12th Street NW). The
meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Monday and end no later than 4 p.m.
on Friday.

    Note: Members of the public wishing to provide substantive
comments are encouraged to provide them in writing well in advance
of the March meeting; details about providing public comment appear
below.

Purpose of the Meeting

    (a) The EEC's Natural Attenuation Subcommittee will review EPA's
natural attenuation research (much of this activity is planned for
Monday through Wednesday, March 6-8); (b) the Technology Evaluation
Subcommittee will report on its review of Implementation of Quality
Management in the Environmental Technology Verification Program; (c)
the Committee will review responses to FY1998 and FY1999 reports and
discuss potential FY2000 activities; (d) the Committee will consider
the progress of initiatives on measures of technology performance,
sediments, and the use of social sciences to reduce impediments to
environmental protection associated with industrial and commercial
activities; and (e) as time permits, the

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Committee may also discuss and/or hear briefings on other issues of
interest.

Availability of Review Materials

    Information on the availability of background/review materials for
the two subcommittee reviews is given under 1. above. If other
materials are subsequently provided to the Committee for the March
meeting, they will be available from Ms. Mary Winston at (202) 564-
4538, or via e-mail at  approximately three weeks
prior to the meeting dates.

For Further Information

    Any member of the public wishing further information concerning
these four meetings or wishing to submit brief oral comments for any of
the meetings must contact Ms. Kathleen White Conway, Designated Federal
Officer, Science Advisory Board (1400A), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Ariel Rios Building North, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone (202) 564-4559; FAX (202) 501-0582; or
via e-mail at . Requests for oral comments must
be in writing (e-mail, fax or mail) and received by Ms. Conway no later
than noon Eastern Time one week prior to each meeting.

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. For
teleconference meetings, opportunities for oral comment will usually be
limited to no more than 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 before the meeting), may be mailed to the relevant SAB
committee or subcommittee; comments received too close to the meeting
date will normally be provided to the committee at its meeting.
    Additional information concerning the Science Advisory Board, its
structure, function, and composition, may be found on the SAB Website
(http://www.epa.gov/sab) and in the FY 1999 Annual Report of the Staff
Director which is available from the SAB Publications Staff at (202)
564-4533 or via fax at (202) 501-0582.

Meeting Access

    Individuals requiring special accommodation at this teleconference
meeting, including wheelchair access to the conference room, should
contact Ms. Conway at least five business days prior to the meeting so
that appropriate arrangements can be made.

    Dated: January 5, 2000.
Donald G. Barnes,
Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.
[FR Doc. 00-734 Filed 1-11-00; 8:45 am]
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