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b. ‘‘Going forward’’ cost. 

c. Long run marginal cost. 

d. Sunk investment cost. 

e. Other. 

(10) Are long-term commitments 

necessary for investment in 

infrastructure (generation, transmission 

or demand response) to resolve or 

remove load pockets? 

(11) Under what conditions is an 

RTO-administered auction to acquire 

capacity in a local area warranted? 

a. Who can call for an auction? 

b. What resources will be able to bid 

into auction? Transmission? Existing 

generation units? Demand Response? 

(12) What are appropriate 

combinations of the market power 

mitigation measures and the local 

resource adequacy measures?

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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; 

Notification of Upcoming Meeting of 

the US Environmental Protection 

Agency Science Advisory Board

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The EPA, Science Advisory 

Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a 

public meeting of the Board of the EPA 

SAB.

DATES: February 23–25, 2004: A public 

meeting of the Board of the EPA SAB 

will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on 

February 23 and 24, 2004, and from 9 

a.m. to 12 p.m. on February 25, 2004 

(eastern time).

ADDRESSES: The meeting location for 

face-to-face meetings of the Board will 

be in the greater Washington, DC 

metropolitan area. The meeting location 

will be announced on the SAB Web site, 

http://www.epa/sab two weeks before 

the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public wishing further 

information regarding the SAB may 

contact Mr. Thomas O. Miller, 

Designated Federal Officer (DFO), U.S. 

EPA Science Advisory Board Staff 

Office (1400A), 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564–

4558; or via e-mail at 

miller.tom@epa.gov. General 

information about the SAB can be found 

in the SAB Web site at http://

www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background 

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, 

notice is given that the SAB, will hold 

a public meeting, also described above, 

to provide advice to EPA on its science, 

technology, and research programs and 

budgets for its Fiscal Year 2005. The 

first public advisory meeting on this 

subject was first announced in the 

Federal Register on November 25, 2003 

(68 FR 66095), and held on December 

10, 2003. 

The purpose of the public meeting of 

February 23–25 is to continue to receive 

briefings and respond to EPA’s charge 

about science, technology, and research 

programs and the FY 2005 budget. The 

charge, meeting agenda, and review 

documents and background information 

will be available on the SAB Web site 

http://www.epa.gov/sab two weeks 

before the meeting. 

Individuals who are unable to access 

the documents electronically may 

contact Mr. Thomas Miller, DFO, as 

noted above. A very limited number of 

paper copies can be made available in 

special circumstances. 

Procedures for Providing Public 

Comment 

It is the policy of the EPA Science 

Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office to 

accept written public comments of any 

length, and to accommodate oral public 

comments whenever possible. The EPA 

SAB Staff Office expects that public 

statements presented at the (Board) 

meeting will not be repetitive of 

previously submitted oral or written 

statements. Oral Comments: In general, 

each individual or group requesting an 

oral presentation at face-to-face meeting 

will be limited to a total time of 10 

minutes (unless otherwise indicated). 

For conference call meetings, 

opportunities for oral comment will 

usually be limited to no more than three 

minutes per speaker and no more than 

15 minutes total. Interested parties 

should contact the DFO in writing 

(email, fax or mail) at least one week 

prior to the meeting in order to be 

placed on the public speaker list for the 

meeting. Speakers should bring at least 

35 copies of their comments and 

presentation slides for distribution to 

the participants and public at the 

meeting. Written Comments: Although 

written comments are accepted until the 

date of the meeting (unless otherwise 

stated), written comments should be 

received in the SAB Staff Office at least 

one week prior to the meeting date so 

that the comments may be made 

available to the committee for their 

consideration. Comments should be 

supplied to the DFO at the address/

contact information noted above in the 

following formats: one hard copy with 

original signature, and one electronic 

copy via e-mail (acceptable file format: 

Adobe Acrobat, WordPerfect, Word, or 

Rich Text files (in IBM–PC/Windows 

95/98 format). Those providing written 

comments and who attend the meeting 

are also asked to bring 35 copies of their 

comments for public distribution. 

Meeting Accommodations 

Individuals requiring special 

accommodation to access these 

meetings, should contact the DFO at 

least five business days prior to the 

meeting so that appropriate 

arrangements can be made.

Dated: January 23, 2004. 

Vanessa T. Vu, 

Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff 

Office.

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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; 

Notification of Upcoming Meetings of 

the Science Advisory Board Review 

Panel for the EPA’s Report on the 

Environment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The EPA’s Science Advisory 

Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a 

public teleconference and meeting of 

the SAB Review Panel for the Agency’s 

Report on the Environment (ROE).

DATES: February 18, 2004: The public 

teleconference will be held on February 

18, 2004, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (eastern 

time). 

March 9–12, 2004: The public meeting 

of the Panel will be held from 9 a.m. to 

5 p.m. on March 9–11, 2004, and from 

9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on March 12, 2004 

(eastern time).

ADDRESSES: The public meeting of the 

Panel will be held in the Washington, 

D.C. metropolitan area. The meeting 

location will be announced on the SAB 

Web site, http://www.epa/sab two 

weeks before the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public wishing further 

information regarding the public 

meeting, or wishing to obtain the 

teleconference call-in number and 

access code to participate in the