Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 202 / Wednesday, October 20, 2004 / Notices 61661

and Environmental Research, SC–70/

Germantown Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–1290. The most 

current information concerning this 

meeting can be found on the Web site: 

http://www.science.doe.gov/ober/berac/

announce.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of 

the Meeting: To provide advice on a 

continuing basis to the Director, Office 

of Science of the Department of Energy, 

on the many complex scientific and 

technical issues that arise in the 

development and implementation of the 

Biological and Environmental Research 

Program. 

Tentative Agenda

Wednesday, November 3, and 

Thursday, November 4, 2004: 

• Comments from Dr. Raymond 

Orbach, Director, Office of Science. 

• Report of Subcommittee on 

Genomics: GTL Facility for the 

Production and Characterization of 

Proteins and Molecular Tags. 

• Report by Dr. Ari Patrinos, 

Associate Director of Science for 

Biological and Environmental Research. 

• Discussion of process that BERAC 

will use to regularly evaluate BER’s 

interim progress towards achieving its 

long term performance goals. 

• Update on the Artificial Retina. 

• Final Report of the Committee of 

Visitors review of the Climate Change 

Research Division. 

• Preliminary Report of the 

Committee of Visitors review of the 

Environmental Remediation Sciences 

Research Division. 

• Discussion of BERAC report on 

future directions and beneficial uses of 

synthetic genome research. 

• Presentation on ES Net. 

• BER Distinguished Scientist Award 

Program. 

• Science talk. 

• New business. 

• Public comment (10 minute rule). 

Public Participation: The day and a 

half meeting is open to the public. If you 

would like to file a written statement 

with the Committee, you may do so 

either before or after the meeting. If you 

would like to make oral statements 

regarding any of the items on the 

agenda, you should contact David 

Thomassen or Shirley Derflinger at the 

address or telephone numbers listed 

above. You must make your request for 

an oral statement at least five business 

days before the meeting. Reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

scheduled oral statements on the 

agenda. The Chairperson of the 

Committee will conduct the meeting to 

facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. Public comment will follow 

the 10-minute rule. This notice is being 

published less than 15 days before the 

date of the meeting due to programmatic 

issues that had to be resolved prior to 

publication. 

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying within 30 days at the Freedom 

of Information Public Reading Room, 

IE–190, Forrestal Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC between 9 a.m. and 4 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays.

Issued in Washington, DC on October 15, 

2004. 

Rachel M. Samuel, 

Deputy Advisory Committee, Management 

Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–23480 Filed 10–19–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Northern New 

Mexico

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Northern New 

Mexico. The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 

770) requires that public notice of these 

meetings be announced in the Federal 

Register.

DATES: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 

1 p.m.–8:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Cities of Gold Hotel, 

Pojoaque, NM.,

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Menice Manzanares, Northern New 

Mexico Citizens’ Advisory Board, 1660 

Old Pecos Trail, Suite B, Santa Fe, NM 

87505. Phone (505) 995–0393; fax (505) 

989–1752 or e-mail: 

mmanzanares@doeal.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of 

the Board: The purpose of the Board is 

to make recommendations to DOE in the 

areas of environmental restoration, 

waste management, and related 

activities. 

Tentative Agenda 

Wednesday, November 17, 2004

1 p.m.—Call to Order by Ted Taylor, 

Deputy Designated Federal Officer 

(DDFO); Establishment of a 

Quorum; Welcome and 

Introductions by Chair; Approval of 

Agenda; Approval of Minutes of 

September 29, 2004

1:15 p.m.—Board Business 

A. Recruitment/Membership Update 

B. Report from Chair 

C. Report from Department of Energy; 

Ted Taylor, DDFO 

D. Report from Executive Director, 

Menice S. Manzanares 

E. New Business 

2 p.m.—Break 

2:15 p.m.—Reports 

A. Executive Committee—Tim 

DeLong 

B. Waste Management Committee, Jim 

Brannon 

C. Environmental Monitoring, 

Surveillance and Remediation 

Committee, Tim DeLong 

D. Community Involvement 

Committee, Grace Perez 

E. Ad Hoc Committee on Bylaws, Jim 

Brannon 

Second Reading and Action on 

Bylaws Amendment 12

Second Reading and Action on 

Bylaws Amendment 13

F. Comments from Ex-Officio 

Members 

3:30 p.m.—Presentation on TRU Waste 

Management Program at LANL 

5 p.m.—Dinner Break 

6 p.m.—Public Comment 

6:15 p.m.—Consideration and Action on 

Board Recommendations or 

Resolutions 

6:45 p.m.—Presentation on 

Implementation of NMED Order on 

Consent during FY 2005–2006. 

7:30 p.m.—Break 

7:45 p.m.—Continue Presentation on 

Implementation of NMED Order on 

Consent during FY 2005–2006

8:30 p.m.—Adjourn

This agenda is subject to change at 

least one day in advance of the meeting.

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. Written statements 

may be filed with the Committee either 

before or after the meeting. Individuals 

who wish to make oral statements 

pertaining to agenda items should 

contact Menice Manzanares at the 

address or telephone number listed 

above. Requests must be received five 

days prior to the meeting and reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

presentation in the agenda. The Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Each individual 

wishing to make public comment will 

be provided a maximum of five minutes 

to present their comments at the 

beginning of the meeting. 

Minutes: Minutes of this meeting will 

be available for public review and 

61662 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 202 / Wednesday, October 20, 2004 / Notices 

copying at the Freedom of Information 

Public Reading Room, 1E–190, Forrestal 

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585 between 9 

a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday–Friday, except 

Federal holidays. Minutes will also be 

available at the Public Reading Room 

located at the Board’s office at 1660 Old 

Pecos Trail, Suite B, Santa Fe, NM. 

Hours of operation for the Public 

Reading Room are 9 a.m.–4 p.m. on 

Monday through Friday. Minutes will 

also be made available by writing or 

calling Menice Manzanares at the 

Board’s office address or telephone 

number listed above. Minutes and other 

Board documents are on the Internet at: 

http://www.nnmcab.org.

Issued at Washington, DC on October 15, 

2004. 

Rachel M. Samuel, 

Deputy Advisory Committee Management 

Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–23482 Filed 10–19–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6405–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Fossil Energy 

National Coal Council

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the National Coal Council 

(NCC). Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Public Law 92–463, 86 Stats. 770) 

requires notice of these meetings be 

announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Wednesday, November 10, 2004, 

at 9 a.m. to 12 Noon.

ADDRESSES: Wyndham Washington 

Hotel, 1400 M Street, NW., Washington, 

DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert Kane, Phone: (202) 586–4753, or 

Estelle W. Hebron, Phone: (202) 586–

6837, U.S. Department of Energy, Office 

of Fossil Energy, Washington, DC 20585.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of 

the Committee: The purpose of the 

National Coal Council is to provide 

advice, information, and 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Energy on matters relating to coal and 

coal industry issues. The purpose of this 

meeting is to recognize the important 

contributions that the NCC has made to 

the Department and other Federal 

agencies over the last 20 years. 

Tentative Agenda:

• Call to order by Mr. Tom Kraemer, 

Chairman. 

• Remarks of Secretary of Energy, 

Spencer Abraham. 

• Council Business: Communication 

Committee Report, David Surber, 

Chairman Finance Committee Report, 

Rich Eimer, Chairman Study Group 

Report, Michael Mudd, Chairman 

• Presentation of guest speaker from 

the Department of the Interior, to be 

announced. 

• Presentation of guest speaker from 

EPA, to be announced. 

• Presentation of guest speaker from 

CEQ, to be announced. 

• Other Business. 

• Adjourn. 

Pubic Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. The Chairman of the 

NCC will conduct the meeting to 

facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. If you would like to file a 

written statement with the Committee, 

you may do so before or after the 

meeting. If you would like to make oral 

statements regarding any of the items on 

the agenda, you should contact Robert 

Kane or Estelle W. Hebron at the 

address or telephone numbers listed 

above. You must make your request for 

an oral statement at least five business 

days prior to the meeting, and 

reasonable provisions will be made to 

include the presentation on the agenda. 

Public comment will follow the 10 

minute rule. 

Transcripts: The transcript will be 

available for the public review and 

copying within 30 days at the Freedom 

of Information Public Reading Room, 

1E–190, Forrestal Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 4 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays.

Issued in Washington, DC on October 15, 

2004. 

Rachel M. Samuel, 

Deputy Advisory Committee Management 

Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–23481 Filed 10–19–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–7829–2] 

Notice of Charter Renewal 

The Charter for the Environmental 

Protection Agency’s Gulf of Mexico 

Program Policy Review Board 

(GMPPRB) will be renewed for an 

additional two-year period, as a 

necessary committee which is in the 

public interest, in accordance with the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2 

§ 9(c). The purpose of GMPPRB is to 

provide advice and recommendations to 

the Administrator of EPA on issues 

associated with plans to improve and 

protect the water quality and living 

resources of the Gulf of Mexico. 

It is determined that GMPPRB is in 

the public interest in connection with 

the performance of duties imposed on 

the Agency by law. 

Inquiries may be directed to Gloria 

Car, Designated Federal Officer, U.S. 

EPA, Gulf of Mexico Program Office 

(Mail Code: EPA/GMPO), Stennis Space 

Center, MS, 39529, Telephone (228) 

688–2421, or car.gloria@epa.gov.

Dated: July 9, 2004. 

Benjamin H. Grumbles, 

Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Water.

[FR Doc. 04–23451 Filed 10–19–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–7828–9] 

Notice of Change of Requirement Due 

Dates for Previously Published 

Solicitation: Building State, Territorial, 

and Tribal Capacity To Address 

Children’s Environmental Health: 

Environmental Triggers of Childhood 

Asthma

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of change of requirement 

due dates. 

SUMMARY: Requirement due dates listed 

in the previously published solicitation: 

Solicitation: ‘‘Building State, Territorial, 

and Tribal Capacity to Address 

Children’s Environmental Health: 

Environmental Triggers of Childhood 

Asthma’’ have been changed. The 

original solicitation, FRL–7818–5] was 

published in the Federal Register on 

Monday, September 27, 2004/69 FR 

57695–57705. These changes are being 

made to allow eligible applicants 

sufficient time to learn of this funding 

opportunity, develop strong Letters of 

Intent, and, if found eligible by EPA 

based on the Letters of Intent, to submit 

a strong Full Proposal. 

The Major New Extended 

Requirement Due Dates Are:

Deadline for Letter of Intent email 

submission: November 15, 2004; 

Notification of Applicant of 

Successful Letter of Intent: November 

22, 2004; 

Invitation Issued to Pre-proposal 

Assistance Call for successful Letters of 

Intent: November 22, 2004; 

Pre-proposal Assistance Call: 

November 30, 2004;