36442 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 111 / Thursday, June 8, 2000 / Notices

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q.

Dated: June 1, 2000.

Bradley M. Campbell,

Regional Administrator, Region III.

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Science Advisory Board; Notification

of Public Advisory Committee Meeting

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, Public Law 92–463,

notice is hereby given that a committee

of the US EPA Science Advisory Board

(SAB) will meet on the date and times

noted below. All times noted are Eastern

Daylight Time. The meeting is 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—information concerning

availability of documents from the

relevant Program Office is included

below.

1. Ecological Processes and Effects

Committee (EPEC)—June 19, 2000

The Ecological Processes and Effects

Committee of the US EPA Science

Advisory Board (SAB), will hold a

public teleconference call on June 19,

2000 from 1 pm—3 pm Eastern Daylight

Time.

Purpose of the Meeting—The purpose

of the meeting is for the Committee to

continue work on a self-initiated project

to offer advice to the Agency on the

content and design of an ecological

report card. The Committee met on

April 25–26, 2000 to discuss a proposed

conceptual framework for reporting on

ecological condition, and will meet in

Washington, DC on September 20–22,

2000 to apply the framework to several

Agency examples or programs. The June

19 teleconference call will provide an

opportunity for Committee members to

discuss the materials they are drafting to

describe the conceptual framework. The

Committee may also receive briefings

from Agency staff on EPA activities

relating to ecological indicators, and

may discuss programs/projects that may

be suitable case examples for the

September EPEC meeting. The output of

the Committee deliberations, following

the September meeting, is expected to

be a report to the Agency describing a

proposed framework, with illustrative

case examples relevant to EPA

programs.

For Further Information—Instructions

about how to participate in the

teleconference call may be obtained by

contacting Ms. Mary Winston,

Management Assistant to the

Committee, the week prior to the

meeting (no later than June 14) at (202)

564–4538 or via e-mail at

winston.mary@epa.gov. For additional

information on the project, contact Ms.

Stephanie Sanzone, Designated Federal

Officer, at (202) 564–4561 or via e-mail

at sanzone.stephanie@epa.mail. Any

member of the public wishing to submit

brief oral comments (5 minutes or less)

must contact Ms. Sanzone at Science

Advisory Board (1400A), U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20460; telephone (202) 564–4561;

FAX (202) 501–0582; or via e-mail.

Requests for oral comments must be in

writing (e-mail, fax or mail) and

received by Ms. Sanzone no later than

noon Eastern Daylight Time on June 12,

2000.

Providing Oral or Written Comments At

SAB Meetings

It is the policy of the Science

Advisory Board to accept written public

comments of any length, and to

accommodate oral public comments

whenever possible. The Science

Advisory Board expects that public

statements presented at its meetings will

not be repetitive of previously

submitted oral or written statements.

Oral Comments: In general, each

individual or group requesting an oral

presentation at a face-to-face meeting

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. Deadlines for

getting on the public speaker list for a

meeting are given above. Speakers

should bring at least 35 copies of their

comments and presentation slides for

distribution to the reviewers and public

at the meeting. Written Comments:

Although the SAB accepts written

comments 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

appropriate 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:

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 25 copies of their comments for

public distribution.

General Information—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 FY1999 Annual Report of

the Staff Director which is available

from the SAB Publications Staff at (202)

564–4533 or via fax at (202) 501–0256.

Committee rosters, draft Agendas and

meeting calendars are also located on

our website.

Meeting Access—Individuals

requiring special accommodation at

SAB meetings, including wheelchair

access to the conference room, should

contact the DFO at least five business

days prior to the meeting so that

appropriate arrangements can be made.

Dated: June 1, 2000.

Donald G. Barnes,

Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.

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Pesticides; List of Pests of Significant

Public Health Importance; Extension of

Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment

period.

SUMMARY: On March 29, 2000, EPA

issued a notice of availability for the

draft Pesticide Registration Notice paper

titled: ‘‘List of Pests of Significant

Public Health Importance.’’ The

comment period would have ended May

30, 2000. In order to solicit additional

public comment, EPA has decided to

extend the comment period to July 30,

2000.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket

control number OPP–00648, must be

received by EPA on or before July 30,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be

submitted by mail, electronically, or in

person. Please follow the detailed

instructions for each method as

provided in Unit I.C. of the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure

proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative

that you identify docket control number

OPP–00648 in the