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much time as possible to process your 

request. 

Dated: August 20, 2012. 

Pamela Barr, 

Acting Director, Office of Ground Water and 

Drinking Water. 

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Notification of a Public Teleconference 

of the Chartered Science Advisory 

Board 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory 

Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a 

public teleconference of the chartered 

SAB to conduct quality reviews of: (1) 

An SAB draft review report on EPA’s 

Toxicological Review of Libby 

Amphibole Asbestos and (2) an SAB 

draft report regarding EPA’s Scientific 

and Technological Achievement 

Awards for FY2012. 

DATES: The public teleconference will 

be held on September 25, 2012 from 

2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The public teleconference 

will be conducted by telephone only. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public wishing to obtain 

general information regarding the 

quality review teleconference should 

contact Dr. Angela Nugent, Designated 

Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science 

Advisory Board (1400R), 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail 

(202) 564–2218; fax (202) 565–2098 or 

via email at nugent.angela@epa.gov. 

General information concerning the EPA 

Science Advisory Board can be found 

on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.

gov/sab. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2, notice is 

hereby given that the EPA Science 

Advisory Board will hold a public 

teleconference to conduct quality 

reviews of two SAB draft reports. The 

SAB was established pursuant to 42 

U.S.C. 4365 to provide independent 

scientific and technical advice to the 

Administrator on the technical basis for 

Agency positions and regulations. The 

SAB is a Federal Advisory Committee 

under FACA. The SAB will comply 

with the provisions of FACA and all 

appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural 

policies. 

Background 

Quality review is a key function of the 

chartered SAB. Draft reports prepared 

by SAB committees, panels, or work 

groups must be reviewed and approved 

by the chartered SAB before transmittal 

to the EPA Administrator. The chartered 

SAB makes a determination in a public 

meeting consistent with FACA about the 

quality of all draft reports and 

determines whether the report is ready 

to be transmitted to the EPA 

Administrator. 

Quality review of an SAB draft report 

reviewing EPA’s Toxicological Review of 

Libby Amphibole Asbestos. The 

chartered SAB will conduct a quality 

review of a draft SAB report reviewing 

the EPA’s draft assessment entitled 

‘‘Toxicological Review of Libby 

Amphibole Asbestos.’’ The EPA’s draft 

assessment evaluates cancer and 

noncancer health hazards and exposureresponse of Libby amphibole asbestos. 

Background information about this 

advisory activity can be found on the 

SAB Web site at http://yosemite.epa.gov

/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/

Libby%20Cancer%20Assessment?Open

Document. 

Quality review of an SAB draft STAA 

report. The chartered SAB will also 

conduct a quality review of a draft SAB 

report entitled ‘‘SAB Recommendations 

for EPA’s FY2012 Scientific and 

Technological Achievement Awards’’ 

(August 13, 2012 Draft). These awards 

are established to honor and recognize 

EPA employees who have made 

outstanding contributions in the 

advancement of science and technology 

through their publications in peerreviewed literature. Background 

information about this advisory activity 

can be found on the SAB Web site at 

http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/

sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/2012%

20STAA%20Review?OpenDocument. 

Availability of Meeting Materials: The 

agenda and other materials in support of 

the teleconference will be placed on the 

SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab 

in advance of the teleconference. 

Procedures for Providing Public Input: 

Public comment for consideration by 

EPA’s federal advisory committees and 

panels has a different purpose from 

public comment provided to EPA 

program offices. Therefore, the process 

for submitting comments to a federal 

advisory committee is different from the 

process used to submit comments to an 

EPA program office. Federal advisory 

committees and panels, including 

scientific advisory committees, provide 

independent advice to EPA. Members of 

the public can submit relevant 

comments pertaining to the group 

providing advice, EPA’s charge 

questions and EPA review or 

background documents. Input from the 

public to the SAB will have the most 

impact if it consists of comments that 

provide specific scientific or technical 

information or analysis for the SAB to 

consider or if it relates to the clarity or 

accuracy of the technical information. 

Members of the public wishing to 

provide comment should contact the 

DFO for the relevant advisory 

committee directly. Oral Statements: In 

general, individuals or groups 

requesting time to make an oral 

presentation at a public SAB 

teleconference will be limited to three 

minutes. Those interested in being 

placed on the public speakers list for the 

September 25, 2012 teleconference 

should contact Dr. Nugent at the contact 

information provided above by 

September 18, 2012. Written 

Statements: Written statements should 

be supplied to the DFO via email to 

nugent.angela@epa.gov by September 

18, 2012. Written statements should be 

supplied in one of the following 

acceptable file formats: Adobe Acrobat 

PDF, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich 

Text files in IBM–PC/Windows 98/ 

2000/XP format). It is the SAB Staff 

Office general policy to post written 

comments on the Web page for the 

advisory meeting or teleconferences. 

Submitters are requested to provide an 

unsigned version of each document 

because the SAB Staff Office does not 

publish documents with signatures on 

its web sites. Members of the public 

should be aware that their personal 

contact information, if included in any 

written comments, may be posted to the 

SAB Web site. Copyrighted material will 

not be posted without explicit 

permission of the copyright holder. 

Accessibility: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact Dr. Nugent, 

as appropriate at the contact 

information provided above. To request 

accommodation of a disability, please 

contact Dr. Nugent preferably at least 10 

days prior to the teleconference, to give 

EPA as much time as possible to process 

your request. 

Dated: August 16, 2012. 

Thomas H. Brennan, 

Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board 

Staff Office. 

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