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restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

will be publicly available only in hard 

copy. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either 

electronically in http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the ORD Docket, EPA/DC, Public 

Reading Room, Infoterra Room (Room 

Number 3334), EPA West Building, 

1301 Constitution Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC. The Public Reading 

Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 

legal holidays. The telephone number 

for the Public Reading Room is (202) 

566–1744, and the telephone number for 

the ORD Docket is (202) 566–1752. 

The January 24, 2007 HSRB meeting 

draft report is now available. You may 

obtain electronic copies of this 

document, and certain other related 

documents that might be available 

electronically, from the regulations.gov 

Web site and the HSRB Internet Home 

Page at http://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/. 

For questions on document availability 

or if you do not have access to the 

Internet, consult the person listed under 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

C. What Should I Consider as I Prepare 

My Comments for EPA? 

You may find the following 

suggestions helpful for preparing your 

comments: 

1. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible. 

2. Describe any assumptions that you 

used. 

3. Provide copies of any technical 

information and/or data you used that 

support your views. 

4. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns. 

5. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, 

be sure to identify the docket ID number 

assigned to this action in the subject 

line on the first page of your response. 

You may also provide the name, date, 

and Federal Register citation. 

D. How May I Participate in This 

Meeting? 

You may participate in this meeting 

by following the instructions in this 

section. To ensure proper receipt by 

EPA, it is imperative that you identify 

docket ID number EPA–HQ–ORD–2006–

0998 in the subject line on the first page 

of your request. 

1. Oral comments. Requests to present 

oral comments will be accepted up to 

April 3, 2007. To the extent that time 

permits, interested persons who have 

not pre-registered may be permitted by 

the Chair of the HSRB to present oral 

comments at the meeting. Each 

individual or group wishing to make 

brief oral comments to the HSRB is 

strongly advised to submit their request 

(preferably via e-mail) to the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT no later than noon, eastern 

time, April 3 2007, in order to be 

included on the meeting agenda and to 

provide sufficient time for the HSRB 

Chair and HSRB DFO to review the 

meeting agenda to provide an 

appropriate public comment period. 

The request should identify the name of 

the individual making the presentation 

and the organization (if any) the 

individual will represent. Oral 

comments before the HSRB are limited 

to 5 minutes per individual or 

organization. Please note that this 

includes all individuals appearing 

either as part of, or on behalf of an 

organization. While it is our intent to 

hear a full range of oral comments on 

the science and ethics issues under 

discussion, it is not our intent to permit 

organizations to expand these time 

limitations by having numerous 

individuals sign up separately to speak 

on their behalf. If additional time is 

available, there may be flexibility in 

time for public comments. 

2. Written comments. Although you 

may submit written comments at any 

time, for the HSRB to have the best 

opportunity to review and consider your 

comments as it deliberates on its report, 

you should submit your comments at 

least 5 business days prior to the 

beginning of this teleconference. If you 

submit comments after this date, those 

comments will be provided to the Board 

members, but you should recognize that 

the Board members may not have 

adequate time to consider those 

comments prior to making a decision. 

Thus, if you plan to submit written 

comments, the Agency strongly 

encourages you to submit such 

comments no later than noon, Eastern 

Time, April 3, 2007. You should submit 

your comments using the instructions in 

Unit 1.C. of this notice. In addition, the 

Agency also requests that person(s) 

submitting comments directly to the 

docket also provide a copy of their 

comments to the person listed under 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

There is no limit on the length of 

written comments for consideration by 

the HSRB. 

E. Background 

The EPA Human Studies Review 

Board will be reviewing its draft report 

from the January 24, 2007 HSRB 

meeting. Background on the January 24, 

2007 HSRB meeting can be found at 

Federal Register 71 249, 78200 

(December 28, 2006) and at the HSRB 

Web site http://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/. 

The Board may also discuss planning 

for future HSRB meetings. 

Dated: March 7, 2007. 

George Gray, 

EPA Science Advisor. 

[FR Doc. E7–4565 Filed 3–12–07; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8286–9] 

Science Advisory Board Staff Office; 

Notification of Multiple Public 

Teleconferences of the Science 

Advisory Board Hypoxia Advisory 

Panel 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The EPA’s Science Advisory 

Board (SAB) Staff Office is announcing 

three public teleconferences of the SAB 

Hypoxia Advisory Panel and its 

subgroups to discuss its draft advisory 

working report concerning the hypoxic 

zone in the Gulf of Mexico. 

DATES: The dates for the three 

teleconferences are: 

(1) SAB Hypoxia Advisory Panel 

Subgroup 1 Characterization of the 

Causes Hypoxia Teleconference—April 

2, 2007 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Eastern 

Time; 

(2) SAB Hypoxia Advisory Panel 

Subgroup 2 Characterization of Nutrient 

Fate, Transport, and Sources, and 

Subgroup 3 Scientific Basis for Goals 

and Management Options 

Teleconference—April 16, 2007 from 1 

p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Time; and 

(3) SAB Hypoxia Advisory Panel 

Teleconference—May 7, 2007 from 1 

p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Time. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Members of the public who wish to 

obtain the teleconference call-in 

numbers and access codes to participate 

in the teleconferences may contact the 

following individuals. 

(1) For the SAB Hypoxia Advisory 

Panel Subgroup 1—Characterization of 

the Causes of Hypoxia teleconference, 

contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, 

Designated Federal Officer (DFO), by 

telephone at (202) 343–9995, fax at (202) 

233–0643, or e-mail at 

armitage.thomas@epa.gov. 

(2) For the SAB Hypoxia Advisory 

Panel Subgroup 2—Characterization of 

Nutrient Fate, Transport, and Sources, 

and Subgroup 3—Scientific Basis for 

Goals and Management Options 

teleconference, contact Mr. David 

Wangsness, DFO for Subgroup 2, by 


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telephone at (202) 343–9975, fax at (202) 

233–0643, or e-mail at 

wangsness.david@epa.gov, or Dr. Holly 

Stallworth, DFO for Subgroup 3, by 

telephone at (202) 343–9867, fax at (202) 

233–0643, or e-mail at 

stallworth.holly@epa.gov. 

(3) Any member of the public wishing 

further information regarding the SAB 

Hypoxia Advisory Panel teleconference 

may contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, DFO, 

U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board Staff 

Office by telephone/voice mail at (202) 

343–9867, or e-mail at 

stallworth.holly@epa.gov. 

The SAB mailing address is: U.S. 

EPA, Science Advisory Board (1400F), 

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. General 

information about the SAB, as well as 

any updates concerning the 

teleconferences announced in this 

notice, may be found in the SAB Web 

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

Public Law 92–463, notice is hereby 

given that the SAB Hypoxia Advisory 

Panel will hold three teleconferences to 

discuss issues and recommendations for 

its draft advisory working report that 

details advances in the state of the 

science regarding hypoxia in the 

Northern Gulf of Mexico. The SAB was 

established by 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 chartered under 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App. The 

SAB will comply with the provisions of 

FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff 

Office procedural policies. 

Background: EPA participates with 

other Federal agencies, states and tribes 

in the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico 

Watershed Nutrient Task Force. In 2001, 

the Task Force released the Action Plan 

for Reducing, Mitigating and Controlling 

Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico 

(or Action Plan available at http:// 

www.epa.gov/msbasin/taskforce/ 

actionplan.htm). The Action Plan was 

informed by the science described in An 

Integrated Assessment of Hypoxia in the 

Northern Gulf of Mexico (or Integrated 

Assessment available at http:// 

www.noaa.gov/products/ 

hypox_finalfront.pdf) developed by the 

National Science and Technology 

Council, Committee on Environment 

and Natural Resources. Six technical 

reports provided the scientific 

foundation for the Integrated 

Assessment and are available at http:// 

www.nos.noaa.gov/products/ 

pub_hypox.html. The aforementioned 

documents provide a comprehensive 

summary of the state-of-the-science for 

the Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone 

through about the year 2000. EPA’s 

Office of Water has requested that the 

SAB develop a report that evaluates the 

state-of-the-science regarding the causes 

and extent of hypoxia in the Gulf of 

Mexico, as well as the scientific basis of 

possible management options in the 

Mississippi River Basin. 

In response to EPA’s request, the SAB 

Staff Office formed the SAB Hypoxia 

Advisory Panel. Background on the 

Panel formation process was provided 

in a Federal Register notice published 

on February 17, 2006 (71 FR 8578–

8580). The SAB Hypoxia Advisory 

Panel met on September 6–7, 2006 

(noticed in 71 FR 45543–45544), 

December 6–8, 2006 (noticed in 71 FR 

66329–66330), and again on February 

28–March 1, 2007 (noticed in 72 FR 

5968–5969). Teleconferences of the full 

Hypoxia Advisory Panel and its three 

subgroups were also published in 

Federal Register Notices (71 FR 55786–

55787, 71 FR 59107 and 71 FR 77743–

77744). Information about the SAB 

Hypoxia Advisory Panel is available on 

the SAB Web site at: http:// 

www.epa.gov/sab. 

Availability of Meeting Materials: 

Agendas for the teleconferences will be 

placed on the SAB Web site at: http:// 

www.epa.gov/sab in advance. 

Procedures for Providing Public Input: 

The SAB Staff Office accepts written 

public statements of any length, and 

accommodates oral public statements 

whenever possible. The SAB Staff Office 

expects that public statements presented 

at SAB meetings will not repeat 

previously submitted oral or written 

statements. Oral Statements: In general, 

individuals or groups requesting an oral 

presentation at a teleconference meeting 

will usually be limited to three minutes 

per speaker with no more than a total 

of fifteen minutes for all speakers. 

Interested parties should contact the 

appropriate DFO at the contact 

information provided above in writing 

via e-mail at least 10 days prior to the 

scheduled teleconference to be placed 

on the public speaker list for the 

teleconference. Speakers should provide 

an electronic copy of their statements to 

the DFO for distribution to interested 

parties and participants in the meeting. 

Written Statements: Written statements 

should be received in the SAB Staff 

Office at least seven days before the 

scheduled teleconferences so that the 

statements may be made available to the 

Panel for their consideration. 

Statements should be supplied to the 

appropriate DFO at the address and 

contact information provided 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 98/2000/XP format). 

Meeting Accommodations: 

Individuals requiring special 

accommodation to access the 

teleconferences should contact the 

appropriate DFO at the phone number 

or e-mail address noted above at least 

five business days prior to the meeting 

so that appropriate arrangements can be 

made. 

Dated: March 7, 2007. 

Anthony F. Maciorowski, 

Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board 

Staff Office. 

[FR Doc. E7–4532 Filed 3–12–07; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE 

CORPORATION 

FDIC Advisory Committee on 

Economic Inclusion (ComE–IN); Notice 

of Meeting 

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance 

Corporation (FDIC). 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice 

is hereby given of a meeting of the FDIC 

Advisory Committee on Economic 

Inclusion, which will be held in 

Washington, DC. The Advisory 

Committee will provide advice and 

recommendations on initiatives to 

expand access to banking services by 

underserved populations. 

DATES: Wednesday, March 28, 2007, 

from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the FDIC Executive Dining Room on the 

seventh floor of the FDIC Building 

located at 550 17th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for further information 

concerning the meeting may be directed 

to Mr. Robert E. Feldman, Committee 

Management Officer of the FDIC, at 

(202) 898–7043. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda: The agenda will be focused 

on affordable small dollar loan 

products. The agenda may be subject to 

change. Any changes to the agenda will 

be announced at the beginning of the 

meeting. 

Type of Meeting: The meeting will be 

open to the public, limited only by the 

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