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Carrillo at 202–564–0347 or 

carrillo.oscar@epa.gov. To request 

accommodation of a disability, please 

contact Oscar Carrillo, preferably at 

least 10 days prior to the meeting, to 

give EPA as much time as possible to 

process your request. 

Dated: March 20, 2012. 

Oscar Carrillo, 

Designated Federal Officer. 

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Notification of Two Public 

Teleconferences of the Science 

Advisory Board; Libby Amphibole 

Asbestos Review Panel 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA or Agency) Science 

Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office 

announces two public teleconferences 

of the SAB Libby Amphibole Asbestos 

Panel to discuss the Panel’s draft review 

report of EPA’s Toxicological Review of 

Libby Amphibole Asbestos (August 

2011 Draft). 

DATES: The SAB Libby Amphibole 

Asbestos Review Panel will conduct 

public teleconferences on May 1, 2012 

and May 8, 2012. The teleconferences 

on these dates will begin at 1 p.m. and 

end at 4 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). 

ADDRESSES: The public teleconferences 

will be conducted by telephone only. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public wishing further 

information concerning the public 

teleconferences may contact Dr. Diana 

Wong, Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO), SAB Staff Office, by telephone/ 

voice mail at (202) 564–2049 or via 

email at wong.diana-M@epa.gov. 

General information concerning the EPA 

Science Advisory Board can be found at 

the EPA SAB Web site at http:// 

www.epa.gov/sab. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The SAB was established 

pursuant to the Environmental 

Research, Development, and 

Demonstration Authorization Act 

(ERDAA) codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, to 

provide independent scientific and 

technical peer review, advice, 

consultation, and recommendations to 

the EPA Administrator on the technical 

basis for EPA actions. As a Federal 

Advisory Committee, the SAB conducts 

business in accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 

U.S.C. App. 2) and related regulations. 

Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, 

notice is hereby given that the SAB 

Libby Amphibole Asbestos Panel will 

hold two public teleconferences to 

discuss its draft review report of EPA’s 

draft Toxicological Review of Libby 

Amphibole Asbestos (August 2011). The 

SAB will comply with the provisions of 

FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff 

Office procedural policies. 

The EPA’s National Center for 

Environmental Assessment (NCEA) 

within the Office of Research and 

Development (ORD) has requested SAB 

to review EPA’s Draft Toxicological 

Review of Libby Amphibole Asbestos in 

Support of Summary Information on the 

Integrated Risk Information System 

(IRIS). The draft assessment evaluates 

cancer and noncancer health hazards 

and exposure-response of Libby 

amphibole asbestos. The SAB Libby 

Amphibole Asbestos Review Panel 

previously held a face-to-face meeting 

on February 6–8, 2012 to discuss its 

review comments on EPA’s draft 

Toxicological Review of Libby 

Amphibole Asbestos (August 2011). 

Background information about this SAB 

review can be found on the SAB Web 

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

sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/Libby

%20Cancer%20Assessment?Open

Document. 

The purpose of the upcoming 

teleconferences is for the SAB Libby 

Amphibole Asbestos Review Panel to 

discuss its draft review report. 

Availability of the review materials: 

Agendas and materials in support of the 

teleconferences will be placed on the 

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

in advance of the teleconferences. For 

technical questions and information 

concerning EPA’s Draft Toxicological 

Review of Libby Amphibole Asbestos 

(August 2011), please contact Dr. 

Danielle DeVoney, of EPA’s National 

Center for Environmental Assessment 

(NCEA), by phone (703) 347–8558, or 

via email at devoney.daniel@epa.gov; or 

Dr. Bob Benson, of EPA Region 8, by 

phone (303) 312–7070, or via email at 

benson.bob@epa.gov. 

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 comments for a 

federal advisory committee to consider 

as it develops advice for EPA. 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 panel to consider or if it relates to 

the clarity or accuracy of the technical 

information. 

Oral Statements: In general, 

individuals or groups requesting an oral 

presentation at a public teleconference 

will be limited to three minutes per 

speaker. Interested parties should 

contact Dr. Diana Wong, DFO, in writing 

(preferably via email), at the contact 

information noted above, by April 24, 

2012 to be placed on the list of public 

speakers for the May 1, 2012 public 

teleconference. Written Statements: 

Written statements should be received 

in the SAB Staff Office by April 24, 

2012 so that the information may be 

made available to the SAB Panel for 

their consideration. Written statements 

should be supplied to the DFO in 

electronic format via email (acceptable 

file formats: Adobe Acrobat PDF, 

WordPerfect, 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 teleconference. 

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. Diana 

Wong at the phone number or email 

address noted above, preferably at least 

ten days prior to the meeting, to give 

EPA as much time as possible to process 

your request. 

Dated: March 21, 2012. 

Thomas H. Brennan, 

Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board 

Staff Office. 

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