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%20Strat%20Dir?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 19, 2012 teleconference 

should contact Dr. Nugent at the contact 

information provided above by 

September 14, 2012. 

Written Statements: Written 

statements should be supplied to the 

DFO via email to 

nugent.angela@epa.gov by September 

14, 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 polity to post written 

comments on the Web page for the 

advisory meeting or teleconference. 

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. 

[FR Doc. 2012–21206 Filed 8–27–12; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9721–1] 

Meeting of the National Drinking Water 

Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA or agency) is 

announcing a meeting of the National 

Drinking Water Advisory Council 

(NDWAC or Council), established under 

the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). 

This meeting was originally scheduled 

(and announced in a Federal Register 

notice) for September 12 and 13, 2012, 

in Chicago, Illinois. While the meeting 

will still be held in Chicago, it will now 

be held on October 4 and 5, 2012. The 

Council will consider various issues 

associated with drinking water 

protection and public water systems. 

Specifically, the primary focus will be 

for the Council to consult with EPA 

regarding perchlorate and a National 

Primary Drinking Water Rule for this 

contaminant under the SDWA. Also at 

this meeting, the Council will discuss 

other program issues. 

DATES: The meeting on October 4, 2012, 

will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., 

Central Time, and on October 5, 2012, 

from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Central 

Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

EPA’s Chicago Regional Office (EPA 

Region 5) at the Ralph Metcalfe Federal 

Building, 77 West Jackson Blvd., 

Chicago, IL 60604–3590 and will be 

open to the public. All attendees must 

go through a metal detector, sign in with 

the security desk, and show government 

issued photo identification to enter 

government buildings. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Members of the public who would like 

to register and receive pertinent 

information, present an oral statement 

or submit a written statement for the 

October 4 and 5 meeting should contact 

Roy Simon, by September 15; by email 

at Simon.Roy@epa.gov; by phone at 

202–564–3868; or by regular mail at 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

Office of Ground Water and Drinking 

Water (MC 4601M), 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

Further details about participating in 

the meeting can be found in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting was originally scheduled (and 

announced in a Federal Register notice 

on June 11, 2012 (77 FR 34382) for 

September 12 and 13, 2012, in Chicago, 

Illinois. While the meeting will still be 

held in Chicago, it will now be held on 

October 4 and 5, 2012. 

Details about Participating in the 

Meeting: If you wish to attend the 

meeting, you should provide your email 

address when you register. The EPA 

will provide updated information on the 

October meeting to registered 

individuals and organizations as the 

date of the meeting gets closer. The 

Council will allocate one hour for the 

public’s input (1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m., 

Central Time) at the meeting on October 

5, 2012. Oral statements will be limited 

to five minutes at the meeting. It is 

preferred that only one person present 

the statement on behalf of a group or 

organization. To ensure adequate time 

for public involvement, individuals or 

organizations interested in presenting 

an oral statement should notify Roy 

Simon no later than September 15, 

2012. Any person who wishes to file a 

written statement can do so before or 

after a Council meeting. Written 

statements received for the meeting 

must be received by September 28, 2012 

to be distributed to all members of the 

Council before any final discussion or 

vote is completed. Any statements 

received on or after the date just 

specified for the meeting will become 

part of the permanent file for the 

meeting and will be forwarded to the 

Council members for their information. 

National Drinking Water Advisory 

Council: The Council was created by 

Congress on December 16, 1974, as part 

of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) 

of 1974, Public Law 93–523, 42 U.S.C. 

300j–5, and is operated in accordance 

with the provisions of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 

U.S.C. App.2. The Council was 

established under the SDWA to provide 

practical and independent advice, 

consultation and recommendations to 

the EPA Administrator on the activities, 

functions, policies, and regulations 

required by the SDWA. 

Special Accommodations: For 

information on access or services for 

individuals with disabilities, please 

contact Roy Simon at 202–564–3868 or 

by email at Simon.Roy@epa.gov. To 

request accommodation of a disability, 

please contact Roy Simon at least 10 

days prior to the meeting to give EPA as 


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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. 

[FR Doc. 2012–21233 Filed 8–27–12; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL—9721–8] 

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. 

[FR Doc. 2012–21254 Filed 8–27–12; 8:45 am] 

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