30188 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 108 / Tuesday, June 5, 2001 / Notices

Monday, July 2, 2001

Location: Chicago, IL, USEPA, Region 5,

77 W. Jackson Blvd (Lake Michigan

Conference Room), Chicago, IL 60604

Time: 12 p.m.–5.p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Strategy can be found

on the internet at the following address:

http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/.

Commenters may transmit their

comments electronically by following

the directions provided on the web site,

or may send written comments to Ted

Smith at the following address: U.S.

EPA, Great Lakes National Program

Office, 77 W. Jackson Boulevard, G–17J,

Chicago, Illinois, 60604. Comments may

also be sent to Mr. Smith via facsimile

at (312) 353–2018, or by e-mail

smith.edwin@epa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ted

Smith, EPA–GLNPO, G–17J, 77 W.

Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604 (312–

353–6571/smith.edwin@epa.gov)

Dated: May 23, 2001.

Gary Gulezian,

Great Lakes National Program Director.

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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 the Research

Strategies Advisory Committee (RSAC)

of the U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board

(SAB), will meet on Tuesday and

Wednesday, June 26 and 27, 2001 at

EPA headquarters in room 6013 of the

Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20005.

The meeting will begin by 8:30 a.m. and

adjourn no later than 5 p.m. Eastern

Standard Time on both days. The

meeting is open to the public, however,

seating is limited and available on a first

come basis.

Purpose of the Meeting—The RSAC

plans to complete its advisory on EPA’s

implementation of the peer review

program. Two case studies have been

selected (i.e., the review of the Agency’s

Risk Characterization Handbook, and a

combined look at the reviews of the

methodology for deriving ambient water

quality criteria for the protection of

human health and the methyl mercury

bioaccumulation factors report) to better

understand how the peer review

guidance was followed, how the charge

questions helped focus the review, and

how the product was improved by the

review. The Committee will also meet

with Agency officials to continue to

explore how the Agency identifies,

evaluates, and uses science conducted

outside EPA to inform its decisions and

how the Agency is progressing with it’s

multiyear planning process.

Charge to the Committee—The charge

for the Committee’ Advisory on the peer

review process at EPA is: (a) Is EPA peer

reviewing the right products? (b) Are the

peer reviews conducted appropriately?

(c) Do the peer reviews make a

difference? (d) Does EPA peer review all

the science it uses (e.g., data submitted

from parties outside the Agency)? (e)

Does the RSAC have additional

comments/guidance for EPA?

For Further Information—Any

member of the public wishing further

information concerning this meeting

should contact Dr. John ‘‘Jack’’ R. Fowle

III, Designated Federal Officer, Science

Advisory Board (1400A), U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20460; telephone (202)

564–4547; FAX (202) 501–0323; or via

e-mail at fowle.jack@epa.gov. For a copy

of the draft meeting agenda, please

contact Ms. Dorothy Clark, Management

Assistant at (202) 564–4537 or by FAX

at (202) 501–0582 or via e-mail at

clark.dorothy@epa.gov.

Materials that are the subject of this

review are available from Ms. Barbara

Klieforth of the Office of Research and

Development (ORD) at (202) 564–6787

or by e-mail at

klieforth.barbara@epa.gov.

Providing Oral or Written

Comments—Members of the public who

wish to make a brief oral presentation

(10 minutes or less) to the Committee

must contact Dr. Fowle in writing (by

letter or by fax—see contact information

above) no later than 12 noon Eastern

Time, Thursday, June 19, 2001 in order

to be included on the Agenda. The

request should identify the name of the

individual who will make the

presentation, the organization (if any)

they will represent, any requirements

for audio visual equipment (e.g.,

overhead projector, 35mm projector,

chalkboard, etc), and at least 35 copies

of an outline of the issues to be

addressed or the presentation itself.

Written comments will be accepted

until close of business June 27, 2001.

See below for more information on

providing written or oral comments.

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 FY2000 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 this

meeting, including wheelchair access to

the conference room, should contact Dr.

Fowle at least five business days prior

to the meeting so that appropriate

arrangements can be made.

Dated: May 24, 2001.

Donald G. Barnes,

Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.

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