Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 19 / Monday, January 31, 2005 / Notices 4849

the meeting so that appropriate 

arrangements can be made.

Dated: January 24, 2005. 

Vanessa T. Vu, 

Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff 

Office.

[FR Doc. 05–1718 Filed 1–28–05; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

Docket Number ORD–2005–0005 [FRL–

7865–7] 

Board of Scientific Counselors, 

Ecological Research Subcommittee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 

92–463, the Environmental Protection 

Agency, Office of Research and 

Development (ORD), announces three 

meetings of the Board of Scientific 

Counselors (BOSC) Ecological Research 

Subcommittee.

DATES: Two teleconference call meetings 

will be held, the first on Thursday, 

February 17, 2005, from 3 a.m. to 5:30 

p.m., and the second on Thursday, 

March 3, 2005, from 3 to 5:30 p.m. A 

face-to-face meeting will be held 

beginning Monday, March 7, 2005 (8:30 

a.m. to 5:30 p.m.), continuing on 

Tuesday, March 8, 2005 (8:30 a.m. to 

5:30 p.m.), and concluding on 

Wednesday, March 9, 2005 (8:30 a.m. to 

5 p.m.). All times noted are Eastern 

Standard Time. Meetings may adjourn 

early if all business is completed.

ADDRESSES: Conference calls:

Participation in the conference calls will 

be by teleconference only—meeting 

rooms will not be used. Members of the 

public may obtain the call-in number 

and access code for the teleconference 

meeting from Greg Susanke, whose 

contact information is listed under the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section of this notice. Face-to-Face 

Meeting: The face-to-face meeting will 

be held at the U.S. EPA Research 

Triangle Park (RTP) Campus, National 

Computer Center Building (Room 

N110), located at 109 T.W. Alexander 

Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 

27711. 

Document Availability 

Draft agendas for the meetings are 

available from Greg Susanke, whose 

contact information is listed under the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section of this notice. Requests for the 

draft agendas will be accepted up to 2 

business days prior to each conference 

call/meeting date. The draft agendas 

also can be viewed through EDOCKET, 

as provided in Unit I.A. of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. 

Any member of the public interested 

in making an oral presentation at one of 

the conference calls or at the face-to-face 

meeting may contact Greg Susanke, 

whose contact information is listed 

under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section of this notice. Requests 

for making oral presentations will be 

accepted up to 2 business days prior to 

each conference call/meeting date. In 

general, each individual making an oral 

presentation will be limited to a total of 

three minutes. 

Submitting Comments 

Written comments may be submitted 

electronically, by mail, or through hand 

delivery/courier. Follow the detailed 

instructions as provided in Unit I.B. of 

this section. Written comments will be 

accepted up to 2 business days prior to 

each conference call/meeting date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg 

Susanke, Designated Federal Officer, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Office of Research and Development, 

Mail Code 8104R, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC; 

telephone (202) 564–9945; fax (202) 

565–2925; e-mail susanke.greg@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information

This notice announces three meetings 

of the BOSC Ecological Research 

Subcommittee. The purpose of the 

meetings are to evaluate EPA’s 

Ecological Research Program. Proposed 

agenda items for the conference calls 

include, but are not limited to: charge 

questions, objective of program reviews, 

background on the U.S. EPA’s 

Ecological Research Program, writing 

assignments, and planning for the faceto-face meeting. Proposed agenda items 

for the face-to-face meeting include, but 

are not limited to: presentations by key 

EPA staff involved in the Ecological 

Research Program, poster sessions on 

ORD’s Ecological research, and 

preparation of the draft report. The 

conference calls and the face-to-face 

meeting are open to the public. 

Information on Services for the 

Handicapped: Individuals requiring 

special accommodations at this meeting 

should contact Greg Susanke, 

Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 

564–9945 at least five business days 

prior to the meeting so that appropriate 

arrangements can be made to facilitate 

their participation. 

A. How Can I Get Copies of Related 

Information? 

1. Docket. EPA has established an 

official public docket for this action 

under Docket ID No. ORD–2005–0005. 

The official public docket consists of the 

documents specifically referenced in 

this action, any public comments 

received, and other information related 

to this action. Documents in the official 

public docket are listed in the index in 

EPA’s electronic public docket and 

comment system, EDOCKET. 

Documents are available either 

electronically or in hard copy. 

Electronic documents may be viewed 

through EDOCKET. Hard copies of the 

draft agendas may be viewed at the 

Board of Scientific Counselors, 

Ecological Research Subcommittee 

Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/

DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 

Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, 

DC. The EPA Docket Center 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. 

2. Electronic Access. You may access 

this Federal Register document 

electronically through the EPA Internet 

under the Federal Register listings at 

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.

An electronic version of the public 

docket is available through EDOCKET. 

You may use EDOCKET at http://

www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit or 

view public comments, access the index 

listing of the contents of the official 

public docket, and to access those 

documents in the public docket that are 

available electronically. Once in the 

system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in the 

appropriate docket identification 

number (ORD–2005–0005). 

For those wishing to make public 

comments, it is important to note that 

EPA’s policy is that comments, whether 

submitted electronically or on paper, 

will be made available for public 

viewing in EPA’s electronic public 

docket as EPA receives them and 

without change, unless the comment 

contains copyrighted material, 

confidential business information (CBI), 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. When EPA 

identifies a comment containing 

copyrighted material, EPA will provide 

a reference to that material in the 

version of the comment that is placed in 

EPA’s electronic public docket. The 

entire printed comment, including the 

copyrighted material, will be available 

in the public docket. 

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Public comments submitted on 

computer disks mailed or delivered to 

the docket will be transferred to EPA’s 

electronic public docket. Written public 

comments mailed or delivered to the 

Docket will be scanned and placed in 

EPA’s electronic public docket.

B. How and To Whom Do I Submit 

Comments? 

You may submit comments 

electronically, by mail, or through hand 

delivery/courier. To ensure proper 

receipt by EPA, identify the appropriate 

docket identification number (ORD–

2005–0005) in the subject line on the 

first page of your comment. Please 

ensure that your comments are 

submitted within the specified comment 

period. 

1. Electronically. If you submit an 

electronic comment as prescribed 

below, EPA recommends that you 

include your name, mailing address, 

and an e-mail address or other contact 

information in the body of your 

comment. Also include this contact 

information on the outside of any disk 

or CD ROM you submit, and in any 

cover letter accompanying the disk or 

CD ROM. This ensures that you can be 

identified as the submitter of the 

comment, and it allows EPA to contact 

you if further information on the 

substance of the comment is needed or 

if your comment cannot be read due to 

technical difficulties. EPA’s policy is 

that EPA will not edit your comment, 

and any identifying or contact 

information provided in the body of a 

comment will be included as part of the 

comment placed in the official public 

docket and made available in EPA’s 

electronic public docket. If EPA cannot 

read your comment due to technical 

difficulties and cannot contact you for 

clarification, EPA may not be able to 

consider your comment. 

i. EDOCKET. Your use of EPA’s 

electronic public docket to submit 

comments to EPA electronically is 

EPA’s preferred method for receiving 

comments. Go directly to EDOCKET at 

http://www.epa.gov/edocket/, and 

follow the online instructions for 

submitting comments. To access EPA’s 

electronic public docket from the EPA 

Internet Home Page, www.epa.gov, 

select ‘‘Information Sources,’’

‘‘Dockets,’’ and ‘‘EDOCKET.’’ Once in 

the system, select ‘‘search,’’ and then 

key in Docket ID No. ORD–2005–0005. 

The system is an anonymous access 

system, which means EPA will not 

know your identity, e-mail address, or 

other contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

ii. E-mail. Comments may be sent by 

electronic mail (e-mail) to 

ORD.Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket 

ID No. ORD–2005–0005. In contrast to 

EPA’s electronic public docket, EPA’s email system is not an anonymous access 

system. If you send an e-mail comment 

directly to the docket without going 

through EPA’s electronic public docket, 

EPA’s e-mail system automatically 

captures your e-mail address. E-mail 

addresses that are automatically 

captured by EPA’s e-mail system are 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the official public docket, and 

made available in EPA’s electronic 

public docket. 

iii. Disk or CD ROM. You may submit 

comments on a disk or CD ROM mailed 

to the mailing address identified in Unit 

I.B.2. These electronic submissions will 

be accepted in Word, WordPerfect or 

rich text files. Avoid the use of special 

characters and any form of encryption. 

2. By Mail. Send your comments to: 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

ORD Docket, EPA Docket Center (EPA/

DC), Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. 

ORD–2005–0005. 

3. By Hand Delivery or Courier.

Deliver your comments to: EPA Docket 

Center (EPA/DC), Room B102, EPA West 

Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket 

ID No. ORD–2005–0005 (note: this is not 

a mailing address). Such deliveries are 

only accepted during the docket’s 

normal hours of operation as identified 

in Unit I.A.1.

Dated: January 25, 2005. 

Kevin Y. Teichman, 

Director, Office of Science Policy.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–7865–8] 

Draft Air Quality Criteria for Ozone and 

Related Photochemical Oxidants EDocket No. ORD–2004–0015

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of first external review 

draft for public review and comment. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) Office of 

Research and Development’s National 

Center for Environmental Assessment 

(NCEA) is reviewing and, as 

appropriate, revising the EPA 

document, Air Quality Criteria for 

Ozone and Related Photochemical 

Oxidants, EPA–600/AP–93/004aF–cF, 

published in 1996. Today’s Federal 

Register notice announces the 

availability of a first external review 

draft of the revised ozone air quality 

criteria document (AQCD).

DATES: The ninety-day period for 

submission of comments on the first 

external review draft of the revised 

Ozone AQCD begins January 31, 2005, 

and ends May 2, 2005.

ADDRESSES: The first external review 

draft of the revised Ozone AQCD will be 

available on or about January 31, 2005. 

Internet users will be able to download 

a copy of this document from the NCEA 

home page. The URL is http://

www.epa.gov/ncea/. A limited number 

of CD–ROM or paper copies will be 

available. Contact Ms. Diane Ray by 

phone (919–541–3637), fax (919–541–

1818), or e-mail (ray.diane@epa.gov) to 

request either of these. Please provide 

the draft document’s title, Air Quality 

Criteria for Ozone and Related 

Photochemical Oxidants (First External 

Review Draft), Volumes I, II, and III,

EPA 600/R–05/004aA, bA, and cA, as 

well as your name and address, to 

facilitate processing of your request. 

Public comments on the first external 

review draft of the revised Ozone AQCD 

may be submitted electronically, by 

mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/

courier. Please follow the detailed 

instructions as provided in the section 

of this notice entitled SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

details on the period for submission of 

comments from the public, contact the 

Office of Environmental Information 

Docket; telephone: 202–566–1752; 

facsimile: 202–566–1753; or e-mail: 

ORD.Docket@epa.gov. 

For technical information, contact 

Robert Elias, Ph.D., NCEA, facsimile: 

919–541–1818, or e-mail: 

elias.robert@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

108 (a) of the Clean Air Act directs the 

EPA Administrator to identify certain 

pollutants which ‘‘may reasonably be 

anticipated to endanger public health 

and welfare’’ and to issue air quality 

criteria for them. These air quality 

criteria are to ‘‘accurately reflect the 

latest scientific knowledge useful in 

indicating the kind and extent of all 

identifiable effects on public health or 

welfare which may be expected from the 

presence of [a] pollutant in the ambient 

air * * *’’ Under section 109 of the Act, 

EPA is then to establish National 

Ambient Air Quality Standards 

(NAAQS) for each pollutant for which 

EPA has issued criteria. Section 109 (d) 

of the Act subsequently requires