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identified the following tentative agenda 

items: 

1. National High Production Volume 

Chemical Data Users Conference. 

2. Resource Conservation Challenge, 

including Toxic Chemicals of National 

Concern. 

3. Area Source P2 Initiative. 

4. Creating a Set of Guiding Principles 

for Incorporating P2 in Agency Media 

Programs. 

5. Collaborative Activities--Tribal P2. 

6. Navajo Healthy School Pilot 

Project. 

7. Navajo Mercury Fish Tissue 

Sampling Project. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pollution 

prevention, Chemical information and 

management. 

Dated: September 22, 2005. 

Barbara Cunningham, 

Director, Environmental Assistance Division, 

Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. 

[FR Doc. 05–19606 Filed 9– 29–05; 8;45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–7977–8] 

Science Advisory Board Staff Office; 

Notification of an Upcoming Meeting of 

the Science Advisory Board 

Committee on Valuing the Protection 

of Ecological Systems and Services 

(C–VPESS) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory 

Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a 

public meeting of the SAB Committee 

on Valuing the Protection of Ecological 

Systems and Services (C–VPESS) to 

discuss a draft advisory and initial 

committee work on methods for valuing 

the protection of ecological systems and 

services. 

DATES: October 25–26, 2005. A public 

meeting of the C–VPESS will be held 

from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (eastern time) 

on October 25, 2005 and from 9 a.m. to 

3:30 p.m. (eastern time) on October 26, 

2005. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

at the SAB Conference Center, 1025 F 

Street, NW., Suite 3700, Washington, 

DC 20004. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Members of the public wishing further 

information regarding the SAB 

C–VPESS meeting may contact Dr. 

Angela Nugent, Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO), via telephone at: 202–

343–9981 or e-mail at: 

nugent.angela@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 meetings 

announced in this notice, may be found 

in the SAB Web site at: http:// 

www.epa.gov/sab. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Background on the SAB C–VPESS and 

its charge was provided in 68 Fed. Reg. 

11082 (March 7, 2003). The purpose of 

the meeting is for the SAB C–VPESS to 

discuss a draft advisory report calling 

for expanded and integrated approach 

for valuing the protection of ecological 

systems and services. The Committee 

will also discuss initial work on 

describing and assessing methods for 

such valuation, a topic that the 

Committee plans to address in a 

separate advisory report. These 

activities are related to the Committee’s 

overall charge: to assess Agency needs 

and the state of the art and science of 

valuing protection of ecological systems 

and services and to identify key areas 

for improving knowledge, 

methodologies, practice, and research. 

Availability of Review Material for the 

Meetings 

The Agenda and materials for this 

meeting will be available from the SAB 

Staff Office Web site at: http:// 

www.epa.gov/sab/agendas.htm. 

Procedures for Providing Public 

Comment 

It is the policy of the EPA SAB Staff 

Office to accept written public 

comments of any length, and to 

accommodate oral public comments 

whenever possible. Requests to provide 

oral comments at the October 25–26th 

meeting must be made in writing (by 

mail, e-mail, or fax) and received by Dr. 

Nugent no later than October 18, 2005. 

Oral Comments: Each individual or 

group requesting an oral presentation at 

this meeting will be limited to a total 

time of ten minutes. Speakers should 

bring at least 35 copies of their 

comments and presentation slides for 

distribution to the participants and 

public at the meeting. 

Written Comments: Written comments 

should be received in the SAB Staff 

Office by October 18, 2005 so that the 

comments may be made available to the 

committee for their consideration. 

Comments should be supplied to the 

DFO at the address noted 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)). Those providing 

written comments and who attend the 

meeting are asked to bring 35 copies of 

their comments for public distribution. 

Meeting Accommodations 

For information on access or services 

for individuals with disabilities, please 

contact Dr. Nugent at the e-mail and 

phone number above. To request 

accommodation of a disability, please 

contact Dr. Nugent, preferably at least 

10 days prior to the meeting, to give 

EPA as much time as possible to process 

your request. 

Dated: September 26, 2005. 

Anthony Maciorowski, 

Associate Director for Science, EPA Science 

Advisory Board Staff Office. 

[FR Doc. 05–19624 Filed 9–29–05; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED DATE & TIME: 

Thursday, September 29, 2005, 10 a.m. 

meeting open to the public. This 

meeting was cancelled. 

DATE & TIME: Thursday, October 6, 2005 

at 10 a.m. 

PLACE: 999 E Street, NW., Washington, 

DC. 

STATUS: This meeting will be closed to 

the public. 

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED: Compliance 

matters pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 437g. 

Audits conducted pursuant to 2 

U.S.C. 437g, 438(b), and Title 26, U.S.C. 

Matters concerning participation in 

civil actions or proceedings or 

arbitration. 

Internal personnel rules and 

procedures or matters affecting a 

particular employee. 

* * * * * 

(NOTE: The starting time for the open meeting 

on Thursday October 6, 2005 has been 

changed to 2 p.m.) 

DATE & TIME: Thursday, October 6, 2005, 

at 2 p.m. 

PLACE: 999 E Street, NW., Washington, 

DC (Ninth Floor) 

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the 

public. 

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED: Correction and 

Approval of Minutes. 

Report of the Audit Division on the 

Dole North Carolina Victory Committee, 

Inc.