[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 5 (Monday, January 8, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1342-1343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-464]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6930-4]


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 Dioxin Reassessment Review Committee 
(DRRC) of the US EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB), may, depending on 
progress achieved in developing its report (see below), meet in a 
public teleconference on Tuesday, January 23, 2000 between 2 and 4:30 
p.m. The meeting will be coordinated through a conference call 
connection in Room 6013 in the USEPA, Ariel Rios Building, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460. The public is encouraged 
to attend the meeting in the conference room noted above. However, a 
limited number of the public may also attend through a telephonic link, 
thirty-two lines have been reserved for this purpose. Additional 
instructions about how to participate in the meeting can be obtained by 
calling Ms. Wanda Fields prior to the meeting at (see contact 
information below).
    Purpose of the Meeting--The Committee is planning a teleconference 
for the above noted date on a contingency basis. The teleconference 
will be convened only if, in the opinion of the DRRC Chair, it is 
needed to address issues that require further discussion prior to 
completion of the Committee's report. A decision as whether or not the 
teleconference (announced in this meeting notice) will be convened will 
be made by close of business, Friday, January 12, 2000, 11 days prior 
to the tentatively scheduled date. The decision on the teleconference 
will be posted to the SAB website (www.epa.gov/sab); or members of the 
public may call or email Ms. Wanda Fields at the telephone and email 
address provided below.
    Availability of Review Materials--If the teleconference is to be 
held, a list of the issues to be discussed, along with a draft meeting 
agenda, will be posted on the SAB website (www.epa.gov/sab) under the 
Agenda heading on January 12, 2000. If the meeting is canceled, a 
notice will be posted on the SAB website to that effect as well.

For Further Information: Any member of the public wishing further 
information concerning this meeting should contact Mr. Samuel Rondberg, 
Designated Federal Officer, EPA Science Advisory Board (1400A), U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone (301) 812-2560, FAX (410) 286-2689; or 
via e-mail at: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b8cbd9d5cdddd4ca8f898ff8d9d7d496dbd7d5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2a594b475f4f46581d1b1d6a4b454604494547">[email protected]</span></a>. Because of the limited time for 
discussion during the teleconference, oral comments from the public 
will not be taken (extensive oral comments were taken earlier at the 
November 1-2, 2000 meeting--see 65 FR 60190, dated October 10, 2000). 
Written comments may be submitted for consideration by the Committee, 
and should be sent to Ms. Wanda Fields, EPA Science Advisory Board, 
Mail Code 1400A, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington DC 20460. (Telephone (202) 564-4539, 
FAX (202) 501-0582; or via e-mail at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ccaaa5a9a0a8bfe2bbada2a8ad8ca9bcade2aba3ba"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="13757a767f77603d64727d7772537663723d747c65">[email protected]</span></a>).

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Comments should be supplied in the following formats: one hard copy 
with original signature (and 25 copies), and one electronic copy via e-
mail to Mr. Rondberg or Ms. Fields (acceptable file formats: 
WordPerfect, Word, or Rich Text files (in IBM-PC/Windows 95/98 format). 
Written comments must arrive at the SAB no later than January 16, 2000. 
Please note that the Committee had earlier extended the period for 
accepting written comments. The date given above is the deadline for 
receipt of ALL written comments.
    Meeting Access--Individuals requiring special accommodation at this 
meeting, including wheelchair access to the conference room, should 
contact Mr. Rondberg at least five business days prior to the meeting 
so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

    Dated: December 21, 2000.
Donald G. Barnes,
Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.
[FR Doc. 01-464 Filed 1-5-01; 8:45 am]
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