[Federal Register: September 5, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 172)]
[Notices]               
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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EPA Science Advisory Board; Notification of Public Advisory 
Committee Meetings

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, 
notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Radiation Advisory Committee 
(RAC) of the U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) and its Multi-Agency 
Radiological Laboratory Analytical Protocols (MARLAP) Review Panel. The 
RAC and the MARLAP Review Panel will meet on the dates and times noted 
below. All times noted are Eastern Time. All meetings are open to the 
public, however, seating is limited and available on a first come 
basis. Important Notice: Documents that are the subject of SAB reviews 
are normally available from the originating EPA office and are not 
available from the SAB Office--information concerning availability of 
documents generated by the SAB and the relevant Program Office is 
included below.

1. Multi-Agency Radiological Laboratory Analytical Protocols (MARLAP) 
Review Panel--September 24-26, 2002 Meeting

    The Multi-Agency Radiological Laboratory Analytical Protocols 
(MARLAP) Review Panel of the Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC) of the 
U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) (also referred to as the ``Review 
Panel,'' or ``Panel'') will meet on Tuesday, September 24, 2002 through 
Thursday, September 26, 2002 to conduct closure edits to its draft 
report in review of the Multi-Agency Radiological Laboratory Analytical 
Protocols (MARLAP) Manual. The MARLAP Review Panel previously met on 
April 8 (teleconference), and April 23-25, 2002 (see March 13, 2002, 67 
FR 11328-11330), and June 27, 2002 (teleconference--see June 12, 2002, 
67 FR 40288-40289). Please refer to the March 13, 2002 FR for the 
charge to the MARLAP Review Panel.
    The meeting will begin on Tuesday September 24 at 9 am and adjourn 
no later than 5:30 pm that day. On Wednesday September 25, the meeting 
may begin at 8:30 am and adjourn no later than 5:30 pm. The MARLAP 
Review Panel may meet on the third and final day at 8:30 am and adjourn 
no later than 3:30 pm in the rooms assigned for ``break-out'' sessions. 
The meeting will begin in EPA Conference Room 1117A in the EPA East 
Headquarters Building, 1201 Constitution Avenue, NW.,

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Washington, DC 20004. ``Break-out'' sessions will be held in this 
conference room and adjoining room 1117B and room 1150 as appropriate 
and if needed. For further information concerning the meeting, please 
contact the individuals listed at the end of this FR notice.

Purpose of the Meeting

    The purpose of this public meeting is to confer on edits to the 
public draft report of the MARLAP Review Panel and to achieve closure 
on the report. The need for subsequent meetings of the MARLAP Review 
Panel will be discussed at this meeting and schedules of any future 
meetings to complete review of this topic will be discussed if closure 
is not achieved at this meeting. Information concerning any future 
public meetings will appear in Federal Register notices as appropriate. 
The public draft MARLAP Review Panel report is not yet available, but 
will be posted on the SAB Web site (http://www.epa.gov/sab) along with 
a proposed meeting agenda approximately 10 working days prior to the 
MARLAP and RAC closure meetings. Hard copies of the draft report will 
be available at the meeting.
    See below for further information on availability of review 
materials and contact information.

2. Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC) Meeting--September 26, 2002

    The Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC) of the U.S. EPA Science 
Advisory Board (SAB), the parent committee of the MARLAP Review Panel, 
will conduct a public meeting on Thursday, September 26, 2002. The 
meeting will begin on Thursday September 26 at 8:30 am and adjourn no 
later than 3:30 pm that day. There will be some overlap with the MARLAP 
Review Panel meeting and discussions on edits to the draft MARLAP 
report which started on September 24, 2002. The meeting will take place 
in the EPA East Conference Room 1117 in the EPA East Headquarters 
Building, 1201 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004. ``Break-
out'' sessions, if needed will be held in this conference room and 
adjoining room 1117B and room 1150 as appropriate by the MARLAP Review 
Panel. For further information concerning the meeting, please contact 
the individuals listed at the end of this FR notice.

Purpose of the Meeting

    The purpose of this meeting is to: (1) Complete closure by the 
Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC) on the draft report generated by the 
MARLAP Review Panel, and (2) to discuss, plan and schedule proposed 
projects for the RAC or Panels to be formed for that purpose scheduled 
for Fiscal Year 2003.

Providing Oral or Written Comments at SAB Meetings

    It is the policy of the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) to accept 
written public comments of any length, and to accommodate oral public 
comments whenever possible. The EPA SAB 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 (unless 
otherwise indicated). 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. Interested parties 
should contact the Designated Federal Official (DFO) at least one week 
prior to the meeting in order to be placed on the public speaker list 
for the meeting. Speakers may attend the meeting and provide comment up 
to the meeting time. 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 review panel 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: Adobe Acrobat, 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 35 copies of their comments 
for public distribution. Should comment be provided at the meeting and 
not in advance of the meeting, they should be in-hand to the DFO up to 
and immediately following the meeting. The SAB allows a grace period of 
48 hours after adjournment of the public meeting to provide written 
comments supporting any verbal comments stated at the public meeting to 
be made a part of the public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing 
further information concerning these meetings or who wish to submit 
brief oral comments must contact Dr. K. Jack Kooyoomjian, Designated 
Federal Official, MARLAP, USEPA Science Advisory Board (1400A), Suite 
6450, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone/
voice mail at (202) 564-4557; fax at (202) 501-0582; or via e-mail at 
kooyoomjian.jack@epa.gov. Requests for oral comments must be in writing 
(e-mail, fax or mail) and received by Dr. Kooyoomjian no later than 
noon Eastern Time five business days prior to the meeting date 
(September 17, 2002 for the two meetings).
    Members of the public desiring additional information about the 
meeting locations or the call-in number for the teleconference, must 
contact Ms. Mary Winston, Management Assistant, MARLAP, EPA Science 
Advisory Board (1400A), Suite 6450, U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-4538; fax 
at (202) 501-0582; or via e-mail at winston.mary@epa.gov.
    A copy of the draft agenda for each meeting will be posted on the 
SAB Web site (http://www.epa.gov/sab) (under the AGENDAS subheading) 
approximately 10 days before that meeting.

Availability of Review Materials

    There are seven sponsoring federal agencies, commissions and 
departments (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. EPA; U.S. 
Department of Energy, DOE; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NRC; 
U.S. Department of Defense, DOD; U.S. National Institutes of Standards 
and Technology, NIST; U.S. Geologic Survey, USGS; and the U.S. Food and 
Drug Administration, FDA), and two state representatives (California 
and Kentucky) for the documents that are the subject of the review. The 
review document is available electronically at the following site 
http://www.eml.doe/marlap/. For questions and information pertaining to 
the review document, please contact Dr. Mary E. Clark, Assistant 
Director, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air (6601), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
tel. (202) 564-9348, FAX (202) 565-2043, e-mail: clark.marye@epa.gov. 
Dr. Clark will refer you to the appropriate agency, commission or 
department contact for the particular issue of interest. The review 
document which is the subject of this review is cited as follows:

Multi-Agency Radiological Laboratory Analytical Protocols (MARLAP) 
Manual, Volume I: Chapters 1-9, and Volume II: Chapters 10-20 and 
Appendices, NUREG-

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1576; EPA 402-B-01-003; NTIS PB2001-106745, August 2001.

    The above document and any comments received to date on a previous 
Federal Register solicitation (see 66 FR 45972-45974, August 31, 2001; 
see also http://www.epa.gov/rpdweb00/marlap/index.html) can be viewed 
at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and 
Radiation Docket (Docket Number A-2001-16), Room M1500, 401 M Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20460, Tel. (202) 260-7548.

General Information

    Additional information concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board, 
its structure, function, and composition, may be found on the SAB Web 
site (http://www.epa.gov/sab) and in The FY2001 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 testing, including 
wheelchair access to the conference room, should contact Dr. 
Kooyoomjian at least five business days prior to the meeting so that 
appropriate arrangements can be made.

    Dated: August 29, 2002.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 02-22608 Filed 9-4-02; 8:45 am]
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