[Federal Register: October 27, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 207)]
[Notices]               
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Environmental Economics 
Advisory Committee of the Science Advisory Board, Panel on the 
Environmental Economics Research Strategy; Notification of a Public 
Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency, Science Advisory Board 
Staff Office is announcing a public meeting of the Science Advisory 
Board's (SAB's) Environmental Economics Advisory Committee (EEAC). The 
EEAC will convene as the Panel on the Environmental Economics Research 
Strategy to review the EPA's draft Environmental Economics Research 
Strategy.

DATES: The meeting will take place on Friday, November 14, 2003 from 
8:30 a.m. until approximately 4 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Arlington & Towers, 
950 N. Stafford St., Arlington, VA 22203, phone (877) 233-9330.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing 
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information regarding this meeting may contact Mr. Thomas O. Miller, 
Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone/voice mail at (202) 
564-4558; mail at U.S. EPA SAB (1400A), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Room 6450, Washington, DC, 20460, or via e-mail at miller.tom@epa.gov. 
General information about the SAB can be found in the SAB Web site at 
http://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Summary: The U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency Science Advisory Board Staff Office is providing this 
notification of an upcoming meeting of the Science Advisory Board's 
Panel on the Environmental Economics Research Strategy to receive 
briefings on and to conduct deliberations on the EPA draft 
``Environmental Economic Research Strategy.''
    The SAB was established by 42 U.S.C. 4365 to provide independent 
scientific and technical advice, consultation, and recommendations to 
the EPA Administrator on the technical basis for Agency positions and 
regulations. This committee of the SAB will comply with the provisions 
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act ( FACA) and all appropriate SAB 
procedural policies.
    Background: The EPA Science Advisory Board was asked by the 
National Center for Environmental Economics (NCEE) and the Office of 
Research and Development's National Center for Environmental Research 
(ORD/NCER) to review the EPA Environmental Economics Research Strategy. 
Background information on the review, and information on the process 
used to identify and consider consultants to supplement the EPA SAB 
Environmental Economics Advisory Committee in its conduct of this 
review are included in a Federal Register notice published on June 23, 
2003 (68 FR 37151).
    Availability of Meeting Materials: A copy of the draft agenda for 
the meeting that is the subject of this notice will be posted on the 
SAB Web site at (http://www.epa.gov/sab/panels/eeaceersapanel.html) 
approximately 10 days before the meeting. Other materials that may be 
made available for this meeting may also be posted on the SAB Web site 
in this time-frame.
    Procedures for Providing Public Comments: 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 the PEERS panel 
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 conference call 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) in writing (email, fax or mail--see 
contact information above) by close of business, November 7, 2003 in 
order to be placed on the public speaker list for the meeting. 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: Although written comments are accepted 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 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.
    Meeting Access: Individuals requiring special accommodation to 
access this meeting, should contact Mr. Miller at least five business 
days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

    Dated: October 20, 2003.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 03-27031 Filed 10-24-03; 8:45 am]

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