[Federal Register: March 24, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 56)]
[Notices]               
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of an Upcoming 
Meeting of the Science Advisory Board Regional Vulnerability Assessment 
(ReVA) Advisory Panel

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a 
public teleconference of the SAB Regional Vulnerability Assessment 
(ReVA) Advisory Panel.

DATES: April 14, 2005. The public teleconference will be held on April 
14, 2005, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (eastern time).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to 
obtain the teleconference call-in number and access code to participate 
in the teleconference may contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, Designated 
Federal Officer (DFO), U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board by telephone/
voice mail at (202)-343-9995, or via e-mail at armitage.thomas@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 may be found in the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab
.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 
92-463, notice is hereby given that the SAB Regional Vulnerability 
Assessment Advisory Panel will hold a public teleconference to discuss 
its draft

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advisory report on EPA's Regional Vulnerability Assessment methods and 
web-based Environmental Decision Toolkit. The Panel reviewed the ReVA 
methods and Environmental Decision Toolkit at a public meeting held on 
October 26-27, 2004 and has prepared a draft advisory report to EPA. 
Background information on the Panel and the ReVA advisory was provided 
in Federal Register notices published on July 30, 2004 (69 FR 45706-
45707), and October, 13, 2004 (69 FR 60864-60865). The Panel is holding 
the teleconference to finalize its draft report before submitting the 
report to the chartered SAB for review and approval. The Panel's draft 
advisory report may be found on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/reva_advisory_report_3_1_05.pdf.
 The teleconference agenda 

will be posted on the SAB Web site prior to the teleconference.
    Procedures for Providing Public Comment: It is the policy of the 
EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office to accept written public 
comments of any length, and to accommodate oral public comments 
whenever possible. The EPA SAB Staff Office expects that public 
statements presented at the Regional Vulnerability Assessment Advisory 
Panel teleconference 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 conference call meeting 
will be limited to no more than three minutes per speaker and no more 
than fifteen minutes total. Interested parties should contact the DFO 
in writing via e-mail at least one week prior to the teleconference in 
order to be placed on the public speaker list. Written Comments: 
Although written comments are accepted until the date of the 
teleconference (unless otherwise stated), written comments should be 
received in the SAB Staff Office at least one week prior to the 
teleconference date so that the comments may be made available to the 
committee or panel for their consideration. Comments should be supplied 
to the DFO at the address/contact information 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).
    Meeting Accommodations: Individuals requiring special accommodation 
to access the teleconference, should contact the relevant DFO at least 
five business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate 
arrangements can be made.

    Dated: March 17, 2005.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 05-5820 Filed 3-23-05; 8:45 am]

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