Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office; Notification of
Upcoming Meetings of the Science Advisory Board Perfluorooctanoic Acid
Risk Assessment (PFOA) Review Panel
[Federal Register: January 12, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 8)]
[Notices]
[Page 2157-2158]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office; Notification of
Upcoming Meetings of the Science Advisory Board Perfluorooctanoic Acid
Risk Assessment (PFOA) Review 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 and a public face-to-face meeting of the SAB
Perfluorooctanoic Acid Risk Assessment (PFOA) Review Panel.
DATES: January 25, 2005: The Panel will hold a public teleconference on
January 25, 2005, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. (EST).
February 22-23, 2005: The Panel will hold a public face-to-face
meeting starting February 22, 2005, at 8:30 a.m., adjourning at
approximately 5 p.m. (EST) on February 23, 2005.
ADDRESSES: The public teleconference will take place via telephone
only. The public face-to-face meeting of the SAB PFOA Review Panel will
be held at the SAB Conference Center located at the Woodies Building,
1025 F Street, NW., Room 3705, Washington, DC, 20004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to
obtain the call-in number and access code to participate in the
teleconference may contact Dr. Sue Shallal, EPA Science Advisory Board
Staff (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone/voice mail: (202) 343-9977
or via e-mail at shallal.suhair@epa.gov. Technical Contact: The
technical contact in EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
(OPPT) is Dr. Jennifer Seed who can be reached at via e-mail at
seed.jennifer@epa.gov or via telephone/voice mail: 202-564-7634.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law
92-463, Notice is hereby given that the SAB PFOA Review Panel will hold
a public teleconference and meeting to conduct a peer review of EPA's
Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) Risk Assessment. The dates and times for
the teleconference and meeting are provided above.
Background: EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT)
had requested that the SAB peer review the Agency's Perfluorooctanoic
Acid (PFOA) Risk Assessment. Background on this SAB review and the
process for formation of this review panel was provided in a Federal
Register Notice published on March 29, 2004 (69 FR 16249-16250).
The purpose of the upcoming teleconference is for the SAB PFOA
Review Panel to review available advisory and background materials,
identify additional information needs, discuss the draft charge
questions to the SAB and plan for a face-to-face meeting. The purpose
of the face-to-face meeting is to conduct a review of the PFOA risk
assessment and prepare a response to the charge questions.
Availability of Meeting Materials: A final roster of the SAB PFOA
Review Panel, meeting agendas, and charge questions to the SAB will be
posted on the SAB Web site (http://www.epa.gov/sab/) prior to the
meeting. EPA's PFOA risk assessment and related background information
on PFOA may be found at: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/pfoa/index.htm.
Procedures for Providing Public Comment: It is the policy of the EPA
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Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office to accept written public
comments of any length, and to accommodate oral public comments
whenever possible. The SAB Staff Office expects that public statements
presented at the PFOA Review Panel's meetings will not be repetitive of
previously submitted oral or written statements. Oral Comments:
Requests to provide oral comments must be in writing (e-mail, fax or
mail) and received by Dr. Shallal no later than five business days
prior to the teleconference or meeting in order to reserve time on the
meeting agenda. For teleconferences, opportunities for oral comment
will usually be limited to no more than three minutes per speaker or
organization and no more than fifteen minutes total. For face-to-face
meetings, opportunities for oral comment will usually be limited to no
more than ten minutes per speaker or organization (unless otherwise
stated). 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 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 five business days
prior to the meeting date so that the comments may be made available to
the committee for their consideration. Comments should be supplied to
the 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 98/2000/XP format).
Dated: January 6, 2005.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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