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Federal Register
/Vol. 68, No. 100/Friday, May 23, 2003/Notices
An electronic version of the publicdocket is available through EPA
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selectronic public docket and commentsystem, EPA Dockets. You may use EPAdockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/to view public comments, access theindex listing of the contents of theofficial public docket, and to accessthose documents in the public docketthat are available electronically.Although not all docket materials may be available electronically, you may stillaccess any of the publicly availabledocket materials through the docketfacility identified in Unit I.B.1. Once inthe system, select
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then key inthe appropriate docket ID number.
II. Tentative Agenda
This unit provides tentative agendatopics for the 2
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day meeting.1. Certification issues/Americans withDisabilities Act (ADA), written tests,and language challenges.2. CCA-treated wood/status of cancellation/risk assessments anddisposal issues.3. Anti-microbials efficacy/compliance issues.4. Post-application liability/enforcement issues.5. Certification Training AssessmentGroup (CTAG) activities/initiatives.6. AAPCO/SFIREG State Survey/Grants and State Funding/update.7. Worker Protection Standard (WPS)Program Element Review Report.8. Endangered Species Program/FRNotice comments update.9. Label restrictions for applicationsof pesticides in greenhouses.10. Check sample program/status of States participation/current issues.11. Reports from SFIREG RegionalRepresentatives and WorkingCommittee Chairs.12. Issues papers/action items.13. Update on current Office of Pesticide Programs activities.14. Update on current Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assuranceactivities.15. Other topics, as appropriate.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticidepests.
Dated: May 15, 2003.
Jay S. Ellenberger,
Associate Director, Field and External AffairsDivision, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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Science Advisory Board; Notificationof Public Advisory Committee Meeting;Executive Committee Teleconference
AGENCY
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Environmental ProtectionAgency (EPA).
ACTION
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Notice.
SUMMARY
:
The Environmental ProtectionAgency (EPA), Science Advisory Board(SAB) Executive Committee (EC), aFederal Advisory Committee, will holda public teleconference meeting on thedate and time given below to considerpotential self-initiated projects forFY2004.
DATES
:
The conference call meeting willtake place June 10, 2003 from 11 a.m.to 2 p.m. (EST). Requests for oralcomments, as well as submission of written comments must be received by June 4, 2003. Please see further details below.
ADDRESSES
:
The conference call willtake place via telephone only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Anymember of the public wishing furtherinformation concerning this meeting orwishing to submit comments mustcontact Mr. A. Robert Flaak, ActingDeputy Director and Designated FederalOfficer, EPA Science Advisory Board;Telephone (202) 564
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4546; Fax (202)501
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0582; or via e-mail at
 flaak.robert@epa.gov.
 To pre-register for the teleconferenceand obtain the phone number andaccess code, please contact Ms. BettyFortune, EPA Science Advisory Board;Telephone (202) 564
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4533, Fax (202)501
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0323; or via e-mail at:
 fortune.betty@epa.gov.
 General information about the EPAScience Advisory Board, may be foundon the SAB Web site (
http:// www.epa.gov/sab
).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
1.
Summary:
Pursuant to the FederalAdvisory Committee Act, Public Law92
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463, notice is hereby given that theExecutive Committee (EC) of the U.S.EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) willhold a public teleconference meeting toconduct an initial screening of proposedself-initiated projects for FY2004. Theseprojects, along with projects submitted by the Agency, will be consideredfurther by the Executive Committee at ameeting scheduled for July 16
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17, 2003,and will be used to establish the SAB
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sOperating Plan for FY2004.Self-initiated projects are scientificand technical projects developed bycommittees of the Board for review orconsideration, with any advicedeveloped subsequently forwarded tothe Agency. Self-initiated projects areproposed outside of the normalmechanism of Agency requestedconsultations, advisories, and peerreviews, and typically address criticalneeds for anticipatory or cross-cuttingscientific/technical advice. In anaverage year, the Board conducts a smallnumber of self-initiated projects.The interested public may attend thisteleconference meeting through atelephonic link, to the extent that linesare available. Pre-registration isnecessary. Additional instructions abouthow to participate in the conference aregiven above.2.
Requests for Comment:
Requests fororal comments must be
in writing 
(e-mail, fax or mail) and received by Mr.Flaak no later than noon EasternStandard Time on June 4, 2003. Writtencomments should also be sent to Mr.Flaak prior to the meeting. Submissionof written comments by e-mail to Mr.Flaak will maximize the time availablefor review by the EC.3.
Availability of Review Materials:
 Descriptions of these self-initiatedprojects will be available on the SABWeb site no later than June 2, 2003, at:(
http://www.epa.gov/sab/ whatsnew.htm
).4.
General Guidance on Providing Oral or Written Comments at SABMeetings:
It is the policy of the EPAScience Advisory Board to acceptwritten public comments of any length,and to accommodate oral publiccomments whenever possible. The EPAScience Advisory Board expects thatpublic statements presented at itsmeetings will not be repetitive of previously submitted oral or writtenstatements.
Oral Comments:
In general,each individual or group requesting anoral presentation at a face-to-facemeeting will be limited to a total timeof ten minutes (unless otherwiseindicated above). For teleconferencemeetings, opportunities for oralcomment will usually be limited to nomore than three minutes per speakerand no more than fifteen minutes total.Deadlines for getting on the publicspeaker list for a meeting are givenabove. Speakers should bring at least 35copies of their comments andpresentation slides for distribution tothe reviewers and public at the face-to-face meetings.
Written Comments:
 Although the SAB accepts writtencomments until the date of the meeting(unless otherwise stated), writtencomments should be received in theSAB Staff Office at least one week priorto the meeting date so that thecomments may be made available to the
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