Science Advisory Board; Notification of Six Public Advisory Committee Meetings; Cancellation of a Previously Announced Advisory Committee Meeting

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92- 463, notice is hereby given that the EPA Science Advisory Board's (SAB) Environmental Engineering Committee will conduct six public teleconference meetings on Wednesday afternoons in 2001. The first conference call will be held from 3-5 Eastern time on January 10, 2001. The remaining conference calls will be held from 1-3 p.m. Eastern Time on March 7, May 2, July 11, September 5, and November 7. The conference call meetings will be coordinated through a conference call connection in room 6450C Ariel Rios North (6th Floor), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC. The public is strongly encouraged to attend the meeting through a telephonic link, but may attend physically if arrangements are made in advance with the SAB staff. In both cases, arrangements should be made with the SAB staff by noon the Wednesday before the meeting. Staff may not be able to accommodate the presence of people who appear in person without advance notice. Additional instructions about how to participate in the conference call can be obtained by calling Ms. Mary Winston, Management Assistant, at (202) 564-4538, and via e-mail at: winston.mary@epa.gov. Purpose of the Meetings: These conference calls have been scheduled to facilitate the routine work of the Committee throughout the year. The purposes of the January 10, 2001 conference call meeting are: (a) to discuss a potential Commentary on industrial ecology or related topics (b) to undertake further planning on the consultation on research for environmental systems management (c) to discuss potential activities related to contaminated sediments (d) if time allows. to further explore ideas about subsequent overview briefings on EPA programs by media, or interagency briefings by media. The purposes of the conference call on March 7, 2001 are: