U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, HICCAC.
Notice of a public conference call meeting of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Human Impacts of Climate Change Advisory Committee (HICCAC) on January 14, 2008, at 12 noon until 2 pm. (EST).
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92–463 as amended (5 U.S.C., App. 2), notification is hereby given that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development (ORD) will hold a public conference call meeting of the HICCAC. This public conference call meeting is a follow-up to the public meeting that was held on October 15–16, 2007 (72 FR 52877, September 17, 2007).
The U.S. District Court for the District of Northern California has ordered the interagency U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) to produce the periodic scientific assessment of climate change required by the Global Change Research Act of 1990 by May 31, 2008 (
The conference call will take place on January 14, 2008, at 12 noon until 2 pm (EST).
Questions regarding information and logistics for the HICCAC public conference call meeting should be directed to Joanna Foellmer by telephone: 703–347–8508, by e-mail:
The HICCAC supports the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in its participation in the interagency U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP), specifically in implementation of Goal 4 of the Strategic Plan for the CCSP. Goal 4 is to understand “the sensitivity and adaptability of different natural and managed ecosystems and human systems to climate and related global changes.” EPA also helps the CCSP satisfy its requirement to conduct periodic assessments of climate change and variability, as set forth in the Global Change Research Act of 1990. The HICCAC serves in the public's interest and supports EPA in performing its duties and responsibilities.
The primary responsibility of the HICCAC is to conduct an expert peer review of the external review draft report entitled: “Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.6: Analyses of the effects of global change on human health and welfare and human systems” (SAP 4.6). The HICCAC will provide advice to the EPA Administrator on the results of this study, and within the context of the basic study plan, the HICCAC will advise on: (1) The specific issues to be addressed; (2) appropriate technical approaches; (3) the usefulness of information provided to decision makers; (4) the quality of the content of the final report; (5) compliance with the
EPA has already released the external draft SAP 4.6 report for public review. The