by members of the public to the Board. (5) Following Board meetings, the public shall be given 15 calendar days to provide additional comments for consideration by the Board. . (f) Operations Section 8 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 4365 ) is further amended by amending subsection (i) to read as follows: (i) (1) In carrying out its advisory activities, the Board shall strive to avoid making policy determinations or recommendations, and, in the event the Board feels compelled to offer policy advice, shall explicitly distinguish between scientific determinations and policy advice. (2) The Board shall clearly communicate uncertainties associated with the scientific advice provided to the Administrator or Congress. (3) The Board shall ensure that advice and comments reflect the views of the members and shall encourage dissenting members to make their views known to the public, the Administrator, and Congress. (4) The Board shall conduct periodic reviews to ensure that its advisory activities are addressing the most important scientific issues affecting the Environmental Protection Agency. (5) The Board shall be fully and timely responsive to Congress. . 3. Relation to the Federal Advisory Committee Act Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act shall be construed as supplanting the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). 4. Relation to the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act shall be construed as supplanting the requirements of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).