[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 20 (Monday, January 31, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 4886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01941]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9490-01-OA]
Notification of a Public Meeting of the Chartered Science
Advisory Board
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the chartered
Science Advisory Board. The purpose of the meeting is to (1) conduct a
consultation with EPA on research needed to improve the state of the
science supporting cumulative impact assessments; (2) discuss
recommendations received from the SAB Work Group for Review of Science
Supporting EPA Decisions with regard to SAB review of planned EPA
actions; and (3) conduct a quality review of the draft SAB report,
Review of the Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation
Manual, Revision 2.
DATES: The public meeting of the chartered Science Advisory Board will
be held on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(Eastern Time) and Monday, March 7, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be conducted virtually. Please refer to the
SAB website at https://sab.epa.gov for information on how to attend the
meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants
further information concerning this notice may contact Dr. Thomas
Armitage, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone (202) 564-
2155, or email at [email protected]. General information about
the SAB, as well as any updates concerning the meetings announced in
this notice can be found on the SAB website at https://sab.epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The SAB was established pursuant to the Environmental Research,
Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act (ERDDAA), codified at
42 U.S.C. 4365, to provide independent scientific and technical advice
to the EPA Administrator on the scientific and technical basis for
agency positions and regulations. The SAB is a Federal Advisory
Committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5
U.S.C., app. 2. The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and all
appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. Pursuant to FACA and
EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the chartered Science Advisory
Board will hold a public meeting to conduct a consultation with the
EPA, discuss recommendations received from the SAB Work Group for
Review of Science Supporting EPA Decisions, and conduct a quality
review of an SAB draft report. The chartered SAB will conduct a
consultation with the EPA on research needed to improve the state of
the science supporting cumulative impact assessments. The chartered SAB
will also discuss recommendations received from the SAB Work Group for
Review of Science Supporting EPA Decisions with regard to SAB review of
planned EPA actions. In addition, the chartered SAB will conduct a
quality review of the SAB draft report titled Review of the Multi-
Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual, Revision 2.
Availability of Meeting Materials: All meeting materials, including
the agenda will be available on the SAB web page at https://sab.epa.gov.
Procedures for Providing Public Input: Public comment for
consideration by EPA's federal advisory committees and panels has a
different purpose from public comment provided to EPA program offices.
Therefore, the process for submitting comments to a federal advisory
committee is different from the process used to submit comments to an
EPA program office. Federal advisory committees and panels, including
scientific advisory committees, provide independent advice to the EPA.
Members of the public can submit relevant comments pertaining to the
committee's charge or meeting materials. Input from the public to the
SAB will have the most impact if it provides specific scientific or
technical information or analysis for the SAB to consider or if it
relates to the clarity or accuracy of the technical information.
Members of the public wishing to provide comment should follow the
instruction below to submit comments.
Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an
oral presentation at a public meeting will be limited to three minutes.
Each person making an oral statement should consider providing written
comments as well as their oral statement so that the points presented
orally can be expanded upon in writing. Persons interested in providing
oral statements should contact the DFO, in writing (preferably via
email) at the contact information noted above by February 23, 2022, to
be placed on the list of registered speakers.
Written Statements: Written statements will be accepted throughout
the advisory process; however, for timely consideration by SAB members,
statements should be submitted to the DFO by February 23, 2022, for
consideration at the public meeting on March 2, 2022, and March 7,
2022. Written statements should be supplied to the DFO at the contact
information above via email. Submitters are requested to provide a
signed and unsigned version of each document because the SAB Staff
Office does not publish documents with signatures on its websites.
Members of the public should be aware that their personal contact
information, if included in any written comments, may be posted to the
SAB website. Copyrighted material will not be posted without explicit
permission of the copyright holder.
Accessibility: For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please contact the DFO, at the contact
information noted above, preferably at least ten days prior to the
meeting, to give the EPA as much time as possible to process your
request.
Thomas H. Brennan,
Director, Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2022-01941 Filed 1-28-22; 8:45 am]
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