[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 237 (Monday, December 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 76039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26858]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-10479-01-OA]
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 chartered SAB will meet to: (1) deliberate
on the adequacy of the scientific and technical basis of the proposed
rule titled Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified
Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural
Gas Sector Climate Review; and (2) discuss recommendations received
from the SAB Work Group for Review of Science Supporting EPA Decisions
concerning SAB review of EPA planned regulatory actions.
DATES: The public meeting of the chartered Science Advisory Board will
be held on Friday, January 20, 2023, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. All times
listed are in Eastern Standard 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
discuss and deliberate on the following topics.
Under the SAB's authorizing statute, the SAB ``may make available
to the Administrator, within the time specified by the Administrator,
its advice and comments on the adequacy of the scientific and technical
basis'' of proposed rules. The SAB Work Group for Review of Science
Supporting EPA Decisions is charged with identifying EPA planned
actions that may warrant SAB review. The SAB will discuss the
scientific and technical basis of the proposed rule titled Emission
Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions
Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate
Review (available at https://www.regulations.gov in Docket No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2021-0317) and also discuss recommendations received from the SAB
Work Group for Review of Science Supporting EPA Decisions with regard
to SAB review of other EPA planned actions.
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
instructions below to submit comments.
Oral Statements: Individuals or groups requesting an oral
presentation during the 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
January 13, 2023, 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 January 13, 2023, for
consideration at the public meeting on January 20, 2023. Written
statements should be supplied to the DFO at the contact information
above. It is the SAB Staff Office general policy to post written
comments on the web page for the advisory meeting or teleconference.
Submitters are requested to provide an unsigned version of each
document because the SAB Staff Office does not publish documents with
signatures on its websites. Copyrighted material will not be posted
without the 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.
V. Khanna Johnston,
Deputy Director, Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2022-26858 Filed 12-9-22; 8:45 am]
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