[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 89 (Monday, May 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27633-27634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09874]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL--9773-01-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) review the
scientific and technical basis of the proposed rule ``Revised
Definition of Waters of the United States''; and (2) discuss
recommendations received from the SAB Work Group for Review of Science
Supporting EPA Decisions.
DATES: The public meeting of the chartered Science Advisory Board will
be held on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern
Time) and Thursday, June 2, 2022, from 12:00 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
review the scientific and technical basis of the proposed rule
``Revised Definition of Waters of the United States'' described in 86
FR 69372--69450 and discuss recommendations received from the SAB Work
Group for Review of Science Supporting EPA Decisions. 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 hold a public meeting to (1) review
the scientific and technical basis of the proposed rule ``Revised
Definition of Waters of the United States,'' and (2) 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
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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 the 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 May 24, 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 May 24, 2022, for
consideration at the public meeting on May 31, 2022, and June 2, 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. 2022-09874 Filed 5-6-22; 8:45 am]
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