[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4345-4346]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1468]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9257-2]
A Method To Assess Climate-Relevant Decisions: Application in the
Chesapeake Bay
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Peer Review Workshop.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing that Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG), an
EPA contractor for external scientific peer review, will convene an
independent panel of experts and organize and conduct an external peer
review workshop to review the external review draft document titled,
``A Method to Assess Climate-Relevant Decisions: Application in the
Chesapeake Bay'' (EPA/600/R-10/096a). The draft document was prepared
by EPA's National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA), which is
situated in the Office of Research and Development.
EPA will forward public comments that were submitted in accordance
with a previous notice (Federal Register Volume 75, Number 168
[Tuesday, August 31, 2010]) to the external peer-review panel for
consideration prior to the meeting. When finalizing the draft document,
EPA will consider any public comments that EPA received in accordance
with the August 31, 2010 Federal Register Notice.
EPA released this draft document solely for the purpose of peer
review under applicable information quality guidelines. This document
has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It does not represent and
should not be construed to represent any Agency policy or
determination.
EPA invites the public to register and attend this workshop and to
give oral and/or provide written comments of the draft document under
review. The draft document and EPA's peer review charge are available
via the Internet on NCEA's home page under the Recent Additions and the
Data and Publications menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea. In preparing a
final report, EPA will consider the comments and recommendations from
the external peer review workshop and any public comments received in
accordance with this notice.
DATES: The peer review panel workshop will begin on Friday, March 11,
2011, at 8:30 a.m. and end at 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The peer review workshop will be held at The Navy League
Building, 2300 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201. The EPA
contractor, ERG, is organizing, convening, and conducting the peer
review workshop. To attend the workshop, register by Friday, March 4,
2011 by calling ERG at 781-674-7374 or toll free at 800-803-2833 (ask
for the Chesapeake Bay peer review coordinator, Laurie Waite), sending
a facsimile to 781-674-2906 (please reference: ``Chesapeake Bay peer
review workshop'' and include your name, title, affiliation, full
address, and contact information, and whether you wish to make oral
comments), or sending an e-mail to [email protected] (subject line:
``Chesapeake Bay peer review workshop'' and include your name, title,
affiliation, full address, and contact information, and whether you
wish to make oral comments). You may also register via the Internet at
https://www2.ergweb.com/projects/conferences/peerreview/register-chesapeake.htm. The draft ``A Method to Assess Climate-Relevant
Decisions: Application in the Chesapeake Bay'' is available via the
Internet on NCEA's home page under the Recent Additions and the Data
and Publications menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of
paper copies are available from the Information Management Team (IMT),
NCEA; telephone: 703-347-8561; facsimile: 703-347-8691. If you are
requesting a paper copy, please provide your name, mailing address, and
the document title, ``A Method to Assess Climate-Relevant Decisions:
Application in the Chesapeake Bay.'' Copies are not available from ERG.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding information,
registration, access or services for individuals with disabilities, or
logistics for the external peer review workshop should be directed to
ERG, 110 Hartwell Avenue, Lexington, MA 02421-3136; telephone: 781-674-
7374; facsimile: 781-674-2906; or e-mail: [email protected] (subject
line: Chesapeake Bay peer review workshop), preferably at least 10 days
prior to the meeting, to give as much time as possible to process your
request.
If you need technical information about the document, please
contact Susan Julius, National Center for Environmental Assessment
(NCEA); telephone: 703-347-8619; facsimile: 703-347-8694; e-mail
[email protected].
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Summary of Information About the Project/Document
Climate change is a global phenomenon that affects natural and
human systems in all parts of the world. The goal of this study was to
develop a way to inventory and analyze management decisions to provide
information to effectively adapt to climate change. This report will be
useful to officials who make environmental management decisions related
to the Chesapeake Bay.
The major steps of the approach used in this pilot study of the
Chesapeake Bay Program were to: (1) Select a study area and compile a
list of key decisions; (2) develop criteria for evaluating the climate-
relevance of decisions; (3) apply the criteria to select decisions that
are potentially sensitive to climate change; (4) solicit expert
judgment regarding the decisions selected; and (5) test alternative
prioritization schemes.
II. Workshop Information
Members of the public may attend the workshop as observers, and
there will be a limited time for comments from the public in the
afternoon. Please let ERG know if you wish to make comments during the
workshop. Space is limited, and reservations will be accepted on a
first-come, first-served basis.
Dated: January 19, 2011.
Joseph A. DeSantis,
Acting Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
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