[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 247 (Friday, December 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80368-80369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-33003]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9610-7]


Notification of Teleconferences of the Science Advisory Board 
Biogenic Carbon Emissions Panel

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science 
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces two teleconferences of the 
SAB Biogenic Carbon Emissions Panel to review EPA's draft Accounting 
Framework for Biogenic CO2 Emissions from Stationary Sources (September 
2011).

DATES: The teleconferences will be held on January 27, 2012 from 2 p.m. 
to 5

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p.m. and March 20, 2012 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The teleconferences will take place by phone only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing 
further information regarding these teleconferences may contact Dr. 
Holly Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office, 
by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-2073 or via email at 
[email protected]. General information concerning the EPA 
Science Advisory Board can be found at the EPA SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The SAB was established pursuant 
to the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration 
Authorization Act (ERDAA) codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, to provide 
independent scientific and technical peer review, advice, consultation, 
and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on the technical basis for 
EPA actions. As a Federal Advisory Committee, the SAB conducts business 
in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. 
App. 2) and related regulations. Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, 
notice is hereby given that the SAB Biogenic Carbon Emissions Panel 
will hold two public teleconferences to discuss draft responses to 
charge questions on EPA's draft Accounting Framework for Biogenic 
CO2 Emissions from Stationary Sources (September 2011). The 
SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB 
Staff Office procedural policies.
    EPA's Office of Atmospheric Programs (OAP) in EPA's Office of Air 
and Radiation requested SAB review of the draft report and accounting 
framework. As noticed in 76 FR 61100-61101, the SAB Biogenic Carbon 
Emissions Panel held a public meeting on October 25-27, 2011, to review 
and discuss its advice on EPA's draft Accounting Framework for Biogenic 
CO2 Emissions from Stationary Sources (September 2011). The 
panel will discuss its draft report during the teleconferences to be 
held on January 27, 2012 and March 20, 2012.
    Availability of the meeting materials: An agenda and draft 
responses to charge questions will be posted on the SAB Web site 
(http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/Accounting%20for%20biogenic%20CO2?OpenDocument) prior to each 
teleconference. EPA's review document, charge to the Panel and other 
background materials are also available at the URL above. For questions 
concerning EPA's draft Accounting Framework for Biogenic CO2 Emissions 
from Stationary Sources (September 2011), please contact Dr. Jennifer 
Jenkins, Climate Change Division, at [email protected] or (202) 
343-9361 or Sara Ohrel at [email protected] or (202) 343-9712.
    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 EPA. 
Members of the public can submit relevant comments for a federal 
advisory committee to consider pertaining to charge to the panel, EPA 
review documents, or this advisory activity. Input from the public to 
the SAB will have the most impact if it consists of comments that 
provide specific scientific or technical information or analysis for 
the SAB panel to consider or if it relates to the clarity or accuracy 
of the technical information.
    Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an 
oral presentation at these teleconferences will be limited to three 
minutes per speaker. Interested parties should contact Dr. Holly 
Stallworth, DFO, in writing (preferably via email), at the contact 
information noted above, by January 25, 2012 to be placed on the list 
of public speakers for the January 27, 2012 teleconference and by March 
16, 2012 to be placed on the list of speakers for the March 20, 2012 
teleconference. Written Statements: Written statements should be 
received in the SAB Staff Office by January 25, 2012 to be considered 
for the January 27, 2012 teleconference and by March 16, 2012 to be 
considered for the March 20, 2012 teleconference. Written statements 
should be supplied to the DFO in electronic format via email 
(acceptable file formats: Adobe Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, MS Word, MS 
PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format). 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 Web 
sites. Members of the public should be aware that their personal 
contact information, if included in any written comments, may be posted 
to the SAB Web site. 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 Dr. Holly Stallworth at 
the phone number or email address noted above, preferably at least ten 
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to 
process your request.

    Dated: December 16, 2011.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2011-33003 Filed 12-22-11; 8:45 am]
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