[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 129 (Monday, July 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 38314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15781]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9913-21-OA]


Notification of a Closed Meeting of the Science Advisory Board's 
Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards Committee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA), Science Advisory 
Board (SAB) Staff Office is announcing a meeting of the SAB's 
Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA) Committee to 
discuss SAB recommendations regarding the Agency's 2014 STAA 
recipients. The SAB meeting will be closed to the public.

DATES: The SAB meeting dates are Monday and Tuesday, July 28 and 29, 
2014, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (eastern time).

ADDRESSES: The closed SAB meeting will be held at the Ronald Reagan 
Building and International Trade Center, Suite 31146, 1300 Pennsylvania 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. The SAB mailing address is: EPA 
Science Advisory Board (1400R), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. General information 
about the SAB concerning the SAB meeting announced in this notice may 
be found on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to 
obtain further information regarding this announcement may contact 
Edward Hanlon, Designated Federal Officer, by telephone: (202) 564-2134 
or email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and section (c)(6) of 
the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6), EPA has 
determined that the SAB meeting will be closed to the public. The 
purpose of the SAB meeting is for the committee to discuss 
recommendations for the SAB regarding the recipients of the Agency's 
2014 Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards. These awards are 
established to honor and recognize EPA employees who have made 
outstanding contributions in the advancement of science and technology 
through their research and development activities, as exhibited in 
publication of their results in peer reviewed journals. I have 
determined that the SAB meeting will be closed to the public because it 
is concerned with selecting employees deserving of awards. In making 
these recommendations, the Agency requires full and frank advice from 
the SAB. This advice will involve professional judgments on the 
relative merits of various employees and their respective work. Such 
personnel matters involve the discussion of information that is of a 
personal nature and the disclosure of which would be a clearly 
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy and, therefore, are protected 
from disclosure by section (c)(6) of the Government in the Sunshine 
Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6). Minutes of the SAB meeting will be kept and 
certified by the chair.

    Dated: June 26, 2014.
Gina McCarthy,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2014-15781 Filed 7-3-14; 8:45 am]
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