[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 49 (Friday, March 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13373-13374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05801]


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 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9924-34-OA]


Notification of a Teleconference and a Face-to-Face Meeting of 
the Science Advisory Board Economy-Wide Modeling Panel

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science

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Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of 
the SAB Economy-Wide Modeling Panel. The SAB Staff Office also 
announces a public face-to-face meeting of the SAB Economy-Wide 
Modeling Panel.

DATES: The public teleconference will be held on July 15, 2015 from 
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). The public face-to-face meeting 
will be held on October 22 and 23, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
each day (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The teleconference will be held by telephone only. The face-
to-face meeting will take place at the George Washington University, 
Milken Institute School of Public Health, Convening Center A and B, 950 
New Hampshire Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20052. The public also can 
view the October 22 and 23, 2015 meeting via a non-interactive, live 
webcast that will be broadcast on the internet. The connection 
information to view the webcast will be provided on the meeting Web 
page at the time of the meeting. The meeting Web page may be found by 
going to http://epa.gov/sab and clicking on the calendar then the 
meeting date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing 
further information regarding the public teleconference or public 
meeting 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://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 Economy-Wide Modeling Panel will 
hold a public teleconference to receive a background briefing from 
EPA's National Center for Environmental Economics and the Office of Air 
and Radiation on economic analysis for air regulations at EPA and 
challenges for the potential use of economy-wide modeling in this 
context. The teleconference will provide an orientation for the public 
and the Panel on EPA's draft final charge and annotated outlines of 
several white papers to be authored by EPA. Subsequently, the SAB 
Economy-Wide Modeling Panel will hold a face-to-face meeting on October 
22 and 23, 2015 to deliberate on EPA's charge questions. The EPA-
authored white papers will be provided to the Panel and the public 
prior to the October face-to-face meeting. The October 22 and 23, 2015 
face-to-face meeting will address the first two sections of the charge, 
on social costs and benefits. The remaining two sections, on economic 
impact analysis and results interpretation, will be discussed at a 
subsequent face-to-face meeting to be scheduled. At the October 22 and 
23, 2015 face-to-face meeting, EPA's National Center for Environmental 
Economics and the Office of Air and Radiation will also provide 
background briefings specific to the charge. The SAB will comply with 
the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural 
policies. Background information on the SAB Economy-Wide Modeling Panel 
can be found at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/Economywide%20modeling?OpenDocument.
    Availability of the meeting materials: Agendas will be posted on 
the SAB Web site prior to the July 15, 2015 teleconference and the 
October 22 and 23, 2015 face-to-face meeting. To locate meeting 
materials, go to http://epa.gov/sab and click on the calendar and then 
the respective meeting dates. EPA's review document(s), charge to the 
Panel and other background materials are also available at the URL 
above. For questions concerning EPA's review materials on economy-wide 
modeling, please contact Dr. Ann Wolverton, EPA National Center for 
Environmental Economics at [email protected] or 202-566-2278.
    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 on the topic of this 
advisory activity, including the charge to the panel and the EPA review 
documents, and/or the group conducting the activity, for the SAB to 
consider during the advisory process. 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 the meeting will be limited to five minutes per 
speaker for the face-to-face meeting and three minutes per speaker for 
the teleconference. Interested parties should contact Dr. Holly 
Stallworth, DFO, in writing (preferably via email), at the contact 
information noted above, by July 6, 2015 to be placed on the list of 
public speakers for the teleconference and by October 13, 2015 to be 
placed on the list of speakers for the face-to-face meeting.
    Written Statements: Written statements should be received in the 
SAB Staff Office by July 6, 2015 to be considered for the 
teleconference and by October 13, 2015 to be considered for the face-
to-face meeting. Written statements should be supplied to the DFO, 
preferably in electronic format via email. 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. 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: March 3, 2015.
Thomas H. Brennan,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2015-05801 Filed 3-12-15; 8:45 am]
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