[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14723-14724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05718]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9959-79-OA]


Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Chartered Science 
Advisory Board (SAB)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a 
public teleconference of the Chartered SAB to discuss the draft SAB 
Review of Lake Erie Nutrient Load Reduction Models and Targets 
(February, 2017) and conduct a quality review. Due to unforeseen 
administrative circumstances, EPA is announcing this meeting with less 
than 15 calendar days' notice.

DATES: The teleconference will be held on Thursday, March 30, 2017, 
from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time).
    Location: The public teleconference will be held by telephone only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to 
obtain information concerning the public teleconference may contact Mr. 
Thomas Carpenter, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science 
Advisory Board Staff Office (1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; by 
telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-4885 or at [email protected]. 
General information about the SAB, as well as any updates concerning 
the meeting announced in this notice, may be found on the EPA Web site 
at http://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 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 SAB will hold a public meeting to discuss and deliberate on the 
topics below.
    The Chartered SAB will conduct a quality review of the Lake Erie 
Phosphorus Objective Review Panel draft report before it is transmitted 
to the EPA Administrator. The SAB quality review process ensures that 
all draft reports developed by SAB panels, committees or workgroups are 
reviewed and approved by the Chartered SAB before being finalized and 
transmitted to the EPA Administrator. These reviews are conducted in a 
public meeting as required by FACA.
    EPA Region 5 has asked the SAB to provide advice on further 
modeling, monitoring, and analyses needed to support implementation and 
evaluation of the nutrient reduction goals as part of an ongoing, 
adaptive management approach. Background on the Lake Erie Nutrient 
Targets and Adaptive Management activity is available on the SAB Web 
site at: http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/GLWQA%20Annex%204?OpenDocument.
    Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the 
Chartered SAB will hold a public teleconference to discuss the SAB 
Review of Lake Erie Nutrient Load Reduction Models and Targets 
(February 2017). The Chartered SAB will comply with the provisions of 
FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies.
    Technical Contacts: Any technical questions concerning the 
documents reviewed by the SAB should be directed to Ms. Santina 
Wortman, Water Division, U.S. EPA Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard 
(WW-15J), Chicago, Illinois 60604, phone (312) 353-8319 or via email at 
[email protected].
    Availability of Meeting Materials: Prior to the meeting, the review 
documents, agenda and other materials will be accessible on the SAB Web 
site at http://www.epa.gov/sab/.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Public comment for 
consideration by the EPA's federal advisory committees and panels has a 
different purpose from public comment provided to the EPA program 
offices. Therefore, the process for submitting comments to a federal

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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 comments for a federal advisory committee to 
consider as it develops advice for the EPA. Interested members of the 
public may submit relevant written or oral information on the topic of 
this advisory activity, 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 provides specific scientific 
or technical information or analysis for 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 
instructions below to submit comments. Oral Statements: In general, 
individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation on a public 
teleconference will be limited to three minutes. Each person making an 
oral statement should consider providing written comments as well as 
their oral statement so that the points presented orally can be 
expanded upon in writing. Interested parties should contact Mr. Thomas 
Carpenter, DFO, in writing (preferably via email) at the contact 
information noted above by March 23, 2017, to be placed on the list of 
public speakers. Written Statements: Written statements should be 
supplied to the DFO via email at the contact information noted above by 
March 23, 2017, so that the information may be made available to the 
SAB members for their consideration. 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 Mr. Thomas Carpenter at 
the contact information provided above. To request accommodation of a 
disability, please contact Mr. Carpenter preferably at least ten days 
prior to each meeting to give the EPA as much time as possible to 
process your request.

    Dated: February 16, 2017.
 Khanna Johnston,
Acting Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2017-05718 Filed 3-21-17; 8:45 am]
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