[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 67 (Monday, April 10, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17257-17258]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07132]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9960-63-OA]


Notification of a 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) Science Advisory 
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the SAB Economy-
Wide Modeling Panel to discuss its draft responses on charge questions 
from the EPA's National Center for

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Environmental Economics and the Office of Air and Radiation on economic 
analysis for air regulations at the EPA.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on May 24, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. 
to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Hyatt Regency Crystal 
City, 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. Teleconference 
lines will also be available for members of the public who are unable 
to attend the meeting in person.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing 
further information regarding the public meeting may contact Dr. Holly 
Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office, by 
telephone at (202) 564-2073 or email at [email protected]. The 
SAB mailing address is U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board (1400R), U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20460. General information about the SAB, including 
information concerning the SAB meeting announced in this notice, can be 
found at the SAB Web page 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 
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 Economy-Wide Modeling 
Panel will hold a public meeting to further discuss its draft responses 
on charge questions from EPA's National Center for Environmental 
Economics and the Office of Air and Radiation on economic analysis for 
air regulations at the EPA. The Panel will provide advice to the 
Administrator through the chartered SAB.
    This is the third face-to-face meeting. On May 24, 2017, the 
Economy-Wide Modeling Panel expects to complete its major deliberations 
on its conclusions and recommendations on economy-wide modeling for 
EPA's air regulations.
    All draft reports developed by SAB panels, committees or workgroups 
are reviewed and approved by the Chartered SAB through a quality review 
process before being finalized and transmitted to the EPA 
Administrator.
    Availability of the meeting materials: An agenda and draft report 
will be posted on the SAB Web site prior to the May 24, 2017, meeting. 
To locate meeting materials, go to http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/Economywide%20modeling?OpenDocument. 
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 the 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 will be limited to five minutes per speaker for the 
face-to-face meeting. Interested parties should contact Dr. Holly 
Stallworth, DFO, in writing (preferably via email), at the contact 
information noted above by May 16, 2017, to be placed on the list of 
public speakers for the meeting.
    Written Statements: Written statements will be accepted throughout 
the advisory process; however, for timely consideration by Committee/
Panel members, statements should be supplied to the DFO (preferably via 
email) at the contact information noted above by May 16, 2017. 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 
site. 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: To request accommodation of a disability, please 
contact Dr. Stallworth at 202-564-2073 or [email protected]. To 
request accommodation of a disability please contact Dr. Stallworth, 
preferably at least ten days prior to the meeting, to give the EPA as 
much time as possible to process your request.

    Dated: March 20, 2017.
Khanna Johnston,
Acting Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2017-07132 Filed 4-7-17; 8:45 am]
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