[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26100-26101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11701]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL- 9962-81-OA]


Notification of a Public Meeting of the Science Advisory Board 
(SAB) Risk and Technology Review (RTR) Methods Panel

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a 
public meeting of the Science Advisory Board (SAB) Risk and Technology 
Review (RTR) Methods Panel to peer review EPA's draft Screening 
Methodologies to Support Risk and Technology Reviews (RTR) (External 
Review Draft May, 2017).

DATES: The public meeting will be held on Thursday, June 29, 2017, from 
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) and Friday, June 30, 2017, from 
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).
    Location: The public meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency 
Crystal City, 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to 
obtain information concerning the public meeting may contact Dr. Bryan 
Bloomer, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), at (202) 564-4222 or 
[email protected]. General information about the SAB, as well as, 
any updates concerning the meetings announced in this notice, may be 
found on the SAB Web page 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 advice to the 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 RTR Methods Panel 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 RTR Methods 
Panel will hold a public face-to-face meeting to peer review EPA's 
draft Screening Methodologies to Support Risk and Technology Reviews 
(RTR) (External Review Draft May, 2017). The Panel will provide advice 
to the Administrator through the Chartered SAB.
    EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) has 
requested that the SAB conduct a review of the methods for conducting 
Risk and Technology Review Assessments in conjunction with assessments 
of residual risk required by the Clean Air Act. These assessments 
evaluate the effects of industrial emissions of hazardous air 
pollutants (HAPs) on public health and the environment. Additional 
information about this SAB advisory activity can be found at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/RTR%20Screening%20Methods%20Review?OpenDocument.
    Technical Contacts: Any technical questions concerning EPA's draft 
Screening Methodologies to Support Risk and Technology Reviews (RTR) 
(External Review Draft May, 2017), should be directed to Chris Sarsony, 
EPA Office of Air and Radiation, Office of Air Quality Planning and 
Standards, at (919) 541-4843 or [email protected].
    Availability of Meeting Materials: Prior to the meeting, the review 
documents, agenda, and other materials will be available on the SAB Web 
page at http://www.epa.gov/sab/.
    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 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 as it develops advice for EPA. Input from the public to the 
SAB will have the most impact if it provides specific scientific or 
technical information or analysis for SAB panels 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 at a public meeting will be limited to five 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 Dr. Bryan Bloomer, DFO, in writing (preferably via email) at 
the contact information noted above by June 23, 2017, to be placed on 
the list of public speakers.
    Written Statements: Written statements will be accepted throughout 
the advisory process; however, for timely consideration by Panel 
members, statements should be supplied to the DFO (preferably via 
email) at the contact information noted above by June 23, 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 
sites. Members of the public should be aware that their personal 
contact information, if included in any written comments, may be posted 
to the public 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. Bryan Bloomer at 
(202) 564-4222 or [email protected]. To request accommodation of a 
disability, please contact Dr. Bloomer preferably at least ten days 
prior to each meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to process 
your request.


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    Dated: May 11, 2017.
Christopher S. Zarba,
 Director, EPA Science Advisory Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2017-11701 Filed 6-5-17; 8:45 am]
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