[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48227-48228]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22496]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9969-71-OA]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a 
public teleconference meeting of the Science Advisory Board (SAB) Risk 
and Technology Review (RTR) Methods

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Panel to discuss the draft Panel report in response to the Agency 
request to peer review EPA's draft Screening Methodologies to Support 
Risk and Technology Reviews (RTR) (External Review Draft May, 2017).

DATES: The public teleconference will be held on Tuesday, December 5, 
2017, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (Eastern time).

ADDRESSES: The public teleconference will be held by telephone only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants 
further information concerning this meeting notice may contact Dr. 
Bryan J. Bloomer, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via phone at (202) 
564-4222, or email at [email protected]. General information about 
the SAB, as well as updates concerning the meeting announced in this 
notice, may be found on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
    Technical Contact for EPA's Draft Reports: 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].

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 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 teleconference to discuss its draft report regarding the 
EPA's draft Screening Methodologies to Support Risk and Technology 
Reviews (RTR) (External Review Draft May, 2017). The Panel will provide 
their advice to the Administrator through the chartered SAB.
    EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) 
requested that the SAB conduct a review of the methods for conducting 
Risk and Technology Review Assessments 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. 
The RTR Methods Review Panel convened a public face-to-face meeting on 
June 29-30, 2017, to deliberate on the peer review charge questions. 
The Panel will meet via a public teleconference to discuss the draft 
report developed by the Panel and to hear and consider public comments.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: Prior to the meeting(s), the 
review documents, meeting agendas and other supporting materials (if 
applicable) will be accessible on the meeting page at this URL http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/RTR%20Screening%20Methods%20Review?OpenDocument.
    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 pertaining to the 
EPA's charge, meeting materials, or the group providing advice. Input 
from the public to the SAB will have the most impact if it provides 
specific scientific or technical information or analysis for the 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 to 
make an oral presentation will be limited to three minutes during a 
public teleconference. Interested parties wishing to provide comments 
should contact Dr. Bloomer (preferably via email), at the contact 
information noted above by November 28, 2017, to be placed on the list 
of public speakers for the teleconference.
    Written Statements: Written statements will be accepted throughout 
the advisory process; however, for timely consideration by SAB members, 
statements should be supplied to the DFO (preferably via email) at the 
contact information noted above by November 28, 2017. It is the SAB 
Staff Office general policy to post written comments on the Web page 
for the advisory meeting 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. Bloomer at the phone 
number or email address noted above, preferably at least ten days prior 
to the meeting, to give the EPA as much time as possible to process 
your request.

    Dated: October 5, 2017.
Khanna Johnston,
Acting Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2017-22496 Filed 10-16-17; 8:45 am]
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