[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 190 (Monday, October 1, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49383-49384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21331]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9984-60-ORD]
Human Studies Review Board; Notification of Public Meetings
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of the
Science Advisor announces two separate public meetings of the Human
Studies Review Board (HSRB) to advise the Agency on the ethical and
scientific review of research involving human subjects.
DATES: A virtual public meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 23,
2018, from 1:00 p.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time. A
separate, subsequent teleconference meeting is planned for Thursday,
December 13th, 2018, from 2 p.m. to approximately 3:30 p.m. Eastern
Time for the HSRB to finalize its Report of the October 23, 2018
meeting and review other possible topics.
ADDRESSES: All of these meetings will be conducted entirely by
telephone and on the internet using Adobe Connect. For detailed access
information visit the HSRB website: http://www2.epa.gov/osa/human-studies-review-board.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to
receive further information should contact the HSRB Designated Federal
Official (DFO), Thomas O'Farrell on telephone number (202) 564-8451;
fax number: (202) 564-2070; email address: [email protected]; or
mailing address: Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the Science
Advisor, Mail code 8105R, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20460.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meeting access. These meetings will be open
to the public. The full Agenda and meeting materials will be available
at the HSRB website: http://www2.epa.gov/osa/human-studies-review-board
. For questions on document availability, or if you do not have access
to the internet, consult with the DFO, Thomas O'Farrell, listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Special accommodations. For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, or to request accommodation of a
disability, please contact the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT at least 10 days prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time
as possible to process your request.
How may I participate in this meeting?
The HSRB encourages the public's input. You may participate in
these meetings by following the instructions in this section.
1. Oral comments. To pre-register to make oral comments, please
contact the DFO, Thomas O'Farrell, listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. Requests to present oral comments during the meeting will be
accepted up to Noon Eastern Time on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, for the
October 23, 2018 meeting and up to Noon Eastern Time on Thursday,
December 6, 2018 for the December 13, 2018 meeting. To the extent that
time permits, interested persons who have not pre-registered may be
permitted by the HSRB Chair to present oral comments during either
meeting at the designated time on the agenda. Oral comments before the
HSRB are generally limited to five minutes per individual or
organization. If additional time is available, further public comments
may be possible.
2. Written comments. Submit your written comments prior to the
meetings. For the Board to have the best opportunity to review and
consider your comments as it deliberates, you should submit your
comments via email or Fax by Noon Eastern Time on Tuesday, October 16,
2018, for the October 23, 2018 meeting and by Noon Eastern Time on
Thursday, December 6, 2018 for the
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December 13, 2018 meeting. If you submit comments after these dates,
those comments will be provided to the HSRB members, but you should
recognize that the HSRB members may not have adequate time to consider
your comments prior to their discussion. You should submit your
comments to the DFO, Thomas O'Farrell listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT. There is no limit on the length of written
comments for consideration by the HSRB.
Background
The HSRB is a Federal advisory committee operating in accordance
with the Federal Advisory Committee Act 5 U.S.C. App. 2 section 9. The
HSRB provides advice, information, and recommendations on issues
related to scientific and ethical aspects of third-party human subjects
research that are submitted to the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)
to be used for regulatory purposes.
Topic for discussion. On October 23, 2018, the Human Studies Review
Board will consider a protocol titled ``A Study for Measurement of
Potential Dermal and Inhalation Exposure During Antimicrobial
Applications Involving Immersion, Dip, and Soak'' submitted by the
Antimicrobial Exposure Assessment Task Force.
The Agenda and meeting materials for this topic will be available
in advance of the meeting at http://www2.epa.gov/osa/human-studies-review-board.
On December 13, 2018, the HSRB will review and finalize their draft
Final Report from the October 23, 2018 meeting, in addition to other
topics that may come before the Board. The HSRB may also discuss
planning for future HSRB meetings. The agenda and the draft report will
be available prior to the meeting at http://www2.epa.gov/osa/human-studies-review-board.
Meeting minutes and final reports. Minutes of these meetings,
summarizing the matters discussed and recommendations made by the HSRB,
will be released within 90 calendar days of the meeting. These minutes
will be available at http://www2.epa.gov/osa/human-studies-review-board. In addition, information regarding the HSRB's Final Report, will
be found at http://www2.epa.gov/osa/human-studies-review-board or from
Thomas O'Farrell listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: September 19, 2018.
Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta,
EPA Science Advisor.
[FR Doc. 2018-21331 Filed 9-28-18; 8:45 am]
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