[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 90 (Thursday, May 9, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 20353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09590]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9993-19-OA]
Notification of a Public Meeting of the Chartered Science
Advisory Board
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 chartered
SAB. Among the topics being discussed will be the EPA's semi-annual
regulatory agenda and the agency's request for SAB advice regarding
upcoming actions related to an update to the ``2005 EPA Guidelines for
Carcinogen Risk Assessment'' and creation of guidelines for non-cancer
risk assessment. In addition, the SAB will receive briefings from the
Office of Research and Development and the Office of Water. The full
meeting agenda will be posted on the SAB website (http://www.epa.gov/sab) before the meeting.
DATES: The public meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, from
9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Thursday June 6, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to
1:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sphinx on K conference
facility, 1315 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants
further information concerning the meeting may contact Dr. Thomas
Armitage, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board
(1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail (202) 564-2155, or
email at [email protected]. General information concerning the
SAB can be found on the EPA website at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: 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 topics that include the
agency's semiannual regulatory agenda and EPA's request for SAB advice
regarding upcoming actions related to an update to the ``2005 EPA
Guidelines for Carcinogen Risk Assessment'' and creation of guidelines
for non-cancer risk assessment. As part of the EPA's effort to
routinely inform the SAB about proposed and planned agency actions that
have a scientific or technical basis, the agency provides notice to the
SAB when the Office of Management and Budget publishes the ``Unified
(Regulatory) Agenda.'' The SAB convened a Work Group to review
information provided in the agency's spring 2018 regulatory agenda
regarding EPA planned actions and their supporting science. The SAB
will discuss recommendations and information developed by the Work
Group regarding the adequacy of the science supporting the planned
actions. EPA is also asking for SAB advice regarding upcoming actions
related to an update to the ``2005 EPA Guidelines for Carcinogen Risk
Assessment'' and creation of guidelines for non-cancer risk assessment.
Availability of Meeting Materials: A meeting agenda and other
materials for the meeting will be placed on the SAB website at http://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 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 contact the DFO
directly.
Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an
oral presentation at a public meeting will be limited to five minutes.
Persons interested in providing oral statements at the June 5-6, 2019,
meeting should contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, DFO, in writing (preferably
via email) at the contact information noted above by May 29, 2019, to
be placed on the list of registered speakers. Written Statements:
Written statements for the June 5-6, 2019, meeting should be received
in the SAB Staff Office by May 29, 2019, so that the information can be
made available to the SAB for its consideration prior to the meeting.
Written statements should be supplied to the DFO at the contact
information above via email (preferred) or in hard copy with original
signature. Submitters are requested to provide a signed and unsigned
version of each document because the SAB Staff Office does not publish
documents with signatures on its websites. Members of the public should
be aware that their personal contact information, if included in any
written comments, may be posted to the SAB website. 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. Armitage 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: April 25, 2019.
Khanna Johnston,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2019-09590 Filed 5-8-19; 8:45 am]
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