[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 51 (Monday, March 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14938-14939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05253]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-10006-35-OA]
Notification of Two Public Teleconferences 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 two public teleconferences of the
chartered SAB to review the scientific and technical basis of the
following proposed rules: (1) Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission
Standards for New, Reconstructed and Modified Sources Review and (2)
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Proposed Lead and Copper
Rule Revisions.
DATES: The public teleconferences of the chartered Science Advisory
Board will be held on Monday, March 30, 2020, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00
p.m. (Eastern Time) and Monday, May 11, 2020, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00
p.m. (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The teleconferences will be conducted by telephone only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants
further information concerning the public teleconferences 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 EPA 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 two public teleconferences to review the scientific
and technical basis of two proposed rules. Under the SAB's authorizing
statute, the SAB ``may make available to the Administrator, within the
time specified by the Administrator, its advice and comments on the
adequacy of the scientific and technical basis'' of proposed rules. The
SAB will hold a public teleconference on Monday, March 30, 2020, to
receive briefings from the EPA on the following two proposed rules and
discuss whether to review the scientific and technical basis of the
proposed rules: (1) Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emissions Standards for
New, Reconstructed and Modified Sources Review and (2) National Primary
Drinking Water Regulations: Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (84
FR 61684). If the SAB decides to provide advice and comments to EPA on
the two proposed rules, SAB workgroups will be formed to develop draft
reports on the proposed rules and the SAB will hold a second
teleconference on May 11, 2020, to discuss the workgroup reports.
Availability of Meeting Materials: Prior to the teleconferences,
the agenda and other meeting materials for each teleconference 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 committee's
charge or meeting materials. 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 teleconference will be limited to three
minutes. Persons interested in providing oral statements on March 30,
2020, should contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, DFO, in writing (preferably
via email) at the contact information noted above by March 23, 2020, to
be placed on the list of registered speakers. Persons interested in
providing oral statements on May 11, 2020, should contact Dr. Armitage
by
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May 4, 2020, to be placed on the list of registered speakers.
Written Statements: Written statements will be accepted throughout
the advisory process; however, for timely consideration by SAB members,
statements should be received in the SAB Staff Office by March 23,
2020, for consideration at the public teleconference on March 30, 2020.
Written statements should be received in the SAB Staff Office by May 4,
2020, for consideration at the public teleconference on May 11, 2020.
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.
V. Khanna Johnston,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2020-05253 Filed 3-13-20; 8:45 am]
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