[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 142 (Thursday, July 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44535-44536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15988]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-10012-74-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
proposed rule ``Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering
Benefits and Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process.''
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DATES: The public teleconferences of the chartered Science Advisory
Board will be held on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00
p.m. (Eastern Time) and Tuesday, September 15, 2020, from 1:00 p.m. to
5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The teleconferences will be conducted by telephone only.
Please refer to the SAB website at http://www.epa.gov/sab for
information on how to access the meeting.
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 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 the proposed rule
``Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Benefits and
Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process'' described in 85 FR
35612-35627. 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
two public teleconferences to receive briefings from the EPA on the
proposed rule and discuss its scientific and technical basis.
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 should contact
Dr. Thomas Armitage, DFO, in writing (preferably via email) at the
contact information noted above by August 4, 2020, to be placed on the
list of registered speakers for the August 11, 2020, teleconference and
by September 8, 2020, for the September 15, 2020, teleconference.
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 August 4,
2020, for consideration at the public teleconference on August 11,
2020. Written statements should be received in the SAB Staff Office by
September 8, 2020, for consideration at the public teleconference on
September 15, 2020. Written statements should be supplied to the DFO at
the contact information above via email 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: July 20, 2020.
Thomas Brennan,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2020-15988 Filed 7-22-20; 8:45 am]
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