[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 122 (Monday, June 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38150-38151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13629]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9962-01-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 
Science Advisory Board. The chartered SAB will meet to conduct quality 
reviews of two draft SAB reports: Review of EPA's Analyses to Support 
EPA's National Primary Drinking Water Rulemaking for PFAS, and Review 
of the EPA's Draft Fifth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 5). The 
chartered SAB will also discuss any recommendations received from the 
SAB Work Group for Review of Science Supporting EPA Decisions with 
regard to SAB review of planned EPA actions.

DATES: The public meeting of the chartered Science Advisory Board will 
be held on Monday, July 18, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Eastern 
Time) and Wednesday, July 20, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. 
(Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be conducted virtually. Please refer to the 
SAB website at https://sab.epa.gov for information on how to attend the 
meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants 
further information concerning this notice may contact Dr. Thomas 
Armitage, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone (202) 564-
2155, or email at [email protected]. General information about 
the SAB, as well as any updates concerning the meetings announced in 
this notice can be found on the SAB website at https://sab.epa.gov.

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 chartered Science Advisory Board will hold a public meeting to 
discuss and deliberate on the topics below.
    The Chartered SAB will conduct a quality review of the SAB PFAS 
Review Panel report titled Review of EPA's Analyses to Support EPA's 
National Primary Drinking Water Rulemaking for PFAS. Background 
information about this activity is available on the SAB website at: 
https://sab.epa.gov/ords/sab/

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    The Chartered SAB will also conduct a quality review of the SAB 
CCL5 Review Committee report titled Review of the EPA's Draft Fifth 
Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 5). Background information about this 
activity is available on the SAB website at: https://sab.epa.gov/ords/sab/f?p=114:18:15778906977107:::RP,18:P18_ID:2600. The SAB quality 
review process ensures that all draft reports developed by SAB panels, 
committees, or workgroups are reviewed by the Chartered SAB before 
being finalized and transmitted to the EPA Administrator. These reviews 
are conducted in a public meeting as required by FACA.
    The Chartered SAB will also discuss any recommendations received 
from the SAB Work Group for Review of Science Supporting EPA Decisions 
with regard to SAB review of other EPA planned actions. 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 Work Group for Review of Science Supporting EPA 
Decisions is charged with identifying EPA planned actions that may 
warrant SAB review.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: All meeting materials, including 
the agenda will be available on the SAB web page at https://sab.epa.gov.
    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 follow the 
instruction below to submit comments.
    Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an 
oral presentation at a public meeting will be limited to three minutes. 
Each person making an oral statement should consider providing written 
comments as well as the oral statement so that the points presented 
orally can be expanded upon in writing. Persons interested in providing 
oral statements should contact the DFO, in writing (preferably via 
email) at the contact information noted above by July 11, 2022, 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 submitted to the DFO by July 11, 2022, for 
consideration at the public meeting on July 18, 2022, and July 20, 
2022. Written statements should be supplied to the DFO at the contact 
information above via email. 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 the DFO, at the contact 
information 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, Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2022-13629 Filed 6-24-22; 8:45 am]
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