[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2092-2093]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00524]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-10556-01-OA]
Public Meetings of the Science Advisory Board Hexavalent Chromium
Review Panel
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 meetings of the Science
Advisory Board Hexavalent Chromium Review Panel. The purpose of the
meetings is to discuss charge questions, listen to agency
presentations, listen to public comments and peer review the EPA's
draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium.
DATES: The public meeting for the Science Advisory Board Hexavalent
Chromium Review Panel to receive the briefing from EPA will be held on
February 15, 2023, from 12 noon to 5 p.m. The public meeting for the
Science Advisory Board Hexavalent Chromium Review Panel to peer review
the documents will be held on March 29-31, 2023, in Washington, DC. All
times listed are in Eastern Standard Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting on February 15, 2023, will be conducted
virtually. Please refer to the SAB website at https://sab.epa.gov for
information on how to attend the meeting. The March 29-31, 2023,
meeting(s) will be conducted in person at Renaissance Arlington Capital
View Hotel, located at 2800 S Potomac Ave., Arlington, VA 22202, and
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. Suhair
Shallal, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone (202) 564-
2057, 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 Science Advisory Board Hexavalent Chromium Review Panel will hold
two public meeting(s) to discuss charge questions, listen to
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agency presentations, listen to public comments and peer review the
EPA's draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium.
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 meeting conducted virtually will be limited to
three minutes and individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation
at an in-person meeting will be limited to five minutes. Each person
making an oral statement should consider providing written comments as
well as their 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 February 8, 2023, to be placed
on the list of registered speakers for the February 15, 2023 meeting
and by March 22, 2023, to be placed on the list of registered speakers
for the March 29-31, 2023 meeting.
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 February 8, 2023, for
consideration at the February 15, 2023 meeting and March 22, 2023, for
consideration at the March 29-31, 2023 meeting. 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(s), 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. 2023-00524 Filed 1-11-23; 8:45 am]
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