[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15715-15716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05181]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Public Meetings of the Science Advisory Board Biosolids Panel
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office is announcing public meetings of the Science
Advisory Board Biosolids Panel. The purpose of the meetings is to
receive a briefing from EPA, review and discuss charge questions, and
peer review the EPA's biosolid risk assessment framework.
DATES:
Public Meetings: The Science Advisory Board Biosolids Panel will
meet on the following dates. All times listed are in Eastern Standard
Time.
1. April 5, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
2. May 2-3, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
3. May 31, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Comments: See the section titled ``Procedures for Providing Public
Input'' under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for instructions and deadlines.
ADDRESSES: The April 5, 2023, and May 31, 2023, meetings will be
conducted virtually. Please refer to the SAB website at https://sab.epa.gov for information on how to attend the meeting. The May 2-3,
2023, meeting will be in person and virtually. Please refer to the SAB
website at https://sab.epa.gov for the location and 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. Shaunta
Hill-Hammond, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone (202)
564-3343, 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 Biosolids Panel will hold three public
meetings to receive a briefing from EPA, review and discuss charge
questions, listen to public comments and peer review the EPA's biosolid
risk assessment framework; including the prioritization process, choice
of models and usability of a biosolids screening tool by risk
assessors.
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
instructions 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 March 22, 2023, for the April 5,
2023, meeting, by April 18, 2023, for the May 2-3, 2023, and by May 17,
2023, for the May 31, 2023, meeting 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,
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statements should be submitted to the DFO by March 22, 2023, for
consideration at the April 5, 2023, meeting by April 18, 2023, for
consideration at the May 2-3, 2023, and by May 17, 2023, for
consideration at the May 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 the 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
meetings, 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. 2023-05181 Filed 3-13-23; 8:45 am]
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