[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 203 (Monday, October 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72751-72752]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23296]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-11462-01-OA]
Science Advisory Board; Public Meeting
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 a public meeting of the
chartered Science Advisory Board. The purpose of the meeting is to:
conduct a quality review of the draft SAB report titled: Review of
BenMAP and Benefits Methods; discuss the draft SAB report on the
proposed rule titled Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: Revisions and
Confidentiality Determinations for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems
(RIN 2060-AV83); and discuss recommendations received from the SAB Work
Group for Review of Science Supporting EPA Decisions concerning SAB
review of EPA planned regulatory actions.
DATES:
Public meeting: The chartered Science Advisory Board will meet on
Thursday, November 30, 2023, from 1:30-5:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
Comments: See the section titled ``Procedures for providing public
input'' under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for instructions and deadlines.
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 meeting 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. Code 10. 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 the following topics. (1) The SAB will conduct a quality review
of a draft report developed by an SAB panel. The draft report is
titled: Review of BenMAP and Benefits Methods. The SAB quality review
process ensures that draft reports developed by SAB panels, committees,
or workgroups are reviewed by the Chartered SAB before being finalized
and transmitted to the EPA Administrator. (2) The SAB will discuss a
draft report developed by an SAB workgroup on the proposed rule titled
Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: Revisions and Confidentiality
Determinations for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems (RIN 2060-AV83).
(3) The SAB will discuss recommendations received from the SAB
Workgroup for Review of Science Supporting EPA Decisions concerning SAB
review of EPA planned regulatory 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 Workgroup for Review of Science Supporting EPA Decisions (SAB SSD
Workgroup) 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
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provide comments should follow the instruction below to submit
comments.
Oral statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an
oral presentation will be limited to three 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 under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, by
November 21, 2023, 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 November 21, 2023, for
consideration at the November 30, 2023, meeting. Written statements
should be supplied to the DFO at the contact information above via
email. Submitters are requested to provide an 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 before 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. 2023-23296 Filed 10-20-23; 8:45 am]
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