[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 87765-87766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27828]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-11610-01-OA]


Public Meetings of the Science Advisory Board Inorganic Arsenic 
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 is announcing two public meetings of the 
Science Advisory Board Inorganic Arsenic Review Panel. The purpose of 
the meetings is to receive a briefing from EPA, review and discuss 
charge questions, listen to public comments and peer review the EPA's 
draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Inorganic Arsenic.

DATES: 
    Public meetings: The Science Advisory Board Inorganic Arsenic 
Review Panel will meet on the following dates. All times listed are in 
Eastern Time.
    1. January 5, 2024, from 12 noon to 5 p.m.
    2. January 24-26, 2024, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Comments: See the section titled ``Procedures for providing public 
input'' under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for instructions and deadlines.

ADDRESSES: The meeting on January 5, 2024, will be conducted virtually. 
Please refer to the SAB website at https://sab.epa.gov for information 
on how to attend the meeting. The January 24-26, 2024, meeting will be 
conducted in person and virtually at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel 
Washington DC--Crystal City, located at 300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, 
Virginia, 22202. 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. Diana Wong, 
Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone at (202) 564-2049, 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. 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 Science Advisory Board Inorganic Arsenic Review Panel 
will hold two public meetings to review and discuss charge questions, 
listen to agency presentations, listen to public comments and peer 
review the EPA's draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Inorganic Arsenic.
    Availability of meeting materials: All meeting materials, including 
the agendas, 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

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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 
comments 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 December 29, 2023, for 
the January 5, 2024, meeting; by January 17, 2024, for the January 24-
26, 2024, 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, 
statements should be submitted to the DFO by December 29, 2023, for 
consideration at the January 5, 2024, meeting, and January 17, 2024, 
for consideration at the January 24-26, 2024 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 
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. 2023-27828 Filed 12-18-23; 8:45 am]
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