[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 19824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05840]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0765; FRL-11824-01-ORD]


Executive Committee Under the Board of Scientific Counselors 
(BOSC)--April 2024

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research 
and Development (ORD), gives notice of a virtual meeting of the Board 
of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee (EC) to review and 
finalize the report from the Climate Change (CC) and the Social and 
Community Science (SCS) Subcommittees. The report responds to three 
charge questions posed to the Subcommittees at the BOSC informational 
meetings held in June 2023, which pertain to ORD's progress in the 
areas of social science research, climate science, and 
interdisciplinary place-based, community-engaged research.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, from 11 
a.m. to 2 p.m. All times noted are Eastern Time and approximate. The 
meeting may adjourn early if all business is finished. Attendees should 
register by Monday, April 22, 2024, at https://us-epa-bosc-executive-committee-meeting.eventbrite.com. Requests for making oral 
presentations at the meeting will be accepted through April 22, 2024. 
Comments may be submitted through April 22, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Instructions on how to connect to the videoconference will 
be provided upon registration at: https://us-epa-bosc-executive-committee-meeting.eventbrite.com. Submit your comments to Docket ID No. 
EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0765 by one of the following methods:
     www.regulations.gov: Follow the online instructions for 
submitting comments.
     Email: Send comments by electronic mail (email) to: 
[email protected], Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0765.
     Fax: Fax comments to: (202) 566-0224, Attention Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0765.
     Mail: Send comments by mail to: Board of Scientific 
Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee Docket, Mail Code: 2822T, 1301 
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20004, Attention Docket ID No. 
EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0765.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver comments to: EPA Docket 
Center (EPA/DC), Room 3334, William Jefferson Clinton West Building, 
1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-ORD-2015-0765. Note: This is not a mailing address. Deliveries are 
only accepted during the docket's normal hours of operation, and 
special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed 
information.
    Instructions: The EPA's policy is that all comments received will 
be included in the public docket without change and may be made 
available online at www.regulations.gov including any personal 
information provided unless the comment includes information claimed to 
be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you 
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov 
or email. The www.regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access'' 
system, which means the EPA will not know your identity or contact 
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you 
send an email comment directly to the EPA without going through 
www.regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically captured 
and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket 
and made available on the internet. If the EPA cannot read your comment 
due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, 
the EPA may not be able to consider your comment. For additional 
information about the EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center 
homepage at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Designated Federal Officer (DFO), 
Tom Tracy, via phone/voicemail at: 919-541-4334; or via email at: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    General Information: The meeting is open to the public. Any member 
of the public interested in receiving a draft agenda, attending the 
meeting, or making a presentation at the meeting may contact Tom Tracy, 
the Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via any of the contact methods 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above. 
Individuals making an oral presentation will be limited to a total of 
three minutes. Proposed agenda items for the meeting include but are 
not limited to the following: Review of charge questions about the 
progress ORD has made in three areas: (A) social science research and 
social scientists; (B) climate science in ORD with a focus on the new 
Integrated Climate Science Division (ICSD); and (C) the development of 
interdisciplinary place-based, community-engaged research to address 
pressing issues (such as climate change, environmental justice, and 
cumulative impacts).
    Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities: For 
information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, 
please contact Tom Tracy (202) 564-6518 or [email protected]. To 
request accommodation of a disability, please contact Tom Tracy, 
preferably at least ten days prior to the meeting, to give the EPA as 
much time as possible to process your request.

Mary Ross,
Director, Office of Science Advisor, Policy, and Engagement.
[FR Doc. 2024-05840 Filed 3-19-24; 8:45 am]
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