[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 67 (Friday, April 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 23998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07253]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-11834-01-OA]


Public Meetings of the Science Advisory Board Radionuclide Cancer 
Risk Coefficients 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 Radionuclide Cancer Risk Coefficients 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 Cancer Risk Coefficients for Environmental 
Exposure to Radionuclides (Federal Guidance Report No. 16).

DATES: Public meeting[s]: The Science Advisory Board Radionuclide 
Cancer Risk Coefficients Review Panel will meet on the following dates.
    1. April 25, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
    2. May 29, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    3. May 30, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    4. May 31, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
    Comments: See the section titled ``Procedures for providing public 
input'' under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for instructions and deadlines.

ADDRESSES: The April 25, 2024, meeting 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 29-31, 2024 meetings will be 
conducted in person 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 document 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 
document, 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. 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 Radionuclide Cancer Risk Coefficients 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 Cancer Risk Coefficients for 
Environmental Exposure to Radionuclides (Federal Guidance Report No. 
16).
    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 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 under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT, by April 18, 2024, for the April 25, 2024 meeting and by May 
22, 2024, for the May 29-31, 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 April 18, 2024, for 
consideration at the April 25, 2024 meeting and May 22, 2024, for 
consideration at the May 29-31, 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. 2024-07253 Filed 4-4-24; 8:45 am]
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