[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 116 (Friday, June 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50586-50587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13138]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-12033-01-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 announces three public meetings of the Science 
Advisory Board Inorganic Arsenic Review Panel. The purpose of the 
meetings is to review and discuss the panel's draft report of 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.

July 8, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

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July 16, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
July 22, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (if needed)

    Comments: See the section titled ``Procedures for providing public 
input'' under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for instructions and deadlines.

ADDRESSES: The meetings on July 8, 2024, July 16, 2024, and July 22, 
2024 will be conducted virtually. Please refer to the SAB website at 
https://sab.epa.gov for information on how to attend the meetings.

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 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 Inorganic Arsenic Review Panel will hold 
three public meetings to discuss the panel's draft report regarding the 
EPA's draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Inorganic Arsenic.
    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. 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 July 1, 2024, to be placed on the 
list of registered speakers for the July 8, 2024 meeting.
    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 July 1, 2024, for 
consideration at the July 8, 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.
    Meeting Cancellation: The July 22, 2024 meeting is tentative and 
may be canceled if the panel is able to complete its deliberations on 
July 16, 2024. If the July 22, 2024 meeting is canceled, notice will be 
posted on the SAB website.

V Khanna Johnston,
Deputy Director, Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2024-13138 Filed 6-13-24; 8:45 am]
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