[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 164 (Monday, August 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52130-52131]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18516]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0467; FRL-10013-85-ORD]


Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Safe and Sustainable Water 
Resources Subcommittee Meeting--October 2020

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) Safe and Sustainable Water Resources 
(SSWR) Subcommittee to review the initial progress on implementation of 
the FY 19-22 SSWR Strategic Research Action Plan (StRAP).

DATES: 1. The initial meeting will be held over two days via 
videoconference:
    a. Wednesday, October 28, 2020, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. (EDT); and
    b. Thursday, October 29, 2020, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. (EDT).
    Attendees must register by October 27, 2020.
    2. A BOSC deliberation will be held on November 13, 2020 from 11 
a.m. to 2 p.m. (EDT). Attendees must register by November 12, 2020.
    3. A final summary teleconference will be held on December 2, 2020 
from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. (EDT). Attendees must register by December 1, 
2020.
    Meeting times are subject to change. These series of meetings are 
open to the public. Comments must be received by October 27, 2020, to 
be considered by the subcommittee. Requests for the draft agenda or 
making a presentation at the meeting will be accepted until October 27, 
2020.

ADDRESSES: Instructions on how to connect to the videoconference will 
be provided upon registration at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/us-epa-bosc-safe-and-sustainable-water-resources-subcommittee-meeting-tickets-113549724282.
    Submit your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0467 by one 
of the following methods:
     www.regulations.gov: Follow the online instructions for 
submitting comments.
    [ssquf] Note: Comments submitted to the www.regulations.gov website 
are anonymous unless identifying information is included in the body of 
the comment.
     Email: Send comments by electronic mail (email) to: 
ORD.Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0467.
    [ssquf] Note: Comments submitted via email are not anonymous. The 
sender's email will be included in the body of the comment and placed 
in the public docket which is made available on the internet.
    Instructions: All comments received, including any personal 
information provided, will be included in the public docket without 
change and may be made available online at www.regulations.gov. 
Information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or 
other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute will not be 
included in the public docket, and should not be submitted through 
www.regulations.gov or email. For additional information about the 
EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/.
    Public Docket: Publicly available docket materials may be accessed 
Online at www.regulations.gov.
    Copyrighted materials in the docket are only available via hard 
copy. The telephone number for the ORD Docket Center is (202) 566-1752.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Designated Federal Officer (DFO), 
Tom Tracy, via phone/voicemail at: (202) 564-6518; or via email at: 
tracy.tom@epa.gov.
    Any member of the public interested in receiving a draft agenda, 
attending the meeting, or making a presentation at the meeting should 
contact Tom Tracy no later than October 27, 2020.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) is 
a federal advisory committee that provides advice and recommendations 
to EPA's Office of Research and Development on technical and management 
issues of its research programs. The meeting agenda and materials will 
be posted to https://www.epa.gov/bosc.
    Proposed agenda items for the meeting include, but are not limited 
to, the following: Watersheds and Progress of StRAP Implementation.
    Information on Services Available: For information on translation 
services, access, or services for individuals with disabilities, please 
contact Tom Tracy at (202) 564-6518 or tracy.tom@epa.gov. To request 
accommodation of a disability, please contact Tom Tracy at least ten 
days prior to the meeting to

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give the EPA adequate time to process your request.

    Authority: Pub. L. 92-463, 1, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770.

Mary Ross,
Director, Office of Science Advisor, Policy, and Engagement.
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