
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 202 (Tuesday, October 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63553-63554]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26597]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0611; FRL-9935-93-ORD]


Board of Scientific Counselors Sustainable and Healthy 
Communities Subcommittee; Notification of Public Teleconference Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public teleconference meeting and public comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research 
and Development (ORD), hereby provides notice that the Board of 
Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Sustainable and Healthy Communities (SHC) 
Subcommittee will host a public teleconference meeting on Wednesday, 
November 4, 2015, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time. 
Deliberations will focus on a draft report summarizing the SHC 
Subcommittee findings and recommendations from its September 2015 
meeting. Documents from the September meeting are available for viewing 
and downloading at http://www2.epa.gov/bosc/sustainable-and-healthy-communities-subcommittee-meeting-documents.
    There will be a public comment period from 11:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 
Eastern Time. Members of the public are encouraged to provide comments. 
For additional information about registering to attend the meeting or 
to provide public comment, please see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section below. Due to a limited number of telephone lines, attendance 
will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Pre-registration is 
required.

DATES: The BOSC SHC Subcommittee teleconference meeting on Wednesday, 
November 4, 2015, will begin promptly at 11:00 a.m. The conference call 
may adjourn early if all business is finished or may adjourn late if 
additional time is needed. Preregistration for the teleconference 
meeting closes at noon, Monday, November 2, 2015. The deadline to sign 
up to speak during the public comment period, or to submit written 
public comment, is also noon, Monday, November 2, 2015. All times noted 
are Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: Participation in the conference call will be by 
teleconference only; meeting rooms will not be used. Members of the 
public may obtain the call-in number and access code for the call from 
Jace Cuj[eacute], the Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via any of the 
contact methods listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 
below.
    Submitting Comments: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0611, by one of the following methods:
     www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for 
submitting comments.
     Email: Send comments by electronic mail (email) to: 
ORD.Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0611.
     Fax: Fax comments to: (202) 566-0224, Attention Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0611.
     Mail: Send comments by mail to: Board of Scientific 
Counselors (BOSC) Sustainable and Healthy Communities Subcommittee 
Docket, Mail Code: 2822T, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 
20004, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0611.
     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-2015-0611. 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: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-
2015-0611. 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 Web site 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 you submit an electronic 
comment, the EPA recommends that you include your name and other 
contact information in the body of your comment. 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. 
Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form 
of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional 
information about the EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center 
homepage at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the 
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such 
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
at www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Board of Scientific 
Counselors (BOSC) Sustainable and Healthy Communities Subcommittee 
Docket, EPA/DC, William Jefferson Clinton West Building, Room 3334, 
1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is 
open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 
legal holidays. The telephone

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number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone 
number for the ORD Docket is (202) 566-1752.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Designated Federal Officer (DFO) 
via mail at: Jace Cuj[eacute], Mail Code 8104R, Office of Science 
Policy, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
via phone/voice mail at: (202) 564-1795; or via email at: 
cuje.jace@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Charter of the BOSC states that the 
advisory committee shall provide advice and recommendations on all 
aspects (technical and management) of the ORD's research program. The 
BOSC is federal advisory committee chartered under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. Additional information about 
the BOSC is available at: http://www2.epa.gov/bosc.
    This meeting is open to the public. Any member of the public 
interested in receiving a draft agenda, joining the teleconference, or 
making a presentation during the teleconference may contact Jace 
Cuj[eacute], DFO, via any of the contact methods listed in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above. Proposed agenda items for 
the meeting include, but are not limited to, the following: 
presentation and discussion of the subcommittee's draft responses to 
the charge questions and approval of the final draft letter report 
prior to its submission to the BOSC Executive Committee.
    Written Statements: Written comments for the public teleconference 
must be received by noon Monday, November 2, 2015, Eastern Time, so 
they can be distributed to the BOSC SHC Subcommittee prior to the 
teleconference. Written comments should be sent to Jace Cuj[eacute] at 
the address listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section or 
through regulations.gov, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0611.
    Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities: For 
information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, 
please contact Jace Cuj[eacute] at (202) 564-1795 or cuje.jace@epa.gov. 
To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Jace 
Cuj[eacute], preferably at least ten days prior to the meeting, to give 
the EPA as much time as possible to process your request.

    Dated: October 15, 2015.
Fred S. Hauchman,
Director, Office of Science Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015-26597 Filed 10-19-15; 8:45 am]
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