[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 184 (Monday, September 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53298-53299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20935]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0611; FRL-8950-01-ORD]


Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Sustainable and Healthy 
Communities Subcommittee Meeting--October 2021

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 series of virtual meetings of 
the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Sustainable and Healthy 
Communities (SHC) Subcommittee to review the SHC research program. 
EPA's Sustainable and Healthy Communities (SHC) Research program 
provides technical solutions, tools, information, and other resources 
in three topic areas critical to fulfilling the Agency's mission to 
protect the environment and safeguard public health: Contaminated 
Sites; Waste and Materials Management; and Healthy and Resilient 
Communities.

DATES: 1. The meeting will be held over two days via videoconference:
    a. Thursday, October 28, 2021, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. (EDT); and
    b. Friday, October 29, 2021, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. (EDT).
    Attendees must register by October 27, 2021.
    2. A BOSC deliberation videoconference will be held on November 12, 
2021, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (EDT).
    Attendees must register by November 10, 2021.
    3. A final BOSC deliberation videoconference will be held on 
November 19, 2021, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (EDT). Attendees must 
register by November 18, 2021.
    Meeting times are subject to change. This series of meetings is 
open to the public. Comments must be received by October 27, 2021, to 
be considered by the subcommittee. Requests for the draft agenda or 
making a presentation at the meeting will be accepted until October 27, 
2021.

ADDRESSES: Instructions on how to connect to the videoconference will 
be provided upon registration at: https://epa-bosc-shc-subcommittee-mtg.eventbrite.com.
    Submit your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0611 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-2015-0611.
    [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

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Tracy, via phone/voicemail at: 919-541-4334; 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, 2021.

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: Waste and sustainable materials management.
    Information on Services Available: For information on translation 
services, access, or services for individuals with disabilities, please 
contact Tom Tracy at 919-541-4334 or tracy.tom@epa.gov. To request 
accommodation of a disability, please contact Tom Tracy at least ten 
days prior to the meeting to give the EPA adequate time to process your 
request.
    Authority: Public Law 92-463, 1, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770.

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