[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 154 (Monday, August 10, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48243-48244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17420]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0765; FRL-10013-23-ORD]


Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Homeland Security 
Subcommittee Meeting--August 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) Homeland Security (HS) Subcommittee to 
review the initial progress on implementation of the FY 19-22 HS 
Strategic Research Action Plan (StRAP).

DATES: 1. The initial meeting will be held over two days via 
videoconference:
    a. Thursday, August 20, 2020, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EDT); 
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    b. Friday, August 21, 2020, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EDT). 
Attendees must register by August 19, 2020.
    2. A BOSC deliberation will be held on Wednesday, September 9, 
2020, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EDT). Attendees must register by 
September 8, 2020.
    3. A final summary teleconference will be held on Thursday, 
September 24, 2020, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EDT). Attendees must 
register by September 23, 2020. Meeting times are subject to change. 
These series of meetings are open to the public. Comments must be 
received by August 19, 2020 to be considered by the subcommittee. 
Requests for the draft agenda or making a presentation at the meeting 
will be accepted until August 19, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Instructions on how to connect to the videoconference will 
be provided upon registration at https://epa-bosc-homeland-security-subcommittee.eventbrite.com.
    Submit your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0765 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-2015-0765.
    [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 August 19, 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: Water Security & Resilience, Oil Response, 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 give the EPA adequate time to process your 
request.

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

    Dated: July 29, 2020.
Mary Ross,
Director, Office of Science Advisor, Policy, and Engagement.
[FR Doc. 2020-17420 Filed 8-7-20; 8:45 am]
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