[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 12 (Thursday, January 21, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6321-6322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01206]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0765; FRL-10018-08-ORD]


Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee 
Meeting--January 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 virtual meeting of the Board 
of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee (EC) to review the 
draft reports of the Homeland Security (HS) and Safe and Sustainable 
Water Resources (SSWR) subcommittees. Due to unforeseen circumstances, 
EPA is announcing this meeting with less than 15 calendar days' notice.

DATES: The initial meeting will be held over one day via 
videoconference on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. 
(EDT). Attendees must register by January 26, 2021.
    If an additional meeting is necessary to complete the draft reports 
a follow-up will be held on Thursday, February 11, 2021, from 3 p.m. to 
5 p.m. (EDT). Attendees must register by February 10, 2021.
    Meeting times are subject to change. These series of meetings are 
open to the public. Comments must be received by January 26, 2021, to 
be considered by the Executive Committee. Requests for the draft agenda 
or making a presentation at the meeting will be accepted until January 
26, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Instructions on how to connect to the videoconference will 
be provided upon registration at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/us-epa-bosc-executive-committee-meeting-tickets-130024345317.
    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.

    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.

    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 January 26, 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: review the HS and SSWR draft reports.
    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.

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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)

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