[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 216 (Friday, November 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62811-62812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24624]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0765; FRL-9220-02-ORD]


Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee 
Meeting--November 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 additional PFAS 
related virtual deliberation meetings of the Board of Scientific 
Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee (EC) Committee as a follow-up to 
meetings held September 29-30, 2021. More information can be found on 
the BOSC website at: https://www.epa.gov/bosc/bosc-executive-committee-meeting-september-october-2021. Due to unforeseen administrative 
circumstances this notice was not published 15 days prior to the 
meeting.

DATES: The deliberation meeting will be held over two days via 
videoconference:
    a. Tuesday, November 23, 2021, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (EDT); and
    b. Wednesday, December 8, 2021, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (EDT).
    Attendees must register by November 22, 2021.
    Meeting times are subject to change. This series of meetings is 
open to the public. Comments must be received by November 22, 2021, to 
be considered by the subcommittee. Requests for the draft agenda or 
making a presentation at the meeting will be accepted until November 
22, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Instructions on how to connect to the videoconference will 
be provided upon registration at: https://epa-bosc-e-c-mtg.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: 
[email protected], 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: 919-541-4334; or via email at: 
[email protected].
    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 November 22, 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, deliberation on EPA's charge questions on PFAS.

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    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 [email protected]. 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.
[FR Doc. 2021-24624 Filed 11-10-21; 8:45 am]
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