[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40256-40257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13188]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0765; FRL-10950-01-ORD]


Value of Information (VOI) Under the Board of Scientific 
Counselors (BOSC)--July 2023

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected 
technical experts to serve as Special Government Employees (SGEs) on a 
review panel under the authority of the Board of Scientific Counselors 
(BOSC), a federal advisory committee to the Office of Research and 
Development (ORD). Selected experts will participate in the review of 
the Office of Research and Development (ORD)'s draft report on a case 
study that uses value of information (VOI) analysis to weigh the public 
health and economic trade-offs associated with the timeliness, 
uncertainty, and costs of the draft EPA Transcriptomic Assessment 
Product (ETAP). The ETAP is a proposed ORD assessment product that 
utilizes a standardized short-term in vivo study design and data 
analysis procedures to develop a transcriptomic-based reference values 
for data poor chemicals.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, from 11 a.m. 
to 5 p.m., and Wednesday, July 26, 2023, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. All 
times noted are Eastern Time and approximate. The meeting may adjourn 
early if all business is finished. Attendees should register by July 
18, 2023, at https://EPA-VOI_July_meeting.eventbrite.com. Requests for 
making oral presentations at the meeting will be accepted up to one 
business day before the meeting. Comments may be submitted through 
Friday, July 21, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Instructions on how to connect to the videoconference via 
Zoom will be provided upon registration at: https://EPA-VOI_July_meeting.eventbrite.com. Please note that no Zoom information 
for the meeting will be provided without registration.
     www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for 
submitting comments.
     Email: Send comments by electronic mail (email) to: 
[email protected], Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0765.
     Fax: Fax comments to: (202) 566-0224, Attention Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0765.
     Mail: Send comments by mail to: Board of Scientific 
Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee Docket, Mail Code: 2822T, 1301 
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20004, Attention Docket ID No. 
EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0765.
     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-2015-0765. Note: This is not a mailing address. Deliveries are 
only accepted during the docket's normal

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hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for 
deliveries of boxed information.
    Instructions: 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 website 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 and with any disk or 
CD-ROM you submit. 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/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Designated Federal Officer (DFO), 
Tom Tracy, via phone/voicemail at: 919-541-4334; or via email at: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    General Information: The meeting is open to the public. Any member 
of the public interested in receiving a draft agenda, attending the 
meeting, or making a presentation at the meeting may contact Tom Tracy, 
the Designated Federal (DFO), via any of the contact methods listed in 
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above. Individuals making 
an oral presentation will be limited to a total of three minutes.
    For security purposes, all attendees must provide their names to 
the DFO by registering online at https://EPA-VOI_July_meeting.eventbrite.com by July 21, 2023, and must go through a 
metal detector, sign in with the security desk, and show REAL ID Act-
compliant government-issued photo identification to enter the building. 
Attendees are encouraged to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the 
start of the meeting to allow enough time for security screening. 
Proposed agenda items for the meeting include but are not limited to 
the following: Review of charge questions, overview of the report 
outlining the case study that uses VOI analysis to weigh the public 
health and economic trade-offs associated with the timeliness, 
uncertainty, and costs of the draft EPA Transcriptomic Assessment 
Product (ETAP), and subcommittee deliberations.
    Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities: For 
information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, 
please contact Tom Tracy (202) 564-6518 or [email protected]. To 
request accommodation of a disability, please contact Tom Tracy, 
preferably at least ten days prior to the meeting, to give the EPA as 
much time as possible to process your request.

Mary Ross,
Director, Office of Science Advisor, Policy, and Engagement.
[FR Doc. 2023-13188 Filed 6-20-23; 8:45 am]
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