
[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71854-71855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22917]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0765; FRL-11440-01-ORD]


Executive Committee under the Board of Scientific Counselors 
(BOSC)--October 2023

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 and 
finalize the reports of the following panels: EPA Transcriptomic 
Assessment Product (ETAP) Panel and Value of Information (VOI) Panel.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, October 26, 2023, from 1 
p.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 Monday, October 23, 2023, at https://us-epa-bosc-ec-meeting.eventbrite.com. Requests for making oral presentations at the 
meeting will be accepted through October 23, 2023. Comments may be 
submitted through October 23, 2023. Due to unforeseen administrative 
circumstances, EPA is announcing this

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meeting with less than 15 calendar days' notice.

ADDRESSES: Instructions on how to connect to the videoconference will 
be provided upon registration at: https://us-epa-bosc-ec-meeting.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 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 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. Attendees are encouraged to join at least 5 
minutes prior to the start of the meeting. Proposed agenda items for 
the meeting include but are not limited to the following: Review of 
charge questions, overview of the report outlining scientific studies 
supporting the development of transcriptomic-based reference values, 
overview of the report outlining implementation of the proposed EPA 
Transcriptomic Assessment Product, and overview of the report provided 
by the Value of Information Panel.
    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. 2023-22917 Filed 10-17-23; 8:45 am]
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