[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 90 (Thursday, May 9, 2019)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9993-19-OA]


Notification of a Public Meeting of the Chartered Science 
Advisory Board

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory 
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the chartered 
SAB. Among the topics being discussed will be the EPA's semi-annual 
regulatory agenda and the agency's request for SAB advice regarding 
upcoming actions related to an update to the ``2005 EPA Guidelines for 
Carcinogen Risk Assessment'' and creation of guidelines for non-cancer 
risk assessment. In addition, the SAB will receive briefings from the 
Office of Research and Development and the Office of Water. The full 
meeting agenda will be posted on the SAB website (http://www.epa.gov/sab) before the meeting.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, from 
9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Thursday June 6, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 
1:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sphinx on K conference 
facility, 1315 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants 
further information concerning the meeting may contact Dr. Thomas 
Armitage, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board 
(1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail (202) 564-2155, or 
email at armitage.thomas@epa.gov. General information concerning the 
SAB can be found on the EPA website at http://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: The SAB was established pursuant to the Environmental 
Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act (ERDDAA), 
codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, to provide independent scientific and 
technical advice to the Administrator on the scientific and technical 
basis for agency positions and regulations. The SAB is a Federal 
Advisory Committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. The SAB will comply with the provisions of 
FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. Pursuant 
to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the SAB will hold a 
public meeting to discuss and deliberate on topics that include the 
agency's semiannual regulatory agenda and EPA's request for SAB advice 
regarding upcoming actions related to an update to the ``2005 EPA 
Guidelines for Carcinogen Risk Assessment'' and creation of guidelines 
for non-cancer risk assessment. As part of the EPA's effort to 
routinely inform the SAB about proposed and planned agency actions that 
have a scientific or technical basis, the agency provides notice to the 
SAB when the Office of Management and Budget publishes the ``Unified 
(Regulatory) Agenda.'' The SAB convened a Work Group to review 
information provided in the agency's spring 2018 regulatory agenda 
regarding EPA planned actions and their supporting science. The SAB 
will discuss recommendations and information developed by the Work 
Group regarding the adequacy of the science supporting the planned 
actions. EPA is also asking for SAB advice regarding upcoming actions 
related to an update to the ``2005 EPA Guidelines for Carcinogen Risk 
Assessment'' and creation of guidelines for non-cancer risk assessment.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: A meeting agenda and other 
materials for the meeting will be placed on the SAB website at http://epa.gov/sab.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Public comment for 
consideration by EPA's federal advisory committees and panels has a 
different purpose from public comment provided to EPA program offices. 
Therefore, the process for submitting comments to a federal advisory 
committee is different from the process used to submit comments to an 
EPA program office.
    Federal advisory committees and panels, including scientific 
advisory committees, provide independent advice to the EPA. Members of 
the public can submit relevant comments pertaining to the EPA's charge, 
meeting materials, or the group providing advice. Input from the public 
to the SAB will have the most impact if it provides specific scientific 
or technical information or analysis for the SAB to consider or if it 
relates to the clarity or accuracy of the technical information. 
Members of the public wishing to provide comment should contact the DFO 
directly.
    Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an 
oral presentation at a public meeting will be limited to five minutes. 
Persons interested in providing oral statements at the June 5-6, 2019, 
meeting should contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, DFO, in writing (preferably 
via email) at the contact information noted above by May 29, 2019, to 
be placed on the list of registered speakers. Written Statements: 
Written statements for the June 5-6, 2019, meeting should be received 
in the SAB Staff Office by May 29, 2019, so that the information can be 
made available to the SAB for its consideration prior to the meeting. 
Written statements should be supplied to the DFO at the contact 
information above via email (preferred) or in hard copy with original 
signature. Submitters are requested to provide a signed and unsigned 
version of each document because the SAB Staff Office does not publish 
documents with signatures on its websites. Members of the public should 
be aware that their personal contact information, if included in any 
written comments, may be posted to the SAB website. Copyrighted 
material will not be posted without explicit permission of the 
copyright holder.
    Accessibility: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, please contact Dr. Armitage at the phone 
number or email address noted above, preferably at least ten days prior 
to the meeting, to give the EPA as much time as possible to process 
your request.

    Dated: April 25, 2019.
Khanna Johnston,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2019-09590 Filed 5-8-19; 8:45 am]
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