[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50031-50032]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20677]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10000-24-OA]


Notification of a Public Meeting of the Science Advisory Board 
All-Ages Lead Model Review Panel

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Announcement of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory 
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the SAB's All-
Ages Lead Model (AALM) Panel. The Panel will meet to conduct a peer 
review the EPA's AALM External Review Draft Version 2.0, comprising the 
model's software, technical documentation, and user manual (hereafter 
referred to collectively as AALM 2.0). The AALM 2.0 was developed by 
EPA's Office of Research and Development.

DATES: The two-day public meeting will be held October 17-18, 2019, 
from 9 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. the first day and from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 
p.m. the second day (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crystal Gateway Marriott, 
1700 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 20002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing 
further information regarding this public meeting may contact Iris 
Goodman, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board 
Staff (SAB) Office, by telephone at (202) 564-2164, or by email at 
goodman.iris@epa.gov. The SAB mailing address is U.S. EPA Science 
Advisory Board (1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460. General information about 
the SAB, including information concerning the SAB meeting announced in 
this notice, can be found at the SAB web page at http://epa.gov/sab.
    Technical Contact for EPA's Draft Reports: For information 
concerning the EPA materials to be reviewed, please contact James 
Brown, by telephone at (919) 541-0765 or by email at 
brown.james@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: The SAB was established pursuant to the Environmental 
Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act (ERDAA) 
codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, to provide independent scientific and 
technical peer review, advice, consultation, and recommendations to the 
EPA Administrator on the 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. Pursuant 
to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the SAB AALM Review 
Panel will hold a public meeting for its peer review of the AALM 2.0, 
which was developed by EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD).
    EPA's ORD requested that the SAB conduct a peer review of the AALM 
2.0. The EPA SAB Staff Office formed a Panel of subject matter experts 
to provide advice to the Administrator through the chartered board 
regarding the AALM 2.0. The AALM Panel will provide advice to the 
Administrator through the chartered SAB. The public meeting on October 
17-18, 2019, will be a two-day review of the AALM 2.0. All draft 
reports developed by SAB panels, committees, or workgroups are reviewed 
and approved by the Chartered SAB through a quality review process 
before being finalized and transmitted to the EPA Administrator. The 
AALM Review Panel will comply with the provisions

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of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies.
    Availability of the Meeting Materials: Prior to the meeting, the 
following materials will be posted on the SAB website (http://www.epa.gov/sab): The meeting agenda, charge questions, EPA 
presentations, the link to the AALM 2.0 software, technical 
documentation, and user manual. To locate meeting materials, go to 
www.epa.gov/sab and click on ``Upcoming and Recent Meetings'' to get to 
the SAB calendar. From the calendar, click on October 17, 2019. For 
questions concerning EPA's AALM materials to be reviewed, please 
contact Dr. James Brown, EPA Office of Research and Development, at 
brown.james@epa.gov.
    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 the EPA program 
offices. The process for submitting comments to a federal advisory 
committee is thus different from the process used to submit comments to 
an EPA program office. Federal advisory committees and panels, 
including scientific advisory panels, 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 the 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 pubic wishing to provide comment 
should follow the instructions below to submit comments.
    Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting to 
make an oral presentation at the meeting will be limited to five 
minutes during a public comment period. Interested parties wishing to 
provide comments should contact Iris Goodman, DFO, in writing 
(preferably via email), at the contact information noted above by 
October 10, 2019, to be placed on the list of public speakers.
    Written Statements: Written statements will be accepted throughout 
the advisory process; however, for timely consideration by the AALM 
Review Panel, statements should be supplied to the DFO (preferably via 
email) at the contact information above by October 10, 2019 (7 days 
prior to meeting). It is the SAB Staff Office general policy to post 
written comments on the web page for the advisory meeting or 
teleconference. 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 Iris Goodman at 202-564-
2164, or goodman.iris@epa.gov, preferably at least ten days prior to 
the meeting to give the EPA as much time as possible to process your 
request.

    Dated: September 16, 2019.
Khanna Johnston,
 Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2019-20677 Filed 9-23-19; 8:45 am]
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