[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 51 (Monday, March 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14938-14939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05253]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10006-35-OA]


Notification of Two Public Teleconferences 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 two public teleconferences of the 
chartered SAB to review the scientific and technical basis of the 
following proposed rules: (1) Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission 
Standards for New, Reconstructed and Modified Sources Review and (2) 
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Proposed Lead and Copper 
Rule Revisions.

DATES: The public teleconferences of the chartered Science Advisory 
Board will be held on Monday, March 30, 2020, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 
p.m. (Eastern Time) and Monday, May 11, 2020, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 
p.m. (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The teleconferences will be conducted by telephone only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants 
further information concerning the public teleconferences 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 EPA 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 two public teleconferences to review the scientific 
and technical basis of two proposed rules. Under the SAB's authorizing 
statute, the SAB ``may make available to the Administrator, within the 
time specified by the Administrator, its advice and comments on the 
adequacy of the scientific and technical basis'' of proposed rules. The 
SAB will hold a public teleconference on Monday, March 30, 2020, to 
receive briefings from the EPA on the following two proposed rules and 
discuss whether to review the scientific and technical basis of the 
proposed rules: (1) Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emissions Standards for 
New, Reconstructed and Modified Sources Review and (2) National Primary 
Drinking Water Regulations: Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (84 
FR 61684). If the SAB decides to provide advice and comments to EPA on 
the two proposed rules, SAB workgroups will be formed to develop draft 
reports on the proposed rules and the SAB will hold a second 
teleconference on May 11, 2020, to discuss the workgroup reports.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: Prior to the teleconferences, 
the agenda and other meeting materials for each teleconference 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 committee's 
charge or meeting materials. 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 teleconference will be limited to three 
minutes. Persons interested in providing oral statements on March 30, 
2020, should contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, DFO, in writing (preferably 
via email) at the contact information noted above by March 23, 2020, to 
be placed on the list of registered speakers. Persons interested in 
providing oral statements on May 11, 2020, should contact Dr. Armitage 
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May 4, 2020, to be placed on the list of registered speakers.
    Written Statements: Written statements will be accepted throughout 
the advisory process; however, for timely consideration by SAB members, 
statements should be received in the SAB Staff Office by March 23, 
2020, for consideration at the public teleconference on March 30, 2020. 
Written statements should be received in the SAB Staff Office by May 4, 
2020, for consideration at the public teleconference on May 11, 2020. 
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.

V. Khanna Johnston,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2020-05253 Filed 3-13-20; 8:45 am]
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