[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 142 (Thursday, July 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44535-44536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15988]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10012-74-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 
proposed rule ``Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering 
Benefits and Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process.''

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DATES: The public teleconferences of the chartered Science Advisory 
Board will be held on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 
p.m. (Eastern Time) and Tuesday, September 15, 2020, from 1:00 p.m. to 
5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The teleconferences will be conducted by telephone only. 
Please refer to the SAB website at http://www.epa.gov/sab for 
information on how to access the meeting.

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 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 the proposed rule 
``Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Benefits and 
Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process'' described in 85 FR 
35612-35627. 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 
two public teleconferences to receive briefings from the EPA on the 
proposed rule and discuss its scientific and technical basis.
    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 should contact 
Dr. Thomas Armitage, DFO, in writing (preferably via email) at the 
contact information noted above by August 4, 2020, to be placed on the 
list of registered speakers for the August 11, 2020, teleconference and 
by September 8, 2020, for the September 15, 2020, teleconference.
    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 August 4, 
2020, for consideration at the public teleconference on August 11, 
2020. Written statements should be received in the SAB Staff Office by 
September 8, 2020, for consideration at the public teleconference on 
September 15, 2020. Written statements should be supplied to the DFO at 
the contact information above via email 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: July 20, 2020.
Thomas Brennan,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2020-15988 Filed 7-22-20; 8:45 am]
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