[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 161 (Wednesday, August 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51029-51030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18059]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10013-79-OA]


Notification of a Public Meeting of the Science Advisory Board; 
Reduced-Form Tools Review Panel

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 teleconferences of the SAB 
Reduced-Form Tools Review Panel (RFT Review Panel) to discuss the 
Panel's draft report on EPA's October 2019 report: ``Evaluating Reduced 
Form Tools for Estimating Air Quality Benefits.''

DATES: The public virtual meeting of the Science Advisory Board RFT 
Review Panel will be held on Thursday, September 10, 2020, from 12:00 
noon to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be conducted virtually by video and 
telephone.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants 
further information concerning the public teleconferences may contact 
Dr. Suhair Shallal, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone/
voice mail (202) 564-2059, or email at shallal.suhair@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 Reduced-Form Tools Review Panel (RFT Review 
Panel) will hold a public virtual teleconference to discuss their draft 
report on the review of EPA's Evaluation of Reduced Form Tools for 
Estimating Air Quality Benefits. The SAB RFT Review Panel has developed 
a draft report with comments on the appropriateness of the framework 
developed and outlined in the report for evaluating the use of Reduced-
Form Tools to generate estimates of monetized health benefits compared 
with those that rely on full-form air quality and health benefits 
models to inform the cost-benefit analyses of major regulatory actions. 
The RFT Review Panel will meet to discuss and finalize their draft 
report.
    Technical Contacts: Any technical questions concerning EPA's 
document titled Evaluating Reduced-Form Tools for Estimating Air 
Quality Benefits should be directed to Dr. Erika Sasser 
(sasser.erika@epa.gov).
    Availability of Meeting Materials: Prior to the virtual meeting, 
the agenda and other meeting materials 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 RFT 
Review Panel will have the most impact if it provides specific 
scientific or technical information or analysis for the SAB RFT Review 
Panel to consider or if it relates to the clarity or accuracy of the 
technical information.

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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 September 
10, 2020, should contact Dr. Sue Shallal, DFO, via email at the contact 
information noted above by September 3, 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 RFT 
Review Panel members, statements should be received in the SAB Staff 
Office by September 3, 2020, for consideration at the public 
teleconference(s). Written statements should be supplied to the DFO via 
email at the contact information above. 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. Shallal 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. 2020-18059 Filed 8-18-20; 8:45 am]
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