[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 20 (Monday, January 31, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 4886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01941]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9490-01-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 
Science Advisory Board. The purpose of the meeting is to (1) conduct a 
consultation with EPA on research needed to improve the state of the 
science supporting cumulative impact assessments; (2) discuss 
recommendations received from the SAB Work Group for Review of Science 
Supporting EPA Decisions with regard to SAB review of planned EPA 
actions; and (3) conduct a quality review of the draft SAB report, 
Review of the Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation 
Manual, Revision 2.

DATES: The public meeting of the chartered Science Advisory Board will 
be held on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
(Eastern Time) and Monday, March 7, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
(Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be conducted virtually. Please refer to the 
SAB website at https://sab.epa.gov for information on how to attend the 
meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants 
further information concerning this notice may contact Dr. Thomas 
Armitage, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone (202) 564-
2155, or email at [email protected]. General information about 
the SAB, as well as any updates concerning the meetings announced in 
this notice can be found on the SAB website at https://sab.epa.gov.

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 chartered Science Advisory 
Board will hold a public meeting to conduct a consultation with the 
EPA, discuss recommendations received from the SAB Work Group for 
Review of Science Supporting EPA Decisions, and conduct a quality 
review of an SAB draft report. The chartered SAB will conduct a 
consultation with the EPA on research needed to improve the state of 
the science supporting cumulative impact assessments. The chartered SAB 
will also discuss recommendations received from the SAB Work Group for 
Review of Science Supporting EPA Decisions with regard to SAB review of 
planned EPA actions. In addition, the chartered SAB will conduct a 
quality review of the SAB draft report titled Review of the Multi-
Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual, Revision 2.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: All meeting materials, including 
the agenda will be available on the SAB web page at https://sab.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 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 follow the 
instruction below to submit comments.
    Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an 
oral presentation at a public meeting will be limited to three minutes. 
Each person making an oral statement should consider providing written 
comments as well as their oral statement so that the points presented 
orally can be expanded upon in writing. Persons interested in providing 
oral statements should contact the DFO, in writing (preferably via 
email) at the contact information noted above by February 23, 2022, 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 submitted to the DFO by February 23, 2022, for 
consideration at the public meeting on March 2, 2022, and March 7, 
2022. Written statements should be supplied to the DFO at the contact 
information above via email. 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 the DFO, at the contact 
information noted above, preferably at least ten days prior to the 
meeting, to give the EPA as much time as possible to process your 
request.

Thomas H. Brennan,
Director, Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2022-01941 Filed 1-28-22; 8:45 am]
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