[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 89 (Monday, May 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27633-27634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09874]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL--9773-01-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) review the 
scientific and technical basis of the proposed rule ``Revised 
Definition of Waters of the United States''; and (2) discuss 
recommendations received from the SAB Work Group for Review of Science 
Supporting EPA Decisions.

DATES: The public meeting of the chartered Science Advisory Board will 
be held on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern 
Time) and Thursday, June 2, 2022, from 12:00 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 
review the scientific and technical basis of the proposed rule 
``Revised Definition of Waters of the United States'' described in 86 
FR 69372--69450 and discuss recommendations received from the SAB Work 
Group for Review of Science Supporting EPA Decisions. 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 Work Group for Review of Science Supporting EPA 
Decisions is charged with identifying EPA planned actions that may 
warrant SAB review. The SAB will hold a public meeting to (1) review 
the scientific and technical basis of the proposed rule ``Revised 
Definition of Waters of the United States,'' and (2) discuss 
recommendations received from the SAB Work Group for Review of Science 
Supporting EPA Decisions with regard to SAB review of other EPA planned 
actions.
    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

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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 the 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 May 24, 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 May 24, 2022, for 
consideration at the public meeting on May 31, 2022, and June 2, 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. 2022-09874 Filed 5-6-22; 8:45 am]
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