[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2092-2093]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00524]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10556-01-OA]


Public Meetings of the Science Advisory Board Hexavalent Chromium 
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 two public meetings of the Science 
Advisory Board Hexavalent Chromium Review Panel. The purpose of the 
meetings is to discuss charge questions, listen to agency 
presentations, listen to public comments and peer review the EPA's 
draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium.

DATES: The public meeting for the Science Advisory Board Hexavalent 
Chromium Review Panel to receive the briefing from EPA will be held on 
February 15, 2023, from 12 noon to 5 p.m. The public meeting for the 
Science Advisory Board Hexavalent Chromium Review Panel to peer review 
the documents will be held on March 29-31, 2023, in Washington, DC. All 
times listed are in Eastern Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting on February 15, 2023, will be conducted 
virtually. Please refer to the SAB website at https://sab.epa.gov for 
information on how to attend the meeting. The March 29-31, 2023, 
meeting(s) will be conducted in person at Renaissance Arlington Capital 
View Hotel, located at 2800 S Potomac Ave., Arlington, VA 22202, and 
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. Suhair 
Shallal, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone (202) 564-
2057, 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 Science Advisory Board Hexavalent Chromium Review Panel will hold 
two public meeting(s) to discuss charge questions, listen to

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agency presentations, listen to public comments and peer review the 
EPA's draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium.
    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 meeting conducted virtually will be limited to 
three minutes and individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation 
at an in-person meeting will be limited to five 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 8, 2023, to be placed 
on the list of registered speakers for the February 15, 2023 meeting 
and by March 22, 2023, to be placed on the list of registered speakers 
for the March 29-31, 2023 meeting.
    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 8, 2023, for 
consideration at the February 15, 2023 meeting and March 22, 2023, for 
consideration at the March 29-31, 2023 meeting. 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(s), to give the EPA as much time as possible to process your 
request.

V. Khanna Johnston,
Deputy Director, Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2023-00524 Filed 1-11-23; 8:45 am]
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