[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 48 (Monday, March 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15393-15394]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05024]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10765-01-OA]


Public Meeting of the Science Advisory Board Environmental 
Justice Screen (EJScreen) 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 meeting of the Science 
Advisory Board Environmental Justice Screen (EJScreen) Review Panel. 
The purpose of the meeting is to receive a demonstration of the updated 
EPA's EJScreen mapping and screening tool from EPA's Office of 
Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights, review and discuss the 
charge questions. The panel will schedule a future public meeting in 
late Spring 2023 to peer review the EJScreen methodology and updated 
calculations

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for the EJ indexes released publicly in October 2022, as well as other 
aspects of the calculations. Additional information, materials, 
background, and meeting agendas for future activities will be posted on 
SAB's website at: https://sab.epa.gov.

DATES: The virtual public meeting of the SAB EJScreen Review Panel will 
be held on March 31, 2023, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Standard time.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants 
further information concerning this notice may contact Dr. Zaida 
Figueroa, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone (202) 566-
2643, 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 EJScreen Review Panel will hold a public 
meeting to receive a demonstration of the updated EJScreen mapping and 
screening tool, review and discuss the charge questions.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: Prior to the meeting, the agenda 
and other materials will be accessible on the SAB website under the 
meeting date (which may be found under Meetings and Events). 
Information on the EJScreen mapping and screening tool and charge 
questions associated with this review will also be posted at this site.
    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 
instructions below to submit comments.
    Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an 
oral presentation at a meeting conducted by video 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 March 24, 2023, 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 March 24, 2023, for 
consideration at the March 31, 2023, meeting. Written statements should 
be supplied to the DFO at the contact information above. It is the SAB 
Staff Office general policy to post written comments on the web page 
for the meeting. Submitters are requested to provide an 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. Zaida Figueroa, at 
(202) 566-2643 or [email protected], 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, Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2023-05024 Filed 3-10-23; 8:45 am]
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