
[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 179 (Monday, September 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 63952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20073]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-11255-01-OA]


Public Meeting of the Science Advisory Board CASTNet 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 a public meeting of the Science Advisory Board 
CASTNet Review Panel. The purpose of the public meeting is to review 
and discuss the draft report prepared by the review panel. The draft 
report incorporates briefings and a report from EPA on the CASTNet 
monitoring network, public comments, and deliberations of the panel on 
the charge questions posed by the Agency. Additional information, 
materials, background, meeting agendas, and activities are, and will 
be, posted on SAB's website at https://sab.epa.gov.

DATES: 
    Public meeting: The Science Advisory Board CASTNet Review Panel 
will meet on October 11, 2023, from 3:30 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Eastern 
Time.
    Comments: See the section titled ``Procedures for providing public 
input'' under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for instructions and deadlines.

ADDRESSES: The October 11, 2023, 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. Bryan 
Bloomer, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone (202) 564-
4222, 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. Code 10. 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 CASTNet Review Panel will hold a public 
meeting to review a draft report prepared responding to the charge 
questions, to receive public comments, and to deliberate upon the 
panel's recommendations regarding the CASTNet monitoring network.
    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 comments 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 
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 under 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, by October 4, 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 October 4, 2023, for the 
October 11th meeting. Written statements should be supplied to the DFO 
at the contact information above via email. 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 the 
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 before 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. 2023-20073 Filed 9-15-23; 8:45 am]
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