Notification of a Public Meeting of the Chartered Science Advisory Board
| Published date | 22 September 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 59524 |
| Record Number | 2020-20883 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Environmental Protection Agency |
59524
Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 184 / Tuesday, September 22, 2020 / Notices
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–10014–92–OA]
Notification of a Public Meeting of the
Chartered Science Advisory Board
AGENCY
: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION
: Notice.
SUMMARY
: The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board
(SAB) Staff Office announces a public
meeting of the Chartered SAB. The
Chartered SAB will meet to conduct
quality reviews of two draft SAB
reports: (1) SAB Peer Review of EPA’s
Revised Guidelines for Preparing
Economic Analyses, and (2) Review of
EPA’s Reduced Form Tools Evaluation.
DATES
: The public meeting of the
Chartered Science Advisory Board will
be held on Thursday, November 12,
2020, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern
Time).
ADDRESSES
: The public meeting will be
conducted remotely via webcast and
telephone. Please refer to the SAB
website at http://www.epa.gov/sab for
information on how to access the
meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
: Any
member of the public who wants further
information concerning the public
meeting may contact Dr. Thomas
Armitage, Designated Federal Officer
(DFO), U.S. EPA Science Advisory
Board, via telephone/voice mail (202)
564–2155, or email at armitage.thomas@
epa.gov. General information
concerning the SAB can be found on the
EPA website at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
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 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
SAB will hold a public meeting to
discuss and deliberate on the topics
below.
The Chartered SAB will conduct a
quality review of the SAB Economic
Guidelines Review Panel report titled
SAB Peer Review of EPA’s Revised
Guidelines for Preparing Economic
Analyses. Background information
about this activity is available on the
SAB website at: https://
yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/0/
30D5E59E8DC91C22
85258403006EEE00?OpenDocument.
The SAB will also conduct a quality
review of the SAB Reduced- Form Tools
Review Panel report titled Review of
EPA’s Reduced Form Tools Evaluation.
Background information about this
activity is available on the SAB website
at: https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/
sabproduct.nsf//0/46C3F741097CD6348
52585500048F4BA?OpenDocument.
The SAB quality review process ensures
that all draft reports developed by SAB
panels, committees or workgroups are
reviewed and approved by the
Chartered SAB before being finalized
and transmitted to the EPA
Administrator. These reviews are
conducted in a public meeting as
required by FACA.
Technical Contacts: Any technical
questions concerning EPA’s document
titled Guidelines for Preparing
Economic Analyses should be directed
to Dr. Al McGartland mcgartland.al@
epa.gov and Dr. simon.nathalie@epa.gov
Simon. Any technical questions
concerning EPA’s document titled
Evaluating Reduced-Form Tools for
Estimating Air Quality Benefits should
be directed to Dr. Erika Sasser
(sasser.erika@epa.gov).
Availability of Meeting Materials:
Prior to the meeting, an agenda and
other meeting materials will be placed
on the SAB website at http://epa.gov/
sab.
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
contact the DFO directly.
Oral Statements: In general,
individuals or groups requesting an oral
presentation at a public teleconference
will be limited to three minutes. Persons
interested in providing oral statements
should contact Dr. Thomas Armitage,
DFO, in writing via email) at the contact
information noted above by November
5, 2020, 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 received in the
SAB Staff Office by November 5, 2020,
with original signature. 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 Dr. Armitage
at the phone number or email address
noted above, 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, EPA Science Advisory Board
Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2020–20883 Filed 9–21–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[CERCLA 02–2020–2013; FRL–10014–16–
Region 2]
Proposed CERCLA Cost Recovery
Settlement for Operable Unit Two of
the Diamond Alkali Superfund Site, In
or About Essex and Hudson Counties,
New Jersey
AGENCY
: Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION
: Notice; request for public
comment.
SUMMARY
: In accordance with the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act of 1980, as amended (‘‘CERCLA’’),
notice is hereby given by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
(‘‘EPA’’), Region 2, of a proposed cost
recovery settlement agreement pursuant
to CERCLA, between the EPA and six
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