[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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