80 FR 11986 - Human Studies Review Board; Notification of a Public Meeting
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 43 (March 5, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 43 (Thursday, March 5, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 11986-11988] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-05068] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0145; FRL 9923-83-ORD] Human Studies Review Board; Notification of a Public Meeting AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of the Science Advisor announces a public meeting of the Human Studies Review Board to advise the Agency on the EPA ethical and scientific reviews of research with human subjects. DATES: This public meeting will be held on April 22-23, 2015, from approximately 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22 to approximately 4:45 p.m. eastern standard time and on Thursday, April 23, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 11:30 a.m. Comments may be submitted on or before noon (eastern standard time) on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Environmental Protection Agency, Conference Center, Lobby Level, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA 22202. Comments: Submit your written comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0145, by one of the following methods: Internet: http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Email: ORD.Docket@epa.gov. Mail: The EPA Docket Center EPA/DC, ORD Docket, Mail code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. Hand Delivery: The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is located in the EPA Headquarters Library, Room Number 3334 in the EPA WJC West, at 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. The hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. eastern standard time, Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays. Please call (202) 566-1744 or email the ORD Docket at ord.docket@epa.gov for instructions. Updates to Public Reading Room access are available on the Web site http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD- 2015-0145. The Agency's policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information or other information the disclosure of which is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov or email. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email comment directly to the EPA without going through http://www.regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, the EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any electronic storage media you submit. If the EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, the EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to receive further information should contact Jim Downing at telephone number (202) 564-2468; fax: (202) 564-2070; email address: downing.jim@epa.gov; mailing address Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the Science Advisor, Mail code 8105R, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. General information [[Page 11987]] concerning the EPA HSRB can be found on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/hsrb. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meeting access: Ample seating is available at the meeting on a first-come basis. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the persons listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least ten business days prior to the meeting using the information under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, so that appropriate arrangements can be made. Procedures for providing public input: Interested members of the public may submit relevant written or oral comments for the HSRB to consider during the advisory process. Additional information concerning submission of relevant written or oral comments is provided in section I, ``Public Meeting'' under subsection D. ``How May I Participate in this Meeting?'' of this notice. Webcast: This meeting may be webcast. Please refer to the HSRB Web site, http://www.epa.gov/hsrb/ for information on how to access the webcast. Please note that the webcast is a supplementary public process provided only for convenience. If difficulties arise resulting in webcasting outages, the meeting will continue as planned. Public Meeting A. Does this action apply to me? This action is directed to the public in general. This notice may, however, be of particular interest to persons who conduct or assess human studies, especially studies on substances regulated by the EPA, or to persons who are, or may be required to conduct testing of chemical substances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. This notice might also be of special interest to participants of studies involving human subjects, or representatives of study participants or experts on community engagement. Since many entities may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult Jim Downing listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. B. How can I access electronic copies of this document and other related information? In addition to using regulations.gov, you may access this Federal Register document electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the ORD Docket, EPA/ DC, Public Reading Room. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is located in the EPA Headquarters Library, Room Number 3334 in the EPA WJC West, at 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. The hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. eastern standard time, Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays. Please call (202) 566-1744 or email the ORD Docket at ord.docket@epa.gov for instructions. Updates to Public Reading Room access are available on the Web site (http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm). The Agency's position paper(s), charge/questions to the HSRB, and the meeting agenda will be available by the last week of March 2015. In addition, the Agency may provide additional background documents as the materials become available. You may obtain electronic copies of these documents, and certain other related documents that might be available electronically, at http://www.regulations.gov and the EPA HSRB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/hsrb/. For questions on document availability, or if you do not have access to the Internet, consult Jim Downing listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. C. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for the EPA? You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your comments: 1. Explain your views as clearly as possible. 2. Describe any assumptions that you used. 3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data that you used to support your views. 4. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and suggest alternatives. 5. To ensure proper receipt by the EPA, be sure to identify the Docket ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal Register citation. D. How may I participate in this meeting? You may participate in this meeting by following the instructions in this section. To ensure proper receipt by the EPA, it is imperative that you identify Docket ID number EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0145 in the subject line on the first page of your request. 1. Oral comments. Requests to present oral comments will be accepted up to Wednesday, April 15, 2015. To the extent that time permits, interested persons who have not pre-registered may be permitted by the Chair of the HSRB to present oral comments at the meeting. Each individual or group wishing to make brief oral comments to the HSRB is strongly advised to submit their request (preferably via email) to Jim Downing, under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT no later than noon, eastern standard time, Wednesday, April 15, 2015, in order to be included on the meeting agenda and to provide sufficient time for the HSRB Chair and HSRB Designated Federal Official to review the meeting agenda to provide an appropriate public comment period. The request should identify the name of the individual making the presentation and the organization (if any) the individual will represent. Oral comments before the HSRB are generally limited to five minutes per individual or organization. Please note that this includes all individuals appearing either as part of, or on behalf of, an organization. While it is our intent to hear a full range of oral comments on the science and ethics issues under discussion, it is not our intent to permit organizations to expand the time limitations by having numerous individuals sign up separately to speak on their behalf. If additional time is available, further public comments may be possible. 2. Written comments. Submit your written comments prior to the meeting. For the Board to have the best opportunity to review and consider your comments as it deliberates on its report, you should submit your comments at least five business days prior to the beginning of this meeting. If you submit comments after this date, those comments will be provided to the Board members, but you should recognize that the HSRB members may not have adequate time to consider those comments prior to making a decision. Thus, if you plan to submit written comments, the agency strongly encourages you to submit such comments no later than noon, eastern [[Page 11988]] standard time, Wednesday, April 15, 2015. You should submit your comments using the instructions in section I., under subsection C., ``What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for the EPA?'' In addition, the agency also requests that persons submitting comments directly to the docket also provide a copy of their comments to Jim Downing listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. There is no limit on the length of written comments for consideration by the HSRB. E. Background The HSRB is a Federal advisory committee operating in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act 5 U.S.C. App. 2, sec. 9. The HSRB provides advice, information, and recommendations to the EPA on issues related to scientific and ethical aspects of human subjects research. The major objectives of the HSRB are to provide advice and recommendations on: (1) Research proposals and protocols; (2) reports of completed research with human subjects; and (3) how to strengthen EPA's programs for protection of human subjects of research. The HSRB reports to the EPA Administrator through the Agency's Science Advisor. 1. Topics for discussion. At its meeting on April 22-23, 2015, EPA's Human Studies Review Board (HSRB) will consider ethical and scientific issues surrounding the following topics: a. A Completed Study and Monograph Report for Backpack and Handgun Application of Liquid Spray in Utility Rights of Way (Agricultural Handlers Exposure Task Force) b. A New Protocol for Field Testing of Skin Applied Mosquito Repellent Products (SC Johnson) 2. Meeting minutes and reports. Minutes of the meeting, summarizing the matters discussed and recommendations, if any, made by the advisory committee regarding such matters, will be released within 90 calendar days of the meeting. Such minutes will be available at http://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/ and http://www.regulations.gov. In addition, information regarding the Board's final meeting report, will be found at http://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/ or from the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Dated: February 20, 2015. Thomas A. Burke, Science Advisor. [FR Doc. 2015-05068 Filed 3-4-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Officer is empowered to conduct the Hand Delivery: The EPA/DC Public
Purpose of the Board: The purpose of meeting in a fashion that will facilitate Reading Room is located in the EPA
the Board is to make recommendations the orderly conduct of business. Headquarters Library, Room Number
to DOE–EM and site management in the Individuals wishing to make public 3334 in the EPA WJC West, at 1301
areas of environmental restoration, comments will be provided a maximum Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
waste management, and related of five minutes to present their DC 20460. The hours of operation are
activities. comments. 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. eastern standard
Minutes: Minutes will be available by time, Monday through Friday, excluding
Tentative Agenda writing or calling Menice Santistevan at federal holidays. Please call (202) 566–
1:00 p.m. Call to Order by Deputy the address or phone number listed 1744 or email the ORD Docket at
Designated Federal Officer (DDFO), above. Minutes and other Board ord.docket@epa.gov for instructions.
Lee Bishop; Establishment of a documents are on the Internet at: Updates to Public Reading Room access
Quorum: Roll Call and Excused http://www.nnmcab.energy.gov/. are available on the Web site http://
Absences, William Alexander; Issued at Washington, DC, on February 26, www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
Welcome and Introductions, Doug 2015. Instructions: Direct your comments to
Sayre, Chair; Approval of Agenda LaTanya R. Butler, Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2015–
and Meeting Minutes of January 28, Deputy Committee Management Officer.
0145. The Agency’s policy is that all
2015. comments received will be included in
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• Written Reports BILLING CODE 6405–01–P
may be made available online at
• Report on Waste Management http://www.regulations.gov, including
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• Report on Environmental Justice ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION unless the comment includes
Conference, Danny Mayfield and AGENCY information claimed to be Confidential
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2:30 p.m. Break Agency (EPA). an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
3:00 p.m. Consideration and Action on ACTION: Notice. means EPA will not know your identity
NNMCAB Recommendations to or contact information unless you
DOE, Doug Sayre, Chair SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection provide it in the body of your comment.
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• Update from DOE, Pete Maggiore Advisor announces a public meeting of to the EPA without going through
• Update from Los Alamos National the Human Studies Review Board to http://www.regulations.gov, your email
Laboratory, Randy Erickson advise the Agency on the EPA ethical address will be automatically captured
• Update from New Mexico and scientific reviews of research with and included as part of the comment
Environment Department, Jeff human subjects. that is placed in the public docket and
Kendall DATES: This public meeting will be held made available on the Internet. If you
4:45 p.m. Public Comment Period on April 22–23, 2015, from submit an electronic comment, the EPA
5:00 p.m. Wrap-Up and Comments approximately 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, recommends that you include your
from NNMCAB Members April 22 to approximately 4:45 p.m. name and other contact information in
5:15 p.m. Adjourn, Lee Bishop eastern standard time and on Thursday, the body of your comment and with any
Public Participation: The EM SSAB, April 23, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to electronic storage media you submit. If
Northern New Mexico, welcomes the approximately 11:30 a.m. Comments the EPA cannot read your comment due
attendance of the public at its advisory may be submitted on or before noon to technical difficulties and cannot
committee meetings and will make (eastern standard time) on Wednesday, contact you for clarification, the EPA
every effort to accommodate persons April 15, 2015. may not be able to consider your
with physical disabilities or special ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at comment. Electronic files should avoid
needs. If you require special the Environmental Protection Agency, the use of special characters, any form
accommodations due to a disability, Conference Center, Lobby Level, One of encryption, and be free of any defects
please contact Menice Santistevan at Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. or viruses.
least seven days in advance of the Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA 22202. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
meeting at the telephone number listed Comments: Submit your written member of the public who wishes to
above. Written statements may be filed comments, identified by Docket ID No. receive further information should
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with the Board either before or after the EPA–HQ–ORD–2015–0145, by one of contact Jim Downing at telephone
meeting. Individuals who wish to make the following methods: number (202) 564–2468; fax: (202) 564–
oral statements pertaining to agenda Internet: http://www.regulations.gov: 2070; email address: downing.jim@
items should contact Menice Follow the online instructions for epa.gov; mailing address Environmental
Santistevan at the address or telephone submitting comments. Protection Agency, Office of the Science
number listed above. Requests must be Email: ORD.Docket@epa.gov. Advisor, Mail code 8105R, 1200
received five days prior to the meeting Mail: The EPA Docket Center EPA/ Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,
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standard time, Wednesday, April 15, FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION Dated: March 3, 2015.
2015. You should submit your Dale L. Aultman,
comments using the instructions in Sunshine Act; Regular Meeting Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board.
section I., under subsection C., ‘‘What [FR Doc. 2015–05221 Filed 3–3–15; 4:15 pm]
Should I Consider as I Prepare My AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration
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Comments for the EPA?’’ In addition, Board, Farm Credit Administration.
the agency also requests that persons SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given,
submitting comments directly to the pursuant to the Government in the
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
docket also provide a copy of their Sunshine Act, of the regular meeting of
COMMISSION
comments to Jim Downing listed under the Farm Credit Administration Board
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. (Board). [OMB 3060–0264]
There is no limit on the length of DATE AND TIME: The regular meeting of
written comments for consideration by Information Collection Being Reviewed
the Board will be held at the offices of by the Federal Communications
the HSRB. the Farm Credit Administration in Commission Under Delegated
E. Background McLean, Virginia, on March 12, 2015, Authority
from 9:00 a.m. until such time as the
The HSRB is a Federal advisory Board concludes its business. AGENCY: Federal Communications
committee operating in accordance with Commission.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale
the Federal Advisory Committee Act ACTION: Notice and request for
5 U.S.C. App. 2, sec. 9. The HSRB L. Aultman, Secretary to the Farm
Credit Administration Board, (703) 883– comments.
provides advice, information, and
recommendations to the EPA on issues 4009, TTY (703) 883–4056. SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
related to scientific and ethical aspects ADDRESSES: Farm Credit to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
of human subjects research. The major Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive, required by the Paperwork Reduction
objectives of the HSRB are to provide McLean, Virginia 22102–5090. Submit Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
advice and recommendations on: (1) attendance requests via email to 3520), the Federal Communications
Research proposals and protocols; (2) VisitorRequest@FCA.gov. See Commission (FCC or Commission)
reports of completed research with SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for further invites the general public and other
human subjects; and (3) how to information about attendance requests. Federal agencies to take this
strengthen EPA’s programs for SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Parts of opportunity to comment on the
protection of human subjects of this meeting of the Board will be open following information collections.
research. The HSRB reports to the EPA to the public (limited space available), Comments are requested concerning:
Administrator through the Agency’s and parts will be closed to the public. whether the proposed collection of
Science Advisor. Please send an email to VisitorRequest@ information is necessary for the proper
1. Topics for discussion. At its FCA.gov at least 24 hours before the performance of the functions of the
meeting on April 22–23, 2015, EPA’s meeting. In your email include: Name, Commission, including whether the
Human Studies Review Board (HSRB) postal address, entity you are information shall have practical utility;
will consider ethical and scientific representing (if applicable), and the accuracy of the Commission’s
issues surrounding the following topics: telephone number. You will receive an burden estimate; ways to enhance the
a. A Completed Study and Monograph email confirmation from us. Please be quality, utility, and clarity of the
Report for Backpack and Handgun prepared to show a photo identification information collected; ways to minimize
Application of Liquid Spray in when you arrive. If you need assistance the burden of the collection of
Utility Rights of Way (Agricultural for accessibility reasons, or if you have information on the respondents,
Handlers Exposure Task Force) any questions, contact Dale L. Aultman, including the use of automated
b. A New Protocol for Field Testing of Secretary to the Farm Credit collection techniques or other forms of
Skin Applied Mosquito Repellent Administration Board, at (703) 883– information technology; and ways to
Products (SC Johnson) 4009. The matters to be considered at further reduce the information
the meeting are: collection burden on small business
2. Meeting minutes and reports. concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
Minutes of the meeting, summarizing Open Session The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a
the matters discussed and collection of information unless it
recommendations, if any, made by the A. Approval of Minutes
displays a currently valid OMB control
advisory committee regarding such • February 12, 2015 number. No person shall be subject to
matters, will be released within 90 any penalty for failing to comply with
calendar days of the meeting. Such B. Reports
a collection of information subject to the
minutes will be available at http:// • Report on Farm Credit System’s PRA that does not display a valid OMB
www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/ and http:// Funding Condition control number.
www.regulations.gov. In addition, • Farm Credit System Building DATES: Written PRA comments should
information regarding the Board’s final Association Auditor’s Report on 2014
meeting report, will be found at be submitted on or before May 4, 2015.
Financial Audit If you anticipate that you will be
http://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/ or from
submitting comments, but find it
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the person listed under FOR FURTHER Closed Executive Session *
INFORMATION CONTACT.
difficult to do so within the period of
Reports time allowed by this notice, you should
Dated: February 20, 2015.
• Farm Credit Building Association advise the contact listed below as soon
Thomas A. Burke, Auditor’s Report as possible.
Science Advisor. ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
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| Dates | This public meeting will be held on April 22-23, 2015, from approximately 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22 to approximately 4:45 p.m. eastern standard time and on Thursday, April 23, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 11:30 a.m. Comments may be submitted on or before noon (eastern standard time) on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. | |
| Contact | Any member of the public who wishes to receive further information should contact Jim Downing at telephone | |
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