80 FR 18619 - Notice of Availability of Draft Scientific Assessment for Public Comment

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 66 (April 7, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-07629

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is publishing this document on behalf of the United States Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) to announce the availability of the Draft Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment for a sixty-day public review. Comments will be carefully reviewed by the relevant chapter author teams. Following revision and further review, a revised draft will undergo final federal interagency clearance.

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Notice of Availability of Draft Scientific Assessment for Public 
Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability of draft scientific assessment for 
public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is publishing this 
document on behalf of the United States Global Change Research Program 
(USGCRP) to announce the availability of the Draft Impacts of Climate 
Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment 
for a sixty-day public review. Comments will be carefully reviewed by 
the relevant chapter author teams. Following revision and further 
review, a revised draft will undergo final federal interagency 
clearance.

DATES: Comments on this draft scientific assessment must be received by 
5:00 p.m. Eastern time on June 8, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The Draft USGCRP Climate and Health Assessment is available 
at http://www.globalchange.gov/health-assessment where comments from 
the public will be accepted electronically. Comments may be submitted 
only online at this address; instructions for submitting are on this 
Web site.
    All comments received through this process will be considered by 
the relevant chapter authors without knowledge of the commenters' 
identities. When the final assessment is issued, the comments and the 
commenters' names, along with the authors' responses, will become part 
of the public record and made available on http://www.globalchange.gov/health-assessment. Information submitted by a commenter as part of the 
registration process (such as an email address) will NOT be disclosed 
publicly.
    The final USGCRP Climate and Health Assessment will be available at 
http://www.globalchange.gov/health-assessment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allison Crimmins, Coordinator for the 
USGCRP Climate and Health Assessment, EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 
(6207-A), Washington, DC 20460 (telephone number: 202-343-9170 or email 
address: healthreport@usgcrp.gov) during normal business hours of 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday, or visit http://www.globalchange.gov/health-assessment.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document entitled Draft Impacts of 
Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific 
Assessment has been developed under the auspices of The Interagency 
Group on Climate Change and Human Health (CCHHG), a working group of 
the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), as part of the 
ongoing efforts of USGCRP's National Climate Assessment (NCA) and as 
called for under the President's Climate Action Plan. The draft 
assessment was written by federal employees, contractors, or affiliates 
who were selected from author nominations based on their demonstrated 
subject matter expertise, relevant publications, and knowledge of 
specific topics designated in the draft outline. This draft USGCRP 
Climate and Health Assessment responds to the 1990 Congressional 
mandate to periodically produce National Climate Assessments and to 
assist the nation in understanding, assessing, predicting, and 
responding to human-induced and natural processes of global change.
    The purpose of this draft assessment is to provide a comprehensive, 
evidence-based, and, where possible, quantitative estimation of 
observed and projected climate change related health impacts in the 
United States. It is intended to inform public health officials, 
disaster response planners, multi-sector policy and decision makers, 
and other stakeholders about the risks that climate change presents to 
human health.
    The focus of this draft assessment is the health impacts of climate 
change in the United States. The assessment does not include detailed 
discussions of climate mitigation, adaptation, or economic valuation, 
nor does it make policy recommendations. Similarly, while this 
assessment does not focus on health research needs or gaps, brief 
insights on research needs gained while conducting this assessment will 
be included at the end of each chapter.
    The USGCRP welcomes all comments on the content of its draft 
assessment at http://www.globalchange.gov/health-assessment.

    Dated: March 9, 2015.
Sarah Dunham,
Director, Office of Atmospheric Programs.
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(USGCRP) to announce the availability based on their demonstrated subject
may submit comments or protests in
of the Draft Impacts of Climate Change matter expertise, relevant publications,
accordance with the requirements of on Human Health in the United States: and knowledge of specific topics
Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR A Scientific Assessment for a sixty-day designated in the draft outline. This
385.210 and 385.211. In determining the public review. Comments will be draft USGCRP Climate and Health
appropriate action to take, the carefully reviewed by the relevant Assessment responds to the 1990
Commission will consider all protests chapter author teams. Following Congressional mandate to periodically
filed. Any protests must be received on revision and further review, a revised produce National Climate Assessments
or before the specified deadline date for draft will undergo final federal and to assist the nation in
the particular proceeding. interagency clearance. understanding, assessing, predicting,
o. Filing and Service of Responsive DATES: Comments on this draft scientific and responding to human-induced and
Documents—Any filing must (1) bear in assessment must be received by 5:00 natural processes of global change.
all capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS p.m. Eastern time on June 8, 2015.
The purpose of this draft assessment
or ‘‘PROTEST,’’ as applicable; (2) set ADDRESSES: The Draft USGCRP Climate
is to provide a comprehensive,
forth in the heading the project number and Health Assessment is available at
evidence-based, and, where possible,
of the proceeding to which the filing http://www.globalchange.gov/health-
assessment where comments from the quantitative estimation of observed and
responds; (3) furnish the name, address,
public will be accepted electronically. projected climate change related health
and telephone number of the person
Comments may be submitted only impacts in the United States. It is
commenting or protesting; and (4)
online at this address; instructions for intended to inform public health
otherwise comply with the requirements
submitting are on this Web site. officials, disaster response planners,
of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005.
All comments received through this multi-sector policy and decision
All comments or protests must set forth
process will be considered by the makers, and other stakeholders about
their evidentiary basis and otherwise
relevant chapter authors without the risks that climate change presents to
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR
knowledge of the commenters’ human health.
4.34(b). All comments or protests
identities. When the final assessment is The focus of this draft assessment is
should relate to project works which are
issued, the comments and the the health impacts of climate change in
the subject of the termination of license. commenters’ names, along with the
A copy of any protest must be served the United States. The assessment does
authors’ responses, will become part of not include detailed discussions of
upon each representative of the licensee the public record and made available on
specified in item g above. A copy of all climate mitigation, adaptation, or
http://www.globalchange.gov/health-
other filings in reference to this notice economic valuation, nor does it make
assessment. Information submitted by a
must be accompanied by proof of policy recommendations. Similarly,
commenter as part of the registration
service on all persons listed in the process (such as an email address) will while this assessment does not focus on
service list prepared by the Commission NOT be disclosed publicly. health research needs or gaps, brief
in this proceeding, in accordance with The final USGCRP Climate and Health insights on research needs gained while
18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010. Assessment will be available at http:// conducting this assessment will be
www.globalchange.gov/health- included at the end of each chapter.
p. Agency Comments—Federal, state,
and local agencies are invited to file assessment. The USGCRP welcomes all comments
comments on the described proceeding. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: on the content of its draft assessment at
If any agency does not file comments Allison Crimmins, Coordinator for the http://www.globalchange.gov/health-
within the time specified for filing USGCRP Climate and Health assessment.
comments, it will be presumed to have Assessment, EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Dated: March 9, 2015.
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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of availability of draft scientific assessment for public comment.
Dates		Comments on this draft scientific assessment must be received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on June 8, 2015.
Contact		Allison Crimmins, Coordinator for the USGCRP Climate and Health Assessment, EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. (6207-A), Washington, DC 20460 (telephone number: 202-343-9170 or email
FR Citation		80 FR 18619