80 FR 23271 - Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Chartered Science Advisory Board

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 80 (April 27, 2015)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the Chartered SAB to discuss information provided in the agency's Fall 2014 regulatory agenda and to review the draft SAB report on the EPA's approach to develop preliminary bi-national phosphorous objectives and loading targets for Lake Erie.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 80 (Monday, April 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23271-23272]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09756]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Chartered Science 
Advisory Board

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory 
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the 
Chartered SAB to discuss information provided in the agency's Fall 2014 
regulatory agenda and to review the draft SAB report on the EPA's 
approach to develop preliminary bi-national phosphorous

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objectives and loading targets for Lake Erie.

DATES: The public teleconference for the Chartered SAB will be held on 
Wednesday, May 27, 2015, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard 
Time).
    Location: The public teleconference will be conducted by telephone 
only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to 
obtain information concerning the public teleconferences may contact 
Mr. Thomas Carpenter, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science 
Advisory Board Staff Office (1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; by 
telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-4885 or at [email protected]. 
General information about the SAB as well as any updates concerning the 
teleconferences announced in this notice may be found on the EPA Web 
site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 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. Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is 
hereby given that the Chartered SAB will hold a public teleconference 
for two purposes.
    The first purpose is to discuss recommendations regarding the 
information provided in the agency's Fall 2014 regulatory agenda, 
specifically planned actions and their supporting science. Information 
about this advisory activity can be found on the Web at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/SAB%20Fall%202014%20Reg%20Agenda?OpenDocument.
    The second purpose of this public teleconference is to review a 
draft SAB consultation report on the scientific and technical merit of 
the EPA's draft approach to develop preliminary bi-national phosphorous 
objectives and loading targets for Lake Erie. Quality review is a key 
function of the chartered SAB. Draft reports prepared by SAB 
committees, panels, or work groups must be reviewed and approved by the 
chartered SAB before transmittal to the EPA Administrator. Consistent 
with FACA, the chartered SAB makes a determination in a public meeting 
about each draft report and determines whether the report is ready to 
be transmitted to the EPA Administrator.
    The SAB review will focus on a draft report on the EPA's plan to 
use an ensemble modeling approach to develop preliminary binational 
phosphorous objectives, loading targets and allocations for nearshore 
and offshore waters. Information about this advisory activity can be 
found on the Web at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/GLWQA?OpenDocument.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: The agenda and materials in 
support of these teleconferences will be available on the EPA Web site 
at http://www.epa.gov/sab in advance of the teleconferences.
    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 EPA. Members of the 
public can submit comments for a federal advisory committee to consider 
as it develops advice for EPA. Input from the public to the SAB will 
have the most impact if it provides specific scientific or technical 
information or analysis for SAB panels 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 Designated Federal 
Officer as noted above. Oral Statements: In general, individuals or 
groups requesting an oral presentation at a teleconference will be 
limited to three 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. 
Interested parties should contact Mr. Carpenter, DFO, in writing 
(preferably via email) at the contact information noted above one week 
before the teleconference to be placed on the list of public speakers. 
Written Statements: Written statements should be supplied to the DFO, 
preferably via email, at the contact information noted above one week 
before each of the teleconferences so that the information may be made 
available to the Board members for their consideration. It is the SAB 
Staff Office general policy to post written comments on the Web page 
for the advisory meeting or teleconference. Submitters are requested to 
provide an unsigned version of each document because the SAB Staff 
Office does not publish documents with signatures on its Web sites. 
Members of the public should be aware that their personal contact 
information, if included in any written comments, may be posted to the 
SAB Web site. 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 Mr. Thomas Carpenter at 
(202) 564-4885 or [email protected]. To request accommodation of 
a disability, please contact Mr. Carpenter preferably at least ten days 
prior to the teleconference to give EPA as much time as possible to 
process your request.

    Dated: April 20, 2015.
Thomas H. Brennan,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2015-09756 Filed 4-24-15; 8:45 am]
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