80 FR 32113 - Notification of Three Teleconferences of the Science Advisory Board Biogenic Carbon Emissions Panel
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 108 (Friday, June 5, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 32113-32114] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-13803] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9928-84-OA] Notification of Three Teleconferences of the Science Advisory Board Biogenic Carbon Emissions Panel AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces three teleconferences of the SAB Biogenic Carbon Emissions Panel to review EPA's Framework for Assessing Biogenic CO2 Emissions from Stationary Sources (November 2014). DATES: The public teleconferences will be held on July 6, 2015 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time), August 6, 2015 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) and September 9, 2015 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). ADDRESSES: The teleconferences will be held by telephone only. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing further information regarding the public teleconferences may contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office, by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-2073 or via email at [email protected]. General information concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found at the EPA SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The SAB was established pursuant to the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act (ERDAA) codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, to provide independent scientific and technical peer review, advice, consultation, and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on the technical basis for EPA actions. As a Federal Advisory Committee, the SAB conducts business in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and related regulations. Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the SAB Biogenic Carbon Emissions Panel will hold three public teleconferences to review its draft report on EPA's Framework for Assessing Biogenic CO2 Emissions from Stationary Sources (November 2014). The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. As noticed in 80 FR 8867-8868, a face-to-face meeting of the Biogenic Carbon Emissions Panel was held on March 25 and 26, 2015 and a teleconference was held on May 29, 2015. Background on the current advisory activity can be found on the SAB Web site at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/Biogenic%20CO2%20Framework?OpenDocument. Availability of the meeting materials: Agendas and meeting materials will be posted on the SAB Web site prior to each teleconference. To locate these materials, go to epa.gov/sab and click on the calendar and then the respective teleconference dates. EPA's review document, charge to the Panel and other background materials are also available at the URL above. For questions concerning EPA's Framework for Assessing Biogenic CO2 Emissions from Stationary Sources (November 2014), please contact Sara Ohrel, Climate Change Division, at [email protected] or (202) 343-9712. 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 relevant comments on the topic of this advisory activity, including the charge to the panel and the EPA review documents, and/or the group conducting the activity, for the SAB to consider during the advisory process. Input from the public to the SAB will have the most impact if it consists of comments that provide specific scientific or technical information or analysis for the SAB [[Page 32114]] panel to consider or if it relates to the clarity or accuracy of the technical information. Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation will be limited to three minutes per speaker for each teleconference. Interested parties should contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, DFO, in writing (preferably via email), at the contact information noted above, by June 29, 2015 to be placed on the list of public speakers for the July 6, 2015 teleconference; by July 30, 2015 for the August 6, 2015 teleconference; and by September 2, 2015 for the September 9, 2015 teleconference. Written Statements: Written statements should be received in the SAB Staff Office in advance of each teleconference according to the same deadlines listed above for requesting oral comments. Written statements should be supplied to the DFO, preferably in electronic format via email. 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 Dr. Stallworth at the phone number or email address noted above, preferably at least ten days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: May 28, 2015. Thomas H. Brennan, Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [FR Doc. 2015-13803 Filed 6-4-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, DW%20Progress%20Report?Open consultation, and recommendations to
which means EPA will not know your Document. the EPA Administrator on the technical
identity or contact information unless Accessibility: For information on basis for EPA actions. As a Federal
you provide it in the body of your access or services for individuals with Advisory Committee, the SAB conducts
comment. If you send an email directly disabilities, please contact Mr. Edward business in accordance with the Federal
to EPA without going through Hanlon at the phone number or email Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5
www.regulations.gov, your email address noted above, preferably at least U.S.C. App. 2) and related regulations.
address will be automatically captured ten days prior to the meeting to give Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy,
and included as part of the comment EPA as much time as possible to process notice is hereby given that the SAB
that is placed in the public docket and your request. Biogenic Carbon Emissions Panel will
made available on the Internet. If you Dated: June 1, 2015.
hold three public teleconferences to
submit an electronic comment, EPA review its draft report on EPA’s
Thomas H. Brennan,
recommends that you include your Framework for Assessing Biogenic CO2
name and other contact information in Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Emissions from Stationary Sources
Staff Office.
the body of your comment and with any (November 2014). The SAB will comply
[FR Doc. 2015–13674 Filed 6–4–15; 8:45 am]
disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA with the provisions of FACA and all
cannot read your comments due to BILLING CODE 6560–50–P appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural
technical difficulties and cannot contact policies.
you for clarification, the SAB Panel may As noticed in 80 FR 8867–8868, a
not be able to consider your comments. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION face-to-face meeting of the Biogenic
Electronic files should avoid the use of AGENCY Carbon Emissions Panel was held on
special characters and any form of [FRL–9928–84–OA] March 25 and 26, 2015 and a
encryption and be free of any defects or teleconference was held on May 29,
viruses. For additional information Notification of Three Teleconferences 2015. Background on the current
about EPA’s public docket, visit the EPA of the Science Advisory Board advisory activity can be found on the
Docket Center homepage at Biogenic Carbon Emissions Panel SAB Web site at http://
www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/
Documents in the docket are listed in AGENCY: Environmental Protection fedrgstr_activites/Biogenic%20CO2%20
the www.regulations.gov index. Agency (EPA). Framework?OpenDocument.
Although listed in the index, some ACTION: Notice. Availability of the meeting materials:
information is not publicly available, Agendas and meeting materials will be
e.g., CBI or other information whose SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection posted on the SAB Web site prior to
disclosure is restricted by statute. Agency (EPA or Agency) Science each teleconference. To locate these
Certain other material, such as Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office materials, go to epa.gov/sab and click on
copyrighted material will be publicly announces three teleconferences of the the calendar and then the respective
available only in hard copy. Publicly SAB Biogenic Carbon Emissions Panel teleconference dates. EPA’s review
available docket materials are available to review EPA’s Framework for document, charge to the Panel and other
either electronically at Assessing Biogenic CO2 Emissions from background materials are also available
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at Stationary Sources (November 2014). at the URL above. For questions
the OEI Docket in the EPA Headquarters DATES: The public teleconferences will concerning EPA’s Framework for
Docket Center. be held on July 6, 2015 from 11:00 a.m. Assessing Biogenic CO2 Emissions from
History of SAB Hydraulic Fracturing to 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time), August 6, Stationary Sources (November 2014),
Research Advisory Panel: In April 2012, 2015 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. please contact Sara Ohrel, Climate
the EPA’s Office of Research and (Eastern Time) and September 9, 2015 Change Division, at ohrel.sara@epa.gov
Development asked the SAB to conduct from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Eastern or (202) 343–9712.
a peer review and provide advice to the Time). Procedures for Providing Public Input:
agency on the scientific quality of its Public comment for consideration by
ADDRESSES: The teleconferences will be
research study report on the potential EPA’s federal advisory committees and
held by telephone only.
impacts of hydraulic fracturing on panels has a different purpose from
drinking water resources. In response to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any public comment provided to EPA
that request, the SAB Staff Office member of the public wishing further program offices. Therefore, the process
formed the SAB Hydraulic Fracturing information regarding the public for submitting comments to a federal
Research Advisory Panel. In 2013 the teleconferences may contact Dr. Holly advisory committee is different from the
SAB panel members provided their Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer process used to submit comments to an
individual expert comments in response (DFO), SAB Staff Office, by telephone/ EPA program office. Federal advisory
to charge questions relating to the voice mail at (202) 564–2073 or via committees and panels, including
December 2012 progress report entitled, email at stallworth.holly@epa.gov. scientific advisory committees, provide
Study of the Potential Impacts of General information concerning the EPA independent advice to EPA. Members of
Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water Science Advisory Board can be found at the public can submit relevant
Resources: Progress Report. The panel the EPA SAB Web site at http:// comments on the topic of this advisory
also held a teleconference call in 2013 www.epa.gov/sab. activity, including the charge to the
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
to receive public comments on new and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: panel and the EPA review documents,
emerging information related to Background: The SAB was and/or the group conducting the
hydraulic fracturing and drinking water established pursuant to the activity, for the SAB to consider during
resources. Information on the formation Environmental Research, Development, the advisory process. Input from the
of the panel and its previous activities and Demonstration Authorization Act public to the SAB will have the most
is provided on the SAB Web site at (ERDAA) codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, to impact if it consists of comments that
http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct. provide independent scientific and provide specific scientific or technical
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panel to consider or if it relates to the Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
clarity or accuracy of the technical AGENCY
information. Notice
Oral Statements: In general, [FRL–9928–61–ORD]
Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act
individuals or groups requesting an oral requires that EPA make public its Office of Research and Development;
presentation will be limited to three comments on EISs issued by other Ambient Air Monitoring Reference and
minutes per speaker for each Equivalent Methods: Designation of
Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters
teleconference. Interested parties should One New Reference Method and Four
on EISs are available at: https://
contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, DFO, in New Equivalent Methods
writing (preferably via email), at the cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-public/
contact information noted above, by action/eis/search. AGENCY: Environmental Protection
June 29, 2015 to be placed on the list of EIS No. 20150156, Final, NPS, FL, Agency (EPA).
public speakers for the July 6, 2015 Biscayne National Park Final General ACTION: Notice of designation of one
teleconference; by July 30, 2015 for the Management Plan, Review Period reference method and three equivalent
August 6, 2015 teleconference; and by Ends: 07/06/2015, Contact: Brian methods for monitoring ambient air
September 2, 2015 for the September 9, Carlstrom 786–335–3646. quality.
2015 teleconference. Written
Statements: Written statements should EIS No. 20150157, Draft, NMFS, FL, Red SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
be received in the SAB Staff Office in Snapper Allocation Amendment 28 to the Environmental Protection Agency
advance of each teleconference the Fishery Management Plan for the (EPA) has designated, in accordance
according to the same deadlines listed Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of with 40 CFR part 53, one new reference
above for requesting oral comments. Mexico, Comment Period Ends: 07/ method and one new equivalent for
Written statements should be supplied 20/2015, Contact: Roy E. Crabtree measuring concentrations of PM2.5, one
to the DFO, preferably in electronic 727–824–5301. new equivalent method for measuring
format via email. It is the SAB Staff EIS No. 20150158, Final, USAF, FL, Gulf PM10-2.5, and two new equivalent
Office general policy to post written Regional Airspace Strategic Initiative methods for measuring ozone (O3) in the
comments on the Web page for the Landscape Initiative, Review Period ambient air.
advisory meeting or teleconference. Ends: 07/06/2015, Contact: Michael FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Submitters are requested to provide an Spaits 850–882–2836. Robert Vanderpool, Human Exposure
unsigned version of each document and Atmospheric Sciences Division
because the SAB Staff Office does not EIS No. 20150159, Draft, USFS, AZ, (MD–D205–03), National Exposure
publish documents with signatures on Camp Tatiyee Land Exchange, Research Laboratory, U.S. EPA,
its Web sites. Members of the public Comment Period Ends: 07/20/2015, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
should be aware that their personal Contact: Randall Chavez 928–368– 27711. Email: Vanderpool.Robert@
contact information, if included in any 2106. epa.gov.
written comments, may be posted to the Amended Notices SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
SAB Web site. Copyrighted material will accordance with regulations at 40 CFR
not be posted without explicit EIS No. 20150054, Draft, NRC, FL, part 53, the EPA evaluates various
permission of the copyright holder. Turkey Point Nuclear Plant Units 6 methods for monitoring the
Accessibility: For information on and 7 Combined Licenses (COLs), concentrations of those ambient air
access or services for individuals with Comment Period Ends: 07/17/2015, pollutants for which EPA has
disabilities, please contact Dr. Contact: Alicia Williamson-Dickerson established National Ambient Air
Stallworth at the phone number or 301–415–1878 Revision to FR Notice Quality Standards (NAAQSs), as set
email address noted above, preferably at Published 03/06/2015; Reopen and forth in 40 CFR part 50. Monitoring
least ten days prior to the meeting, to methods that are determined to meet
Extending Comment Period from 05/
give EPA as much time as possible to specific requirements for adequacy are
22/2015 to 07/17/2015.
process your request. designated by the EPA as either
EIS No. 20150132, Draft Supplement,
Dated: May 28, 2015. reference methods or equivalent
FTA, MN, Southwest Light Rail
Thomas H. Brennan, methods (as applicable), thereby
Transit (Metro Green Line Extension)
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board permitting their use under 40 CFR part
Comment Period Ends: 07/21/2015,
Staff Office. 58 by States and other agencies for
Contact: Maya Sarna 202–366–5811 determining compliance with the
[FR Doc. 2015–13803 Filed 6–4–15; 8:45 am]
Revision to FR Notice Published 05/ NAAQSs.
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22/2015; Extending Comment Period The EPA hereby announces the
from 07/06/2015 to 07/21/2015. designation of one new reference
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Dated: June 2, 2015. method for measuring PM2.5, one new
AGENCY Dawn Roberts, equivalent method for measuring PM2.5,
one new equivalent method for
[ER–FRL–9021–3] Management Analyst, NEPA Compliance
Division, Office of Federal Activities.
measuring PM10-2.5, and two equivalent
methods for measuring ozone (O3) in the
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Environmental Impact Statements; [FR Doc. 2015–13787 Filed 6–4–15; 8:45 am]
Notice of Availability ambient air. These designations are
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made under the provisions of 40 CFR
AGENCY: Office of Federal Activities, part 53, as amended on August 31, 2011
General Information (202) 564–7146 or (76 FR 54326–54341).
http://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/. The new reference method for PM2.5
Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact is a manual monitoring method based
Statements (EISs) on a particular PM2.5 sampler and is
Filed 05/25/2015 Through 05/29/2015 identified as follows:
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| Dates | The public teleconferences will be held on July 6, 2015 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time), August 6, 2015 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) and September 9, 2015 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). | |
| Contact | Any member of the public wishing further information regarding the public teleconferences may contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office, by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-2073 or via email at [email protected] General information concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found at the EPA SAB Web site at http:// www.epa.gov/sab. | |
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