80 FR 77625 - Notification of Two Teleconferences and a Face-to-Face Meeting of the Science Advisory Board Economy-Wide Modeling Panel

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 240 (December 15, 2015)

Page Range		77625-77626
FR Document		2015-31465

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces two public teleconferences of the SAB Economy-Wide Modeling Panel. The SAB Staff Office also announces a public face-to-face meeting of the SAB Economy-Wide Modeling Panel.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 240 (Tuesday, December 15, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 240 (Tuesday, December 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77625-77626]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31465]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Notification of Two Teleconferences and a Face-to-Face Meeting of 
the Science Advisory Board Economy-Wide Modeling Panel

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science 
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces two public teleconferences 
of the SAB Economy-Wide Modeling Panel. The SAB Staff Office also 
announces a public face-to-face meeting of the SAB Economy-Wide 
Modeling Panel.

DATES: The public teleconferences will be held on March 10, 2016 from 3 
p.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern Time) and May 19, 2016 from 1 p.m.-4 p.m. 
(Eastern Time). The public face-to-face meeting will be held on July 
19-20, 2016 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The teleconferences will be held by telephone only. The 
face-to-face meeting will take place at George Washington University, 
Milken Institute School of Public Health, Convening Center A and B, 950 
New Hampshire Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20052. The public can view the 
July 19-20, 2016 face-to-face meeting via a non-interactive, live 
webcast that will be broadcast on the internet. The connection 
information to view the webcast will be provided on the meeting Web 
page at the time of the meeting. The meeting Web page may be found by 
going to http://epa.gov/sab and clicking on the calendar then the 
meeting date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing 
further information regarding the public teleconferences or public 
meeting 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://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 Economy-Wide Modeling Panel will hold two public 
teleconferences to discuss its draft responses to charge questions from 
EPA's National Center for Environmental Economics and the Office of Air 
and Radiation on the role of economy-wide modeling in generating 
estimates of social costs and benefits for air regulations at EPA. 
After holding teleconferences on March 10, 2016 (3 p.m.-6 p.m.) and May 
19, 2016 (1 p.m.-4 p.m.) to discuss its draft responses to charge 
questions on social costs and benefits, the SAB Economy-Wide Modeling 
Panel will hold a face-to-face meeting on July 19-20, 2016 to 
deliberate on charge questions on analyzing economic impacts and 
comparing estimates of social costs, benefits, and economic impacts 
using economy-wide modeling. Some meeting time at the July 19-20, 2016 
meeting may also be devoted to discussion of draft responses to EPA's 
charge questions on social costs and benefits. The EPA-authored white 
papers on economic impacts analysis and the comparison of estimates of 
social costs, benefits and impacts using economy-wide modeling will be 
provided to the Panel and the public prior to the July 19-20, 2016 
face-to-face meeting. The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA 
and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. Background 
information on the SAB Economy-Wide Modeling Panel can be found at 
http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/Economywide%20modeling?OpenDocument.
    Availability of the meeting materials: Agendas, EPA's forthcoming 
white papers and other meeting materials will be posted on the SAB Web 
site prior to the teleconferences and face-to-face meeting. To find 
these materials, go to http://epa.gov/sab and click on the calendar and 
then the respective meeting dates. For questions concerning EPA's 
review materials on economy-wide modeling, please contact Dr. Ann 
Wolverton, EPA National Center for Environmental Economics at 
[email protected] or 202-566-2278.
    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 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 
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 at the will be limited to five minutes per speaker 
for the face-to-face meeting and three minutes per speaker for the 
teleconference. Interested parties should contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, 
DFO, in writing (preferably via email), at the contact information 
noted above, one week (7 days) prior to the teleconference or face-to-
face meeting to be placed on the list of public speakers for that 
teleconference or meeting.
    Written Statements: Written statements should be received in the 
SAB Staff Office one week (7 days) prior to each meeting or 
teleconference. 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.


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    Dated: December 3, 2015.
Thomas H. Brennan,
 Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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status report on any new chemicals document. subject to a significant new use rule
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Dates		The public teleconferences will be held on March 10, 2016 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern Time) and May 19, 2016 from 1 p.m.-4 p.m. (Eastern Time). The public face-to-face meeting will be held on July 19-20, 2016 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day (Eastern Time).
Contact		Any member of the public wishing further information regarding the public teleconferences or public meeting 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://epa.gov/sab.
FR Citation		80 FR 77625