81 FR 30535 - Notification of Two Public Teleconferences of the Science Advisory Board; Environmental Economics Advisory Committee
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 95 (Tuesday, May 17, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 30535-30536] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-11622] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9946-44-OA] Notification of Two Public Teleconferences of the Science Advisory Board; Environmental Economics Advisory Committee AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces two public teleconferences of the Environmental Economics Advisory Committee (EEAC) to review its draft report regarding the EPA's proposed methodology for updating its mortality risk valuation estimates for policy analysis. DATES: The SAB Environmental Economics Advisory Committee will conduct public teleconferences on June 16 and June 17, 2016. Each of the teleconferences will begin at 1:00 p.m. and end at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). ADDRESSES: The teleconferences will be conducted by telephone only. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants further information concerning the public teleconferences may contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, 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 at (202) 564-2155 or via email [email protected]. General information concerning the EPA SAB can be found at http://www.epa.gov/sab. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: 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. The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the SAB Environmental Economics Advisory Committee will hold two public teleconferences to discuss its draft report on the EPA's methodology for updating its mortality risk valuation estimates for policy analysis. The committee will provide advice to the Administrator through the chartered SAB. The EPA's Office of Policy requested advice on proposed improvements to the Agency's methodology for estimating benefits associated with reduced risk of mortality. This methodology takes into account the amounts that individuals are willing to pay for reductions in mortality risk. The resulting values are combined into an estimate known as the value of statistical life (VSL) which is used in regulatory benefit-cost analysis. The EPA also requested that the SAB review options for accounting for changes in the VSL over time as real income grows, known as income elasticity of willingness to pay. The EPA submitted the following documents to the SAB for review: (1) Valuing Mortality Risk for Policy: A Meta-analytic Approach, a white paper prepared by the EPA Office of Policy to describe the Agency's interpretation and application of SAB recommendations received in July 2011 regarding updates to the EPA's estimates of mortality risk valuation; (2) The Effect of Income on the Value of Mortality and Morbidity Risk Reductions, a report prepared for the EPA's Office of Air and Radiation on options for updating the Agency's recommended estimate for the income elasticity of the value of statistical life; and (3) Recommended Income Elasticity and Income Growth Estimates: Technical Memorandum, an EPA memorandum providing supplementary information to the report. The SAB Environmental Economics Advisory Committee met on March 7-8, 2016, to receive agency briefings, hear public comments, and deliberate on responses to the EPA charge questions (81 FR 4296-4297). The purpose of the teleconferences described in this notice is to discuss the committee's draft report with responses to the charge questions. The two committee teleconferences will be conducted as one complete meeting beginning on June 16, 2016 and continuing on June 17, 2016, if needed to complete agenda items. Additional information about this SAB advisory activity can be found at the following URL: http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/Valuing%20fatal%20risk%20for%20policy?OpenDocument. Technical Contacts: Any technical questions concerning the EPA documents reviewed by the SAB should be directed to Dr. Nathalie Simon in the EPA's National Center for Environmental Economics, by telephone at (202) 566-2347 or by email at [email protected]. Availability of Meeting Materials: Prior to the meeting, the teleconference agenda, draft committee report, and other materials will be available on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab. 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. Interested members of the public may [[Page 30536]] submit relevant information on the topic of this advisory activity, 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 provides specific scientific or technical information or analysis for SAB committees and 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 DFO directly. Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at the teleconference will be limited to three minutes. Interested parties wishing to provide comments should contact Dr. Armitage, DFO, in writing (preferably via email) at the contact information noted above by June 9, 2016, to be placed on the list of public speakers for the meeting. Written Statements: Written statements will be accepted throughout the advisory process; however, for timely consideration by committee members, statements should be supplied to the DFO (preferably via email) at the contact information noted above by June 9, 2016. It is the SAB Staff Office general policy to post written comments on the Web page for advisory meetings. 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. Armitage at the contact information provided above. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Dr. Armitage preferably at least ten days prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: May 9, 2016. Thomas H. Brennan, Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [FR Doc. 2016-11622 Filed 5-16-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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of Events. Opening the technical EPA’s proposed methodology for the following documents to the SAB for
conference in the Calendar of Events updating its mortality risk valuation review: (1) Valuing Mortality Risk for
will reveal a link to its webcast. The estimates for policy analysis. Policy: A Meta-analytic Approach, a
Capitol Connection provides technical DATES: The SAB Environmental white paper prepared by the EPA Office
support for the webcast and offers the Economics Advisory Committee will of Policy to describe the Agency’s
option of listening to the meeting via conduct public teleconferences on June interpretation and application of SAB
phone-bridge for a fee. If you have any 16 and June 17, 2016. Each of the recommendations received in July 2011
questions, visit teleconferences will begin at 1:00 p.m. regarding updates to the EPA’s estimates
www.capitolconnection.org or call 703– and end at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). of mortality risk valuation; (2) The
993–3100. The webcast will be available ADDRESSES: The teleconferences will be Effect of Income on the Value of
on the Calendar of Events at conducted by telephone only. Mortality and Morbidity Risk
www.ferc.gov for three months after the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
Reductions, a report prepared for the
conference. Transcripts of the member of the public who wants further EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation on
conference will be immediately information concerning the public options for updating the Agency’s
available for a fee from Ace-Federal teleconferences may contact Dr. Thomas recommended estimate for the income
Reporters, Inc. (202–347–3700). Armitage, Designated Federal Officer elasticity of the value of statistical life;
Commission conferences are (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board and (3) Recommended Income Elasticity
accessible under section 508 of the Staff Office (1400R), U.S. Environmental and Income Growth Estimates:
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Technical Memorandum, an EPA
accessibility accommodations, please Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; by memorandum providing supplementary
send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov telephone at (202) 564–2155 or via information to the report. The SAB
or call toll free 1–866–208–3372 (voice) Environmental Economics Advisory
email armitage.thomas@epa.gov.
or 202–502–8659 (TTY), or send a FAX Committee met on March 7–8, 2016, to
General information concerning the EPA
to 202–208–2106 with the required receive agency briefings, hear public
SAB can be found at http://
accommodations. comments, and deliberate on responses
www.epa.gov/sab.
For more information about this to the EPA charge questions (81 FR
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
technical conference, please contact: 4296–4297). The purpose of the
Background: The SAB was teleconferences described in this notice
Sarah McKinley (Logistical established pursuant to the
Information), Office of External is to discuss the committee’s draft report
Environmental Research, Development, with responses to the charge questions.
Affairs, (202) 502–8004, and Demonstration Authorization Act
sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov The two committee teleconferences will
(ERDDAA), codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, be conducted as one complete meeting
David Tobenkin (Technical to provide independent scientific and
Information), Office of Energy Policy beginning on June 16, 2016 and
technical advice to the Administrator on continuing on June 17, 2016, if needed
and Innovation, (202) 502–6445, the technical basis for Agency positions
david.tobenkin@ferc.gov to complete agenda items. Additional
and regulations. The SAB is a federal information about this SAB advisory
Zeny Magos (Technical Information), advisory committee chartered under the
Office of Energy Market Regulation, activity can be found at the following
Federal Advisory Committee Act URL: http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/
(202) 502–8244, zeny.magos@ferc.gov (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. The SAB will
Erica Siegmund Hough (Legal sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/
comply with the provisions of FACA Valuing%20fatal%20risk%20
Information), Office of General
and all appropriate SAB Staff Office for%20policy?OpenDocument.
Counsel, (202) 502–8251,
procedural policies. Pursuant to FACA Technical Contacts: Any technical
erica.siegmund@ferc.gov
and EPA policy, notice is hereby given questions concerning the EPA
Dated: May 10, 2016. that the SAB Environmental Economics documents reviewed by the SAB should
Kimberly D. Bose, Advisory Committee will hold two be directed to Dr. Nathalie Simon in the
Secretary. public teleconferences to discuss its EPA’s National Center for
[FR Doc. 2016–11551 Filed 5–16–16; 8:45 am] draft report on the EPA’s methodology Environmental Economics, by telephone
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P for updating its mortality risk valuation at (202) 566–2347 or by email at
estimates for policy analysis. The simon.nathalie@epa.gov.
committee will provide advice to the Availability of Meeting Materials:
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Administrator through the chartered Prior to the meeting, the teleconference
AGENCY SAB. agenda, draft committee report, and
The EPA’s Office of Policy requested other materials will be available on the
[FRL–9946–44–OA] advice on proposed improvements to SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/
the Agency’s methodology for sab.
Notification of Two Public estimating benefits associated with Procedures for Providing Public Input:
Teleconferences of the Science reduced risk of mortality. This Public comment for consideration by
Advisory Board; Environmental methodology takes into account the EPA’s federal advisory committees and
Economics Advisory Committee amounts that individuals are willing to panels has a different purpose from
AGENCY: Environmental Protection pay for reductions in mortality risk. The public comment provided to EPA
Agency (EPA). resulting values are combined into an program offices. Therefore, the process
estimate known as the value of for submitting comments to a federal
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ACTION: Notice.
statistical life (VSL) which is used in advisory committee is different from the
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection regulatory benefit-cost analysis. The process used to submit comments to an
Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board EPA also requested that the SAB review EPA program office. Federal advisory
(SAB) Staff Office announces two public options for accounting for changes in committees and panels, including
teleconferences of the Environmental the VSL over time as real income grows, scientific advisory committees, provide
Economics Advisory Committee (EEAC) known as income elasticity of independent advice to the EPA.
to review its draft report regarding the willingness to pay. The EPA submitted Interested members of the public may
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policy to post written comments on the information collected; ways to minimize Respondents: Business or other for-
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| Dates | The SAB Environmental Economics Advisory Committee will conduct public teleconferences on June 16 and June 17, 2016. Each of the teleconferences will begin at 1:00 p.m. and end at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). | |
| Contact | Any member of the public who wants further information concerning the public teleconferences may contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, 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 at (202) 564-2155 or via email [email protected] General information concerning the EPA SAB can be found at http:// www.epa.gov/sab. | |
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