81_FR_39156 81 FR 39041 - Human Studies Review Board; Notification of Public Meetings

81 FR 39041 - Human Studies Review Board; Notification of Public Meetings

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 115 (June 15, 2016)

Page Range39041-39042
FR Document2016-14179

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of the Science Advisor announces two separate public meetings of the Human Studies Review Board (HSRB) to advise the Agency on the ethical and scientific reviews of EPA research involving human subjects.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 115 (Wednesday, June 15, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39041-39042]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14179]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9947-46-ORD]


Human Studies Review Board; Notification of Public Meetings

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of the 
Science Advisor announces two separate public meetings of the Human 
Studies Review Board (HSRB) to advise the Agency on the ethical and 
scientific reviews of EPA research involving human subjects.

DATES: A public virtual meeting will be held on July 12-13, 2016, from 
1:00 p.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 12 and from 
1:00 p.m. to approximately 4:30 p.m. on July 13. A separate, subsequent 
teleconference meeting is planned for Thursday, August 25, 2016, from 
2:00 p.m. to approximately 3:30 p.m. for the HSRB to finalize its Final 
Report of the July 12-13, 2016 meeting.

ADDRESSES: Both of these meetings will be conducted entirely by 
telephone and on the Internet using Adobe Connect. For detailed access 
information visit the HSRB Web site: http://www2.epa.gov/osa/human-studies-review-board.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to 
receive further information should contact the HSRB Designated Federal 
Official, Jim Downing on telephone number (202) 564-2468; fax number: 
(202) 564-2070; email address: [email protected]; or mailing address: 
Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the Science Advisor, Mail 
code 8105R, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Meeting access: These meetings are open to the public. Meeting 
materials are available at the HSRB Web site: http://www2.epa.gov/osa/human-studies-review-board for questions on document availability, or 
if you do not have access to the Internet, consult with Jim Downing 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    Special accommodations. For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, or to request accommodation of a 
disability, please contact Jim Downing listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT at least 10 days prior to the meeting to give EPA 
as much time as possible to process your request.

How may I participate in this meeting?

    The HSRB encourages the public's input. You may participate in 
these meetings by following the instructions in this section.
    1. Oral comments. Requests to present oral comments during either 
conference call will be accepted up to Noon Eastern Time on Thursday, 
July 5, 2016, for the July 12-13, 2016 meeting and up to Noon Eastern 
Time on Thursday, August 18, 2016 for the August 25, 2016 conference 
call. To the extent that time permits, interested persons who have not 
pre-registered may be permitted by the HSRB Chair to present oral 
comments during either call at the designated time on the agenda. Oral 
comments before the HSRB are generally limited to five minutes per 
individual or organization. If additional time is available, further 
public comments may be possible.
    2. Written comments. Submit your written comments prior to the 
meetings. For the Board to have the best opportunity to review and 
consider your

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comments as it deliberates, you should submit your comments by Noon 
Eastern Time on Thursday, July 5, 2016, for the July 12-13, 2016, and 
by noon Eastern Time on Thursday, August 18, 2016 for the August 25, 
2016 teleconference. If you submit comments after these dates, those 
comments will be provided to the HSRB members, but you should recognize 
that the HSRB members may not have adequate time to consider your 
comments prior to their discussion. You should submit your comments to 
Jim Downing listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. There is no 
limit on the length of written comments for consideration by the HSRB.

Background

    The HSRB is a Federal advisory committee operating in accordance 
with the Federal Advisory Committee Act 5 U.S.C. App. 2 Sec.  9. The 
HSRB provides advice, information, and recommendations to the EPA on 
issues related to scientific and ethical aspects of human subjects 
research. The major objectives of the HSRB are to provide advice and 
recommendations on: (1) Research proposals and protocols; (2) reports 
of completed research with human subjects; and (3) how to strengthen 
EPA's programs for protection of human subjects of research.
    Topics for discussion. On Tuesday, July 12, 2016, EPA's Human 
Studies Review Board will consider a topic from the Agricultural 
Handlers Exposure Task Force: A Completed Studies and Monograph Report 
for Agricultural Handler Exposure during Open Pour Mixing/Loading of 
Wettable Powders. On Wednesday, July 13, 2016 the HSRB will consider: A 
Completed Study and Monograph Report for Agricultural Handler Exposure 
during Mixing/Loading of Pesticide Products in Water Soluble Packets 
also from the Agricultural Handlers Exposure Task Force.
    Meeting minutes and final reports. Minutes of these meetings, 
summarizing the matters discussed and recommendations made by the HSRB, 
will be released within 90 calendar days of the meeting. These minutes 
will be available at http://www2.epa.gov/osa/human-studies-review-board. In addition, information regarding the HSRB's Final Report, will 
be found at http://www2.epa.gov/osa/human-studies-review-board or from 
Jim Downing listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Dated: June 9, 2016.
Thomas Sinks,
Director, Office of the Science Advisor.
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 115 / Wednesday, June 15, 2016 / Notices 39041 Accession Number: 20160609–5182. Applicants: North American Electric approximately 3:30 p.m. for the HSRB to Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/30/16. Reliability Corporation, Northeast finalize its Final Report of the July 12– Docket Numbers: ER16–1897–000. Power Coordinating Council. 13, 2016 meeting. Applicants: Summer Solar LLC. Description: Joint Petition of the ADDRESSES: Both of these meetings will Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: North American Electric Reliability be conducted entirely by telephone and Co-Tenancy Agreement to be effective Corporation and Northeast Power on the Internet using Adobe Connect. 7/7/2016. Coordinating Council for Approval of For detailed access information visit the Filed Date: 6/9/16. Retirement of Regional Reliability HSRB Web site: http://www2.epa.gov/ Accession Number: 20160609–5007. Standard PRC–002–NPCC–01. osa/human-studies-review-board. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/30/16. Filed Date: 6/9/16. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any Docket Numbers: ER16–1898–000. Accession Number: 20160609–5162. member of the public who wishes to Applicants: Antelope Big Sky Ranch Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/11/16. receive further information should LLC. The filings are accessible in the contact the HSRB Designated Federal Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Commission’s eLibrary system by Official, Jim Downing on telephone Antelope Big Sky Ranch LLC Co- clicking on the links or querying the number (202) 564–2468; fax number: Tenancy Agreement to be effective 7/7/ docket number: (202) 564–2070; email address: 2016. Any person desiring to intervene or downing.jim@epa.gov; or mailing Filed Date: 6/9/16. protest in any of the above proceedings address: Environmental Protection Accession Number: 20160609–5008. must file in accordance with Rules 211 Agency, Office of the Science Advisor, Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/30/16. and 214 of the Commission’s Mail code 8105R, 1200 Pennsylvania Docket Numbers: ER16–1899–000. Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. Applicants: Summer Solar LLC. 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: time on the specified comment date. Meeting access: These meetings are Shared Facilities Agreement to be Protests may be considered, but open to the public. Meeting materials effective 7/7/2016. intervention is necessary to become a are available at the HSRB Web site: Filed Date: 6/9/16. party to the proceeding. http://www2.epa.gov/osa/human- Accession Number: 20160609–5009. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed studies-review-board for questions on Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/30/16. information relating to filing document availability, or if you do not Docket Numbers: ER16–1900–000. requirements, interventions, protests, have access to the Internet, consult with Applicants: Antelope Big Sky Ranch service, and qualifying facilities filings Jim Downing listed under FOR FURTHER LLC. can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ INFORMATION CONTACT. Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For Special accommodations. For Antelope Big Sky Ranch LLC SFA to be other information, call (866) 208–3676 information on access or services for effective 7/7/2016. (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. individuals with disabilities, or to Filed Date: 6/9/16. Dated: June 9, 2016. request accommodation of a disability, Accession Number: 20160609–5010. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., please contact Jim Downing listed under Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/30/16. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at Deputy Secretary. Docket Numbers: ER16–1901–000. least 10 days prior to the meeting to give [FR Doc. 2016–14146 Filed 6–14–16; 8:45 am] Applicants: Elevation Solar C LLC. EPA as much time as possible to process BILLING CODE 6717–01–P your request. Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Elevation Solar C LLC MBR Tariff to be How may I participate in this meeting? effective 6/10/2016. Filed Date: 6/9/16. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION The HSRB encourages the public’s Accession Number: 20160609–5160. AGENCY input. You may participate in these Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/30/16. [FRL–9947–46–ORD] meetings by following the instructions in this section. Docket Numbers: ER16–1902–000. Human Studies Review Board; 1. Oral comments. Requests to present Applicants: Celesta Energy, Inc. Notification of Public Meetings oral comments during either conference Description: Tariff Cancellation: call will be accepted up to Noon Eastern Celesta Energy, Inc. Cancellation of AGENCY: Environmental Protection Time on Thursday, July 5, 2016, for the Tariff to be effective 6/10/2016. Agency (EPA). July 12–13, 2016 meeting and up to Filed Date: 6/9/16. ACTION: Notice. Noon Eastern Time on Thursday, Accession Number: 20160609–5176. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/30/16. August 18, 2016 for the August 25, 2016 SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection conference call. To the extent that time Docket Numbers: ER16–1903–000. Agency (EPA) Office of the Science permits, interested persons who have Applicants: Lighthouse Energy Group, Advisor announces two separate public not pre-registered may be permitted by LLC. meetings of the Human Studies Review the HSRB Chair to present oral Description: Tariff Cancellation: Board (HSRB) to advise the Agency on comments during either call at the Lighthouse Energy Group, LLC the ethical and scientific reviews of EPA designated time on the agenda. Oral Cancellation of Tariff to be effective research involving human subjects. comments before the HSRB are 6/10/2016. DATES: A public virtual meeting will be generally limited to five minutes per Filed Date: 6/9/16. ehiers on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES held on July 12–13, 2016, from 1:00 individual or organization. If additional Accession Number: 20160609–5180. p.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m. Eastern time is available, further public Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/30/16. 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39042 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 115 / Wednesday, June 15, 2016 / Notices comments as it deliberates, you should Dated: June 9, 2016. number: (334) 270–3450; email address: submit your comments by Noon Eastern Thomas Sinks, Griggs.john@epa.gov. Time on Thursday, July 5, 2016, for the Director, Office of the Science Advisor. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: July 12–13, 2016, and by noon Eastern [FR Doc. 2016–14179 Filed 6–14–16; 8:45 am] Supporting documents which explain in Time on Thursday, August 18, 2016 for BILLING CODE 6560–50–P detail the information that the EPA will the August 25, 2016 teleconference. If be collecting are available in the public you submit comments after these dates, docket for this ICR. The docket can be those comments will be provided to the ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION viewed online at www.regulations.gov HSRB members, but you should AGENCY or in person at the EPA Docket Center, recognize that the HSRB members may [EPA–HQ–OAR–2003–0041; FRL–9947–73– WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 not have adequate time to consider your OAR] Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, comments prior to their discussion. You DC. The telephone number for the should submit your comments to Jim Proposed Information Collection Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For Downing listed under FOR FURTHER Request; Comment Request; RadNet additional information about EPA’s INFORMATION CONTACT. There is no limit (Renewal) public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ on the length of written comments for dockets. AGENCY: Environmental Protection Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of consideration by the HSRB. Agency (EPA). the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments Background ACTION: Notice. and information to enable it to: (i) Evaluate whether the proposed The HSRB is a Federal advisory SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection collection of information is necessary committee operating in accordance with Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an for the proper performance of the the Federal Advisory Committee Act 5 information collection request (ICR), functions of the Agency, including U.S.C. App. 2 § 9. The HSRB provides ‘‘RadNet (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. whether the information will have advice, information, and 0877.13, OMB Control No. 2060–0015) practical utility; (ii) evaluate the recommendations to the EPA on issues to the Office of Management and Budget accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the (OMB) for review and approval in related to scientific and ethical aspects burden of the proposed collection of accordance with the Paperwork of human subjects research. The major information, including the validity of Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). objectives of the HSRB are to provide the methodology and assumptions used; Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public advice and recommendations on: (1) (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and comments on specific aspects of the Research proposals and protocols; (2) clarity of the information to be proposed information collection as reports of completed research with collected; and (iv) minimize the burden described below. This is a proposed human subjects; and (3) how to of the collection of information on those extension of the ICR, which is currently strengthen EPA’s programs for who are to respond, including through approved through August 31, 2016. An protection of human subjects of the use of appropriate automated Agency may not conduct or sponsor and research. electronic, mechanical, or other a person is not required to respond to technological collection techniques or Topics for discussion. On Tuesday, a collection of information unless it other forms of information technology, July 12, 2016, EPA’s Human Studies displays a currently valid OMB control e.g., permitting electronic submission of Review Board will consider a topic from number. responses. EPA will consider the the Agricultural Handlers Exposure DATES: Comments must be submitted on comments received and amend the ICR Task Force: A Completed Studies and or before August 15, 2016. as appropriate. The final ICR package Monograph Report for Agricultural ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, will then be submitted to OMB for Handler Exposure during Open Pour referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– review and approval. At that time, EPA Mixing/Loading of Wettable Powders. OAR–2003–0041, online using will issue another Federal Register On Wednesday, July 13, 2016 the HSRB www.regulations.gov (our preferred notice to announce the submission of will consider: A Completed Study and method), by email to a-and-r-Docket@ the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to Monograph Report for Agricultural epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket submit additional comments to OMB. Handler Exposure during Mixing/ Center, Environmental Protection Abstract: RadNet is a national Loading of Pesticide Products in Water Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 network of stations collecting sampling Soluble Packets also from the Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, media that include air, precipitation, Agricultural Handlers Exposure Task DC 20460. and drinking water. Samples are sent to EPA’s policy is that all comments EPA’s National Analytical Radiation Force. received will be included in the public Environmental Lab (NAREL) in Meeting minutes and final reports. docket without change including any Montgomery, Alabama, where they are Minutes of these meetings, summarizing personal information provided, unless analyzed for radioactivity. RadNet the matters discussed and the comment includes profanity, threats, provides emergency response/homeland recommendations made by the HSRB, information claimed to be Confidential security and ambient monitoring will be released within 90 calendar days Business Information (CBI) or other information on levels of environmental of the meeting. These minutes will be information whose disclosure is radiation across the nation. All stations, available at http://www2.epa.gov/osa/ restricted by statute. usually operated by state and local human-studies-review-board. 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ActionNotice.
DatesA public virtual meeting will be held on July 12-13, 2016, from 1:00 p.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 12 and from 1:00 p.m. to approximately 4:30 p.m. on July 13. A separate, subsequent teleconference meeting is planned for Thursday, August 25, 2016, from 2:00 p.m. to approximately 3:30 p.m. for the HSRB to finalize its Final Report of the July 12-13, 2016 meeting.
ContactAny member of the public who wishes to receive further information should contact the HSRB Designated Federal Official, Jim Downing on telephone number (202) 564-2468; fax number:
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