81 FR 4297 - Board of Scientific Counselors Executive Committee; Notification of Public Teleconference and Public Comment

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 16 (January 26, 2016)

Page Range		4297-4297
FR Document		2016-01506

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92- 463, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hereby provides notice that the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee will host a public teleconference convening on February 8, 2016, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm Eastern Time. The primary discussion will focus on the consolidated report incorporating the five subcommittee reports, which addresses the research and future direction of the Office of Research and Development's (ORD) National Research Programs. The five subcommittees are: Air, Climate and Energy; Chemical Safety for Sustainability and Human Health Risk Assessment; Homeland Security; Safe and Sustainable Water Resources; and Sustainable and Healthy Communities. The report also provides advice on two ORD Cross-Cutting Research Roadmaps: Environmental Justice and Climate Change. There will be a public comment period from 1:15 pm to 1:30 pm Eastern Time on February 8, 2016. For information on registering to participate on the teleconference or to provide public comment, please see the DATES and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION sections below. Due to a limited number of telephone lines, attendance will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Advance registration is required. Registration for participating via teleconference closes February 4, 2016. The deadline to sign up to speak during the public comment period or to submit written public comment is February 4, 2016.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0765; FRL-9941-62-ORD]


Board of Scientific Counselors Executive Committee; Notification 
of Public Teleconference and Public Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notification of public teleconference and public comment.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hereby provides 
notice that the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Executive 
Committee will host a public teleconference convening on February 8, 
2016, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm Eastern Time. The primary discussion will 
focus on the consolidated report incorporating the five subcommittee 
reports, which addresses the research and future direction of the 
Office of Research and Development's (ORD) National Research Programs. 
The five subcommittees are: Air, Climate and Energy; Chemical Safety 
for Sustainability and Human Health Risk Assessment; Homeland Security; 
Safe and Sustainable Water Resources; and Sustainable and Healthy 
Communities. The report also provides advice on two ORD Cross-Cutting 
Research Roadmaps: Environmental Justice and Climate Change. There will 
be a public comment period from 1:15 pm to 1:30 pm Eastern Time on 
February 8, 2016. For information on registering to participate on the 
teleconference or to provide public comment, please see the DATES and 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION sections below. Due to a limited number of 
telephone lines, attendance will be on a first-come, first-served 
basis. Advance registration is required. Registration for participating 
via teleconference closes February 4, 2016. The deadline to sign up to 
speak during the public comment period or to submit written public 
comment is February 4, 2016.

DATES: The BOSC Executive Committee meeting will be held on February 8, 
2016. All times noted are Eastern Time and are approximate. In order to 
participate on the teleconference you must register at the following 
site: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/us-epa-bosc-executive-committee-teleconference-registration-20730008012. Once you have completed the 
online registration, you will be contacted and provided with the 
teleconference instructions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions or correspondence concerning 
the meeting should be directed to Tom Tracy, Designated Federal 
Officer, Environmental Protection Agency, by mail at 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue NW., MC 8104 R, Washington, DC 20460; by telephone at 202-564-
6518; fax at 202-565- 2911; or via email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Charter of the BOSC states that the 
advisory committee shall provide independent advice to the 
Administrator on technical and management aspects of the ORD's research 
program. Additional information about the BOSC is available at: http://www2.epa.gov/bosc. Oral Statements: Members of the public who wish to 
provide oral comment during the meeting must preregister. Individuals 
or groups making remarks during the public comment period will be 
limited to five (5) minutes. To accommodate the number of people who 
want to address the BOSC Executive Committee, only one representative 
of a particular community, organization, or group will be allowed to 
speak. Written Statements: Written comments for the public meeting must 
be received by February 4, 2016, and will be included in the materials 
distributed to the BOSC Executive Committee prior to the meeting. 
Written comments should be sent to Tom Tracy, Environmental Protection 
Agency, via email at [email protected] or by mail to 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue NW., (MC 8104 R), Washington, DC 20460, or submitted through 
regulations.gov, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0765. Members of the 
public should be aware that their personal contact information, if 
included in any written comments, may be posted online at 
regulations.gov. Information about Services for Individuals with 
Disabilities: For information about access or services for individuals 
with disabilities, please contact Tom Tracy, at 202-564-6518 or via 
email at [email protected]. To request special accommodations, please 
contact Tom Tracy no later than February 4, 2016, to give the 
Environmental Protection Agency sufficient time to process your 
request. All requests should be sent to the address, email, or phone 
number listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.

    Dated: January 14, 2016.
Fred S. Hauchman,
Director, Office of Science Policy.
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supplied to the DFO (preferably via Security; Safe and Sustainable Water February 4, 2016, and will be included
email) at the contact information noted Resources; and Sustainable and Healthy in the materials distributed to the BOSC
above by February 29, 2016. It is the Communities. The report also provides Executive Committee prior to the
SAB Staff Office general policy to post advice on two ORD Cross-Cutting meeting. Written comments should be
written comments on the Web page for Research Roadmaps: Environmental sent to Tom Tracy, Environmental
advisory meetings. Submitters are Justice and Climate Change. There will Protection Agency, via email at
requested to provide an unsigned be a public comment period from 1:15 tracy.tom@epa.gov or by mail to 1200
version of each document because the pm to 1:30 pm Eastern Time on Pennsylvania Avenue NW., (MC 8104
SAB Staff Office does not publish February 8, 2016. For information on R), Washington, DC 20460, or submitted
documents with signatures on its Web registering to participate on the through regulations.gov, Docket ID No.
sites. Members of the public should be teleconference or to provide public EPA–HQ–ORD–2015–0765. Members of
aware that their personal contact comment, please see the DATES and the public should be aware that their
information, if included in any written SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION sections personal contact information, if
comments, may be posted to the SAB below. Due to a limited number of included in any written comments, may
Web site. Copyrighted material will not telephone lines, attendance will be on a be posted online at regulations.gov.
be posted without explicit permission of first-come, first-served basis. Advance Information about Services for
the copyright holder. registration is required. Registration for Individuals with Disabilities: For
Accessibility: For information on participating via teleconference closes information about access or services for
access or services for individuals with February 4, 2016. The deadline to sign individuals with disabilities, please
disabilities, please contact Dr. Armitage up to speak during the public comment contact Tom Tracy, at 202–564–6518 or
at the contact information provided period or to submit written public via email at tracy.tom@epa.gov. To
above. To request accommodation of a comment is February 4, 2016. request special accommodations, please
disability, please contact Dr. Armitage DATES: The BOSC Executive Committee contact Tom Tracy no later than
preferably at least ten days prior to the meeting will be held on February 8, February 4, 2016, to give the
meeting, to give EPA as much time as 2016. All times noted are Eastern Time Environmental Protection Agency
possible to process your request. and are approximate. In order to sufficient time to process your request.
Dated: January 19, 2016. participate on the teleconference you All requests should be sent to the
Thomas H. Brennan,
must register at the following site: address, email, or phone number listed
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/us-epa- in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board
Staff Office.
bosc-executive-committee- CONTACT section above.
teleconference-registration- Dated: January 14, 2016.
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20730008012. Once you have completed Fred S. Hauchman,
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the online registration, you will be
Director, Office of Science Policy.
contacted and provided with the
[FR Doc. 2016–01506 Filed 1–25–16; 8:45 am]
teleconference instructions.
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AGENCY FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions or correspondence
[EPA–HQ–ORD–2015–0765; FRL–9941–62– concerning the meeting should be
ORD] directed to Tom Tracy, Designated FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
Federal Officer, Environmental ADVISORY BOARD
Board of Scientific Counselors Protection Agency, by mail at 1200
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Pennsylvania Avenue NW., MC 8104 R,
Public Teleconference and Public Federal Financial Accounting
Washington, DC 20460; by telephone at
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202–564–6518; fax at 202–565– 2911; or
AGENCY: Environmental Protection via email at tracy.tom@epa.gov. AGENCY: Federal Accounting Standards
Agency (EPA). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Board.
ACTION: Notification of public Charter of the BOSC states that the ACTION: Notice.
teleconference and public comment. advisory committee shall provide
independent advice to the Board Action: Pursuant to 31 U.S.C.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Administrator on technical and 3511(d), the Federal Advisory
Advisory Committee Act, Public Law management aspects of the ORD’s Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), as
92–463, the U.S. Environmental research program. Additional amended, and the FASAB Rules of
Protection Agency (EPA) hereby information about the BOSC is available Procedure, as amended in October 2010,
provides notice that the Board of at: http://www2.epa.gov/bosc. Oral notice is hereby given that the Federal
Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Executive Statements: Members of the public who Accounting Standards Advisory Board
Committee will host a public wish to provide oral comment during (FASAB) has issued a technical release,
teleconference convening on February 8, the meeting must preregister. Implementation Guidance for Internal
2016, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm Eastern Individuals or groups making remarks Use Software.
Time. The primary discussion will focus during the public comment period will The technical release is available on
on the consolidated report incorporating be limited to five (5) minutes. To the FASAB Web site at http://www.
fasab.gov/about/aapc/technical-
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the five subcommittee reports, which accommodate the number of people
addresses the research and future who want to address the BOSC releases/. Copies can be obtained by
direction of the Office of Research and Executive Committee, only one contacting FASAB at (202) 512–7350.
Development’s (ORD) National Research representative of a particular FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Programs. The five subcommittees are: community, organization, or group will Wendy M. Payne, executive director,
Air, Climate and Energy; Chemical be allowed to speak. Written 441 G Street NW., Mailstop 6H19,
Safety for Sustainability and Human Statements: Written comments for the Washington, DC 20548, or call (202)
Health Risk Assessment; Homeland public meeting must be received by 512–7350.

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Section		Notices
Action		Notification of public teleconference and public comment.
Dates		The BOSC Executive Committee meeting will be held on February 8, 2016. All times noted are Eastern Time and are approximate. In order to participate on the teleconference you must register at the following site: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/us-epa-bosc-executive-committee- teleconference-registration-20730008012. Once you have completed the online registration, you will be contacted and provided with the teleconference instructions.
Contact		Questions or correspondence concerning the meeting should be directed to Tom Tracy, Designated Federal Officer, Environmental Protection Agency, by mail at 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., MC 8104 R, Washington, DC 20460; by telephone at 202-564- 6518; fax at 202-565- 2911; or via email at [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 4297