81 FR 46672 - Notification of a Public Teleconference of a Work Group Under the Auspices of the Chartered Science Advisory Board
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 137 (July 18, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 137 (July 18, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-16929 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 137 (Monday, July 18, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 46672] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-16929] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9949-20-OA] Notification of a Public Teleconference of a Work Group Under the Auspices of the Chartered Science Advisory Board AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of a Work Group under the auspices of the Chartered Science Advisory Board to gather and review information on shipboard ballast water treatment system efficacy and related conclusions in the 2011 SAB report, Efficacy of Ballast Water Treatment Systems: A Report by the EPA Science Advisory Board. DATES: The public teleconference for the Work Group of the Chartered SAB will be conducted on Friday, August 12, 2016, from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). Location: The public teleconference will be conducted by telephone only. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to obtain information concerning the public teleconference may contact Mr. Thomas Carpenter, 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/voice mail at (202) 564-4885 or at [email protected]. General information about the SAB as well as any updates concerning the teleconference announced in this notice may be found on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. At the request of the SAB, a Work Group composed of a subset of SAB members will review the underlying data on ballast water treatment efficacy to assist the SAB in considering information regarding conclusions about shipboard treatment efficacy in the SAB report, Efficacy of Ballast Water Treatment Systems: A Report by the Science Advisory Board (EPA-SAB-11-009). The Work Group will gather and review information, analyze the report's underlying data and related conclusions and develop recommendations for deliberation by the Chartered Science Advisory Board at a future meeting. The SAB is not seeking new data regarding ballast water treatment system efficacy and will focus its inquiry on analyzing the data underlying the report and the related conclusions. The SAB Staff Office notes that neither the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) nor EPA policy requires meetings of Work Groups under the auspices of a chartered federal advisory committee to provide notice or conduct public meetings. Public notice of this meeting of the Work Group is being provided to assist the Work Group in obtaining public comment from interested parties on the topic under consideration. Availability of Meeting Materials: The agenda and materials in support of this teleconference will be available on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab in advance of the teleconference. 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 comments for a federal advisory committee to consider as it develops advice for EPA. Input from the public to the SAB will have the most impact if it provides specific scientific or technical information or analysis for SAB panels 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 a teleconference will be limited to three minutes. Each person making an oral statement should consider providing written comments as well as their oral statement so that the points presented orally can be expanded upon in writing. Interested parties should contact Mr. Thomas Carpenter, DFO, in writing (preferably via email) at the contact information noted above, by August 4, 2016 to be placed on the list of public speakers. Written Statements: Written statements should be supplied to the DFO, preferably via email, at the contact information noted above one week before the teleconference so that the information may be made available to the Board members for their consideration. 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 Mr. Thomas Carpenter at (202) 564-4885 or [email protected]. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Mr. Carpenter preferably at least ten days prior to the teleconference to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: July 11, 2016. Thomas H. Brennan, Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Staff Office. [FR Doc. 2016-16929 Filed 7-15-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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information they consider responsive to Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; by Federal advisory committees and
this request. telephone/voice mail at (202) 564–4885 panels, including scientific advisory
In addition to consideration of the or at carpenter.thomas@epa.gov. committees, provide independent
information we hope to receive in General information about the SAB as advice to EPA. Members of the public
response to this request, the EPA well as any updates concerning the can submit comments for a federal
intends to provide an opportunity to teleconference announced in this notice advisory committee to consider as it
further engage with stakeholders on may be found on the EPA Web site at develops advice for EPA. Input from the
these subjects. An event, such as the http://www.epa.gov/sab. public to the SAB will have the most
Natural Gas STAR Annual impact if it provides specific scientific
Implementation Workshop, tentatively SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SAB
was established pursuant to the or technical information or analysis for
scheduled for early 2017, may be a SAB panels to consider or if it relates to
valuable forum for this exchange of Environmental Research, Development,
and Demonstration Authorization Act the clarity or accuracy of the technical
information. Specific information
(ERDDAA), codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, information. Oral Statements: In
regarding an event will be made
available in the coming months. to provide independent scientific and general, individuals or groups
The EPA is providing a 120-day technical advice to the Administrator on requesting an oral presentation at a
period for the public to submit the the technical basis for Agency positions teleconference will be limited to three
requested information. While the EPA and regulations. The SAB is a federal minutes. Each person making an oral
will not respond to all submissions, we advisory committee chartered under the statement should consider providing
may contact respondents for further Federal Advisory Committee Act written comments as well as their oral
information or data. (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. At the request statement so that the points presented
of the SAB, a Work Group composed of orally can be expanded upon in writing.
Dated: July 8, 2016. a subset of SAB members will review Interested parties should contact Mr.
Janet G. McCabe, the underlying data on ballast water Thomas Carpenter, DFO, in writing
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Air treatment efficacy to assist the SAB in
and Radiation. (preferably via email) at the contact
considering information regarding information noted above, by August 4,
[FR Doc. 2016–16927 Filed 7–15–16; 8:45 am] conclusions about shipboard treatment 2016 to be placed on the list of public
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P efficacy in the SAB report, Efficacy of
speakers. Written Statements: Written
Ballast Water Treatment Systems: A
statements should be supplied to the
Report by the Science Advisory Board
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (EPA–SAB–11–009). The Work Group DFO, preferably via email, at the contact
AGENCY will gather and review information, information noted above one week
analyze the report’s underlying data and before the teleconference so that the
[FRL–9949–20–OA]
related conclusions and develop information may be made available to
Notification of a Public Teleconference recommendations for deliberation by the Board members for their
of a Work Group Under the Auspices the Chartered Science Advisory Board at consideration. It is the SAB Staff Office
of the Chartered Science Advisory a future meeting. The SAB is not general policy to post written comments
Board seeking new data regarding ballast water on the Web page for the advisory
treatment system efficacy and will focus meeting or teleconference. Submitters
AGENCY: Environmental Protection its inquiry on analyzing the data are requested to provide an unsigned
Agency (EPA). underlying the report and the related version of each document because the
ACTION: Notice. conclusions. The SAB Staff Office notes SAB Staff Office does not publish
SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory that neither the Federal Advisory documents with signatures on its Web
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a Committee Act (FACA) nor EPA policy sites. Members of the public should be
public teleconference of a Work Group requires meetings of Work Groups under aware that their personal contact
under the auspices of the Chartered the auspices of a chartered federal information, if included in any written
Science Advisory Board to gather and advisory committee to provide notice or comments, may be posted to the SAB
review information on shipboard ballast conduct public meetings. Public notice Web site. Copyrighted material will not
water treatment system efficacy and of this meeting of the Work Group is be posted without explicit permission of
related conclusions in the 2011 SAB being provided to assist the Work Group the copyright holder.
report, Efficacy of Ballast Water in obtaining public comment from
interested parties on the topic under Accessibility: For information on
Treatment Systems: A Report by the access or services for individuals with
EPA Science Advisory Board. consideration.
disabilities, please contact Mr. Thomas
DATES: The public teleconference for the Availability of Meeting Materials: The
Carpenter at (202) 564–4885 or
Work Group of the Chartered SAB will agenda and materials in support of this
carpenter.thomas@epa.gov. To request
be conducted on Friday, August 12, teleconference will be available on the
accommodation of a disability, please
2016, from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab
in advance of the teleconference. contact Mr. Carpenter preferably at least
(Eastern Time). ten days prior to the teleconference to
Location: The public teleconference Procedures for Providing Public Input: give EPA as much time as possible to
will be conducted by telephone only. Public comment for consideration by
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process your request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any EPA’s federal advisory committees and
member of the public wishing to obtain panels has a different purpose from Dated: July 11, 2016.
information concerning the public public comment provided to EPA Thomas H. Brennan,
teleconference may contact Mr. Thomas program offices. Therefore, the process Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Staff
Carpenter, Designated Federal Officer for submitting comments to a federal Office.
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| Dates | The public teleconference for the Work Group of the Chartered SAB will be conducted on Friday, August 12, 2016, from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). | |
| Contact | Any member of the public wishing to obtain information concerning the public teleconference may contact Mr. Thomas Carpenter, 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/voice mail at (202) 564-4885 or at [email protected] General information about the SAB as well as any updates concerning the teleconference announced in this notice may be found on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab. | |
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