82_FR_17312 82 FR 17245 - Board of Scientific Counselors Executive Committee; Notification of Public Teleconference and Public Comment

82 FR 17245 - Board of Scientific Counselors Executive Committee; Notification of Public Teleconference and Public Comment

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 67 (April 10, 2017)

Page Range17245-17246
FR Document2017-07150

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92- 463, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency hereby provides notice that the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee (EC) will host a public teleconference. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. All times noted are Eastern Time and are approximate. The primary agenda items include: Deliberate on the draft Homeland Security Subcommittee report; finalize and approve the BOSC subcommittee reports for the Air, Climate and Energy, Chemical Safety for Sustainability, Safe and Sustainable Water Resources, and Sustainable and Healthy Communities Research Programs; and finalize and approve the cross-cutting research annual reports for Environmental Justice, Climate Change, Children's Environmental Health, and Nitrogen and Co-pollutants. There will be a public comment period at 1:25 p.m. For information on registering to participate on the call or to provide public comment, please see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. Due to unforeseen administrative circumstances, EPA is announcing this meeting with less than fifteen calendar days' notice.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 67 (Monday, April 10, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 67 (Monday, April 10, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17245-17246]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07150]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0765; FRL-9960-45-ORD]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notification of public meeting 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 hereby provides notice 
that the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee (EC) 
will host a public teleconference. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, 
April 11, 2017 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. All times noted are Eastern 
Time and are approximate. The primary agenda items include:

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Deliberate on the draft Homeland Security Subcommittee report; finalize 
and approve the BOSC subcommittee reports for the Air, Climate and 
Energy, Chemical Safety for Sustainability, Safe and Sustainable Water 
Resources, and Sustainable and Healthy Communities Research Programs; 
and finalize and approve the cross-cutting research annual reports for 
Environmental Justice, Climate Change, Children's Environmental Health, 
and Nitrogen and Co-pollutants. There will be a public comment period 
at 1:25 p.m. For information on registering to participate on the call 
or to provide public comment, please see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section below. Due to unforeseen administrative circumstances, EPA is 
announcing this meeting with less than fifteen calendar days' notice.

DATES: The BOSC EC meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 from 
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. All times noted are Eastern Time and are 
approximate.

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.
    Registration: In order to participate in the meeting, you must 
register at the following site: https://2017-bosc-ec-teleconference.eventbrite.com. Once you have completed the online 
registration, you will be contacted and provided the information to 
access the teleconference. Registration will close on April 10, 2017.
    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 EC, 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 Wednesday, April 5, 2017, and will be included in the 
materials distributed to the BOSC EC 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 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 April 5, 2017, 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: March 16, 2017.
Fred S. Hauchman,
Director, Office of Science Policy.
[FR Doc. 2017-07150 Filed 4-7-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 67 / Monday, April 10, 2017 / Notices 17245 authorize the discharge, request ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION The finding is available at EPA’s additional information, or require the AGENCY conformity Web site: https:// operator to apply for an alternative www.epa.gov/state-and-local- [EPA–R07–OAR–2016–0779; FRL–9960–71– permit or an individual permit. Region 7] transportation. Transportation conformity is required Other Legal Requirements: Adequacy Determination for the St. by section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act, Endangered Species Act (ESA): EPA has Louis Area 2008 8-Hour Ozone as amended in 1990. EPA’s conformity updated the provisions and necessary rule requires that transportation plans, actions and documentation related to Redesignation Request and Maintenance State Implementation programs and projects conform to state potential impacts to endangered species air quality implementation plans and from facilities seeking coverage under Plan, Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets for Transportation Conformity establishes the criteria and procedure the PWTF GP. EPA has received for determining whether or not they do. Purposes; State of Missouri concurrence from the National Marine Conformity to a SIP means that Fisheries Service in connection with AGENCY: Environmental Protection transportation activities will not this General Permit. Agency (EPA). produce new air quality violations, In the fact sheet that accompanied the ACTION: Notice of adequacy worsen existing violations, or delay draft General Permit, EPA stated that we determination. timely attainment of the national would seek concurrence from the U.S. ambient air quality standards. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection The criteria by which we determine Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Agency (EPA) is notifying the public regarding our determination of effect on whether a SIP’s motor vehicle emission that the St. Louis area 2008 8-hour budgets are adequate for conformity endangered species under their ozone redesignation request and purposes are outlined in 40 CFR jurisdiction. Following the release of the maintenance plan motor vehicle 93.118(e)(4). Please note that an draft General Permit, EPA had emission budgets (MVEBs) for volatile adequacy review is separate from EPA’s discussions with USFWS on this matter. organic compounds (VOCs) and completeness review, and it should not Based on discussions with USFWS, EPA nitrogen oxides (NOX) are adequate for be used to prejudge EPA’s ultimate has determined that this General Permit transportation conformity purposes. As approval of the SIP. EPA plans to take has ‘‘no effect.’’ The reason for this a result, these budgets must be used by action on the SIP at a later date. We determination is because each Notice of the State of Missouri for future have described our process for Intent (NOI) that is submitted must transportation conformity determining the adequacy of submitted assess site specific endangered species determinations for the St. Louis area. SIP budgets in 40 CFR 93.118(f), and impacts using USFWS’ Information, DATES: This document is effective April have followed this rule in making our Planning, and Conservation (IPac) Web 24, 2017. adequacy determination. site, available at https://ecos.fws.gov/ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q. ipac/. Based on the findings using this Heather Hamilton, at (913) 551–7039, by Dated: March 20, 2017. Web site, the applicant can either make email at Hamilton.heather@epa.gov, or a determination of impacts or if there Edward H. Chu, by mail at U.S. Environmental are questions, seek input from USFWS Protection Agency, Air Planning and Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7. directly. Since each NOI is individually Development Branch, 11201 Renner [FR Doc. 2017–07026 Filed 4–7–17; 8:45 am] screened prior to submission, the Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219. BILLING CODE 6560–50–P General Permit has no effect. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: National Historic Preservation Act Throughout this document ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (NHPA): In accordance with NHPA, or ‘‘our’’ refer to EPA. The word AGENCY EPA has established provisions and ‘‘budget(s)’’ refers to the motor vehicle documentation requirements for sites emission budgets (MVEBs) for volatile [EPA–HQ–ORD–2015–0765; FRL–9960–45– organic compounds and nitrogen ORD] seeking coverage under the PWTF GP to ensure that discharges or actions taken oxides. For the purposes of this document, ‘‘SIP’’ refers to the St. Louis Board of Scientific Counselors under this General Permit will not Executive Committee; Notification of Area 2008 8-Hour Ozone Redesignation adversely affect historic properties and Public Teleconference and Public Request and Maintenance State places. Comment Implementation Plan, submitted by Authority: This action is being taken under Missouri Department of Natural AGENCY: Environmental Protection the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. Resources to EPA as a SIP revision on Agency (EPA). Dated: March 9, 2017. September 12, 2016. ACTION: Notification of public meeting Deborah A. Szaro, This document is an announcement of and public comment. a finding that EPA has already made. Acting Regional Administrator, Region 1. EPA Region 7 sent a letter to Missouri SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal [FR Doc. 2017–07149 Filed 4–7–17; 8:45 am] Department of Natural Resources on Advisory Committee Act, Public Law BILLING CODE 6560–50–P December 21, 2016, stating that the 92–463, the U.S. Environmental MVEBs contained in the Redesignation Protection Agency hereby provides asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Request and Maintenance Plan are notice that the Board of Scientific adequate for transportation conformity Counselors (BOSC) Executive purposes. As a result of EPA’s finding, Committee (EC) will host a public the State of Missouri must use the teleconference. The meeting will be MVEBs from the September 12, 2016, held on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 from Redesignation Request and Maintenance 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. All times noted Plan or future transportation conformity are Eastern Time and are approximate. determinations for the St. Louis area. 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17246 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 67 / Monday, April 10, 2017 / Notices Deliberate on the draft Homeland 2017, and will be included in the uses terminated only if such sale, Security Subcommittee report; finalize materials distributed to the BOSC EC distribution, or use is consistent with and approve the BOSC subcommittee prior to the meeting. Written comments the terms as described in the final order. reports for the Air, Climate and Energy, should be sent to Tom Tracy, DATES: Comments must be received on Chemical Safety for Sustainability, Safe Environmental Protection Agency, via or before May 10, 2017. and Sustainable Water Resources, and email at tracy.tom@epa.gov or by mail to ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, Sustainable and Healthy Communities 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., (MC identified by docket identification (ID) Research Programs; and finalize and 8104 R), Washington, DC 20460, or number EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0070, by approve the cross-cutting research submitted through regulations.gov, one of the following methods: annual reports for Environmental Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2015– • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// Justice, Climate Change, Children’s 0765. Members of the public should be www.regulations.gov. Follow the online Environmental Health, and Nitrogen aware that their personal contact instructions for submitting comments. and Co-pollutants. There will be a information, if included in any written Do not submit electronically any public comment period at 1:25 p.m. For comments, may be posted online at information you consider to be information on registering to participate regulations.gov. Confidential Business Information (CBI) on the call or to provide public Information about Services for or other information whose disclosure is comment, please see the SUPPLEMENTARY Individuals with Disabilities: For restricted by statute. INFORMATION section below. Due to information about services for • Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental unforeseen administrative individuals with disabilities, please Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ circumstances, EPA is announcing this contact Tom Tracy, at 202–564–6518 or DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. meeting with less than fifteen calendar via email at tracy.tom@epa.gov. To NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. days’ notice. request special accommodations, please • Hand Delivery: To make special DATES: The BOSC EC meeting will be contact Tom Tracy no later than April arrangements for hand delivery or held on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 from 5, 2017, to give the Environmental delivery of boxed information, please 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. All times noted Protection Agency sufficient time to follow the instructions at http:// are Eastern Time and are approximate. process your request. All requests www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: should be sent to the address, email, or Additional instructions on Questions or correspondence phone number listed in the FOR FURTHER commenting or visiting the docket, concerning the meeting should be INFORMATION CONTACT section above. along with more information about directed to Tom Tracy, Designated Dated: March 16, 2017. dockets generally, is available at http:// Federal Officer, Environmental www.epa.gov/dockets. Fred S. Hauchman, Protection Agency, by mail at 1200 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Director, Office of Science Policy. Pennsylvania Avenue NW., (MC 8104 Christopher Green, Information [FR Doc. 2017–07150 Filed 4–7–17; 8:45 am] R), Washington, DC 20460; by telephone Technology and Resources Management BILLING CODE 6560–50–P at 202–564–6518; fax at 202–565–2911; Division (7502P), Office of Pesticide or via email at tracy.tom@epa.gov. Programs, Environmental Protection SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Charter of the BOSC states that the Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone AGENCY advisory committee shall provide number: (703) 347–0367; email address: independent advice to the [EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0070; FRL–9959–66] green.christopher@epa.gov. Administrator on technical and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of Receipt of Requests To management aspects of the ORD’s Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide I. General Information research program. Additional Registrations and Amend information about the BOSC is available A. Does this action apply to me? Registrations To Terminate Certain at: http://www2.epa.gov/bosc. Uses This action is directed to the public Registration: In order to participate in in general, and may be of interest to a the meeting, you must register at the AGENCY: Environmental Protection wide range of stakeholders including following site: https://2017-bosc-ec- Agency (EPA). environmental, human health, and teleconference.eventbrite.com. Once you ACTION: Notice. agricultural advocates; the chemical have completed the online registration, industry; pesticide users; and members you will be contacted and provided the SUMMARY: In accordance with the of the public interested in the sale, information to access the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and distribution, or use of pesticides. Since teleconference. Registration will close Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is issuing others also may be interested, the on April 10, 2017. a notice of receipt of requests by the Agency has not attempted to describe all Oral Statements: Members of the registrants to voluntarily cancel their the specific entities that may be affected public who wish to provide oral registrations and to amend their product by this action. comment during the meeting must registrations to terminate uses. EPA preregister. Individuals or groups intends to grant these requests at the B. What should I consider as I prepare making remarks during the public close of the comment period for this my comments for EPA? comment period will be limited to five announcement unless the Agency 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES (5) minutes. To accommodate the receives substantive comments within information to EPA through number of people who want to address the comment period that would merit its regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the BOSC EC, only one representative of further review of the requests, or unless the part or all of the information that a particular community, organization, or the registrants withdraw their requests. you claim to be CBI. For CBI group will be allowed to speak. If these requests are granted, any sale, information in a disk or CD–ROM that Written Statements: Written distribution, or use of products listed in you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the comments for the public meeting must this notice will be permitted after the disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then be received by Wednesday, April 5, registrations have been cancelled and identify electronically within the disk or VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:02 Apr 07, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\10APN1.SGM 10APN1


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotification of public meeting and public comment.
DatesThe BOSC EC meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. All times noted are Eastern Time and are approximate.
ContactQuestions 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 Citation82 FR 17245 
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