82 FR 61293 - Human Studies Review Board; Notification of Public Meetings

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 247 (December 27, 2017)

Page Range		61293-61294
FR Document		2017-27951

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 review of research involving human subjects.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 247 (Wednesday, December 27, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 27, 2017)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9972-41-ORD]


Human Studies Review Board; Notification of Public Meetings

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of the 
Science

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Advisor announces two separate public meetings of the Human Studies 
Review Board (HSRB) to advise the Agency on the ethical and scientific 
review of research involving human subjects.

DATES: A virtual public meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 23, 
2018 and Wednesday, January 24, 2018, from 1:00 p.m. to approximately 
5:30 p.m. Eastern Time on both dates. A separate, subsequent 
teleconference meeting is planned for Thursday, March 15, 2018, from 
2:00 p.m. to approximately 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time for the HSRB to 
finalize its Final Report of the January 23 and 24, 2018 meeting and 
review other possible topics.

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 website: 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 (DFO), Thomas O'Farrell on telephone number (202) 564-8451; 
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 will be open to the public. The full 
Agenda and meeting materials will be available at the HSRB website: 
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 the DFO, Thomas O'Farrell, 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 the DFO 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. To pre-register to make oral comments, please 
contact the DFO, Thomas O'Farrell, listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT. Requests to present oral comments during either meeting will 
be accepted up to Noon Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 16, 2018, for 
the January 23 and 24, 2018 meeting and up to Noon Eastern Time on 
Tuesday, March 8, 2018 for the March 15, 2018 meeting. 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 
meeting 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 comments as it deliberates, you should submit your 
comments by Noon Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 16, 2018, for the 
January 23 and 24, 2018 meeting and up to Noon Eastern Time on Tuesday, 
March 8, 2018 for the March 15, 2018 meeting. 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 the DFO, Thomas O'Farrell 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 9. The HSRB 
provides advice, information, and recommendations on issues related to 
scientific and ethical aspects of third-party human subjects research 
that are submitted to the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) to be used 
for regulatory purposes.
    Topic for discussion. On January 23 and 24, 2018, EPA's Human 
Studies Review Board will consider two topics: (1) A completed study 
and monograph report titled ``Agricultural Handler Exposure during Open 
Pour Loading of Granules'' by the Agricultural Handlers Exposure Task 
Force, and (2) a study protocol titled ``Laboratory Evaluation of Bite 
Protection From Repellent-Impregnated Fabrics'' by Pinebelt Industries.
    The Agenda and meeting materials for this topic will be available 
in advance of the meeting at http://www2.epa.gov/osa/human-studies-review-board.
    On March 15, 2018, the HSRB will review and finalize their draft 
Final Report from the January 23 and 24, 2018 meeting, in addition to 
other topics that may come before the Board. The HSRB may also discuss 
planning for future HSRB meetings. The agenda and the draft report will 
be available prior to the meeting at http://www2.epa.gov/osa/human-studies-review-board.
    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 
Thomas O'Farrell listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Dated: December 14, 2017.
Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta,
EPA Science Advisor.
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the proceeding. Any person wishing to Source Category. This reissued general offshore oil and gas facilities in lease
become a party must file a notice of permit replaces the previous permit blocks located in Outer Continental
intervention or motion to intervene, as issued on March 15, 2010, and which Shelf (OCS) Federal water in the eastern
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or became effective on April 1, 2010, and portion of the Gulf of Mexico seaward
protests must be filed on or before the expired on March 31, 2015. The general of the outer boundary of the territorial
comment date. Anyone filing a motion permit authorizes discharges from seas in water depths seaward of 200
to intervene or protest must serve a copy exploration, development, and meters, occurring offshore the coasts of
of that document on the Applicant and production facilities located in and Alabama and Florida and in the western
all the parties in this proceeding. discharging to all Federal waters of the boundary of the coverage area
The Commission encourages eastern portion of the Gulf of Mexico demarcated by Mobile and Visoca Knoll
electronic submission of protests and seaward of the outer boundary of the lease blocks located seaward of the
interventions in lieu of paper using the territorial seas, and covers existing and outer boundary of the territorial seas
eFiling link at http://www.ferc.gov. new source facilities with operations from the coasts of Mississippi and
Persons unable to file electronically located on Federal leases occurring in Alabama, are authorized to discharge to
should submit an original and 5 copies water depths seaward of 200 meters, receiving waters in accordance with
of the protest or intervention to the occurring offshore the coasts of Alabama effluent limitations, monitoring
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and Florida. The western boundary of requirements, and other conditions set
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC the coverage area is demarcated by forth in Parts I, II, III, IV and V, and
20426. Mobile and Visoca Knoll lease blocks appendices.
This filing is accessible on-line at located seaward of the outer boundary Operators of facilities within the
http://www.ferc.gov, using the eLibrary of the territorial seas from the coasts of NPDES general permit coverage area
link and is available for electronic Mississippi and Alabama. The permit must submit a Notice of Intent (NOI) to
review in the Commission’s Public term will be no longer than five years the Regional Administrator, prior to
Reference Room in Washington, DC. from the effective date of the permit. discharge, that they intend to be covered
There is an eSubscription link on the Individual permits will be issued for by the general permit (See Part I.A.4).
website that enables subscribers to operating facilities on lease blocks The effective date of coverage will be
receive email notification when a traversed by and shoreward of the 200- the postmarked date of the NOI, or if the
document is added to a subscribed meter water depth. postmarked date is illegible, the
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC The draft NPDES general permit was effective date of coverage will be two
Online service, please email publicly noticed from August 18, 2016 days prior to the receipt date of the NOI.
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call to September 17, 2016. This final permit Administratively continued coverages
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call reflects changes based on comments under the previous NPDES general
(202) 502–8659. received during the public comments permit will cease for operators 30 days
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern period, which are detailed in the after the effective date of the new
Time on January 8, 2018. Amendment to the Fact Sheet. permit. Therefore, such operators must
Dated: December 20, 2017. DATES: This action is applicable as of submit a new NOI to be covered under
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., January 20, 2018. this general permit within 30 days after
Deputy Secretary. ADDRESSES: The final NPDES general the effective date of this permit. If a
[FR Doc. 2017–27911 Filed 12–26–17; 8:45 am] permit, Amendment to the Permit fact permit application for an individual
sheet, Finding of No Significant Impact permit is filed, the coverage under the
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
document, Final Essential Fish Habitat previous general permit terminates
Determination, Final Ocean Discharge when a final action is taken on the
Criteria Evaluation, and other relevant application for an individual permit.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION This permit and the authorization to
documents may be obtained by writing
AGENCY discharge shall expire midnight, Eastern
the U.S. EPA-Region 4, Water Protection
[FRL–9972–43-Region 4] Division (WPD), NPDES Section, Sam Standard Time, five years from the
Nunn Atlanta Federal Center, 61 effective date.
Notice of Final National Pollutant Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia Dated: December 14, 2017.
Discharge Elimination System 30303–8960, Attention: Ms. Bridget Mary Walker,
(NPDES) General Permit for the Staples. Alternatively, copies of the
Eastern Portion of the Outer Director, Water Protection Division, U.S. EPA,
above-mentioned documents may be Region 4.
Continental Shelf (OCS) of the Gulf of downloaded at: https://www.epa.gov/
Mexico (GEG460000); Availability of [FR Doc. 2017–27947 Filed 12–26–17; 8:45 am]
aboutepa/about-epa-region-4- BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
Finding of No Significant Impact southeast#r4-public-notices.
AGENCY: Environmental Protection FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Agency (EPA). Bridget Staples, EPA Region 4, WPD, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ACTION: Notice of Reissuance of NPDES NPDES Section, by mail at the Atlanta AGENCY
General Permit. address given above, by telephone at
[FRL–9972–41–ORD]
(404) 562–9783 or by email at
SUMMARY: Today, the EPA Region 4 (the Staples.Bridget@epa.gov. Human Studies Review Board;
‘‘Region’’) is reissuing the National SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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(NPDES) general permit for the Outer Authorization To Discharge Under the AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Continental Shelf (OCS) of the Gulf of National Pollutant Discharge Agency.
Mexico (General Permit No. Elimination System
ACTION: Notice.
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Action		Notice.
Dates		A virtual public meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 and Wednesday, January 24, 2018, from 1:00 p.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time on both dates. A separate, subsequent teleconference meeting is planned for Thursday, March 15, 2018, from 2:00 p.m. to approximately 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time for the HSRB to finalize its Final Report of the January 23 and 24, 2018 meeting and review other possible topics.
Contact		Any member of the public who wishes to receive further information should contact the HSRB Designated Federal Official (DFO), Thomas O'Farrell on telephone number (202) 564-8451;
FR Citation		82 FR 61293