83 FR 48309 - Notice of Meeting of the EPA Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 185 (September 24, 2018)

Page Range		48309-48309
FR Document		2018-20749

Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given that the next meeting of the Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) will be held October 11- October 12, 2018, at Holiday Inn Washington-Capitol 550 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20024. The CHPAC advises the Environmental Protection Agency on science, regulations, and other issues relating to children's environmental health.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 185 (Monday, September 24, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 185 (Monday, September 24, 2018)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9983-86-OA]


Notice of Meeting of the EPA Children's Health Protection 
Advisory Committee (CHPAC)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, notice is hereby given that the next meeting of the Children's 
Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) will be held October 11-
October 12, 2018, at Holiday Inn Washington-Capitol 550 C Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20024.
    The CHPAC advises the Environmental Protection Agency on science, 
regulations, and other issues relating to children's environmental 
health.

DATES: October 11, 2018, from 11: 00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and October 12, 
2018, from 9 a.m. to 1 pm. ADDRESS: 550 C Street SW, Washington, DC 
20024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Hackel, Office of Children's 
Health Protection, U.S. EPA, MC 1107T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566-2977 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meetings of the CHPAC are open to the 
public. An agenda will be posted to epa.gov/children. ACCESS AND 
ACCOMMODATIONS: For information on access or services for individuals 
with disabilities, please contact Angela Hackel at 202-566-2977 or 
[email protected].

    Dated: September 7, 2018.
Angela Hackel,
Designated Federal Official.
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the comment includes profanity, threats, will provide invaluable information science, regulations, and other issues
information claimed to be Confidential regarding the quality of draft survey relating to children’s environmental
Business Information (CBI) or other instruments. Focus group discussions health.
information whose disclosure is are necessary and important steps in the DATES: October 11, 2018, from 11: 00
restricted by statute. design of a quality survey. The target a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and October 12, 2018,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: population for the focus group from 9 a.m. to 1 pm. ADDRESS: 550 C
Nathalie Simon, National Center for discussions will vary by project, but Street SW, Washington, DC 20024.
Environmental Economics, Office of will generally include members of the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Policy, (1809T), Environmental public. Participation in the focus groups
will be completely voluntary. Each Angela Hackel, Office of Children’s
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Health Protection, U.S. EPA, MC 1107T,
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; focus group will fully conform to federal
regulations—specifically the Privacy 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
telephone number: 202–566–2347; fax Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566–2977
number: 202–566–2363; email address: Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), the
Hawkins-Stafford Amendments of 1988 or hackel.angela@epa.gov.
simon.nathalie@epa.gov.
(Pub. L. 100–297), and the Computer SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Security Act of 1987. meetings of the CHPAC are open to the
Supporting documents, which explain
Form numbers: None. public. An agenda will be posted to
in detail the information that the EPA
Respondents/affected entities: epa.gov/children. ACCESS AND
will be collecting, are available in the
Individuals. ACCOMMODATIONS: For information
public docket for this ICR. The docket
Respondent’s obligation to respond: on access or services for individuals
can be viewed online at
Voluntary. with disabilities, please contact Angela
www.regulations.gov or in person at the
Estimated number of respondents: Hackel at 202–566–2977 or
EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room
864 (total) over three years or 288 per hackel.angela@epa.gov.
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW,
Washington, DC. The telephone number year. Dated: September 7, 2018.
for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. Frequency of response: 1. Angela Hackel,
Total estimated burden: 1,728 hours
For additional information about EPA’s Designated Federal Official.
total or 576 per year. Burden is defined
public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ [FR Doc. 2018–20749 Filed 9–21–18; 8:45 am]
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
dockets. BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
Total estimated cost: $20,920 (per
Abstract: The Environmental
year), includes $0 annualized capital or
Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking
operation & maintenance costs.
renewal of a generic information ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Changes in the estimates: There is a
collection request (ICR) for the conduct AGENCY
decrease of 1,017 hours in the total
of focus groups and one-on-one
estimated respondent burden compared [EPA–HQ–OLEM–2018–0198, FRL–9984–27–
interviews primarily related to survey
with the ICR currently approved by OEI]
development for economics projects.
OMB. This decrease is based on new
Focus groups are groups of individuals Agency Information Collection
estimates of projected use of this ICR for
brought together for moderated Activities; Submission to OMB for
focus groups for the next three years
discussions on a specific topic or issue. Review and Approval; Comment
provided by the program offices at EPA.
These groups are typically formed to Request; Land Disposal Restrictions
gain insight and understanding of Courtney Kerwin, (Renewal)
attitudes and perceptions held by the Director, Regulatory Support Division.
public surrounding a particular issue. [FR Doc. 2018–20637 Filed 9–21–18; 8:45 am] AGENCY: Environmental Protection
One-on-one interviews, as the term BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
Agency (EPA).
implies, are individual interviews in ACTION: Notice.
which a respondent is generally asked
to review materials and provide ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
feedback on their content and design as AGENCY Agency (EPA) has submitted an
well as the thought processes that the information collection request (ICR),
materials invoke. Focus groups and one- [FRL–9983–86–OA] Land Disposal Restrictions (EPA ICR
on-one interviews (referred to No. 1442.23, OMB Control No. 2050–
Notice of Meeting of the EPA
collectively as ‘‘focus groups’’) used as 0085) to the Office of Management and
Children’s Health Protection Advisory
a qualitative research tool have three Budget (OMB) for review and approval
Committee (CHPAC)
major purposes: in accordance with the Paperwork
• To better understand respondents’ AGENCY: Environmental Protection Reduction Act. This is a proposed
attitudes, perceptions and emotions in Agency (EPA). extension of the ICR, which is currently
response to specific topics and ACTION: Notice of meeting. approved through September 30, 2018.
concepts; Public comments were previously
• to obtain respondent information SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of requested via the Federal Register on
useful for better defining variables and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, May 8, 2018 during a 60-day comment
measures in later quantitative studies; notice is hereby given that the next period. This notice allows for an
and meeting of the Children’s Health additional 30 days for public comments.
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• to further explore findings obtained Protection Advisory Committee A fuller description of the ICR is given
from quantitative studies. (CHPAC) will be held October 11– below, including its estimated burden
Through these focus groups, the October 12, 2018, at Holiday Inn and cost to the public. An Agency may
Agency will be able to gain a more in- Washington-Capitol 550 C Street SW, not conduct or sponsor and a person is
depth understanding of the public’s Washington, DC 20024. not required to respond to a collection
attitudes, beliefs, motivations and The CHPAC advises the of information unless it displays a
feelings regarding specific issues and Environmental Protection Agency on currently valid OMB control number.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of meeting.
Dates		October 11, 2018, from 11: 00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and October 12,
Contact		Angela Hackel, Office of Children's Health Protection, U.S. EPA, MC 1107T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566-2977 or [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 48309