[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 62 (Tuesday, March 31, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17873-17874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06658]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-10007-51-OA]
Notification of a Public Meeting of the Science Advisory Board
Economic Guidelines Review Panel
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the Science
Advisory Board Economic Guidelines Review Panel. The purpose of the
meeting is to receive an agency briefing, review charge questions and
hear public comments for the EPA's revised document titled ``Guidelines
for Preparing Economic Analyses.''
DATES: The public teleconference will be held on April 23, 2020, from
11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The public teleconference will be conducted by telephone
only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants
further information concerning this notice may contact Dr. Shaunta
Hill-Hammond, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory
Board (1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail (202) 564-
3343, or email at [email protected]. General information
about the SAB, as well as any updates concerning the meeting announced
in this notice can be found on the SAB website at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: 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 EPA Administrator on the scientific and
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. The SAB will comply with the
provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural
policies. Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given that
the Science Advisory Board Economic Guidelines Review Panel will hold a
public meeting to receive a briefing from the agency, discuss charge
questions and hear public comments for the EPA's revised document
titled ``Guidelines for Preparing Economic
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Analyses.'' The purpose of the document is to define and describe best
practices for economic analysis grounded in the economics literature.
It also describes Executive Orders and other documents that impose
analytic requirements and provides detailed information on selected
important topics for economic analyses.
Availability of Meeting Materials: All meeting materials, including
the agenda will be available prior to the meetings on the SAB web page
at http://epa.gov/sab.
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 the EPA.
Members of the public can submit relevant comments pertaining to the
committee's charge or meeting materials. Input from the public to the
SAB will have the most impact if it provides specific scientific or
technical information or analysis for the SAB to consider or if it
relates to the clarity or accuracy of the technical information.
Members of the public wishing to provide comment should follow the
instruction below to submit comments.
Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an
oral presentation at a public 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. Persons interested in
providing oral statements should contact the DFO, in writing
(preferably via email) at the contact information noted above, to be
placed on the list of registered speakers by April 15, 2020.
Written Statements: Written statements will be accepted throughout
the advisory process; however, for timely consideration by SAB members,
statements should be received in the SAB Staff Office by April 15, 2020
Written statements should be supplied to the DFO at the contact
information above via email (preferred) or in hard copy with original
signature. Submitters are requested to provide a signed and unsigned
version of each document because the SAB Staff Office does not publish
documents with signatures on its websites. Members of the public should
be aware that their personal contact information, if included in any
written comments, may be posted to the SAB website. 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 the DFO, at the contact
information noted above, preferably at least ten days prior to the
meeting, to give the EPA as much time as possible to process your
request.
V. Khanna Johnston,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2020-06658 Filed 3-30-20; 8:45 am]
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