[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 94 (Monday, May 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28224-28225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11951]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9306-5]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board Panel for the Oil Spill
Research Strategy Review Panel
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of
the SAB Panel to Review EPA's Draft Oil Spill Research Strategy.
DATES: The teleconference will be held on June 9, 2011 from 1 p.m. to 4
p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time).
ADDRESSES: The public teleconference will be conducted by telephone
only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing
further information regarding this teleconference meeting may contact
Mr. Thomas Carpenter, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB Staff
Office, by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-4885; by fax at (202) 565-
2098 or via e-mail at carpenter.thomas@epa.gov. General information
concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found at the EPA SAB
Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SAB was established pursuant to the
Environmental Research, Development and Demonstration Authorization Act
(ERDAA), codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365 to provide independent scientific
and technical advice to the Administrator on
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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. Pursuant to FACA and EPA
policy, notice is hereby given that an ad hoc SAB Panel will hold a
public teleconference to review EPA's Draft Oil Spill Research
Strategy. The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and all
appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies.
Background: EPA's Draft Oil Spill Research Strategy discusses
proposed research and collaborative approaches for four activities
related to oil spills: Dispersants, alternative remediation
technologies, coastal and inland restoration, and human health effects.
The Deep Water Horizon spill identified the need for additional
research on alternative spill response technologies; environmental
impacts of chemical dispersants under deep sea application conditions;
the fate and toxicity of dispersants and dispersed oil; chronic health
effects for spill response workers and the public; and shoreline and
wetland impacts, restoration and recovery. Accordingly, EPA developed
the research strategy to address these needs, as they pertain to EPA's
responsibilities for oil spills, and has requested that the SAB review
their draft Strategy. Information about formation of the panel and the
draft Strategy can be found at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/Oil%20Spill%20Research%20Strategy?OpenDocument.
The panel held public teleconferences on April 11 and 12, 2011 (76
FR 16769-16770) to discuss the strategy. The purpose of the June 9,
2011, teleconference is for the Panel to discuss their draft advisory
report.
Availability of Meeting Materials: The agenda and the draft
Advisory Report on EPA Draft Oil Spill Research Strategy will be
available on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab in advance of
the meeting.
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 consists of comments that provide 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. Members of the public wishing to provide comment should
contact the Designated Federal Officer for the relevant advisory
committee directly. Oral Statements: Individuals or groups requesting
an oral presentation at this public meeting will be limited to five
minutes. Those interested in being on the public speakers list for the
June 9, 2011 teleconference should contact Mr. Thomas Carpenter, DFO at
the contact information noted above, by May 31, 2011. Written
Statements: Written statements should be received in the SAB Staff
Office by May 31, 2011 for the teleconference so that the information
may be made available to the SAB Oil Spill Research Review Panel for
their consideration. Written statements should be supplied to the DFO
in the following formats: One hard copy with original signature and one
electronic copy via e-mail (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat PDF,
WordPerfect, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM-PC/
Windows 98/2000/XP format). 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
the phone number or e-mail address noted above, preferably at least ten
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
Dated: May 10, 2011.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2011-11951 Filed 5-13-11; 8:45 am]
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