[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 107 (Friday, June 3, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32198-32199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13823]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9315-4]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office Notification of a Joint
Public Meeting of the Chartered Science Advisory Board and Board of
Scientific Counselors
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a joint public meeting of the
Chartered SAB and Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) to hold
discussions with EPA regarding the Office of Research and Development's
(ORD's) new strategic directions for research.
DATES: The public meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 from
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Thursday, June 30, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 201
Harrison Oaks Boulevard, Cary, North Carolina 27513.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes
further information concerning the meeting may contact Dr. Angela
Nugent, 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-
2218, fax (202) 202-565-2098; or e-mail at [email protected].
General information concerning the SAB can be found on the EPA Web site
at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: 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 the
technical basis for Agency positions and regulations. The BOSC was
established by the EPA to provide advice, information, and
recommendations regarding the ORD research program. The SAB and BOSC
are Federal Advisory Committees 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 the SAB and BOSC will hold a joint
public meeting to hold discussions with EPA regarding
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ORD's new strategic directions for research. The SAB and BOSC will
comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office
procedural policies.
The Office of Research and Development is restructuring its
research programs for FY 2012 to better understand environmental
problems and inform sustainable solutions to meet EPA's strategic
goals. The restructured research program will be comprised of six
program areas: Air, Climate, and Energy; Safe and Sustainable Water
Resources; Sustainable and Healthy Communities; Chemical Safety for
Sustainability; Human Health Risk Assessment; and Homeland Security.
The Office of Research and Development has requested SAB and BOSC
advice at an early stage in the process of defining strategic program
directions to help ORD develop research plans to respond to EPA's
strategic goals and high priority needs.
Availability of Meeting Materials: A meeting agenda and other
materials for the meeting will be placed on the SAB Web site at http://epa.gov/sab.
Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the
public may submit relevant written or oral information for
consideration on the topics included in this advisory activity. Oral
Statements: To be placed on the public speaker list for the June 29-30,
2011 meeting, interested parties should notify Dr. Angela Nugent, DFO,
by e-mail no later than June 22, 2011. Individuals making oral
statements will be limited to five minutes per speaker. Written
Statements: Written statements for the June 29-30, 2011 meeting should
be received in the SAB Staff Office by June 22, 2011, so that the
information may be made available to the SAB and BOSC for their
consideration prior to this meeting. 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, MS Word, WordPerfect, MS PowerPoint, or Rich
Text files in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format). Submitters are asked
to provide electronic versions of each document submitted with and
without signatures, because the SAB Staff Office does not publish
documents with signatures on its Web sites.
Accessibility: For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please contact Dr. Nugent 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 27, 2011.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2011-13823 Filed 6-2-11; 8:45 am]
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