[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 44912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18982]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9444-2]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Closed 
Meetings of the Science Advisory Board's Scientific and Technological 
Achievement Awards Committee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA), Science Advisory 
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a meeting and teleconference of the 
SAB's Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA) Committee 
to develop draft recommendations regarding the recipients of the 
Agency's 2011 Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards for 
consideration by the SAB. The meetings will be closed to the public.

DATES: The meeting dates are Tuesday and Wednesday, August 9 and 10, 
2011, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The closed meeting will be held at the Madison Hotel, 1177 
15th St., NW., Washington, DC 20005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to 
obtain further information regarding this announcement may contact Mr. 
Edward Hanlon, Designated Federal Officer, by telephone: (202) 564-2134 
or e-mail at [email protected]. The SAB Mailing address is: U.S. 
EPA Science Advisory Board (1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. General 
information about the SAB concerning the meeting and teleconference 
announced in this notice may be found on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App.2, and section (c)(6) of 
the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6), EPA has 
determined that the meeting and teleconference will be closed to the 
public. The purpose of the meeting and teleconference is for the 
Committee to discuss recommendations for the SAB regarding the 
recipients of the Agency's 2011 Scientific and Technological 
Achievement Awards. These awards are established to honor and recognize 
EPA employees who have made outstanding contributions in the 
advancement of science and technology through their research and 
development activities, as exhibited in publication of their results in 
peer reviewed journals. I have determined that the SAB meeting and 
teleconference will be closed to the public because it is concerned 
with selecting employees deserving of awards. In making these 
recommendations, the Agency requires full and frank advice from the EPA 
Science Advisory Board. This advice will involve professional judgments 
on the relative merits of various employees and their respective work. 
Such personnel matters involve the discussion of information that is of 
a personal nature and the disclosure of which would be a clearly 
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy and, therefore, are protected 
from disclosure by section (c)(6) of the Government in the Sunshine 
Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6). Minutes of the meeting and teleconference 
will be kept and certified by the Chair.

    Dated: July 21, 2011.
 Lisa P. Jackson,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2011-18982 Filed 7-26-11; 8:45 am]
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