[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 134 (Thursday, July 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41185-41186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17027]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9699-7]
Notification of Public Teleconferences of the Science Advisory
Board Animal Feeding Operations Emission 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 two public teleconferences
of the SAB Animal Feeding Operations Emission Review Panel (AFO Panel)
to discuss additional EPA data and the Panel's draft advisory report
regarding EPA draft methodologies for estimating emissions from animal
feeding operations.
DATES: The SAB AFO Panel public teleconference will be held on August
13, 2012, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). The follow-up
public teleconference of the SAB AFO Panel will be held on October 24,
2012, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The public teleconferences will be conducted by telephone
only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing
further information regarding the public teleconferences may contact
Mr. Edward Hanlon, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office,
by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-2134 or via email at
hanlon.edward@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:
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 peer review, advice, consultation and recommendations to the
EPA Administrator on the technical basis for EPA actions. As a Federal
Advisory Committee, the SAB conducts business in accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and related
regulations. Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given
that the SAB AFO Panel will hold a public teleconference to review
additional data and a public teleconference to discuss the Panel's
draft advisory report regarding the EPA documents, ``Draft--Development
of Emissions Estimating Methodologies for Broiler Animal Feeding
Operations'' and ``Draft--Development of Emissions Estimating
Methodologies for Lagoons and Basins at Swine and Dairy Animal Feeding
Operations'' (February 2012 draft). The SAB Panel will provide advice
through the chartered SAB and will comply with the provisions of FACA
and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies.
Background information about this SAB review can be found on the
SAB Web site at: http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/0/AE6639DD6B79360E852579A4004E5529?OpenDocument. The SAB AFO Panel
previously held a public meeting on March 14, 15 and 16, 2012 to
discuss its review comments on the EPA Animal Feeding Operations
emissions documents.
Technical Contacts: For technical questions and information
concerning EPA's air emission estimating methodologies for animal
feeding operations, please contact Mr. Larry Elmore of EPA's Office of
Air Quality Planning and Standards by phone at (919) 541-5433, or via
email at elmore.larry@epa.gov.
Availability of the Review Materials: The agenda and material in
support of these teleconference calls will be accessible through the
calendar link on the blue navigation bar at http://www.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
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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 the SAB Panel 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 DFO directly.
Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an
oral presentation will be limited to three minutes per speaker.
Interested parties should contact Mr. Edward Hanlon, DFO, in writing
(preferably via email), at the contact information noted above, by
August 6, 2012 to be placed on the list of public speakers for the
August 13, 2012 teleconference, and by October 17, 2012 to be placed on
the list of public speakers for the October 24, 2012 teleconference.
Written Statements: Written statements should be received in the SAB
Staff Office by August 6, 2012 for the August 13, 2012 teleconference,
and by October 17, 2012 for the October 24, 2012 teleconference, so
that the information may be made available to the Panel members for
their consideration. Written statements should be supplied to the DFO
in electronic format via email (acceptable file formats: 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. Edward Hanlon at
(202) 564-2134 or via email at hanlon.edward@epa.gov, preferably at
least ten days prior to the public teleconference(s) to give EPA as
much time as possible to process your request.
Dated: July 3, 2012.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2012-17027 Filed 7-11-12; 8:45 am]
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