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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 91 / Wednesday, May 11, 2011 / Notices
Dated: May 4, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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EPA Science Advisory Board Staff
Invitation to a Session on Public
Involvement in EPA Advisory Activities
Supported by the SAB Staff Office
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The EPA Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a
public session on public involvement in
activities related to the Advisory
Council on Clean Air Compliance
Analysis (the Council), Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Committee
(CASAC), and the SAB.
DATES: The public session will be held
on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 from 1 p.m.
to 5 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time).
ADDRESSES: The session will be held at
Potomac Yard Conference Center, One
Potomac Yard, 2777 S. Crystal Dr.,
Arlington, Fourth Floor Conference
Center South (S–4370–80).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Members of the public who wish to
attend must register by contacting 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) 565–2098; or e-mail at
nugent.angela@epa.gov, by May 27,
2011. Persons unable to attend the
public session may send written
comments to Dr. Angela Nugent by May
27, 2011.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The SAB Staff Office
provides management and technical
support to the Council, CASAC, and the
SAB and their committees and panels.
The SAB Staff also provides information
to the public about committee activities
and how the public can provide input
into the science advice process. As part
of its effort to continuously strengthen
policies and procedures for informing
the public and involving them in
advisory processes, the SAB Staff Office
is holding a public session to receive
public input and feedback on current
processes. The SAB Staff Office will
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consider this feedback as it develops
additional policies and procedures to
support Council, CASAC, and SAB
advisory activities.
Established by statute, the Council (42
U.S.C 7612), the CASAC (42 U.S.C.
7409), and the SAB (42 U.S.C. 4365) are
EPA’s chartered Federal Advisory
Committees that provide independent
scientific and technical peer review,
consultation, advice and
recommendations directly to the EPA
Administrator on the scientific bases for
EPA’s actions and programs. Members
of the SAB, CASAC, and the Council are
appointed by the EPA Administrator. As
Federal Advisory Committees, the
Council, CASAC, and SAB conduct
business in accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5
U.S.C. App. 2) and related regulations.
Generally, Council, CASAC and SAB
meetings are announced in the Federal
Register, conducted in public view, and
provide opportunities for public input
during deliberations. Additional
information about these Federal
Advisory Committees may be found at
https://www.epa.gov/advisorycouncilcaa,
https://www.epa.gov/casac and https://
www.epa.gov/sab, respectively.
The SAB Staff Office is holding a
public session to receive public input
and feedback in four areas: (1) The
public access Web sites supporting the
Council, CASAC and SAB; (2) public
involvement in nomination of experts
for committees and panels; (3) public
involvement in meeting and report
development; and (4) other topics of
interest to the public.
Public Access Web Sites Supporting the
Council, CASAC and SAB
Three inter-related public access Web
sites (https://www.epa.gov/
advisorycouncilcaa, https://
www.epa.gov/casac and https://
www.epa.gov/sab) have been developed
to communicate current information
about the membership, activities, and
reports of the Council, CASAC and SAB
and to facilitate public involvement in
advisory activities.
The Web sites were designed with the
following features: (1) Integration of all
information relevant to a specific
advisory activity on a single page (e.g.
key information related to Agency
requests for advice, advisory committee
or panel membership, Federal Register
Notices, related meetings, draft and final
reports, Agency responses to advice); (2)
integration of all information relevant
for a specific meeting on a single page
(e.g. Federal Register Notices, meeting
agendas, materials, and minutes); (3) a
calendar of meetings that can be
organized by day, week, month, or year;
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(4) ‘‘Recent Happenings’’ and ‘‘Recent
Additions’’ sections and related ‘‘really
simple syndication’’ (RSS) feeds that
highlight opportunities for public input,
most recent draft and final reports, and
recent Agency responses; (5) a search
function that identifies Council,
CASAC, and SAB final reports, draft
reports, advisory activities, Federal
Register notices, meetings, committees
and panels, and special-purpose Web
pages; and (6) electronic nomination of
experts for committees and panels. The
SAB Staff Office is seeking public
comment on strengthening the clarity,
navigability, and usefulness of the Web
sites.
Public Involvement in Nomination of
Experts for Committees and Panels
The EPA Administrator appoints
members to the Council, CASAC, the
chartered SAB and SAB Standing
Committees. Members of advisory
committees and panels are non-EPA
scientists, engineers, and economists
and other social scientists who are
recognized experts in their respective
fields. They may come from academia,
industry, state, and tribal governments,
research institutes and nongovernmental organizations throughout
the United States. EPA chooses them for
their demonstrated ability to examine
and analyze environmental issues with
objectivity and integrity and for their
interpersonal, oral and written
communication, and consensusbuilding skills.
The SAB Staff annually requests
nominations from the public for
membership on the chartered SAB and
SAB Standing Committees. The latest
request was published in the Federal
Register on April 15, 2011 (76 FR
21349–21350). Members of the public
may nominate experts as part of this
annual process through the ‘‘Nomination
of experts’’ link on the blue navigation
bar at https://www.epa.gov/sab.
The SAB Staff Office also forms ad
hoc subcommittees and panels under
the auspices of the Council, CASAC,
and SAB on environmental science
topics. As additional expertise is
needed, the SAB Staff Office requests
for nominations are published in the
Federal Register and posted on the
public access Web sites. Members of the
public may nominate experts for ad hoc
sub committees and panels, again
through the ‘‘Nomination of experts’’
link on the blue navigation bar at
https://www.epa.gov/sab and may
comment on candidates being
considered for ad hoc committees and
panels.
To describe these processes, the SAB
Staff has developed: (1) A general
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overview of the panel formation process
[Overview of the Panel Formation
Process at the Environmental Protection
Agency Science Advisory Board,
September 2002 (EPA–SAB–EC–02–
010), on the Web at https://
yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/
WebFiles/OverviewPanelForm/$File/
ec02010.pdf)]; and (2) ‘‘Frequently
Asked Questions about SAB, CASAC,
and Council Membership and
Establishment of Ad Hoc Panels and
Committees’’ (on the Web at https://
yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/
WebSABSO/QsandAsRefMembership?
OpenDocument).
The SAB Staff Office is seeking public
comment on the current process
regarding public nomination of experts.
Public Involvement in Meeting and
Report Development
FACA and General Services
Administration regulations mandate
public involvement in committee
activities primarily by open access to
meetings and records and by providing
the public opportunity to submit
comments to the advisory committee or
panel. 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.
Members of the public can submit
comments for a Federal advisory
committee to consider as it develops
advice for EPA. Public comments are
sent to the Designated Federal Officer.
The contact information for the
Designated Federal Officer is identified
in the Federal Register notice for
committee meetings and is made
publicly available on the public access
Web site.
To participate in advisory activities of
the SAB, CASAC, and Council,
members of the public can: (1) Contact
the appropriate Designated Federal
Officer (DFO) or the SAB Staff Office to
obtain information on or provide
comments about committee activities;
(2) attend and observe public meetings
and teleconferences; (3) review
materials used by committee members
in their deliberations; (4) provide
written comments for consideration by
committee member; (5) present oral
statements for consideration by
committee members at public meetings
during time periods set aside for that
purpose; and (6) review minutes of
committee meeting and deliberations.
The SAB Staff has developed a
description of how SAB, CASAC, and
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Council committees work and how the
public can participate through the steps
outlined above (A Report of the Science
Advisory Board Staff Office; Advisory
Committee Meetings and Report
Development: Process for Public
Involvement, EPA–SABSO–04–001,
available on the Web at https://
yosemite.epa.gov/sab/
SABPRODUCT.NSF/WEBSABSO/
participatemeetingsreports?
OpenDocument).
The SAB Staff Office is seeking public
comment on ways to strengthen public
access to information about and public
involvement in advisory meetings and
report development.
Availability of Meeting Materials: A
meeting agenda and other materials for
the meeting will be placed on the SAB
Web site at https://epa.gov/sab.
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 4, 2011.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board
Staff Office.
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office
Notification of a Public Teleconference
of the Advisory Council on Clean Air
Compliance Analysis Augmented for
Review of the Report to Congress on
Black Carbon
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA or Agency) Science
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office
announces a public teleconference of
the Black Carbon Review Panel.
DATES: The meeting will be held on June
27, 2011, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern
Time.
ADDRESSES: The public teleconference
will be conducted by telephone only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Members of the public who wish to
obtain further information regarding this
meeting must contact Ms. Stephanie
Sanzone, Designated Federal Officer
(DFO). Ms. Sanzone may be contacted at
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the EPA Science Advisory Board
(1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20460; or by
telephone/voice mail at (202) 564–2067;
fax at (202) 565–2098; or e-mail at
sanzone.stephanie@epa.gov. General
information concerning the Council can
be found at the EPA Council Web site
at https://www.epa.gov/
advisorycouncilcaa. Any inquiry
regarding EPA’s Draft Report to
Congress on Black Carbon should be
directed to Erika Sasser, EPA Office of
Air Quality Planning and Standards
(OAQPS), at sasser.erika@epa.gov or
(919) 541–3889.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Advisory Council
on Clean Air Compliance Analysis
(Council) was established pursuant to
Section 812 of the Clean Air Act (CAA)
Amendments of 1990 (codified as 42
U.S.C. 7612) to provide independent
advice to the Administrator on technical
and economic aspects of analyses and
reports EPA prepares on the impacts of
the CAA on the public health, economy,
and environment of the United States.
The Council 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
the Council augmented with additional
experts (hereafter referred to as the
Black Carbon Review Panel) will hold a
public teleconference to discuss a draft
advisory report, Review of EPA’s Draft
Report to Congress on Black Carbon.
The Panel will comply with the
provisions of FACA and all appropriate
SAB Staff Office procedural policies.
The October 2009 Interior
Appropriations bill (Pub. L. 111–88)
requires the EPA, in consultation with
other Federal agencies, to prepare a
comprehensive report to Congress on
the climate and public health effects of
black carbon and the potential utility
and cost-effectiveness of mitigation
options. EPA’s Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards (OAQPS)
requested that the Council review the
draft Report to Congress on Black
Carbon to evaluate the report’s scientific
rigor, completeness, and technical
accuracy. To conduct this review, the
Council was augmented with additional
experts in climate modeling and black
carbon emissions, impacts, and control
strategies. The Council’s Black Carbon
Review Panel met on April 18–19, 2011
(76 FR 17123–17124, March 28, 2011),
to review the draft Report to Congress.
The purpose of the June 27, 2011,
teleconference is to discuss the
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EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Invitation to a Session on
Public Involvement in EPA Advisory Activities Supported by the SAB
Staff Office
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a
public session on public involvement in activities related to the
Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis (the Council), Clean
Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC), and the SAB.
DATES: The public session will be held on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 from
1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time).
ADDRESSES: The session will be held at Potomac Yard Conference Center,
One Potomac Yard, 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, Fourth Floor
Conference Center South (S-4370-80).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to
attend must register by contacting 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) 565-2098; or e-mail at nugent.angela@epa.gov, by May 27, 2011.
Persons unable to attend the public session may send written comments
to Dr. Angela Nugent by May 27, 2011.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The SAB Staff Office provides management and technical
support to the Council, CASAC, and the SAB and their committees and
panels. The SAB Staff also provides information to the public about
committee activities and how the public can provide input into the
science advice process. As part of its effort to continuously
strengthen policies and procedures for informing the public and
involving them in advisory processes, the SAB Staff Office is holding a
public session to receive public input and feedback on current
processes. The SAB Staff Office will consider this feedback as it
develops additional policies and procedures to support Council, CASAC,
and SAB advisory activities.
Established by statute, the Council (42 U.S.C 7612), the CASAC (42
U.S.C. 7409), and the SAB (42 U.S.C. 4365) are EPA's chartered Federal
Advisory Committees that provide independent scientific and technical
peer review, consultation, advice and recommendations directly to the
EPA Administrator on the scientific bases for EPA's actions and
programs. Members of the SAB, CASAC, and the Council are appointed by
the EPA Administrator. As Federal Advisory Committees, the Council,
CASAC, and SAB conduct business in accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and related regulations.
Generally, Council, CASAC and SAB meetings are announced in the Federal
Register, conducted in public view, and provide opportunities for
public input during deliberations. Additional information about these
Federal Advisory Committees may be found at https://www.epa.gov/advisorycouncilcaa, https://www.epa.gov/casac and https://www.epa.gov/sab, respectively.
The SAB Staff Office is holding a public session to receive public
input and feedback in four areas: (1) The public access Web sites
supporting the Council, CASAC and SAB; (2) public involvement in
nomination of experts for committees and panels; (3) public involvement
in meeting and report development; and (4) other topics of interest to
the public.
Public Access Web Sites Supporting the Council, CASAC and SAB
Three inter-related public access Web sites (https://www.epa.gov/advisorycouncilcaa, https://www.epa.gov/casac and https://www.epa.gov/sab) have been developed to communicate current information about the
membership, activities, and reports of the Council, CASAC and SAB and
to facilitate public involvement in advisory activities.
The Web sites were designed with the following features: (1)
Integration of all information relevant to a specific advisory activity
on a single page (e.g. key information related to Agency requests for
advice, advisory committee or panel membership, Federal Register
Notices, related meetings, draft and final reports, Agency responses to
advice); (2) integration of all information relevant for a specific
meeting on a single page (e.g. Federal Register Notices, meeting
agendas, materials, and minutes); (3) a calendar of meetings that can
be organized by day, week, month, or year; (4) ``Recent Happenings''
and ``Recent Additions'' sections and related ``really simple
syndication'' (RSS) feeds that highlight opportunities for public
input, most recent draft and final reports, and recent Agency
responses; (5) a search function that identifies Council, CASAC, and
SAB final reports, draft reports, advisory activities, Federal Register
notices, meetings, committees and panels, and special-purpose Web
pages; and (6) electronic nomination of experts for committees and
panels. The SAB Staff Office is seeking public comment on strengthening
the clarity, navigability, and usefulness of the Web sites.
Public Involvement in Nomination of Experts for Committees and Panels
The EPA Administrator appoints members to the Council, CASAC, the
chartered SAB and SAB Standing Committees. Members of advisory
committees and panels are non-EPA scientists, engineers, and economists
and other social scientists who are recognized experts in their
respective fields. They may come from academia, industry, state, and
tribal governments, research institutes and non-governmental
organizations throughout the United States. EPA chooses them for their
demonstrated ability to examine and analyze environmental issues with
objectivity and integrity and for their interpersonal, oral and written
communication, and consensus-building skills.
The SAB Staff annually requests nominations from the public for
membership on the chartered SAB and SAB Standing Committees. The latest
request was published in the Federal Register on April 15, 2011 (76 FR
21349-21350). Members of the public may nominate experts as part of
this annual process through the ``Nomination of experts'' link on the
blue navigation bar at https://www.epa.gov/sab.
The SAB Staff Office also forms ad hoc subcommittees and panels
under the auspices of the Council, CASAC, and SAB on environmental
science topics. As additional expertise is needed, the SAB Staff Office
requests for nominations are published in the Federal Register and
posted on the public access Web sites. Members of the public may
nominate experts for ad hoc sub committees and panels, again through
the ``Nomination of experts'' link on the blue navigation bar at https://www.epa.gov/sab and may comment on candidates being considered for ad
hoc committees and panels.
To describe these processes, the SAB Staff has developed: (1) A
general
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overview of the panel formation process [Overview of the Panel
Formation Process at the Environmental Protection Agency Science
Advisory Board, September 2002 (EPA-SAB-EC-02-010), on the Web at
https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/WebFiles/OverviewPanelForm/
$File/ec02010.pdf)]; and (2) ``Frequently Asked Questions about SAB,
CASAC, and Council Membership and Establishment of Ad Hoc Panels and
Committees'' (on the Web at https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/WebSABSO/QsandAsRefMembership?OpenDocument).
The SAB Staff Office is seeking public comment on the current
process regarding public nomination of experts.
Public Involvement in Meeting and Report Development
FACA and General Services Administration regulations mandate public
involvement in committee activities primarily by open access to
meetings and records and by providing the public opportunity to submit
comments to the advisory committee or panel. 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. Members of the public can submit comments for a
Federal advisory committee to consider as it develops advice for EPA.
Public comments are sent to the Designated Federal Officer. The contact
information for the Designated Federal Officer is identified in the
Federal Register notice for committee meetings and is made publicly
available on the public access Web site.
To participate in advisory activities of the SAB, CASAC, and
Council, members of the public can: (1) Contact the appropriate
Designated Federal Officer (DFO) or the SAB Staff Office to obtain
information on or provide comments about committee activities; (2)
attend and observe public meetings and teleconferences; (3) review
materials used by committee members in their deliberations; (4) provide
written comments for consideration by committee member; (5) present
oral statements for consideration by committee members at public
meetings during time periods set aside for that purpose; and (6) review
minutes of committee meeting and deliberations. The SAB Staff has
developed a description of how SAB, CASAC, and Council committees work
and how the public can participate through the steps outlined above (A
Report of the Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Advisory Committee
Meetings and Report Development: Process for Public Involvement, EPA-
SABSO-04-001, available on the Web at https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/SABPRODUCT.NSF/WEBSABSO/participatemeetingsreports?OpenDocument).
The SAB Staff Office is seeking public comment on ways to
strengthen public access to information about and public involvement in
advisory meetings and report development.
Availability of Meeting Materials: A meeting agenda and other
materials for the meeting will be placed on the SAB Web site at https://epa.gov/sab.
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 4, 2011.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2011-11560 Filed 5-10-11; 8:45 am]
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