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AGENCY
[FRL–9922–02–OA]
Notification of a Public Teleconference
of the Science Advisory Board
Chemical Assessment Advisory
Committee Augmented for the
Ethylene Oxide Review
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board
(SAB) Staff Office announces a public
teleconference of the SAB Chemical
Assessment Advisory Committee
(CAAC) Augmented for the Ethylene
Oxide (EtO) Review to discuss its draft
report concerning EPA’s Evaluation of
the Inhalation Carcinogenicity of
Ethylene Oxide (Revised External
Review Draft—August 2014).
DATES: The public teleconference will
be held on Friday, February 20, 2015
from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time).
SUMMARY:
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The teleconference will be
conducted by telephone only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
member of the public who wants further
information concerning the
teleconference may contact Mr. Aaron
Yeow, Designated Federal Officer
(DFO), via telephone at (202) 564–2050
or email at yeow.aaron@epa.gov.
General information concerning the
SAB can be found on the SAB Web site
at https://www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as
amended, 5 U.S.C., App., notice is
hereby given that the SAB Augmented
CAAC for EtO will hold a public
teleconference to discuss its draft report
regarding EPA’s Evaluation of the
Inhalation Carcinogenicity of Ethylene
Oxide (Revised External Review Draft—
August 2014). The EPA SAB Staff Office
augmented the SAB CAAC with subject
matter experts to provide advice
through the chartered SAB regarding
this review.
The SAB was established pursuant to
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
SAB is a Federal Advisory Committee
chartered under FACA. The SAB will
comply with the provisions of FACA
and all appropriate SAB Staff Office
procedural policies.
The SAB Augmented CAAC for EtO
held a public meeting on November 18–
20, 2014 to peer review the EPA’s
Evaluation of the Inhalation
Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide
(Revised External Review Draft—August
2014). The purpose of this public
teleconference is for the Augmented
CAAC for EtO to discuss its draft report
peer reviewing the agency’s draft
document.
Availability of Meeting Materials:
Additional background on this SAB
activity, the teleconference agenda, draft
report, and other materials for the
teleconference will be posted on the
SAB Web site at https://
yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/
fedrgstr_activites/Eto%20Inhalation
%20Carcinogenicity?OpenDocument.
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
ADDRESSES:
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scientific advisory committees, provide
independent advice to EPA. Members of
the public can submit relevant
comments pertaining to the group
conducting this SAB activity or meeting
materials. 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 to
consider. Members of the public
wishing to provide comment should
contact the Designated Federal Officer
for the relevant advisory committee
directly. Oral Statements: In general,
individuals or groups requesting an oral
presentation at a public teleconference
will be limited to three minutes per
speaker. To be placed on the public
speaker list for the teleconference,
interested parties should notify Mr.
Aaron Yeow, DFO, by email no later
than February 13, 2015. Written
Statements: Written statements for these
teleconferences should be received in
the SAB Staff Office by the same
deadline given above for requesting oral
comments. Written statements should
be supplied to the DFO via email
(acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat
PDF, MS Word, WordPerfect, 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. Yeow at
the phone number or email address
noted above, preferably at least ten days
prior to the teleconferences, to give the
EPA as much time as possible to process
your request.
Dated: January 14, 2015.
Thomas H. Brennan,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board
Staff Office.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–9922–03–OA]
Request for Nominations of
Candidates to the EPA’s Science
Advisory Board (SAB) Agricultural
Science Committee: Additional Time to
Nominate
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) invites public
nominations of scientific experts to be
considered for appointment to the EPA’s
Science Advisory Board (SAB)
Agricultural Science Committee to
provide advice to the Chartered SAB
regarding matters referred to the SAB
that will have a significant direct impact
on farming and agriculture-related
industries.
DATES: Nominations should be
submitted in time to arrive no later than
March 30, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nominators unable to submit
nominations electronically as described
below may submit a paper copy to Ms.
Stephanie Sanzone, Designated Federal
Officer (DFO) for the committee, by
email at sanzone.stephanie@epa.gov or
by telephone at 202–564–2067.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The chartered SAB (the
Board) was established in 1978 by the
Environmental Research, Development
and Demonstration Authorization Act
(42 U.S.C. 4365) to provide independent
advice to the Administrator on general
scientific and technical matters
underlying the Agency’ policies and
actions. Members of the SAB and its
subcommittees constitute a
distinguished body of non-EPA
scientists, engineers, economists, and
social scientists that are nationally and
internationally recognized experts in
their respective fields. Members are
appointed by the EPA Administrator,
generally for a period of three years. The
SAB conducts business in accordance
with the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and
related regulations. Generally, SAB
meetings are announced in the Federal
Register, conducted in public view, and
provide opportunities for public input
during deliberations. All the work of the
SAB subcommittees is performed under
the direction of the Board. The
chartered Board provides strategic
advice to the EPA Administrator on a
variety of EPA science and research
programs and reviews and approves all
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SAB subcommittee and panel reports.
Additional information about the SAB
Federal Advisory Committees may be
found at https://www.epa.gov/sab.
The EPA previously announced (79
FR 73304–73305, December 10, 2014)
the opportunity for the public to
nominate experts to the SAB
Agricultural Science Committee, with
nominations requested by January 30,
2015. Due to the high level of interest
in the new committee from
organizations in the agricultural sector,
the EPA has extended the date to
receive nominations of candidates for
the committee until March 30, 2015.
Pursuant to section 12307 of the
Agricultural Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 133–
79), the EPA is establishing a new
agriculture-related standing committee
of the SAB. The SAB Agricultural
Science Committee will provide advice
to the chartered SAB on matters referred
to the Board that EPA and the Board, in
consultation with the Secretary of
Agriculture, determine will have a
significant direct impact on farming and
agriculture-related industries. Initial
appointments to the committee will be
for a mix of 2 and 3 year terms to ensure
rotation and staggered terms for future
years.
Expertise Sought: The SAB Staff
Office is seeking nominations of experts
to serve on the SAB Agricultural
Science Committee with demonstrated
expertise in agriculture-related sciences,
including: agricultural economics,
including valuation of ecosystem goods
and services; agricultural chemistry;
agricultural engineering; agronomy,
including soil science; aquaculture
science; biofuels engineering;
biotechnology; crop and animal science;
environmental chemistry; forestry; and
hydrology. For further information,
please contact Ms. Sanzone, DFO, as
identified above.
Selection criteria include:
—Demonstrated scientific credentials
and disciplinary expertise in relevant
fields;
—Willingness to commit time to the
committee and demonstrated ability
to work constructively and effectively
on committees;
—Background and experiences that
would contribute to the diversity of
perspectives on the committee, e.g.,
geographic, economic, social, cultural,
educational backgrounds, and
professional affiliations; and
—For the committee as a whole,
consideration of the collective breadth
and depth of scientific expertise; and
a balance of scientific perspectives.
As the committee undertakes specific
advisory activities, the SAB Staff Office
will consider two additional criteria for
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9922-02-OA]
Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Science Advisory
Board Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee Augmented for the Ethylene
Oxide Review
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the SAB
Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee (CAAC) Augmented for the
Ethylene Oxide (EtO) Review to discuss its draft report concerning
EPA's Evaluation of the Inhalation Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide
(Revised External Review Draft--August 2014).
DATES: The public teleconference will be held on Friday, February 20,
2015 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The teleconference will be conducted by telephone only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants
further information concerning the teleconference may contact Mr. Aaron
Yeow, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone at (202) 564-2050
or email at yeow.aaron@epa.gov. General information concerning the SAB
can be found on the SAB Web site at https://www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA),
as amended, 5 U.S.C., App., notice is hereby given that the SAB
Augmented CAAC for EtO will hold a public teleconference to discuss its
draft report regarding EPA's Evaluation of the Inhalation
Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide (Revised External Review Draft--
August 2014). The EPA SAB Staff Office augmented the SAB CAAC with
subject matter experts to provide advice through the chartered SAB
regarding this review.
The SAB was established pursuant to 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 SAB is a
Federal Advisory Committee chartered under FACA. The SAB will comply
with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office
procedural policies.
The SAB Augmented CAAC for EtO held a public meeting on November
18-20, 2014 to peer review the EPA's Evaluation of the Inhalation
Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide (Revised External Review Draft--
August 2014). The purpose of this public teleconference is for the
Augmented CAAC for EtO to discuss its draft report peer reviewing the
agency's draft document.
Availability of Meeting Materials: Additional background on this
SAB activity, the teleconference agenda, draft report, and other
materials for the teleconference will be posted on the SAB Web site at
https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/Eto%20Inhalation%20Carcinogenicity?OpenDocument.
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
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scientific advisory committees, provide independent advice to EPA.
Members of the public can submit relevant comments pertaining to the
group conducting this SAB activity or meeting materials. 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 to consider. Members of the public wishing to provide
comment should contact the Designated Federal Officer for the relevant
advisory committee directly. Oral Statements: In general, individuals
or groups requesting an oral presentation at a public teleconference
will be limited to three minutes per speaker. To be placed on the
public speaker list for the teleconference, interested parties should
notify Mr. Aaron Yeow, DFO, by email no later than February 13, 2015.
Written Statements: Written statements for these teleconferences should
be received in the SAB Staff Office by the same deadline given above
for requesting oral comments. Written statements should be supplied to
the DFO via email (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word,
WordPerfect, 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. Yeow at the phone
number or email address noted above, preferably at least ten days prior
to the teleconferences, to give the EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
Dated: January 14, 2015.
Thomas H. Brennan,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2015-01286 Filed 1-23-15; 8:45 am]
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