[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 12 (Thursday, January 21, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6324-6325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01204]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0635; FRL-10018-94-ORD]


Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Chemical Safety for 
Sustainability and Health and Environmental Risk Assessment 
Subcommittee Meeting--February 2021

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research 
and Development (ORD), gives notice of a series of virtual meetings of 
the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Chemical Safety for 
Sustainability and Health and Environmental Risk Assessment (CSS-HERA) 
Subcommittee to review the recent progress and activities for High-
Throughput Toxicology (HTT), Rapid Exposure Modeling and Dosimetry 
(REMD), Virtual Tissue Modeling (VTM) and Adverse Outcome Pathway (AOP) 
progress on the CSS StRAP. Due to unforeseen circumstances, EPA is 
announcing this meeting with less than 15 calendar days' notice.

DATES: 
    1. The initial meeting will be held over four days via 
videoconference:
    a. Tuesday, February 2, 2021 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. (EDT);
    b. Wednesday, February 3, 2021, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. (EDT);
    c. Thursday, February 4, 2021, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. (EDT); and
    d. Friday, February 5, 2021, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. (EDT).
    Attendees must register by February 1, 2021.
    2. A BOSC deliberation will be held on February 25, 2021 from 11 
a.m. to 2 p.m. (EDT). Attendees must register by February 24, 2021.
    3. A final summary teleconference will be held on March 11, 2021 
from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. (EDT). Attendees must register by March 10, 2021.
    Meeting times are subject to change. This series of meetings are 
open to the public. Comments must be received by February 1, 2021 to be 
considered by the subcommittee. Requests for the draft agenda or making 
a presentation at the meeting will be accepted until February 1, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Instructions on how to connect to the videoconference will 
be provided upon registration at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/us-epa-bosc-css-and-hera-subcommittee-meeting-tickets-121084839013.

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    Submit your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0635 by one 
of the following methods:
    <bullet> www.regulations.gov: Follow the online instructions for 
submitting comments.

    Note: Comments submitted to the www.regulations.gov website are 
anonymous unless identifying information is included in the body of 
the comment.

    <bullet> Email: Send comments by electronic mail (email) to: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#29667b6d076d464a424c5d694c5948074e465f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f8b7aabcd6bc979b939d8cb89d8899d69f978e">[email protected]</span></a>, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0635.

    Note: Comments submitted via email are not anonymous. The 
sender's email will be included in the body of the comment and 
placed in the public docket which is made available on the internet.

    Instructions: All comments received, including any personal 
information provided, will be included in the public docket without 
change and may be made available online at www.regulations.gov. 
Information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or 
other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute will not be 
included in the public docket, and should not be submitted through 
www.regulations.gov or email. For additional information about the 
EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/.
    Public Docket: Publicly available docket materials may be accessed 
Online at www.regulations.gov.
    Copyrighted materials in the docket are only available via hard 
copy. The telephone number for the ORD Docket Center is (202) 566-1752.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Designated Federal Officer (DFO), 
Tom Tracy, via phone/voicemail at: (202) 564-6518; or via email at: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7004021113095e041f1d301500115e171f06"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="85f1f7e4e6fcabf1eae8c5e0f5e4abe2eaf3">[email protected]</span></a>.
    Any member of the public interested in receiving a draft agenda, 
attending the meeting, or making a presentation at the meeting should 
contact Tom Tracy no later than February 1, 2021.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) is 
a federal advisory committee that provides advice and recommendations 
to EPA's Office of Research and Development on technical and management 
issues of its research programs. Meeting agendas and materials will be 
posted to https://www.epa.gov/bosc.
    Proposed agenda items for the meeting include, but are not limited 
to, the following: Recent progress and activities for HTT, REMD, VTM 
and AOP progress on the CSS StRAP.
    Information on Services Available: For information on translation 
services, access, or services for individuals with disabilities, please 
contact Tom Tracy at (202) 564-6518 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3d494f5c5e44134952507d584d5c135a524b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="abdfd9cac8d285dfc4c6ebcedbca85ccc4dd">[email protected]</span></a>. To request 
accommodation of a disability, please contact Tom Tracy at least ten 
days prior to the meeting to give the EPA adequate time to process your 
request.


    Authority: Pub. L. 92-463, 1, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770)

Mary Ross,
Director, Office of Science Advisor, Policy and Engagement.
[FR Doc. 2021-01204 Filed 1-19-21; 8:45 am]
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