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###### Environmental Protection Agency

          - [FRL-9490-01-OA]

# AGENCY:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

# ACTION:

Notice.

# SUMMARY:

                        The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the chartered Science Advisory Board. The purpose of the meeting is to (1) conduct a consultation with EPA on research needed to improve the state of the science supporting cumulative impact assessments; (2) discuss recommendations received from the SAB Work Group for Review of Science Supporting EPA Decisions with regard to SAB review of planned EPA actions; and (3) conduct a quality review of the draft SAB report,                         *Review of the Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual, Revision 2.*

# DATES:

The public meeting of the chartered Science Advisory Board will be held on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) and Monday, March 7, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).

# ADDRESSES:

                        The meeting will be conducted virtually. Please refer to the SAB website at                         *https://sab.epa.gov*                         for information on how to attend the meeting.                    

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        Any member of the public who wants further information concerning this notice may contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone (202) 564-2155, or email at                         *armitage.thomas@epa.gov.*                         General information about the SAB, as well as any updates concerning the meetings announced in this notice can be found on the SAB website at                         *https://sab.epa.gov.*

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

## Background

                    The SAB was established pursuant to the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act (ERDDAA), codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, to provide independent scientific and technical advice to the EPA Administrator on the scientific and technical basis for agency positions and regulations. The SAB is a Federal Advisory Committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., app. 2. The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the chartered Science Advisory Board will hold a public meeting to conduct a consultation with the EPA, discuss recommendations received from the SAB Work Group for Review of Science Supporting EPA Decisions, and conduct a quality review of an SAB draft report. The chartered SAB will conduct a consultation with the EPA on research needed to improve the state of the science supporting cumulative impact assessments. The chartered SAB will also discuss recommendations received from the SAB Work Group for Review of Science Supporting EPA Decisions with regard to SAB review of planned EPA actions. In addition, the chartered SAB will conduct a quality review of the SAB draft report titled                     *Review of the Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual, Revision 2.*

*Availability of Meeting Materials:*                     All meeting materials, including the agenda will be available on the SAB web page at                     *https://sab.epa.gov.*

*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 scientific advisory committees, provide independent advice to the EPA. Members of the public can submit relevant comments pertaining to the committee's charge or meeting materials. Input from the public to the SAB will have the most impact if it provides specific scientific or technical information or analysis for the SAB to consider or if it relates to the clarity or accuracy of the technical information. Members of the public wishing to provide comment should follow the instruction below to submit comments.                

*Oral Statements:*                     In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at a public meeting will be limited to three minutes. Each person making an oral statement should consider providing written comments as well as their oral statement so that the points presented orally can be expanded upon in writing. Persons interested in providing oral statements should contact the DFO, in writing (preferably via email) at the contact information noted above by February 23, 2022, to be placed on the list of registered speakers.                

*Written Statements:*                     Written statements will be accepted throughout the advisory process; however, for timely consideration by SAB members, statements should be submitted to the DFO by February 23, 2022, for consideration at the public meeting on March 2, 2022, and March 7, 2022. Written statements should be supplied to the DFO at the contact information above via email. Submitters are requested to provide a signed and unsigned version of each document because the SAB Staff Office does not publish documents with signatures on its websites. Members of the public should be aware that their personal contact information, if included in any written comments, may be posted to the SAB website. 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 the DFO, at the contact information noted above, preferably at least ten days prior to the meeting, to give the EPA as much time as possible to process your request.                

Thomas H. Brennan,

Director, Science Advisory Board Staff Office.

[FR Doc. 2022-01941 Filed 1-28-22; 8:45 am]

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