Document ID: EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0467-0014
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Safe and Sustainable Water Resources Subcommittee Meeting - December 2021
Posted Date: 2021-11-03T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 210 (Wednesday, November 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60630-60631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23905]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0467; FRL-8954-01-ORD]

Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Safe and Sustainable Water 
Resources Subcommittee Meeting--December 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) Safe and Sustainable Water 
Resources (SSWR) Subcommittee to discuss the SSWR research program on 
nutrients and harmful algal blooms.

DATES: 1. The meeting will be held over two days via videoconference:
    a. Wednesday, December 1, 2021, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. (EDT); and
    b. Thursday, December 2, 2021, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. (EDT).
    Attendees must register by November 30, 2021.
    2. A BOSC deliberation videoconference will be held on December 14, 
2021, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (EDT).
    Attendees must register by December 13, 2021.
    3. A final BOSC deliberation videoconference will be held on 
December 20, 2021, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (EDT).
    Attendees must register by December 17, 2021.
    Meeting times are subject to change. This series of meetings is 
open to the public. Comments must be received by November 30, 2021, to 
be considered by the subcommittee. Requests for the draft agenda or 
making a presentation at the meeting will be accepted until November 
30, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Instructions on how to connect to the videoconference will 
be provided upon registration at: https://epa-bosc-sswr-subcommittee-mtg.eventbrite.com.
    Submit your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0467 by one 
of the following methods:
     www.regulations.gov: Follow the online instructions for 
submitting comments.
    [ssquf] Note: comments submitted to the www.regulations.gov website 
are anonymous unless identifying information is included in the body of 
the comment.
     Email: Send comments by electronic mail (email) to: 
[email protected], Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0467.
    [ssquf] 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: 919-541-4334; or via email at: 
[email protected].
    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 November 30, 2021.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) is 
a federal advisory committee that

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provides advice and recommendations to EPA's Office of Research and 
Development on technical and management issues of its research 
programs. The meeting agenda 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: SSWR research program on nutrients and harmful algal 
blooms.
    Information on Services Available: For information on translation 
services, access, or services for individuals with disabilities, please 
contact Tom Tracy at 919-541-4334 or [email protected]. 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.
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