Document ID: EPA_FRDOC_0001-29043
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Science Advisory Board
Posted Date: 2022-12-12T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 237 (Monday, December 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 76039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26858]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10479-01-OA]

Public Meeting of the Chartered Science Advisory Board

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 meeting of the chartered 
Science Advisory Board. The chartered SAB will meet to: (1) deliberate 
on the adequacy of the scientific and technical basis of the proposed 
rule titled Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified 
Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural 
Gas Sector Climate Review; and (2) discuss recommendations received 
from the SAB Work Group for Review of Science Supporting EPA Decisions 
concerning SAB review of EPA planned regulatory actions.

DATES: The public meeting of the chartered Science Advisory Board will 
be held on Friday, January 20, 2023, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. All times 
listed are in Eastern Standard 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 [email protected]. 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 
discuss and deliberate on the following topics.
    Under the SAB's authorizing statute, the SAB ``may make available 
to the Administrator, within the time specified by the Administrator, 
its advice and comments on the adequacy of the scientific and technical 
basis'' of proposed rules. The SAB Work Group for Review of Science 
Supporting EPA Decisions is charged with identifying EPA planned 
actions that may warrant SAB review. The SAB will discuss the 
scientific and technical basis of the proposed rule titled Emission 
Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions 
Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate 
Review (available at https://www.regulations.gov in Docket No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2021-0317) and also discuss recommendations received from the SAB 
Work Group for Review of Science Supporting EPA Decisions with regard 
to SAB review of other EPA planned actions.
    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 
instructions below to submit comments.
    Oral Statements: Individuals or groups requesting an oral 
presentation during the 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 
January 13, 2023, 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 January 13, 2023, for 
consideration at the public meeting on January 20, 2023. Written 
statements should be supplied to the DFO at the contact information 
above. 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 websites. Copyrighted material will not be posted 
without the 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.

V. Khanna Johnston,
Deputy Director, Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2022-26858 Filed 12-9-22; 8:45 am]
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