Document ID: EPA_FRDOC_0001-26369
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Human Studies Review Board
Posted Date: 2021-01-21T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 12 (Thursday, January 21, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6325-6326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01205]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10017-40-ORD]

Human Studies Review Board; Notification of Public Meetings

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research 
and Development announces the 2021 public meetings dates of the Human 
Studies Review Board (HSRB) to advise the Agency on the ethical and 
scientific review of research involving human subjects. Due to 
unforeseen circumstances, EPA is announcing this meeting with less than 
15 calendar days' notice.

DATES: Four three-day virtual public meetings will be held on:
    1. January 26-28, 2021;
    2. April 20-22, 2021;
    3. July 20-22, 2021; and
    4. October 19-21, 2021.
    Meetings will be held each day from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern 
Time. Separate, subsequent teleconference meetings are planned for the 
HSRB to finalize its Reports of the three-day meetings that proceed 
these dates on March 18, 2021; June 17, 2021; September 16, 2021; and 
December 14, 2021; all from 2 p.m. to approximately 3:30 p.m. Eastern 
Time.

ADDRESSES: These meetings are open to the public and will be conducted 
entirely virtually and by telephone. For detailed access information 
and meeting materials please visit the HSRB website: https://www.epa.gov/osa/human-studies-review-board.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to 
receive further information should contact the HSRB Designated Federal 
Official (DFO), Thomas O'Farrell at the following telephone number: 
(202) 564-8451 or by email at: ofarrell.thomas@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The HSRB is a Federal advisory committee operating in accordance 
with the Federal Advisory Committee Act 5 U.S.C. App.2 section 9. The 
HSRB provides advice, information, and recommendations on issues 
related to scientific and ethical aspects of third-party human subjects 
research that are submitted to the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) 
to be used for regulatory purposes.
    Meeting access: These meetings will be open to the public. The full 
agenda with access information and meeting materials will be available 
seven calendar days prior to the start of each meeting at the HSRB 
website: https://www.epa.gov/osa/human-studies-review-board.
    For questions on document availability, or if you do not have 
access to the internet, consult with the DFO, Thomas O'Farrell, listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    Special Accommodations. For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, or to request accommodation of a 
disability, please contact the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT at least 10 days prior to each meeting to give EPA as much time 
as possible to process your request.

How may I participate in this meeting?

    The HSRB encourages the public's input. You may participate in 
these meetings by following the instructions in this section.
    1. Oral comments. To pre-register to make oral comments, please 
contact the DFO, Thomas O'Farrell, listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT. Requests to present oral comments during the meetings will be 
accepted up to Noon Eastern Time, seven calendar days prior to each 
meeting date. To the extent that time permits, interested persons who 
have not pre-registered may be permitted by the HSRB Chair to present 
oral comments during the meetings at the designated time on the agenda. 
Oral comments before the HSRB are generally limited to five minutes per 
individual or organization. If additional time is available, further 
public comments may be possible.
    2. Written comments. For the Board to have the best opportunity to 
review and consider your comments as it

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deliberates, you should submit your comments prior to the meetings via 
email by Noon Eastern Time, seven calendar days prior to each meeting 
date. If you submit comments after these dates, those comments will be 
provided to the HSRB members, but you should recognize that the HSRB 
members may not have adequate time to consider your comments prior to 
their discussion. You should submit your comments to the DFO, Thomas 
O'Farrell listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. There is no 
limit on the length of written comments for consideration by the HSRB.
    Topics for discussion. The agenda and meeting materials will be 
available seven calendar days in advance of each meeting at https://www.epa.gov/osa/human-studies-review-board.
    Meeting minutes and final reports. Minutes of these meetings, 
summarizing the topics discussed and recommendations made by the HSRB, 
will be released within 90 calendar days of each meeting. These minutes 
will be available at https://www.epa.gov/osa/human-studies-review-board. In addition, information regarding the HSRB's Final Reports, 
will be found at https://www.epa.gov/osa/human-studies-review-board or 
can be requested from Thomas O'Farrell listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.

Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta,
EPA Science Advisor.
[FR Doc. 2021-01205 Filed 1-19-21; 8:45 am]
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