Document ID: EPA_FRDOC_0001-25616
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Human Studies Review Board
Posted Date: 2020-06-30T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 126 (Tuesday, June 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39188-39189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14054]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10010-72-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 two separate public meetings of the Human 
Studies Review Board (HSRB) to advise the Agency on the ethical and 
scientific review of research involving human subjects.

DATES: A two-day virtual public meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 
21, 2020 and Wednesday, July 22, 2020, both from 1:00 p.m. to 
approximately 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time. A separate, subsequent 
teleconference meeting is planned for Thursday, September 17, 2020, 
from 2:00 p.m. to approximately 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time for the HSRB to 
finalize its Report of the July 21 and 22, 2020 meeting.

ADDRESSES: All of these meetings will be conducted entirely virtually 
and by telephone. For detailed access information 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 address at: ofarrell.thomas@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Meeting access: These meetings will be open to the public. The full 
agenda with access information and meeting materials will be available 
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 the 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 meeting will be 
accepted up to Noon Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, for the 
July 21 and 22, 2020 meeting and up to Noon Eastern Time on Thursday, 
September 10, 2020 for the September 17, 2020 meeting. 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 either 
meeting 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. Submit your written comments prior to the 
meetings. For the Board to have the best opportunity to review and 
consider your comments as it deliberates, you should submit your 
comments via email by Noon Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, for 
the July 21 and 22, 2020 meeting and by Noon Eastern Time on Thursday, 
September 10, 2020 for the September 17, 2020 meeting. 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.

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.
    Topic for discussion. On July 21, 2020, the HSRB will review a 
completed study from Citrefine International Limited titled ``A single 
group trial to determine the complete protection time of an insect 
repellent formulation

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containing 30% Citridiol[supreg] (Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus) against 
three species of ticks''. On July 22, 2020, the HSRB will review a 
protocol from the Antimicrobial Exposure Assessment Task Force II 
titled ``A Study for Measurement of Potential Dermal and Inhalation 
Exposure During Pressurized Hand-Wand Spraying of Antimicrobial 
Products''. The agenda and meeting materials for this topic will be 
seven calendar days available in advance of the meeting at https://www.epa.gov/osa/human-studies-review-board.
    On September 17, 2020, the HSRB will review and finalize their 
draft Final Report from the July 21 and 22, 2020 meeting. The agenda 
and the draft report will be available seven calendar days prior to the 
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 Report, 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. 2020-14054 Filed 6-29-20; 8:45 am]
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