Document ID: EPA_FRDOC_0001-29538
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Science Advisory Board BenMAP and Benefits Methods Panel
Posted Date: 2023-04-26T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25400-25401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08765]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10906-01-OA]

Public Meetings of the Science Advisory Board BenMAP and Benefits 
Methods Panel

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory 
Board (SAB) Staff Office is announcing two public meetings of the 
Science Advisory Board (SAB) BenMAP and Benefits Methods Panel. The 
purpose of the meetings is to discuss the panel's draft report on the 
BenMAP model and benefits methods.

DATES: 
    Public Meetings: The SAB BenMAP and Benefits Methods Panel will 
meet on the following dates. All times listed are in Eastern time.
    1. Tuesday, May 16, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Eastern 
time.
    2. Thursday, June 15, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Eastern 
time.
    Comments: See the section titled ``Procedures for Providing Public 
Input'' under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for instructions and deadlines.

ADDRESSES: The May 16, 2023, and June 15, 2023, meetings 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. Holly 
Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone (202) 564-
2073, 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 SAB BenMAP and Benefits Methods Panel will hold two public meetings 
to discuss their draft report reviewing the BenMAP model and EPA's 
Technical Support Document entitled Estimating PM2.5- and 
Ozone-Attributable Health Benefits (2023).
    Availability of Meeting Materials: All meeting materials, including 
the agenda, will be available on the SAB website at https://sab.epa.gov 
by clicking on the meeting date under Meetings and Events. This web 
page will have a link to panel's draft report, the BenMAP model, the 
BenMAP User's Manual, the Technical Support Document (cited above), and 
the Agency Charge Questions.
    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 meeting conducted by video 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 May 9, 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 May 9, 2023, for 
consideration at the May 16 meeting. Written statements should be 
supplied to the DFO at the contact information above via email. 
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. 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 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.
    Meeting cancellation: The June 15, 2023, meeting may be cancelled 
if the Panel concludes its business on May 16, 2023. If the June 15, 
2023, meeting is cancelled, notice will be provided

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during the May 16, 2023, meeting and posted on the SAB website.

V. Khanna Johnston,
Deputy Director, Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2023-08765 Filed 4-25-23; 8:45 am]
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