Notice2023-02372
Notification of Public Meeting of the Science Advisory Board BenMAP and Benefits Methods Panel
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Published
February 6, 2023
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the Science Advisory Board BenMAP and Benefits Methods Panel. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss responses to charge questions on EPA's new cloud- based BenMAP model from EPA's Office of Air and Radiation and its Technical Support Document (TSD): Estimating PM2.5 and Ozone- Attributable Health Benefits (January 2023).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 24 (Monday, February 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7720-7721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02372]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Notification of Public Meeting 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 announces a public meeting of the Science
Advisory Board BenMAP and Benefits Methods Panel. The purpose of the
meeting is to discuss responses to charge questions on EPA's new cloud-
based BenMAP model from EPA's Office of Air and Radiation and its
Technical Support Document (TSD): Estimating PM2.5 and Ozone-
Attributable Health Benefits (January 2023).
DATES: The public meeting of the SAB BenMAP and Benefits Methods Panel
will be held on March 2, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on March
3, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. All Times are in Eastern Standard
Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel,
located at 201 Harrison Oaks Boulevard in Cary, North Carolina 27513,
and virtually. Please refer to the SAB website at <a href="https://sab.epa.gov">https://sab.epa.gov</a>
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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#592a2d3835352e362b2d31773136353520193c2938773e362f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="156661747979627a67617d3b7d7a79796c557065743b727a63">[email protected]</span></a>. General information about
the SAB, as well as any updates concerning the meeting announced in
this notice can be found on the SAB website at <a href="https://sab.epa.gov">https://sab.epa.gov</a>.
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
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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 Science Advisory Board BenMAP and Benefits
Methods Panel will hold a public meeting to discuss charge questions
related to the BenMAP model and TSD.
Availability of Meeting Materials: All meeting materials, including
the agenda will be available on the SAB web page at <a href="https://sab.epa.gov">https://sab.epa.gov</a>.
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: In general, individuals or groups requesting an
oral presentation at a 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 February 22, 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 February 22, 2023, for
consideration at the March 2-3, 2023 meeting. 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 meeting. 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 explicit
permission of the copyright holder.
Accessibility: For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please contact Holly Stallworth, at
202.564.2073 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1e6d6a7f727269716c6a763076717272675e7b6e7f30797168"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="621116030e0e150d10160a4c0a0d0e0e1b220712034c050d14">[email protected]</span></a>, 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. 2023-02372 Filed 2-3-23; 8:45 am]
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