Notice2024-05840
Executive Committee Under the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC)-April 2024
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Published
March 20, 2024
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and Development (ORD), gives notice of a virtual meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee (EC) to review and finalize the report from the Climate Change (CC) and the Social and Community Science (SCS) Subcommittees. The report responds to three charge questions posed to the Subcommittees at the BOSC informational meetings held in June 2023, which pertain to ORD's progress in the areas of social science research, climate science, and interdisciplinary place-based, community-engaged research.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 19824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05840]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0765; FRL-11824-01-ORD]
Executive Committee Under the Board of Scientific Counselors
(BOSC)--April 2024
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research
and Development (ORD), gives notice of a virtual meeting of the Board
of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee (EC) to review and
finalize the report from the Climate Change (CC) and the Social and
Community Science (SCS) Subcommittees. The report responds to three
charge questions posed to the Subcommittees at the BOSC informational
meetings held in June 2023, which pertain to ORD's progress in the
areas of social science research, climate science, and
interdisciplinary place-based, community-engaged research.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, from 11
a.m. to 2 p.m. All times noted are Eastern Time and approximate. The
meeting may adjourn early if all business is finished. Attendees should
register by Monday, April 22, 2024, at <a href="https://us-epa-bosc-executive-committee-meeting.eventbrite.com">https://us-epa-bosc-executive-committee-meeting.eventbrite.com</a>. Requests for making oral
presentations at the meeting will be accepted through April 22, 2024.
Comments may be submitted through April 22, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Instructions on how to connect to the videoconference will
be provided upon registration at: <a href="https://us-epa-bosc-executive-committee-meeting.eventbrite.com">https://us-epa-bosc-executive-committee-meeting.eventbrite.com</a>. Submit your comments to Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0765 by one of the following methods:
<bullet> <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>: Follow the online instructions for
submitting comments.
<bullet> Email: Send comments by electronic mail (email) to:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0d425f492349626e6668794d687d6c236a627b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="743b26305a301b171f1100341104155a131b02">[email protected]</span></a>, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0765.
<bullet> Fax: Fax comments to: (202) 566-0224, Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0765.
<bullet> Mail: Send comments by mail to: Board of Scientific
Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee Docket, Mail Code: 2822T, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20004, Attention Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0765.
<bullet> Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver comments to: EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), Room 3334, William Jefferson Clinton West Building,
1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-ORD-2015-0765. Note: This is not a mailing address. Deliveries are
only accepted during the docket's normal hours of operation, and
special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information.
Instructions: The EPA's policy is that all comments received will
be included in the public docket without change and may be made
available online at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> including any personal
information provided unless the comment includes information claimed to
be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>
or email. The <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> website is an ``anonymous access''
system, which means the EPA will not know your identity or contact
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you
send an email comment directly to the EPA without going through
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>, your email address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket
and made available on the internet. If the EPA cannot read your comment
due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification,
the EPA may not be able to consider your comment. For additional
information about the EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center
homepage at <a href="http://www.epa.gov/dockets/">http://www.epa.gov/dockets/</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Designated Federal Officer (DFO),
Tom Tracy, via phone/voicemail at: 919-541-4334; or via email at:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a6d2d4c7c5df88d2c9cbe6c3d6c788c1c9d0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aaded8cbc9d384dec5c7eacfdacb84cdc5dc">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
General Information: The meeting is open to the public. Any member
of the public interested in receiving a draft agenda, attending the
meeting, or making a presentation at the meeting may contact Tom Tracy,
the Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via any of the contact methods
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
Individuals making an oral presentation will be limited to a total of
three minutes. Proposed agenda items for the meeting include but are
not limited to the following: Review of charge questions about the
progress ORD has made in three areas: (A) social science research and
social scientists; (B) climate science in ORD with a focus on the new
Integrated Climate Science Division (ICSD); and (C) the development of
interdisciplinary place-based, community-engaged research to address
pressing issues (such as climate change, environmental justice, and
cumulative impacts).
Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities: For
information on access or services for individuals with disabilities,
please contact Tom Tracy (202) 564-6518 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#44303625273d6a302b29042134256a232b32"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3b4f495a5842154f54567b5e4b5a155c544d">[email protected]</span></a>. To
request accommodation of a disability, please contact Tom Tracy,
preferably at least ten days prior to the meeting, to give the EPA as
much time as possible to process your request.
Mary Ross,
Director, Office of Science Advisor, Policy, and Engagement.
[FR Doc. 2024-05840 Filed 3-19-24; 8:45 am]
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