# Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Sustainable and Healthy Communities Subcommittee Meeting—June 2020
**AGENCY:**
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
**ACTION:**
Notice of public meeting.
**SUMMARY:**
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and Development (ORD), gives notice of a meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Sustainable and Healthy Communities (SHC) Subcommittee to review the initial progress on implementation of the FY 19-22 SHC Strategic Research Action Plan (StRAP).
**DATES:**
1. The initial meeting will be held over three days via videoconference:
a. Tuesday, June 16, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (EDT);
b. Wednesday, June 17, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (EDT); and
c. Thursday, June 18, 2020, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EDT).
Attendees must register by June 15, 2020.
2. A BOSC deliberation will be held on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (EDT). Attendees must register by June 29, 2020.
3. A final summary teleconference will be held on Thursday, July 9, 2020 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (EDT). Attendees must register by July 8, 2020.
Meeting times are subject to change. These series of meetings are open to the public. Comments must be received by June 12, 2020 to be considered by the subcommittee. Requests for the draft agenda or making a presentation at the meeting will be accepted until June 12, 2020.
**ADDRESSES:**
Instructions on how to connect to the videoconference will be provided upon registration at *https://www.eventbrite.com/e/us-epa-bosc-sustainable-and-healthy-communities-subcommittee-meeting-tickets-88719740131.*
Submit your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0611 by one of the following methods:
• *www.regulations.gov:* Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
*Note:* comments submitted to the *www.regulations.gov* website are anonymous unless identifying information is included in the body of the comment.
• *Email:* Send comments by electronic mail (email) to: *[email protected],* Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0611.
*Note:* comments submitted via email are not anonymous. The sender's email will be included in the body of the comment and placed in the public docket which is made available on the internet.
*Instructions:* All comments received, including any personal information provided, will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at *www.regulations.gov.* Information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute will not be included in the public docket, and should not be submitted through *www.regulations.gov* or email. For additional information about the EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at *http://www.epa.gov/dockets/.*
*Public Docket:* Publicly available docket materials may be accessed *Online* at *www.regulations.gov.*
Copyrighted materials in the docket are only available via hard copy. The telephone number for the ORD Docket Center is (202) 566-1752.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
The Designated Federal Officer (DFO), Tom Tracy, via phone/voicemail at: (202) 564-6518; or via email at: *[email protected].*
Any member of the public interested in receiving a draft agenda, attending the meeting, or making a presentation at the meeting should contact Tom Tracy no later than June 12, 2020.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
The Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) is a federal advisory committee that provides advice and recommendations to EPA's Office of Research and Development on technical and management issues of its research programs. The meeting agenda and materials will be posted to *https://www.epa.gov/bosc.*
Proposed agenda items for the meeting include, but are not limited to, the following: Benefits from remediation, restoration, and revitalization; and community-driven solutions.
*Information on Services Available:* For information on translation services, access, or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Tom Tracy at (202) 564-6518 or *[email protected].* To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Tom Tracy at least ten days prior to the meeting to give the EPA adequate time to process your request.
(Authority: Pub. L. 92-463, § 1, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770)
Dated: May 21, 2020.
Mary Ross,
Director, Office of Science Advisor, Policy, and Engagement.