Air Quality Criteria Document for Lead; Draft Project Work Plan, 1439-1440 [05-347]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 5 / Friday, January 7, 2005 / Notices chronic DWLOC of approximately 275 ppb, which is considerably higher than the chronic EEC of 8 ppb. The acute dietary exposure analysis (food only) showed that for female 13– 49 years old, exposure from all established and proposed cyprodinil uses would be 1.1% of the acute RfD of 1.5 mg/kg-bw/day. Acute DWLOCs were calculated based on an acute Populated Adjusted Dose (aPAD) of 1.5 mg/kg/day. The females (13–49 years old) subpopulation generated an acute DWLOC of approximately 44,500 ppb. The acute EEC of 33 ppb is considerably less than 44,500 ppb. Therefore, the chronic and aggregate risk from cyprodinil residues in food and drinking water would not be expected to exceed the EPA’s level of concern. Syngenta Crop Protection has considered the potential aggregate exposure from food, water and nonoccupational exposure routes and concluded that aggregate exposure is not expected to exceed 100% of the chronic reference dose and that there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result to infants and children from the aggregate exposure to cyprodinil. F. International Tolerances There are no Codex maximum residue levels established for cyprodinil. [FR Doc. 05–343 Filed 1–6–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–7858–4] Air Quality Criteria Document for Lead; Draft Project Work Plan Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice of public comment period. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Research and Development’s National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) is reviewing and, as appropriate, revising the EPA document, Air Quality Criteria for Lead, EPA–600/8–83/028aF–dF, published in June 1986, and the associated supplement (EPA–600/8–89/049F) published in 1990. Interested parties are invited to comment on a draft of EPA’s Project Work Plan for updating the lead document. DATES: The 30-day period for submission of public comments on the draft Project Work Plan begins January 7, 2005, and ends February 7, 2005. VerDate jul<14>2003 18:03 Jan 06, 2005 Jkt 205001 The draft plan will be available from NCEA by January 7, 2005. Internet users will be able to download a copy of the draft plan from the NCEA home page. The URL is https://www.epa.gov/ncea/. Contact Ms. Diane Ray by phone (919) 541–3637, fax (919) 541–1818, or e-mail (ray.diane@epa.gov) to request hard copies of this plan. Please provide the document’s title, Project Work Plan for Air Quality Criteria for Lead, as well as your name and address, to facilitate processing of your request. Public comments on the draft plan may be submitted electronically, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/courier. Please follow the detailed instructions as provided in the section of this notice entitled SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For details on the period for submission of public comments, contact the Office of Environmental Information Docket; telephone: (202) 566–1752; facsimile: (202) 566–1753; or e-mail: ORD.Docket@epa.gov. For technical information, contact Robert Elias, Ph.D., NCEA, facsimile: (919) 541–1818 or e-mail: elias.robert@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 108(a) of the Clean Air Act directs the Administrator to identify certain pollutants which ‘‘may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health and welfare’’ and to issue air quality criteria for them. These air quality criteria are to ‘‘accurately reflect the latest scientific knowledge useful in indicating the kind and extent of all identifiable effects on public health or welfare which may be expected from the presence of [a] pollutant in the ambient air * * *.’’ Under section 109 of the Act, EPA is then to establish National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for each pollutant for which EPA has issued criteria. Section 109(d) of the Act subsequently requires periodic review and, if appropriate, revision of existing air quality criteria to reflect advances in scientific knowledge on the effects of the pollutant on public health and welfare. EPA is also to revise the NAAQS, if appropriate, based on the revised criteria. Lead is one of six ‘‘criteria’’ pollutants for which EPA has established air quality criteria and NAAQS. On November 9, 2004 (69 FR 64926), EPA formally initiated its current review of the criteria and NAAQS for lead, requesting the submission of recent scientific information on specified topics. One of the next steps in this process is to prepare a project work plan for the review and, if appropriate, ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1439 revision of the existing Air Quality Criteria Document (AQCD) for lead and provide for public review of a draft of the plan. Accordingly, this notice announces the availability of a draft of EPA’s Project Work Plan for Revised Air Quality Criteria for Lead, NCEA–R– 1465, prepared by NCEA. The purpose of the Project Work Plan is to describe the managerial procedures for reviewing and, as appropriate, revising EPA’s Air Quality Criteria for Lead, EPA–600/8– 83/028aF–dF, published in June 1986, and the associated supplement (EPA– 600/8–89/049F) published in 1990. The draft plan will also be reviewed by the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) of EPA’s Science Advisory Board and will be revised in light of CASAC’s review and comments received from the general public. Information on the date and location of the CASAC public review meeting will be published in a future Federal Register notice. The plan may be modified and amended from time to time, as necessary, to reflect actual project requirements and progress. Accordingly, any proposed schedules and outlines, or any lists of technical coordinator assignments, authors, or reviewers are subject to change. As indicated above, the draft plan will be available by January 7, 2005. EPA has established an official public docket for information pertaining to the revision of the Lead AQCD, Docket ID No. ORD–2004–0018. The official public docket is the collection of materials, excluding Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute, that is available for public viewing at the Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket in the Headquarters EPA Docket Center, EPA West Building, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone number for the OEI Docket is (202) 566–1752; facsimile: (202) 566–1753; or e-mail: ORD.Docket@epa.gov. An electronic version of the official public docket is available through EPA’s electronic public docket and comment system, E-Docket. You may use EDocket at https://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit or view public comments, to access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket, and to view those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in E:\FR\FM\07JAN1.SGM 07JAN1 1440 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 5 / Friday, January 7, 2005 / Notices the appropriate docket identification number. Certain types of information will not be placed in E-Docket. Information claimed as CBI and other information with disclosure restricted by statute, also not included in the official public docket, will not be available for public viewing in E-Docket. Copyrighted material also will not be placed in EDocket but will be referenced there and available as printed material in the official public docket. Persons submitting public comments should note that EPA’s policy makes the information available as received and at no charge for public viewing at the EPA Docket Center or in E-Docket. This policy applies to information submitted electronically or in paper, except where restricted by copyright, CBI, or statute. Unless restricted as above, public comments submitted on computer disks that are mailed or delivered to the docket will be transferred to E-Docket. Physical objects will be photographed, where practical, and the photograph will be placed in E-Docket along with a brief description written by the docket staff. You may submit public comments electronically, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/courier. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, include the appropriate docket identification number with your submission. Please adhere to the specified submitting period. Public comments received or submitted past the close date will be marked ‘‘late’’ and may only be considered if time permits. If you submit public comments electronically, EPA recommends that you include your name, mailing address, and an e-mail address or other details for contacting you. Also include these contact details on the outside of any disk or CD ROM you submit, and in any cover letter accompanying the disk or CD ROM. This ensures that you can be identified as the person submitting the public comments and allows EPA to contact you in case the Agency cannot read what you submit due to technical difficulties or needs to clarify issues raised by what you submit. If EPA cannot read what you submit due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, it may delay or prohibit the Agency’s consideration of the public comments. To access EPA’s electronic public docket from the EPA Internet Home Page, select ‘‘Information Sources,’’ ‘‘Dockets,’’ and ‘‘EPA Dockets.’’ Once in the system, select ‘‘search,’’ and key in Docket ID No. ORD–2004–0018. The system is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means EPA will not VerDate jul<14>2003 18:03 Jan 06, 2005 Jkt 205001 know your identity, e-mail address, or other contact details if you are merely viewing the information. Public comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail) to ORD.Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. ORD–2004–0018. In contrast to EPA’s electronic public docket, EPA’s email system is not an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system. If you send an e-mail directly to the docket without going through EPA’s E-Docket, EPA’s e-mail system automatically captures your email address, and it becomes part of the information in the official public docket and is made available in EPA’s EDocket. You may submit public comments on a disk or CD ROM mailed to the OEI Docket mailing address. Files will be accepted in WordPerfect, Word, or ASCII file format. Avoid the use of special characters and any form of encryption. If you provide public comments in writing, please submit one unbound original, with pages numbered consecutively, and three copies. For attachments, provide an index, number pages consecutively with the main text, and submit an unbound original and three copies. Dated: December 22, 2004. Peter W. Preuss, Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment. [FR Doc. 05–347 Filed 1–6–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–7858–8] Notice of Guidance Issuance: Direct Implementation Tribal Cooperative Agreements (DITCAs) Guidance Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized the Direct Implementation Tribal Cooperative Agreements (DITCAs) Guidance on November 24, 2004. A copy appears below. The purpose of this guidance is to describe the concept of DITCAs and their use by EPA when performing direct implementation activities in Indian country. EPA believes that the DITCA authority makes available an important tool for tribes who wish to work with EPA in the implementation of environmental programs in Indian country by allowing tribes to be involved in assisting EPA as EPA PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 implements federal programs for tribes. DITCAs are intended to provide a method to accomplish program implementation that is in addition to the Federal delegation of authority method, also referred to as the ‘‘treatment in a manner similar to states’’ or ‘‘TAS’’ approach to implementation. The degree of tribal involvement in assisting with EPA’s direct implementation is flexible depending upon the tribe’s interest and ability in carrying out specific work. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Besougloff, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA East Building (MC 4104M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460. Telephone: (202) 564–0292. Facsimile Number: (202) 564–0298. E-mail: besougloff.jeff@epa.gov.Information is also available on EPA’s American Indian Environmental Office Web site: https://www.epa.gov/indian/. Dated: December 23, 2004. Benjamin H. Grumbles, Assistant Administrator, Office of Water. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Guidelines for Direct Implementation Tribal Cooperative Agreements (DITCAs) November 2004 I. Summary This document replaces the ‘‘Guidelines for Direct Implementation Tribal Cooperative Agreements (DITCAs) for Fiscal Year 2001’’ (FY 2001 Guidance) for awarding Direct Implementation Tribal Cooperative Agreements (DITCAs) to assist EPA in directly implementing federal environmental programs for Indian tribes. The most substantial clarifications and changes to the FY 2001 Guidance are: (1) Clarification of the kinds of activities eligible for funding under the DITCA statutory authority (see Section VI), and (2) Recommendation to consult with the following offices to insure successful DITCA development: • American Indian Environmental Office (AIEO) • Grants Administration Division (GAD) • Office of General Counsel (OGC) • Office of Regional Counsel (ORC) • Office of Enforcement and Compliance (OECA) for DITCAs with enforcement or compliance components • Relevant regional and/or program offices II. 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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 2005)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Air Quality Criteria Document for Lead; Draft Project Work Plan

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of 
Research and Development's National Center for Environmental Assessment 
(NCEA) is reviewing and, as appropriate, revising the EPA document, Air 
Quality Criteria for Lead, EPA-600/8-83/028aF-dF, published in June 
1986, and the associated supplement (EPA-600/8-89/049F) published in 
1990. Interested parties are invited to comment on a draft of EPA's 
Project Work Plan for updating the lead document.

DATES: The 30-day period for submission of public comments on the draft 
Project Work Plan begins January 7, 2005, and ends February 7, 2005.

ADDRESSES: The draft plan will be available from NCEA by January 7, 
2005. Internet users will be able to download a copy of the draft plan 
from the NCEA home page. The URL is https://www.epa.gov/ncea/. Contact 
Ms. Diane Ray by phone (919) 541-3637, fax (919) 541-1818, or e-mail 
(ray.diane@epa.gov) to request hard copies of this plan. Please provide 
the document's title, Project Work Plan for Air Quality Criteria for 
Lead, as well as your name and address, to facilitate processing of 
your request. Public comments on the draft plan may be submitted 
electronically, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/courier. 
Please follow the detailed instructions as provided in the section of 
this notice entitled SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For details on the period for 
submission of public comments, contact the Office of Environmental 
Information Docket; telephone: (202) 566-1752; facsimile: (202) 566-
1753; or e-mail: ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
    For technical information, contact Robert Elias, Ph.D., NCEA, 
facsimile: (919) 541-1818 or e-mail: elias.robert@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 108(a) of the Clean Air Act directs 
the Administrator to identify certain pollutants which ``may reasonably 
be anticipated to endanger public health and welfare'' and to issue air 
quality criteria for them. These air quality criteria are to 
``accurately reflect the latest scientific knowledge useful in 
indicating the kind and extent of all identifiable effects on public 
health or welfare which may be expected from the presence of [a] 
pollutant in the ambient air * * *.'' Under section 109 of the Act, EPA 
is then to establish National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for 
each pollutant for which EPA has issued criteria. Section 109(d) of the 
Act subsequently requires periodic review and, if appropriate, revision 
of existing air quality criteria to reflect advances in scientific 
knowledge on the effects of the pollutant on public health and welfare. 
EPA is also to revise the NAAQS, if appropriate, based on the revised 
criteria.
    Lead is one of six ``criteria'' pollutants for which EPA has 
established air quality criteria and NAAQS. On November 9, 2004 (69 FR 
64926), EPA formally initiated its current review of the criteria and 
NAAQS for lead, requesting the submission of recent scientific 
information on specified topics. One of the next steps in this process 
is to prepare a project work plan for the review and, if appropriate, 
revision of the existing Air Quality Criteria Document (AQCD) for lead 
and provide for public review of a draft of the plan.
    Accordingly, this notice announces the availability of a draft of 
EPA's Project Work Plan for Revised Air Quality Criteria for Lead, 
NCEA-R-1465, prepared by NCEA. The purpose of the Project Work Plan is 
to describe the managerial procedures for reviewing and, as 
appropriate, revising EPA's Air Quality Criteria for Lead, EPA-600/8-
83/028aF-dF, published in June 1986, and the associated supplement 
(EPA-600/8-89/049F) published in 1990. The draft plan will also be 
reviewed by the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) of 
EPA's Science Advisory Board and will be revised in light of CASAC's 
review and comments received from the general public. Information on 
the date and location of the CASAC public review meeting will be 
published in a future Federal Register notice. The plan may be modified 
and amended from time to time, as necessary, to reflect actual project 
requirements and progress. Accordingly, any proposed schedules and 
outlines, or any lists of technical coordinator assignments, authors, 
or reviewers are subject to change. As indicated above, the draft plan 
will be available by January 7, 2005.
    EPA has established an official public docket for information 
pertaining to the revision of the Lead AQCD, Docket ID No. ORD-2004-
0018. The official public docket is the collection of materials, 
excluding Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute, that is available for public 
viewing at the Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket in the 
Headquarters EPA Docket Center, EPA West Building, Room B102, 1301 
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public 
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public 
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OEI 
Docket is (202) 566-1752; facsimile: (202) 566-1753; or e-mail: 
ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
    An electronic version of the official public docket is available 
through EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, E-Docket. 
You may use E-Docket at https://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit or view 
public comments, to access the index listing of the contents of the 
official public docket, and to view those documents in the public 
docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select 
``search,'' then key in

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the appropriate docket identification number.
    Certain types of information will not be placed in E-Docket. 
Information claimed as CBI and other information with disclosure 
restricted by statute, also not included in the official public docket, 
will not be available for public viewing in E-Docket. Copyrighted 
material also will not be placed in E-Docket but will be referenced 
there and available as printed material in the official public docket.
    Persons submitting public comments should note that EPA's policy 
makes the information available as received and at no charge for public 
viewing at the EPA Docket Center or in E-Docket. This policy applies to 
information submitted electronically or in paper, except where 
restricted by copyright, CBI, or statute.
    Unless restricted as above, public comments submitted on computer 
disks that are mailed or delivered to the docket will be transferred to 
E-Docket. Physical objects will be photographed, where practical, and 
the photograph will be placed in E-Docket along with a brief 
description written by the docket staff.
    You may submit public comments electronically, by mail, by 
facsimile, or by hand delivery/courier. To ensure proper receipt by 
EPA, include the appropriate docket identification number with your 
submission. Please adhere to the specified submitting period. Public 
comments received or submitted past the close date will be marked 
``late'' and may only be considered if time permits.
    If you submit public comments electronically, EPA recommends that 
you include your name, mailing address, and an e-mail address or other 
details for contacting you. Also include these contact details on the 
outside of any disk or CD ROM you submit, and in any cover letter 
accompanying the disk or CD ROM. This ensures that you can be 
identified as the person submitting the public comments and allows EPA 
to contact you in case the Agency cannot read what you submit due to 
technical difficulties or needs to clarify issues raised by what you 
submit. If EPA cannot read what you submit due to technical 
difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, it may delay or 
prohibit the Agency's consideration of the public comments.
    To access EPA's electronic public docket from the EPA Internet Home 
Page, select ``Information Sources,'' ``Dockets,'' and ``EPA Dockets.'' 
Once in the system, select ``search,'' and key in Docket ID No. ORD-
2004-0018. The system is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means 
EPA will not know your identity, e-mail address, or other contact 
details if you are merely viewing the information.
    Public comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail) to 
ORD.Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. ORD-2004-0018. In contrast 
to EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's e-mail system is not an 
``anonymous access'' system. If you send an e-mail directly to the 
docket without going through EPA's E-Docket, EPA's e-mail system 
automatically captures your e-mail address, and it becomes part of the 
information in the official public docket and is made available in 
EPA's E-Docket.
    You may submit public comments on a disk or CD ROM mailed to the 
OEI Docket mailing address. Files will be accepted in WordPerfect, 
Word, or ASCII file format. Avoid the use of special characters and any 
form of encryption.
    If you provide public comments in writing, please submit one 
unbound original, with pages numbered consecutively, and three copies. 
For attachments, provide an index, number pages consecutively with the 
main text, and submit an unbound original and three copies.

    Dated: December 22, 2004.
Peter W. Preuss,
Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
[FR Doc. 05-347 Filed 1-6-05; 8:45 am]
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