Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of an Upcoming Teleconference and Face-to-Face Meeting of the Polychlorinated Biphenyl-Artificial Reef Risk Assessment (PCB-ARRA) Consultative Panel of the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB), 38910-38911 [05-13278]

Download as PDF 38910 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 128 / Wednesday, July 6, 2005 / Notices B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information? 1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number OPP–2005–0189. The official public docket consists of the documents specifically referenced in this action, any public comments received, and other information related to this action. Although a part of the official docket, the public docket does not include Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. The official public docket is the collection of materials that is available for public viewing at the Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1801 S. Bell St., Arlington, VA. This docket facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. 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Background On a quarterly interval, the Exposure Modeling Workgroup meets to discuss current issues in modeling pesticide fate, transport, and exposure to pesticides n support of risk assessment in a regulatory context. III. How Can I Request to Participate in this Meeting? You may submit a request to participate in this meeting to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Do not submit any information in your request that is considered CBI. Requests to participate in the meeting, identified by docket ID number OPP– 2005–0189 , must be received on or before 20 days after date of publication in the Federal Register. VerDate jul<14>2003 16:35 Jul 05, 2005 Jkt 205001 IV. Tentative Agenda 1. Welcome and introductions 2. Old action items 3. Brief updates: • PRZM3.12.2 Evaluation (J. Hetrick) • EXPRESS (R. Parker) • EFED’s Modeling Scenarios (M. Corbin) • Spray Drift Update (N. Birchfield) • Carbamate Cumulative (N. Thurman) V. Major Topics: 1. Modeling sediment transport at field and watershed scales (C. Graf, USDA-ARS) 2. Recent investigations of PRZM erosion and runoff pesticide transport (TBD, EPA/OPP-EFED) 3. Coupled watershed - instream sediment and contaminant transport and fate modeling system (E. Hayter, EPA/ORD-NERL) 4. Pyrethroid workgroup sediment modeling approach (TBD, Pyrethroid Workgroup) 5. Multivariate statistical analysis of paired watershed event-based nutrient loading (W.D. Hively, USDA-ARS) List of Subjects Environmental protection, Modeling, Pesticides, Pests. Dated: June 27, 2005. Steve Bradbury, Director, Environmental Fate and Effects Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 05–13051 Filed 7–5–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–7933–5] Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of an Upcoming Teleconference and Face-to-Face Meeting of the Polychlorinated Biphenyl—Artificial Reef Risk Assessment (PCB–ARRA) Consultative Panel of the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference and face-to-face meeting of the Polychlorinated Biphenyl—Artificial Reef Risk Assessment (PCB–ARRA) Consultative Panel . DATES: A public teleconference of the Polychlorinated Biphenyl—Artificial Reef Risk Assessment (PCB–ARRA) PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Consultative Panel will be held on July 22, 2005 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time. The face-to-face meeting will be held on August 1, 2005 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. eastern time and will continue on August 2, 2005 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. eastern time. ADDRESSES: The public teleconference will take place via telephone only. The public face-to-face meeting of the PCB– ARRA Consultative Panel will be held at the SAB Conference Center located at the Woodies Building, 1025 F Street, NW., Room 3705, Washington, DC 20004. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to obtain the call-in number and access code to participate in the teleconference may contact Dr. Sue Shallal, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff (1400F), U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone/ voice mail: (202) 343–9977 or via e-mail at shallal.suhair@epa.gov. Technical Contact: For questions and information concerning the documents being reviewed, please contact Craig Brown at (404) 562–8990 or brown.craig@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Summary: EPA’s Region 4 and Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances (OPPTS) have requested that the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) conduct a Consultation followed by an Advisory on the human health and ecological risk assessments prepared and submitted by the U.S. Navy. The purpose of this upcoming teleconference is for the PCB–ARRA Consultative Panel to receive a briefing on the document to be reviewed and to clarify the charge to the panel. A meeting agenda and background information will be posted on the SAB Web site (https://www.epa.gov/sab/) prior to the meeting. The SAB was established by 42 U.S.C. 4365 to provide independent scientific and technical advice, consultation, and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on the technical basis for Agency positions and regulations. A SAB panel composed of current members will conduct the consultation. The purpose of a consultation is to provide non-consensus, oral advice on the preliminary assessment. Following the consultation, the SAB will conduct an advisory to provide consensus written advice on the U.S. Navy’s revised assessment. The advisory will be conducted by a panel consisting of current SAB members and additional outside experts. These panels will comply with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and all appropriate SAB E:\FR\FM\06JYN1.SGM 06JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 128 / Wednesday, July 6, 2005 / Notices procedural policies. As such, all public meetings will be announced in the Federal Register at least 15 days prior to their scheduled times. Background: The U.S. Navy and the State of Florida are planning to deploy the ex-Oriskany, a World War II era aircraft carrier, as an artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico. In accordance with the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and its Federal PCB regulations (40 CFR part 761), the U.S. Navy has applied for and must obtain a risk-based PCB disposal approval prior to sinking the vessel with non-liquid PCBs onboard. The EPA may approve such an application if it finds the disposal action will not pose an unreasonable risk of injury to human health or the environment. To evaluate the potential transfer of non-liquid PCBs to the marine environment and the subsequent risk that they might pose to human and ecological receptors using the artificial reef, the Navy performed leaching studies of different on-board PCB containing materials followed by fate and transport modeling of the leaching results to evaluate how released chemicals might behave in the near-reef marine environment. The U.S. Navy has also developed a fate and transport model known as the Prospective Risk Assessment Model (PRAM). EPA Region 4 has requested that the SAB conduct a consultation followed by an advisory on the U.S. Navy’s assessment of potential human health and environmental risks from PCBs released from the exOriskany following deployment as an artificial reef. The focus of the SAB consultation and advisory includes the leaching studies, the PRAM, and characterization of potential risks. Procedures for Providing Public Comment: The EPA SAB Staff Office will accept written public comments of any length for the SAB Panel’s consideration, and accommodate oral public comments whenever possible. The EPA SAB Staff Office expects that public statements presented at this meeting will not repeat previously submitted oral or written statements to this Panel. Oral Comments: Requests to provide oral comments must be in writing (e-mail, fax or mail) and received by Dr. Shallal no later than five business days prior to the teleconference or meeting to reserve time on the meeting agenda. For teleconferences, opportunities for oral comment will usually be limited to no more than three minutes per speaker or organization and no more than fifteen minutes total. Written Comments: Written comments should be received in the SAB Staff Office at least five business days prior to the meeting date VerDate jul<14>2003 16:35 Jul 05, 2005 Jkt 205001 so that the comments may be made available to the committee for their consideration. Comments should be supplied to the DFO at the address/ contact information noted above in the following formats: one hard copy with original signature and one electronic copy via e-mail (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat, WordPerfect, Word, or Rich Text files (in IBM–PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format). Dated: June 28, 2005. Anthony F. Maciorowski, Acting Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [FR Doc. 05–13278 Filed 7–5–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [OPP–2005–0145; FRL–7721–5] Boscalid; Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of a certain pesticide chemical in or on various food commodities. DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP–2005– 0145, must be received on or before August 5, 2005. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically, by mail, or through hand delivery/courier. Follow the detailed instructions as provided in Unit I. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis McNeilly, Registration Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 308–6742; e-mail address:mcneilly.dennis@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? You may be potentially affected by this action if you an agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer. Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to: • Crop production (NAICS 111) PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 38911 • Animal production (NAICS 112) • Food manufacturing (NAICS 311) • Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 32532) This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be affected. 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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38910-38911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-13278]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7933-5]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of an Upcoming 
Teleconference and Face-to-Face Meeting of the Polychlorinated 
Biphenyl--Artificial Reef Risk Assessment (PCB-ARRA) Consultative Panel 
of the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a 
public teleconference and face-to-face meeting of the Polychlorinated 
Biphenyl--Artificial Reef Risk Assessment (PCB-ARRA) Consultative Panel 
.

DATES: A public teleconference of the Polychlorinated Biphenyl--
Artificial Reef Risk Assessment (PCB-ARRA) Consultative Panel will be 
held on July 22, 2005 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time. The face-to-
face meeting will be held on August 1, 2005 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
eastern time and will continue on August 2, 2005 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 
p.m. eastern time.

ADDRESSES: The public teleconference will take place via telephone 
only. The public face-to-face meeting of the PCB-ARRA Consultative 
Panel will be held at the SAB Conference Center located at the Woodies 
Building, 1025 F Street, NW., Room 3705, Washington, DC 20004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to 
obtain the call-in number and access code to participate in the 
teleconference may contact Dr. Sue Shallal, EPA Science Advisory Board 
Staff (1400F), U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 
20460; telephone/voice mail: (202) 343-9977 or via e-mail at 
shallal.suhair@epa.gov. Technical Contact: For questions and 
information concerning the documents being reviewed, please contact 
Craig Brown at (404) 562-8990 or brown.craig@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Summary: EPA's Region 4 and Office of Prevention, Pesticides and 
Toxic Substances (OPPTS) have requested that the EPA Science Advisory 
Board (SAB) conduct a Consultation followed by an Advisory on the human 
health and ecological risk assessments prepared and submitted by the 
U.S. Navy. The purpose of this upcoming teleconference is for the PCB-
ARRA Consultative Panel to receive a briefing on the document to be 
reviewed and to clarify the charge to the panel. A meeting agenda and 
background information will be posted on the SAB Web site (https://
www.epa.gov/sab/) prior to the meeting.
    The SAB was established by 42 U.S.C. 4365 to provide independent 
scientific and technical advice, consultation, and recommendations to 
the EPA Administrator on the technical basis for Agency positions and 
regulations. A SAB panel composed of current members will conduct the 
consultation. The purpose of a consultation is to provide non-
consensus, oral advice on the preliminary assessment. Following the 
consultation, the SAB will conduct an advisory to provide consensus 
written advice on the U.S. Navy's revised assessment. The advisory will 
be conducted by a panel consisting of current SAB members and 
additional outside experts. These panels will comply with the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and all 
appropriate SAB

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procedural policies. As such, all public meetings will be announced in 
the Federal Register at least 15 days prior to their scheduled times.
    Background: The U.S. Navy and the State of Florida are planning to 
deploy the ex-Oriskany, a World War II era aircraft carrier, as an 
artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico. In accordance with the Toxic 
Substances Control Act (TSCA) and its Federal PCB regulations (40 CFR 
part 761), the U.S. Navy has applied for and must obtain a risk-based 
PCB disposal approval prior to sinking the vessel with non-liquid PCBs 
onboard. The EPA may approve such an application if it finds the 
disposal action will not pose an unreasonable risk of injury to human 
health or the environment. To evaluate the potential transfer of non-
liquid PCBs to the marine environment and the subsequent risk that they 
might pose to human and ecological receptors using the artificial reef, 
the Navy performed leaching studies of different on-board PCB 
containing materials followed by fate and transport modeling of the 
leaching results to evaluate how released chemicals might behave in the 
near-reef marine environment. The U.S. Navy has also developed a fate 
and transport model known as the Prospective Risk Assessment Model 
(PRAM). EPA Region 4 has requested that the SAB conduct a consultation 
followed by an advisory on the U.S. Navy's assessment of potential 
human health and environmental risks from PCBs released from the ex-
Oriskany following deployment as an artificial reef. The focus of the 
SAB consultation and advisory includes the leaching studies, the PRAM, 
and characterization of potential risks.
    Procedures for Providing Public Comment: The EPA SAB Staff Office 
will accept written public comments of any length for the SAB Panel's 
consideration, and accommodate oral public comments whenever possible. 
The EPA SAB Staff Office expects that public statements presented at 
this meeting will not repeat previously submitted oral or written 
statements to this Panel. Oral Comments: Requests to provide oral 
comments must be in writing (e-mail, fax or mail) and received by Dr. 
Shallal no later than five business days prior to the teleconference or 
meeting to reserve time on the meeting agenda. For teleconferences, 
opportunities for oral comment will usually be limited to no more than 
three minutes per speaker or organization and no more than fifteen 
minutes total. Written Comments: Written comments should be received in 
the SAB Staff Office at least five business days prior to the meeting 
date so that the comments may be made available to the committee for 
their consideration. Comments should be supplied to the DFO at the 
address/contact information noted above in the following formats: one 
hard copy with original signature and one electronic copy via e-mail 
(acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat, WordPerfect, Word, or Rich Text 
files (in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format).

    Dated: June 28, 2005.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Acting Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 05-13278 Filed 7-5-05; 8:45 am]
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