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Genetic Purity of the Westslope
Cutthroat Trout Population, Flathead
National Forest, Flathead River,
Flathead, Powell and Missoula
Counties, MT.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns about potential
impacts to aquatic ecosystem integrity,
particularly effects to non-target species,
and ecological impacts of restocking
historically fishless lakes. EPA
emphasizes the need to follow strict
pesticide application protocols with
appropriate management and mitigation
measures, and establishment of a
comprehensive monitoring and adaptive
management program to minimize
ecological and public health risks
during project implementation.
EIS No. 20050335, ERP No. FS–AFS–
J65419–MT, Gallatin National Forest,
Updated Information, Replaces the
Effects Analysis for the Northern
Goshawk in the Main Boulder Fuels
Reduction Project (FEIS),
Implementation, Gallatin National
Forest, Big Timber Ranger District,
Sweetgrass and Park Counties, MT.
Summary: EPA has no objections to
the proposed action and supports the
proposed ecological effects monitoring.
Dated: September 13, 2005.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office
of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 05–18428 Filed 9–15–05; 8:45 am]
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Environmental Impacts Statements;
Notice of Availability
Responsible Agency: Office of Federal
Activities, General Information (202)
564–7167 or https://www.epa.gov/
compliance/nepa/.
Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact
Statements
Filed 09/06/2005 Through 09/09/2005.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.
EIS No. 20050372, Final EIS, AFS, AZ,
Pickett Lake and Padre Canyon
Allotments Cattle Grazing
Management, Authorization and
Implementation, Coconino National
Forest, Mormon Lake Ranger District,
Coconino County, AZ, Wait Period
Ends: 10/17/2005, Contact: Katherine
Sanchez Meador 928–526–0866.
EIS No. 20050373, Final EIS, COE, MO,
Howard Bend Floodplain Area Study,
Improvements for Future Land,
Future Road, and Stormwater
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Management, Missouri River Flood
Developments, U.S. Army COE
Section 10 and 404 Permits, St. Louis
County, MO, Wait Period Ends: 10/
17/2005, Contact: Danny McClendon
314–331–8574.
EIS No. 20050374, Draft EIS, BLM, CA,
Ukiah Resource Management Plan,
Implementation, Several Counties,
CA, Comment Period Ends: 12/15/
2005, Contact: Eli Ilano 916–978–
4427.
EIS No. 20050375, Draft Supplement,
FHW, TN, TN–397 (Mack Hatcher
Parkway Extension) Construction
from US–31 (TN–6, Columbia
Avenue) South of Franklin to US–341
(TN–106, Hillsboro Road) North of
Franklin, Additional Information on
the Build Alternative (Alternative G),
Williamson County and City of
Franklin, TN , Comment Period Ends:
10/31/2005, Contact: Walter Boyd
615–781–5774.
EIS No. 20050376, Final EIS, COE, TX,
Cedar Bayou Navigation Chanel
(CBNC.) Improvement Project,
Implementation, Near Baytown in
Harris and Chambers Counties, TX,
Wait Period Ends: 10/17/2005,
Contact: Dr. Terry Roberts 409–766–
3035.
EIS No. 20050377, Draft EIS, COE, NY,
Montuak Point Storm Damage
Reduction Project, Proposed
Reinforcement of an Existing Stone
Revetment Wall, Suffolk County, NY,
Comment Period Ends: 10/31/2005
Contact: Dr. Christopher Ricciardi
917–790–8630.
EIS No. 20050378, Draft EIS, COE, NJ,
Liberty State Park Ecosystem
Restoration Project, Hudson Raritan
Estuary Study, To Address the
Adverse Impacts Associated with Past
Filling Activities, Port Authority of
New York and New Jersey, Jersey
City, Hudson County, NJ , Comment
Period Ends: 10/24/2005, Contact:
Robert Will 917–790–8635. Revision
to FR Notice Published on 9/16/2005:
Due to an Administrative Error by the
U.S. Army COE the above Draft EIS
was not properly filed with the U.S.
EPA. COE has confirmed that
distribution of the Draft EIS was made
available to all Federal Agencies and
interested parties for the 45-day
review period that will end on 10/24/
2005.
Amended Notices
EIS No. 20050291, Final EIS, AFS, CO,
Gold Camp Road Plan, Develop a
Feasible Plan to Manage the
Operation of Tunnel #3 and the 8.5
mile Road Segment, Pike National
Forest, Pikes Peak Ranger District,
Colorado Springs, El Paso County,
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CO, Wait Period Ends: 11/07/2005,
Contact: Frank Landis 719–477–4203.
Revision to FR Notice Published on
7/22/2005. Refiling of Final EIS Per
Agencies Request, the Wait Period
will End on 11/07/2005.
EIS No. 20050292, Draft EIS, USA, HI,
Makua Military Reservation (MMR)
Project, Proposed Military Training
Activities, 25th Infantry Division
(Light) and U.S. Army, HI, Comment
Period Ends: 10/06/2005, Contact:
Gary Shirakata 808–438–0772.
Revision to FR Notice Published on
7/22/2005. Extending the Comment
Period from 9/21/2005 to 10/06/2005.
EIS No. 20050298, Draft EIS, AFS, UT,
West Bear Vegetation Management
Project, Timber Harvesting, Prescribed
Burning, Roads Construction,
Township 1 North, Range 9 East, Salt
Lake Principle Meridian, Evanston
Ranger District, Wasatch-Cache
National Forest, Summit County, UT,
Comment Period Ends: 09/30/2005,
Contact: Larry Johnson 307–789–
3194. Revision of FR Notice Published
on 7/22/2005. Extending the
Comment Period from 9/06/2005 to
9/30/2005.
EIS No. 20050351, Draft EIS, SFW, CA,
East Contra Costa County Habitat
Conservation Plan and Natural
Community Conservation Plan,
Implementation, Incidental Take
Permit, Cities of Brentwood, Clayton,
Oakley and Pittsburg, Contra Costa
County, CA, Comment Period Ends:
12/01/2005, Contact: Sheila Larsen
916–444–6600. Revision to FR Notice
Published on 9/2/2005. Comment
Period Extended from 10/17/2005 to
12/01/2005.
Dated: September 13, 2005.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office
of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 05–18429 Filed 9–15–05; 8:45 am]
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AGENCY
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National Pollution Prevention and
Toxics Advisory Committee (NPPTAC);
Interim Ad Hoc Nanotechnology Work
Group; Notice of Public Meeting
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S. App. 2
(Public Law 92–463), EPA gives notice
of an all day meeting of the National
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Pollution Prevention and Toxics
Advisory Committee (NPPTAC) Interim
Ad Hoc Nanotechnology Work Group.
The purpose of the meeting is to discuss
issues regarding a potential voluntary
pilot program for nanoscale materials
that are existing chemical substances
and consideration of relevant issues
related to nanoscale materials under the
Toxics Substances Control Act (TSCA).
DATES: The meeting will be held on
September 29, 2005, from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m.
Registration to attend the meeting
identified by docket ID number OPPT–
2002–0001, must be received on or
before September 22, 2005. Registration
will also be accepted at the meeting.
Request to provide oral comments at
the meeting, identified as (NPPTAC)
Interim Ad Hoc Nanotechnology Work
Group September 2005 meeting, must be
received in writing on or before
September 22, 2005.
Requests to participate in the meeting,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number OPPT–2002–0001, must be
received on or before September 22,
2005.
The meeting will be held at
the Holiday Inn, Rosslyn at Key Bridge,
1900 North Myer Drive, Arlington, VA.
22209.
Requests to participate in the meeting
may be submitted to the technical
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general information contact:
Colby Lintner, Regulatory
Coordinator, Environmental Assistance
Division (7408M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001; telephone number: (202) 554–
1404; e-mail address:TSCAHotline@epa.gov.
For technical information contact:
John Alter (7408M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001; telephone number: (202) 564–
9891; e-mail address:
npptac.oppt@epa.gov.
ADDRESSES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public
in general, and may be of particular
interest to those persons who have an
interest in or may be required to manage
pollution prevention and toxic chemical
programs, individual groups concerned
with environmental justice, children’s
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health, or animal welfare, as they relate
to OPPT’s programs under the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the
Pollution Prevention Act (PPA). Since
other entities may also be interested, the
Agency has not attempted to describe all
the specific entities that may be
interested in the activities of the
NPPTAC. If you have any questions
regarding the applicability of this action
to a particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
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 ID number OPPT–2002–
0001. 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 EPA Docket
Center, Rm. B102–Reading Room, EPA
West, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. The EPA Docket
Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays. The EPA Docket Center
Reading Room telephone number is
(202) 566–1744, and the telephone
number for the OPPT Docket, which is
located in the EPA Docket Center, is
(202) 566–0280.
2. Electronic access. You may access
this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet
under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at
https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
An electronic version of the public
docket is available through EPA’s
electronic public docket and comment
system, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA
Dockets at https://www.epa.gov/edocket/
to submit or view public comments,
access the index listing of the contents
of the official public docket, and to
access those documents in the public
docket that are available electronically.
Although not all docket materials may
be available electronically, you may still
access any of the publicly available
docket materials through the docket
facility identified in Unit I.B.1. Once in
the system, select ‘‘search’’ then key in
the appropriate docket ID number.
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C. How and to Whom Do I Submit
Comments?
You may submit comments
electronically, by mail, or through hand
delivery/courier. To ensure proper
receipt by EPA, identify the appropriate
docket ID number OPPT–2002–0001,
(NPPTAC) Interim Ad Hoc
Nanotechnology Work Group September
2005 meeting in the subject line on the
first page of your comment.
1. By mail: OPPT Document Control
Office, Environmental Protection
Agency, 7407M, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001.
2. Electronically: At https://
www.epa.gov/edocket/, search for
OPPT–2002–0001, and follow the
directions to submit comments.
3. Hand delivery/courier: OPPT
Document Control Office in EPA East
Bldg., Rm. M6428, 1201 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC.
II. Background
The purpose and scope of work for
the NPPTAC’s Interim Ad Hoc
Nanotechnology Work Group is stated
in EPA’s request to the NPPTAC, which
was approved and adopted by the
Committee on June 30, 2005.
Accordingly, the Work Group is to
provide input to the NPPTAC for
Committee consideration at its October
2005 meeting for potential forwarding to
EPA on the following:
• Options for possible elements of
EPA’s voluntary pilot program for
existing chemical nanoscale materials.
• Approaches that may be
appropriate for putting such a voluntary
pilot program in place.
• Consideration of issues that may be
relevant to the review of new chemical
nanoscale materials under TSCA.
• Consideration of other relevant
issues raised in stakeholder input
provided at EPA’s June 23, 2005, public
meeting as well as written comments to
the docket.
III. How Can I Request to Participate in
this Meeting?
You may submit a request to
participate in this meeting to the
technical person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please
note that registration will assist in
planning adequate seating; however,
members of the public can register the
day of the meeting. Therefore all seating
will be available on a first serve basis.
1. To register to attend the meeting:
Pre-registration for the September 2005
(NPPTAC) Interim Ad Hoc
Nanotechnology Work Group meeting
and requests for special
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accommodations may be made by
visiting the NPPTAC web site at: https://
www.epa.gov/oppt/npptac/
meetings.htm. Registration will also be
available at the meeting. Special
accommodations may also be requested
by calling (202) 564–9891 and leaving
your name and telephone number.
2. To request an opportunity to
provide oral comments: You must
register first in order to request an
opportunity to provide oral comments at
the September 2005 (NPPTAC) Interim
Ad Hoc Nanotechnology Work Group
meeting. To register visit the NPPTAC
web site at: https://www.epa.gov/oppt/
npptac/meetings.htm. Request to
provide oral comments at the meeting
must be submitted in writing on or
before September 22, 2005, with a
registration form. Please note that time
for oral comments may be limited to 3
to 5 minutes per speaker, depending on
the number of requests received.
3. Written comments.You may submit
written comments to the docket listed
under Unit I.B. Written comments can
be submitted at any time. If written
comments are submitted on or before
September 22, 2005, they will be
provided to the (NPPTAC) Interim Ad
Hoc Nanotechnology Work Group
members prior to or at the meeting. If
you provide written comments at the
meeting, 35 copies will be needed.
Do not submit any information in
your request that is considered CBI.
Requests to participate in the meeting,
identified by docket ID number OPPT–
2002–001, must be received on or before
September 22, 2005.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, NPPTAC,
Pollution Prevention, Toxics, Toxic
Chemicals, Chemical Health and Safety,
Nanotechnology.
Dated: September 13, 2005.
Charles M. Auer,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics.
[FR Doc. 05–18580 Filed 9–14–05; 2:07 pm]
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Proposed CERCLA Administrative
Agreement for Recovery of Past
Response Costs; Lauli’i Cylinders
Superfund Removal Site
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; request for public
comment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with section
122(i) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act, as
amended by the Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization
Action (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i),
notice is hereby given of a proposed
Administrative Order on Consent
(‘‘AOC,’’ Region 9 Docket No. 9–2005–
0021) pursuant to section 122(h) of
CERCLA concerning the Lauli’i
Cylinders Removal Site (the ‘‘Site’’),
located in Lauli’i, American Samoa. The
respondent to the AOC is FCF Fisheries
Co. LTD (‘‘FCF’’), which arranged for
the disposal of hazardous substances at
the Site for which EPA incurred
response costs.
Through the proposed AOC, FCF will
reimburse the United States $20,000 of
its response costs, which total
approximately $130,000. The AOC
provides FCF with a covenant not to sue
and contribution protection for the costs
and the removal action at the Site.
For thirty (30) days following the date
of publication of this notice, the Agency
will receive written comments relating
to the proposed AOC. The Agency’s
response to any comments will be
available for public inspection at EPA’S
Region IX offices, located at 75
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco,
California 94105.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before October 17, 2005.
ADDRESSES: The proposed Agreement
may be obtained from Judith Winchell,
Docket Clerk, telephone (415) 972–3124.
Comments regarding the proposed
Agreement should be addressed to
Judith Winchell (SFD–7) at EPA Region
IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco,
California 94105, and should reference
the Lauli’i Cylinders Superfund
Removal Site, Lauli’i, American Samoa,
and USEPA Docket No. 9–2005–0021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J.
Andrew Helmlinger, Office of Regional
Counsel, telephone (415) 972–3904,
USEPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street,
San Francisco, California 94105.
Dated: September 2, 2005.
Keith A. Takata,
Director, Superfund Division.
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Connecticut Marine Sanitation Device
Standard; Receipt of Petition
Notice is hereby given that a petition
has been received from the State of
Connecticut requesting a determination
by the Regional Administrator, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
pursuant to Section 312(f)(3) of Public
Law 92–500 as amended by Public Law
95–217 and Public Law 100–4, that
adequate facilities for the safe and
sanitary removal and treatment of
sewage from all vessels are reasonably
available for the area covered under this
petition, which is:
Waterbody/general area
Latitude
Hoadley Point in Guilford ...........................................................................................................................
Due South from Hoadley to the Boundary between CT and NY ..............................................................
Easterly boundary between CT and NY to a point due South of Eastern Point in Groton ......................
Due North to Easter Point in Groton .........................................................................................................
CT and MA State boundary of the CT River .............................................................................................
Navigable Rivers: Hammonasset, Menunketesuck, Niantic and the Thames.
The area also includes the navigable
reaches of the Hammonasset River,
Menunketesuck River, Niantic River and
the Thames River that drain into Long
Island Sound, and the Connecticut River
within State boundaries.
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The coastal towns bordering the
proposed No Discharge Area are:
Guilford, Madison, Clinton, Westbrook,
Old Saybrook, Old Lyme, East Lyme,
Waterford, and New London. There are
26 inland towns which border the five
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rivers that are included in this proposed
No Discharge Area designation.
The State of Connecticut has certified
that there are 36 pumpout facilities
located within the proposed area, and a
list of the facilities, phone numbers,
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPPT-2002-0001; FRL-7738-5]
National Pollution Prevention and Toxics Advisory Committee
(NPPTAC); Interim Ad Hoc Nanotechnology Work Group; Notice of Public
Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S. App. 2
(Public Law 92-463), EPA gives notice of an all day meeting of the
National
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Pollution Prevention and Toxics Advisory Committee (NPPTAC) Interim Ad
Hoc Nanotechnology Work Group. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss
issues regarding a potential voluntary pilot program for nanoscale
materials that are existing chemical substances and consideration of
relevant issues related to nanoscale materials under the Toxics
Substances Control Act (TSCA).
DATES: The meeting will be held on September 29, 2005, from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m.
Registration to attend the meeting identified by docket ID number
OPPT-2002-0001, must be received on or before September 22, 2005.
Registration will also be accepted at the meeting.
Request to provide oral comments at the meeting, identified as
(NPPTAC) Interim Ad Hoc Nanotechnology Work Group September 2005
meeting, must be received in writing on or before September 22, 2005.
Requests to participate in the meeting, identified by docket
identification (ID) number OPPT-2002-0001, must be received on or
before September 22, 2005.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, Rosslyn at Key
Bridge, 1900 North Myer Drive, Arlington, VA. 22209.
Requests to participate in the meeting may be submitted to the
technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact:
Colby Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance
Division (7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; e-mail
address:TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
For technical information contact: John Alter (7408M), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-9891; e-mail address: npptac.oppt@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of
particular interest to those persons who have an interest in or may be
required to manage pollution prevention and toxic chemical programs,
individual groups concerned with environmental justice, children's
health, or animal welfare, as they relate to OPPT's programs under the
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Pollution Prevention Act
(PPA). Since other entities may also be interested, the Agency has not
attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be interested
in the activities of the NPPTAC. If you have any questions regarding
the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
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 ID number OPPT-2002-0001. 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 EPA Docket Center, Rm. B102-Reading Room, EPA
West, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket
Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The EPA Docket Center Reading Room telephone
number is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket,
which is located in the EPA Docket Center, is (202) 566-0280.
2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register''
listings at https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
An electronic version of the public docket is available through
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may
use EPA Dockets at https://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit or view public
comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official
public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that
are available electronically. Although not all docket materials may be
available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly
available docket materials through the docket facility identified in
Unit I.B.1. Once in the system, select ``search'' then key in the
appropriate docket ID number.
C. How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments?
You may submit comments electronically, by mail, or through hand
delivery/courier. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, identify the
appropriate docket ID number OPPT-2002-0001, (NPPTAC) Interim Ad Hoc
Nanotechnology Work Group September 2005 meeting in the subject line on
the first page of your comment.
1. By mail: OPPT Document Control Office, Environmental Protection
Agency, 7407M, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
2. Electronically: At https://www.epa.gov/edocket/, search for OPPT-
2002-0001, and follow the directions to submit comments.
3. Hand delivery/courier: OPPT Document Control Office in EPA East
Bldg., Rm. M6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC.
II. Background
The purpose and scope of work for the NPPTAC's Interim Ad Hoc
Nanotechnology Work Group is stated in EPA's request to the NPPTAC,
which was approved and adopted by the Committee on June 30, 2005.
Accordingly, the Work Group is to provide input to the NPPTAC for
Committee consideration at its October 2005 meeting for potential
forwarding to EPA on the following:
Options for possible elements of EPA's voluntary pilot
program for existing chemical nanoscale materials.
Approaches that may be appropriate for putting such a
voluntary pilot program in place.
Consideration of issues that may be relevant to the review
of new chemical nanoscale materials under TSCA.
Consideration of other relevant issues raised in
stakeholder input provided at EPA's June 23, 2005, public meeting as
well as written comments to the docket.
III. How Can I Request to Participate in this Meeting?
You may submit a request to participate in this meeting to the
technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please
note that registration will assist in planning adequate seating;
however, members of the public can register the day of the meeting.
Therefore all seating will be available on a first serve basis.
1. To register to attend the meeting: Pre-registration for the
September 2005 (NPPTAC) Interim Ad Hoc Nanotechnology Work Group
meeting and requests for special
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accommodations may be made by visiting the NPPTAC web site at: https://
www.epa.gov/oppt/npptac/meetings.htm. Registration will also be
available at the meeting. Special accommodations may also be requested
by calling (202) 564-9891 and leaving your name and telephone number.
2. To request an opportunity to provide oral comments: You must
register first in order to request an opportunity to provide oral
comments at the September 2005 (NPPTAC) Interim Ad Hoc Nanotechnology
Work Group meeting. To register visit the NPPTAC web site at: https://
www.epa.gov/oppt/npptac/meetings.htm. Request to provide oral comments
at the meeting must be submitted in writing on or before September 22,
2005, with a registration form. Please note that time for oral comments
may be limited to 3 to 5 minutes per speaker, depending on the number
of requests received.
3. Written comments.You may submit written comments to the docket
listed under Unit I.B. Written comments can be submitted at any time.
If written comments are submitted on or before September 22, 2005, they
will be provided to the (NPPTAC) Interim Ad Hoc Nanotechnology Work
Group members prior to or at the meeting. If you provide written
comments at the meeting, 35 copies will be needed.
Do not submit any information in your request that is considered
CBI. Requests to participate in the meeting, identified by docket ID
number OPPT-2002-001, must be received on or before September 22, 2005.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, NPPTAC, Pollution Prevention, Toxics,
Toxic Chemicals, Chemical Health and Safety, Nanotechnology.
Dated: September 13, 2005.
Charles M. Auer,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 05-18580 Filed 9-14-05; 2:07 pm]
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