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Good Neighbor Environmental Board;
Notification of Public Advisory
Committee Teleconference Meeting
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notification of Public Advisory
Committee Teleconference Meeting.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, Public Law
92–463, notice is hereby given that the
Good Neighbor Environmental Board
will meet in a public teleconference on
January 25, 2005, from 2 p.m. to 3:30
p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be
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hosted out of the main conference room,
U.S. EPA, 655 15th Street, NW., Suite
800, Washington, DC 20005. The
meeting is open to the public, however,
due to limited space, seating will be on
a registration-only basis. For further
information regarding the
teleconference meeting, please contact
the individual listed below.
Background: The Good Neighbor
Environmental Board (GNEB) is a
Federal advisory committee based at the
Environmental Protection Agency that
reports to the United States President
and Congress on Good Neighbor
environmental practices along the U.S.
border with Mexico. The GNEB consists
of representatives from eight Federal
government agencies, each of the four
U.S. border states, and private and
public sector organizations. Each year,
the GNEB prepares an annual report to
the President and Congress.
Purpose of Meeting: The Board has
prepared its latest draft annual report,
its Ninth Report. The purpose of this
teleconference is for the Board to
review, discuss, and decide whether to
approve the recommendations in the
report.
Availability of Review Materials: If
you wish to receive a copy of the draft
recommendations, please contact Ms.
Elaine Koerner, Designated Federal
Officer for the Board, at the number
below.
Members
of the public wishing to gain access to
the conference room on the day of the
meeting must contact Ms. Elaine
Koerner, Designated Federal Officer for
the Good Neighbor Environmental
Board, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (1601E), Office of Cooperative
Environmental Management, 655 15th
Street, NW., Suite 800, Washington, DC
20005; telephone/voice mail at (202)
233–0069 or via e-mail at
koerner.elaine@epa.gov. If you wish to
make oral comments or to submit
written comments to the Board, please
contact Ms. Koerner by January 18,
2005.
General Information: Additional
information concerning the Good
Neighbor Environmental Board can be
found on its Web site (https://
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Meeting Access: For information on
access or services for individuals with
disabilities, please contact Elaine
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koerner.elaine@epa.gov. To request
accommodation of a disability, please
contact Elaine Koerner, preferably at
least 10 days prior to the meeting, to
give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
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Elaine Koerner,
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Strategic Approach to International
Chemicals Management (SAICM);
Notice of Public Meeting
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice is to announce
that the EPA and the State Department
will be hosting a stakeholder meeting to
inform U.S. Government viewpoints for
the upcoming International Conference
on Chemicals Management (ICCM),
where participants are expected to agree
to the Strategic Approach to
International Chemicals Management
(SAICM). See the website listed under
Unit II. The United States is seeking
comments to guide us as we work with
other countries and participants to
develop a SAICM that promotes the
sound management of chemicals while
facilitating the movement of chemicals
and their products across borders
without compromising human health or
the environment. There are several
working documents that will serve as a
basis for the SAICM. This meeting will
serve as an opportunity for stakeholders
to share their views on these documents
before they are finalized at the
International Conference on Chemicals
Management (ICCM) in February 2006.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, January 17, 2006, 2 p.m.–4
p.m.
Requests to participate in the meeting,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number OPPT–2005–0029, must be
received on or before January 17, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
1201 Constitution Ave. NW, Room 1153
EPA East (1st Floor) Washington, D.C.
20460
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
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number: (202) 554–1404; e-mail address:
TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
For technical information contact:
John Shoaff, OPPT International Team
Leader, Environmental Assistance
Division (7408M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001; telephone number: (202) 564–
0531; e-mail address:
shoaff.john@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
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A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public
in general, and may be of particular
interest to industry, trade associations,
and non-governmental organizations
that deal with and are interested in
international chemicals management. If
you have any questions regarding the
applicability of this action to a
particular entity, consult the technical
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 EPA–HQ–
OPPT–2005–0029. 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 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/.
EDOCKET, EPA’s electronic public
docket and comment system was
replaced on November 25, 2005, by an
enhanced Federal-wide electronic
docket, management and comment
system located at https://
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www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online instructions.
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.
II. Background
An agenda for the stakeholder
meeting will be available two weeks
prior to the meeting. This meeting is
open to the public.
The agenda and meeting documents
for the ICCM are available at:
https://www.chem.unep.ch/ICCM/
meetingldocs/ For general and
background information on the SAICM
including the report and documents
from the most recent Prepartory
Committee meeting (PrepCom3), see
https://www.chem.unep.ch/saicm/.
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. Do not
submit any information in your request
that is considered CBI. Requests to
participate in the meeting, identified by
docket ID number OPPT–2005–0029,
must be received on or before January
17, 2006.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2005–0252; FRL–7756–7]
Iodomethane Risk Assessment; Notice
of Availability
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
availability of EPA’s human health risk
assessment and related documents for
the pesticide iodomethane and opens a
public comment period on these
documents. EPA has completed a
human health risk assessment for the
fumigant, iodomethane and wants to
provide the public an opportunity to
comment on the risk assessment.
Iodomethane is a new chemical under
consideration by the Agency for
registration and has been identified as a
potential partial replacement for methyl
bromide.
DATES: Comments, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–
OPP–2005–0252, must be received on or
before February 6, 2006.
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:
Mary L. Waller, Registration Division
(7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(703) 308–9354; fax number: (703) 308–
1825; e-mail
address:waller.mary@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
List of Subjects
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
Environmental protection,
International chemicals management,
Toxic chemicals, Risk reduction,
Pollution prevention
This action is directed to the public
in general, and may be of interest to a
wide range of stakeholders including
environmental, human health, and
agricultural advocates; the chemical
industry; pesticide users; and members
of the public interested in the sale,
distribution, or use of pesticides. Since
others may also be interested, the
Agency has not attempted to describe all
the specific entities that may be affected
by this action. If you have any questions
regarding the applicability of this action
to a particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Dated: December 27, 2005.
Wendy C. Hamnett,
Acting Director Office of Pollution Prevention
and Toxics
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005 0029; FRL-7755-7]
Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM);
Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice is to announce that the EPA and the State
Department will be hosting a stakeholder meeting to inform U.S.
Government viewpoints for the upcoming International Conference on
Chemicals Management (ICCM), where participants are expected to agree
to the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals
Management (SAICM). See the website listed under Unit II. The United
States is seeking comments to guide us as we work with other countries
and participants to develop a SAICM that promotes the sound management
of chemicals while facilitating the movement of chemicals and their
products across borders without compromising human health or the
environment. There are several working documents that will serve as a
basis for the SAICM. This meeting will serve as an opportunity for
stakeholders to share their views on these documents before they are
finalized at the International Conference on Chemicals Management
(ICCM) in February 2006.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 17, 2006, 2 p.m.-4
p.m.
Requests to participate in the meeting, identified by docket
identification (ID) number OPPT-2005-0029, must be received on or
before January 17, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 1201 Constitution Ave. NW, Room
1153 EPA East (1st Floor) Washington, D.C. 20460
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
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number: (202) 554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
For technical information contact: John Shoaff, OPPT International
Team Leader, Environmental Assistance Division (7408M), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-0531; e-mail address: shoaff.john@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 industry, trade associations, and non-
governmental organizations that deal with and are interested in
international chemicals management. If you have any questions regarding
the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the
technical 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 EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0029. 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 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/.
EDOCKET, EPA's electronic public docket and comment system was
replaced on November 25, 2005, by an enhanced Federal-wide electronic
docket, management and comment system located at https://
www.regulations.gov/. Follow the on-line instructions.
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.
II. Background
An agenda for the stakeholder meeting will be available two weeks
prior to the meeting. This meeting is open to the public.
The agenda and meeting documents for the ICCM are available at:
https://www.chem.unep.ch/ICCM/meeting--docs/ For general and
background information on the SAICM including the report and documents
from the most recent Prepartory Committee meeting (PrepCom3), see
https://www.chem.unep.ch/saicm/.
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. Do not
submit any information in your request that is considered CBI. Requests
to participate in the meeting, identified by docket ID number OPPT-
2005-0029, must be received on or before January 17, 2006.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, International chemicals management, Toxic
chemicals, Risk reduction, Pollution prevention
Dated: December 27, 2005.
Wendy C. Hamnett,
Acting Director Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
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