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IDEM’s rule requires the facility to
initiate corrective action within 30
minutes of the activated alarm.
In addition, IDEM’s rule requires the
owner of a secondary lead smelter to
install and maintain an ambient air
quality monitoring network for lead.
Unless an owner of a secondary lead
smelter received approval prior to the
effective date of IDEM’s rule, an owner
must submit a proposed ambient
monitoring and quality assurance plan
within 90 days after the effective date of
IDEM’s rule. Reporting is required on a
quarterly basis, within 45 days after the
end of the quarter in which the data is
collected. The report must include
ambient air quality monitoring network
data, and if a National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS) violation is
triggered, identification of the cause of
the violation and corrective actions
taken to address the violation are
required.
The monitoring requirements set forth
in IDEM’s secondary lead smelting rule
are unequivocally no less stringent than
the requirements in the Federal rule.
The provisions of IDEM’s rule that
pertain to monitoring are set forth at 326
IAC 20–13–7.
IV. What Is the Effect of This
Delegation?
On August 3, 2006, EPA approved
IDEM’s request to delegate the authority
to implement and enforce 40 CFR part
63, subpart X, through 326 IAC 20–13,
which adjusts the secondary lead
smelting MACT. EPA also approved the
delegation of the applicable Category I
authorities as set forth at 40 CFR
63.91(g).
All notifications, reports and other
correspondence required under 40 CFR,
part 63, subpart X, as adjusted by 326
IAC 20–13, should be sent to the State
of Indiana, rather than to the EPA,
Region 5, in Chicago. Affected sources
should send this information to: Indiana
Department of Environmental
Management, Office of Air Management,
100 North Senate Avenue, P.O. Box
6015, Indianapolis, Indiana 46206–
6015.
Pursuant to Section 112(l)(7) of the
CAA, nothing in this delegation
prohibits EPA from enforcing any
applicable emission standard or
requirement. The secondary lead
smelter MACT, 40 CFR part 63, subpart
X, as adjusted by 326 IAC 20–13 is
Federally enforceable.
Dated: August 3, 2006.
Jo-Lynn Traub,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office;
Request for Nominations for the
Science Advisory Board Asbestos
Expert Panel
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces the
formation of a SAB Asbestos Expert
Panel and is soliciting nominations for
members of the Panel.
DATES: Nominations should be
submitted by September 12, 2006 per
the instructions below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Members of the public who wish to
obtain further information regarding this
announcement may contact Ms. Vivian
Turner, Designated Federal Officer, by
telephone: (202) 343–9697 or E-mail at:
turner.vivian@epa.gov. The SAB
Mailing address is: U.S. EPA Science
Advisory Board (1400F), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave, NW., Washington,
DC, 20460. General information about
the SAB as well as any updates
concerning this request for nominations
may be found on the SAB Web site at:
https://www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Asbestos
consists of six different fibrous silicate
minerals that occur naturally in the
environment. In 1986, EPA published
an assessment of potential health effects
from environmental exposure to
asbestos entitled Airborne Asbestos
Health Assessment Update (EPA 600/8–
84–003F 1986). Data now exist that
indicate mineral type and the particle
dimension of asbestos fibers may
influence the potential risk of lung
cancer and mesothelioma. EPA is
updating the asbestos health effects
assessment on the basis of new
information. In particular, EPA’s Office
of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
(OSWER) has developed an approach
for the quantification of cancer risk
which accounts for different potencies
associated with the mineral type and
fiber dimensions. OSWER has requested
that the Science Advisory Board (SAB)
provide technical advice on the
proposed methodology to estimate
potential cancer risk from inhalation
exposure to asbestos.
The SAB is a chartered Federal
Advisory Committee, established by 42
U.S.C. 4365, to provide independent
scientific and technical advice,
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consultation, and recommendations to
the EPA Administrator on the technical
bases for EPA policies and actions. The
SAB is forming an expert panel, to
provide technical advice to EPA through
the chartered SAB regarding the
Agency’s ongoing work in updating the
risk assessment of asbestos. The SAB
Asbestos Panel will comply with the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) and all
appropriate SAB procedural policies.
Request for Nominations: The SAB
Staff Office is requesting nominations
for nationally and internationally
recognized non-EPA scientists with
demonstrated clinical, research and
applied scientific experience and
expertise with respect to human health
effects of asbestos and related minerals
in the following areas: Clinical and
pulmonary medicine, epidemiology,
occupational and public health,
pathology, inhalation toxicology;
biology, mineralogy; environmental fate
and transport, environmental sampling
and detection methods, biostatistics,
statistical modeling and risk assessment.
Process and Deadline for Submitting
Nominations: Any interested person or
organization may nominate individuals
qualified in the areas of expertise
described above to serve on the SAB
Asbestos Expert Panel. Nominations
may be submitted in electronic format
through the Form for Nominating
Individuals to Panels of the EPA
Science Advisory Board which can be
accessed through a link on the blue
navigational bar on the SAB Web site at:
https://www.epa.gov/sab. Please follow
the instructions for submitting
nominations carefully, and include all
of the information requested on that
form. The nominating form requests
contact information of the person
making the nomination; contact
information for the nominee; the
disciplinary and specific areas of
expertise of the nominee; the nominee’s
curriculum vita; and a biographical
sketch of the nominee indicating current
position, educational background,
research activities, and recent service on
other national advisory committees or
national professional organizations.
Anyone unable to submit nominations
using the electronic form, or who may
have questions concerning the
nomination process or any other aspect
of this notice may contact Ms. Vivian
Turner, DFO, at the contact information.
Nominations should be submitted in
time to arrive no later than September
12, 2006.
The process for forming an SAB panel
is described in the Overview of the
Panel Formation Process at the
Environmental Protection Agency,
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Science Advisory Board (EPA–SAB–EC–
COM–02–010), on the SAB Web site at:
https://www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/
ec02010.pdf. The SAB Staff Office will
acknowledge receipt of nominations and
inform nominees of the panel for which
they have been nominated. From the
nominees identified by respondents to
this Federal Register notice (termed the
‘‘Widecast’’), the SAB Staff Office will
develop a smaller subset (known as the
‘‘Short List’’) for more detailed
consideration. The Short List will be
posted on the SAB Web site at: https://
www.epa.gov/sab, and will include the
nominee’s name and biographical
sketch. Public comments on the Short
List will be accepted for 21 calendar
days. During this comment period, the
public will be requested to provide
information, analysis or other
documentation on nominees that the
SAB Staff Office should consider in
evaluating candidates for the Panels.
For the SAB, a balanced panel is
characterized by inclusion of nominees
who possess the necessary domains of
knowledge, the relevant scientific
perspectives (which, among other
factors, can be influenced by work
history and affiliation), and the
collective breadth of experience to
adequately address the charge. Public
responses to the Short List will be
considered in the selection of the panel
members, along with information
provided by nominees and information
independently gathered by SAB Staff
(e.g., financial disclosure information
and computer searches to evaluate a
nominees prior involvement with the
topic under review). Specific criteria to
be used in evaluating Short List
nominees include: (a) Scientific and/or
technical expertise, knowledge, and
experience (primary factors); (b) absence
of financial conflicts of interest; (c)
scientific credibility and impartiality;
(d) availability and willingness to serve;
and (e) ability to work constructively
and effectively on committees.
Short List nominees will be required
to fill-out the ‘‘Confidential Financial
Disclosure Form for Special
Government Employees Serving on
Federal Advisory Committees at the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’’
(EPA Form 3110–48). This confidential
form allows Government officials to
determine whether there is a statutory
conflict between that person’s public
responsibilities (which includes
membership on an EPA Federal
advisory committee) and private
interests and activities, or the
appearance of a lack of impartiality, as
defined by Federal regulation. The form
may be viewed and downloaded from
the following URL address: https://
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Dated: August 16, 2006.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Associate Director for Science, EPA Science
Advisory Board Staff Office.
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Notice of Public Hearing and Extension
of Public Comment Period for the
Proposed Reissuance of General
NPDES Permits (GPs) for Aquaculture
Facilities in Idaho Subject to
Wasteload Allocations Under Selected
Total Maximum Daily Loads (Permit
Number IDG–13–0000), Cold Water
Aquaculture Facilities in Idaho (Not
Subject to Wasteload Allocations)
(Permit Number IDG–13–1000), and
Fish Processors Associated With
Aquaculture Facilities in Idaho (Permit
Number IDG–13–2000)
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Announcement of public
hearing and extension of public
comment period on three draft general
NPDES permits for Idaho aquaculture
facilities and associated fish processors.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: On June 19, 2006, EPA Region
10 proposed to reissue three general
permits to cover aquaculture facilities
and associated fish processors in Idaho.
71 FR 35269. On July 25, 2006, in
response to requests from the regulated
community, EPA extended the end of
the public comment period from August
3 to August 18, 2006. 71 FR 42091. In
response to further requests from the
regulated community, EPA is
scheduling a public hearing to receive
oral comments on September 26, 2006;
a short question and answer period will
precede the formal hearing. EPA is also
extending the public comment period to
September 29, 2006.
DATES: A public hearing to receive oral
comments on the permits will be held
on Tuesday, September 26, 2006, at 7
p.m. at the KMTV Community Room,
1100 Blue Lakes Blvd. North, Twin
Falls, Idaho. The end of the public
comment period is now extended to
September 29, 2006. Comments must be
received or postmarked by that date.
Public Comment: Interested persons
may submit oral comments at the
September 26, 2006, public hearing or
may submit written comments on the
draft permits to the attention of Sharon
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Wilson at the address below. All
comments should include the name,
address, and telephone number of the
commenter and a concise statement of
comment and the relevant facts upon
which it is based. Comments of either
support or concern which are directed
at specific, cited permit requirements
are appreciated.
After the expiration date of the Public
Notice on September 29, 2006; the
Director, Office of Water and
Watersheds, EPA Region 10, will make
a final determination with respect to
issuance of the general permits. The
proposed requirements contained in the
draft general permits will become final
upon issuance if no significant
comments are received during the
public comment period.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the proposed
General Permits should be sent to
Sharon Wilson, Office of Water and
Watersheds; USEPA Region 10; 1200
Sixth Avenue, OWW–130; Seattle,
Washington 98101 or by e-mail to
wilson.sharon@epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Carla Fromm, 208–378–5755,
fromm.carla@epa.gov or Sharon Wilson,
206–553–0325, wilson.sharon@epa.gov
Copies of the draft general permit and
fact sheet may be downloaded from the
EPA Region 10 Web site at https://
yosemite.epa.gov/R10/WATER.NSF/
NPDES+Permits/
General+NPDES+Permits#Aquaculture.
They are also available upon request
from Audrey Washington at (206) 553–
0523, or e-mailed to
washington.audrey@epa.gov. For
information on physical locations in
Idaho and Seattle where the documents
may be viewed, see the June 19, 2006,
notice at 71 FR 35269.
Dated: August 15, 2006.
Michael F. Gearheard,
Director, Office of Water & Watersheds,
Region 10, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency.
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Request for Nominations for
the Science Advisory Board Asbestos Expert Panel
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces
the formation of a SAB Asbestos Expert Panel and is soliciting
nominations for members of the Panel.
DATES: Nominations should be submitted by September 12, 2006 per the
instructions below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to
obtain further information regarding this announcement may contact Ms.
Vivian Turner, Designated Federal Officer, by telephone: (202) 343-9697
or E-mail at: turner.vivian@epa.gov. The SAB Mailing address is: U.S.
EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW., Washington, DC, 20460. General
information about the SAB as well as any updates concerning this
request for nominations may be found on the SAB Web site at: https://
www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Asbestos consists of six different fibrous
silicate minerals that occur naturally in the environment. In 1986, EPA
published an assessment of potential health effects from environmental
exposure to asbestos entitled Airborne Asbestos Health Assessment
Update (EPA 600/8-84-003F 1986). Data now exist that indicate mineral
type and the particle dimension of asbestos fibers may influence the
potential risk of lung cancer and mesothelioma. EPA is updating the
asbestos health effects assessment on the basis of new information. In
particular, EPA's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER)
has developed an approach for the quantification of cancer risk which
accounts for different potencies associated with the mineral type and
fiber dimensions. OSWER has requested that the Science Advisory Board
(SAB) provide technical advice on the proposed methodology to estimate
potential cancer risk from inhalation exposure to asbestos.
The SAB is a chartered Federal Advisory Committee, established by
42 U.S.C. 4365, to provide independent scientific and technical advice,
consultation, and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on the
technical bases for EPA policies and actions. The SAB is forming an
expert panel, to provide technical advice to EPA through the chartered
SAB regarding the Agency's ongoing work in updating the risk assessment
of asbestos. The SAB Asbestos Panel will comply with the provisions of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and all appropriate SAB
procedural policies.
Request for Nominations: The SAB Staff Office is requesting
nominations for nationally and internationally recognized non-EPA
scientists with demonstrated clinical, research and applied scientific
experience and expertise with respect to human health effects of
asbestos and related minerals in the following areas: Clinical and
pulmonary medicine, epidemiology, occupational and public health,
pathology, inhalation toxicology; biology, mineralogy; environmental
fate and transport, environmental sampling and detection methods,
biostatistics, statistical modeling and risk assessment.
Process and Deadline for Submitting Nominations: Any interested
person or organization may nominate individuals qualified in the areas
of expertise described above to serve on the SAB Asbestos Expert Panel.
Nominations may be submitted in electronic format through the Form for
Nominating Individuals to Panels of the EPA Science Advisory Board
which can be accessed through a link on the blue navigational bar on
the SAB Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/sab. Please follow the
instructions for submitting nominations carefully, and include all of
the information requested on that form. The nominating form requests
contact information of the person making the nomination; contact
information for the nominee; the disciplinary and specific areas of
expertise of the nominee; the nominee's curriculum vita; and a
biographical sketch of the nominee indicating current position,
educational background, research activities, and recent service on
other national advisory committees or national professional
organizations. Anyone unable to submit nominations using the electronic
form, or who may have questions concerning the nomination process or
any other aspect of this notice may contact Ms. Vivian Turner, DFO, at
the contact information. Nominations should be submitted in time to
arrive no later than September 12, 2006.
The process for forming an SAB panel is described in the Overview
of the Panel Formation Process at the Environmental Protection Agency,
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Science Advisory Board (EPA-SAB-EC-COM-02-010), on the SAB Web site at:
https://www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/ec02010.pdf. The SAB Staff Office will
acknowledge receipt of nominations and inform nominees of the panel for
which they have been nominated. From the nominees identified by
respondents to this Federal Register notice (termed the ``Widecast''),
the SAB Staff Office will develop a smaller subset (known as the
``Short List'') for more detailed consideration. The Short List will be
posted on the SAB Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/sab, and will include
the nominee's name and biographical sketch. Public comments on the
Short List will be accepted for 21 calendar days. During this comment
period, the public will be requested to provide information, analysis
or other documentation on nominees that the SAB Staff Office should
consider in evaluating candidates for the Panels.
For the SAB, a balanced panel is characterized by inclusion of
nominees who possess the necessary domains of knowledge, the relevant
scientific perspectives (which, among other factors, can be influenced
by work history and affiliation), and the collective breadth of
experience to adequately address the charge. Public responses to the
Short List will be considered in the selection of the panel members,
along with information provided by nominees and information
independently gathered by SAB Staff (e.g., financial disclosure
information and computer searches to evaluate a nominees prior
involvement with the topic under review). Specific criteria to be used
in evaluating Short List nominees include: (a) Scientific and/or
technical expertise, knowledge, and experience (primary factors); (b)
absence of financial conflicts of interest; (c) scientific credibility
and impartiality; (d) availability and willingness to serve; and (e)
ability to work constructively and effectively on committees.
Short List nominees will be required to fill-out the ``Confidential
Financial Disclosure Form for Special Government Employees Serving on
Federal Advisory Committees at the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency'' (EPA Form 3110-48). This confidential form allows Government
officials to determine whether there is a statutory conflict between
that person's public responsibilities (which includes membership on an
EPA Federal advisory committee) and private interests and activities,
or the appearance of a lack of impartiality, as defined by Federal
regulation. The form may be viewed and downloaded from the following
URL address: https://www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/epaform3110-48.pdf.
Dated: August 16, 2006.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Associate Director for Science, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff
Office.
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