Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Request for Nominations for the Science Advisory Board Asbestos Expert Panel, 48926-48927 [E6-13864]

Download as PDF 48926 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 162 / Tuesday, August 22, 2006 / Notices cprice-sewell on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES 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. [FR Doc. E6–13861 Filed 8–21–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:34 Aug 21, 2006 Jkt 208001 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8212–4] 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, PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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, E:\FR\FM\22AUN1.SGM 22AUN1 cprice-sewell on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 162 / Tuesday, August 22, 2006 / Notices 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:// VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:34 Aug 21, 2006 Jkt 208001 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. [FR Doc. E6–13864 Filed 8–21–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8211–9] 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 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 48927 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. [FR Doc. 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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 22, 2006)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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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.
 [FR Doc. E6-13864 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am]
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