National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances; Notice of Public Meeting, 66327-66328 [E6-19166]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 219 / Tuesday, November 14, 2006 / Notices (Renewal); in 40 CFR part 60, subpart WW; was approved 10/03/2006; OMB Number 2060–0001; expires 10/31/2009. Dated: November 1, 2006. Oscar Morales, Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. E6–19174 Filed 11–13–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY I. General Information [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2006–0870; FRL–8102–7] National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances; Notice of Public Meeting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: A meeting of the National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances (NAC/AEGL Committee) will be held from December 12, 2006– December 14, 2006, in Alexandria, VA. At this meeting, the NAC/AEGL Committee will address, as time permits, the various aspects of the acute toxicity and the development of AEGLs for the following chemicals: Allyl alcohol, carbon disulfide, carbonyl fluoride, ethyl benzene, mercury vapor, methacrylaldehyde, methyl vinyl ketone, N,N-dimethylformamide, oxygen difluoride, phosphorus trichloride, propargyl alcohol, selenium hexafluoride, stibine, sulfur dioxide, and thionyl chloride. In addition, proposed AEGL chemicals listed for public comment in the October 12, 2006 Federal Register (71 FR 60141–60143) (FRL–8095–1) will be considered for elevation from Proposed to Interim AEGL chemicals. DATES: A meeting of the NAC/AEGL Committee will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on December 12, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on December 13, 2006, and from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on December 14, 2006. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Alexandria Old Town, 1767 King St., Alexandria, VA (King St. Metro stop). 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. VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:07 Nov 13, 2006 Jkt 211001 For technical information contact: Paul S. Tobin, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), Economics, Exposure, and Technology Division (7406M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 564–8557; e-mail address: tobin.paul@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Does this Action Apply to Me? This action is directed to the public in general. This action may be of particular interest to anyone who may be affected if the AEGL values are adopted by government agencies for emergency planning, prevention, or response programs, such as EPA’s Risk Management Program under the Clean Air Act and Amendments Section 112r. It is possible that other Federal agencies besides EPA, as well as State agencies and private organizations, may adopt the AEGL values for their programs. As such, 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 DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information? 1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– OPPT–2006–0870. Publicly available docket materials are available electronically at https:// www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPPT Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/ DC). The EPA/DC suffered structural damage due to flooding in June 2006. Although the EPA/DC is continuing operations, there will be temporary changes to the EPA/DC during the clean-up. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room, which was temporarily closed due to flooding, has been relocated in the EPA Headquarters Library, Infoterra Room (Room Number 3334) in EPA West, located at 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number of the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is (202) 566–0280. EPA visitors are required to show photographic identification and sign the EPA visitor PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 66327 log. Visitors to the EPA/DC Public Reading Room will be provided with an EPA/DC badge that must be visible at all times while in the EPA Building and returned to the guard upon departure. In addition, security personnel will escort visitors to and from the new EPA/DC Public Reading Room location. Up-todate information about the EPA/DC is on the EPA website at https:// www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 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. II. Meeting Procedures For additional information on the scheduled meeting, the agenda of the NAC/AEGL Committee, or the submission of information on chemicals to be discussed at the meeting, contact the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The meeting of the NAC/AEGL Committee will be open to the public. Oral presentations or statements by interested parties will be limited to 10 minutes. Interested parties are encouraged to contact the DFO to schedule presentations before the NAC/ AEGL Committee. Since seating for outside observers may be limited, those wishing to attend the meeting as observers are also encouraged to contact the DFO at the earliest possible date to ensure adequate seating arrangements. Inquiries regarding oral presentations and the submission of written statements or chemical-specific information should be directed to the DFO. III. Future Meetings Another meeting of the NAC/AEGL Committee is scheduled for March 2007. In order to provide some advance notice of future chemicals for AEGL development, this notice provides names of those chemicals that at the present time are most likely to be addressed, although these priorities may change before the March 2007 meeting date. A subsequent Federal Register notice for that meeting will provide the final list of chemicals for AEGL development to be included in that future meeting. The chemicals are as follows: Allyl chloride; boron tribromide; bromine chloride; diketene; ethylene fluorohydrin; osmium tetroxide; pentaborane; silicon tetrachloride; silicon tetrafluoride; tetrachloroethylene; 1,1,1trichloroethane; and toluene. E:\FR\FM\14NON1.SGM 14NON1 66328 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 219 / Tuesday, November 14, 2006 / Notices List of Subjects Environmental protection, Chemicals, Hazardous substances, Health. Dated: November 3, 2006. Charles M. Auer, Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. [FR Doc. E6–19166 Filed 11–13–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8241–9] Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Two Public Teleconferences of the Science Advisory Board Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a consultation via two public teleconferences to provide input on the Agency’s proposed Risk and Technology Review (RTR) assessment methodology. DATES: The SAB will hold two public teleconferences on December 7, 2006 and December 19, 2006. Each teleconference will begin at 1 p.m. and end at 5 p.m. (Eastern Time). Location: Telephone conference call only. Any member of the public wishing to obtain general information concerning this public teleconference or should contact Dr. Sue Shallal, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail: (202) 343– 9977; fax: (202) 233–0643; or e-mail at: shallal.suhair@epa.gov. General information concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found on the EPA Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/ sab. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, notice is hereby given that the EPA SAB will hold a consultation via public teleconference to provide input on EPA’s proposed RTR risk assessment methodology. The SAB was established by 42 U.S.C. 4365 to provide independent scientific and technical advice to the Administrator on the technical basis for Agency positions and regulations. The SAB is a Federal Advisory Committee chartered under sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:07 Nov 13, 2006 Jkt 211001 the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App. The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. Background: Section 112(f)(2) of the CAA requires EPA to determine, for each section 112(d) source category, if the promulgation of additional standards is required to provide an ‘‘ample margin of safety to protect public health’’. EPA also has the discretion to impose a more stringent emissions standard to prevent adverse environmental effect if such action is justified in light of costs, energy, safety, and other relevant factors. EPA is proposing a risk assessment methodology aimed at satisfying these obligations in a streamlined and efficient manner. EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) has requested that the Science Advisory Board (SAB) review its proposed Risk and Technology Review (RTR) Assessment plan. As a part of the technical basis for rulemaking in the EPA’s RTR effort, EPA seeks input on whether its proposed assessment plan (emission data; dispersion and exposure modeling; risk characterization) is adequate to provide the basis for regulatory decisions concerning specific source categories. In sum, EPA is using a new approach to perform an assessment with the goal of characterizing the exposures and risks associated with the emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) from approximately 30 different industrial source categories. These categories have previously been subjected to national emission standards, and the purpose of characterizing their risks now is to determine whether those emission standards (which were based on emission control technologies, work practices and other control measures available at the time they were promulgated) are adequate to protect public health with an adequate margin of safety and prevent adverse environmental effects. In response to OAR’s request, the SAB is convening an Ad Hoc consultative panel comprised of members of the SAB and its committees to provide advice on the proposed plan. The purpose of the first public teleconference is to receive a briefing on the proposed plan and to clarify the charge to the panel. During the second teleconference, the panel will provide input and comments on the proposed assessment plan. Availability of Materials: The draft agendas and other materials will be posted on the SAB Web site at: https:// www.epa.gov/sab prior to each teleconference. For questions and PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 information concerning the Agency’s proposed plan, please contact Dr. Dave Guinnup, at (919) 541–5368, or guinnup.dave@epa.gov. Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the public may submit relevant written or oral information for the SAB to consider during the public teleconference and/or meeting. Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at a public SAB teleconference will be limited to three minutes per speaker, with no more than a total of one-half hour for all speakers. To be placed on the public speaker list, interested parties should contact Dr. Sue Shallal, DFO, in writing (preferably via e-mail), by November 30, 2006 for the first teleconference and by December 12, 2006 for the second teleconference, at the contact information noted above. Written Statements: Written statements should be received in the SAB Staff Office in accordance with the dates mentioned above so that the information may be made available to the SAB for their consideration prior to each teleconference. Written statements should be supplied to the DFO in the following formats: One hard copy with original signature, and one electronic copy via e-mail (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format). Accessibility: For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Dr. Sue Shallal at (202) 343–9977 or shallal.suhair@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Dr. Shallal preferably at least ten days prior to the teleconference, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: November 8, 2006. Anthony F. Maciorowski, Associate Director for Science, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [FR Doc. E6–19168 Filed 11–13–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8241–8] Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconference and Meeting of the Science Advisory Board Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\14NON1.SGM 14NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 14, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66327-66328]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-19166]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

 [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0870; FRL-8102-7]


National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels 
for Hazardous Substances; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: A meeting of the National Advisory Committee for Acute 
Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances (NAC/AEGL Committee) 
will be held from December 12, 2006-December 14, 2006, in Alexandria, 
VA. At this meeting, the NAC/AEGL Committee will address, as time 
permits, the various aspects of the acute toxicity and the development 
of AEGLs for the following chemicals: Allyl alcohol, carbon disulfide, 
carbonyl fluoride, ethyl benzene, mercury vapor, methacrylaldehyde, 
methyl vinyl ketone, N,N-dimethylformamide, oxygen difluoride, 
phosphorus trichloride, propargyl alcohol, selenium hexafluoride, 
stibine, sulfur dioxide, and thionyl chloride. In addition, proposed 
AEGL chemicals listed for public comment in the October 12, 2006 
Federal Register (71 FR 60141-60143) (FRL-8095-1) will be considered 
for elevation from Proposed to Interim AEGL chemicals.

DATES: A meeting of the NAC/AEGL Committee will be held from 10 a.m. to 
5 p.m. on December 12, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on December 
13, 2006, and from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on December 14, 2006.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Alexandria Old Town, 
1767 King St., Alexandria, VA (King St. Metro stop).

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: Paul S. Tobin, Designated 
Federal Officer (DFO), Economics, Exposure, and Technology Division 
(7406M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8557; 
e-mail address: tobin.paul@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. This action may 
be of particular interest to anyone who may be affected if the AEGL 
values are adopted by government agencies for emergency planning, 
prevention, or response programs, such as EPA's Risk Management Program 
under the Clean Air Act and Amendments Section 112r. It is possible 
that other Federal agencies besides EPA, as well as State agencies and 
private organizations, may adopt the AEGL values for their programs. As 
such, 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 DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under 
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0870. Publicly 
available docket materials are available electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPPT 
Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC). The EPA/DC suffered 
structural damage due to flooding in June 2006. Although the EPA/DC is 
continuing operations, there will be temporary changes to the EPA/DC 
during the clean-up. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room, which was 
temporarily closed due to flooding, has been relocated in the EPA 
Headquarters Library, Infoterra Room (Room Number 3334) in EPA West, 
located at 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC 
Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number of the EPA/DC 
Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the 
OPPT Docket is (202) 566-0280. EPA visitors are required to show 
photographic identification and sign the EPA visitor log. Visitors to 
the EPA/DC Public Reading Room will be provided with an EPA/DC badge 
that must be visible at all times while in the EPA Building and 
returned to the guard upon departure. In addition, security personnel 
will escort visitors to and from the new EPA/DC Public Reading Room 
location. Up-to-date information about the EPA/DC is on the EPA website 
at https://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
    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.

II. Meeting Procedures

    For additional information on the scheduled meeting, the agenda of 
the NAC/AEGL Committee, or the submission of information on chemicals 
to be discussed at the meeting, contact the DFO listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    The meeting of the NAC/AEGL Committee will be open to the public. 
Oral presentations or statements by interested parties will be limited 
to 10 minutes. Interested parties are encouraged to contact the DFO to 
schedule presentations before the NAC/AEGL Committee. Since seating for 
outside observers may be limited, those wishing to attend the meeting 
as observers are also encouraged to contact the DFO at the earliest 
possible date to ensure adequate seating arrangements. Inquiries 
regarding oral presentations and the submission of written statements 
or chemical-specific information should be directed to the DFO.

III. Future Meetings

    Another meeting of the NAC/AEGL Committee is scheduled for March 
2007. In order to provide some advance notice of future chemicals for 
AEGL development, this notice provides names of those chemicals that at 
the present time are most likely to be addressed, although these 
priorities may change before the March 2007 meeting date. A subsequent 
Federal Register notice for that meeting will provide the final list of 
chemicals for AEGL development to be included in that future meeting. 
The chemicals are as follows: Allyl chloride; boron tribromide; bromine 
chloride; diketene; ethylene fluorohydrin; osmium tetroxide; 
pentaborane; silicon tetrachloride; silicon tetrafluoride; 
tetrachloroethylene; 1,1,1-trichloroethane; and toluene.


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    Environmental protection, Chemicals, Hazardous substances, Health.

    Dated: November 3, 2006.
Charles M. Auer,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. E6-19166 Filed 11-13-06; 8:45 am]
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