Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconference and Meeting of the Science Advisory Board, 66328-66329 [E6-19170]

Download as PDF 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 sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 219 / Tuesday, November 14, 2006 / Notices SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference and meeting of the Ethylene Oxide (EtO) Review Panel to review the Agency’s draft assessment, ‘‘Evaluation of the Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide’’. DATES: The SAB will hold the public teleconference on December 8, 2006. The teleconference will begin at 1 p.m. and end at 4 p.m. (Eastern Time). A face-to-face meeting will be held on January 18, 2007 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time) and will continue on January 19, 2007 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time). Location: Telephone conference will be conducted by phone only. The venue for the January 18–19, 2007 face-to-face meeting will be announced on the SAB Web site (https://www.epa.gov/sab). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to obtain general information concerning this public teleconference or meeting 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 SAB Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/ sab. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, notice is hereby given that the EPA SAB will hold a public teleconference to review a draft EPA assessment. 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 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: EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD) has requested that the Science Advisory Board (SAB) review this draft entitled ‘‘Evaluation of the Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide’’. EPA last published a health assessment of the potential carcinogenicity of ethylene oxide (EtO) in 1985 (U.S. EPA, 1985). EPA has now completed a review of the more recent database on the carcinogenicity of EtO, pertinent data from the 1985 assessment, and several VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:07 Nov 13, 2006 Jkt 211001 reviews and assessments issued by other organizations. This draft assessment focuses on lifetime cancer risk from inhalation exposure. In response to EPA’s request, the SAB Staff Office formed a SAB Review Panel for EtO. Background information on the formation of the SAB EtO Review Panel can be found in the Federal Register Vol. 71, Number 40, page 10500–10501. This panel will provide advice and recommendations to EPA through the Chartered SAB and comply with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and all appropriate SAB procedural policies. The SAB Ethylene Oxide Review Panel is being asked to comment on the scientific soundness of this carcinogenicity assessment. The purpose of the public teleconference is to receive a briefing on the assessment and to clarify the charge to the panel. During the face-to-face meeting, the panel will review the assessment. 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 meeting. For questions and information concerning the Agency’s draft assessment (https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/ cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=157664 ), please contact Dr. Henry Kahn, at (202) 564–3269, or kahn.henry@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. At the face-to-face meeting, presentations will be limited to five minutes, with no more than a total of one 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 December 1, 2006 for the teleconference and by January 8, 2007 for the face-to-face meeting, at the contact information noted above. Written Statements: Written statements should be received in the SAB Staff Office by December 1, 2006, so that the information may be made available to the SAB for their consideration prior to this teleconference or by January 8, 2007 for their consideration prior to the faceto-face meeting. 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: PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 66329 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 meeting, 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. E6–19170 Filed 11–13–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8241–7] Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Meeting of the Science Advisory Board Hypoxia Advisory Panel Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The EPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is announcing a public meeting of the SAB Hypoxia Advisory Panel. DATES: The meeting will be held from 9 a.m. (EST) December 6, 2006 to 1 p.m. December 8, 2006. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Doubletree Hotel located at 1515 Rhode Island Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20005. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing further information regarding the public meeting may contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office by telephone/voice mail at (202) 343–9867, or via e-mail at stallworth.holly@epa.gov. The SAB mailing address is: US EPA, Science Advisory Board (1400F), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. General information about the SAB, as well as any updates concerning the meeting announced in this notice, may be found in the SAB Web site at: https:// www.epa.gov/sab. Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, notice is hereby SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\14NON1.SGM 14NON1

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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public 
Teleconference and Meeting of the Science Advisory Board

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ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory 
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference and meeting 
of the Ethylene Oxide (EtO) Review Panel to review the Agency's draft 
assessment, ``Evaluation of the Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide''.

DATES: The SAB will hold the public teleconference on December 8, 2006. 
The teleconference will begin at 1 p.m. and end at 4 p.m. (Eastern 
Time). A face-to-face meeting will be held on January 18, 2007 from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time) and will continue on January 19, 2007 
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time).
    Location: Telephone conference will be conducted by phone only. The 
venue for the January 18-19, 2007 face-to-face meeting will be 
announced on the SAB Web site (https://www.epa.gov/sab).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to 
obtain general information concerning this public teleconference or 
meeting 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 SAB Web site at: https://
www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given that the EPA SAB will 
hold a public teleconference to review a draft EPA assessment. 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 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: EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) has 
requested that the Science Advisory Board (SAB) review this draft 
entitled ``Evaluation of the Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide''. EPA 
last published a health assessment of the potential carcinogenicity of 
ethylene oxide (EtO) in 1985 (U.S. EPA, 1985). EPA has now completed a 
review of the more recent database on the carcinogenicity of EtO, 
pertinent data from the 1985 assessment, and several reviews and 
assessments issued by other organizations. This draft assessment 
focuses on lifetime cancer risk from inhalation exposure. In response 
to EPA's request, the SAB Staff Office formed a SAB Review Panel for 
EtO. Background information on the formation of the SAB EtO Review 
Panel can be found in the Federal Register Vol. 71, Number 40, page 
10500-10501. This panel will provide advice and recommendations to EPA 
through the Chartered SAB and comply with the provisions of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and all appropriate SAB procedural 
policies. The SAB Ethylene Oxide Review Panel is being asked to comment 
on the scientific soundness of this carcinogenicity assessment. The 
purpose of the public teleconference is to receive a briefing on the 
assessment and to clarify the charge to the panel. During the face-to-
face meeting, the panel will review the assessment.
    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 meeting. For questions and information concerning the Agency's 
draft assessment (https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/
recordisplay.cfm?deid=157664 ), please contact Dr. Henry Kahn, at (202) 
564-3269, or kahn.henry@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. At the face-to-face meeting, presentations will be limited to 
five minutes, with no more than a total of one 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 
December 1, 2006 for the teleconference and by January 8, 2007 for the 
face-to-face meeting, at the contact information noted above. Written 
Statements: Written statements should be received in the SAB Staff 
Office by December 1, 2006, so that the information may be made 
available to the SAB for their consideration prior to this 
teleconference or by January 8, 2007 for their consideration prior to 
the face-to-face meeting. 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 meeting, 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. E6-19170 Filed 11-13-06; 8:45 am]
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