Draft Risk Assessment Report for Lead, 41325-41326 [E7-14601]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 144 / Friday, July 27, 2007 / Notices (RDT&E) Operations, Kauai, Honolulu, Maui and Hawaii Counties, HI. Comment Period Ends: 09/10/ 2007. Contact: Tom Clements, 866– 767–3347. EIS No. 20070313, Draft EIS, NOA, 00, Amendment 2 to the Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan, To Implement Management Measures that Prevent Overfishing and Rebuild Overfished Stocks Implementation, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Comment Period Ends: 10/10/2007. Contact: Margo SchulzeHaugen, 301–713–2347. EIS No. 20070314, Final EIS, FTA, UT, Mid-Jordan Transit Corridor Project, Proposed Light Rail Transit Service, Funding, Salt Lake County, UT. Wait Period Ends: 08/27/2007. Contact: Charmaine Knighton, 720–963–3327. 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ACTION: Notice of a draft for public review and comment. jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: On or about July 31, 2007, the Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) of EPA will make available for public review and comment a draft technical support document in EPA’s review of the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for lead, Lead Human Exposure and Health Risk Assessments for Selected Case Studies (Draft Risk VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:53 Jul 26, 2007 Jkt 211001 Assessment Report). The purpose of the Draft Risk Assessment Report is to describe the design, methodology and results of the human exposure and health risk assessments for lead. DATES: Comments on the Draft Risk Assessment Report must be received on or before August 29, 2007. ADDRESSEES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OAR–2006–0735, by one of the following methods: • www.regulations.gov: follow the online instructions for submitting comments. • E-mail: Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail) to a-and-rDocket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2006–0735. • Fax: Fax your comments to: 202– 566–9744, Attention Docket ID. No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2006–0735. • Mail: Send your comments to: Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code: 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC, 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2006–0735. • Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver your comments to: EPA Docket Center, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Room 3334, Washington, DC. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2006– 0735. The EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at www.regulations.gov (including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute). Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov, or e-mail. The www.regulations.gov is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 41325 disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at https:// www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air Docket in the EPA Docket Center, (EPA/DC) EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. This Docket Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket telephone number is (202) 566–1742; fax (202) 566–9744. Dr. Zachary Pekar, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (mail code C504–06), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; e-mail: pekar.zachary@epa.gov; telephone: (919) 541–3704; fax: (919) 541–0237. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: General Information A. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA? 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through www.regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. 2. Tips for Preparing Your Comments. When submitting comments, remember to: E:\FR\FM\27JYN1.SGM 27JYN1 41326 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 144 / Friday, July 27, 2007 / Notices • Identify the rulemaking by docket number and other identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number). • Follow directions—The agency may ask you to respond to specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number. • Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and substitute language for your requested changes. • Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information and/ or data that you used. • If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be reproduced. • Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and suggest alternatives. • Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of profanity or personal threats. • Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline identified. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under section 108(a) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Administrator identifies and lists certain pollutants which ‘‘cause or contribute to air pollution which may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare.’’ The EPA then issues air quality criteria for listed pollutants, which are commonly referred to as ‘‘criteria pollutants.’’ The air quality criteria are to ‘‘accurately reflect the latest scientific knowledge useful in indicating the kind and extent of all identifiable effects on public health or welfare which may be expected from the presence of [a] pollutant in the ambient air, in varying quantities.’’ Under section 109 of the CAA, EPA establishes NAAQS for each listed pollutant, with the NAAQS based on the air quality criteria. Section 109(d) of the CAA requires periodic review and, if appropriate, revision of existing air quality criteria. The revised air quality criteria reflect advances in scientific knowledge on the effects of the pollutant on public health or welfare. The EPA is also required to periodically review and revise the NAAQS, if appropriate, based on the revised criteria. Lead is one of six criteria pollutants for which EPA has established air quality criteria and NAAQS. Presently, EPA is reviewing the air quality criteria and NAAQS for lead. The EPA completed its Air Quality Criteria for Lead (‘‘Criteria Document’’) in October, 2006 (71 FR 57508; September 29, 2006). As part of its review of the NAAQS, EPA is preparing a human exposure and health risk assessment. In December 2006, a first draft of a technical support document, Lead Human Exposure and Health Risk Assessments and Ecological Risk Assessment for Selected Areas (Pilot Phase) was released by EPA for public review and comment and for review by the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) of EPA’s Science Advisory Board (71 FR 69117; November 29, 2006) at a public meeting held in February 2007. An analysis plan for the risk assessment was previously reviewed by CASAC and the public. Comments received from review of the draft plan and draft pilot phase risk assessment technical support document have been considered in developing the Draft Risk Assessment Report being released at this time. The draft report, Lead Human Exposure and Health Risk Assessment for Selected Case Studies, describes the design, methodology and results of the human exposure and health risk assessments for lead. It describes and presents the results from a lead exposure analysis and health risk assessment involving several case studies. The draft document will be available online at: https://www.epa.gov/ ttn/naaqs/standards/pb/ s_pb_cr_td.html. The EPA is soliciting advice and recommendations from the CASAC by means of a review on the draft Risk Assessment Report at an upcoming public meeting of the CASAC. A Federal Register notice will inform the public of the date and location of that meeting. Following the CASAC meeting, EPA will consider comments received from the CASAC and the public in preparing a final Risk Assessment Report. Dated: July 19, 2007. Stephen D. Page, Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. [FR Doc. E7–14601 Filed 7–26–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting; FCC to Hold Open Commission Meeting Tuesday, July 31, 2007 July 24, 2007. The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on the subjects listed below on Tuesday, July 31, 2007, which is scheduled to commence at 10 a.m. in Room TW– C305, at 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC. Bureau Subject 1 jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Item No. Wireless Telecommunications and Public Safety & Homeland Security. 2 Wireless Telecommunications ....................... Title: Service Rules for the 698–746, 747–762 and 777–792 MHz Bands (WT Docket No. 06–150); Revision of Commission’s Rules to Ensure Compatibility with Enhanced 911 Emergency Calling Systems (CC Docket No. 94–102); Section 68.4(a) of the Commission’s Rules Governing Hearing Aid-Compatible Telephones (WT Docket No. 01–309); Biennial Regulatory Review—Amendment of Parts 1, 22, 24, 27, and 90 to Streamline and Harmonize Various Rules Affecting Wireless Radio Services (WT Docket No. 03– 264); Former Nextel Communications, Inc., Upper 700 MHz Guard Band Licenses and Revisions to Part 27 of the Commission’s Rules (WT Docket No. 06–169); Implementing a Nationwide, Broadband, Interoperable Public Safety Network in the 700 MHz Bank (PS Docket No. 06–229); Development of Operational, Technical and Spectrum Requirements for Meeting Federal, State and Local Public Safety Communications Requirements Through the Year 2010 (WT Docket No. 96–86). Summary: The Commission will consider a Second Report and Order concerning rules governing wireless licenses in the 698–806 MHz Band, which is spectrum currently occupied by television broadcasters in TV Channels 52–69 and is being made available for wireless services, including public safety and commercial services. Title: Reexamination of Roaming Obligations of Commercial Mobile Radio Service Providers (WT Docket No. 05–265); Automatic and Manual Roaming Obligations Pertaining to Commercial Mobile Radio Services (WT Docket No. 00–193). VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:53 Jul 26, 2007 Jkt 211001 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27JYN1.SGM 27JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 144 (Friday, July 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41325-41326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-14601]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-2006-0735; FRL-8446-7]


Draft Risk Assessment Report for Lead

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of a draft for public review and comment.

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SUMMARY: On or about July 31, 2007, the Office of Air Quality Planning 
and Standards (OAQPS) of EPA will make available for public review and 
comment a draft technical support document in EPA's review of the 
national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for lead, Lead Human 
Exposure and Health Risk Assessments for Selected Case Studies (Draft 
Risk Assessment Report). The purpose of the Draft Risk Assessment 
Report is to describe the design, methodology and results of the human 
exposure and health risk assessments for lead.

DATES: Comments on the Draft Risk Assessment Report must be received on 
or before August 29, 2007.

ADDRESSEES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2006-0735, by one of the following methods:
     www.regulations.gov: follow the on-line instructions for 
submitting comments.
     E-mail: Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail) 
to a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-
0735.
     Fax: Fax your comments to: 202-566-9744, Attention Docket 
ID. No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0735.
     Mail: Send your comments to: Air and Radiation Docket and 
Information Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code: 6102T, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC, 20460, Attention Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0735.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver your comments to: EPA 
Docket Center, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Room 3334, Washington, DC. 
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of 
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of 
boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2006-0735. The EPA's policy is that all comments received will be 
included in the public docket without change and may be made available 
online at www.regulations.gov (including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be 
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute). Do not submit information that 
you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through 
www.regulations.gov, or e-mail. The www.regulations.gov is an 
``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your 
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of 
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without 
going through www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be 
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is 
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you 
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name 
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any 
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to 
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA 
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid 
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of 
any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public 
docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at https://www.epa.gov/
epahome/dockets.htm.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the 
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such 
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air Docket in the EPA 
Docket Center, (EPA/DC) EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., 
NW., Washington, DC. This Docket Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket 
telephone number is (202) 566-1742; fax (202) 566-9744.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Zachary Pekar, Office of Air 
Quality Planning and Standards (mail code C504-06), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; e-mail: 
pekar.zachary@epa.gov; telephone: (919) 541-3704; fax: (919) 541-0237.

General Information

A. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through 
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the 
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or 
CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as 
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the 
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as 
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information 
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. 
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with 
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for Preparing Your Comments. When submitting comments, 
remember to:

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     Identify the rulemaking by docket number and other 
identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register date and 
page number).
     Follow directions--The agency may ask you to respond to 
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
     Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives 
and substitute language for your requested changes.
     Describe any assumptions and provide any technical 
information and/or data that you used.
     If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how 
you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be 
reproduced.
     Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and 
suggest alternatives.
     Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the 
use of profanity or personal threats.
     Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period 
deadline identified.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under section 108(a) of the Clean Air Act 
(CAA), the Administrator identifies and lists certain pollutants which 
``cause or contribute to air pollution which may reasonably be 
anticipated to endanger public health or welfare.'' The EPA then issues 
air quality criteria for listed pollutants, which are commonly referred 
to as ``criteria pollutants.'' The air quality criteria are to 
``accurately reflect the latest scientific knowledge useful in 
indicating the kind and extent of all identifiable effects on public 
health or welfare which may be expected from the presence of [a] 
pollutant in the ambient air, in varying quantities.'' Under section 
109 of the CAA, EPA establishes NAAQS for each listed pollutant, with 
the NAAQS based on the air quality criteria. Section 109(d) of the CAA 
requires periodic review and, if appropriate, revision of existing air 
quality criteria. The revised air quality criteria reflect advances in 
scientific knowledge on the effects of the pollutant on public health 
or welfare. The EPA is also required to periodically review and revise 
the NAAQS, if appropriate, based on the revised criteria.
    Lead is one of six criteria pollutants for which EPA has 
established air quality criteria and NAAQS. Presently, EPA is reviewing 
the air quality criteria and NAAQS for lead. The EPA completed its Air 
Quality Criteria for Lead (``Criteria Document'') in October, 2006 (71 
FR 57508; September 29, 2006).
    As part of its review of the NAAQS, EPA is preparing a human 
exposure and health risk assessment.
    In December 2006, a first draft of a technical support document, 
Lead Human Exposure and Health Risk Assessments and Ecological Risk 
Assessment for Selected Areas (Pilot Phase) was released by EPA for 
public review and comment and for review by the Clean Air Scientific 
Advisory Committee (CASAC) of EPA's Science Advisory Board (71 FR 
69117; November 29, 2006) at a public meeting held in February 2007. An 
analysis plan for the risk assessment was previously reviewed by CASAC 
and the public. Comments received from review of the draft plan and 
draft pilot phase risk assessment technical support document have been 
considered in developing the Draft Risk Assessment Report being 
released at this time.
    The draft report, Lead Human Exposure and Health Risk Assessment 
for Selected Case Studies, describes the design, methodology and 
results of the human exposure and health risk assessments for lead. It 
describes and presents the results from a lead exposure analysis and 
health risk assessment involving several case studies. The draft 
document will be available online at: https://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/
standards/pb/s_pb_cr_td.html.
    The EPA is soliciting advice and recommendations from the CASAC by 
means of a review on the draft Risk Assessment Report at an upcoming 
public meeting of the CASAC. A Federal Register notice will inform the 
public of the date and location of that meeting. Following the CASAC 
meeting, EPA will consider comments received from the CASAC and the 
public in preparing a final Risk Assessment Report.

    Dated: July 19, 2007.
Stephen D. Page,
Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. E7-14601 Filed 7-26-07; 8:45 am]
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