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Lois Rossi,
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Endocrine Disruptor Screening
Program; Second Workshop to
Discuss Draft Policies and Procedures;
Notice of Public Meeting
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA is convening a half-day
public workshop to discuss the
Agency’s draft administrative policies
and procedures for completing the
initial screening and testing under
EPA’s Endocrine Disruptor Screening
Program (EDSP). In the Federal Register
issue of December 13, 2007 (72 FR
70842) (FRL–8340–3), EPA announced
the availability for public review and
comment of the draft policies and
procedures EPA is considering adopting
for conducting the initial screening and
testing under EDSP. A 1–day public
workshop was held on December 17,
2007, in Arlington, VA to help the
public understand the draft policies and
procedures. Subsequently, EPA
extended the public comment period for
the draft policies and procedures by 30
days in the Federal Register issue of
February 6, 2008 (73 FR 6963) (FRL–
8351–2). The public comment period
now ends March 12, 2008. The purpose
of the second public workshop,
announced in this notice, is to provide
another opportunity for the public to
ask questions about the draft EDSP
policies and procedures.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Thursday, February 28, 2008, from 9
a.m. to noon.
Special accommodations: For
information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, and to
request accommodation of a disability,
please contact the person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at
least 10 days prior to the meeting to give
EPA as much time as possible to process
your request.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Environmental Protection Agency,
Conference Center–Lobby Level, One
Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S.
Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA 22202.
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I. Who Should Attend?
You may be interested in attending
this workshop if you produce,
manufacture, use, or import pesticide/
agricultural chemicals and other
chemical substances; or if you are or
may otherwise be involved in the testing
of chemical substances for potential
endocrine effects. To determine whether
you or your business may have an
interest in this workshop, you should
carefully examine section 408(p) of the
Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(FFDCA) (21 U.S.C. 346a(p)).
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Dated: February 7, 2008.
James B. Gulliford,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention,
Pesticides and Toxic Substances.
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Notice of Availability of the
Nanomaterial Research Strategy
External Review Draft and Expert Peer
Review Meeting
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of document availability
and external peer review meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental
Protection is announcing the availability
II. Why Hold a Second Workshop?
of a draft report titled, Draft
EPA is holding a half-day workshop
Nanomaterial Research Strategy (EPA/
to facilitate the public’s comments on
600/S–08/002), which was prepared by
the draft policies and procedures that
EPA’s Office of Research and
EPA is considering for conducting the
Development (ORD). EPA is also
initial screening and testing of
announcing that Versar, Inc., an EPA
chemicals under the EDSP. The
contractor for external peer review, will
workshop is a second opportunity for
convene a panel of experts and will
the public, stakeholders, and the
organize and conduct an independent
regulated community to discuss the
expert external peer meeting April 11,
draft EDSP policies and procedures
2008, to review the draft document.
currently available for public comment. Versar, Inc. invites the public to register
Although the workshop is not intended
to attend this meeting as observers. In
to collect oral comments, the Agency
addition, Versar, Inc. invites the public
intends to consider the discussion and
to give oral comments or provide
will be documenting the discussion for
written comments at the external peer
the public docket.
review meeting regarding the draft
In addition to attending this
document under review. The expert
workshop, EPA invites you to provide
panel will review the draft document
comments on the draft policies and
and consider public comments received
procedures for initial EDSP screening
prior to the meeting in the official
and testing. The December 13, 2007
public docket for this activity under
Federal Register document that
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announced the availability of draft
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policies and procedures for public
public at the meeting. The draft
comment included a specific list of
document is available through https://
questions on which the Agency is
www.regulations.gov and at https://
specifically seeking comment. This list,
es.epa.gov/ncer/nano/publications/
along with an agenda for the workshop,
index.html. In preparing a final
will be posted on the Agency’s website
document, EPA will consider Versar,
athttps://www.epa.gov/scipoly/oscpendo/ Inc.’s report of the comments and
index.htm and provided at the
recommendations from the external
workshop. EPA will consider all
peer-review meeting, as well as public
comments received, and EPA will
comments. EPA plans to issue a final
announce the availability of the final
research strategy for nanomaterials in
versions of the policies and procedures
2008.
for the initial EDSP screening and
The public release of this draft
testing in the Federal Register.
document is solely for the purpose of
seeking public comment and external
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peer review. This draft research strategy
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construed to represent any EPA policy,
pests, Reporting and recordkeeping.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-1080; FRL-8352-6]
Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program; Second Workshop to Discuss
Draft Policies and Procedures; Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA is convening a half-day public workshop to discuss the
Agency's draft administrative policies and procedures for completing
the initial screening and testing under EPA's Endocrine Disruptor
Screening Program (EDSP). In the Federal Register issue of December 13,
2007 (72 FR 70842) (FRL-8340-3), EPA announced the availability for
public review and comment of the draft policies and procedures EPA is
considering adopting for conducting the initial screening and testing
under EDSP. A 1-day public workshop was held on December 17, 2007, in
Arlington, VA to help the public understand the draft policies and
procedures. Subsequently, EPA extended the public comment period for
the draft policies and procedures by 30 days in the Federal Register
issue of February 6, 2008 (73 FR 6963) (FRL-8351-2). The public comment
period now ends March 12, 2008. The purpose of the second public
workshop, announced in this notice, is to provide another opportunity
for the public to ask questions about the draft EDSP policies and
procedures.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, February 28, 2008, from 9
a.m. to noon.
Special accommodations: For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, and to request accommodation of a
disability, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT at least 10 days prior to the meeting to give EPA
as much time as possible to process your request.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Environmental Protection
Agency, Conference Center-Lobby Level, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.),
2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA 22202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Wooge, Office of Science
Coordination and Policy (OSCP), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 546-8476; e-mail address: wooge.william@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Who Should Attend?
You may be interested in attending this workshop if you produce,
manufacture, use, or import pesticide/agricultural chemicals and other
chemical substances; or if you are or may otherwise be involved in the
testing of chemical substances for potential endocrine effects. To
determine whether you or your business may have an interest in this
workshop, you should carefully examine section 408(p) of the Federal,
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) (21 U.S.C. 346a(p)).
II. Why Hold a Second Workshop?
EPA is holding a half-day workshop to facilitate the public's
comments on the draft policies and procedures that EPA is considering
for conducting the initial screening and testing of chemicals under the
EDSP. The workshop is a second opportunity for the public,
stakeholders, and the regulated community to discuss the draft EDSP
policies and procedures currently available for public comment.
Although the workshop is not intended to collect oral comments, the
Agency intends to consider the discussion and will be documenting the
discussion for the public docket.
In addition to attending this workshop, EPA invites you to provide
comments on the draft policies and procedures for initial EDSP
screening and testing. The December 13, 2007 Federal Register document
that announced the availability of draft policies and procedures for
public comment included a specific list of questions on which the
Agency is specifically seeking comment. This list, along with an agenda
for the workshop, will be posted on the Agency's website athttps://
www.epa.gov/scipoly/oscpendo/index.htm and provided at the workshop.
EPA will consider all comments received, and EPA will announce the
availability of the final versions of the policies and procedures for
the initial EDSP screening and testing in the Federal Register.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Chemicals, Endocrine disruptors,
Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping.
Dated: February 7, 2008.
James B. Gulliford,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic
Substances.
[FR Doc. E8-2701 Filed 2-12-08; 8:45 am]
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