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(LC/MS/MS). Radiovalidation and
independent laboratory validation have
shown that the method adequately
quantifies prothioconazole residues in
treated commodities. The analytical
method for analysis of large animal
tissues includes extraction of the
residues of concern, followed by
addition of an internal standard to the
extract. The extract is then hydrolyzed
to release conjugates, partitioned and
analyzed by LC/MS/MS as
prothioconazole, JAU6476-desthio and
JAU6476-4-hydroxy. The method for
analysis of milk eliminated the initial
extraction step in the tissue method.
Contact: Bryant Crowe, (703) 305–0025,
crowe.bryant@epa.gov.
4. PP 8F7335. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–
0322). Bayer CropScience, P.O. Box
12014, 2 T.W. Alexander Dr., Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes to
establish a tolerance for residues of the
insecticide tebupirimphos; [O-[2-(1,1dimethylethyl)-5-pyrimidinyl] O-ethyl
O-(1-methylethyl) phosphorothioate in
or on food commodities corn, field,
forage at 0.01 ppm; corn, field, stover at
0.01 ppm; corn, pop, forage at 0.01 ppm;
corn, pop, stover at 0.01 ppm; corn,
sweet, forage at 0.01 ppm; corn, sweet,
stover at 0.01 ppm; corn, field, grain at
0.01 ppm; corn, pop, grain at 0.01 ppm;
corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks
removed at 0.01 ppm. Adequate
validated analytical methodology is
available for enforcement purposes.
Contact: Marilyn Mautz, (703) 305–
6785, mautz.marilyn@epa.gov.
5. PP 8F7343. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–
0360). Nichino America, Inc. (NAI),
4550 New Linden Hill Rd., Suite 501,
Wilmington, DE 19808, proposes to
establish a tolerance for residues of the
insecticide buprofezin in or on food
commodity Brassica, head and stem,
subgroup 5A at 7.0 ppm. The proposed
analytical method involves extraction,
partition, clean-up and detection of
residues by gas chromatography using
nitrogen phosphorous detection.
Contact: Melody Banks, (703) 305–5413,
banks.melody@epa.gov.
B. Amendment to Existing Tolerance
PP 8E7325. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–
0362). IR-4, 500 College Road East, Suite
201W, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes,
upon approval of the aforementioned
tolerance for fruit, stone, group 12 in
Unit III.A.1., to amend remove the
established tolerances for the residues of
the fungicide quinoxyfen, 5,7-dichloro4-(4-fluorophenoxy)quinoline in 40 CFR
180.588 (a) in or on the food
commodities cherry, sweet at 0.3 parts
per million (ppm) and cherry, tart at 0.3
ppm. Contact: Sidney Jackson, (703)
305–7610, jackson.sidney@epa.gov.
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C. New Exemption From Tolerance
1. PP 8E7332. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–
0346). Bayer CropScience, P.O. Box
12014, 2 T.W. Alexander Dr., Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes to
establish amend 40 CFR part 180 by
establishing an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance under 40 CFR
180.920 for residues of the
triethanolamine (TEA)(CAS Reg. No.
102–71–6) when used as a pesticide
inert ingredient stabilizer at no more
than 2% in pesticide formulations that
are used for post-emergence treatment
on small grain cereal crops before the
edible parts of the plant consumed by
humans are exposed. Because this
petition is a request for an exemption
from the requirement of a tolerance, no
analytical method is required. Contact:
Karen Samek, (703) 347–8825,
samek.karen@epa.gov.
2. PP 8E7333. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–
0059). Whitmire Micro-Gen c/o Landis
International, Inc., P.O. Box 5126,
Valdosta, GA 31603-5126, proposes to
amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing
an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance under 40 CFR 180.930 for
residues of the potassium benzoate
(CAS Reg. No. 582–25–2) when used as
a pesticide inert ingredient in a
pesticide product when used in
accordance with good agricultural
practice as a preservative in pesticide
formulations applied to animals.
Because this petition is a request for an
exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance, no analytical method is
required. Contact: Karen Samek, (703)
347–8825, samek.karen@epa.gov.
3. PP 7F7311. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–
0093). SynTech Global LLC on behalf of
BioNext sprl, Passage des deportes, 2, B5030 Gembloux, Belgium, proposes to
establish amend 40 part CFR 180 by
establishing an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance for residues
of the calcium lactate pentahydrate
(CAS Reg. No. 5743–47–5) on stored
apples and pears when used as a
pesticide inert ingredient in pesticide
formulations of the active ingredient
Candida oleophila strain O, as a postharvest treatment to control Botrytis
cinerea (grey mold) and Penicillium
expansum (blue mold). Because this
petition is a request for an exemption
from the requirement of a tolerance, no
analytical method is required. Contact:
Karen Samek, (703) 347–8825,
samek.karen@epa.gov.
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Environmental protection,
Agricultural commodities, Feed
additives, Food additives, Pesticides
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requirements.
Dated: May 19, 2008.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office;
Notification of Upcoming Meetings of
the Science Advisory Board;
Ecological Processes and Effects
Committee Augmented for the
Advisory on EPA’s Aquatic Life Water
Quality Criteria
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA or Agency) Science
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office
announces a public teleconference and
a public meeting of the SAB Ecological
Processes and Effects Committee
Augmented for the Advisory on EPA’s
Aquatic Life Water Quality Criteria. The
teleconference and meeting are being
held to provide advice on a
methodology for deriving water quality
criteria for the protection of aquatic life
based on chemical mode of action.
DATES: The public teleconference will
be held on Monday, June 23, 2008, from
1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time).
The public meeting will be held on
Monday, June 30, 2008, from 8:30 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m. through Tuesday, July 1,
2008, from 8 a.m. to approximately
12:30 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). The
teleconference and meeting agendas will
be posted on the SAB Web site at https://
www.epa.gov/sab.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting of the
Committee will be held in the SAB
Conference Center, located at 1025 F
Street, NW., Room 3705, Washington,
DC 20004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Members of the public who wish to
obtain the teleconference call-in number
and access code; or receive further
information concerning the
teleconference or meeting must contact
Dr. Thomas Armitage, Designated
Federal Officer (DFO). Dr. Armitage may
be contacted at the EPA Science
Advisory Board (1400F), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
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Washington, DC 20460; or via
telephone/voice mail: (202) 343–9995;
fax (202) 233–0643; or e-mail at
armitage.thomas@epa.gov. General
information about the EPA SAB, as well
as any updates concerning the
teleconference and 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
given that the SAB Ecological Processes
and Effects Committee will hold a
public meeting to provide advice on a
methodology for deriving water quality
criteria for the protection of aquatic life
based on chemical mode of action. 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: The Clean Water Act
authorizes the EPA Administrator to
develop and publish criteria for water
quality that are protective of aquatic life.
Traditionally, ambient water quality
criteria for the protection of aquatic life
have been derived using EPA’s 1985
Guidelines for Deriving Numerical
National Water Quality Criteria for the
Protection of Aquatic Life and Their
Uses (Guidelines). To ensure the
protection of aquatic life and meet a
goal of protecting and restoring
ecological integrity, the Guidelines
established comprehensive toxicity test
data requirements for a variety of
aquatic organisms and procedures for
deriving a scientifically defensible
criterion that protects the aquatic life
designated use. However, some
emerging contaminants, such as
pharmaceuticals and personal care
products exhibiting endocrine
disrupting activity or other toxic
mechanisms, have features that require
additional consideration when applying
the Guidelines. These chemicals may
demonstrate low acute toxicity but
cause significant reproductive effects at
very low levels of exposure. In addition,
the effects of exposure to aquatic
organisms during the early stages of life
may not be observed until adulthood.
Therefore, traditional chronic toxicity
test endpoints may not be sufficiently
comprehensive for criteria derivation for
these chemicals. These chemicals also
have very specific modes of action that
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may affect only certain types of aquatic
animals (e.g., vertebrates such as fish).
EPA’s Office of Water has developed
a white paper describing technical
issues in deriving aquatic life criteria for
emerging contaminants and
recommendations for developing such
criteria. The white paper uses a model
endocrine disrupter to illustrate issues
relevant to the process. The Office of
Water has asked the Science Advisory
Board (SAB) to comment on scientific
merit of the recommendations.
For this particular advisory the SAB
Staff Office has invited several
additional experts to augment the
Ecological Processes and Effects
Committee. Background information on
the Committee formation process was
provided in a Federal Register Notice
published on May 2, 2008 (73 FR
24285–24286). The roster and
biosketches of members of the
Ecological Processes and Effects
Committee Augmented for the Advisory
on EPA’s Aquatic Life Water Quality
Criteria are posted on the SAB Web site
at https://www.epa.gov/sab.
Availability of Meeting Materials: A
white paper describing the technical
challenges and recommendations for
deriving aquatic life criteria for
emerging contaminants will be reviewed
by the SAB Committee. The white paper
will be posted on the EPA Office of
Water Web site at https://www.epa.gov/
waterscience/criteria/aqlife.html. The
technical contact for the EPA’s white
paper is Mr. Joseph Beaman, EPA Office
of Water. Mr. Beaman may be contacted
by telephone at 202–566–0420 or via email at Beaman.joe@epa.gov. The
agenda and other material for the
upcoming public meeting will be posted
on the SAB Web site at https://
www.epa.gov/sab.
Procedures for Providing Public Input:
Interested members of the public may
submit relevant written or oral
information for the SAB Panel to
consider on the topics included in this
advisory activity.
Oral Statements: In general,
individuals or groups requesting an oral
presentation at a public teleconference
will be limited to three minutes per
speaker, with no more than a total of 30
minutes for all speakers. Individuals or
groups requesting an oral presentation
at a public meeting will be limited to
five minutes per speaker, with no more
than a total of one hour for all speakers.
Interested parties should contact Dr.
Armitage, DFO, in writing (preferably
via e-mail) at the contact information
noted above, by June 16, 2008 to be
placed on the list of public speakers for
the teleconference, and by June 23, 2008
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to be placed on a list of public speakers
for the meeting.
Written Statements: Written
statements should be received in the
SAB Staff Office by June 16, 2008 for the
teleconference and by June 23, 2008 for
the meeting so that the information may
be made available to the SAB Panel
members for their consideration.
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 IBMPC/Windows 98/2000/XP format).
Accessibility: For information on
access or services for individuals with
disabilities, please contact Dr. Armitage
at the phone number or e-mail address
noted above, preferably at least ten days
prior to the meeting to give EPA as
much time as possible to process your
request.
Dated: May 28, 2008.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff
Office.
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Notification of an Upcoming Meeting of
the Science Advisory Board Asbestos
Committee
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA or Agency) Science
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office
announces a public meeting of the SAB
Asbestos Committee to provide
consultative advice on the Agency’s
proposed approach for the estimation of
cancer potency factors for inhalation
exposure to asbestos.
DATES: The meeting dates are Monday,
July 21, 2008 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
through Tuesday, July 22, 2008 from
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
the Embassy Suites Hotel, located at
1259 22nd Street, NW., Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Members of the public who wish to
obtain further information about this
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Turner, Designated Federal Officer
(DFO). Ms. Turner may be contacted at
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Water Quality Criteria
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference and
a public meeting of the SAB Ecological Processes and Effects Committee
Augmented for the Advisory on EPA's Aquatic Life Water Quality
Criteria. The teleconference and meeting are being held to provide
advice on a methodology for deriving water quality criteria for the
protection of aquatic life based on chemical mode of action.
DATES: The public teleconference will be held on Monday, June 23, 2008,
from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). The public meeting will
be held on Monday, June 30, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. through
Tuesday, July 1, 2008, from 8 a.m. to approximately 12:30 p.m. (Eastern
Daylight Time). The teleconference and meeting agendas will be posted
on the SAB Web site at https://www.epa.gov/sab.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting of the Committee will be held in the SAB
Conference Center, located at 1025 F Street, NW., Room 3705,
Washington, DC 20004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to
obtain the teleconference call-in number and access code; or receive
further information concerning the teleconference or meeting must
contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, Designated Federal Officer (DFO). Dr.
Armitage may be contacted at the EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F),
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
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Washington, DC 20460; or via telephone/voice mail: (202) 343-9995; fax
(202) 233-0643; or e-mail at armitage.thomas@epa.gov. General
information about the EPA SAB, as well as any updates concerning the
teleconference and meeting announced in this notice, may be found in
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 SAB Ecological
Processes and Effects Committee will hold a public meeting to provide
advice on a methodology for deriving water quality criteria for the
protection of aquatic life based on chemical mode of action. 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: The Clean Water Act authorizes the EPA Administrator to
develop and publish criteria for water quality that are protective of
aquatic life. Traditionally, ambient water quality criteria for the
protection of aquatic life have been derived using EPA's 1985
Guidelines for Deriving Numerical National Water Quality Criteria for
the Protection of Aquatic Life and Their Uses (Guidelines). To ensure
the protection of aquatic life and meet a goal of protecting and
restoring ecological integrity, the Guidelines established
comprehensive toxicity test data requirements for a variety of aquatic
organisms and procedures for deriving a scientifically defensible
criterion that protects the aquatic life designated use. However, some
emerging contaminants, such as pharmaceuticals and personal care
products exhibiting endocrine disrupting activity or other toxic
mechanisms, have features that require additional consideration when
applying the Guidelines. These chemicals may demonstrate low acute
toxicity but cause significant reproductive effects at very low levels
of exposure. In addition, the effects of exposure to aquatic organisms
during the early stages of life may not be observed until adulthood.
Therefore, traditional chronic toxicity test endpoints may not be
sufficiently comprehensive for criteria derivation for these chemicals.
These chemicals also have very specific modes of action that may affect
only certain types of aquatic animals (e.g., vertebrates such as fish).
EPA's Office of Water has developed a white paper describing
technical issues in deriving aquatic life criteria for emerging
contaminants and recommendations for developing such criteria. The
white paper uses a model endocrine disrupter to illustrate issues
relevant to the process. The Office of Water has asked the Science
Advisory Board (SAB) to comment on scientific merit of the
recommendations.
For this particular advisory the SAB Staff Office has invited
several additional experts to augment the Ecological Processes and
Effects Committee. Background information on the Committee formation
process was provided in a Federal Register Notice published on May 2,
2008 (73 FR 24285-24286). The roster and biosketches of members of the
Ecological Processes and Effects Committee Augmented for the Advisory
on EPA's Aquatic Life Water Quality Criteria are posted on the SAB Web
site at https://www.epa.gov/sab.
Availability of Meeting Materials: A white paper describing the
technical challenges and recommendations for deriving aquatic life
criteria for emerging contaminants will be reviewed by the SAB
Committee. The white paper will be posted on the EPA Office of Water
Web site at https://www.epa.gov/waterscience/criteria/aqlife.html. The
technical contact for the EPA's white paper is Mr. Joseph Beaman, EPA
Office of Water. Mr. Beaman may be contacted by telephone at 202-566-
0420 or via e-mail at Beaman.joe@epa.gov. The agenda and other material
for the upcoming public meeting will be posted on the SAB Web site at
https://www.epa.gov/sab.
Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the
public may submit relevant written or oral information for the SAB
Panel to consider on the topics included in this advisory activity.
Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an
oral presentation at a public teleconference will be limited to three
minutes per speaker, with no more than a total of 30 minutes for all
speakers. Individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at a
public meeting will be limited to five minutes per speaker, with no
more than a total of one hour for all speakers. Interested parties
should contact Dr. Armitage, DFO, in writing (preferably via e-mail) at
the contact information noted above, by June 16, 2008 to be placed on
the list of public speakers for the teleconference, and by June 23,
2008 to be placed on a list of public speakers for the meeting.
Written Statements: Written statements should be received in the
SAB Staff Office by June 16, 2008 for the teleconference and by June
23, 2008 for the meeting so that the information may be made available
to the SAB Panel members for their consideration. 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. Armitage at the phone
number or e-mail address noted above, preferably at least ten days
prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to process
your request.
Dated: May 28, 2008.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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