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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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Science Advisory Board Staff Office;
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
consultation may contact Ms. Vivian
Turner, Designated Federal Officer
(DFO). Ms. Turner may be contacted at
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the EPA Science Advisory Board
(1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20460; or via
telephone/voice mail, (202) 343–9697;
fax (202) 233–0643; or e-mail at
turner.vivian@epa.gov. General
information about the EPA SAB, as well
as any updates concerning the meeting
announced in this notice, may be found
on 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 Asbestos Committee
will hold a public meeting to provide
consultative advice on the Agency’s
proposed approach for the estimation of
cancer potency factors for inhalation
exposure to asbestos. 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 EPA Office of Solid
Waste and Emergency Response
(OSWER) has developed a proposed
approach for an incremental
improvement to the current method that
EPA employs for estimating cancer risk
from inhalation exposure to asbestos at
Superfund sites. The proposed approach
serves as an intermediate step in a larger
Agency-wide review and update of its
asbestos risk assessment. OSWER has
requested the SAB provide consultative
advice on its Proposed Approach for
Estimation of Bin-Specific Cancer
Potency Factors for Inhalation Exposure
to Asbestos. After receiving advice from
the SAB, OSWER plans to revise the
proposed approach, and seek additional
advice from SAB on the revised
approach.
In response to OSWER’s request, the
SAB Staff Office announced that it was
forming an Asbestos Committee in 71
FR no. 162 (pages 48926–48927) and 72
FR no. 207 (pages 60844–60845). The
roster and biosketches of members of
the Asbestos Committee are posted on
the SAB Web site at https://
www.epa.gov/sab.
Availability of Meeting Materials: The
draft Proposed Approach for Estimation
of Bin-Specific Cancer Potency Factors
for Inhalation Exposure to Asbestos to
be reviewed by the SAB Asbestos
Committee will be posted on the
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OSWER Web site at https://www.epa.gov/
oswer/riskassessment/asbestos/2008.
The EPA technical contact for this
proposed approach is Mr. Stiven Foster,
of EPA’s Office of Solid Waste and
Emergency Response. Mr. Foster may be
contacted by telephone at (202) 566–
1911 or via e-mail at
foster.stiven@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 Committee to
consider on the topics under review.
Oral Statements: In general, 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 Ms. Turner, DFO, in
writing (preferably via e-mail) at the
contact information noted above, by July
7, 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 July 7, 2008 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 Ms. Turner 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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Distribution System Advisory
Committee—Notice of Public Meeting
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Notice.
SUMMARY: Under section 10(a)(2) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
United States Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is giving notice of a
meeting of the Total Coliform Rule
Distribution System Advisory
Committee (TCRDSAC). The purpose of
this meeting is to discuss the Total
Coliform Rule (TCR) revision and
information about distribution systems
issues that may impact water quality.
The TCRDSAC advises and makes
recommendations to the Agency on
revisions to the TCR, and on what
information should be collected,
research conducted, and/or risk
management strategies evaluated to
better inform distribution system
contaminant occurrence and associated
public health risks.
Topics to be discussed in the meeting
include options for revising the Total
Coliform Rule; for example, rule
construct, monitoring provisions,
system categories, action levels,
investigation and follow-up, public
notification, and other related topics. In
addition, the Committee will discuss
possible recommendations for research
and information collection needs
concerning distribution systems and
topics for upcoming TCRDSAC
meetings.
DATES: The public meeting will be held
on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 (8:30 a.m.
to 6 p.m., Eastern Time (ET)) and
Thursday, June 19, 2008 (8 a.m. to 3
p.m., ET). Attendees should register for
the meeting by calling Kate Zimmer at
(202) 965–6387 or by e-mail to
kzimmer@resolv.org no later than June
13, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
The Churchill Hotel, 1914 Connecticut
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general information, contact Kate
Zimmer of RESOLVE at (202) 965–6387.
For technical inquiries, contact Sean
Conley (conley.sean@epa.gov, (202)
564–1781), Standards and Risk
Management Division, Office of Ground
Water and Drinking Water (MC 4607M),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460; fax number: (202) 564–3767.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting is open to the public. The
Committee encourages the public’s
input and will take public comment
starting at 5:30 p.m. on June 18, 2008,
for this purpose. It is preferred that only
one person present the statement on
behalf of a group or organization. To
ensure adequate time for public
involvement, individuals interested in
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Meeting of the Science Advisory Board Asbestos Committee
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 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 consultation may contact Ms.
Vivian Turner, Designated Federal Officer (DFO). Ms. Turner may be
contacted at
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the EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; or via
telephone/voice mail, (202) 343-9697; fax (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at
turner.vivian@epa.gov. General information about the EPA SAB, as well
as any updates concerning the meeting announced in this notice, may 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 SAB Asbestos
Committee will hold a public meeting to provide consultative advice on
the Agency's proposed approach for the estimation of cancer potency
factors for inhalation exposure to asbestos. 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 EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
(OSWER) has developed a proposed approach for an incremental
improvement to the current method that EPA employs for estimating
cancer risk from inhalation exposure to asbestos at Superfund sites.
The proposed approach serves as an intermediate step in a larger
Agency-wide review and update of its asbestos risk assessment. OSWER
has requested the SAB provide consultative advice on its Proposed
Approach for Estimation of Bin-Specific Cancer Potency Factors for
Inhalation Exposure to Asbestos. After receiving advice from the SAB,
OSWER plans to revise the proposed approach, and seek additional advice
from SAB on the revised approach.
In response to OSWER's request, the SAB Staff Office announced that
it was forming an Asbestos Committee in 71 FR no. 162 (pages 48926-
48927) and 72 FR no. 207 (pages 60844-60845). The roster and
biosketches of members of the Asbestos Committee are posted on the SAB
Web site at https://www.epa.gov/sab.
Availability of Meeting Materials: The draft Proposed Approach for
Estimation of Bin-Specific Cancer Potency Factors for Inhalation
Exposure to Asbestos to be reviewed by the SAB Asbestos Committee will
be posted on the OSWER Web site at https://www.epa.gov/oswer/
riskassessment/asbestos/2008.
The EPA technical contact for this proposed approach is Mr. Stiven
Foster, of EPA's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response. Mr.
Foster may be contacted by telephone at (202) 566-1911 or via e-mail at
foster.stiven@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
Committee to consider on the topics under review. Oral Statements: In
general, 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 Ms. Turner, DFO, in writing (preferably via e-mail) at
the contact information noted above, by July 7, 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 July 7, 2008 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 Ms. Turner 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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