Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC), Human Health Subcommittee Meetings-Fall 2008 and Winter 2009, 53241-53242 [E8-21462]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 179 / Monday, September 15, 2008 / Notices categories with existing effluent guidelines identified with ‘‘(5)’’ in the column entitled ‘‘Findings’’ in Table V– 1 in section V.B.4 of today’s notice). EPA will need to collect more information for the 2009 annual review. Specifically, EPA hopes to gather the following information: • What toxic pollutants are discharged from this industry in nontrivial amounts on an industry and perfacility basis? • What raw material(s) or process(es) are the sources of these pollutants? • What technologies or management practices are available (technically and economically) to control or prevent the generation and/or release of these pollutants. E. Data Sources and Methodologies EPA solicits comments on whether EPA used the correct evaluation factors, criteria, and data sources in conducting its annual review and developing this final Plan. EPA also solicits comment on other data sources EPA can use in its annual reviews and biennial planning process. Please see the docket for a more detailed discussion of EPA’s analysis supporting the reviews in this notice (see DCN 05515). F. BPJ Permit-Based Support EPA solicits comments on whether, and if so, how the Agency should provide EPA Regions and States with permit-based support instead of revising effluent guidelines (e.g., when the vast majority of the hazard is associated with one or a few facilities). EPA solicits comment on categories for which the Agency should provide permit-based support. mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES G. Implementation Issues Related to Existing Effluent Guidelines and Pretreatment Standards As a factor in its decision-making, EPA considers opportunities to eliminate inefficiencies or impediments to pollution prevention or technological innovation, or opportunities to promote innovative approaches such as water quality trading, including within-plant trading. Consequently, EPA solicits comment on implementation issues related to existing effluent guidelines and pretreatment standards. H. EPA’s Evaluation of Categories of Indirect Dischargers Without Categorical Pretreatment Standards To Identify Potential New Categories for Pretreatment Standards EPA solicits comments on its evaluation of categories of indirect dischargers without categorical pretreatment standards. Specifically, VerDate Aug<31>2005 20:22 Sep 12, 2008 Jkt 214001 EPA solicits wastewater characterization data (e.g., wastewater volumes, concentrations of discharged pollutants), current examples of pollution prevention, treatment technologies, and local limits for all industries without pretreatment standards. EPA also solicits comment on whether there are industrial sectors discharging pollutants that cause interference issues that cannot be adequately controlled through the general pretreatment standards. Finally, EPA solicits comment on how better to access and aggregate discharge data reported to local pretreatment programs. Currently, pollutant discharge data are collected by the local pretreatment program to demonstrate compliance with pretreatment standards and local limits but are not typically electronically transmitted to the States or EPA Regions. I. Industrial Water Conservation, Reuse and Recycling Technology Transfer EPA requests data to evaluate the costs, benefits, and impacts of industrial water conservation practices. In particular, EPA solicits the following industrial sector or facility level data on water re-use and reduction technologies and pollution prevention practices: • The main reasons why these technologies and practices were adopted (e.g., limitations to source water, increased water purchasing or treatment costs), and whether these technologies and practices are transferable to other facilities. Notice of Final 2008 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan • Descriptions of the water conservation technologies and practices employed at industrial unit operations; wastewater flow and pollutant data; and descriptions of the extent to which these water conservation technologies and practices reduce the amount of wastewater volume, the mass of wastewater pollutants resulting from an industrial unit operation, or both. • Detailed descriptions of the wastewater treatment and the annual costs of operating wastewater treatment to maintain compliance with the facility’s effluent limits. • Detailed descriptions of the capital and annual costs associated with implementing water conservation technologies and practices and any cost savings resulting from water conservation technologies and practices. Additionally, EPA solicits estimates of the amount of increased water conservation and the number of facilities that will likely adopt more advanced water conservation PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 53241 technologies and practices over the next five years as a result of limitations on water source availability or potential costs savings. Dated: September 5, 2008. Benjamin H. Grumbles, Assistant Administrator for Water. [FR Doc. E8–21484 Filed 9–12–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–ORD–2008–0649; FRL–8715–6] Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC), Human Health Subcommittee Meetings—Fall 2008 and Winter 2009 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of meetings. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development (ORD), gives notice of three meetings of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Human Health Subcommittee. DATES: The first meeting (a teleconference call) will be held on Friday, October 10, 2008, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EDT. The second meeting (a teleconference call) will be held on Monday, December 1, 2008, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. EST. The third meeting (face-to-face) will begin on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 and conclude on Thursday, January 15, 2009. The meetings may adjourn early if all business is finished. Requests for the draft agendas or for making oral presentations at the meetings will be accepted up to one business day before each meeting. ADDRESSES: The face-to-face meeting will be held at the EPA’s RTP Main Campus Facility, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– ORD–2008–0649, by one of the following methods: • https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • E-mail: Send comments by electronic mail (e-mail) to: ORD.Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2008–0649. • Fax: Fax comments to: (202) 566– 0224, Attention Docket ID No. EPA– HQ–ORD–2008–0649. • Mail: Send comments by mail to: Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC), Human Health Subcommittee E:\FR\FM\15SEN1.SGM 15SEN1 53242 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 179 / Monday, September 15, 2008 / Notices Meetings—Fall 2008 and Winter 2009 Docket, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2008–0649. • Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver comments to: EPA Docket Center (EPA/ DC), Room B102, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2008–0649. mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Note: This is not a mailing address. 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–ORD–2008– 0649. 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 Web site 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 email 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 20:22 Sep 12, 2008 Jkt 214001 available docket materials are available either electronically in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC), Human Health Subcommittee Meetings—Fall 2008 and Winter 2009 Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone number for the ORD Docket is (202) 566–1752. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Designated Federal Officer via mail at: Heather Drumm, Mail Code 8104–R, Office of Science Policy, Office of Research and Development, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via phone/voice mail at: (202) 564–8239; via fax at: (202) 565–2911; or via e-mail at: drumm.heather@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: General Information Any member of the public interested in receiving a draft BOSC agenda or making a presentation at any of the meetings may contact Heather Drumm, the Designated Federal Officer, via any of the contact methods listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above. In general, each individual making an oral presentation will be limited to a total of three minutes. Proposed agenda items for the first teleconference include, but are not limited to: Overview of materials provided to the subcommittee; Overview of ORD; Overview of ORD’s Human Health Program; Subcommittee discussion. Proposed agenda items for the second teleconference include, but are not limited to: Overviews of each of the four Long Term Goals for the Human Health Research Program. Proposed agenda items for the face-to-face meeting include, but are not limited to: Overviews, poster sessions and client testimonials for each of the long term goals; Subcommittee discussions. The meetings are open to the public. Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities: For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Heather Drumm at (202) 564– 8239 or drumm.heather@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Heather Drumm, preferably at least ten days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: September 4, 2008. Fred Hauchman, Director, Office of Science Policy. [FR Doc. E8–21462 Filed 9–12–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8715–9] Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC); NOX & SOX Secondary NAAQS Review Panel Meeting and Teleconference Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee Oxides of Nitrogen (NOX) and Sulfur Oxides (SOX) Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Review Panel (CASAC Panel) to peer review EPA’s Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur— Environmental Criteria (Second External Review Draft) (EPA/600/R–08/ 082) and EPA’s Risk and Exposure Assessment for Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur: First Draft (EPA–452/ P–08–005a). The chartered CASAC will review and approve the Panel’s reports by public teleconference. DATES: The CASAC Panel will meet from 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 1, 2008 through 3 p.m. Thursday, October 2, 2008 (Eastern Time). The chartered CASAC will meet by public teleconference from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on October 30, 2008 (Eastern Time). ADDRESSES: The October 1–2, 2008 public meeting will take place at the Marriott at Research Triangle Park, 4700 Guardian Drive, Durham, NC 27703, telephone (919) 941–6200. The October 30, 2008 public teleconference will be conducted by phone only. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants further information concerning the October 1– 2, 2008 meeting may contact Ms. Kyndall Barry, 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– 9868; fax (202) 233–0643; or e-mail at barry.kyndall@epa.gov. For information E:\FR\FM\15SEN1.SGM 15SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 179 (Monday, September 15, 2008)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0649; FRL-8715-6]


Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC), Human Health Subcommittee 
Meetings--Fall 2008 and Winter 2009

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and 
Development (ORD), gives notice of three meetings of the Board of 
Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Human Health Subcommittee.

DATES: The first meeting (a teleconference call) will be held on 
Friday, October 10, 2008, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EDT. The second 
meeting (a teleconference call) will be held on Monday, December 1, 
2008, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. EST. The third meeting (face-to-face) will 
begin on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 and conclude on Thursday, January 
15, 2009. The meetings may adjourn early if all business is finished. 
Requests for the draft agendas or for making oral presentations at the 
meetings will be accepted up to one business day before each meeting.

ADDRESSES: The face-to-face meeting will be held at the EPA's RTP Main 
Campus Facility, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, 
North Carolina 27711. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. 
EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0649, by one of the following methods:
     https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line 
instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: Send comments by electronic mail (e-mail) to: 
ORD.Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0649.
     Fax: Fax comments to: (202) 566-0224, Attention Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0649.
     Mail: Send comments by mail to: Board of Scientific 
Counselors (BOSC), Human Health Subcommittee

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Meetings--Fall 2008 and Winter 2009 Docket, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. 
EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0649.
     Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver comments to: EPA Docket 
Center (EPA/DC), Room B102, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-
0649.

    Note: This is not a mailing address. 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-ORD-
2008-0649. 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 Web site 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 Board of Scientific 
Counselors (BOSC), Human Health Subcommittee Meetings--Fall 2008 and 
Winter 2009 Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 
telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the 
telephone number for the ORD Docket is (202) 566-1752.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Designated Federal Officer via 
mail at: Heather Drumm, Mail Code 8104-R, Office of Science Policy, 
Office of Research and Development, Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via phone/voice 
mail at: (202) 564-8239; via fax at: (202) 565-2911; or via e-mail at: 
drumm.heather@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

General Information

    Any member of the public interested in receiving a draft BOSC 
agenda or making a presentation at any of the meetings may contact 
Heather Drumm, the Designated Federal Officer, via any of the contact 
methods listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above. In 
general, each individual making an oral presentation will be limited to 
a total of three minutes.
    Proposed agenda items for the first teleconference include, but are 
not limited to: Overview of materials provided to the subcommittee; 
Overview of ORD; Overview of ORD's Human Health Program; Subcommittee 
discussion. Proposed agenda items for the second teleconference 
include, but are not limited to: Overviews of each of the four Long 
Term Goals for the Human Health Research Program. Proposed agenda items 
for the face-to-face meeting include, but are not limited to: 
Overviews, poster sessions and client testimonials for each of the long 
term goals; Subcommittee discussions. The meetings are open to the 
public.
    Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities: For 
information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, 
please contact Heather Drumm at (202) 564-8239 or 
drumm.heather@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability, please 
contact Heather Drumm, preferably at least ten days prior to the 
meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.

    Dated: September 4, 2008.
Fred Hauchman,
Director, Office of Science Policy.
[FR Doc. E8-21462 Filed 9-12-08; 8:45 am]
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