Board of Scientific Counselors, Executive Committee Meeting-June 2009, 22164-22165 [E9-11105]

Download as PDF rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES 22164 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 90 / Tuesday, May 12, 2009 / Notices by statute, is not included in the official public docket, and will not be available for public viewing in www.regulations.gov. For further information about the electronic docket, go to www.regulations.gov. Title: Partial Update of the TSCA Section 8(b) Inventory Data Base, Production and Site Reports. ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1884.04, OMB Control No. 2070–0162. ICR Status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on May 31, 2009. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. 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This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:14 May 11, 2009 Jkt 217001 and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are companies that manufacture, process or import chemical substances, mixtures or categories. Frequency of Collection: Once every five years. Estimated average number of responses for each respondent: 15.56. Estimated No. of Respondents: 4,190. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 410,485 hours. Estimated Total Annual Costs: $22,628,227. Changes in Burden Estimates: There is a decrease of 3,090 hours (from 413,575 hours to 410,485 hours) in the total estimated respondent burden compared with that currently in the OMB inventory. This decrease reflects a regulatory change such that respondents (including importers) of inorganic chemicals must complete full reports, rather than partial reports as was the case in the past, when the site-specific production volume is 300,000 pounds or more. This increase is offset by a change in reporting requirements such that respondents must provide information once every five years versus once every four years previously. These changes are program changes. The burden decrease also reflects an increase of EPA’s current estimate of the number of sites that will respond to this collection of information, offset by a decrease in the estimated burden for rule familiarization. These changes are adjustments. The Supporting Statement provides additional detail concerning the changes in burden estimates. Dated: May 6, 2009. John Moses, Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. E9–11101 Filed 5–11–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–ORD–2009–0266; FRL–8903–8] Board of Scientific Counselors, Executive Committee Meeting—June 2009 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of meeting. 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 a meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee. DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, June 4, 2009, from 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m., and will continue on Friday, June 5, 2009, from 8:15 a.m. until 12 noon. All times noted are Central Standard Time. The meeting may adjourn early if all business is finished. Requests for the draft agenda or for making oral presentations at the meeting will be accepted up to one business day before the meeting. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the EPA Office of Research and Development, National Health and Environmental Effects Laboratory, 6201 Congdon Boulevard, Duluth, Minnesota 55804. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– ORD–2009–0266, 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–2009–0266. • Fax: Fax comments to: (202) 566– 0224, Attention Docket ID No. EPA– HQ–ORD–2009–0266. • Mail: Send comments by mail to: Board of Scientific Counselors, Executive Committee Meeting—June 2009 Docket, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC, 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2009–0266. • 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–2009–0266. 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. E:\FR\FM\12MYN1.SGM 12MYN1 rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 90 / Tuesday, May 12, 2009 / Notices Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2009– 0266. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at https:// 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. 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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 https:// 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 https:// www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Board of Scientific Counselors, Executive Committee Meeting—June 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. VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:14 May 11, 2009 Jkt 217001 22165 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Designated Federal Officer via mail at: Lorelei Kowalski, 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) 564–3408; via fax at: (202) 565–2911; or via e-mail at: kowalski.lorelei@epa.gov. Dated: May 5, 2009. Mary Ellen Radzikowski, Acting Director, Office of Science Policy. [FR Doc. E9–11105 Filed 5–11–09; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Chartered Science Advisory Board General Information Any member of the public interested in receiving a draft BOSC agenda or making a presentation at the meeting may contact Lorelei Kowalski, 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 meeting include, but are not limited to: ORD response to the BOSC Homeland Security program review report; Executive Committee review of the BOSC Human Health Program Review Subcommittee, Science and Technology for Sustainability Mid-Cycle Subcommittee, and National Center for Environmental Research draft reports; site visit to the ORD National Health and Environmental Effects Laboratory; update on BOSC mid-cycle review subcommittees (Human Health Risk Assessment); update on the BOSC program review subcommittees (Clean Air and Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals); update on the BOSC standing subcommittees (National Center for Environmental Research, National Exposure Research Lab, and National Center for Computational Toxicology); a briefing from the Tennessee Valley Authority on the Kingston Project; an update on BOSC workgroups; an ORD update (including optimizing the BOSC program review process); an update on EPA’s Science Advisory Board activities; and future issues and plans. The meeting is open to the public. Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities: For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Lorelei Kowalski (202) 564– 3408 or kowalski.lorelei@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Lorelei Kowalski, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8903–9] AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the Chartered Science Advisory Board to discuss EPA’s research budget for Fiscal Year 2010. DATES: The teleconference date is Thursday, May 28, 2009, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time). ADDRESSES: The teleconference will be conducted by telephone only. 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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 12, 2009)]
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[FR Doc No: E9-11105]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0266; FRL-8903-8]


Board of Scientific Counselors, Executive Committee Meeting--June 
2009

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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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 a meeting of the Board of Scientific 
Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, June 4, 2009, from 8:15 
a.m. to 5 p.m., and will continue on Friday, June 5, 2009, from 8:15 
a.m. until 12 noon. All times noted are Central Standard Time. The 
meeting may adjourn early if all business is finished. Requests for the 
draft agenda or for making oral presentations at the meeting will be 
accepted up to one business day before the meeting.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the EPA Office of Research and 
Development, National Health and Environmental Effects Laboratory, 6201 
Congdon Boulevard, Duluth, Minnesota 55804. Submit your comments, 
identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0266, 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-2009-0266.
     Fax: Fax comments to: (202) 566-0224, Attention Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0266.
     Mail: Send comments by mail to: Board of Scientific 
Counselors, Executive Committee Meeting--June 2009 Docket, Mailcode: 
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC, 20460, Attention 
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0266.
     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-2009-
0266. 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.

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    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-
2009-0266. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at 
https://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 https://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The https://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 https://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 https://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 https://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Board of 
Scientific Counselors, Executive Committee Meeting--June 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: Lorelei Kowalski, 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) 564-3408; via fax at: (202) 565-2911; or via e-mail at: 
kowalski.lorelei@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

General Information

    Any member of the public interested in receiving a draft BOSC 
agenda or making a presentation at the meeting may contact Lorelei 
Kowalski, 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 meeting include, but are not limited 
to: ORD response to the BOSC Homeland Security program review report; 
Executive Committee review of the BOSC Human Health Program Review 
Subcommittee, Science and Technology for Sustainability Mid-Cycle 
Subcommittee, and National Center for Environmental Research draft 
reports; site visit to the ORD National Health and Environmental 
Effects Laboratory; update on BOSC mid-cycle review subcommittees 
(Human Health Risk Assessment); update on the BOSC program review 
subcommittees (Clean Air and Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals); update on 
the BOSC standing subcommittees (National Center for Environmental 
Research, National Exposure Research Lab, and National Center for 
Computational Toxicology); a briefing from the Tennessee Valley 
Authority on the Kingston Project; an update on BOSC workgroups; an ORD 
update (including optimizing the BOSC program review process); an 
update on EPA's Science Advisory Board activities; and future issues 
and plans. The meeting is open to the public.
    Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities: For 
information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, 
please contact Lorelei Kowalski (202) 564-3408 or 
kowalski.lorelei@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability, 
please contact Lorelei Kowalski, preferably at least 10 days prior to 
the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your 
request.

    Dated: May 5, 2009.
Mary Ellen Radzikowski,
Acting Director, Office of Science Policy.
[FR Doc. E9-11105 Filed 5-11-09; 8:45 am]
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