Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Mixtures Review Panel, 54628-54629 [2010-22328]

Download as PDF 54628 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 173 / Wednesday, September 8, 2010 / Notices jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES growth and economic development, which are used by climate change modelers to develop projections of future climate. DATES: The GIS tool and documentation will be available on or about September 8, 2010. ADDRESSES: ‘‘ICLUS v1.3 User’s Manual: ArcGIS Tools and Datasets for Modeling U.S. Housing Density Growth’’ and the geoprocessing tools will be available to download via an ftp site on the NCEA’s home page under the Recent Additions and Publications menus at https:// www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of paper copies of the User’s Manual are available from the Information Management Team, NCEA; telephone: 703–347–8561; facsimile: 703–347– 8691. If you are requesting a paper copy, please provide your name, your mailing address, and the final document title, ‘‘ICLUS v1.3 User’s Manual: ArcGIS Tools and Datasets for Modeling U.S. Housing Density Growth’’ (EPA/600/R– 09/143F). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information, contact Dr. Britta Bierwagen, NCEA; telephone: 703–347– 8613; facsimile: 703–347–8692; or email: bierwagen.britta@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Information About the GIS Tool and Document The GIS tool and its documentation, ‘‘ICLUS v1.3 User’s Manual: ArcGIS Tools and Datasets for Modeling U.S. Housing Density Growth’’ enables users to run a spatially explicit allocation model with the population projections developed for the ICLUS project. Users can modify the spatial allocation of housing density across the landscape to customize scenarios of future development patterns. The data provided consist of five population scenarios by county for the conterminous U.S. and are available in 5-year increments from 2000 to 2100. The population projections for each U.S. county drive the production of new housing units, which are allocated in response to the spatial pattern of previous growth (e.g., 1990 to 2000), transportation infrastructure, and other basic assumptions. The housing allocation model recomputes housing density in 5-year time steps from the year 2000 to 2100. The GIS tool allows users to: • Access the county-level ICLUS population projections; • Customize housing density patterns by altering household size and travel time assumptions; • Classify housing density into generalized categories; VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:41 Sep 07, 2010 Jkt 220001 • Estimate future impervious surface based on a housing density; and • Summarize levels of imperviousness by housing density classes. In December 2009, the draft GIS tools and user’s guide were released for independent external review and a Federal Register notice, published December 8, 2009, announced the start of a public review and comment period. These final GIS tools and user’s guide address comments received from both the external peer review and the public. Dated: September 1, 2010. Rebecca Clark, Acting Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment. [FR Doc. 2010–22332 Filed 9–7–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9198–3] Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Mixtures Review Panel Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the SAB Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Mixtures Review Panel to discuss its draft report on EPA’s Development of a Relative Potency Factor (RPF) Approach for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Mixtures. DATES: The SAB PAH Mixtures Review Panel will conduct a public teleconference on September 30, 2010. The teleconference will begin at 1 p.m. and end at 5 p.m. (Eastern Time). ADDRESSES: The teleconference will be conducted by telephone only. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to obtain general information concerning the public teleconference may contact Mr. Aaron Yeow, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone at (202) 564–2050 or e-mail at yeow.aaron@epa.gov. General information concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found on the EPA Web site at https:// www.epa.gov/sab. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C., App. 2 (FACA), notice is hereby given that the SAB PAH Mixtures Review Panel will hold a SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 public teleconference to discuss its draft report on EPA’s Development of a Relative Potency Factor (RPF) Approach for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Mixtures. The SAB was established pursuant to 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 FACA. The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. Background: EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) is an electronic database containing descriptive and quantitative toxicological information on human health effects that may result from chronic exposure to various substances in the environment. This information supports human health risk assessments and includes hazard identification and dose-response data and derivations of oral reference doses (RfDs) and inhalation reference concentrations (RfCs) for noncancer effects and oral slope factors and oral and inhalation unit risks for cancer effects. IRIS is prepared and maintained by EPA’s National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within the Office of Research and Development (ORD). NCEA’s IRIS Program has developed a draft technical document entitled, Development of a Relative Potency Factor (RPF) Approach for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Mixtures, for estimating cancer risk from exposure to PAH mixtures. ORD has requested that the Science Advisory Board (SAB) conduct a review of this draft document. The SAB PAH Mixtures Review Panel held a public teleconference on June 8, 2010 and a public meeting on June 21– 23, 2010 to review EPA’s Development of a Relative Potency Factor (RPF) Approach for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Mixtures [see Federal Register notice dated May 18, 2010 (75 FR 27777–27778)]. Materials from the June 8, 2010 teleconference and June 21–23, 2010 meeting are posted on the SAB Web site at https:// yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/ fedrgstr_activites/Human%20Health %20PAH%20Mixtures?OpenDocument. The purpose of the upcoming teleconference is for the PAH Mixtures Review Panel to discuss its draft report. The Panel’s draft report will be submitted to the chartered SAB for their consideration and approval. A meeting agenda and the draft SAB review report will be posted at the above noted SAB Web site prior to the meeting. Availability of Meeting Materials: Agendas and materials in support of the E:\FR\FM\08SEN1.SGM 08SEN1 jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 173 / Wednesday, September 8, 2010 / Notices teleconference will be placed on the SAB Web site at https://www.epa.gov/sab in advance of the teleconference. For technical questions and information concerning EPA’s draft document, please contact Dr. Lynn Flowers at (703) 347–8537, or flowers.lynn@epa.gov. Procedures for Providing Public Input: Public comment for consideration by EPA’s Federal advisory committees and panels has a different purpose from public comment provided to EPA program offices. Therefore, the process for submitting comments to a Federal advisory committee is different from the process used to submit comments to an EPA program office. Federal advisory committees and panels, including scientific advisory committees, provide independent advice to EPA. Members of the public can submit comments for a Federal advisory committee to consider as it develops advice for EPA. They should send their comments directly to the Designated Federal Officer for the relevant advisory committee. 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. Each person making an oral statement should consider providing written comments as well as their oral statement so that the points presented orally can be expanded upon in writing. Interested parties should contact Mr. Aaron Yeow, DFO, in writing (preferably via e-mail) at the contact information noted above by September 23, 2010 to be placed on the list of public speakers. Written Statements: Written statements should be supplied to the DFO via email at the contact information noted above by September 23, 2010 so that the information may be made available to the Panel members for their consideration. Written statements should be supplied in one of the following electronic formats: Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM– PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format. Submitters are requested to provide versions of signed documents, submitted with and without signatures, because the SAB Staff Office does not publish documents with signatures on its Web sites. Accessibility: For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Mr. Aaron Yeow at (202) 564–2050 or yeow.aaron@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Mr. Yeow preferably at least ten days prior to the teleconference to give VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:41 Sep 07, 2010 Jkt 220001 EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: August 31, 2010. Anthony Maciorowski, Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Staff Office. [FR Doc. 2010–22328 Filed 9–7–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0012; FRL–8843–3] Notice of Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice announces the Agency’s receipt of several initial filings of pesticide petitions proposing the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities. DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 8, 2010. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number and the pesticide petition number (PP) of interest as shown in the body of this document, by one of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. • Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only accepted during the Docket Facility’s normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305–5805. Instructions: Direct your comments to the docket ID number and the pesticide petition number of interest as shown in the body of this document. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 54629 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 regulations.gov or e-mail. The regulations.gov website 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 regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the 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. Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index available at https://www.regulations.gov. 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, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available either in the electronic docket at https:// www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S– 4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305–5805. A contact person, with telephone number and e-mail address, is listed at the end of each pesticide petition summary. You may also reach each contact person by mail at Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\08SEN1.SGM 08SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54628-54629]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22328]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public 
Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board; Polycyclic Aromatic 
Hydrocarbon (PAH) Mixtures Review Panel

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a 
public teleconference of the SAB Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) 
Mixtures Review Panel to discuss its draft report on EPA's Development 
of a Relative Potency Factor (RPF) Approach for Polycyclic Aromatic 
Hydrocarbon (PAH) Mixtures.

DATES: The SAB PAH Mixtures Review Panel will conduct a public 
teleconference on September 30, 2010. The teleconference will begin at 
1 p.m. and end at 5 p.m. (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The teleconference will be conducted by telephone only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to 
obtain general information concerning the public teleconference may 
contact Mr. Aaron Yeow, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone 
at (202) 564-2050 or e-mail at yeow.aaron@epa.gov. General information 
concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found on the EPA Web 
site at https://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, 5 U.S.C., App. 2 (FACA), notice is hereby given that the SAB PAH 
Mixtures Review Panel will hold a public teleconference to discuss its 
draft report on EPA's Development of a Relative Potency Factor (RPF) 
Approach for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Mixtures. The SAB 
was established pursuant to 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 FACA. The SAB will comply with the 
provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural 
policies.
    Background: EPA's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) is an 
electronic database containing descriptive and quantitative 
toxicological information on human health effects that may result from 
chronic exposure to various substances in the environment. This 
information supports human health risk assessments and includes hazard 
identification and dose-response data and derivations of oral reference 
doses (RfDs) and inhalation reference concentrations (RfCs) for 
noncancer effects and oral slope factors and oral and inhalation unit 
risks for cancer effects. IRIS is prepared and maintained by EPA's 
National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within the Office 
of Research and Development (ORD). NCEA's IRIS Program has developed a 
draft technical document entitled, Development of a Relative Potency 
Factor (RPF) Approach for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) 
Mixtures, for estimating cancer risk from exposure to PAH mixtures. ORD 
has requested that the Science Advisory Board (SAB) conduct a review of 
this draft document.
    The SAB PAH Mixtures Review Panel held a public teleconference on 
June 8, 2010 and a public meeting on June 21-23, 2010 to review EPA's 
Development of a Relative Potency Factor (RPF) Approach for Polycyclic 
Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Mixtures [see Federal Register notice dated 
May 18, 2010 (75 FR 27777-27778)]. Materials from the June 8, 2010 
teleconference and June 21-23, 2010 meeting are posted on the SAB Web 
site at https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/Human%20Health%20PAH%20Mixtures?OpenDocument.
    The purpose of the upcoming teleconference is for the PAH Mixtures 
Review Panel to discuss its draft report. The Panel's draft report will 
be submitted to the chartered SAB for their consideration and approval. 
A meeting agenda and the draft SAB review report will be posted at the 
above noted SAB Web site prior to the meeting.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: Agendas and materials in support 
of the

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teleconference will be placed on the SAB Web site at https://www.epa.gov/sab in advance of the teleconference. For technical 
questions and information concerning EPA's draft document, please 
contact Dr. Lynn Flowers at (703) 347-8537, or flowers.lynn@epa.gov.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Public comment for 
consideration by EPA's Federal advisory committees and panels has a 
different purpose from public comment provided to EPA program offices. 
Therefore, the process for submitting comments to a Federal advisory 
committee is different from the process used to submit comments to an 
EPA program office.
    Federal advisory committees and panels, including scientific 
advisory committees, provide independent advice to EPA. Members of the 
public can submit comments for a Federal advisory committee to consider 
as it develops advice for EPA. They should send their comments directly 
to the Designated Federal Officer for the relevant advisory committee. 
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. Each person making an oral statement should consider 
providing written comments as well as their oral statement so that the 
points presented orally can be expanded upon in writing. Interested 
parties should contact Mr. Aaron Yeow, DFO, in writing (preferably via 
e-mail) at the contact information noted above by September 23, 2010 to 
be placed on the list of public speakers. Written Statements: Written 
statements should be supplied to the DFO via email at the contact 
information noted above by September 23, 2010 so that the information 
may be made available to the Panel members for their consideration. 
Written statements should be supplied in one of the following 
electronic formats: Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich 
Text files in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format. Submitters are 
requested to provide versions of signed documents, submitted with and 
without signatures, because the SAB Staff Office does not publish 
documents with signatures on its Web sites.
    Accessibility: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, please contact Mr. Aaron Yeow at (202) 
564-2050 or yeow.aaron@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a 
disability, please contact Mr. Yeow preferably at least ten days prior 
to the teleconference to give EPA as much time as possible to process 
your request.

    Dated: August 31, 2010.
Anthony Maciorowski,
 Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2010-22328 Filed 9-7-10; 8:45 am]
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