Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Public Teleconferences of the Mountaintop Mining Panel, 56104-56105 [2010-22979]

Download as PDF 56104 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 178 / Wednesday, September 15, 2010 / Notices srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES consisting of seven members who are appointed by the EPA Administrator from nominees provided by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. FIFRA, as amended by FQPA, established a Science Review Board consisting of at least 60 scientists who are available to the SAP on an ad hoc basis to assist in reviews conducted by the SAP. As a peer review mechanism, FIFRA SAP provides comments, evaluations and recommendations to improve the effectiveness and quality of analyses made by Agency scientists. Members of FIFRA SAP are scientists who have sufficient professional qualifications, including training and experience, to provide expert advice and recommendation to the Agency. B. Public Meeting Chlorpyrifos (0,0-diethyl-0-3,5,6trichloro-2-pyridyl phosphorothioate) is a broad-spectrum, chlorinated organophosphate (OP) insecticide. In 2000, nearly all residential uses were voluntarily canceled by Dow AgroSciences, but agricultural uses remain. The 2000 human health risk assessment was largely based on adult laboratory animal data (rat or dog) for cholinesterase inhibition and the application of default uncertainty factors to address inter- and intraspecies differences including susceptible populations. Currently, the Agency is developing a new human health risk assessment expected to be released in 2010. In 2008, the FIFRA SAP reviewed a draft science issue paper on the human health effects of chlorpyrifos. Since that time, Dow AgroSciences has undergone a research effort to improve the existing PBPK/PD model developed by Dr. Charles Timchalk and co-workers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Dow AgroSciences has also developed a proposed approach for linking this PBPK/PD model to the CARES, see https://www.ilsi.org/ ResearchFoundation/Pages/ CARES.aspx, a publically available probabilistic exposure model. The purpose of the October 2010 SAP meeting will be to review the PBPK/PD model and to evaluate the proposed approach for linking this model to CARES. The linking of the chlorpyrifos PBPK/PD model to CARES may provide opportunities to integrate distributions of exposure to chlorpyrifos and its metabolites with cholinesterase inhibition levels across the U.S. population. In addition, this approach may allow estimation of data-derived uncertainty factors that consider use of toxicokinetic and toxicodynamic data to VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:57 Sep 14, 2010 Jkt 220001 inform quantitative extrapolations for interspecies differences and human variability in dose response assessment. The topics to be covered in the October 2010 SAP are consistent with EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs continuing efforts to improve the scientific basis for risk assessment by broadening the application of probabilistic exposure techniques and PBPK models. The Agency has a conceptually similar effort on-going to link PBPK models for pyrethroids to the Stochastic Human Exposure and Dose Simulation model for multimedia and multipathway chemicals (SHEDS-Multimedia), a probabilistic exposure model developed by EPA’s Office of Research and Development, that was reviewed by the SAP in July 2010. The current effort by Dow AgroSciences is a research effort which may, if sufficiently robust, inform future risk assessments. The October meeting is a key milestone in this effort. The Agency will solicit feedback from the Panel on technical issues related to the PBPK/PD model, the proposed approach for linking the PBPK/PD model with CARES, and the use of such linked models in risk assessment. C. FIFRA SAP Documents and Meeting Minutes EPA’s background paper, related supporting materials, charge/questions to FIFRA SAP, FIFRA SAP composition (i.e., members and ad hoc members for this meeting), and the meeting agenda will be available by mid-October 2010. In addition, the Agency may provide additional background documents as the materials become available. You may obtain electronic copies of these documents, and certain other related documents that might be available electronically, at https:// www.regulations.gov and the FIFRA SAP homepage at https://www.epa.gov/ scipoly/sap. FIFRA SAP will prepare meeting minutes summarizing its recommendations to the Agency approximately 90 days after the meeting. The meeting minutes will be posted on the FIFRA SAP website or may be obtained from the OPP Regulatory Public Docket at https:// www.regulations.gov. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests. Dated: September 2, 2010. Steven M. Knott, Acting Director, Office of Science Coordination and Policy. [FR Doc. 2010–22974 Filed 9–14–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9201–8] Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Public Teleconferences of the Mountaintop Mining Panel Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces two public teleconferences of the SAB Mountaintop Mining Panel to discuss the Panel’s draft reports. DATES: A public teleconference will be held on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time). Should the Panel need additional time, a second public teleconference will be held on Tuesday, October 26, 2010 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time). ADDRESSES: The public 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. Edward Hanlon, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone at (202) 564–2134 or e-mail at hanlon.edward@epa.gov. General information concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found on the SAB Web site at https://www.epa.gov/ sab. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2, notice is hereby given that the SAB Mountaintop Mining Panel will hold a public teleconference to discuss its draft reports. 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 under FACA. The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. The Panel met on July 20–22, 2010 to review EPA’s The Effects of Mountaintop Mines and Valley Fills on Aquatic Ecosystems of the Central Appalachian Coalfields and Field-Based Aquatic Life Benchmark for Conductivity in Central Appalachian Streams draft reports [Federal Register Notice dated May 25, 2010 (75 FR 29339–29340)]. Materials from the July 2010 meeting are posted on the SAB Web site at https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/ sabproduct.nsf/ a84bfee16cc358ad85256ccd006b0b4b/ SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\15SEN1.SGM 15SEN1 srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 178 / Wednesday, September 15, 2010 / Notices 4bb87d5b9c6dea458525770400481586! OpenDocument&Date=2010-07-21. The purpose of the October 20, 2010 teleconference call and the October 26, 2010 teleconference call if it occurs is to discuss the Panel’s draft peer review reports of the two EPA documents. Availability of Meeting Materials: Agendas and materials in support of these meetings will be placed on the EPA Web site at https://www.epa.gov/sab in advance of each meeting. For technical questions and information concerning EPA’s draft documents, please contact Dr. Michael Slimak, EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD), at (703) 347–8524 or by e-mail at slimak.michael@epa.gov. Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the public may submit relevant written or oral information for the Mountaintop Mining Panel to consider on the topics of this advisory activity. Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at a teleconference meeting will be limited to three minutes per speaker, with no more than a total of one hour for all speakers. Interested parties should contact Mr. Hanlon at the contact information provided above by October 13, 2010, to be placed on the public speaker list for the October 20, 2010 teleconference call. Written Statements: Written statements should be received in the SAB Staff Office by October 13, 2010 for the October 20, 2010 teleconference call, so that the information can be made available to the Mountaintop Mining Panel for their consideration prior to the teleconference call. Written statements should be supplied to Mr. Hanlon in the following formats: One hard copy with original signature and one electronic copy via email (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, WordPerfect, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files). Submitters are asked to provide electronic versions of each document 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. Hanlon at (202) 564–2134 or e-mail at hanlon.edward@epa.gov, preferably at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:57 Sep 14, 2010 Jkt 220001 Dated: September 8, 2010. Anthony F. Maciorowski, Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [FR Doc. 2010–22979 Filed 9–14–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0008; FRL–8843–5] Pesticide Products; Registration Applications Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice announces receipt of applications to register new uses for pesticide products containing currently registered active ingredients, pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. EPA is publishing this notice of such applications, pursuant to section 3(c)(4) of FIFRA. DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 15, 2010. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number specified within Unit II. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, 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 docket ID number specified for the pesticide of interest as shown in the registration application summaries. 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 information SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 56105 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 email. 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 is listed at the end of each registration application summary and may be contacted by telephone or e-mail. The mailing address for each contact person listed is: Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. 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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Public 
Teleconferences of the Mountaintop Mining Panel

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces 
two public teleconferences of the SAB Mountaintop Mining Panel to 
discuss the Panel's draft reports.

DATES: A public teleconference will be held on Wednesday, October 20, 
2010 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time). Should the Panel need 
additional time, a second public teleconference will be held on 
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The public 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. Edward Hanlon, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via 
telephone at (202) 564-2134 or e-mail at hanlon.edward@epa.gov. General 
information concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found on 
the SAB Web site at https://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2, notice is hereby given that the SAB 
Mountaintop Mining Panel will hold a public teleconference to discuss 
its draft reports. 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 under FACA. The 
SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB 
Staff Office procedural policies.
    The Panel met on July 20-22, 2010 to review EPA's The Effects of 
Mountaintop Mines and Valley Fills on Aquatic Ecosystems of the Central 
Appalachian Coalfields and Field-Based Aquatic Life Benchmark for 
Conductivity in Central Appalachian Streams draft reports [Federal 
Register Notice dated May 25, 2010 (75 FR 29339-29340)]. Materials from 
the July 2010 meeting are posted on the SAB Web site at https://
yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/a84bfee16cc358ad85256ccd006b0b4b/

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4bb87d5b9c6dea458525770400481586!OpenDocument&Date=2010-07-21. The 
purpose of the October 20, 2010 teleconference call and the October 26, 
2010 teleconference call if it occurs is to discuss the Panel's draft 
peer review reports of the two EPA documents.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: Agendas and materials in support 
of these meetings will be placed on the EPA Web site at https://www.epa.gov/sab in advance of each meeting. For technical questions and 
information concerning EPA's draft documents, please contact Dr. 
Michael Slimak, EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD), at (703) 
347-8524 or by e-mail at slimak.michael@epa.gov.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the 
public may submit relevant written or oral information for the 
Mountaintop Mining Panel to consider on the topics of this advisory 
activity. Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting 
an oral presentation at a teleconference meeting will be limited to 
three minutes per speaker, with no more than a total of one hour for 
all speakers. Interested parties should contact Mr. Hanlon at the 
contact information provided above by October 13, 2010, to be placed on 
the public speaker list for the October 20, 2010 teleconference call. 
Written Statements: Written statements should be received in the SAB 
Staff Office by October 13, 2010 for the October 20, 2010 
teleconference call, so that the information can be made available to 
the Mountaintop Mining Panel for their consideration prior to the 
teleconference call. Written statements should be supplied to Mr. 
Hanlon in the following formats: One hard copy with original signature 
and one electronic copy via e-mail (acceptable file format: Adobe 
Acrobat PDF, MS Word, WordPerfect, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files). 
Submitters are asked to provide electronic versions of each document 
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. Hanlon at (202) 564-
2134 or e-mail at hanlon.edward@epa.gov, preferably at least ten (10) 
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to 
process your request.

    Dated: September 8, 2010.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2010-22979 Filed 9-14-10; 8:45 am]
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