Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Meeting of the SAB Dioxin Review Panel, 57779-57780 [2010-23688]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 183 / Wednesday, September 22, 2010 / Notices attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the information in this action, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information? EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0608. 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 Office of Pesticide Programs (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. II. EUP EPA has issued the following EUP: 67979–EUP–8. Issuance. Syngenta Seeds, Inc. - Field Crops, P.O. Box 12257, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. This EUP allows the use of the plant incorporated protectant (PIP) [Event 5307] Bacillus thuringiensis eCry3.1Ab protein and the genetic material necessary for its production (vector pSYN12274) in event 5307 corn (SYN–;53;7–1) and other associated PIPs containing: 1) [Bt11] Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab delta-endotoxin and the genetic material (as contained in plasmid vector pZO1502) necessary for its production in corn, 2) [DAS–59122– 7] Bacillus thuringiensis Cry34Ab1 and Cry35Ab1 proteins and the genetic material (vector PHP 17662) necessary for their production in Event DAS– 59122–7 corn, 3) [MIR162] Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3Aa20 and the genetic material necessary for its production (vector pNOV1300) in event MIR162 maize (SYN–IR162–4), 4) [MIR604] Modified Cry3A protein and the genetic material necessary for its production (via elements of pZM26) in corn (SYN IR604–8), and 5) [TC1507] Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1F protein and the genetic material (vector PHP8999) necessary for its production in Event TC1507 corn. There are 10.213 kilograms (kg) of eCry3.1Ab, 11.14 grams of Cry1Ab, 8,145 grams of Cry34Ab1, 112.1 grams of Cry35Ab1, 280.6 grams of Vip3Aa20, 217.9 grams of mCry3A, and 177.5 grams of Cry1F proteins in 69,473 kg seeds on 7,311 acres (3,830 PIP and 3,481 non-PIP) in 2010 and 7,308 acres (4,240 PIP and VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:32 Sep 21, 2010 Jkt 220001 3.068 non-PIP) in 2011 of corn for efficacy evaluation and regulatory studies trial. The program is authorized only in the States of Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. The EUP is effective from June 1, 2010 to February 28, 2012. Three comments were received in the docket from individuals who submitted anonymous comments objecting in general terms to EPA’s granting of pesticide EUPs, as well as to this EUP in particular. EPA understands that some individual are opposed to pesticide use. Pursuant to section 5 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA may issue a permit for experimental use of a pesticide if the Agency determines that such experimental use may be conducted in such a manner as to not result in unreasonable adverse effects on the environment. EPA has conducted a comprehensive analysis of data and information related to the requested experimental uses and, based on that analysis, EPA has determined that the experimental uses, if conducted in accordance with the terms of the permit, will not result in unreasonable adverse effects on the environment. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136c. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Experimental use permits. Dated: September 15, 2010. W. Michael McDavit, Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2010–23720 Filed 9–21–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9204–4] Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Meeting of the SAB Dioxin Review Panel Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 57779 announces a public meeting of the SAB Dioxin Review Panel to continue its review of EPA’s Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments, External Review Draft. DATES: The meeting dates are Wednesday, October 27, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday, October 28, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday, October 29, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Park Hyatt Washington Hotel, 1201 24th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to obtain further information about this meeting may contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office (1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564– 2155 or via e-mail at armitage.thomas@epa.gov. General information about the 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 (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2, notice is hereby given that the SAB Dioxin Review Panel will hold a public meeting to continue its peer review of EPA’s Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments, External Review Draft (May 2010). 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: The SAB Dioxin Review Panel previously held a teleconference on June 24, 2010 and a face-to-face meeting on July 13–15, 2010 to receive EPA briefings and initiate its review of EPA’s Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments External Review Draft (May 2010) [Federal Register Notice dated May 24, 2010 (75 FR 28805–28806)]. Specifically, the Panel has been asked to evaluate the transparency and clarity in the selection of key data sets for doseresponse analysis; the use of toxicokinetics in dose-response modeling for cancer and non-cancer E:\FR\FM\22SEN1.SGM 22SEN1 emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES 57780 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 183 / Wednesday, September 22, 2010 / Notices endpoints; the derivation of the chronic reference dose; cancer assessment; and EPA’s comments regarding the feasibility of the quantitative uncertainty analysis from the NAS evaluation of the 2003 reassessment. At the October 27–29, 2010 meeting the SAB Panel will continue its peer review of EPA’s draft document. Background information on this advisory activity is available on the SAB Web site at https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/ sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/ Dioxin%20Reasst%20-%2020082011?OpenDocument. Availability of Meeting Materials: The meeting agenda and other meeting material will be placed on the SAB Web site at https://www.epa.gov/sab in advance of the meeting. For technical questions and information concerning EPA’s draft document, please contact Dr. Glenn Rice at (513) 569–7813 or rice.glenn@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 requesting an oral presentation at a public meeting will be limited to five minutes per speaker. Each person making an oral statement should consider providing written comments so that the points presented orally can be expanded upon in writing. Interested individuals should contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, DFO, in writing (preferably via e-mail) at the contact information noted above, by Wednesday, October 20, 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 Wednesday, October 20, 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 IBMPC/Windows 98/2000/XP format. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:32 Sep 21, 2010 Jkt 220001 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 Dr. Thomas Armitage at (202) 564–2155 or armitage.thomas@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Dr. Armitage preferably at least ten days prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: September 9, 2010. Anthony F. Maciorowski, Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [FR Doc. 2010–23688 Filed 9–21–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0639; FRL–8843–4] 2-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-nitro-1,3propanediol (Tris Nitro); Order to Amend Registrations to Terminate Certain Uses Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice announces EPA’s order for the amendment to terminate certain uses, voluntarily requested by the registrant and accepted by the Agency, of the pesticide products listed in Table 1, pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This order to terminate uses follows a June 23, 2010 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Request from the Registrant listed in Table 2 to voluntarily amend 2-(hydroxymethyl)-2-nitro-1,3propanediol (tris nitro) product registrations to terminate or delete one or more uses. The request would delete use in or on metalworking fluids; latex paints; resin/latex/polymer emulsions; specialty industrial products; livestock and poultry premises; paints, emulsions and thickener solutions; use as a preservative for packaged emulsions, solutions, or suspensions such as detergents and polishes containing water; and use in pulp and paper-mill process water systems. The request would not terminate the last 2(hydroxymethyl)-2-nitro-1,3propanediol (tris nitro) products registered for use in the United States and would result in retention of some SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 registered uses for those products. In the June 23, 2010 Notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the amendments to terminate uses, unless the Agency received substantive comments within the 30–day comment period that would merit its further review of these requests, or unless the registrant withdrew the requests within this period. The Agency did not receive any comments on the notice. Further, the registrant did not withdraw the requests. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice, an order granting the requested amendment to terminate uses. Any distribution, sale, or use of the products subject to this order is permitted only in accordance with the terms of this order, including any existing stocks provisions. DATES: The order is effective September 22, 2010. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Vondem-Hagen, Antimicrobials Division (7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 305–6785; e-mail address: vondem-hagen.rebecca@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information? EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0639. 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 Office of Pesticide Programs (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 E:\FR\FM\22SEN1.SGM 22SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57779-57780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23688]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public 
Meeting of the SAB Dioxin Review Panel

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 
Dioxin Review Panel to continue its review of EPA's Reanalysis of Key 
Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments, 
External Review Draft.

DATES: The meeting dates are Wednesday, October 27, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 
5 p.m., Thursday, October 28, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday, 
October 29, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Park Hyatt Washington Hotel, 
1201 24th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to 
obtain further information about this meeting may contact Dr. Thomas 
Armitage, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board 
Staff Office (1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; by telephone/voice mail 
at (202) 564-2155 or via e-mail at armitage.thomas@epa.gov. General 
information about the 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 (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2, notice is hereby given that the SAB 
Dioxin Review Panel will hold a public meeting to continue its peer 
review of EPA's Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and 
Response to NAS Comments, External Review Draft (May 2010). 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: The SAB Dioxin Review Panel previously held a 
teleconference on June 24, 2010 and a face-to-face meeting on July 13-
15, 2010 to receive EPA briefings and initiate its review of EPA's 
Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS 
Comments External Review Draft (May 2010) [Federal Register Notice 
dated May 24, 2010 (75 FR 28805-28806)]. Specifically, the Panel has 
been asked to evaluate the transparency and clarity in the selection of 
key data sets for dose-response analysis; the use of toxicokinetics in 
dose-response modeling for cancer and non-cancer

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endpoints; the derivation of the chronic reference dose; cancer 
assessment; and EPA's comments regarding the feasibility of the 
quantitative uncertainty analysis from the NAS evaluation of the 2003 
reassessment. At the October 27-29, 2010 meeting the SAB Panel will 
continue its peer review of EPA's draft document. Background 
information on this advisory activity is available on the SAB Web site 
at https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/Dioxin%20Reasst%20-%202008-2011?OpenDocument.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: The meeting agenda and other 
meeting material will be placed on the SAB Web site at https://www.epa.gov/sab in advance of the meeting. For technical questions and 
information concerning EPA's draft document, please contact Dr. Glenn 
Rice at (513) 569-7813 or rice.glenn@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 
requesting an oral presentation at a public meeting will be limited to 
five minutes per speaker. Each person making an oral statement should 
consider providing written comments so that the points presented orally 
can be expanded upon in writing. Interested individuals should contact 
Dr. Thomas Armitage, DFO, in writing (preferably via e-mail) at the 
contact information noted above, by Wednesday, October 20, 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 Wednesday, October 20, 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 Dr. Thomas Armitage at 
(202) 564-2155 or armitage.thomas@epa.gov. To request accommodation of 
a disability, please contact Dr. Armitage preferably at least ten days 
prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to process 
your request.

    Dated: September 9, 2010.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2010-23688 Filed 9-21-10; 8:45 am]
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