Science Advisory Board Staff Office Notification of a Public Meeting of the SAB Lead Review Panel, 69069 [2010-28379]

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• ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 217 (Wednesday, November 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 69069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28379]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Science Advisory Board Staff Office Notification of a Public 
Meeting of the SAB Lead 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 meeting of the SAB Lead Review Panel to peer review two draft 
EPA documents entitled Approach for Developing Lead Dust Hazard 
Standards for Residences and Approach for Developing Lead Dust Hazard 
Standards for Public and Commercial Buildings.

DATES: There will be a public meeting held on December 6, 2010 from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time) and December 7, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 
12:30 p.m. (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The face-to-face meeting on December 6-7, 2010 will be held 
at the Madison Hotel, 1177 15th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005; 
telephone (202) 862-1600.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to 
obtain information concerning the public meeting may contact Mr. Aaron 
Yeow, 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) 564-2050 or at yeow.aaron@epa.gov. General information about 
the SAB, as well as any updates concerning the meeting announced in 
this notice, may be found on the EPA 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 Lead 
Review Panel will hold a public face-to-face meeting to peer review two 
draft EPA documents entitled Approach for Developing Lead Dust Hazard 
Standards for Residences and Approach for Developing Lead Dust Hazard 
Standards for Public and Commercial Buildings. 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: Human exposure to lead may cause a variety of adverse 
health effects, particularly in children. EPA's Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) regulates toxic substances, such as lead, 
through the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). In 2001, EPA 
established standards for lead-based paint hazards, which include lead 
in residential dust. OPPT is considering possible revision of the 
residential lead-based paint dust hazard standards and the development 
of lead-based paint dust hazard standards for public and commercial 
buildings. As part of this effort, OPPT has developed two draft 
documents, Approach for Developing Lead Dust Standards for Residences 
and Approach for Developing Lead Dust Standards for Public and 
Commercial Buildings. OPPT sought consultative advice from the SAB Lead 
Review Panel on early drafts of the documents on July 6-7, 2010 
[Federal Register Notice dated June 3, 2010 (75 FR 31433-31434)]. EPA 
has considered the advice provided by individual members of the SAB 
Lead Review Panel in revising the two documents that will be peer 
reviewed by the SAB Lead Review Panel on December 6-7, 2010. For this 
peer review, EPA has requested that the SAB panel provide 
recommendations on: The technical approaches for developing the hazard 
standards, empirical blood lead modeling, analysis of variability and 
uncertainty, and biokinetic blood lead modeling.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: Agendas and materials in support 
of this meeting will be placed on the EPA Web site at https://www.epa.gov/sab in advance of the meeting. For technical questions and 
information concerning EPA's documents please contact Dr. Jennifer Seed 
at (202) 564-7634, or seed.jennifer@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 face-to-face meeting will be limited to five 
minutes, with no more than a total of one hour 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 November 29, 2010 for the face-to-
face meeting, to be placed on the list of public speakers. Written 
Statements: Written statements should be supplied to the DFO via e-mail 
at the contact information noted above by November 29, 2010 for the 
face-to-face meeting 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 each meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to process your 
request.

    Dated: November 4, 2010.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2010-28379 Filed 11-9-10; 8:45 am]
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