Workshop To Discuss Issues Related to the Potential Development of Multipollutant Science and Risk Assessments for the Criteria Air Pollutants, 4895-4896 [2011-1773]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 18 / Thursday, January 27, 2011 / Notices projects to be located at the Morgantown Lock & Dam located on the Monongahela River in Monongahela County, West Virginia.1 The applications were filed by FFP Missouri 15, LLC, for Project No. 13762–000, Morgantown Hydro, LLC, for Project No. 13773–000, and Three Rivers Hydro, LLC, for Project No. 13784–000. Where all permit applicants are municipalities or all permit applicants are non-municipalities, and no applicant’s plans are better adapted than the others’ to develop, conserve, and utilize in the public interest the water resources of a region, the Commission issues a permit to the applicant who filed first in time.2 In this case, because three applications from entities not claiming municipal preference are deemed filed at the same time, the Commission will conduct a random tie breaker to determine priority. In the event that the Commission concludes that no applicant’s plans are better adapted than the others, priority will be determined accordingly. On January 27, 2011, at 10 a.m. (Eastern Time), the Secretary of the Commission, or her designee, will, by random drawing, determine the filing priority for the three applicants identified in this notice. The drawing is open to the public and will be held in room 2C, the Commission Meeting Room, located at 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426. The results of the drawing will be recorded by the Secretary or her designee. A subsequent notice will be issued by the Secretary announcing the results of the drawing. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–1721 Filed 1–26–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES 1 The Commission is open each day from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., except Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. 18 CFR 375.101(c) (2010). The applications were filed between 5 p.m. on Monday May 17, 2010, and 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday May 18, 2010. Under the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, any document received after regular business hours is considered filed at 8:30 a.m. on the next regular business day. 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(2) (2010). 2 18 CFR 4.37 (2010). See, e.g., BPUS Generation Development, LLC, 126 FERC ¶ 61,132 (2009). VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:51 Jan 26, 2011 Jkt 223001 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9258–9] Workshop To Discuss Issues Related to the Potential Development of Multipollutant Science and Risk Assessments for the Criteria Air Pollutants Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of workshop. AGENCY: EPA is convening a public workshop to discuss issues related to the evaluation of health risks associated with exposures to air pollutant mixtures, focusing on the criteria air pollutants. This workshop is being jointly sponsored and organized by EPA’s National Center for Environmental Assessment, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Office of Research and Development, and the Health Effects Institute. The workshop will be held February 22–24, 2011, at the Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Although the workshop is open to the public, space is somewhat limited and registration is on first comefirst served basis. DATES: The workshop will be held on February 22, 23, and 24, 2011, beginning each day at 8 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m. ADDRESSES: The workshop will take place at the Carolina Inn, 211 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27516. The EPA contractor, ICF International, Inc., is providing logistical support for the workshop. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding information, registration, and logistics for the workshop should be directed to Courtney Skuce at ICF International, Inc., telephone: 919–293–1660; e-mail: EPA_Multipollutant@icfi.com. Questions regarding the scientific and technical aspects of the workshop should be directed to Dr. Douglas Johns, telephone: 919–541–5596; e-mail: johns.doug@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: Summary of Information About the Workshop Sections 108 and 109 of the Clean Air Act require periodic review and, if appropriate, revisions of the various national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) and the air quality criteria on which they are based. In most cases, evaluating the health impacts of exposure to a given air pollutant involves disentangling similar effects of exposure to other co-occurring air PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 4895 pollutants. While an understanding of the independent effects of exposure to individual pollutants is essential, it is important to recognize that under normal ambient conditions, individuals are not exposed to separate pollutants in isolation, but rather to a complex mixture of air pollutants. EPA is currently in the process of developing plans to conduct a multipollutant science assessment whereby the health effects of exposures to mixtures of air pollutants, particularly the criteria air pollutants, may be systematically evaluated. Further, EPA is interested in developing methods through which information from multipollutant epidemiologic and exposure studies may be applied to risk and exposure assessments conducted as part of the NAAQS reviews. In the context of implementation of the NAAQS, such methods may be applied to analyses of the health benefits of implementation policies resulting in reductions in the concentrations of multiple air pollutants. In addition, EPA is interested in identifying research needs and approaches that may best inform and characterize the health effects of exposure to mixtures of air pollutants. EPA is holding this workshop with invited expert panelists to provide input related to reviewing the various NAAQS within a multipollutant context, as well as guidance on ways in which EPA research may assist in this effort. The workshop will be organized with three, one-day technical sessions to facilitate focused panel discussions around various issues associated with: (1) The use of scientific information and statistical approaches in conducting air pollution risk analyses in multipollutant exposure environments, (2) interpretation and integration of information across scientific disciplines in developing a multipollutant science assessment to support the reviews of the NAAQS and the air quality criteria on which they are based, and (3) novel research and analytical approaches to better characterize the health effects of multipollutant exposures. The organization of the workshop is intended to encourage workshop participants to think broadly about the available and emerging scientific evidence and to facilitate an open dialogue among participants across disciplines regarding how this science may help to inform key policy-relevant issues. The input provided by participants during the workshop discussions will be taken into account as EPA develops future plans, approaches, and processes for moving toward multipollutant approaches to E:\FR\FM\27JAN1.SGM 27JAN1 4896 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 18 / Thursday, January 27, 2011 / Notices evaluating the health effects of air pollution. Ideally, attendees will be able to participate in all three phases of the meeting to provide coherence and maximally integrated discussions. Dated: January 21, 2011. Darrell A. Winner, Acting Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment. obtained from its Web site at https:// www.fasab.gov. Authority: Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92–463. Dated: January 21, 2011. Charles Jackson, Federal Register Liaison Officer. BILLING CODE 1610–02–P Call for Candidates Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board. ACTION: Notice. FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: Board Action: Pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3511(d), the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), as amended, and the FASAB Rules of Procedure, as amended in October, 2010, notice is hereby given that the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) is currently seeking candidates (candidates must not currently be federal employees) to serve on the Board. FASAB is the body designated to establish generally accepted accounting principles for federal government entities. Generally, non-federal Board members are selected from the general financial community, the accounting and auditing community, or academics. Specifically, FASAB is particularly interested in candidates who have experience as: • Analysis of financial information, • Economists or forecasters, • Academics, • Auditors, • Preparers of financial information, or • Those otherwise knowledgeable regarding the use of financial information in decision-making. The Board meets in Washington, DC, for two days every other month. Members are compensated for 24 days per year based on current federal executive salaries. Travel expenses are reimbursed. Responses may be submitted by e-mail to paynew@fasab.gov or by fax to (202) 512–7366. Responses may also be sent to: Ms. Wendy Payne, Executive Director, Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board, 441 G Street, NW. (Mailstop 6817V), Washington, DC 20548. Please submit your resume before February 13, 2011. Additional information about the FASAB can be VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:51 Jan 26, 2011 Jkt 223001 The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and § 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank or bank holding company. The factors that are considered in acting on the notices are set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)). The notices are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The notices also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing to the Reserve Bank indicated for that notice or to the offices of the Board of Governors. Comments must be received not later than February 11, 2011. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Clifford Stanford, Vice President) 1000 Peachtree Street, NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30309: 1. Thomas Dunlap Lumpkin II, and Peyton White Lumpkin, both in Pinecrest, Florida; to retain voting shares of Biscayne Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly retain voting shares of Biscayne Bank, both in Coconut Grove, Florida. B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Dennis Denney, Assistant Vice President) 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64198–0001: 1. Robyn Batson, as sole trustee of The Linda Lake Young Irrevocable Trust, the Lori Lee Young Irrevocable Trust, and the Robyn Elizabeth Batson Irrevocable Trust, all of Broken Bow, Oklahoma, and all as members of the Young Family control group; to retain control of Southeastern Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly retain control of 1st Bank & Trust, both in Broken Bow, Oklahoma. PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADVISORY BOARD [FR Doc. 2011–1776 Filed 1–26–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–P [FR Doc. 2011–1667 Filed 1–26–11; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2011–1773 Filed 1–26–11; 8:45 am] Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, January 24, 2011. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. Sfmt 9990 The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part 225), and all other applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the power to vote shares of a bank or bank holding company and all of the banks and nonbanking companies owned by the bank holding company, including the companies listed below. The applications listed below, as well as other related filings required by the Board, are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The application also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated in the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the proposal also involves the acquisition of a nonbanking company, the review also includes whether the acquisition of the nonbanking company complies with the standards in section 4 of the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise noted, nonbanking activities will be conducted throughout the United States. Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than February 21, 2011. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Dennis Denney, Assistant Vice President) 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64198–0001: 1. Frontier Holdings, LLC, and Frontier Management, LLC, both in Omaha, Nebraska; to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of ARSEBECO, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Richardson County Bank & Trust Company, both in Falls City, Nebraska. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, January 24, 2011. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2011–1777 Filed 1–26–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–P E:\FR\FM\27JAN1.SGM 27JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 18 (Thursday, January 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4895-4896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1773]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9258-9]


Workshop To Discuss Issues Related to the Potential Development 
of Multipollutant Science and Risk Assessments for the Criteria Air 
Pollutants

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of workshop.

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SUMMARY: EPA is convening a public workshop to discuss issues related 
to the evaluation of health risks associated with exposures to air 
pollutant mixtures, focusing on the criteria air pollutants. This 
workshop is being jointly sponsored and organized by EPA's National 
Center for Environmental Assessment, Office of Air Quality Planning and 
Standards, Office of Research and Development, and the Health Effects 
Institute. The workshop will be held February 22-24, 2011, at the 
Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Although the workshop is 
open to the public, space is somewhat limited and registration is on 
first come-first served basis.

DATES: The workshop will be held on February 22, 23, and 24, 2011, 
beginning each day at 8 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will take place at the Carolina Inn, 211 
Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27516. The EPA contractor, ICF 
International, Inc., is providing logistical support for the workshop.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding information, 
registration, and logistics for the workshop should be directed to 
Courtney Skuce at ICF International, Inc., telephone: 919-293-1660; e-
mail: EPA_Multipollutant@icfi.com. Questions regarding the scientific 
and technical aspects of the workshop should be directed to Dr. Douglas 
Johns, telephone: 919-541-5596; e-mail: johns.doug@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information About the Workshop

    Sections 108 and 109 of the Clean Air Act require periodic review 
and, if appropriate, revisions of the various national ambient air 
quality standards (NAAQS) and the air quality criteria on which they 
are based. In most cases, evaluating the health impacts of exposure to 
a given air pollutant involves disentangling similar effects of 
exposure to other co-occurring air pollutants. While an understanding 
of the independent effects of exposure to individual pollutants is 
essential, it is important to recognize that under normal ambient 
conditions, individuals are not exposed to separate pollutants in 
isolation, but rather to a complex mixture of air pollutants. EPA is 
currently in the process of developing plans to conduct a 
multipollutant science assessment whereby the health effects of 
exposures to mixtures of air pollutants, particularly the criteria air 
pollutants, may be systematically evaluated. Further, EPA is interested 
in developing methods through which information from multipollutant 
epidemiologic and exposure studies may be applied to risk and exposure 
assessments conducted as part of the NAAQS reviews. In the context of 
implementation of the NAAQS, such methods may be applied to analyses of 
the health benefits of implementation policies resulting in reductions 
in the concentrations of multiple air pollutants. In addition, EPA is 
interested in identifying research needs and approaches that may best 
inform and characterize the health effects of exposure to mixtures of 
air pollutants.
    EPA is holding this workshop with invited expert panelists to 
provide input related to reviewing the various NAAQS within a 
multipollutant context, as well as guidance on ways in which EPA 
research may assist in this effort. The workshop will be organized with 
three, one-day technical sessions to facilitate focused panel 
discussions around various issues associated with: (1) The use of 
scientific information and statistical approaches in conducting air 
pollution risk analyses in multipollutant exposure environments, (2) 
interpretation and integration of information across scientific 
disciplines in developing a multipollutant science assessment to 
support the reviews of the NAAQS and the air quality criteria on which 
they are based, and (3) novel research and analytical approaches to 
better characterize the health effects of multipollutant exposures. The 
organization of the workshop is intended to encourage workshop 
participants to think broadly about the available and emerging 
scientific evidence and to facilitate an open dialogue among 
participants across disciplines regarding how this science may help to 
inform key policy-relevant issues. The input provided by participants 
during the workshop discussions will be taken into account as EPA 
develops future plans, approaches, and processes for moving toward 
multipollutant approaches to

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evaluating the health effects of air pollution. Ideally, attendees will 
be able to participate in all three phases of the meeting to provide 
coherence and maximally integrated discussions.

    Dated: January 21, 2011.
Darrell A. Winner,
Acting Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
[FR Doc. 2011-1773 Filed 1-26-11; 8:45 am]
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