Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Public Teleconferences of the Science Advisory Board Radiation Advisory Committee, 50728-50729 [2011-20824]

Download as PDF 50728 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 158 / Tuesday, August 16, 2011 / Notices resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. The ICR provides a detailed explanation of the Agency’s estimate, which is only briefly summarized here: Estimated total number of potential respondents: 51. Frequency of response: annual. Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 1. Estimated total annual burden hours: 1,408. Estimated total annual costs: $58,325. All of this cost is associated with labor; there are no capital investment or maintenance and operational costs associated with this ICR. emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval? There is a decrease of 308 hours in the total estimated annual respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB. This decrease results from reduced labor burden associated with automated reporting of progress toward developing and implementing prevention strategies for all community water systems via the Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). EPA estimates that 11 states will incur reduced burden by using the capabilities of SDWIS to report to EPA on the status of contamination prevention efforts in their states. What is the next step in the process for this ICR? EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. If you have any questions about this ICR or the approval process, please contact the VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:07 Aug 15, 2011 Jkt 223001 technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. (202) 343–9348, or via e-mail at clark.marye@epa.gov. Dated: August 11, 2011. Ronald W. Bergman, Acting Director, Office of Ground Water & Drinking Water. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: [FR Doc. 2011–20827 Filed 8–15–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9451–8] Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Public Teleconferences of the Science Advisory Board Radiation Advisory Committee Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces two teleconferences of the SAB Augmented Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC) to discuss the draft advisory report related to uranium and thorium in-situ leach recovery and post-closure stability monitoring. SUMMARY: The public teleconferences will be conducted on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 and Wednesday, October 5, 2011, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). ADDRESSES: The public teleconferences will be conducted by telephone only. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing further information regarding this Notice may contact Dr. K. Jack Kooyoomjian, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office (1400R), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; or by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564– 2064, or via e-mail at kooyoomjian.jack@epa.gov. General information concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found at the EPA SAB Web site at http//www.epa.gov/sab. Technical Contact: Technical background information pertaining to the Uranium In-Situ leach recovery— Post-Closure Stability Monitoring can be found at https://www.epa.gov/radiation/ tenorm/pubs.html. Information pertaining to EPA’s regulatory standards in 40 CFR part 192—Health and Environmental Protection Standards for Uranium and Thorium Mill Tailings can be found at https://yosemite.epa.gov/ opei/rulegate.nsf/byRIN/2060– AP43?opendocument. For questions concerning the technical aspects of this topic, please contact Dr. Mary E. Clark of the U.S. EPA, ORIA by telephone at DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Background: The SAB was established pursuant to the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act (ERDAA), codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, to provide independent scientific and technical peer review advice, consultation and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on the technical basis for Agency actions, positions and regulations. As a Federal Advisory Committee, the SAB conducts business in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and related regulations. Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the augmented RAC will hold two public teleconferences. The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate EPA and SAB Staff Office procedural policies. The EPA has requested the SAB review the Agency draft technical document on ISL/ISR post closure stability monitoring to evaluate what criteria should be considered to establish a specific period of monitoring for ISL/ISR facilities, once uranium extraction operations are completed. Among the issues to be considered are whether specific site characteristics, features or benchmarks can be used to aid in establishing a post-closure monitoring time period; and if other technical approaches should be considered by EPA to provide reasonable assurances of aquifer stability and groundwater protection. The Agency’s draft technical document will be used as a basis to evaluate the technical and scientific issues pertaining to standards in 40 CFR part 192—Health and Environmental Protection Standards for Uranium and Thorium Mill Tailings. The SAB RAC augmented with additional experts held an initial public teleconference of July 12, 2011 and a two-day meeting on July 18 and 19, 2011 to discuss advisory comments on the EPA’s June 2011 draft technical document entitled ‘‘Considerations Related to Post-Closure Monitoring of Uranium In-Situ Leach/ In-Situ Recovery (ISL/ISR) Sites’’. These previous meetings were announced in the Federal Register on Thursday, June 23, 2011 (Vol. 76, No. 121, pp. 36918– 36919). The purpose of the September 6, 2011 and October 5, 2011 public teleconferences is for the augmented RAC to discuss its draft advisory report on this topic. Availability of Meeting Materials: The Agenda, roster of the augmented RAC, E:\FR\FM\16AUN1.SGM 16AUN1 emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 158 / Tuesday, August 16, 2011 / Notices the charge to the SAB for the consultation, and other supplemental materials in support of the two public teleconferences will be placed on the SAB Web site at http//www.epa.gov/sab in advance of the teleconference and meeting. 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. Input from the public to the SAB will have the most impact if it provides specific scientific or technical information or analysis for SAB panels to consider or if it relates to the clarity or accuracy of the technical information. Members of the public wishing to provide comment should contact the Designated Federal Officer directly at the contact information provided. Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at a teleconference will be limited to three minutes. Those interested in being placed on the public speakers list for either the September 6 and October 5, 2011 teleconferences should contact Dr. Kooyoomjian at the contact information provided above no later than noon on September 2, 2011 for the September 6, 2011 teleconference, and no later than October 3, 2011 for the October 5, 2011 teleconference. Written Statements: Written statements should be supplied to the DFO via e-mail at the contact information noted by noon September 2, 2011 for the September 6, 2011 teleconference, and no later than Monday, October 3, 2011 for the October 5, 2011 teleconference, so that the information may be made available to the members of the augmented RAC and the public 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/Windows98/2000/XP format. It is the SAB Staff office general policy to post written comments on the Web page for the advisory meeting or teleconference. Submitters are requested to provide an unsigned version of each VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:07 Aug 15, 2011 Jkt 223001 document, because the SAB Staff Office does not publish documents with signatures on its Web sites. Members of the public should be aware that their personal contact information, if included in any written comments, may be posted to the SAB Web site. Copyrighted material will not be posted without explicit permission of the copyright holder. Accessibility: For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Dr. Kooyoomjian at (202) 564–2064, or email kooyoomjian.jack@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Dr. Kooyoomjian preferably at least ten days prior to the teleconference or meeting to give as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: August 9, 2011. Vanessa T. Vu, Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [FR Doc. 2011–20824 Filed 8–15–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9451–9] Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Chartered Science Advisory Board Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the Chartered SAB on September 7, 2011 to conduct a quality review of a draft SAB report, Peer Review of EPA’s Draft NationalScale Mercury Risk Assessment (08/04/ 11) Draft. DATES: The public teleconference will be held on September 7, 2011 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. (Eastern Daylight 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 Dr. Angela Nugent, Designated Federal Officer (DFO). Dr. Nugent may be contacted at the EPA Science Advisory Board (1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; or by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564– 2218; fax at (202) 565–2098; or e-mail at nugent.angela@epa.gov. General SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 50729 information concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found on the EPA Web site at https://www.epa.gov/ sab. The SAB was established pursuant to the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act (ERDAA), codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, to provide independent scientific and technical advice to the EPA Administrator on the technical basis for Agency positions and regulations. The SAB is a Federal Advisory Committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the SAB will hold a public teleconference to conduct a quality review of an SAB draft report entitled Peer Review of EPA’s Draft National-Scale Mercury Risk Assessment (08/04/1 Draft). The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. Background: EPA is considering regulating the emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) released from coal-burning electric generating units in the United States (U.S. EGUs) under Section 112(n)(1)(A) of the Clean Air Act (CAA). EPA developed a draft risk assessment for mercury, entitled Technical Support Document: Nationalscale Mercury Risk Assessment. The draft assessment considers the nature and magnitude of the potential risk to public health posed by current U.S. EGU mercury emissions and the nature and magnitude of the potential risk posed by U.S. EGU mercury in the future, once all anticipated CAA-related regulations potentially reducing mercury from U.S. EGUs are in place. EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation requested peer review of this draft document. The SAB Mercury Review Panel has prepared a review report on EPA’s draft technical document. The Charted SAB will conduct a quality view of the SAB Panel’s draft review report. Background information about the SAB advisory activity can be found on the SAB Web site at https:// yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/ fedrgstr_activites/ Oil%20Spill%20Research% 20Strategy?OpenDocument. Availability of Meeting Materials: The agenda and other materials in support of the teleconference will be placed on the SAB Web site at https://www.epa.gov/sab in advance of the teleconference. Procedures for Providing Public Input: Public comment for consideration by EPA’s federal advisory committees and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\16AUN1.SGM 16AUN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Public 
Teleconferences of the Science Advisory Board Radiation Advisory 
Committee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces 
two teleconferences of the SAB Augmented Radiation Advisory Committee 
(RAC) to discuss the draft advisory report related to uranium and 
thorium in-situ leach recovery and post-closure stability monitoring.

DATES: The public teleconferences will be conducted on Tuesday, 
September 6, 2011 and Wednesday, October 5, 2011, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 
(Eastern Daylight Time).

ADDRESSES: The public teleconferences will be conducted by telephone 
only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing 
further information regarding this Notice may contact Dr. K. Jack 
Kooyoomjian, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office 
(1400R), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; or by 
telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-2064, or via e-mail at 
kooyoomjian.jack@epa.gov. General information concerning the EPA 
Science Advisory Board can be found at the EPA SAB Web site at http//
www.epa.gov/sab.
    Technical Contact: Technical background information pertaining to 
the Uranium In-Situ leach recovery--Post-Closure Stability Monitoring 
can be found at https://www.epa.gov/radiation/tenorm/pubs.html. 
Information pertaining to EPA's regulatory standards in 40 CFR part 
192--Health and Environmental Protection Standards for Uranium and 
Thorium Mill Tailings can be found at https://yosemite.epa.gov/opei/rulegate.nsf/byRIN/2060-AP43?opendocument. For questions concerning the 
technical aspects of this topic, please contact Dr. Mary E. Clark of 
the U.S. EPA, ORIA by telephone at (202) 343-9348, or via e-mail at 
clark.marye@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: The SAB was established pursuant to the Environmental 
Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act (ERDAA), 
codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, to provide independent scientific and 
technical peer review advice, consultation and recommendations to the 
EPA Administrator on the technical basis for Agency actions, positions 
and regulations. As a Federal Advisory Committee, the SAB conducts 
business in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) 
(5 U.S.C. App. 2) and related regulations. Pursuant to FACA and EPA 
policy, notice is hereby given that the augmented RAC will hold two 
public teleconferences. The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA 
and all appropriate EPA and SAB Staff Office procedural policies.
    The EPA has requested the SAB review the Agency draft technical 
document on ISL/ISR post closure stability monitoring to evaluate what 
criteria should be considered to establish a specific period of 
monitoring for ISL/ISR facilities, once uranium extraction operations 
are completed. Among the issues to be considered are whether specific 
site characteristics, features or benchmarks can be used to aid in 
establishing a post-closure monitoring time period; and if other 
technical approaches should be considered by EPA to provide reasonable 
assurances of aquifer stability and groundwater protection. The 
Agency's draft technical document will be used as a basis to evaluate 
the technical and scientific issues pertaining to standards in 40 CFR 
part 192--Health and Environmental Protection Standards for Uranium and 
Thorium Mill Tailings. The SAB RAC augmented with additional experts 
held an initial public teleconference of July 12, 2011 and a two-day 
meeting on July 18 and 19, 2011 to discuss advisory comments on the 
EPA's June 2011 draft technical document entitled ``Considerations 
Related to Post-Closure Monitoring of Uranium In-Situ Leach/In-Situ 
Recovery (ISL/ISR) Sites''. These previous meetings were announced in 
the Federal Register on Thursday, June 23, 2011 (Vol. 76, No. 121, pp. 
36918-36919). The purpose of the September 6, 2011 and October 5, 2011 
public teleconferences is for the augmented RAC to discuss its draft 
advisory report on this topic.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: The Agenda, roster of the 
augmented RAC,

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the charge to the SAB for the consultation, and other supplemental 
materials in support of the two public teleconferences will be placed 
on the SAB Web site at http//www.epa.gov/sab in advance of the 
teleconference and meeting.
    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. Input from the public to the SAB will 
have the most impact if it provides specific scientific or technical 
information or analysis for SAB panels to consider or if it relates to 
the clarity or accuracy of the technical information. Members of the 
public wishing to provide comment should contact the Designated Federal 
Officer directly at the contact information provided.
    Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an 
oral presentation at a teleconference will be limited to three minutes. 
Those interested in being placed on the public speakers list for either 
the September 6 and October 5, 2011 teleconferences should contact Dr. 
Kooyoomjian at the contact information provided above no later than 
noon on September 2, 2011 for the September 6, 2011 teleconference, and 
no later than October 3, 2011 for the October 5, 2011 teleconference.
    Written Statements: Written statements should be supplied to the 
DFO via e-mail at the contact information noted by noon September 2, 
2011 for the September 6, 2011 teleconference, and no later than 
Monday, October 3, 2011 for the October 5, 2011 teleconference, so that 
the information may be made available to the members of the augmented 
RAC and the public 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/Windows98/
2000/XP format. It is the SAB Staff office general policy to post 
written comments on the Web page for the advisory meeting or 
teleconference. Submitters are requested to provide an unsigned version 
of each document, because the SAB Staff Office does not publish 
documents with signatures on its Web sites. Members of the public 
should be aware that their personal contact information, if included in 
any written comments, may be posted to the SAB Web site. Copyrighted 
material will not be posted without explicit permission of the 
copyright holder.
    Accessibility: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, please contact Dr. Kooyoomjian at (202) 
564-2064, or e-mail kooyoomjian.jack@epa.gov. To request accommodation 
of a disability, please contact Dr. Kooyoomjian preferably at least ten 
days prior to the teleconference or meeting to give as much time as 
possible to process your request.

    Dated: August 9, 2011.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2011-20824 Filed 8-15-11; 8:45 am]
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