Human Studies Review Board; Notification of a Public Teleconference, 77825-77827 [2011-32060]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 240 / Wednesday, December 14, 2011 / Notices 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. What action is the agency taking? This notice announces the cancellation of dicofol products, as requested by registrants, pursuant to section 6(f) of FIFRA. These registrations are listed in sequence by registration number in Table 1 and Table 2 of this unit. TABLE 1—DICOFOL TECHNICAL PRODUCT CANCELLATION EPA registration No. 11603–26 ........... Product name Mitigan (Dicofol) Technical. TABLE 2—DICOFOL END USE PRODUCT CANCELLATIONS EPA registration No. 66222–21 ........... 66222–56 ........... 66222–95 ........... Product name MANA Dicofol 4E. Dicofol 4E. Dicofol 50WSB. Table 3 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for all registrants of the products listed in Tables 1 and 2 of this unit, in sequence by EPA company number. TABLE 3—REGISTRANTS OF CANCELLED PRODUCTS EPA company No. Company name and address 11603 ................. Agan Chemical Manufacturing Ltd, 4515 Falls of Neuse Rd. Suite 300, Raleigh, NC 27609. Makhteshim Agan of North America, Inc, 4515 Falls of Neuse Rd. Suite 300, Raleigh, NC 27609. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 66222 ................. III. Summary of Public Comments Received and Agency Response to Comments During the public comment period provided, EPA received no comments in response to the June 22, 2011 Federal Register notice announcing the Agency’s receipt of the requests for VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:11 Dec 13, 2011 Jkt 226001 voluntary cancellations of products listed in Tables 1 and 2 of Unit II. IV. Cancellation Order Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA hereby approves the requested cancellations and amendments to terminate the uses of dicofol registrations identified in Tables 1 and 2 of Unit II. Accordingly, the cancellation of the technical dicofol product is effective immediately. The cancellation of the end use registrations is effective October 31, 2013. Any distribution, sale, or use of existing stocks of the products identified in Tables 1 and 2 of Unit II in a manner inconsistent with any of the provisions for disposition of existing stocks set forth in Unit VI will be a violation of FIFRA. V. What is the agency’s authority for taking this action? Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA provides that a registrant of a pesticide product may at any time request that any of its pesticide registrations be canceled or amended to terminate one or more uses. FIFRA further provides that, before acting on the request, EPA must publish a notice of receipt of any such request in the Federal Register. Thereafter, following the public comment period, the EPA Administrator may approve such a request. The notice of receipt for this action was published for comment on June 22, 2011 (76 FR 36535) (FRL– 8875–7). The comment period closed on July 22, 2011. VI. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks Existing stocks are those stocks of registered pesticide products which are currently in the United States and which were packaged, labeled, and released for shipment prior to the effective date of the action. The existing stocks provision for the products subject to this order is as follows: a. Sale, distribution and use of the technical dicofol is prohibited, except: Registrants of dicofol end-use products shall be allowed to reformulate existing stocks of dicofol technical into products identified in Table 2 of Unit II, until October 31, 2013, or for products intended for export consistent with the requirements of FIFRA section 17 or for purposes of proper disposal. b. Sale and distribution by registrants of end use products after October 31, 2013 is prohibited except for export consistent with the requirements of FIFRA section 17 or for purposes of proper disposal. c. Sale and distribution of end use products by persons other than PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 77825 registrants is permitted until December 31, 2013. Thereafter, sale and distribution of end use products by persons other than registrants is prohibited except for export consistent with the requirements of FIFRA section 17 or for purposes of proper disposal. d. Use of existing stocks of any enduse product consistent with the terms of the previously approved labeling on, or accompanied by, the deleted products identified shall be allowed until October 31, 2016, and thereafter, only for the purposes of proper disposal. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests. Dated: December 6, 2011. Richard P. Keigwin, Jr., Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2011–31987 Filed 12–13–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–ORD–2011–0953; FRL–9506–6] Human Studies Review Board; Notification of a Public Teleconference Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The EPA Office of the Science Advisor announces a public teleconference of the HSRB to discuss its draft report from the October 19–20, 2011 HSRB meeting. DATES: The teleconference will be held on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 from approximately 1 p.m. to approximately 4 p.m. Eastern Time. Comments may be submitted on or before Wednesday, January 4, 2012. ADDRESSES: Submit your written comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2011–0953, by one of the following methods: Internet: https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the Web site instructions for submitting comments. Email: ORD.Docket@epa.gov. Mail: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center EPA/DC, ORD Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. Hand Delivery: The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is located in the EPA Headquarters Library, Room Number 3334 in the EPA West Building, located at 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. The hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\14DEN1.SGM 14DEN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 77826 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 240 / Wednesday, December 14, 2011 / Notices Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. Please call (202) 566–1744 or email the ORD Docket at ord.docket@epa.gov for instructions. Updates to Public Reading Room access are available online at https://www.epa.gov/epahome/ dockets.htm. Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2011– 0953. The Agency’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless the comments includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information or other information the disclosure of which is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through https:// www.regulations.gov or email. The https://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means the EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email comment directly to the EPA without going through https:// www.regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, the EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comments and with any disk or CD–ROM you submit. If the EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, the 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any members of the public who wish to receive further information should contact Jim Downing on telephone number (202) 564–2468; fax (202) 564– 2070; email address downing.jim@epa.gov or Lu-Ann Kleibacker on telephone number (202) 564–7189; fax: (202) 564–2070; email address kleibacker.lu-ann@epa.gov; mailing address Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the Science Advisor, Mail Code 8105R, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. General information concerning the EPA HSRB can be found on the EPA Web site at https:// www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb. VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:14 Dec 13, 2011 Jkt 226001 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Location: The meeting will take place via telephone only. Meeting access: For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Lu-Ann Kleibacker at least ten business days prior to the meeting using the information under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, so that appropriate arrangements can be made. Procedures for providing public input: Interested members of the public may submit relevant written or oral comments for the HSRB to consider during the advisory process. Additional information concerning submission of relevant written or oral comments is provided in section I, ‘‘Public Meeting,’’ under subsection D, ‘‘How May I Participate in this Meeting?’’ of this notice. I. Public Meeting A. Does this action apply to me? This action is directed to the public in general. This action may, however, be of particular interest to persons who conduct or assess human studies, especially studies on substances regulated by the EPA, or to persons who are, or may be required to conduct testing of chemical substances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. Since other entities may also 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 Jim Downing or Lu-Ann Kleibacker listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. B. How can I access electronic copies of this document and other related information? You may use https:// www.regulations.gov, or you may access this Federal Register document via the EPA’s Internet site under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at https:// www.epa.gov/fedrgstr. Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the https:// www.regulations.gov index. 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, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically at https:// www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the ORD Docket, EPA/DC Public Reading Room. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is located in the EPA Headquarters Library, Room Number 3334 in the EPA West Building, located at 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; its hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. Please call (202) 566–1744, or email the ORD Docket at ord.docket@epa.gov for instructions. Updates regarding the Public Reading Room access are available at https://www.epa.gov/ epahome/dockets.htm. C. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA? You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your comments: 1. Explain your views as clearly as possible. 2. Describe any assumptions that you used. 3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data used that support your views. 4. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and suggest alternatives. 5. To ensure proper receipt by the EPA, be sure to identify the docket ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page of your response. You may also provide the name, date and Federal Register citation. D. How may I participate in this meeting? You may participate in this meeting by following the instructions in this section. To ensure proper receipt by the EPA, it is imperative that you identify Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2011– 0953 in the subject line on the first page of your request. 1. Oral comments. Requests to present oral comments will be accepted up to and including Wednesday, January 4, 2012. To the extent that time permits, interested persons who have not preregistered may be permitted by the Chair of the HSRB to present oral comments during the meeting. Each individual or group wishing to make brief oral comments to the HSRB is strongly advised to submit their request (preferably via email) to Jim Downing or Lu-Ann Kleibacker under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT no later than noon, Eastern Time, Wednesday, January 4, 2012, in order to be included on the meeting agenda and to provide sufficient time for the HSRB Chair and HSRB Designated Federal Official to review the meeting agenda to provide an E:\FR\FM\14DEN1.SGM 14DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 240 / Wednesday, December 14, 2011 / Notices mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES appropriate public comment period. The request should identify the name of the individual making the presentation and the organization (if any) the individual will represent. Oral comments before the HSRB are generally limited to five minutes per individual or organization. Please note that this includes all individuals appearing either as part of, or on behalf of, an organization. While it is our intent to hear a full range of oral comments on the science and ethics issues under discussion, it is not our intent to permit organizations to expand the time limitations by having numerous individuals sign up separately to speak on their behalf. If additional time is available, further public comments may be possible. 2. Written comments. Please submit written comments prior to the meeting. For the HSRB to have the best opportunity to review and consider your comments as it deliberates on its report, you should submit your comments at least five business days prior to the beginning of this teleconference. If you submit comments after this date, those comments will be provided to the Board members, but you should recognize that the Board members may not have adequate time to consider those comments prior to making a decision. Thus, if you plan to submit written comments, the Agency strongly encourages you to submit such comments no later than noon, Eastern Time, Wednesday, January 4, 2012. You should submit your comments using the instructions in section I, under subsection C, ‘‘What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?’’ In addition, the Agency also requests that persons submitting comments directly to the docket also provide a copy of their comments to Jim Downing or LuAnn Kleibacker listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. There is no limit on the length of written comments for consideration by the HSRB. E. Background The HSRB is a Federal advisory committee operating in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act 5 U.S.C. App.2 section 9. The HSRB provides advice, information, and recommendations to EPA on issues related to scientific and ethical aspects of human subjects research. The major objectives of the HSRB are to provide advice and recommendations on: (1) Research proposals and protocols; (2) reports of completed research with human subjects; and (3) how to strengthen EPA’s programs for protection of human subjects of VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:14 Dec 13, 2011 Jkt 226001 research. The HSRB reports to the EPA Administrator through the EPA Science Advisor. 1. Topics for Discussion. The HSRB will be reviewing its draft report from the October 19–20, 2011, HSRB meeting. The Board may also discuss planning for future HSRB meetings. Background on the October 19–20, 2011 HSRB meeting can be found at the HSRB Web site: https://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb. The October 19–20, 2011 meeting draft report is now available. You may obtain electronic copies of this document, and certain other related documents that might be available electronically, from regulations.gov Web site and the HSRB Web site at https://www.epa.gov/osa/ hsrb. For questions on document availability or if you do not have Internet access, consult the persons listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 2. Meeting minutes and reports. Minutes of the meeting, summarizing the matters discussed and recommendations, if any, made by the advisory committee regarding such matters, will be released within 90 calendar days of the meeting. Such minutes will be available at https:// www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/ and https:// www.regulations.gov. In addition, information regarding the Board’s final meeting report will be found at https:// www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb or from the persons listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Dated: December 7, 2011. Paul T. Anastas, EPA Science Advisor. [FR Doc. 2011–32060 Filed 12–13–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9506–2] Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for Murphy Oil USA, Inc., Meraux Refinery in St. Bernard Parish, LA Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of final action. AGENCY: This document announces that the EPA Administrator has responded to a citizen petition asking EPA to object to an operating permit (Permit Number 2500–00001–V5) issued by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ). Specifically, the Administrator has granted in part and denied in part the SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 77827 December 10, 2009 petition, submitted by Tulane Environmental Law Clinic on behalf of Concerned Citizens Around Murphy (Petitioners). The petition asked the Administrator to object to the October 15, 2009 operating permit that LDEQ issued to Murphy Oil, USA, Inc. (Murphy Oil) for the Meraux Refinery. Pursuant to sections 307(b) and 505(b)(2) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), a petition for judicial review of those parts of the Order that deny issues in the petition may be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit within 60 days from the date this notice appears in the Federal Register. ADDRESSES: You may review copies of the final Order, the petition, and other supporting information at EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue Dallas, Texas 75202– 2733. EPA requests that if at all possible, you contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to view copies of the final Order, petition, and other supporting information. You may view the hard copies Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., excluding Federal holidays. If you wish to examine these documents, you should make an appointment at least 24 hours before visiting day. Additionally the final order for the Murphy Oil, Meraux Refinery is available electronically at: https:// www.epa.gov/region07/air/title5/ petitiondb/petitions/ murphy_response2011.pdf. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bonnie Braganza at (214) 665–7340, email address braganza.bonnie @epa.gov, or the above EPA, Region 6 address. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CAA affords EPA a 45-day period to review, and object to as appropriate, a Title V operating permit proposed by State permitting authorities. Section 505(b)(2) of the Act authorizes any person to petition the EPA Administrator, within 60 days after the expiration of this review period, to object to a Title V operating permit if EPA has not done so. Petitions must be based only on objections to the permit that were raised with reasonable specificity during the public comment period provided by the State, unless the petitioner demonstrates that it was impracticable to raise these issues during the comment period or the grounds for the issue arose after this period. EPA received a petition from the Petitioners dated December 10, 2009, requesting that EPA object to the issuance of the Title V operating permit to Murphy Oil, for the operation of the E:\FR\FM\14DEN1.SGM 14DEN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2011-0953; FRL-9506-6]


Human Studies Review Board; Notification of a Public 
Teleconference

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Office of the Science Advisor announces a public 
teleconference of the HSRB to discuss its draft report from the October 
19-20, 2011 HSRB meeting.

DATES: The teleconference will be held on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 
from approximately 1 p.m. to approximately 4 p.m. Eastern Time. 
Comments may be submitted on or before Wednesday, January 4, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit your written comments, identified by Docket ID No. 
EPA-HQ-ORD-2011-0953, by one of the following methods:
    Internet: https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the Web site 
instructions for submitting comments.
    Email: ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
    Mail: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center EPA/DC, 
ORD Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 
DC 20460.
    Hand Delivery: The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is located in the EPA 
Headquarters Library, Room Number 3334 in the EPA West Building, 
located at 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. The 
hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. Please 
call (202) 566-1744 or email the ORD Docket at ord.docket@epa.gov for 
instructions. Updates to Public Reading Room access are available 
online at https://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-
2011-0953. The Agency's policy is that all comments received will be 
included in the public docket without change and may be made available 
online at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information provided, unless the comments includes information claimed 
to be Confidential Business Information or other information the 
disclosure of which is restricted by statute. Do not submit information 
that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through https://www.regulations.gov or email. The https://www.regulations.gov Web site 
is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means the EPA will not know 
your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body 
of your comment. If you send an email comment directly to the EPA 
without going through https://www.regulations.gov, your email address 
will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that 
is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If 
you submit an electronic comment, the EPA recommends that you include 
your name and other contact information in the body of your comments 
and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If the EPA cannot read your 
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for 
clarification, the 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any members of the public who wish to 
receive further information should contact Jim Downing on telephone 
number (202) 564-2468; fax (202) 564-2070; email address 
downing.jim@epa.gov or Lu-Ann Kleibacker on telephone number (202) 564-
7189; fax: (202) 564-2070; email address kleibacker.lu-ann@epa.gov; 
mailing address Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the Science 
Advisor, Mail Code 8105R, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20460. General information concerning the EPA HSRB can be found on the 
EPA Web site at https://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Location: The meeting will take place via 
telephone only.
    Meeting access: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, please contact Lu-Ann Kleibacker at 
least ten business days prior to the meeting using the information 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, so that appropriate arrangements 
can be made.
    Procedures for providing public input: Interested members of the 
public may submit relevant written or oral comments for the HSRB to 
consider during the advisory process. Additional information concerning 
submission of relevant written or oral comments is provided in section 
I, ``Public Meeting,'' under subsection D, ``How May I Participate in 
this Meeting?'' of this notice.

I. Public Meeting

A. Does this action apply to me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. This action may, 
however, be of particular interest to persons who conduct or assess 
human studies, especially studies on substances regulated by the EPA, 
or to persons who are, or may be required to conduct testing of 
chemical substances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act or 
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. Since other 
entities may also 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 Jim Downing or Lu-Ann Kleibacker listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How can I access electronic copies of this document and other 
related information?

    You may use https://www.regulations.gov, or you may access this 
Federal Register document via the EPA's Internet site under the 
``Federal Register'' listings at https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the https://www.regulations.gov index. 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, will be publicly available only in hard copy. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
at https://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the ORD Docket, EPA/DC 
Public Reading Room. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is located in the 
EPA Headquarters Library, Room Number 3334 in the EPA West Building, 
located at 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; its 
hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday 
through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. Please call (202) 566-1744, 
or email the ORD Docket at ord.docket@epa.gov for instructions. Updates 
regarding the Public Reading Room access are available at https://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.

C. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your 
comments:
    1. Explain your views as clearly as possible.
    2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
    3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data used 
that support your views.
    4. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and 
suggest alternatives.
    5. To ensure proper receipt by the EPA, be sure to identify the 
docket ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the 
first page of your response. You may also provide the name, date and 
Federal Register citation.

D. How may I participate in this meeting?

    You may participate in this meeting by following the instructions 
in this section. To ensure proper receipt by the EPA, it is imperative 
that you identify Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2011-0953 in the subject 
line on the first page of your request.
    1. Oral comments. Requests to present oral comments will be 
accepted up to and including Wednesday, January 4, 2012. To the extent 
that time permits, interested persons who have not pre-registered may 
be permitted by the Chair of the HSRB to present oral comments during 
the meeting. Each individual or group wishing to make brief oral 
comments to the HSRB is strongly advised to submit their request 
(preferably via email) to Jim Downing or Lu-Ann Kleibacker under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT no later than noon, Eastern Time, 
Wednesday, January 4, 2012, in order to be included on the meeting 
agenda and to provide sufficient time for the HSRB Chair and HSRB 
Designated Federal Official to review the meeting agenda to provide an

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appropriate public comment period. The request should identify the name 
of the individual making the presentation and the organization (if any) 
the individual will represent. Oral comments before the HSRB are 
generally limited to five minutes per individual or organization. 
Please note that this includes all individuals appearing either as part 
of, or on behalf of, an organization. While it is our intent to hear a 
full range of oral comments on the science and ethics issues under 
discussion, it is not our intent to permit organizations to expand the 
time limitations by having numerous individuals sign up separately to 
speak on their behalf. If additional time is available, further public 
comments may be possible.
    2. Written comments. Please submit written comments prior to the 
meeting. For the HSRB to have the best opportunity to review and 
consider your comments as it deliberates on its report, you should 
submit your comments at least five business days prior to the beginning 
of this teleconference. If you submit comments after this date, those 
comments will be provided to the Board members, but you should 
recognize that the Board members may not have adequate time to consider 
those comments prior to making a decision. Thus, if you plan to submit 
written comments, the Agency strongly encourages you to submit such 
comments no later than noon, Eastern Time, Wednesday, January 4, 2012. 
You should submit your comments using the instructions in section I, 
under subsection C, ``What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments 
for EPA?'' In addition, the Agency also requests that persons 
submitting comments directly to the docket also provide a copy of their 
comments to Jim Downing or Lu-Ann Kleibacker listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT. There is no limit on the length of written 
comments for consideration by the HSRB.

E. Background

    The HSRB is a Federal advisory committee operating in accordance 
with the Federal Advisory Committee Act 5 U.S.C. App.2 section 9. The 
HSRB provides advice, information, and recommendations to EPA on issues 
related to scientific and ethical aspects of human subjects research. 
The major objectives of the HSRB are to provide advice and 
recommendations on: (1) Research proposals and protocols; (2) reports 
of completed research with human subjects; and (3) how to strengthen 
EPA's programs for protection of human subjects of research. The HSRB 
reports to the EPA Administrator through the EPA Science Advisor.
    1. Topics for Discussion. The HSRB will be reviewing its draft 
report from the October 19-20, 2011, HSRB meeting. The Board may also 
discuss planning for future HSRB meetings. Background on the October 
19-20, 2011 HSRB meeting can be found at the HSRB Web site: https://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb. The October 19-20, 2011 meeting draft report is 
now available. You may obtain electronic copies of this document, and 
certain other related documents that might be available electronically, 
from regulations.gov Web site and the HSRB Web site at https://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb. For questions on document availability or if you 
do not have Internet access, consult the persons listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    2. Meeting minutes and reports. Minutes of the meeting, summarizing 
the matters discussed and recommendations, if any, made by the advisory 
committee regarding such matters, will be released within 90 calendar 
days of the meeting. Such minutes will be available at https://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/ and https://www.regulations.gov. In addition, 
information regarding the Board's final meeting report will be found at 
https://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb or from the persons listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Dated: December 7, 2011.
Paul T. Anastas,
EPA Science Advisor.
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