Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board; Libby Amphibole Asbestos Review Panel, 30528-30529 [2012-12499]

Download as PDF 30528 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 100 / Wednesday, May 23, 2012 / Notices TABLE 1—PRODUCT CANCELLATIONS—Continued EPA registration No. Product name VA910011 ............................ WA060012 ........................... WA060013 ........................... Drexel Sucker Plucker Concentrate ................................ DuPont Velpar DF Herbicide .......................................... DuPont Velpar L Herbicide ............................................. Table 2 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for all registrants of the products in Table 1 of Chemical name Alcohols, Cx—Cxx. Hexazinone. Hexazinone. this unit, in sequence by EPA company number. This number corresponds to the first part of the EPA registration numbers of the products listed in Table 1 of this unit. TABLE 2—REGISTRANTS OF CANCELLED PRODUCTS EPA company No. Company name and address 1043 ................................................ 1719 ................................................ 4822 ................................................ 8278 ................................................ 9444 ................................................ 53883 .............................................. 62451 .............................................. 71992 .............................................. 86203; MN070007 .......................... 264; CA050014 ............................... NC910011; SC910006; VA910011 OH080002; OR100006 ................... Steris Corporation, P.O. Box 147, St. Louis, MO 63166–0147. Mobile Paint Manufacturing Company Inc., P.O. Box 717, Theodore, AL 36582. S.C. Johnson & Son Inc., 1525 Howe St., Racine, WI 53403. Metro Biological Laboratory, 583 Canyon Rd., Redwood City, CA 94062. Waterbury Companies Inc., 129 Calhoun St., P.O. Box 640, Independence, LA 70443. Control Solutions, Inc., 5903 Genoa-Red Bluff Rd., Pasadena, TX 77507–1041. Lineguard Inc., Attn: E.H. Roberts, P.O. Box 839, Elyria, OH 44036. Merichem Company, 5455 Old Spanish Trail, Houston, TX 77023. Mitsui Chemicals Agro, Inc., AGENT: Landis International, Inc., P.O. Box 5126, Valdosta, GA 31603–5126. Bayer CropScience LP, 2 T.W. Alexander Dr., P.0. Box 12014, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Drexel Chemical Company, 1700 Channel Ave., P.0. Box 13327, Memphis,TN 38113–0327. Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC D/B/A Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419–8300. E.I. DuPont De Nemours and Co., Inc. (S300/419), ATTN: Manager, U.S. Registration, DuPont Crop Protection, 1007 Market St., Wilmington, DE 19898–0001. WA060012; WA060013 .................. III. Summary of Public Comments Received and Agency Response to Comments EPA received one comment that was not substantive. Therefore, the Agency does not believe that the comment submitted during the comment period merits further review or a denial of the requests for voluntary cancellation. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES IV. Cancellation Order Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA hereby approves the requested cancellations of the registrations identified in Table 1 of Unit II. Accordingly, the Agency hereby orders that the product registrations identified in Table 1 of Unit II. are cancelled. The effective date of the cancellations that are the subject of this notice is May 23, 2012. Any distribution, sale, or use of existing stocks of the products identified in Table 1 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 cancelled or amended to terminate one or more uses. FIFRA further provides that, before VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:00 May 22, 2012 Jkt 226001 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 in the Federal Register issue of September 7, 2011 (76 FR 55385) (FRL– 8887–1) and the issue of June 16, 2010 (75 FR 34117) (FRL–8827–1). The comment periods closed on March 5, 2012 and December 13, 2010, respectively. 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 cancellation action. The existing stocks provisions for the products subject to this order are as follows. The registrants may continue to sell and distribute existing stocks of products listed in Table 1 of Unit II. until May 23, 2013, which is 1 year after the publication of the Cancellation Order in the Federal Register. Thereafter, the registrants are prohibited from selling or distributing products listed in Table 1, except for export in accordance with FIFRA section 17, or PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 proper disposal. Persons other than the registrants may sell, distribute, or use existing stocks of products listed in Table 1 of Unit II. until existing stocks are exhausted, provided that such sale, distribution, or, use is consistent with the terms of the previously approved labeling on, or, that accompanied, the cancelled products. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests. Dated: May 10, 2012. Michael Goodis, Acting Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2012–12488 Filed 5–22–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9675–4] Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board; Libby Amphibole Asbestos Review Panel Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\23MYN1.SGM 23MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 100 / Wednesday, May 23, 2012 / Notices announces a public teleconference of the SAB Libby Amphibole Asbestos Panel to discuss the Panel’s revised draft review report of EPA’s Toxicological Review of Libby Amphibole Asbestos (August 2011 Draft). The public teleconference will take place on July 25, 2012 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). DATES: The public teleconference will be conducted by telephone only. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing further information concerning the public teleconference may contact Dr. Diana Wong, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office, by telephone/ voice mail at (202) 564–2049 or via email at wong.diana-M@epa.gov. General information concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found at the EPA SAB Web site at https:// www.epa.gov/sab. 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 EPA actions. 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 SAB Libby Amphibole Asbestos Panel will hold a public teleconference to discuss its revised draft review report of EPA’s draft Toxicological Review of Libby Amphibole Asbestos (August 2011). The Panel previously held a public meeting on February 6–8, 2012 (Federal Register 76, Number 247, Page 80368), and public teleconferences on May 1 and May 8, 2012 (Federal Register 77, Number 60, Page 18808) to discuss its review comments and draft report, respectively. The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. Background information about this SAB review can be found on the SAB Web site at https://yosemite. epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/ fedrgstr_activites/Libby%20Cancer%20 Assessment?OpenDocument. Availability of the review materials: Agendas and materials in support of the teleconference will be placed on the SAB Web site at https://www.epa.gov/sab mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES ADDRESSES: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:00 May 22, 2012 Jkt 226001 in advance of the teleconference. For technical questions and information concerning EPA’s Draft Toxicological Review of Libby Amphibole Asbestos (August 2011), please contact Dr. Danielle DeVoney, of EPA’s National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA), by phone (703) 347–8558, or via email at devoney.danielle@epa.gov; or Dr. Bob Benson, of EPA Region 8, by phone (303) 312–7070, or via email at benson.bob@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. Input from the public to the SAB will have the most impact if it consists of comments that provide specific scientific or technical information or analysis for the SAB panel to consider or if it relates to the clarity or accuracy of the technical information. Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at a public teleconference will be limited to three minutes per speaker. Interested parties should contact Dr. Diana Wong, DFO, in writing (preferably via email), at the contact information noted above, by July 18, 2012 to be placed on the list of public speakers for the July 25, 2012 public teleconference. Written Statements: Written statements should be received in the SAB Staff Office by July 18, 2012 so that the information may be made available to the SAB Panel for their consideration. Written statements should be supplied to the DFO in electronic format via email (acceptable file formats: Adobe Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM–PC/Windows 98/2000/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 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 30529 not be posted without explicit permission of the copyright holder. Procedures for Registration to Listen to the Teleconference: Members of the public who would like to listen to the conference call should contact Dr. Diana Wong, DFO, via email at the contact information noted above by July 23, 2012. Accessibility: For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Dr. Diana Wong at the phone number or email address noted above, preferably at least ten days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: May 16, 2012. Thomas H. Brennan, Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [FR Doc. 2012–12499 Filed 5–22–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. 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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9675-4]


Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Science Advisory 
Board; Libby Amphibole Asbestos 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

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announces a public teleconference of the SAB Libby Amphibole Asbestos 
Panel to discuss the Panel's revised draft review report of EPA's 
Toxicological Review of Libby Amphibole Asbestos (August 2011 Draft).

DATES: The public teleconference will take place on July 25, 2012 from 
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 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 
further information concerning the public teleconference may contact 
Dr. Diana Wong, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office, by 
telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-2049 or via email at wong.diana-M@epa.gov. General information concerning the EPA Science Advisory 
Board can be found at the EPA SAB Web site at https://www.epa.gov/sab.

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 EPA actions. 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 SAB Libby Amphibole Asbestos Panel will hold a public 
teleconference to discuss its revised draft review report of EPA's 
draft Toxicological Review of Libby Amphibole Asbestos (August 2011). 
The Panel previously held a public meeting on February 6-8, 2012 
(Federal Register 76, Number 247, Page 80368), and public 
teleconferences on May 1 and May 8, 2012 (Federal Register 77, Number 
60, Page 18808) to discuss its review comments and draft report, 
respectively. The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and all 
appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. Background 
information about this SAB review can be found on the SAB Web site at 
https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/Libby%20Cancer%20Assessment?OpenDocument.
    Availability of the review materials: Agendas and 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. For technical 
questions and information concerning EPA's Draft Toxicological Review 
of Libby Amphibole Asbestos (August 2011), please contact Dr. Danielle 
DeVoney, of EPA's National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA), 
by phone (703) 347-8558, or via email at devoney.danielle@epa.gov; or 
Dr. Bob Benson, of EPA Region 8, by phone (303) 312-7070, or via email 
at benson.bob@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. Input from the 
public to the SAB will have the most impact if it consists of comments 
that provide specific scientific or technical information or analysis 
for the SAB panel to consider or if it relates to the clarity or 
accuracy of the technical information.
    Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an 
oral presentation at a public teleconference will be limited to three 
minutes per speaker. Interested parties should contact Dr. Diana Wong, 
DFO, in writing (preferably via email), at the contact information 
noted above, by July 18, 2012 to be placed on the list of public 
speakers for the July 25, 2012 public teleconference. Written 
Statements: Written statements should be received in the SAB Staff 
Office by July 18, 2012 so that the information may be made available 
to the SAB Panel for their consideration. Written statements should be 
supplied to the DFO in electronic format via email (acceptable file 
formats: Adobe Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or 
Rich Text files in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/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.
    Procedures for Registration to Listen to the Teleconference: 
Members of the public who would like to listen to the conference call 
should contact Dr. Diana Wong, DFO, via email at the contact 
information noted above by July 23, 2012.
    Accessibility: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, please contact Dr. Diana Wong at the 
phone number or email address noted above, preferably at least ten days 
prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process 
your request.

    Dated: May 16, 2012.
Thomas H. Brennan,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2012-12499 Filed 5-22-12; 8:45 am]
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