Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board; Perchlorate Advisory Panel, 64335-64336 [2012-25793]

Download as PDF tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 203 / Friday, October 19, 2012 / Notices 2012), Welfare Risk and Exposure Assessment for Ozone (First External Review Draft—Updated August 2012), and Policy Assessment for the Review of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (First External Review Draft—August 2012). DATES: The CASAC Ozone Review Panel teleconference will be held on Monday, November 5, 2012, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). ADDRESSES: The public teleconference will take place by telephone only. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants further information concerning the public teleconference may contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone at (202) 564–2073 or email at stallworth.holly@epa.gov. General information concerning the CASAC can be found on the EPA Web site at https://www.epa.gov/casac. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CASAC was established pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments of 1977, codified at 42 U.S.C. 7409D(d)(2), to provide advice, information, and recommendations to the Administrator on the scientific and technical aspects of issues related to the criteria for air quality standards, research related to air quality, sources of air pollution, and the strategies to attain and maintain air quality standards and to prevent significant deterioration of air quality. The CASAC is a Federal Advisory Committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. The CASAC Ozone Review Panel and the CASAC will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. Section 109(d)(1) of the CAA requires that the Agency periodically review and revise, as appropriate, the air quality criteria and the NAAQS for the six ‘‘criteria’’ air pollutants, including ozone. EPA is currently reviewing the primary (health-based) and secondary (welfare-based) NAAQS for ozone. The CASAC Ozone Review Panel held a face-to-face meeting on September 11– 13, 2012 (as noticed in 77 FR 46755– 46756) to review four EPA documents: Integrated Science Assessment for Ozone and Related Photochemical Oxidants (Third External Review Draft—June 2012), Health Risk and Exposure Assessment for Ozone (First External Review Draft—Updated August 2012), Welfare Risk and Exposure Assessment for Ozone (First External Review Draft—Updated August 2012), and Policy Assessment for the Review of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (First External Review VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:06 Oct 18, 2012 Jkt 229001 Draft—August 2012). Information about these review activities may be found on the CASAC Web site at https://www.epa. gov/casac. Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the CASAC Ozone Review Panel will hold a follow-up public teleconference to discuss its draft reviews of these four EPA documents. Availability of Meeting Materials: Prior to the meeting, the review documents, agenda and other materials will be accessible through the calendar link on the blue navigation bar at https://www.epa.gov/casac/. 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 relevant comments for a federal advisory committee to consider pertaining to EPA’s charge to the panel or meeting materials. Input from the public to the CASAC will have the most impact if it provides specific scientific or technical information or analysis for CASAC 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 DFO directly. Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at a public teleconference will be limited to three minutes. Interested parties should contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, DFO, in writing (preferably via email) at the contact information noted above by October 29, 2012, to be placed on the list of public speakers for the teleconference. Written Statements: Written statements should be supplied to the DFO via email at the contact information noted above by October 29, 2012 for the teleconference so that the information may be made available to the Panel members for their consideration. Written statements should be supplied in one of the following electronic formats: Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM– PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 64335 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 CASAC 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. Holly Stallworth at (202) 564–2073 or stallworth.holly@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Dr. Stallworth preferably at least ten days prior to the teleconference to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: October 10, 2012. Thomas H. Brennan, Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [FR Doc. 2012–25791 Filed 10–18–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL—9743–2] Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board; Perchlorate Advisory Panel Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces two public teleconferences of the SAB Perchlorate Advisory Panel to discuss its revised draft report concerning EPA’s draft white paper Life Stage Considerations and Interpretation of Recent Epidemiological Evidence to Develop a Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG) for Perchlorate. DATES: The public teleconferences will be held on Wednesday December 5, 2012 and Friday December 7, 2012. The teleconferences will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on both days. ADDRESSES: The teleconference will be conducted by telephone only. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants further information concerning the meeting may contact Mr. Thomas Carpenter, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board (1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\19OCN1.SGM 19OCN1 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 64336 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 203 / Friday, October 19, 2012 / Notices (202) 564–4885; fax (202) 565–2098; or email at carpenter.thomas@epa.gov. General information concerning the SAB can be found on the SAB Web site at https://www.epa.gov/sab. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App., notice is hereby given that the SAB Perchlorate Advisory Panel will hold a public teleconferences to discuss its draft report regarding EPA’s draft white paper Life Stage Considerations and Interpretation of Recent Epidemiological Evidence to Develop a Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG) for Perchlorate. The SAB was established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 4365 to provide independent scientific and technical advice to the Administrator on the technical basis for Agency positions and regulations. The SAB is a Federal Advisory Committee chartered under FACA. The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. The SAB Perchlorate Advisory Panel held a public meeting on July 18–19, 2012 to discuss the EPA white paper and a public teleconference on September 25, 2012 to discuss its initial draft (9/5/21012) report. The purpose of these public teleconferences is for the Panel to discuss its revised draft report on this advisory activity. Additional background on this SAB advisory activity is provided on the SAB Web site at: https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sab product.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/ Perchlorate%20MCLG%20Approaches? OpenDocument.’’ Availability of Meeting Materials: A meeting agenda, draft report, and other materials for the teleconferences will be posted on the SAB Web site at www.epa.gov/sab. 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 relevant comments pertaining to the group conducting this advisory activity, EPA’s charge, or meeting materials. 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 to VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:06 Oct 18, 2012 Jkt 229001 consider. Members of the public wishing to provide comment should contact the Designated Federal Officer for the relevant advisory committee directly. Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at a public teleconference will be limited to three minutes per speaker. To be placed on the public speaker list for the December 5, 2012 meeting, interested parties should notify Mr. Thomas Carpenter, DFO, by email no later than November 28, 2012. Written Statements: Written statements for these teleconferences should be received in the SAB Staff Office by the same deadlines given above for requesting oral comments. Written statements should be supplied to the DFO via email (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, WordPerfect, 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. Accessibility: For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Mr. Carpenter 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: October 11, 2012. Vanessa T. Vu, Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [FR Doc. 2012–25793 Filed 10–18–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–R04–OW–2012–0273; FRL–9743–5] Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the State of Florida Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of tentative approval. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that the State of Florida is revising its Public SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Water System Supervision Program by adopting the Lead and Copper Rule Short Term Revisions. EPA has determined that Florida’s rule is no less stringent than the corresponding federal regulations. Therefore, the EPA is tentatively approving this revision to the State of Florida’s Public Water System Supervision Program. DATES: Any interested person may request a public hearing. A request for a public hearing must be submitted by November 19, 2012, to the Regional Administrator at the EPA, Region 4 address shown below. The Regional Administrator may deny frivolous or insubstantial requests for a hearing. However, if a substantial request for a public hearing is made by November 19, 2012, a public hearing will be held. If the EPA, Region 4 does not receive a timely and appropriate request for a hearing and the Regional Administrator does not elect to hold a hearing on her own motion, this tentative approval shall become final and effective on November 19, 2012. Any request for a public hearing shall include the following information: The name, address, and telephone number of the individual, organization, or other entity requesting a hearing; a brief statement of the requesting person’s interest in the Regional Administrator’s determination; a brief statement of the information that the requesting person intends to submit at such hearing; and the signature of the individual making the request, or, if the request is made on behalf of an organization or other entity, the signature of a responsible official of the organization or other entity. ADDRESSES: All documents relating to this determination are available for inspection between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the following offices: Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Drinking Water Program, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399; and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Safe Drinking Water Branch, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303. EPA Analysis On October 12, 2010, the State of Florida submitted a request that the Region approve revisions to the State’s Safe Drinking Water Act PWSS Program to include the authority to implement and enforce the Lead and Copper Rule Short Term Revisions. EPA reviewed the application using the federal statutory provisions (Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act), federal regulations (at 40 CFR part 142), state E:\FR\FM\19OCN1.SGM 19OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 203 (Friday, October 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64335-64336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25793]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL--9743-2]


Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Science Advisory 
Board; Perchlorate Advisory Panel

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory 
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces two public teleconferences of the 
SAB Perchlorate Advisory Panel to discuss its revised draft report 
concerning EPA's draft white paper Life Stage Considerations and 
Interpretation of Recent Epidemiological Evidence to Develop a Maximum 
Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG) for Perchlorate.

DATES: The public teleconferences will be held on Wednesday December 5, 
2012 and Friday December 7, 2012. The teleconferences will be held from 
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on both days.

ADDRESSES: The teleconference will be conducted by telephone only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants 
further information concerning the meeting may contact Mr. Thomas 
Carpenter, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board 
(1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail

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(202) 564-4885; fax (202) 565-2098; or email at 
carpenter.thomas@epa.gov. General information concerning the SAB can be 
found on the SAB Web site at https://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 
as amended, 5 U.S.C., App., notice is hereby given that the SAB 
Perchlorate Advisory Panel will hold a public teleconferences to 
discuss its draft report regarding EPA's draft white paper Life Stage 
Considerations and Interpretation of Recent Epidemiological Evidence to 
Develop a Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG) for Perchlorate. The 
SAB was established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 4365 to provide independent 
scientific and technical advice to the Administrator on the technical 
basis for Agency positions and regulations. The SAB is a Federal 
Advisory Committee chartered under FACA. The SAB will comply with the 
provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural 
policies.
    The SAB Perchlorate Advisory Panel held a public meeting on July 
18-19, 2012 to discuss the EPA white paper and a public teleconference 
on September 25, 2012 to discuss its initial draft (9/5/21012) report. 
The purpose of these public teleconferences is for the Panel to discuss 
its revised draft report on this advisory activity. Additional 
background on this SAB advisory activity is provided on the SAB Web 
site at: https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/Perchlorate%20MCLG%20Approaches?OpenDocument.''
    Availability of Meeting Materials: A meeting agenda, draft report, 
and other materials for the teleconferences will be posted on the SAB 
Web site at www.epa.gov/sab.
    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 relevant comments pertaining to the 
group conducting this advisory activity, EPA's charge, or meeting 
materials. 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 to consider. Members of 
the public wishing to provide comment should contact the Designated 
Federal Officer for the relevant advisory committee directly.
    Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an 
oral presentation at a public teleconference will be limited to three 
minutes per speaker. To be placed on the public speaker list for the 
December 5, 2012 meeting, interested parties should notify Mr. Thomas 
Carpenter, DFO, by email no later than November 28, 2012.
    Written Statements: Written statements for these teleconferences 
should be received in the SAB Staff Office by the same deadlines given 
above for requesting oral comments. Written statements should be 
supplied to the DFO via email (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat 
PDF, MS Word, WordPerfect, 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.
    Accessibility: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, please contact Mr. Carpenter 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: October 11, 2012.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2012-25793 Filed 10-18-12; 8:45 am]
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