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EPA pursuant to FIFRA requires the
submission of efficacy data for
fungicides. EPA also requires the
submission of efficacy data when any
specific species of fungus is listed on
the label of fungicides, or when
‘‘residual’’ or ‘‘prevention’’ claims are
made for fungicides. For fungistats,
registrants must conduct efficacy
studies but are not required under 40
CFR part 161 to submit them to EPA
except upon request.
This guidance, once final, will also
describe appropriate label language for
fungicides and fungistats, and for
products used for mold remediation, on
nonporous and porous surfaces, for
residual activity, for mold prevention,
and in heating, ventilation, air
conditioning and refrigeration systems.
All of these recommended label changes
are designed to improve protection of
public health through proper use of
mold-related pesticides.
III. Do PR notices contain binding
requirements?
The PR Notice discussed in this
notice is intended to provide guidance
to EPA personnel and decisionmakers
and to pesticide registrants. While the
requirements in the statutes and Agency
regulations are binding on EPA and the
applicants, this PR Notice is not binding
on either EPA or pesticide registrants,
and EPA may depart from the guidance
where circumstances warrant and
without prior notice. Likewise, pesticide
registrants may assert that the guidance
is not appropriate generally or not
applicable to a specific pesticide or
situation.
Authority: Sections 2 through 34 of FIFRA
(7 U.S.C. 136–136y).
List of Subjects
Environmental protection,
Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides
and pests.
Dated: November 29, 2012.
Steven Bradbury,
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Notification of a Public Meeting
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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The EPA Office of the Science
Advisor announces a public meeting of
the Human Studies Review Board to
advise the Agency on the EPA scientific
and ethical reviews of research with
human subjects.
DATES: This public meeting will be held
on January 17, 2013, from
approximately 1:00 p.m. to
approximately 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
Comments may be submitted on or
before noon (Eastern Time) on
Thursday, January 10, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit your written
comments, identified by Docket ID No.
EPA–HQ–ORD–2012–0892, by one of
the following methods:
Internet: https://www.regulations.gov:
Follow the online instructions for
submitting comments.
Email: ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
Mail: The 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, at 1301
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20460. The 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 to Public Reading Room access
are available on the Web site https://
www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2012–
0892. 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 comment 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 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
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recommends that you include your
name and other contact information in
the body of your comment and with any
electronic storage media 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
member of the public who wishes to
receive further information should
contact Jim Downing at 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 be held at
the EPA Conference Center—Lobby
Level, One Potomac Yard (South
Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive,
Arlington, VA 22202.
Meeting access: Seating at the meeting
will be on a first-come basis. To request
accommodation of a disability, please
contact the persons listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 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 Notice 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
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or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act. This notice might
also be of special interest to participants
of studies involving human subjects, or
representatives of study participants or
experts on community engagement.
Since many 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?
In addition to using regulations.gov,
you may access this Federal Register
document electronically through the
EPA Internet 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 in 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, at 1301
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20460. The 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 to Public Reading Room access
are available on the Web site (https://
www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm).
The Agency’s position paper(s), charge/
questions to the HSRB, and the meeting
agenda will be available by the last
week of December 2012. In addition, the
Agency may provide additional
background documents as the materials
become available. You may obtain
electronic copies of these documents,
and certain other related documents that
might be available electronically, from
the regulations.gov Web site and the
EPA HSRB Web site at https://
www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/. For questions
on document availability, or if you do
not have access to the Internet, consult
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either Jim Downing or Lu-Ann
Kleibacker listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
C. What should I consider as I prepare
my comments for the 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 that you used to
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 number EPA–HQ–ORD–
2012–0892 in the subject line on the
first page of your request.
1. Oral comments. Requests to present
oral comments will be accepted up to
Thursday, January 10, 2013. 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 at 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, Thursday, January 10, 2013, 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
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
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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. Submit your
written comments prior to the meeting.
For the Board 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 meeting. If you submit
comments after this date, those
comments will be provided to the Board
members, but you should recognize that
the HSRB 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, Thursday, January 10, 2013. You
should submit your comments using the
instructions in Section I., under
subsection C., ‘‘What Should I Consider
as I Prepare My Comments for the
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 § 9. The HSRB provides
advice, information, and
recommendations to the 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 Agency’s
Science Advisor.
1. Topic for discussion. At its meeting
on January 17, 2013, EPA’s Human
Studies Review Board will consider
scientific and ethical issues surrounding
this topic:
a. A completed study report from the
Antimicrobial Exposure Assessment
Task Force II (AEATF) in which the
dermal and inhalation exposure of
professional janitorial workers was
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monitored as they poured liquid
antimicrobial pesticide products from
conventional or reduced-splash
containers into different sizes and types
of source containers. EPA seeks the
advice of the HSRB on the scientific
soundness of this completed research
and on its appropriateness for use in
estimating exposure that results from
pouring liquid antimicrobial pesticide
products. EPA also seeks the advice of
the HSRB on whether available
information supports a determination
that the study was conducted in
substantial compliance with subparts K
and L of 40 CFR Part 26.
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
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: December 3, 2012.
Glenn Paulson,
Science Advisor.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–R07–SFUND–2012–0897; FRL–9761–
9]
Proposed Administrative Cost
Recovery Settlement Under the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response Compensation and Liability
Act, as Amended, Radiation—Former
Air Capitol Dial Superfund Site,
Sedgwick County, KS
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; request for public
comment.
plus interest over a three year period of
time, to the Hazardous Substance
Superfund. Total past costs for the Site
are approximately $600,000. The
settlement includes a covenant not to
sue the settling party pursuant to
Section 107(a) of CERCLA. For thirty
(30) days following the date of
publication of this notice, EPA will
receive written comments relating to the
settlement. EPA will consider all
comments and may modify or withdraw
its consent to the settlement if
comments received disclose facts or
considerations which indicate that the
settlement is inappropriate, improper,
or inadequate. EPA’s response to any
comments received will be available for
public inspection at the EPA Region 7
office located at 11201 Renner
Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before January 11, 2013.
ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is
available for public inspection at the
EPA Region 7 office, 11201 Renner
Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas, Monday
through Friday, between the hours of
7:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. A copy of
the proposed settlement may be
obtained from the Regional Hearing
Clerk, 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa,
Kansas, (913) 551–7567. Requests
should reference the Radiation—Former
Air Capitol Dial Superfund Site, EPA
Docket No. CERCLA–07–2011–0005.
Comments should be addressed to:
Denise L. Roberts, Senior Assistant
Regional Counsel, 11201 Renner
Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Denise L. Roberts, at telephone: (913)
551–7559; fax number: (913) 551–7925/
Attn: Denise L. Roberts; Email address:
roberts.denise@epa.gov.
Dated: November 28, 2012.
Cecilia Tapia,
Director, Superfund Division, Region 7.
[FR Doc. 2012–29975 Filed 12–11–12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
AGENCY:
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2012–0902; FRL–9371–9]
In accordance with Section
122(i) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response Compensation
and Liability Act, as amended
(CERCLA), notice is hereby given of a
proposed administrative settlement with
Air Capitol Dial, Inc., for recovery of
past response costs concerning the
Radiation—Former Air Capitol Dial
Superfund Site (the ‘‘Site’’) in Sedgwick
County, Kansas. The settlement requires
Air Capitol Dial, Inc. to pay $225,000
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Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs);
Recycling Plastics From Shredder
Residue
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
EPA is seeking comment on
an interpretation of its regulations
currently under consideration that
would generally allow for the recycling
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of plastic separated from shredder
residue under the conditions described
in the Voluntary Procedures for
Recycling Plastics from Shredder
Residue, relying principally on the
regulatory provisions for excluded PCB
products. The interpretation described
in this notice responds to questions EPA
has received about the applicability of
the excluded PCB products regulations.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before January 11, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2012–0902, by
one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Document Control Office
(7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention
and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001.
• Hand Delivery: OPPT Document
Control Office (DCO), EPA East Bldg.,
Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC. ATTN: Docket ID
Number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2012–0902.
The DCO is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the
DCO is (202) 564–8930. Such deliveries
are only accepted during the DCO’s
normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPPT–
2012–0902. EPA’s policy is that all
comments received will be included in
the docket without change and may be
made available online at https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through regulations.gov or
email. The regulations.gov Web site is
an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
means 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 EPA without going through
regulations.gov, your email address will
be automatically captured and included
as part of the comment that is placed in
the docket and made available on the
Internet. If you submit an electronic
comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name and other contact
information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD–ROM
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2012-0892; FRL-9761-4]
Human Studies Review Board; Notification of a Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Office of the Science Advisor announces a public
meeting of the Human Studies Review Board to advise the Agency on the
EPA scientific and ethical reviews of research with human subjects.
DATES: This public meeting will be held on January 17, 2013, from
approximately 1:00 p.m. to approximately 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
Comments may be submitted on or before noon (Eastern Time) on Thursday,
January 10, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit your written comments, identified by Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-ORD-2012-0892, by one of the following methods:
Internet: https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Email: ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
Mail: The 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, at
1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. The 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 to
Public Reading Room access are available on the Web site https://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-
2012-0892. 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 comment 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 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 comment and with
any electronic storage media 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 member of the public who wishes to
receive further information should contact Jim Downing at 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 be held at the EPA Conference Center--
Lobby Level, One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive,
Arlington, VA 22202.
Meeting access: Seating at the meeting will be on a first-come
basis. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the
persons listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 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 Notice 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
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or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. This notice
might also be of special interest to participants of studies involving
human subjects, or representatives of study participants or experts on
community engagement. Since many 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?
In addition to using regulations.gov, you may access this Federal
Register document electronically through the EPA Internet 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
in 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, at 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. The
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
to Public Reading Room access are available on the Web site (https://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm). The Agency's position paper(s),
charge/questions to the HSRB, and the meeting agenda will be available
by the last week of December 2012. In addition, the Agency may provide
additional background documents as the materials become available. You
may obtain electronic copies of these documents, and certain other
related documents that might be available electronically, from the
regulations.gov Web site and the EPA HSRB Web site at https://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/. For questions on document availability, or if
you do not have access to the Internet, consult either Jim Downing or
Lu-Ann Kleibacker listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
C. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for the 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 that you
used to 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 number EPA-HQ-ORD-2012-0892 in the subject
line on the first page of your request.
1. Oral comments. Requests to present oral comments will be
accepted up to Thursday, January 10, 2013. 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 at 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, Thursday, January
10, 2013, 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 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. Submit your written comments prior to the
meeting. For the Board 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 meeting. If you submit comments after this date, those comments
will be provided to the Board members, but you should recognize that
the HSRB 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, Thursday, January 10, 2013. You should
submit your comments using the instructions in Section I., under
subsection C., ``What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for
the 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 Sec. 9. The
HSRB provides advice, information, and recommendations to the 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 Agency's Science Advisor.
1. Topic for discussion. At its meeting on January 17, 2013, EPA's
Human Studies Review Board will consider scientific and ethical issues
surrounding this topic:
a. A completed study report from the Antimicrobial Exposure
Assessment Task Force II (AEATF) in which the dermal and inhalation
exposure of professional janitorial workers was
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monitored as they poured liquid antimicrobial pesticide products from
conventional or reduced-splash containers into different sizes and
types of source containers. EPA seeks the advice of the HSRB on the
scientific soundness of this completed research and on its
appropriateness for use in estimating exposure that results from
pouring liquid antimicrobial pesticide products. EPA also seeks the
advice of the HSRB on whether available information supports a
determination that the study was conducted in substantial compliance
with subparts K and L of 40 CFR Part 26.
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 person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: December 3, 2012.
Glenn Paulson,
Science Advisor.
[FR Doc. 2012-29983 Filed 12-11-12; 8:45 am]
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