Notice of a Public Comment Period on the Draft IRIS Carcinogenicity Assessment for Ethylene Oxide, 44117-44119 [2013-17675]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 141 / Tuesday, July 23, 2013 / Notices are not inconsistent with section 202(a) of the Act. D. Other Issues The 2000 rulemaking required the addition of information to the emission control label for urban bus engines to help identify the engines certified to the optional emission standards.56 CARB asserts that because the labels do not pertain to a manufacturer’s ability to certify and produce engines that comply with the applicable emission standards, the emission control label specifications are not standards or accompanying enforcement procedures.57 The specifications are, however, subject to federal preemption under CAA section 209(a) because the specifications are a condition precedent to the initial retail sale of the new engines in California.58 EPA has stated that ‘‘once California has received a waiver of federal preemption for its standards and enforcement procedures for a class of vehicles, it may adopt other conditions precedent to initial retail sale, titling or registration of the subject class of vehicles without the necessity of receiving a further waiver of federal preemption.’’ 59 In the instant case, CARB states that it has received previous waivers for urban bus engines.60 Therefore, CARB need not demonstrate that the labeling specifications independently meet the waiver criteria. EPA agrees with this assessment and the labeling specifications may be enforced in California without further action by the Administrator.61 E. Full Waiver of Preemption Determination for California’s Urban Bus Standards After a review of the information submitted by CARB, and given there were no parties opposing California’s request, EPA finds that California’s urban bus standards should receive a full waiver of preemption. III. Decision The Administrator has delegated the authority to grant California section 209(b) waivers of preemption and section 209(e) authorizations to the Assistant Administrator for Air and 56 Id. 57 Id. ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 58 See, e.g., 49 FR 18887 (May 5, 1984), 47 FR 1015 (January 8, 1982), and 46 FR 36237 (July 14, 1981). 59 46 FR 36742 (July 15, 1981), 45 FR 54131 (August 14, 1980), and 43 FR 36579 (August 18, 1978). 60 See, e.g., 68 FR 75500 (December 31, 2003). 61 CARB, ‘‘Clean Air Act § 209(b) Waiver Support Document Submitted by the California Air Resources Board,’’ EPA–HQ–OAR–2012–0745– 0004, (November 2009), at page 21. VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:40 Jul 22, 2013 Jkt 229001 Radiation. After evaluating CARB’s urban bus emission standards and test procedures and CARB’s submissions, EPA is taking the following action. EPA is granting a waiver of preemption to California for its urban bus emission standards and test procedures as they affect the 2002 and later model years. My decision will affect not only persons in California, but also manufacturers outside the State who must comply with California’s requirements in order to produce vehicles for sale in California. For this reason, I determine and find that this is a final action of national applicability for purposes of section 307(b)(1) of the Act. Pursuant to section 307(b)(1) of the Act, judicial review of this final action may be sought only in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Petitions for review must be filed by September 23, 2013. Judicial review of this final action may not be obtained in subsequent enforcement proceedings, pursuant to section 307(b)(2) of the Act. IV. 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[FR Doc. 2013–17700 Filed 7–22–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9836–4; Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD– 2006–0756] Notice of a Public Comment Period on the Draft IRIS Carcinogenicity Assessment for Ethylene Oxide Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ACTION: 44117 Notice of public comment period. EPA is announcing a 45-day public comment period on the draft IRIS assessment titled, ‘‘Evaluation of the Inhalation Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide’’ (EPA/635/R–13/128a) and on the draft peer review charge questions. The draft assessment and draft peer review charge questions were prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within the EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD). The 45-day public comment period on the draft Evaluation of the Inhalation Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide and on the draft peer review charge questions begins on the day EPA posts the draft assessment and the draft peer review charge questions on the IRIS Web site and ends 45 days later. EPA anticipates posting the draft assessment and draft charge questions on or around July 23, 2013. Shortly after the draft carcinogenicity assessment is posted on the IRIS Web site, EPA will initiate a peer review of the draft assessment, which EPA anticipates will be undertaken by the Science Advisory Board. EPA is releasing this draft carcinogenicity assessment for the purpose of public comment. This draft assessment is not final, as described in EPA’s information quality guidelines, and it does not represent and should not be construed to represent Agency policy or views. DATES: The 45-day public comment period on the draft Evaluation of the Inhalation Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide and on the draft peer review charge questions begins on the day EPA posts the draft assessment and the draft peer review charge questions on the IRIS Web site and ends 45 days later. The draft assessment and peer review charge questions will be posted to the IRIS Web site at https://www.epa.gov/ IRIS. Comments should be in writing and received by EPA within 45 days after posting the draft carcinogenicity assessment and the draft peer review charge questions on the IRIS Web site. EPA anticipates posting the draft assessment and draft charge questions on or around July 23, 2013. ADDRESSES: The draft IRIS carcinogenicity assessment titled, ‘‘Evaluation of the Inhalation Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide’’ is available primarily via the Internet on the IRIS Web site at https://www.epa.gov/ IRIS. A limited number of paper copies are available from the Information Management Team (Address: Information Management Team, National Center for Environmental SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\23JYN1.SGM 23JYN1 44118 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 141 / Tuesday, July 23, 2013 / Notices ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Assessment [Mail Code: 8601P], U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 703–347–8561; facsimile: 703–347–8691). If you request a paper copy, please provide your name, mailing address, and the draft assessment title. Comments may be submitted electronically via https:// www.regulations.gov, by email, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/ courier. Please follow the detailed instructions provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the draft assessment, please contact Jennifer Jinot, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Center for Environmental Assessment, Mail Code 8623P, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 703–347–8597; facsimile: 703–347–8690; or email: jinot.jennifer@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The draft IRIS assessment of the inhalation carcinogenicity of ethylene oxide was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within the EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD). The public has been provided an opportunity to comment on a previous external review draft of the Evaluation of the Inhalation Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide. On September 22, 2006, EPA released an external review draft ‘‘Evaluation of the Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide’’ (EPA/635/R–06/003) for public comment. This draft was reviewed by EPA’s Science Advisory Board on January 18 and 19, 2007. The expert panel’s final report, Review of the Office of Research and Development (ORD) Draft Assessment entitled, ‘‘Evaluation of the Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide’’ (EPA–SAB–08–004), was made available on December 21, 2007. The draft IRIS carcinogenicity assessment titled, ‘‘Evaluation of the Inhalation Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide’’ (EPA/635/R–13/128a) has been revised in response to the peer review and public comments received on the external review draft released in September 2006. This notice announces a new public comment period on the current revised draft carcinogenicity assessment in advance of an upcoming peer review and in accordance with applicable information quality guidelines. The external peer review comments and EPA responses on the previous draft assessment are VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:40 Jul 22, 2013 Jkt 229001 summarized in Appendix H of the draft. EPA is releasing this revised draft assessment for the purposes of additional public comment and subsequent peer review. This draft assessment is not final, as described in EPA’s information quality guidelines, and it does not represent and should not be construed to represent Agency policy or views. In addition to an opportunity for public comment announced in this notice, EPA will initiate a peer review of the draft IRIS carcinogenicity assessment and will announce the details of the peer review in a separate Federal Register Notice. EPA seeks additional external peer review on how the Agency responded to the SAB panel recommendations, the exposureresponse modeling of epidemiologic data, including new analyses since the 2007 external peer review, and on the adequacy, transparency, and clarity of the revised draft. The peer review will include an opportunity for the public to address the peer reviewers. EPA will announce the date, time and procedures for public participation in the peer review meeting in a separate Federal Register Notice and in an announcement on the IRIS Web site. II. Information About IRIS EPA’s IRIS Program is a human health assessment program that evaluates quantitative and qualitative risk information on effects that may result from exposure to chemical substances found in the environment. Through the IRIS Program, EPA provides the highest quality science-based human health information for more than 550 chemical substances that can be used in human health risk assessments to support the Agency’s regulatory activities and decisions to protect public health. When supported by available data, IRIS provides health effects information and toxicity values for chronic health effects (including cancer and effects other than cancer). Government agencies and others combine IRIS toxicity values with exposure information to characterize public health risks of chemical substances; this information is then used to support risk management decisions designed to protect public health. III. How To Submit Comments to the Docket at https://www.regulations.gov Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2006– 0756, by one of the following methods: • https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • Email: ORD_Docket@epa.gov. PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 • Facsimile: 202–566–9744. • Mail: Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket (Mail Code: 28221T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. The telephone number is 202–566–1752. If you provide comments by mail, please submit one unbound original with pages numbered consecutively, and three copies of the comments. For attachments, provide an index, number pages consecutively with the comments, and submit an unbound original and three copies. • Hand Delivery: The OEI Docket is located in the EPA Headquarters Docket Center, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is 202–566–1744. Deliveries are only accepted during the docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. If you provide comments by hand delivery, please submit one unbound original with pages numbered consecutively, and three copies of the comments. For attachments, provide an index, number pages consecutively with the comments, and submit an unbound original and three copies. Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2006– 0756. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified comment period. Comments received after the closing date will be marked ‘‘late,’’ and may only be considered if time permits. It is EPA’s policy to include all comments it receives in the public docket without change and to make the comments available online at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless comments include 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 https:// www.regulations.gov or email. The https://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means that EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comments. 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Comments may also be submitted by referencing the Site’s name through one of the following methods: • Internet: www.epa.gov/region4/ superfund/programs/enforcement/ enforcement.html • U.S. Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Attn: Paula V. Painter, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303. • Email: Painter.Paula@epa.gov FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula V. Painter at (404) 562–8887. Dated: July 15, 2013. Abdel M. Kadry, Acting Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Dated: May 21, 2013. Anita L. Davis, Chief, Superfund Enforcement & Information Management Branch, Superfund Division. [FR Doc. 2013–17701 Filed 7–22–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget [FR Doc. 2013–17675 Filed 7–22–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Communications Commission. 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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9836-4; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2006-0756]


Notice of a Public Comment Period on the Draft IRIS 
Carcinogenicity Assessment for Ethylene Oxide

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a 45-day public comment period on the draft 
IRIS assessment titled, ``Evaluation of the Inhalation Carcinogenicity 
of Ethylene Oxide'' (EPA/635/R-13/128a) and on the draft peer review 
charge questions. The draft assessment and draft peer review charge 
questions were prepared by the National Center for Environmental 
Assessment (NCEA) within the EPA Office of Research and Development 
(ORD). The 45-day public comment period on the draft Evaluation of the 
Inhalation Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide and on the draft peer 
review charge questions begins on the day EPA posts the draft 
assessment and the draft peer review charge questions on the IRIS Web 
site and ends 45 days later. EPA anticipates posting the draft 
assessment and draft charge questions on or around July 23, 2013. 
Shortly after the draft carcinogenicity assessment is posted on the 
IRIS Web site, EPA will initiate a peer review of the draft assessment, 
which EPA anticipates will be undertaken by the Science Advisory Board. 
EPA is releasing this draft carcinogenicity assessment for the purpose 
of public comment. This draft assessment is not final, as described in 
EPA's information quality guidelines, and it does not represent and 
should not be construed to represent Agency policy or views.

DATES: The 45-day public comment period on the draft Evaluation of the 
Inhalation Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide and on the draft peer 
review charge questions begins on the day EPA posts the draft 
assessment and the draft peer review charge questions on the IRIS Web 
site and ends 45 days later. The draft assessment and peer review 
charge questions will be posted to the IRIS Web site at https://www.epa.gov/IRIS. Comments should be in writing and received by EPA 
within 45 days after posting the draft carcinogenicity assessment and 
the draft peer review charge questions on the IRIS Web site. EPA 
anticipates posting the draft assessment and draft charge questions on 
or around July 23, 2013.

ADDRESSES: The draft IRIS carcinogenicity assessment titled, 
``Evaluation of the Inhalation Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide'' is 
available primarily via the Internet on the IRIS Web site at https://www.epa.gov/IRIS. A limited number of paper copies are available from 
the Information Management Team (Address: Information Management Team, 
National Center for Environmental

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Assessment [Mail Code: 8601P], U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 703-347-
8561; facsimile: 703-347-8691). If you request a paper copy, please 
provide your name, mailing address, and the draft assessment title. 
Comments may be submitted electronically via https://www.regulations.gov, by email, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand 
delivery/courier. Please follow the detailed instructions provided in 
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the draft 
assessment, please contact Jennifer Jinot, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, National Center for Environmental Assessment, Mail 
Code 8623P, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone: 703-347-8597; facsimile: 703-347-8690; or email: 
jinot.jennifer@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The draft IRIS assessment of the inhalation carcinogenicity of 
ethylene oxide was prepared by the National Center for Environmental 
Assessment (NCEA) within the EPA Office of Research and Development 
(ORD). The public has been provided an opportunity to comment on a 
previous external review draft of the Evaluation of the Inhalation 
Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide. On September 22, 2006, EPA released 
an external review draft ``Evaluation of the Carcinogenicity of 
Ethylene Oxide'' (EPA/635/R-06/003) for public comment. This draft was 
reviewed by EPA's Science Advisory Board on January 18 and 19, 2007. 
The expert panel's final report, Review of the Office of Research and 
Development (ORD) Draft Assessment entitled, ``Evaluation of the 
Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide'' (EPA-SAB-08-004), was made 
available on December 21, 2007.
    The draft IRIS carcinogenicity assessment titled, ``Evaluation of 
the Inhalation Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide'' (EPA/635/R-13/128a) 
has been revised in response to the peer review and public comments 
received on the external review draft released in September 2006. This 
notice announces a new public comment period on the current revised 
draft carcinogenicity assessment in advance of an upcoming peer review 
and in accordance with applicable information quality guidelines. The 
external peer review comments and EPA responses on the previous draft 
assessment are summarized in Appendix H of the draft. EPA is releasing 
this revised draft assessment for the purposes of additional public 
comment and subsequent peer review. This draft assessment is not final, 
as described in EPA's information quality guidelines, and it does not 
represent and should not be construed to represent Agency policy or 
views.
    In addition to an opportunity for public comment announced in this 
notice, EPA will initiate a peer review of the draft IRIS 
carcinogenicity assessment and will announce the details of the peer 
review in a separate Federal Register Notice. EPA seeks additional 
external peer review on how the Agency responded to the SAB panel 
recommendations, the exposure-response modeling of epidemiologic data, 
including new analyses since the 2007 external peer review, and on the 
adequacy, transparency, and clarity of the revised draft. The peer 
review will include an opportunity for the public to address the peer 
reviewers. EPA will announce the date, time and procedures for public 
participation in the peer review meeting in a separate Federal Register 
Notice and in an announcement on the IRIS Web site.

II. Information About IRIS

    EPA's IRIS Program is a human health assessment program that 
evaluates quantitative and qualitative risk information on effects that 
may result from exposure to chemical substances found in the 
environment. Through the IRIS Program, EPA provides the highest quality 
science-based human health information for more than 550 chemical 
substances that can be used in human health risk assessments to support 
the Agency's regulatory activities and decisions to protect public 
health. When supported by available data, IRIS provides health effects 
information and toxicity values for chronic health effects (including 
cancer and effects other than cancer). Government agencies and others 
combine IRIS toxicity values with exposure information to characterize 
public health risks of chemical substances; this information is then 
used to support risk management decisions designed to protect public 
health.

III. How To Submit Comments to the Docket at https://www.regulations.gov

    Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2006-
0756, by one of the following methods:
     https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: ORD_Docket@epa.gov.
     Facsimile: 202-566-9744.
     Mail: Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket 
(Mail Code: 28221T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. The telephone number is 
202-566-1752. If you provide comments by mail, please submit one 
unbound original with pages numbered consecutively, and three copies of 
the comments. For attachments, provide an index, number pages 
consecutively with the comments, and submit an unbound original and 
three copies.
     Hand Delivery: The OEI Docket is located in the EPA 
Headquarters Docket Center, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public 
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public 
Reading Room is 202-566-1744. Deliveries are only accepted during the 
docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be 
made for deliveries of boxed information. If you provide comments by 
hand delivery, please submit one unbound original with pages numbered 
consecutively, and three copies of the comments. For attachments, 
provide an index, number pages consecutively with the comments, and 
submit an unbound original and three copies.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-
2006-0756. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the 
specified comment period. Comments received after the closing date will 
be marked ``late,'' and may only be considered if time permits. It is 
EPA's policy to include all comments it receives in the public docket 
without change and to make the comments available online at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, 
unless comments include 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 https://www.regulations.gov or email. The 
https://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, 
which means that EPA will not know your identity or contact information 
unless you provide it in the body of your comments. If you send email 
comments directly to EPA without going through https://www.regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically captured 
and included as part of the comments that are placed in the public 
docket and made available on the Internet. If you

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submit electronic comments, 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 EPA cannot read your comments due to 
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA 
may not be able to consider your comments. Electronic files should 
avoid the use of special characters and any form of encryption and be 
free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's 
public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at https://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
    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 OEI Docket in the 
EPA Headquarters Docket Center.

    Dated: July 15, 2013.
Abdel M. Kadry,
Acting Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
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