Human Studies Review Board; Notification of a Public Meeting, 62437-62439 [2014-24757]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 201 / Friday, October 17, 2014 / Notices mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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 November 5, 2014 teleconferences, interested parties should notify Mr. Thomas Carpenter, DFO, by email no later than October 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 teleconferences, to give the EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: October 7, 2014. Thomas H. Brennan, Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [FR Doc. 2014–24744 Filed 10–16–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:59 Oct 16, 2014 Jkt 235001 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–ORD–2014–0750; FRL–9918–04– ORD] Human Studies Review Board; Notification of a Public Meeting U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The EPA Office of the Science Advisor announces a public meeting of the Human Studies Review Board to advise the Agency on the ethical and scientific reviews of EPA research with human subjects. DATES: This public meeting will be held on November 5, 2014, from approximately 10:00 a.m. to approximately 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Comments may be submitted on or before noon (Eastern Time) on Wednesday, October 29, 2014. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be conducted entirely on the Internet using Adobe Connect and a conference call line. The conference call line is 866– 299–3188 and access code 2025647189. The Adobe Connect link is: https:// epa.connectsolutions.com/hsrb. Enter the room as a guest providing your full name. Comments: Submit your written comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2014–0750, 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 WJC West, 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: 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 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 62437 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; 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/hsrb. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meeting access: Access to this Internet meeting is open to all at the information provided above. 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 E:\FR\FM\17OCN1.SGM 17OCN1 62438 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 201 / Friday, October 17, 2014 / Notices mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES regulated by the EPA, or to persons who are, or may be required to conduct testing of chemical substances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. 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. The Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may have interest in human subjects research. If you have any questions regarding this notice, consult Jim Downing 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, in the Public Reading Room. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is located in the EPA Headquarters Library, Room Number 3334 in the EPA WJC West, 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 middle of October 2014. In addition, the Agency may provide additional background documents as the materials become available. You may obtain electronic copies of these documents, and other related documents that are available electronically, from the regulations.gov Web site and the EPA HSRB Web site at https://www.epa.gov/hsrb/. For questions on document availability, or if you do not have access to the Internet, VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:59 Oct 16, 2014 Jkt 235001 consult Jim Downing listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. 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– 2014–0750 in the subject line on the first page of your request. 1. Oral comments. Requests to present oral comments during the conference call will be accepted up to Noon Eastern Time on Friday, October 31, 2014. To the extent that time permits, interested persons who have not pre-registered may be permitted by the Chair of the HSRB to present oral comments during the call. 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, listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT no later than noon, Eastern Time, Friday, October 31, 2014, 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 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 on or before noon (Eastern Time) on Wednesday, October 29, 2014. 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 their discussion during the meeting. 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 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. Topics for discussion. At its meeting on November 5, 2014, EPA’s Human Studies Review Board will consider scientific and ethical issues surrounding these topics: a. A new scenario design and associated protocol from the Agricultural Handler Exposure Task Force, LLC describing proposed research to monitor dermal and inhalation exposure of pesticide handlers who manually open containers of granular pesticide products and perform open pour loading of the granules into application equipment. E:\FR\FM\17OCN1.SGM 17OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 201 / Friday, October 17, 2014 / Notices b. A published report by Frampton et al. (2002) of an intentional exposure human study measuring the effects of nitrogen dioxide exposure on airway and blood cells. 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: October 9, 2014. Robert Kavlock, Interim Agency Science Advisor. [FR Doc. 2014–24757 Filed 10–16–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0639; FRL–9916–78] Notice of Receipt of Requests for Amendments To Delete Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of request for amendments by registrants to delete uses in certain pesticide registrations. FIFRA provides that a registrant of a pesticide product may at any time request that any of its pesticide registrations be amended to delete one or more uses. FIFRA further provides that, before acting on the request, EPA SUMMARY: must publish a notice of receipt of any request in the Federal Register. DATES: The deletions in Table 1 are effective November 17, 2014, because the registrants requested a waiver of the 180-day comment period, unless the Agency receives a written withdrawal request on or before November 17, 2014. The Agency will consider a withdrawal request postmarked no later than November 17, 2014. The deletions in Table 2 are effective April 15, 2015, unless the Agency receives a written withdrawal request on or before April 15, 2015. The Agency will consider a withdrawal request postmarked no later than April 15, 2015. Users of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites being deleted should contact the applicable registrant in Table 1 before November 17, 2014, for the registrants that requested a waiver of the 180-day comment period. Users of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites being deleted should contact the applicable registrant in Table 2 before April 15, 2015. ADDRESSES: Submit your withdrawal request, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– OPP–2014–0639, by one of the following methods: • Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. • Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the instructions at https:// www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. Additional instructions on visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Green, Information Technology and Resources Management Division (7502P), Office of Pesticide 62439 Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; main telephone number: (703) 347–0367; email address: green.christopher@ epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this action apply to me? This action is directed to the public in general. Although this action may be of particular interest to persons who produce or use pesticides, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information? The docket for this action, identified by docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP– 2014–0639, is available either electronically through https:// www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the OPP Docket in the EPA/DC, West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. The 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, and the telephone number for the OPP Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review the visitor instructions and additional information about the docket available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. II. What action is the agency taking? This notice announces receipt by the Agency of applications from registrants to delete uses in certain pesticide registrations. These registrations are listed in Table 1 & Table 2 of this unit by registration number, product name, active ingredient, and specific uses deleted. TABLE 1—REQUESTS FOR AMENDMENTS TO DELETE USES IN CERTAIN PESTICIDE REGISTRATIONS Product name Active ingredient Delete from label 264–343 .................. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES EPA registration No. Larvin Brand Technical Thiodicarb Insecticide. Thiodicarb ............................................. 264–718 .................. 264–719 .................. 19713–600 .............. 42750–230 .............. 45728–12 ................ 46923–4 .................. Spiromesifen Technical ........................ Oberon 2SC Insecticide/Miticide .......... Drexel Pendimethalin Technical .......... Captan Technical ................................. Ziram Granuflo ..................................... Copper Sulfate Fine Crystals ............... Spiromesifen ........................................ Spiromesifen ........................................ Pendimethalin ....................................... Captan .................................................. Ziram .................................................... Copper sulfate pentahydrate ................ Terrestrial food uses: Sweet corn, Leafy vegetables, Broccoli, Cabbage and Cauliflower; Terrestrial non-food uses: Ornamentals & Non-crop areas. Greenhouse tomatoes. Greenhouse tomatoes. Grass grown for seed. Adhesives, paints & plastics. Blackberry. Wood treatment uses. Fmt 4703 17OCN1 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:59 Oct 16, 2014 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17OCN1.SGM

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 201 (Friday, October 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24757]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2014-0750; FRL-9918-04-ORD]


Human Studies Review Board; Notification of a Public Meeting

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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 
ethical and scientific reviews of EPA research with human subjects.

DATES: This public meeting will be held on November 5, 2014, from 
approximately 10:00 a.m. to approximately 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. 
Comments may be submitted on or before noon (Eastern Time) on 
Wednesday, October 29, 2014.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be conducted entirely on the Internet using 
Adobe Connect and a conference call line. The conference call line is 
866-299-3188 and access code 2025647189. The Adobe Connect link is: 
https://epa.connectsolutions.com/hsrb. Enter the room as a guest 
providing your full name.
    Comments: Submit your written comments, identified by Docket ID No. 
EPA-HQ-ORD-2014-0750, 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 WJC West, 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: 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; 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/hsrb.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Meeting access: Access to this Internet meeting is open to all at 
the information provided above.
    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

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regulated by the EPA, or to persons who are, or may be required to 
conduct testing of chemical substances under the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 
Act. 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. The Agency has not 
attempted to describe all the specific entities that may have interest 
in human subjects research. If you have any questions regarding this 
notice, consult Jim Downing 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, in the Public Reading Room. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is 
located in the EPA Headquarters Library, Room Number 3334 in the EPA 
WJC West, 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 middle of October 2014. In addition, the Agency may provide 
additional background documents as the materials become available. You 
may obtain electronic copies of these documents, and other related 
documents that are available electronically, from the regulations.gov 
Web site and the EPA HSRB Web site at https://www.epa.gov/hsrb/. For 
questions on document availability, or if you do not have access to the 
Internet, consult Jim Downing listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

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-2014-0750 in the subject 
line on the first page of your request.
    1. Oral comments. Requests to present oral comments during the 
conference call will be accepted up to Noon Eastern Time on Friday, 
October 31, 2014. To the extent that time permits, interested persons 
who have not pre-registered may be permitted by the Chair of the HSRB 
to present oral comments during the call. 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, listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT no later than noon, Eastern Time, 
Friday, October 31, 2014, 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 on or before noon (Eastern Time) on Wednesday, 
October 29, 2014. 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 their discussion during the meeting. 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 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. Topics for discussion. At its meeting on November 5, 2014, EPA's 
Human Studies Review Board will consider scientific and ethical issues 
surrounding these topics:
    a. A new scenario design and associated protocol from the 
Agricultural Handler Exposure Task Force, LLC describing proposed 
research to monitor dermal and inhalation exposure of pesticide 
handlers who manually open containers of granular pesticide products 
and perform open pour loading of the granules into application 
equipment.

[[Page 62439]]

    b. A published report by Frampton et al. (2002) of an intentional 
exposure human study measuring the effects of nitrogen dioxide exposure 
on airway and blood cells.
    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: October 9, 2014.
Robert Kavlock,
Interim Agency Science Advisor.
[FR Doc. 2014-24757 Filed 10-16-14; 8:45 am]
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