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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–9940–44–OA]
Notification of a Public Teleconference
of the Chartered Science Advisory
Board
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The EPA Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a
public teleconference to review a draft
SAB report on the EPA’s Integrated Risk
Information System (IRIS) Toxicological
Review of Benzo[a]pyrene.
DATES: The public teleconference for the
Chartered SAB will be conducted on
Tuesday January 26, 2016 from 2:00
p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The public teleconference
will be conducted by telephone only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
member of the public wishing to obtain
information concerning the public
teleconference may contact Mr. Thomas
Carpenter, Designated Federal Officer
(DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board
Staff Office (1400R), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; by
telephone/voice mail at (202) 564–4885
or at carpenter.thomas@epa.gov.
General information about the SAB as
well as any updates concerning the
teleconference announced in this notice
may be found on the EPA Web site at
https://www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SAB
was established pursuant to the
Environmental Research, Development,
and Demonstration Authorization Act
(ERDDAA), codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365,
to provide independent scientific and
technical advice to the Administrator on
the technical basis for Agency positions
and regulations. The SAB is a federal
advisory committee chartered under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. Pursuant to
FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby
given that the chartered SAB will hold
a public teleconference to conduct a
quality review of the draft SAB report
on the IRIS programs Toxicological
Assessment for Benzo[a]pyrene. The
SAB undertook this review at the
request of the EPA’s Office of Research
and Development (ORD). Quality review
is a key function of the chartered SAB.
Draft reports prepared by SAB
committees, panels, or work groups
must be reviewed and approved by the
chartered SAB before transmittal to the
EPA Administrator. Consistent with
FACA, the chartered SAB makes a
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determination in a public meeting about
each draft report and determines
whether the report is ready to be
transmitted to the EPA Administrator.
For the EPA’s Toxicological Review of
Benzo[a]pyrene, External Review Draft
(September, 2014), the ORD conducted
a qualitative characterization of the
hazards for benzo[a]pyrene, including a
cancer descriptor of the chemical’s
human carcinogenic potential, cancer
risk estimates for oral, inhalation and
dermal exposure, and noncancer
toxicity values for chronic oral
(reference dose) and inhalation
(reference concentration) exposure.
Information about this advisory activity
can be found on the Web at: https://
yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/
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Availability of Meeting Materials: The
agenda and materials in support of this
teleconference will be available on the
EPA Web site at https://www.epa.gov/sab
in advance of the teleconference.
Procedures for Providing Public Input:
Public comment for consideration by
EPA’s federal advisory committees and
panels has a different purpose from
public comment provided to EPA
program offices. Therefore, the process
for submitting comments to a federal
advisory committee is different from the
process used to submit comments to an
EPA program office.
Federal advisory committees and
panels, including scientific advisory
committees, provide independent
advice to EPA. Members of the public
can submit comments for a federal
advisory committee to consider as it
develops advice for EPA. Input from the
public to the SAB will have the most
impact if it provides specific scientific
or technical information or analysis for
SAB panels to consider or if it relates to
the clarity or accuracy of the technical
information. Oral Statements: In
general, individuals or groups
requesting an oral presentation at a
teleconference will be limited to three
minutes. Each person making an oral
statement should consider providing
written comments as well as their oral
statement so that the points presented
orally can be expanded upon in writing.
Interested parties should contact Mr.
Thomas Carpenter, DFO, in writing
(preferably via email) at the contact
information noted above, by January 19,
2016 to be placed on the list of public
speakers. Written Statements: Written
statements should be supplied to the
DFO, preferably via email, at the contact
information noted above one week
before the teleconference so that the
information may be made available to
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the Board members for their
consideration. 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. Thomas
Carpenter at (202) 564–4885 or
carpenter.thomas@epa.gov. To request
accommodation of a disability, please
contact Mr. Carpenter preferably at least
ten days prior to the teleconference to
give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
Dated: December 15, 2015.
Thomas H. Brennan,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Staff
Office.
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Cancellation of Pesticides for NonPayment of Year 2015 Registration
Maintenance Fees; Correction
Environmental Protection
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AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice; correction.
EPA issued a notice in the
Federal Register of November 13, 2015,
concerning the cancellation of
pesticides for non-payment of year 2015
registration maintenance fees. This
document is being issued to correct
Table 2 of the cancellation notice by
removing one entry which was
inadvertently included.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mick Yanchulis, Information
Technology and Resources Management
Division (7502P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (703) 347–0237; email address:
yanchulis.michael@epa.gov.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9940-44-OA]
Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Chartered Science
Advisory Board
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a
public teleconference to review a draft SAB report on the EPA's
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Toxicological Review of
Benzo[a]pyrene.
DATES: The public teleconference for the Chartered SAB will be
conducted on Tuesday January 26, 2016 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
(Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The public teleconference will be conducted by telephone
only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to
obtain information concerning the public teleconference may contact Mr.
Thomas Carpenter, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science
Advisory Board Staff Office (1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; by
telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-4885 or at carpenter.thomas@epa.gov.
General information about the SAB as well as any updates concerning the
teleconference announced in this notice may be found on the EPA Web
site at https://www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SAB was established pursuant to the
Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization
Act (ERDDAA), codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, to provide independent
scientific and technical advice to the Administrator on the technical
basis for Agency positions and regulations. The SAB is a federal
advisory committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is
hereby given that the chartered SAB will hold a public teleconference
to conduct a quality review of the draft SAB report on the IRIS
programs Toxicological Assessment for Benzo[a]pyrene. The SAB undertook
this review at the request of the EPA's Office of Research and
Development (ORD). Quality review is a key function of the chartered
SAB. Draft reports prepared by SAB committees, panels, or work groups
must be reviewed and approved by the chartered SAB before transmittal
to the EPA Administrator. Consistent with FACA, the chartered SAB makes
a determination in a public meeting about each draft report and
determines whether the report is ready to be transmitted to the EPA
Administrator.
For the EPA's Toxicological Review of Benzo[a]pyrene, External
Review Draft (September, 2014), the ORD conducted a qualitative
characterization of the hazards for benzo[a]pyrene, including a cancer
descriptor of the chemical's human carcinogenic potential, cancer risk
estimates for oral, inhalation and dermal exposure, and noncancer
toxicity values for chronic oral (reference dose) and inhalation
(reference concentration) exposure. Information about this advisory
activity can be found on the Web at: https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/02ad90b136fc21ef85256eba00436459/4dcfd0e5f45a8cad85257b65005b17c8!OpenDocument.
Availability of Meeting Materials: The agenda and materials in
support of this teleconference will be available on the EPA Web site at
https://www.epa.gov/sab in advance of the teleconference.
Procedures for Providing Public Input: Public comment for
consideration by EPA's federal advisory committees and panels has a
different purpose from public comment provided to EPA program offices.
Therefore, the process for submitting comments to a federal advisory
committee is different from the process used to submit comments to an
EPA program office.
Federal advisory committees and panels, including scientific
advisory committees, provide independent advice to EPA. Members of the
public can submit comments for a federal advisory committee to consider
as it develops advice for EPA. Input from the public to the SAB will
have the most impact if it provides specific scientific or technical
information or analysis for SAB panels to consider or if it relates to
the clarity or accuracy of the technical information. Oral Statements:
In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at a
teleconference will be limited to three minutes. Each person making an
oral statement should consider providing written comments as well as
their oral statement so that the points presented orally can be
expanded upon in writing. Interested parties should contact Mr. Thomas
Carpenter, DFO, in writing (preferably via email) at the contact
information noted above, by January 19, 2016 to be placed on the list
of public speakers. Written Statements: Written statements should be
supplied to the DFO, preferably via email, at the contact information
noted above one week before the teleconference so that the information
may be made available to the Board members for their consideration. 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. Thomas Carpenter at
(202) 564-4885 or carpenter.thomas@epa.gov. To request accommodation of
a disability, please contact Mr. Carpenter preferably at least ten days
prior to the teleconference to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
Dated: December 15, 2015.
Thomas H. Brennan,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2015-31997 Filed 12-18-15; 8:45 am]
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