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termination. In addition, FIFRA section
6(f)(1)(C) (7 U.S.C. 136d(f)(1)(C))
requires that EPA provide a 180-day
comment period on a request for
voluntary cancellation or termination of
any minor agricultural use before
granting the request, unless:
1. The registrants request a waiver of
the comment period, or
2. The EPA Administrator determines
that continued use of the pesticide
would pose an unreasonable adverse
effect on the environment.
The DCNA registrant has not
requested that EPA waive the 180-day
comment period. Accordingly, EPA will
provide a 180-day comment period on
the proposed request.
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V. Procedures for Withdrawal of
Requests
Registrants who choose to withdraw a
request for use deletion should submit
the withdrawal in writing to the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. If the products have been
subject to a previous cancellation
action, the effective date of cancellation
and all other provisions of any earlier
cancellation action are controlling.
VI. Provisions for Disposition of
Existing Stocks
Existing stocks are those stocks of
registered pesticide products that are
currently in the United States and that
were packaged, labeled, and released for
shipment prior to the effective date of
the action. If the request for amendment
to delete uses is granted, the Agency
intends to publish the cancellation
order in the Federal Register.
In any order issued in response to this
request for an amendment to delete uses
EPA proposes to include the following
provisions for the treatment of any
existing stocks of the products listed in
Table 1 of Unit III.
Effective on the date of publication of
the cancellation order, the registrant
may not sell, distribute or use existing
stocks of products whose labels include
deleted uses. Persons other than the
registrant may sell, distribute, or use
existing stocks of products whose labels
include the deleted uses until supplies
are exhausted, provided that such sale,
distribution, or use is consistent with
the terms of the previously approved
labeling on, or that accompanied, the
deleted uses.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: March 8, 2016.
Yu-Ting Guilaran,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2015–0805; FRL–9940–22]
Chemical Safety Advisory Committee;
Notice of Public Meeting
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
There will be a 3-day meeting
of the Chemical Safety Advisory
Committee (CSAC) to consider and
review the draft risk assessment for
TSCA work plan chemical, 1bromopropane (CASRN–106–94–5).
DATES: The meeting will be held on May
24–26, 2016, from approximately 9:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Comments. The Agency encourages
written comments be submitted on or
before May 10, 2016, and requests to
present oral comments be submitted on
or before May 17, 2016. Written
comments and requests to make oral
comments may be submitted until the
date of the meeting; however, anyone
submitting written comments after May
10, 2016, should contact the Designated
Federal Official (DFO) listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. For
additional instructions, see Unit I.C. of
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Nominations. Nominations of
candidates to serve on the review
subcommittee for this meeting of the
CSAC should be provided on or before
March 31, 2016.
Webcast. Please refer to the Web site
at https://www.epa.gov/sap for
information on how to access the
meeting webcast. Please note that the
webcast is a supplementary public
process provided only for convenience.
If difficulties arise resulting in
webcasting outages, the meeting will
continue as planned.
Special accommodations. For
information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, and to
request accommodation of a disability,
please contact the DFO listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least
10 days prior to the meeting to give EPA
ample time to process your request.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting: The meeting will be held in
the Washington, DC area. For additional
information on the meeting location,
please visit https://www.epa.gov/sap.
Comments: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2015–0805, by
one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
SUMMARY:
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Do not electronically submit
information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
• Mail: OPPT 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 commenting
or visiting the docket, along with more
information about dockets, is available
at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
Nominations, requests to present oral
comments, and requests for special
accommodations. Submit nominations
to serve on the review subcommittee for
this meeting of the CSAC, requests for
special accommodations, or requests to
present oral comments to the DFO listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven M. Knott, DFO, Office of Science
Coordination and Policy (7201M),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(202) 564–0103; email address:
knott.steven@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
This action is directed to the public
in general. This action may, however, be
of interest to those involved in the
manufacture, processing, distribution,
disposal, and/or the assessment of risks
involving chemical substances and
mixtures. Since other entities may also
be interested, the Agency has not
attempted to describe all the specific
entities that may be affected by this
action.
B. What should I consider as I prepare
my comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit CBI
information to EPA through
regulations.gov or email. If your
comments contain any information that
you consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected, please contact the DFO listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT to obtain special instructions
before submitting your comments.
2. Tips for preparing your comments.
When preparing and submitting your
comments, see the commenting tips at
https://www.epa.gov/dockets/
comments.html.
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C. How may I participate in this
meeting?
You may participate in this meeting
by following the instructions in this
unit. To ensure proper receipt by EPA,
it is imperative that you identify docket
ID number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2015–0805
in the subject line on the first page of
your request.
1. Written comments. The Agency
encourages written comments be
submitted, using the instructions in
ADDRESSES and Unit I.B., on or before
May 10, 2016, to provide CSAC the time
necessary to consider and review the
written comments. Written comments
are accepted until the date of the
meeting, but anyone submitting written
comments after May 10, 2016, should
contact the DFO listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Anyone
submitting written comments at the
meeting should bring 15 copies for
distribution to CSAC.
2. Oral comments. The Agency
encourages each individual or group
wishing to make brief oral comments to
CSAC to submit a request to the DFO
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT on or before May 17, 2016, in
order to be included on the meeting
agenda. Requests to present oral
comments will be accepted until the
date of the meeting and, to the extent
that time permits, the Chair of CSAC
may permit the presentation of oral
comments at the meeting by interested
persons who have not previously
requested time. The request should
identify the name of the individual
making the presentation, the
organization (if any) the individual will
represent, and any requirements for
audiovisual equipment. Oral comments
before CSAC are limited to
approximately five minutes unless prior
arrangements have been made. In
addition, each speaker should bring 15
copies of his or her comments and
presentation for distribution to CSAC at
the meeting.
3. Seating at the meeting. Seating at
the meeting will be open and on a firstcome basis.
4. Request for nominations to serve as
review subcommittee members for this
meeting of the CSAC. As part of a
broader process for developing a pool of
candidates for each meeting, EPA staff
solicits the stakeholder community for
nominations of prospective candidates
for service as review subcommittee
members for CSAC. Any interested
person or organization may nominate
qualified individuals to be considered
as prospective candidates for a specific
review. Individuals nominated for this
meeting should have expertise in one or
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more of the following areas:
Epidemiology of neurotoxicity of
volatile and semivolatile organic
chemicals; risk assessment of neurotoxic
chemicals; risk assessment for
developmental toxicity of volatile and
semivolatile organic chemicals; cancer
assessment of mutagenic chemicals;
statistics with experience with bench
mark dose response analysis of cancer
and noncancer endpoints; occupational
exposure to volatile and semivolatile
organic chemicals; consumer exposure
to volatile and semivolatile organic
chemicals. Nominees should be
scientists who have sufficient
professional qualifications, including
training and experience, to be capable of
providing expert comments on the
scientific issues for this meeting.
Nominees should be identified by name,
occupation, position, address, email
address, and telephone number.
Nominations should be provided to the
DFO listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT on or before
March 31, 2016. The Agency will
consider all nominations of prospective
candidates for this meeting that are
received on or before that date.
However, final selection of
subcommittee members for this meeting
is a discretionary function of the
Agency.
The selection of scientists to serve on
CSAC subcommittees is based on the
function of the subcommittee and the
expertise needed to address the
Agency’s charge to the subcommittee.
No interested scientists shall be
ineligible to serve by reason of their
membership on any other advisory
committee to a Federal department or
agency or their employment by a
Federal department or agency, except
EPA. Other factors considered during
the selection process include
availability of the potential
subcommittee member to fully
participate in the subcommittee’s
reviews, absence of any conflicts of
interest or appearance of lack of
impartiality, independence with respect
to the matters under review, and lack of
bias. Although financial conflicts of
interest, the appearance of lack of
impartiality, lack of independence, and
bias may result in disqualification, the
absence of such concerns does not
assure that a candidate will be selected
to serve on a subcommittee. Numerous
qualified candidates may be identified
for each subcommittee. Therefore,
selection decisions involve carefully
weighing a number of factors including
the candidates’ areas of expertise and
professional qualifications and
achieving an overall balance of different
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scientific perspectives on the
subcommittee. In order to have the
collective breadth of experience needed
to address the Agency’s charge for this
meeting, the Agency anticipates
selecting approximately three to four
review subcommittee members.
CSAC members and subcommittee
members are subject to the provisions of
5 CFR part 2634—Executive Branch
Financial Disclosure, Qualified Trusts,
and Certificates of Divestiture, as
supplemented by EPA in 5 CFR part
6401. In anticipation of this
requirement, prospective candidates for
service on CSAC and CSAC
subcommittees will be asked to submit
confidential financial information
which shall fully disclose, among other
financial interests, the candidate’s
employment, stocks and bonds, and
where applicable, sources of research
support. EPA will evaluate the
candidates financial disclosure form to
assess whether there are financial
conflicts of interest, appearance of a
lack of impartiality, or any prior
involvement with the development of
the documents under consideration
(including previous scientific peer
review) before the candidate is
considered further for service on CSAC
or CSAC subcommittees. Those who are
selected from the pool of prospective
candidates will be asked to attend the
public meetings and to participate in the
discussion of key issues and
assumptions at these meetings. In
addition, they will be asked to review
and to help finalize the meeting
minutes. The list of CSAC members and
CSAC subcommittee members
participating at this meeting will be
posted on the Web site at https://
www.epa.gov/sap or may be obtained
from the OPPT Docket at https://
www.regulations.gov.
II. Background
A. Purpose of CSAC
OPPT manages programs under the
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA),
15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq., and the Pollution
Prevention Act (PPA), 42 U.S.C. 13101
et seq. Under these laws, EPA evaluates
new and existing chemical substances
and their risks, and finds ways to
prevent or reduce pollution before it is
released into the environment. OPPT
also manages a variety of environmental
stewardship programs that encourage
companies to reduce and prevent
pollution.
The CSAC was established under
FACA section 9(a) to provide advice and
recommendations on the scientific basis
for risk assessments, methodologies, and
pollution prevention measures or
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approaches. The CSAC is composed of
10 members who serve as Regular
Government Employees (RGEs) or
Special Government Employees (SGEs).
A copy of the CSAC charter is available
on the EPA Web site and in the docket.
Dated: February 26, 2016.
David J. Dix,
Director, Office of Science Coordination and
Policy.
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B. Public Meeting
During the meeting scheduled for May
24–26, 2016, the CSAC will focus on the
external peer review of the draft
document entitled, ‘‘TSCA Work Plan
Chemical Risk Assessment 1bromopropane (n-Propyl Bromide):
Spray adhesives, dry cleaning, and
degreasing uses (CASRN: 106–94–5).’’
The assessment will focus on uses of 1bromopropane in commercial (i.e.,
vapor degreasing, spray adhesives, and
dry cleaning) and consumer
applications (i.e., aerosol solvent
cleaners and spray adhesives). Given the
range of endpoints (i.e., cancer, noncancer; the latter includes potential
effects on the developing fetus and
adults of both sexes), susceptible
populations are expected to include
adults (including pregnant women) in
commercial uses and children (as
bystanders) and adults of all ages
(including pregnant women) for
consumer uses. Thus, the assessment
will focus on all humans/lifestages. The
CSAC will be charged with reviewing
the scientific and technical merit of the
draft 1-bromopropane risk assessment
focusing exclusively on the
scientifically relevant issues pertinent to
the assessment.
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C. CSAC Documents and Meeting
Minutes
EPA’s background paper, related
supporting materials, charge/questions
to CSAC, CSAC composition (i.e.,
members and subcommittee members
for this meeting), and the meeting
agenda will be available approximately
4 weeks prior to the meeting. 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 at
https://www.regulations.gov and the Web
site at https://www.epa.gov/sap.
CSAC will prepare meeting minutes
summarizing its recommendations to
the Agency approximately 90 days after
the meeting. The meeting minutes will
be posted to the Web site at https://
www.epa.gov/sap or may be obtained
from the OPPT Docket at https://
www.regulations.gov.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. App. 2 § 9(c).
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Radio Broadcasting Services; AM or
FM Proposals To Change the
Community of License
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The following applicants filed
AM or FM proposals to change the
community of License: American
Family Association, Station KAFR,
Facility ID 81300, BPED–20151229AAQ,
From Conroe, TX, To Willis, TX; Brett
E. Miller, Station NEW, Facility ID
197870, BNPH–20140121NGP, From
Dayton, WA, To Island City, OR; CTC
Media Group, Inc., Station WNOS,
Facility ID 54363, BP–20160121ADA,
From New Bern, NC, To Winterville,
NC; Edgar Eaton, Station KHKF, Facility
ID 198769, BMPH–20151231ABB, From
Manzanita, OR, To Lincoln Beach, OR;
Georgia-Carolina Radiocasting
Company, LLC., Station WSNW–FM,
Facility ID 84470, BPH–20151123ABO,
From Tignall, GA, To Westminster, SC;
Hi-Line Radio Fellowship, Station
KGCM, Facility ID 122022, BPED–
20151208ADK, From Belgrade, MT, To
Three Forks, MT; Isleta Radio Company,
Station KRKE, Facility ID 22391, BP–
20151123BZF, From Milan, NM, To
Eldorado, NM; JLD Media, LLC, Station
KMTZ, Facility ID 166087, BPH–
20151208ADJ, From Three Forks, MT,
To Walkerville, MT; Mediactive, LLC.,
Station KZDR, Facility ID 10066, BPH–
20160126AAK, From Kindred, ND, To
Breckenridge, MN; New Wavo
Communication Group, Inc., Station
KVST, Facility ID 26858, BMPH–
20151229ADK, From Willis, TX, To
Huntsville, TX; Northwest Indy Radio,
Station KBSG, Facility ID 174954,
BPED–20160112ABE, From Westport,
WA, To Raymond, WA; Radio FargoMoorhead, Inc., Station KPFX, Facility
ID 47310, BPH–20160126AAL, From
Fargo, ND, To Kindred, ND.
DATES: The agency must receive
comments on or before May 16, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications
Commission, 445 Twelfth Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tung Bui, 202–418–2700.
SUMMARY:
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The full
text of these applications is available for
inspection and copying during normal
business hours in the Commission’s
Reference Center, 445 12th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20554 or electronically
via the Media Bureau’s Consolidated
Data Base System, https://
licensing.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/pubacc/
prod/cdbs_pa.htm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Federal Communications Commission.
James D. Bradshaw,
Deputy Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau.
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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
Notice of Agreements Filed
The Commission hereby gives notice
of the filing of the following agreements
under the Shipping Act of 1984.
Interested parties may submit comments
on the agreement to the Secretary,
Federal Maritime Commission,
Washington, DC 20573, within twelve
days of the date this notice appears in
the Federal Register. A copy of the
agreement is available through the
Commission’s Web site (www.fmc.gov)
or by contacting the Office of
Agreements at (202) 523–5793 or
tradeanalysis@fmc.gov.
Agreement No.: 011275–037.
Title: Australia and New ZealandUnited States Discussion Agreement.
Parties: CMA CGM, S.A. and ANL
Singapore Pte Ltd. (acting as a single
¨
party); Hamburg-Sud KG; Hapag-Lloyd
AG; and MSC Mediterranean Shipping
Company S.A.
Filing Party: Wayne R. Rohde, Esq.;
Cozen O’Connor LLP; 1200 Nineteenth
St. NW.; Washington, DC 20036.
Synopsis: The Amendment deletes
Maersk Line A/S as a party to the
Agreement.
Agreement No.: 201157–005.
Title: USMX–ILA Master Contract
between United States Maritime
Alliance, Ltd. and International
Longshoremen’s Association.
Parties: United States Maritime
Alliance, Ltd., on behalf of
Management, and the International
Longshoremen’s Association, AFL–CIO.
Filing Parties: William M. Spelman,
Esq.; The Lambos Firm; 303 South
Broadway, Suite 410; Tarrytown, NY
10591; and Andre Mazzola, Esq.;
Marrinan & Mazzola Mardon, P.C.; 26
Broadway, 17th Floor; New York, NY
10004.
Synopsis: The amendment extends
the agreement to reduce the overall
assessment from $5.10 per ton to 55
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2015-0805; FRL-9940-22]
Chemical Safety Advisory Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: There will be a 3-day meeting of the Chemical Safety Advisory
Committee (CSAC) to consider and review the draft risk assessment for
TSCA work plan chemical, 1-bromopropane (CASRN-106-94-5).
DATES: The meeting will be held on May 24-26, 2016, from approximately
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Comments. The Agency encourages written comments be submitted on or
before May 10, 2016, and requests to present oral comments be submitted
on or before May 17, 2016. Written comments and requests to make oral
comments may be submitted until the date of the meeting; however,
anyone submitting written comments after May 10, 2016, should contact
the Designated Federal Official (DFO) listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT. For additional instructions, see Unit I.C. of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Nominations. Nominations of candidates to serve on the review
subcommittee for this meeting of the CSAC should be provided on or
before March 31, 2016.
Webcast. Please refer to the Web site at https://www.epa.gov/sap for
information on how to access the meeting webcast. Please note that the
webcast is a supplementary public process provided only for
convenience. If difficulties arise resulting in webcasting outages, the
meeting will continue as planned.
Special accommodations. For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, and to request accommodation of a
disability, please contact the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT at least 10 days prior to the meeting to give EPA ample time to
process your request.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting: The meeting will be held in the Washington, DC area. For
additional information on the meeting location, please visit https://www.epa.gov/sap.
Comments: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2015-0805, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not
electronically submit information you consider to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
Mail: OPPT 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 commenting or visiting the docket, along with more
information about dockets, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
Nominations, requests to present oral comments, and requests for
special accommodations. Submit nominations to serve on the review
subcommittee for this meeting of the CSAC, requests for special
accommodations, or requests to present oral comments to the DFO listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven M. Knott, DFO, Office of
Science Coordination and Policy (7201M), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;
telephone number: (202) 564-0103; email address: knott.steven@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
This action is directed to the public in general. This action may,
however, be of interest to those involved in the manufacture,
processing, distribution, disposal, and/or the assessment of risks
involving chemical substances and mixtures. Since other entities may
also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the
specific entities that may be affected by this action.
B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit CBI information to EPA through
regulations.gov or email. If your comments contain any information that
you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected, please contact the DFO
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT to obtain special
instructions before submitting your comments.
2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting
your comments, see the commenting tips at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.
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C. How may I participate in this meeting?
You may participate in this meeting by following the instructions
in this unit. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative that
you identify docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2015-0805 in the subject line
on the first page of your request.
1. Written comments. The Agency encourages written comments be
submitted, using the instructions in ADDRESSES and Unit I.B., on or
before May 10, 2016, to provide CSAC the time necessary to consider and
review the written comments. Written comments are accepted until the
date of the meeting, but anyone submitting written comments after May
10, 2016, should contact the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. Anyone submitting written comments at the meeting should bring
15 copies for distribution to CSAC.
2. Oral comments. The Agency encourages each individual or group
wishing to make brief oral comments to CSAC to submit a request to the
DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT on or before May 17,
2016, in order to be included on the meeting agenda. Requests to
present oral comments will be accepted until the date of the meeting
and, to the extent that time permits, the Chair of CSAC may permit the
presentation of oral comments at the meeting by interested persons who
have not previously requested time. The request should identify the
name of the individual making the presentation, the organization (if
any) the individual will represent, and any requirements for
audiovisual equipment. Oral comments before CSAC are limited to
approximately five minutes unless prior arrangements have been made. In
addition, each speaker should bring 15 copies of his or her comments
and presentation for distribution to CSAC at the meeting.
3. Seating at the meeting. Seating at the meeting will be open and
on a first-come basis.
4. Request for nominations to serve as review subcommittee members
for this meeting of the CSAC. As part of a broader process for
developing a pool of candidates for each meeting, EPA staff solicits
the stakeholder community for nominations of prospective candidates for
service as review subcommittee members for CSAC. Any interested person
or organization may nominate qualified individuals to be considered as
prospective candidates for a specific review. Individuals nominated for
this meeting should have expertise in one or more of the following
areas: Epidemiology of neurotoxicity of volatile and semivolatile
organic chemicals; risk assessment of neurotoxic chemicals; risk
assessment for developmental toxicity of volatile and semivolatile
organic chemicals; cancer assessment of mutagenic chemicals; statistics
with experience with bench mark dose response analysis of cancer and
noncancer endpoints; occupational exposure to volatile and semivolatile
organic chemicals; consumer exposure to volatile and semivolatile
organic chemicals. Nominees should be scientists who have sufficient
professional qualifications, including training and experience, to be
capable of providing expert comments on the scientific issues for this
meeting. Nominees should be identified by name, occupation, position,
address, email address, and telephone number. Nominations should be
provided to the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT on or
before March 31, 2016. The Agency will consider all nominations of
prospective candidates for this meeting that are received on or before
that date. However, final selection of subcommittee members for this
meeting is a discretionary function of the Agency.
The selection of scientists to serve on CSAC subcommittees is based
on the function of the subcommittee and the expertise needed to address
the Agency's charge to the subcommittee. No interested scientists shall
be ineligible to serve by reason of their membership on any other
advisory committee to a Federal department or agency or their
employment by a Federal department or agency, except EPA. Other factors
considered during the selection process include availability of the
potential subcommittee member to fully participate in the
subcommittee's reviews, absence of any conflicts of interest or
appearance of lack of impartiality, independence with respect to the
matters under review, and lack of bias. Although financial conflicts of
interest, the appearance of lack of impartiality, lack of independence,
and bias may result in disqualification, the absence of such concerns
does not assure that a candidate will be selected to serve on a
subcommittee. Numerous qualified candidates may be identified for each
subcommittee. Therefore, selection decisions involve carefully weighing
a number of factors including the candidates' areas of expertise and
professional qualifications and achieving an overall balance of
different scientific perspectives on the subcommittee. In order to have
the collective breadth of experience needed to address the Agency's
charge for this meeting, the Agency anticipates selecting approximately
three to four review subcommittee members.
CSAC members and subcommittee members are subject to the provisions
of 5 CFR part 2634--Executive Branch Financial Disclosure, Qualified
Trusts, and Certificates of Divestiture, as supplemented by EPA in 5
CFR part 6401. In anticipation of this requirement, prospective
candidates for service on CSAC and CSAC subcommittees will be asked to
submit confidential financial information which shall fully disclose,
among other financial interests, the candidate's employment, stocks and
bonds, and where applicable, sources of research support. EPA will
evaluate the candidates financial disclosure form to assess whether
there are financial conflicts of interest, appearance of a lack of
impartiality, or any prior involvement with the development of the
documents under consideration (including previous scientific peer
review) before the candidate is considered further for service on CSAC
or CSAC subcommittees. Those who are selected from the pool of
prospective candidates will be asked to attend the public meetings and
to participate in the discussion of key issues and assumptions at these
meetings. In addition, they will be asked to review and to help
finalize the meeting minutes. The list of CSAC members and CSAC
subcommittee members participating at this meeting will be posted on
the Web site at https://www.epa.gov/sap or may be obtained from the OPPT
Docket at https://www.regulations.gov.
II. Background
A. Purpose of CSAC
OPPT manages programs under the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA), 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq., and the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA),
42 U.S.C. 13101 et seq. Under these laws, EPA evaluates new and
existing chemical substances and their risks, and finds ways to prevent
or reduce pollution before it is released into the environment. OPPT
also manages a variety of environmental stewardship programs that
encourage companies to reduce and prevent pollution.
The CSAC was established under FACA section 9(a) to provide advice
and recommendations on the scientific basis for risk assessments,
methodologies, and pollution prevention measures or
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approaches. The CSAC is composed of 10 members who serve as Regular
Government Employees (RGEs) or Special Government Employees (SGEs). A
copy of the CSAC charter is available on the EPA Web site and in the
docket.
B. Public Meeting
During the meeting scheduled for May 24-26, 2016, the CSAC will
focus on the external peer review of the draft document entitled,
``TSCA Work Plan Chemical Risk Assessment 1-bromopropane (n-Propyl
Bromide): Spray adhesives, dry cleaning, and degreasing uses (CASRN:
106-94-5).'' The assessment will focus on uses of 1-bromopropane in
commercial (i.e., vapor degreasing, spray adhesives, and dry cleaning)
and consumer applications (i.e., aerosol solvent cleaners and spray
adhesives). Given the range of endpoints (i.e., cancer, non-cancer; the
latter includes potential effects on the developing fetus and adults of
both sexes), susceptible populations are expected to include adults
(including pregnant women) in commercial uses and children (as
bystanders) and adults of all ages (including pregnant women) for
consumer uses. Thus, the assessment will focus on all humans/
lifestages. The CSAC will be charged with reviewing the scientific and
technical merit of the draft 1-bromopropane risk assessment focusing
exclusively on the scientifically relevant issues pertinent to the
assessment.
C. CSAC Documents and Meeting Minutes
EPA's background paper, related supporting materials, charge/
questions to CSAC, CSAC composition (i.e., members and subcommittee
members for this meeting), and the meeting agenda will be available
approximately 4 weeks prior to the meeting. 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 at https://www.regulations.gov and the Web site at https://www.epa.gov/sap.
CSAC will prepare meeting minutes summarizing its recommendations
to the Agency approximately 90 days after the meeting. The meeting
minutes will be posted to the Web site at https://www.epa.gov/sap or may
be obtained from the OPPT Docket at https://www.regulations.gov.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. App. 2 Sec. 9(c).
Dated: February 26, 2016.
David J. Dix,
Director, Office of Science Coordination and Policy.
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