Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee Augmented for the Review of EPA's Draft Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (ETBE) and tert-Butyl Alcohol (tert-butanol; tBA) Assessments, 4654-4655 [2018-02058]

Download as PDF 4654 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 22 / Thursday, February 1, 2018 / Notices 22, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Eastern time) and Tuesday, March 27, 2018, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern time). ADDRESSES: The public teleconference will be held by telephone only. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants further information concerning this meeting notice may contact Dr. Shaunta HillHammond, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via phone at (202) 564–3343, or email at hill-hammond.shaunta@ epa.gov. General information about the SAB, as well as updates concerning the meeting announced in this notice, may be found on the EPA website at https:// www.epa.gov/sab. Technical Contact for EPA’s Draft Reports: For information concerning the EPA draft assessments, please contact James Avery, phone (703) 347–8668 or via email at avery.james@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The SAB was Dated: January 3, 2018. established pursuant to the Walter Mugdan, Environmental Research, Development, Director, Emergency and Remedial Response and Demonstration Authorization Act Division, U.S. Environmental Protection (ERDDAA), codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, Agency, Region 2. to provide independent scientific and [FR Doc. 2018–02046 Filed 1–31–18; 8:45 am] technical advice to the Administrator on BILLING CODE 6560–50–P the scientific and technical basis for Agency positions and regulations. The SAB is a Federal Advisory Committee ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION chartered under the Federal Advisory AGENCY Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. [FRL–9973–47–OA] 2. Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the SAB Notification of a Public Teleconference CAAC augmented for ETBE and tBA of the Science Advisory Board Panel will hold a public teleconference Chemical Assessment Advisory to discuss its draft report regarding the Committee Augmented for the Review EPA’s draft assessments; Toxicological of EPA’s Draft Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Review for Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether Ether (ETBE) and tert-Butyl Alcohol (ETBE) (External Review Draft, dated (tert-butanol; tBA) Assessments June 2017); and Toxicological Review of tert-Butyl Alcohol (tert-butanol or tBA) AGENCY: Environmental Protection (External Review Draft, dated June Agency (EPA). 2017)). The Panel will provide their ACTION: Notice. advice to the Administrator through the SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection chartered SAB. Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board EPA’s Office of Research and (SAB) Staff Office announces a public Development (ORD) requested that the teleconference of the SAB Chemical SAB conduct a peer review of the two Assessment Advisory Committee EPA draft assessments. The EPA SAB augmented for the review of two EPA Staff Office augmented the SAB CAAC draft assessments; Toxicological Review with subject matter experts, to provide for Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (ETBE) advice to the Administrator through the (External Review Draft, dated June chartered SAB regarding these 2017); and Toxicological Review of tert- assessments. The CAAC augmented for Butyl Alcohol (tert-butanol or tBA) ETBE/tBA Panel convened a public (External Review Draft, dated June 2017) face-to-face meeting on August 15–17, (CAAC augmented for ETBE/tBA Panel 2017, to deliberate on the peer review or Panel). The Panel will meet to charge questions. The Panel will meet discuss its draft peer review report via a public teleconference to discuss its regarding the two EPA draft assessments draft peer review report and to hear and named above. consider public comments. The SAB CAAC augmented for ETBE and tBA DATES: The public teleconference will Panel will comply with the provisions be held on two dates: Thursday, March sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES installments over a period not to exceed three years from the effective date. The settlement includes a covenant by EPA not to sue or to take administrative action against the Settling Party/Parties pursuant to Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), with regard to the response costs related to the work at the Site enumerated in the settlement agreement. For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this notice, EPA will receive written comments relating to the settlement. EPA will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to the settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations that indicate that the proposed settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. EPA’s response to any comments received will be available for public inspection at EPA Region 2, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007–1866. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:34 Jan 31, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. Availability of Meeting Materials: Prior to the meeting(s), the Panel’s draft report, meeting agenda and other supporting materials (if applicable) will be accessible on the meeting page corresponding to each chemical assessment on the SAB website (https:// www.epa.gov/sab). 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 the EPA. Members of the public can submit relevant comments pertaining to the EPA’s charge, meeting materials, or the group providing advice. Input from the public to the SAB will have the most impact if it provides specific scientific or technical information or analysis for the SAB to consider or if it relates to the clarity or accuracy of the technical information. Members of the public wishing to provide comment should follow the instructions below to submit comments. Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting to make an oral presentation will be limited to three minutes during a public teleconference. Interested parties wishing to provide comments should contact Dr. Hill-Hammond (preferably via email), at the contact information noted above by March 14, 2018, to be placed on the list of public speakers. Written Statements: Written statements will be accepted throughout the advisory process; however, for timely consideration by SAB members, statements should be supplied to the DFO (preferably via email) at the contact information noted above by March 14, 2018. 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 websites. 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Specifically, on December 21, 2016, the then Administrator granted Part V of the December 16, 2014 petition (Petition) and on July 28, 2017, the current Administrator denied Parts II and III of the Petition submitted by the Association of Irritated Residents, Center for Biological Diversity, and the Sierra Club to object to SJVUAPCD’s proposed issuance of the Permit for the Alon USA—Bakersfield Refinery located in Kern County, California. ADDRESSES: You may review copies of the final Orders, the Petition, and other supporting information at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105–3901. The EPA requests that you contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to view copies of the final Orders, the Petition, and other supporting information. You may view the hard copies Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., excluding federal holidays. 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Pursuant to the terms of a settlement agreement, noticed on October 21, 2016 (81 FR 72804), the EPA issued a final Order responding to the claims made in Part V of the Petition on December 21, 2016, and a second Order responding to the claims made in Parts II and III of the Petition on July 28, 2017.1 Part V of the Petition requested that the EPA object to the Permit because it allegedly relies on invalid emission reduction credits. Parts II and III of the Petition requested that the EPA object to the Permit because the emissions baseline and the assumptions used to calculate project emissions were allegedly inaccurate. On December 21, 2016, the then Administrator issued an order granting Part V of the Petition. On March 16, 2017, SJVUAPCD responded to the December 21, 2016 objection. On July 28, 2017, the current Administrator issued an order denying Parts II and III 1 On August 8, 2017, pursuant to the settlement agreement, the Petitioners withdrew Parts I and IV of the Petition. 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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 22 (Thursday, February 1, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4654-4655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02058]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9973-47-OA]


Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Science Advisory 
Board Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee Augmented for the Review 
of EPA's Draft Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (ETBE) and tert-Butyl Alcohol 
(tert-butanol; tBA) Assessments

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory 
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the SAB 
Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee augmented for the review of two 
EPA draft assessments; Toxicological Review for Ethyl Tertiary Butyl 
Ether (ETBE) (External Review Draft, dated June 2017); and 
Toxicological Review of tert-Butyl Alcohol (tert-butanol or tBA) 
(External Review Draft, dated June 2017) (CAAC augmented for ETBE/tBA 
Panel or Panel). The Panel will meet to discuss its draft peer review 
report regarding the two EPA draft assessments named above.

DATES: The public teleconference will be held on two dates: Thursday, 
March 22, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Eastern time) and Tuesday, 
March 27, 2018, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern time).

ADDRESSES: The public teleconference will be held by telephone only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants 
further information concerning this meeting notice may contact Dr. 
Shaunta Hill-Hammond, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via phone at 
(202) 564-3343, or email at [email protected]. General 
information about the SAB, as well as updates concerning the meeting 
announced in this notice, may be found on the EPA website at https://www.epa.gov/sab.
    Technical Contact for EPA's Draft Reports: For information 
concerning the EPA draft assessments, please contact James Avery, phone 
(703) 347-8668 or via email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: 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 scientific and 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 SAB CAAC augmented for ETBE and tBA Panel will 
hold a public teleconference to discuss its draft report regarding the 
EPA's draft assessments; Toxicological Review for Ethyl Tertiary Butyl 
Ether (ETBE) (External Review Draft, dated June 2017); and 
Toxicological Review of tert-Butyl Alcohol (tert-butanol or tBA) 
(External Review Draft, dated June 2017)). The Panel will provide their 
advice to the Administrator through the chartered SAB.
    EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) requested that the 
SAB conduct a peer review of the two EPA draft assessments. The EPA SAB 
Staff Office augmented the SAB CAAC with subject matter experts, to 
provide advice to the Administrator through the chartered SAB regarding 
these assessments. The CAAC augmented for ETBE/tBA Panel convened a 
public face-to-face meeting on August 15-17, 2017, to deliberate on the 
peer review charge questions. The Panel will meet via a public 
teleconference to discuss its draft peer review report and to hear and 
consider public comments. The SAB CAAC augmented for ETBE and tBA Panel 
will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff 
Office procedural policies.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: Prior to the meeting(s), the 
Panel's draft report, meeting agenda and other supporting materials (if 
applicable) will be accessible on the meeting page corresponding to 
each chemical assessment on the SAB website (https://www.epa.gov/sab).
    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 the EPA. 
Members of the public can submit relevant comments pertaining to the 
EPA's charge, meeting materials, or the group providing advice. Input 
from the public to the SAB will have the most impact if it provides 
specific scientific or technical information or analysis for the SAB to 
consider or if it relates to the clarity or accuracy of the technical 
information. Members of the public wishing to provide comment should 
follow the instructions below to submit comments.
    Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting to 
make an oral presentation will be limited to three minutes during a 
public teleconference. Interested parties wishing to provide comments 
should contact Dr. Hill-Hammond (preferably via email), at the contact 
information noted above by March 14, 2018, to be placed on the list of 
public speakers.
    Written Statements: Written statements will be accepted throughout 
the advisory process; however, for timely consideration by SAB members, 
statements should be supplied to the DFO (preferably via email) at the 
contact information noted above by March 14, 2018. 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 websites. Members of the 
public should be aware that their personal contact information, if 
included in any written comments, may be posted to the SAB website. 
Copyrighted material will not be posted without explicit permission of 
the copyright holder.

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    Accessibility: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, please contact Dr. Hill-Hammond at the 
phone number or email address noted above, preferably at least ten days 
prior to the meeting, to give the EPA as much time as possible to 
process your request.

    Dated: January 23, 2018.
 Khanna Johnston,
 Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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