Call for Information on the Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen-Health Criteria, 75625-75627 [2022-26786]

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Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) Filed November 28, 2022 10 a.m. EST Through December 5, 2022 10 a.m. EST Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:50 Dec 08, 2022 Jkt 259001 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ORD–2022–0831; FRL–10465–01–ORD] Call for Information on the Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen—Health Criteria Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ACTION: 75625 Notice; call for information. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is preparing an Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) as part of the review of the primary (health-based) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for oxides of nitrogen. For gaseous oxides of nitrogen (i.e., oxidized nitrogen compounds), which also include nitric oxide (NO) and gases produced from reactions involving NO and NO2, the primary NAAQS are specified in terms of nitrogen dioxide (NO2). The ISA will be developed by EPA’s Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment (CPHEA) within the Office of Research and Development. When final, this ISA is intended to update the previous Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen—Health Criteria (EPA/600/R–15/068, 2016), published on January 28, 2016 (2016 ISA). Interested parties are invited to assist EPA in developing and refining the scientific information base for the review of the primary NO2 NAAQS by submitting research studies and data that have been published in the peerreviewed scientific literature, accepted for publication, or presented at a public scientific meeting since May 15, 2015. SUMMARY: All communications and information should be received by EPA February 7, 2023. DATES: Information may be submitted electronically, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/courier. Please follow the detailed instructions as provided in the section of this notice entitled SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. ADDRESSES: For information on the period of submission, contact the Office of Research and Development (ORD) Docket; telephone: 202–566–1752; facsimile: 202–566–1753; or email ORD.Docket@epa.gov. For technical information, contact Christine Alvarez; phone: 919–541–3881; fax: 919–541– 5078 or email: Alvarez.christine@ epa.gov, or Stephanie DeFlorio-Barker; phone 919–541–4621; fax: 919–541– 5078 or email: DeFlorioBarker.Stephanie@epa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Information About the Document Section 108(a) of the Clean Air Act directs the Administrator to identify certain air pollutants which, among other things, ‘‘cause or contribute to air pollution which may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or E:\FR\FM\09DEN1.SGM 09DEN1 75626 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 236 / Friday, December 9, 2022 / Notices lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 welfare’’; 1 and to issue air quality criteria for them. These air quality criteria are to ‘‘accurately reflect the latest scientific knowledge useful in indicating the kind and extent of all identifiable effects on public health or welfare which may be expected from the presence of [a] pollutant in the ambient air. . . .’’. Under section 109 of the Act, EPA is then to establish NAAQS for each pollutant for which EPA has issued criteria. Section 109(d)(1) of the Act subsequently requires periodic review and, if appropriate, revision of existing air quality criteria to reflect advances in scientific knowledge on the effects of the pollutant on public health or welfare. EPA is also required to review and, if appropriate, revise the NAAQS, based on the revised air quality criteria (for more information on the NAAQS review process, see https:// www.epa.gov/naaqs). EPA has established NAAQS for six criteria pollutants including oxides of nitrogen. Periodically, EPA reviews the scientific basis for these standards by preparing an ISA. In conjunction with additional technical and policy assessments conducted by EPA’s Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), the ISA provides the scientific and technical basis for EPA decisions on the adequacy of the current NAAQS and the appropriateness of possible alternative standards. Early steps in this process include announcing the beginning of this periodic NAAQS review and the development of the ISA, and EPA requesting that the public submit scientific literature that they want to bring to the attention of the Agency for consideration as it begins this review process. The Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC), whose review and advisory functions are mandated by section 109(d)(2) of the Clean Air Act, is charged (among other things) with independent scientific review of the Agency’s air quality criteria. In conjunction with the CASAC review, the public will have an opportunity to review and comment on the draft ISA. These opportunities will be announced in the Federal Register. The next ISA for Oxides of Nitrogen— Health Criteria will build on the 2016 ISA used in the previous review,2 1 Under Clean Air Act section 302(h), welfare effects include, but are not limited to, ‘‘effects on soils, water, crops, vegetation, manmade materials, animals, wildlife, weather, visibility, and climate, damage to and deterioration of property, and hazards to transportation, as well as effects on economic values and on personal comfort and wellbeing.’’ 2 The scientific assessment for the last review is documented in the Integrated Science Assessment VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:50 Dec 08, 2022 Jkt 259001 focusing on assessing newly available information. The public is encouraged to assist in identifying relevant scientific information for the review by submitting research studies that were not part of the prior review and have been published or accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal May 15, 2015. The Agency is interested in obtaining information from new and emerging toxicological studies examining the effects of controlled exposures to oxides of nitrogen in laboratory animals, humans and in-vitro systems, as well as epidemiologic (observational) studies examining associations between health effects and exposures to ambient oxides of nitrogen in human populations. In addition to studies that provide information on health outcomes, EPA also seeks recent information in other areas of research relevant to oxides of nitrogen such as sources and emissions, analytical methods, transport and transformation in the environment, and ambient concentrations. This and other literature relevant to a review of the primary (health-based) NO2 NAAQS will be considered for inclusion in the assessment in the forthcoming ISA. The Agency seeks information regarding the design and scope of the review of the air quality criteria to ensure that the ISA addresses key policy-relevant issues and considers the new science that is relevant to informing our understanding of these issues. The Agency also seeks new scientific information that may address key uncertainties identified in the last review of the primary NO2 NAAQS, which are provided in the Policy Assessment (EPA–452/R–17–003, April 2017).3 Additional opportunities for submission of new peer-reviewed, published (or in-press) papers will be possible as part of public comment on the draft ISA that will be reviewed by the CASAC. II. How To Submit Technical Comments to the Docket at www.regulations.gov We encourage the public to submit comments to Docket ID No. ORD–2022– 0831 by one of the following methods: • The web at https:// www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • Email: Docket_ORD@epa.gov. • Fax: 202–566–9744. • Mail: EPA Docket Center, ORD Docket (Mail Code: 28221T), U.S. for Oxides of Nitrogen—Health Criteria (Final Report EPA/600/R–15/068, 81 FR 4910, January 28, 2016). 3 The 2014 Policy Assessment is available at: https://www3.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/NO2/ data/140501_pa_NO2_fin.pdf. PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. The phone number is 202–566– 1752. Due to COVID–19, there may be a delay in processing comments submitted by mail. • Hand Delivery or Courier (by scheduled appointment only): EPA Docket Center, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004. The Docket Center’s hours of operations are 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (except Federal holidays). Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. ORD–2022–0831. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified comment period, so that EPA has adequate time to consider them. Comments received after the closing date will be marked ‘‘late,’’ and may not be considered if time does not permit. It is EPA’s policy to include all materials it receives in the public docket without change and to make the materials available online at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless materials include information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov or email. The www.regulations.gov website 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 directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically captured and included as part of the materials that are placed in the public docket and made available on the internet. If you submit electronic materials, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your materials and with any disk or CD–ROM you submit. CD–ROM and disks can only be accepted via UPS/FedEx/hand delivery and not through regular mail. If EPA cannot read your materials due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider the materials you submit. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA’s public docket visit EPA’s Docket Center homepage at www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. Docket: Documents in the docket are listed in the www.regulations.gov index. 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The document contained incorrect times. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Howard at MBX.NSpC.IASP@ ovp.eop.gov or by calling 202.456.7831. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of 29 November 2022, in FR Doc. 2022–25961, on page 73299, in the third column, correct the DATES caption to read: AGENCY: Dates 1. Approaches for Authorization & Supervision continued: Thursday, 15 December 2022 10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. ET Dated: 6 December 2022. Diane Howard, Director of Commercial Space Policy, National Space Council. [FR Doc. 2022–26826 Filed 12–8–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3395–F2–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 [IB Docket No. 20–205; DA 22–1202; FR 116562] Notice of 90-Day Period To Submit Affirmation of Operational Status of Identified Earth Station Antennas To Avoid Losing Incumbent Status or File To Remove Identified Antennas From IBFS if No Longer Operational Federal Communications Commission (FCC). AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:50 Dec 08, 2022 Jkt 259001 ACTION: Notice. In this document, the International Bureau (Bureau) provides the following notice to operators of certain incumbent FSS C-band earth station antennas recently reported to the Bureau by RSM US LLP (RSM), the Cband Relocation Coordinator, on behalf of incumbent C-band satellite operators: Failure to submit a filing affirming the continued operation of the earth station antennas reported to the Bureau as inactive and the intent to participate in the C-band transition will result in a Bureau announcement that those authorizations identified as inactive in the Appendix attached to the Public Notice document (PN) have automatically terminated by operation of rule, and that those authorizations will be terminated in IBFS and removed from the incumbent earth station list. According to RSM, each antenna included in the Appendix to the PN document was reported by their earth station operator to RSM or a satellite operator as no longer receiving service from a C-band satellite even though the FCC’s International Bureau Filing System (IBFS) continues to include the antenna as active. DATES: Identified earth station operators must provide notice of operational status by February 16, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kerry Murray, International Bureau, Satellite Division, at (202) 418–0734, Kerry.Murray@fcc.gov or IBFSINFO@ fcc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission’s document, DA 22–1202, released November 18, 2022. The full text of this document, along with the Appendix identifying the specific earth station antennas subject to automatic termination, is available for public inspection and can be downloaded at https://www.fcc.gov/document/ibidentifies-inactive-c-band-incumbentearth-station-antennas or by using the search function for IB Docket No. 20– 205 on the Commission’s ECFS page at www.fcc.gov/ecfs. Background. Under the Commission’s 3.7 GHz Band Report and Order, RSM is responsible for coordinating with the five incumbent C-band satellite operators—Eutelsat, Intelsat, SES, StarOne, and Telesat—to ensure that all incumbent earth stations are accounted for in the transition.1 The overwhelming SUMMARY: 1 See Expanding Flexible Use of the 3.7 to 4.2 GHz Band, Report and Order and Order of Proposed Modification, 85 FR 22804, 22818–22820 (2020) (3.7 GHz Band Report and Order). As a reminder, the Commission decided in the 3.7 GHz Band PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 75627 majority of incumbent earth stations have been claimed by the satellite operator(s) from which they receive service, included in the relevant satellite operators’ transition plans to the Commission, and will be transitioned to the upper 200 megahertz of the band.2 RSM, as the C-band Relocation Coordinator, and the satellite operators have conducted outreach and research to determine whether incumbent earth station antennas are still operational in the 3.7 GHz band and, if so, from which satellite(s) the earth station receives its service.3 RSM has advised the Commission that it and the incumbent satellite operators regularly share the results of their respective outreach efforts to better coordinate the transition of incumbent earth stations. In the course of their outreach, the satellite operators and RSM have identified certain entries on the incumbent list that they report include antennas that are not active C-band antennas in the 3.7 GHz band. According to RSM, these entries include: (1) C-band antennas that are inactive or non-operational, (2) authorizations that list more C-band antennas than are currently operational at a site,4 (3) duplicate authorizations by the same entity for the same C-band antennas, and (4) operational antennas that do not receive in the 3.7 GHz band.5 RSM represents that these earth station operators have failed to make filings in the FCC’s IBFS to reflect the correct status of those antennas. On October 28, 2022, RSM submitted a letter identifying these individual earth station antennas that fall into one of the three categories listed above, which are included on the latest incumbent earth station list and Report and Order that it will no longer accept applications for registration and licenses for FSS operations in the 3.7–4.0 GHz band in the contiguous United States and that it will not accept applications for new earth stations in the 4.0–4.2 GHz band in the contiguous United States for the time being, during the C-band transition. 3.7 GHz Band Report and Order, 85 FR 22823. 2 47 CFR 27.1412(d) (transition plan requirements). The satellite operators also file quarterly status reports in GN Docket No. 20–173. 47 CFR 27.1412(f). 3 3.7 GHz Band Report and Order, 85 FR 22838. 4 According to RSM, in these cases an authorization holder has included in IBFS, in one or more callsigns, more C-band receive antennas at a site than exist at that site—e.g., 10 antennas registered when there are only six antennas at the site. 5 For instance, RSM has represented that certain antennas on the Incumbent List do not receive in the 3.7 GHz band, but are instead antennas operating on Ku band or Ka band frequencies. E:\FR\FM\09DEN1.SGM 09DEN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ORD-2022-0831; FRL-10465-01-ORD]


Call for Information on the Integrated Science Assessment for 
Oxides of Nitrogen--Health Criteria

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; call for information.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is preparing an 
Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) as part of the review of the 
primary (health-based) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) 
for oxides of nitrogen. For gaseous oxides of nitrogen (i.e., oxidized 
nitrogen compounds), which also include nitric oxide (NO) and gases 
produced from reactions involving NO and NO2, the primary 
NAAQS are specified in terms of nitrogen dioxide (NO2). The 
ISA will be developed by EPA's Center for Public Health and 
Environmental Assessment (CPHEA) within the Office of Research and 
Development. When final, this ISA is intended to update the previous 
Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen--Health Criteria 
(EPA/600/R-15/068, 2016), published on January 28, 2016 (2016 ISA). 
Interested parties are invited to assist EPA in developing and refining 
the scientific information base for the review of the primary 
NO2 NAAQS by submitting research studies and data that have 
been published in the peer-reviewed scientific literature, accepted for 
publication, or presented at a public scientific meeting since May 15, 
2015.

DATES: All communications and information should be received by EPA 
February 7, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Information may be submitted electronically, by mail, by 
facsimile, or by hand delivery/courier. Please follow the detailed 
instructions as provided in the section of this notice entitled 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the period of 
submission, contact the Office of Research and Development (ORD) 
Docket; telephone: 202-566-1752; facsimile: 202-566-1753; or email 
[email protected]. For technical information, contact Christine 
Alvarez; phone: 919-541-3881; fax: 919-541-5078 or email: 
[email protected], or Stephanie DeFlorio-Barker; phone 919-541-
4621; fax: 919-541-5078 or email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Information About the Document

    Section 108(a) of the Clean Air Act directs the Administrator to 
identify certain air pollutants which, among other things, ``cause or 
contribute to air pollution which may reasonably be anticipated to 
endanger public health or

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welfare''; \1\ and to issue air quality criteria for them. These air 
quality criteria are to ``accurately reflect the latest scientific 
knowledge useful in indicating the kind and extent of all identifiable 
effects on public health or welfare which may be expected from the 
presence of [a] pollutant in the ambient air. . . .''. Under section 
109 of the Act, EPA is then to establish NAAQS for each pollutant for 
which EPA has issued criteria. Section 109(d)(1) of the Act 
subsequently requires periodic review and, if appropriate, revision of 
existing air quality criteria to reflect advances in scientific 
knowledge on the effects of the pollutant on public health or welfare. 
EPA is also required to review and, if appropriate, revise the NAAQS, 
based on the revised air quality criteria (for more information on the 
NAAQS review process, see https://www.epa.gov/naaqs).
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    \1\ Under Clean Air Act section 302(h), welfare effects include, 
but are not limited to, ``effects on soils, water, crops, 
vegetation, manmade materials, animals, wildlife, weather, 
visibility, and climate, damage to and deterioration of property, 
and hazards to transportation, as well as effects on economic values 
and on personal comfort and well-being.''
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    EPA has established NAAQS for six criteria pollutants including 
oxides of nitrogen. Periodically, EPA reviews the scientific basis for 
these standards by preparing an ISA. In conjunction with additional 
technical and policy assessments conducted by EPA's Office of Air 
Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), the ISA provides the scientific 
and technical basis for EPA decisions on the adequacy of the current 
NAAQS and the appropriateness of possible alternative standards.
    Early steps in this process include announcing the beginning of 
this periodic NAAQS review and the development of the ISA, and EPA 
requesting that the public submit scientific literature that they want 
to bring to the attention of the Agency for consideration as it begins 
this review process. The Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee 
(CASAC), whose review and advisory functions are mandated by section 
109(d)(2) of the Clean Air Act, is charged (among other things) with 
independent scientific review of the Agency's air quality criteria. In 
conjunction with the CASAC review, the public will have an opportunity 
to review and comment on the draft ISA. These opportunities will be 
announced in the Federal Register.
    The next ISA for Oxides of Nitrogen--Health Criteria will build on 
the 2016 ISA used in the previous review,\2\ focusing on assessing 
newly available information. The public is encouraged to assist in 
identifying relevant scientific information for the review by 
submitting research studies that were not part of the prior review and 
have been published or accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed 
journal May 15, 2015. The Agency is interested in obtaining information 
from new and emerging toxicological studies examining the effects of 
controlled exposures to oxides of nitrogen in laboratory animals, 
humans and in-vitro systems, as well as epidemiologic (observational) 
studies examining associations between health effects and exposures to 
ambient oxides of nitrogen in human populations. In addition to studies 
that provide information on health outcomes, EPA also seeks recent 
information in other areas of research relevant to oxides of nitrogen 
such as sources and emissions, analytical methods, transport and 
transformation in the environment, and ambient concentrations. This and 
other literature relevant to a review of the primary (health-based) 
NO2 NAAQS will be considered for inclusion in the assessment 
in the forthcoming ISA.
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    \2\ The scientific assessment for the last review is documented 
in the Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen--Health 
Criteria (Final Report EPA/600/R-15/068, 81 FR 4910, January 28, 
2016).
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    The Agency seeks information regarding the design and scope of the 
review of the air quality criteria to ensure that the ISA addresses key 
policy-relevant issues and considers the new science that is relevant 
to informing our understanding of these issues. The Agency also seeks 
new scientific information that may address key uncertainties 
identified in the last review of the primary NO2 NAAQS, 
which are provided in the Policy Assessment (EPA-452/R-17-003, April 
2017).\3\ Additional opportunities for submission of new peer-reviewed, 
published (or in-press) papers will be possible as part of public 
comment on the draft ISA that will be reviewed by the CASAC.
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    \3\ The 2014 Policy Assessment is available at: https://www3.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/NO2/data/140501_pa_NO2_fin.pdf.
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II. How To Submit Technical Comments to the Docket at 
www.regulations.gov

    We encourage the public to submit comments to Docket ID No. ORD-
2022-0831 by one of the following methods:
     The web at https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: [email protected].
     Fax: 202-566-9744.
     Mail: EPA Docket Center, ORD Docket (Mail Code: 28221T), 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20460. The phone number is 202-566-1752. Due to COVID-
19, there may be a delay in processing comments submitted by mail.
     Hand Delivery or Courier (by scheduled appointment only): 
EPA Docket Center, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004. The Docket Center's hours of 
operations are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday (except Federal 
holidays).
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. ORD-2022-0831. 
Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified 
comment period, so that EPA has adequate time to consider them. 
Comments received after the closing date will be marked ``late,'' and 
may not be considered if time does not permit. It is EPA's policy to 
include all materials it receives in the public docket without change 
and to make the materials available online at www.regulations.gov, 
including any personal information provided, unless materials include 
information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or 
other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not 
submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected 
through www.regulations.gov or email. The www.regulations.gov website 
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 directly to EPA without going 
through www.regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically 
captured and included as part of the materials that are placed in the 
public docket and made available on the internet. If you submit 
electronic materials, EPA recommends that you include your name and 
other contact information in the body of your materials and with any 
disk or CD-ROM you submit. CD-ROM and disks can only be accepted via 
UPS/FedEx/hand delivery and not through regular mail. If EPA cannot 
read your materials due to technical difficulties and cannot contact 
you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider the materials 
you submit. Electronic files should avoid the use of special 
characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or 
viruses. For additional information about EPA's public docket visit 
EPA's Docket Center homepage at www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
    Docket: Documents in the docket are listed in the 
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some

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information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other materials, 
such as copyrighted material, are publicly available only in hard copy. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
in www.regulations.gov or at EPA's Docket Center.

Wayne Cascio,
Director, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Office 
of Research and Development.
[FR Doc. 2022-26786 Filed 12-8-22; 8:45 am]
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