EPA Transcriptomic Assessment Product (ETAP) Panel Under the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC)-July 2023, 40261-40262 [2023-13187]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 118 / Wednesday, June 21, 2023 / Notices 40261 TABLE I—PMN/SNUN/MCANS APPROVED * FROM 05/01/2023 TO 05/31/2023—Continued Case No. Version Received date Manufacturer Use Chemical substance P–23–0140 ... 2 05/23/2023 CBI ........................ (G) Additive for consumer and commercial products. P–23–0141 ... 1 05/23/2023 Hach Company ..... SN–16–0013A 5 05/08/2023 CBI ........................ (G) Buffer solution for free chlorine determination. (G) Surfactant ....................................... SN–20–0003A 10 05/08/2023 CBI ........................ SN–21–0011A 3 05/11/2023 CBI ........................ In Table II of this unit, EPA provides the following information (to the extent that such information is not claimed as CBI) on the NOCs that have passed an initial screening by EPA during this period: The EPA case number assigned (G) Polysaccharide, (hydroxytrialkylammonio)alkyl ether, chloride. (S) 2-Butenedioic acid (2Z)-, potassium salt (1:?). (G) Polyfluorinated alkyl quaternary ammonium chloride. (S) 1-Propanesulfonic acid, 2-methyl-2[[1-oxo-3-[(3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8tridecafluorooctyl)thio]propyl]amino]-, sodium salt (1:1). (S) An anionic fluorosurfactant used in firefighting foam concentrates such as AFFF (Aqueous Film Forming Foam) and AR–AFFF (Alcohol Resistant Aqueous Fim Forming Foam). (G) Solvent ........................................... (S) 2-Propanol, 1-[bis(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]-. to the NOC including whether the submission was an initial or amended submission, the date the NOC was received by EPA, the date of commencement provided by the submitter in the NOC, a notation of the type of amendment (e.g., amendment to generic name, specific name, technical contact information, etc.) and chemical substance identity. TABLE II—NOCS APPROVED * FROM 05/01/2023 TO 05/31/2023 Case No. P–19–0185 .. P–95–0224 .. Received date Commencement date If amendment, type of amendment 05/11/2023 05/16/2023 04/03/2023 04/28/1995 N N Chemical substance (S) Benzoic acid, 2-chloro-3-methyl-, sodium salt (1:1). (S) 2-propenoic acid,2-methyl-,2-(dimethylamino)ethyl ester, polymer with 1-ethenylhexahydro-2h-azepin-2-one & vinylpyrrolidone. * The term ‘Approved’ indicates that a submission has passed a quick initial screen ensuring all required information and documents have been provided with the submission. In Table III of this unit, EPA provides the following information (to the extent such information is not subject to a CBI claim) on the test information that has been received during this time period: The EPA case number assigned to the test information; the date the test information was received by EPA, the type of test information submitted, and chemical substance identity. TABLE III—TEST INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM 05/01/2023 TO 05/31/2023 Case No. P–23–0124 .. Received date 05/24/2023 Type of test information Acute Oral Toxicity/Pathogenicity (OCSPP Test Guideline 885.3050); Bacterial Reverse Mutation Test (OECD Test Guideline 471). lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 If you are interested in information that is not included in these tables, you may contact EPA’s technical information contact or general information contact as described under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT to access additional non-CBI information that may be available. Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. Dated: June 14, 2023. Pamela Myrick, Director, Project Management and Operations Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. [FR Doc. 2023–13165 Filed 6–20–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:36 Jun 20, 2023 Chemical substance Jkt 259001 (G) Sulfonium, tricabocyclic-, 2-heteroatom-substituted-(halocarbocyclic)carboxylate (1:1). ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–ORD–2015–0765; FRL–10949–01– ORD] EPA Transcriptomic Assessment Product (ETAP) Panel Under the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC)—July 2023 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 technical experts to serve as Special Government Employees (SGEs) on a review panel under the authority of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC), a federal advisory committee to the Office of Research and Development (ORD). Selected experts will review ORD’s draft documents detailing scientific studies supporting the development of transcriptomic-based reference values and their implementation as a new EPA Transcriptomic Assessment Product (ETAP). The ETAP is a proposed ORD assessment product that utilizes a standardized short-term in vivo study E:\FR\FM\21JNN1.SGM 21JNN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 40262 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 118 / Wednesday, June 21, 2023 / Notices design and data analysis procedures to develop transcriptomic-based reference values for data poor chemicals. DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, July 12, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. All times noted are Eastern Time and approximate. The meeting may adjourn early if all business is finished. Attendees should register by July 3, 2023, at https://EPAETAP_July_meeting.eventbrite.com. Requests for making oral presentations at the meeting will be accepted through July 3, 2023. Comments may be submitted through Friday, July 7, 2023. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the EPA’s Research Triangle Park Main Campus Facility, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711. Submit your comments to Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2015– 0765 by one of the following methods: • www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • Email: Send comments by electronic mail (email) to: ORD.Docket@ epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA– HQ–ORD–2015–0765. • Fax: Fax comments to: (202) 566– 0224, Attention Docket ID No. EPA– HQ–ORD–2015–0765. • Mail: Send comments by mail to: Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee Docket, Mail Code: 2822T, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20004, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2015– 0765. • Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver comments to: EPA Docket Center (EPA/ DC), Room 3334, William Jefferson Clinton West Building, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– ORD–2015–0765. Note: This is not a mailing address. Deliveries are only accepted during the docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. Instructions: The EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at www.regulations.gov including any personal information provided unless the comment includes 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 the EPA will not VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:21 Jun 20, 2023 Jkt 259001 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 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 disk or CD–ROM 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 additional information about the EPA’s public docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at https:// www.epa.gov/dockets/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Designated Federal Officer (DFO), Tom Tracy, via phone/voicemail at: 919– 541–4334; or via email at: tracy.tom@ epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: General Information: The meeting is open to the public. Any member of the public interested in receiving a draft agenda, attending the meeting, or making a presentation at the meeting may contact Tom Tracy, the Designated Federal (DFO), via any of the contact methods listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above. Individuals making an oral presentation will be limited to a total of three minutes. For security purposes, all attendees must provide their names to the DFO by registering online at https://EPA-ETAP_ July_meeting.eventbrite.com by July 7, 2023, and must go through a metal detector, sign in with the security desk, and show REAL ID Act-compliant government-issued photo identification to enter the building. Attendees are encouraged to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the meeting to allow enough time for security screening. Proposed agenda items for the meeting include but are not limited to the following: Review of charge questions, overview of the report outlining scientific studies supporting the development of transcriptomic-based reference values, overview of the report outlining implementation of the proposed EPA Transcriptomic Assessment Product, overview of the socio-economic case study of the proposed EPA Transcriptomic PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Assessment Product, and subcommittee deliberations. Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities: For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Tom Tracy (202) 564–6518 or tracy.tom@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Tom Tracy, preferably at least ten days prior to the meeting, to give the EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Mary Ross, Director, Office of Science Advisor, Policy, and Engagement. [FR Doc. 2023–13187 Filed 6–20–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2022–0417; FRL–11041–01– OMS] Notice of Objections to Chlorpyrifos; Notice of Intent To Cancel Pesticide Registrations; Notice of Public Hearing Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). AGENCY: Notice of objections and public hearing. ACTION: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) has received objections and hearing requests in response to its issuance of a Notice of Intent to Cancel registrations of three pesticide products containing the insecticide chlorpyrifos due to the Agency’s revocation of all tolerances for chlorpyrifos. The EPA will hold a public hearing to receive evidence related to the proposed cancellation of the chlorpyrifos product registrations. SUMMARY: A public hearing will be held beginning at 9 a.m. January 8, 2024, and continue as necessary through January 11, 2024. DATES: The public hearing will take place in the EPA Administrative Courtroom, EPA East Building, Room 1152, 1201 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Angeles, Headquarters Hearing Clerk, Office of Administrative Law Judges, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Mail Code 1900R, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564– 6281; email address: angeles.mary@ epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\21JNN1.SGM 21JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 21, 2023)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13187]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0765; FRL-10949-01-ORD]


EPA Transcriptomic Assessment Product (ETAP) Panel Under the 
Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC)--July 2023

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected 
technical experts to serve as Special Government Employees (SGEs) on a 
review panel under the authority of the Board of Scientific Counselors 
(BOSC), a federal advisory committee to the Office of Research and 
Development (ORD). Selected experts will review ORD's draft documents 
detailing scientific studies supporting the development of 
transcriptomic-based reference values and their implementation as a new 
EPA Transcriptomic Assessment Product (ETAP). The ETAP is a proposed 
ORD assessment product that utilizes a standardized short-term in vivo 
study

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design and data analysis procedures to develop transcriptomic-based 
reference values for data poor chemicals.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, from 9 a.m. 
to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, July 12, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. All times 
noted are Eastern Time and approximate. The meeting may adjourn early 
if all business is finished. Attendees should register by July 3, 2023, 
at https://EPA-ETAP_July_meeting.eventbrite.com. Requests for making 
oral presentations at the meeting will be accepted through July 3, 
2023. Comments may be submitted through Friday, July 7, 2023.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the EPA's Research Triangle Park 
Main Campus Facility, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, 
North Carolina 27711. Submit your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-
2015-0765 by one of the following methods:
     www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for 
submitting comments.
     Email: Send comments by electronic mail (email) to: 
[email protected], Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0765.
     Fax: Fax comments to: (202) 566-0224, Attention Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0765.
     Mail: Send comments by mail to: Board of Scientific 
Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee Docket, Mail Code: 2822T, 1301 
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20004, Attention Docket ID No. 
EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0765.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver comments to: EPA Docket 
Center (EPA/DC), Room 3334, William Jefferson Clinton West Building, 
1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-ORD-2015-0765. Note: This is not a mailing address. Deliveries are 
only accepted during the docket's normal hours of operation, and 
special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed 
information.
    Instructions: The EPA's policy is that all comments received will 
be included in the public docket without change and may be made 
available online at www.regulations.gov including any personal 
information provided unless the comment includes 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 the 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 
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 disk or 
CD-ROM 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 additional information about the EPA's public 
docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Designated Federal Officer (DFO), 
Tom Tracy, via phone/voicemail at: 919-541-4334; or via email at: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    General Information: The meeting is open to the public. Any member 
of the public interested in receiving a draft agenda, attending the 
meeting, or making a presentation at the meeting may contact Tom Tracy, 
the Designated Federal (DFO), via any of the contact methods listed in 
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above. Individuals making 
an oral presentation will be limited to a total of three minutes.
    For security purposes, all attendees must provide their names to 
the DFO by registering online at https://EPA-ETAP_July_meeting.eventbrite.com by July 7, 2023, and must go through a 
metal detector, sign in with the security desk, and show REAL ID Act-
compliant government-issued photo identification to enter the building. 
Attendees are encouraged to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the 
start of the meeting to allow enough time for security screening. 
Proposed agenda items for the meeting include but are not limited to 
the following: Review of charge questions, overview of the report 
outlining scientific studies supporting the development of 
transcriptomic-based reference values, overview of the report outlining 
implementation of the proposed EPA Transcriptomic Assessment Product, 
overview of the socio-economic case study of the proposed EPA 
Transcriptomic Assessment Product, and subcommittee deliberations.
    Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities: For 
information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, 
please contact Tom Tracy (202) 564-6518 or [email protected]. To 
request accommodation of a disability, please contact Tom Tracy, 
preferably at least ten days prior to the meeting, to give the EPA as 
much time as possible to process your request.

Mary Ross,
Director, Office of Science Advisor, Policy, and Engagement.
[FR Doc. 2023-13187 Filed 6-20-23; 8:45 am]
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