EPA Database Calibrated Assessment Product (DCAP) Panel Under the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC)-January 2025, 101006-101007 [2024-29242]

Download as PDF 101006 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 240 / Friday, December 13, 2024 / Notices 2022 $ using the CEPCI Equipment Cost Index. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Information Engagement Division. [FR Doc. 2024–29421 Filed 12–12–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–ORD–2015–0765; FRL–12456–01– ORD] EPA Database Calibrated Assessment Product (DCAP) Panel Under the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC)— January 2025 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a public meeting. The 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 the development and implementation of the Database Calibrated Assessment Product (DCAP). The DCAP is a proposed new ORD human health assessment product that is intended to be applied to substances with existing, publicly accessible in vivo repeat-dose toxicity studies, but lacking expert-derived human health assessments from authoritative sources. DCAP is a methods-based approach to develop oral, non-cancer human health assessments that inform timely decisions by EPA and external stakeholders using a scalable and transparent process. DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, January 16, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday, January 17, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. All times noted are Eastern Time and approximate. The meeting may adjourn early if all business is finished. Attendees should register by Saturday, January 11, 2025, at https://us-epa-ord-dcap-panelmeeting.eventbrite.com. Attendees have the option to attend the meeting inperson or virtually and should indicate the type of attendance upon registration. Requests for making oral presentations at the meeting will be accepted through noon Eastern Time on Monday, January 6, 2025, and individuals making an oral presentation will be limited to a total of khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:12 Dec 12, 2024 Jkt 265001 three minutes. Comments may be submitted through noon Eastern Time on Monday, January 6, 2025. 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 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 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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/. The Designated Federal Officer (DFO), Tom Tracy, via phone/voicemail at: (919) 541–4334; or via email at: tracy.tom@ epa.gov. Meeting access: This meeting will be open to the public; attendees should register online at https://us-epa-orddcap-panel-meeting.eventbrite.com and indicate whether their attendance will be in-person or virtual. The full agenda and meeting materials will be available prior to the start of the meeting at the BOSC website: https://www.epa.gov/ bosc. For questions on document availability, or if you do not have access to the internet, consult with the DFO, Tom Tracy, listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For security purposes, all in-person attendees must provide their names to the DFO by registering online at https:// us-epa-ord-dcap-panelmeeting.eventbrite.com by January 11, 2025, 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 describing the process to develop the Database Calibrated Assessment Product, overview of the proposed implementation of the new human health 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 at (919) 541–4334 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 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\13DEN1.SGM 13DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 240 / Friday, December 13, 2024 / Notices EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Kathleen Deener, Director, Office of Science Advisor, Policy, and Engagement. [FR Doc. 2024–29242 Filed 12–12–24; 8:45 am] 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2020–0633; FRL–12492–01– OMS] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Polymeric Coating of Supporting Substrates Facilities (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NSPS for Polymeric Coating of Supporting Substrates Facilities (EPA ICR Number 1284.13, OMB Control Number 2060–0181) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through December 31, 2024. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on May 18, 2023 during a 60day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before January 13, 2025. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OAR–2020–0633, to EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov/ (our preferred method), by email to a-and-rdocket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460 The EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed information collection within khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:12 Dec 12, 2024 Jkt 265001 Muntasir Ali, Sector Policies and Program Division (D243–05), Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: (919) 541– 0833; email address: ali.muntasir@ epa.gov. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through December 31, 2024. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on May 18, 2023, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Supporting documents, which explain in detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For additional information about EPA’s public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/ dockets. Abstract: The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Polymeric Coating of Supporting Substrates Facilities (40 CFR part 60, subpart VVV) were proposed on April 30, 1987, and promulgated on September 11, 1989. These regulations apply to each existing and new coating operation and any on-site coating mix preparation equipment used to prepare coatings for the polymeric coating of supporting substrates. New facilities include those that commenced construction, modification, or reconstruction after the date of proposal. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 60, subpart VVV. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Polymeric coating of supporting substrates facilities. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, subpart VVV). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 101007 Estimated number of respondents: 74 (total). Frequency of response: Initially, quarterly, and semiannually. Total estimated burden: 16,400 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total estimated cost: $3,330,000 (per year), includes $826,000 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is There is no change in burden from the most-recently approved ICR as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens. The regulations have not changed over the past three years and are not anticipated to change over the next three years. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Information Engagement Division. [FR Doc. 2024–29347 Filed 12–12–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2003–0004; FRL–12484– 01–OCSPP] Access to Confidential Business Information by SRC, Inc. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: EPA has authorized its contractor SRC, Inc. of North Syracuse, NY to access information which has been submitted to EPA under all sections of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Some of the information may be claimed or determined to be Confidential Business Information (CBI). DATES: Access to the confidential data will occur no sooner than December 20, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact: Colby Lintner or Adam Schwoerer, Program Management and Operations Division (7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 564–8182; email address: lintner.colby@epa.gov or (202) 564–4767; schwoerer.adam@ epa.gov or (202) 564–4767. For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@ epa.gov. SUMMARY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\13DEN1.SGM 13DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 240 (Friday, December 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 101006-101007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29242]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0765; FRL-12456-01-ORD]


EPA Database Calibrated Assessment Product (DCAP) Panel Under the 
Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC)--January 2025

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a public 
meeting. The 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 the development and 
implementation of the Database Calibrated Assessment Product (DCAP). 
The DCAP is a proposed new ORD human health assessment product that is 
intended to be applied to substances with existing, publicly accessible 
in vivo repeat-dose toxicity studies, but lacking expert-derived human 
health assessments from authoritative sources. DCAP is a methods-based 
approach to develop oral, non-cancer human health assessments that 
inform timely decisions by EPA and external stakeholders using a 
scalable and transparent process.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, January 16, 2025, from 9 
a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday, January 17, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. 
All times noted are Eastern Time and approximate. The meeting may 
adjourn early if all business is finished. Attendees should register by 
Saturday, January 11, 2025, at https://us-epa-ord-dcap-panel-meeting.eventbrite.com. Attendees have the option to attend the meeting 
in-person or virtually and should indicate the type of attendance upon 
registration. Requests for making oral presentations at the meeting 
will be accepted through noon Eastern Time on Monday, January 6, 2025, 
and individuals making an oral presentation will be limited to a total 
of three minutes. Comments may be submitted through noon Eastern Time 
on Monday, January 6, 2025.

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].
    Meeting access: This meeting will be open to the public; attendees 
should register online at https://us-epa-ord-dcap-panel-meeting.eventbrite.com and indicate whether their attendance will be 
in-person or virtual. The full agenda and meeting materials will be 
available prior to the start of the meeting at the BOSC website: 
https://www.epa.gov/bosc. For questions on document availability, or if 
you do not have access to the internet, consult with the DFO, Tom 
Tracy, listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For security purposes, all in-person 
attendees must provide their names to the DFO by registering online at 
https://us-epa-ord-dcap-panel-meeting.eventbrite.com by January 11, 
2025, 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 describing the process to develop the 
Database Calibrated Assessment Product, overview of the proposed 
implementation of the new human health 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 at (919) 541-4334 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

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EPA as much time as possible to process your request.

Kathleen Deener,
Director, Office of Science Advisor, Policy, and Engagement.
[FR Doc. 2024-29242 Filed 12-12-24; 8:45 am]
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