Environmental Protection Agency August 16, 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the Chartered Science Advisory Board to conduct a quality review of two draft SAB documents: (a) SAB Homeland Security Advisory Committee Consultation on the EPA's Emergency Consequence Assessment Tool and Incident-based Microbial Risk Assessment Framework, and (b) SAB Radiation Advisory Committee Advisory on the Agency Draft White Paper Entitled Modifying EPA Radiation Risk Models Based on Bier VII.

The State of Louisiana has applied to EPA for Final Authorization of changes to its hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). EPA proposes to grant Final Authorization to the State of Louisiana. In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register, EPA is authorizing the changes by an immediate final rule. EPA did not make a proposal prior to the immediate final rule because we believe this action is not controversial and do not expect comments that oppose it. We have explained the reasons for this authorization in the preamble to the immediate final rule. Unless we get written comments which oppose this authorization during the comment period, the immediate final rule will become effective on the date it establishes, and we will not take further action on this proposal. If we receive comments that oppose this action, we will withdraw the immediate final rule and it will not take effect. We will then respond to public comments in a later final rule based on this proposal. You may not have another opportunity for comment. If you want to comment on this action, you must do so at this time.