Environmental Protection Agency January 12, 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The EPA is announcing three public hearings to be held for the proposed rule, ``Reconsideration of the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone,'' which was signed on January 6, 2010, and will be published in an upcoming Federal Register. The hearings will be held concurrently in Arlington, Virginia, and Houston, Texas, on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, and in Sacramento, California, on Thursday, February 4, 2010.

EPA is announcing a public comment period and a public listening session for the external review draft document titled ``Toxicological Review of Methanol: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)'' (EPA/635/R-09/013). The draft document was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within the EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD). The public comment period and the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) meeting, which will be scheduled at a later date and announced in the Federal Register, are separate processes that provide opportunities for all interested parties to comment on the document. EPA intends to forward the public comments that are submitted in accordance with this notice to the SAB peer-review panel prior to the meeting for their consideration. When finalizing the draft document, EPA intends to consider any public comments that EPA receives in accordance with this notice.