80_FR_37741 80 FR 37615 - Notification of Two Public Teleconferences of the Science Advisory Board Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee Augmented for the Review of EPA's Draft Benzo[a]pyrene Assessment

80 FR 37615 - Notification of Two Public Teleconferences of the Science Advisory Board Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee Augmented for the Review of EPA's Draft Benzo[a]pyrene Assessment

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 126 (July 1, 2015)

Page Range37615-37616
FR Document2015-16197

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces two public teleconferences of the SAB Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee Augmented for the Review of the Draft Benzo[a]pyrene Assessment (CAAC-Benzo[a]pyrene Panel) to discuss its draft report concerning EPA's draft Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Toxicological Review of Benzo[a]pyrene (September, 2014 External Review Draft).

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 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Notification of Two Public Teleconferences of the Science 
Advisory Board Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee Augmented for the 
Review of EPA's Draft Benzo[a]pyrene Assessment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science 
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces two public teleconferences 
of the SAB Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee Augmented for the 
Review of the Draft Benzo[a]pyrene Assessment (CAAC-Benzo[a]pyrene 
Panel) to discuss its draft report concerning EPA's draft Integrated 
Risk Information System (IRIS) Toxicological Review of Benzo[a]pyrene 
(September, 2014 External Review Draft).

DATES: The public teleconferences will be held on Friday August 21, 
2015 and Wednesday September 2, 2015. The teleconferences will be held 
from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on both days.

ADDRESSES: The public teleconference will be conducted by telephone 
only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing 
further information concerning the teleconferences may contact Dr. 
Diana Wong, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office, by 
telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-2049; or via email at [email protected]. General information concerning the EPA Science Advisory 
Board can be found at the EPA SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: The SAB was established pursuant to the Environmental 
Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act (ERDAA) 
codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, to provide independent scientific and 
technical advice to the Administrator on the technical basis for Agency 
positions and regulations. The SAB is a Federal Advisory Committee 
chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., 
App. 2. The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and all 
appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. Pursuant to FACA and 
EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the SAB CAAC--Benzo[a]pyrene 
Panel will hold public teleconferences to discuss its draft report 
regarding the draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Benzo[a]pyrene 
(September 2014 External Review Draft). The EPA SAB Staff Office 
augmented the SAB CAAC with subject matter experts to provide advice 
through the chartered SAB regarding this IRIS assessment.
    The SAB CAAC--Benzo[a]pyrene Panel held a public meeting on April 
15-17, 2015. The purpose of that meeting was to develop responses to 
the peer review charge on the agency's draft IRIS Toxicological Review 
of Benzo[a]pyrene (September 2014 External Review Draft). The purpose 
of these public teleconferences is for the Panel to discuss its draft 
report peer reviewing the agency's draft toxicological review. The two 
public teleconferences will be conducted as one complete meeting, 
beginning on August 21, 2015 and if necessary, will continue on 
September 2, 2015.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: Additional background on this 
SAB activity, the teleconference agenda, draft report, and other 
materials for the teleconferences will be posted on the SAB Web site at 
http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/IRIS%20BaP?OpenDocument
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Public comment for 
consideration by EPA's federal advisory committees and panels has a 
different purpose from public comment provided to EPA program offices. 
Therefore, the process for submitting comments to a federal advisory 
committee is different from the process used to submit comments to an 
EPA program office. Federal advisory committees and panels, including 
scientific advisory committees, provide independent advice to the EPA. 
Members of the public can submit relevant comments pertaining to the 
meeting materials or the group conducting this SAB activity. Input from 
the public to the SAB will have the most impact if it consists of 
comments that provide specific scientific or technical information or 
analysis for SAB committees and panels to consider or if it relates to 
the clarity or accuracy of the technical information. Members

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of the public wishing to provide comment should contact the DFO 
directly.
    Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an 
oral presentation on a public teleconference will be limited to three 
minutes per speaker. Interested parties wishing to provide comments 
should contact Dr. Diana Wong, DFO (preferably via email), at the 
contact information noted above, by August 14, 2015 to be placed on the 
list of public speakers for the teleconference. Written Statements: 
Written statements for these teleconferences should be received in the 
SAB Staff Office by the same deadlines given above for requesting oral 
comments. Written statements should be supplied to the DFO via email. 
It is the SAB Staff Office general policy to post written comments on 
the Web page for the advisory meeting or teleconference. Submitters are 
requested to provide an unsigned version of each document because the 
SAB Staff Office does not publish documents with signatures on its Web 
sites. Members of the public should be aware that their personal 
contact information, if included in any written comments, may be posted 
to the SAB Web site. Copyrighted material will not be posted without 
explicit permission of the copyright holder.
    Accessibility: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, please contact Dr. Diana Wong at (202) 
564-2049 or [email protected]. To request accommodation of a 
disability, please contact Dr. Wong preferably at least ten days prior 
to the teleconferences, to give EPA as much time as possible to process 
your request.

    Dated: June 24, 2015.
Thomas H. Brennan,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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                                              chloropicrin plus metam (sodium or                      Applicants should also address their                   technical advice to the Administrator on
                                              potassium) or allyl isothiocyanate                      efforts to secure and use stockpiled                   the technical basis for Agency positions
                                              (DominusTM) used in place of metam in                   methyl bromide.                                        and regulations. The SAB is a Federal
                                              states other than California, dimethyl                    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7414, 7601, 7671–               Advisory Committee chartered under
                                              disulfide (DMDS), and steam.                            7671q.                                                 the Federal Advisory Committee Act
                                                 Applications should address                                                                                 (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. The SAB will
                                              regulatory and economic implications                      Dated: June 23, 2015.
                                                                                                                                                             comply with the provisions of FACA
                                              for growers and your region’s                           Sarah Dunham,                                          and all appropriate SAB Staff Office
                                              production of these crops using these                   Director, Office of Atmospheric Programs.              procedural policies. Pursuant to FACA
                                              alternatives, including the costs to                    [FR Doc. 2015–16044 Filed 6–30–15; 8:45 am]            and EPA policy, notice is hereby given
                                              retrofit equipment and the differential                 BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                 that the SAB CAAC—Benzo[a]pyrene
                                              impact of buffers for methyl bromide                                                                           Panel will hold public teleconferences
                                              plus chloropicrin compared to the                                                                              to discuss its draft report regarding the
                                              alternatives. For the economic                          ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                               draft IRIS Toxicological Review of
                                              assessment, applicants should provide                   AGENCY                                                 Benzo[a]pyrene (September 2014
                                              the following: Price per pound of                       [FRL–9929–87–OA]                                       External Review Draft). The EPA SAB
                                              fumigant gas used (for both methyl                                                                             Staff Office augmented the SAB CAAC
                                              bromide and alternatives) from the most                 Notification of Two Public                             with subject matter experts to provide
                                              recent use season; application rates;                   Teleconferences of the Science                         advice through the chartered SAB
                                              value of the crop being produced;                       Advisory Board Chemical Assessment                     regarding this IRIS assessment.
                                              differences in labor inputs (i.e., hours                Advisory Committee Augmented for                          The SAB CAAC—Benzo[a]pyrene
                                              and wages); and any differences in                      the Review of EPA’s Draft                              Panel held a public meeting on April
                                              equipment costs or time needed to                       Benzo[a]pyrene Assessment                              15–17, 2015. The purpose of that
                                              operate equipment associated with                                                                              meeting was to develop responses to the
                                              alternatives. Applicants should also                    AGENCY: Environmental Protection                       peer review charge on the agency’s draft
                                              address their efforts to secure and use                 Agency (EPA).                                          IRIS Toxicological Review of
                                              stockpiled methyl bromide.                              ACTION: Notice.                                        Benzo[a]pyrene (September 2014
                                                                                                                                                             External Review Draft). The purpose of
                                              Golf Courses                                            SUMMARY:   The Environmental Protection                these public teleconferences is for the
                                                 EPA has not found that a significant                 Agency (EPA or Agency) Science                         Panel to discuss its draft report peer
                                              market disruption would occur in the                    Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office                      reviewing the agency’s draft
                                              golf industry in the absence of methyl                  announces two public teleconferences                   toxicological review. The two public
                                              bromide. To support a nomination,                       of the SAB Chemical Assessment                         teleconferences will be conducted as
                                              applicants should address potential                     Advisory Committee Augmented for the                   one complete meeting, beginning on
                                              changes to quality when converting to                   Review of the Draft Benzo[a]pyrene                     August 21, 2015 and if necessary, will
                                              alternatives, including: Basamid,                       Assessment (CAAC-Benzo[a]pyrene                        continue on September 2, 2015.
                                              chloropicrin, 1,3-dichloropene, 1,3-                    Panel) to discuss its draft report                        Availability of Meeting Materials:
                                              dichloropene plus chloropicrin, metam                   concerning EPA’s draft Integrated Risk                 Additional background on this SAB
                                              sodium, or allyl isothiocyanate                         Information System (IRIS) Toxicological                activity, the teleconference agenda, draft
                                              (DominusTM), and steam. Non-fumigant                    Review of Benzo[a]pyrene (September,                   report, and other materials for the
                                              alternatives currently in use (e.g.,                    2014 External Review Draft).                           teleconferences will be posted on the
                                              additional pesticides, fertilizers,                     DATES: The public teleconferences will                 SAB Web site at http://
                                              different cultural practices, and                       be held on Friday August 21, 2015 and                  yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/
                                              increased management) should also be                    Wednesday September 2, 2015. The                       fedrgstr_activites/IRIS%20BaP?Open
                                              described.                                              teleconferences will be held from 1:00                 Document
                                                 Applications should address                          p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on both                  Procedures for Providing Public Input:
                                              regulatory and economic implications                    days.                                                  Public comment for consideration by
                                              for growers using these alternatives,                                                                          EPA’s federal advisory committees and
                                                                                                      ADDRESSES: The public teleconference
                                              including the costs to retrofit equipment                                                                      panels has a different purpose from
                                              and the differential impact of buffers for              will be conducted by telephone only.
                                                                                                                                                             public comment provided to EPA
                                              methyl bromide compared to the                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any                   program offices. Therefore, the process
                                              alternatives. For the economic                          member of the public wishing further                   for submitting comments to a federal
                                              assessment, applicants should provide                   information concerning the                             advisory committee is different from the
                                              the following: Price per pound of                       teleconferences may contact Dr. Diana                  process used to submit comments to an
                                              fumigant gas used (both methyl bromide                  Wong, Designated Federal Officer                       EPA program office. Federal advisory
                                              and alternatives) from the most recent                  (DFO), SAB Staff Office, by telephone/                 committees and panels, including
                                              use season; application rates; economic                 voice mail at (202) 564–2049; or via                   scientific advisory committees, provide
                                              impact for the golf course from a                       email at wong.diana-M@epa.gov.                         independent advice to the EPA.
                                              transition to alternatives (e.g., downtime              General information concerning the EPA                 Members of the public can submit
                                              when resurfacing, years between                         Science Advisory Board can be found at                 relevant comments pertaining to the
                                              fumigations); differences in labor inputs               the EPA SAB Web site at http://                        meeting materials or the group
                                              (i.e., hours and wages); and any                        www.epa.gov/sab.                                       conducting this SAB activity. Input
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                                              differences in equipment costs or time                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                             from the public to the SAB will have the
                                              needed to operate equipment associated                    Background: The SAB was                              most impact if it consists of comments
                                              with alternatives. Supporting evidence                  established pursuant to the                            that provide specific scientific or
                                              could be included that would                            Environmental Research, Development,                   technical information or analysis for
                                              demonstrate that alternatives lead to                   and Demonstration Authorization Act                    SAB committees and panels to consider
                                              more frequent resurfacing and therefore,                (ERDAA) codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, to                 or if it relates to the clarity or accuracy
                                              greater adverse economic impacts.                       provide independent scientific and                     of the technical information. Members


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                                              of the public wishing to provide                        information collection request (ICR),                  functions of the Agency, including
                                              comment should contact the DFO                          ‘‘Water Quality Standards Regulation                   whether the information will have
                                              directly.                                               (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 0988.12, OMB                  practical utility; (ii) evaluate the
                                                 Oral Statements: In general,                         Control No. 2040–0049) to the Office of                accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the
                                              individuals or groups requesting an oral                Management and Budget (OMB) for                        burden of the proposed collection of
                                              presentation on a public teleconference                 review and approval in accordance with                 information, including the validity of
                                              will be limited to three minutes per                    the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.                 the methodology and assumptions used;
                                              speaker. Interested parties wishing to                  3501 et seq.). Before doing so, EPA is                 (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and
                                              provide comments should contact Dr.                     soliciting public comments on specific                 clarity of the information to be
                                              Diana Wong, DFO (preferably via email),                 aspects of the proposed information                    collected; and (iv) minimize the burden
                                              at the contact information noted above,                 collection as described below. This is a               of the collection of information on those
                                              by August 14, 2015 to be placed on the                  proposed extension of the ICR, which is                who are to respond, including through
                                              list of public speakers for the                         currently approved through December                    the use of appropriate automated
                                              teleconference. Written Statements:                     31, 2015. An Agency may not conduct                    electronic, mechanical, or other
                                              Written statements for these                            or sponsor and a person is not required                technological collection techniques or
                                              teleconferences should be received in                   to respond to a collection of information              other forms of information technology,
                                              the SAB Staff Office by the same                        unless it displays a currently valid OMB               e.g., permitting electronic submission of
                                              deadlines given above for requesting                    control number.                                        responses. EPA will consider the
                                              oral comments. Written statements                       DATES: Comments must be submitted on                   comments received and amend the ICR
                                              should be supplied to the DFO via                       or before August 31, 2015.                             as appropriate. The final ICR package
                                              email. It is the SAB Staff Office general               ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,                       will then be submitted to OMB for
                                              policy to post written comments on the                  referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–                      review and approval. At that time, EPA
                                              Web page for the advisory meeting or                    OW–2011–0465, online using                             will issue another Federal Register
                                              teleconference. Submitters are requested                www.regulations.gov (our preferred                     notice to announce the submission of
                                              to provide an unsigned version of each                  method), by email to ow-docket@                        the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
                                              document because the SAB Staff Office                   epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket                     submit additional comments to OMB.
                                              does not publish documents with                                                                                   Abstract: Water quality standards are
                                                                                                      Center, Environmental Protection
                                              signatures on its Web sites. Members of                                                                        provisions of state,1 tribal, and federal
                                                                                                      Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
                                              the public should be aware that their                                                                          law that consist of designated uses for
                                                                                                      Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
                                              personal contact information, if                                                                               waters of the United States, water
                                                                                                      DC 20460.
                                              included in any written comments, may                     EPA’s policy is that all comments                    quality criteria to protect the designated
                                              be posted to the SAB Web site.                          received will be included in the public                uses, and an antidegradation policy.
                                              Copyrighted material will not be posted                 docket without change including any                    Section 303(c) of the Clean Water Act
                                              without explicit permission of the                      personal information provided, unless                  requires states and authorized tribes to
                                              copyright holder.                                       the comment includes profanity, threats,               establish water quality standards, and to
                                                 Accessibility: For information on                                                                           review and, if appropriate, revise their
                                                                                                      information claimed to be Confidential
                                              access or services for individuals with                                                                        water quality standards once every three
                                                                                                      Business Information (CBI) or other
                                              disabilities, please contact Dr. Diana                                                                         years. The Act also requires EPA to
                                                                                                      information whose disclosure is
                                              Wong at (202) 564–2049 or wong.diana-                                                                          review and either approve or disapprove
                                                                                                      restricted by statute.
                                                                                                                                                             the new or revised standards, and to
                                              M@epa.gov. To request accommodation                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                       promulgate replacement federal
                                              of a disability, please contact Dr. Wong                Tangela Cooper, Office of Water, Office                standards if necessary. Section 118(c)(2)
                                              preferably at least ten days prior to the               of Science and Technology, Standards                   of the Act specifies additional water
                                              teleconferences, to give EPA as much                    and Health Protection Division, (4305T),               quality standards requirements for
                                              time as possible to process your request.               Environmental Protection Agency, 1200                  waters of the Great Lakes system.
                                                Dated: June 24, 2015.                                 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,                        The Water Quality Standards
                                              Thomas H. Brennan,                                      DC 20460; telephone number: 202–566–                   regulation (40 CFR part 131 and
                                              Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board             0369; fax number: 202–566–0409; email                  portions of part 132) governs national
                                              Staff Office.                                           address: cooper.tangela@epa.gov.                       implementation of the water quality
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–16197 Filed 6–30–15; 8:45 am]             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                             standards program. The regulation
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                                                                                                      Supporting documents which explain in                  describes requirements and procedures
                                                                                                      detail the information that the EPA will               for states and authorized tribes to
                                                                                                      be collecting are available in the public              develop, review, and revise their water
                                              ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                docket for this ICR. The docket can be                 quality standards, and EPA procedures
                                              AGENCY                                                  viewed online at www.regulations.gov                   for reviewing and approving the water
                                                                                                      or in person at the EPA Docket Center,                 quality standards. The regulation
                                              [EPA–HQ–OW–2011–0465; FRL–9930–00–                      WJC West, Room 3334, 1301                              requires the development and
                                              OW]
                                                                                                      Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,                     submission of information to EPA,
                                              Proposed Information Collection                         DC. The telephone number for the                       including:
                                              Request; Comment Request; Water                         Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For                     —The minimum elements in water
                                              Quality Standards Regulation                            additional information about EPA’s                        quality standards that each state or
                                              (Renewal)                                               public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/                  tribe must submit to EPA for review,
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                                                                                                      dockets.                                                  including any new or revised water
                                              AGENCY: Environmental Protection                          Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
                                              Agency (EPA).                                           the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments                      1 The Clean Water Act defines the term ‘‘state’’ to

                                              ACTION: Notice.                                         and information to enable it to: (i)                   mean the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and
                                                                                                      Evaluate whether the proposed                          specific territories including Guam, the
                                                                                                                                                             Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands,
                                              SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection                   collection of information is necessary                 American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the
                                              Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an                   for the proper performance of the                      Northern Mariana Islands.



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ActionNotice.
DatesThe public teleconferences will be held on Friday August 21, 2015 and Wednesday September 2, 2015. The teleconferences will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on both days.
ContactAny member of the public wishing further information concerning the teleconferences may contact Dr. Diana Wong, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office, by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-2049; or via email at wong.diana- [email protected] General information concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found at the EPA SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
FR Citation80 FR 37615 

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