81 FR 12727 - Public Comment Draft for the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Assessment of Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 47 (March 10, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-05277

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a 60-day public comment period for the draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX). The draft document was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD). EPA is releasing this draft IRIS assessment for public comment and discussion during the May 10, 2016 IRIS Public Science Meeting. All future announcements about this public comment draft and IRIS Public Science Meetings will be made on the IRIS Web site (www.epa.gov/iris). This draft assessment is not final as described in EPA's information quality guidelines, and it does not represent, and should not be construed to represent Agency policy or views. EPA will consider all public comments submitted in response to this notice when revising this document.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2013-0430; FRL 9943-05-ORD]


Public Comment Draft for the Integrated Risk Information System 
(IRIS) Assessment of Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a 60-day 
public comment period for the draft IRIS Toxicological Review of 
Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine

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(RDX). The draft document was prepared by the National Center for 
Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within EPA's Office of Research and 
Development (ORD).
    EPA is releasing this draft IRIS assessment for public comment and 
discussion during the May 10, 2016 IRIS Public Science Meeting. All 
future announcements about this public comment draft and IRIS Public 
Science Meetings will be made on the IRIS Web site (www.epa.gov/iris). 
This draft assessment is not final as described in EPA's information 
quality guidelines, and it does not represent, and should not be 
construed to represent Agency policy or views. EPA will consider all 
public comments submitted in response to this notice when revising this 
document.

DATES: The 60-day public comment period begins March 10, 2016, and ends 
May 9, 2016. Comments must be received on or before May 9, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Hexahydro-1,3,5-
trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) will be available via the Internet on 
IRIS' Recent Additions at http://www.epa.gov/iris/iris-recent-additions 
or the public docket at http://www.regulations.gov, Docket ID: EPA-HQ-
ORD-2013-0430.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the public comment 
period, contact the ORD Docket at the EPA Headquarters Docket Center; 
telephone: 202-566-1752; facsimile: 202-566-9744; or email: 
[email protected].
    For technical information on the draft IRIS assessment of 
Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX), contact Dr. Louis 
D'Amico, NCEA; telephone: 703-347-0344; facsimile: 703-347-8689; or 
email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Information About IRIS

    EPA's IRIS Program is a human health assessment program that 
evaluates quantitative and qualitative risk information on effects that 
may result from exposure to chemicals found in the environment. Through 
the IRIS Program, EPA provides the highest quality science-based human 
health assessments to support the Agency's regulatory activities and 
decisions to protect public health. The IRIS database contains 
information on chemicals that can be used to support the first two 
steps (hazard identification and dose-response evaluation) of the human 
health risk assessment process. When supported by available data, IRIS 
provides health effects information and toxicity values for health 
effects (including cancer and effects other than cancer). Government 
and others combine IRIS toxicity values with exposure information to 
characterize public health risks of chemicals; this information is then 
used to support risk management decisions designed to protect public 
health.

II. How to Submit Technical Comments to the Docket at http://www.regulations.gov

    Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2013-
0430, by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov: Submit your comments, 
identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2013-0430 to the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot 
be edited or withdrawn. The EPA may publish any comment received to its 
public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you 
consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia 
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written 
comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and 
should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will 
generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of 
the primary submission (i.e. on the Web, cloud, or other file sharing 
system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment 
policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general 
guidance on making effective comments, please visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
     Email: [email protected].
     Fax: 202-566-9744.
     Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket 
Center (ORD Docket), Mail Code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20460. The phone number is 202-566-1752.
     Hand Delivery: The ORD Docket is located in the EPA 
Headquarters Docket Center, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC.
    The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 
telephone number for the Public Reading Room is 202-566-1744. 
Deliveries are only accepted during the docket's normal hours of 
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of 
boxed information. If you provide comments by mail or hand delivery, 
please submit three copies of the comments. For attachments, provide an 
index, number pages consecutively with the comments, and submit an 
unbound original and three copies.
    Docket: Documents in the docket are listed in the 
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other materials, 
such as copyrighted material, are publicly available only in hard copy. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the ORD Docket in the EPA 
Headquarters Docket Center.

    Dated: March 1, 2016.
Mary A. Ross,
Deputy Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA).
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Issue to be effective 5/1/2016. Docket Numbers: ER16–1069–000. Filed Date: 3/3/16.
Filed Date: 3/2/16. Applicants: East Ridge Transmission, Accession Number: 20160303–5147.
Accession Number: 20160302–5192. LLC. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/24/16.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/9/16. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Take notice that the Commission
Docket Numbers: ER16–975–000. Transmission Agreement and Request received the following electric
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System Operator, Inc., Niagara Mohawk Approvals to be effective 5/3/2016. Docket Numbers: RR15–2–004.
Power Corporation. Filed Date: 3/3/16. Applicants: North American Electric
Description: Amendment to February Accession Number: 20160303–5130. Reliability Corp.
19, 2016 Joint Notice of Termination of Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/24/16. Description: North American Electric
Small Generator Interconnection Service Docket Numbers: ER16–1070–000. Reliability Corporation Compliance
Agreement No. 1483 Among the New Applicants: East Ridge Transmission, Filing and Petition for Approval of
York Independent System Operator, LLC. Rules of Procedure Revision.
Inc., et al. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Filed Date: 3/3/16.
Filed Date: 3/2/16. Transmission Agreement and Request Accession Number: 20160303–5146.
Accession Number: 20160302–5206. for Certain Waivers and Blanket Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/24/16.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/16/16. Approvals to be effective 5/3/2016. The filings are accessible in the
Docket Numbers: ER16–1062–000. Filed Date: 3/3/16. Commission’s eLibrary system by
Applicants: MidAmerican Energy Accession Number: 20160303–5131. clicking on the links or querying the
Company. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/24/16. docket number.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Docket Numbers: ER16–1071–000. Any person desiring to intervene or
Services Tariff v.2 to be effective 4/1/ Applicants: East Ridge Transmission, protest in any of the above proceedings
2016. LLC. must file in accordance with Rules 211
Filed Date: 3/3/16. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: and 214 of the Commission’s
Accession Number: 20160303–5014. Transmission Agreement and Request Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/24/16. for Certain Waivers and Blanket 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Docket Numbers: ER16–1063–000. Approvals to be effective 5/3/2016. time on the specified comment date.
Applicants: Emera Maine. Filed Date: 3/3/16. Protests may be considered, but
Description: Notice of Termination of Accession Number: 20160303–5132. intervention is necessary to become a
Emera Maine of Interconnection and Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/24/16. party to the proceeding.
Operating Agreement No. 42 under Docket Numbers: ER16–1072–000. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
Bangor-Hydro Electric Company, FERC Applicants: East Ridge Transmission, information relating to filing
Electric Tariff 2nd Revised Volume No. LLC. requirements, interventions, protests,
2. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: service, and qualifying facilities filings
Filed Date: 3/2/16. Transmission Agreement and Request can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
Accession Number: 20160302–5243. for Certain Waivers and Blanket docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/23/16. Approvals to be effective 5/3/2016. other information, call (866) 208–3676
Docket Numbers: ER16–1064–000. Filed Date: 3/3/16. (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Accession Number: 20160303–5133. Dated: March 3, 2016.
Inc. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/24/16. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Docket Numbers: ER16–1073–000. Deputy Secretary.
1636R15 Kansas Electric Power Applicants: East Ridge Transmission, [FR Doc. 2016–05352 Filed 3–9–16; 8:45 am]
Cooperative, Inc. NITSA and NOA to be LLC.
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effective 8/1/2015. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Filed Date: 3/3/16. Transmission Agreement and Request
Accession Number: 20160303–5029. for Certain Waivers and Blanket
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/24/16. Approvals to be effective 5/3/2016. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Filed Date: 3/3/16. AGENCY
Docket Numbers: ER16–1065–000.
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Accession Number: 20160303–5136. [EPA–HQ–ORD–2013–0430; FRL 9943–05–
Inc. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/24/16. ORD]
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Docket Numbers: ER16–1074–000.
1875R1 Kansas Electric Power Applicants: East Ridge Transmission, Public Comment Draft for the
Cooperative, Inc. NITSA and NOA to be LLC. Integrated Risk Information System
effective 8/1/2015. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: (IRIS) Assessment of Hexahydro-1,3,5-
Filed Date: 3/3/16. Transmission Agreement and Request trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX)
Accession Number: 20160303–5031. for Certain Waivers and Blanket AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/24/16. Approvals to be effective 5/3/2016. Agency (EPA).
Filed Date: 3/3/16.
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Docket Numbers: ER16–1068–000. ACTION: Notice of public comment
Applicants: East Ridge Transmission, Accession Number: 20160303–5141.
period.
LLC. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/24/16.
Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Docket Numbers: ER16–1075–000. SUMMARY: Environmental Protection
Transmission Agreement and Request Applicants: East Ridge Transmission, Agency (EPA) is announcing a 60-day
for Certain Waivers and Blanket LLC. public comment period for the draft
Approvals to be effective 5/3/2016. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: IRIS Toxicological Review of
Filed Date: 3/3/16. Transmission Agreement and Request Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine

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(RDX). The draft document was (including cancer and effects other than provide comments by mail or hand
prepared by the National Center for cancer). Government and others delivery, please submit three copies of
Environmental Assessment (NCEA) combine IRIS toxicity values with the comments. For attachments, provide
within EPA’s Office of Research and exposure information to characterize an index, number pages consecutively
Development (ORD). public health risks of chemicals; this with the comments, and submit an
EPA is releasing this draft IRIS information is then used to support risk unbound original and three copies.
assessment for public comment and management decisions designed to Docket: Documents in the docket are
discussion during the May 10, 2016 IRIS protect public health. listed in the www.regulations.gov index.
Public Science Meeting. All future Although listed in the index, some
announcements about this public II. How to Submit Technical Comments
information is not publicly available,
comment draft and IRIS Public Science to the Docket at http://
e.g., CBI or other information whose
Meetings will be made on the IRIS Web www.regulations.gov
disclosure is restricted by statute.
site (www.epa.gov/iris). This draft Submit your comments, identified by Certain other materials, such as
assessment is not final as described in Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2013– copyrighted material, are publicly
EPA’s information quality guidelines, 0430, by one of the following methods: available only in hard copy. Publicly
and it does not represent, and should • http://www.regulations.gov: Submit available docket materials are available
not be construed to represent Agency your comments, identified by Docket ID either electronically in
policy or views. EPA will consider all No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2013–0430 to the www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
public comments submitted in response Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// the ORD Docket in the EPA
to this notice when revising this www.regulations.gov. Follow the online Headquarters Docket Center.
document. instructions for submitting comments.
Once submitted, comments cannot be Dated: March 1, 2016.
DATES: The 60-day public comment Mary A. Ross,
edited or withdrawn. The EPA may
period begins March 10, 2016, and ends Deputy Director, National Center for
publish any comment received to its
May 9, 2016. Comments must be Environmental Assessment (NCEA).
public docket. Do not submit
received on or before May 9, 2016. [FR Doc. 2016–05277 Filed 3–8–16; 8:45 am]
electronically any information you
ADDRESSES: The draft IRIS Toxicological consider to be Confidential Business BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
Review of Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro- Information (CBI) or other information
1,3,5-triazine (RDX) will be available via whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
the Internet on IRIS’ Recent Additions at Multimedia submissions (audio, video, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
http://www.epa.gov/iris/iris-recent- etc.) must be accompanied by a written AGENCY
additions or the public docket at http:// comment. The written comment is [FRL–9943–58–OA]
www.regulations.gov, Docket ID: EPA– considered the official comment and
HQ–ORD–2013–0430. should include discussion of all points National Environmental Education
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For you wish to make. The EPA will Advisory Council; Solicitation of
information on the public comment generally not consider comments or Applications
period, contact the ORD Docket at the comment contents located outside of the
EPA Headquarters Docket Center; AGENCY: Environmental Protection
primary submission (i.e. on the Web,
telephone: 202–566–1752; facsimile: Agency (EPA).
cloud, or other file sharing system). For
202–566–9744; or email: additional submission methods, the full ACTION: Notice.
Docket_ORD@epa.gov. EPA public comment policy,
For technical information on the draft SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental
information about CBI or multimedia Protection Agency (EPA or Agency
IRIS assessment of Hexahydro-1,3,5- submissions, and general guidance on
trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX), contact Dr. office of Public Engagement and
making effective comments, please visit Environmental Education) is soliciting
Louis D’Amico, NCEA; telephone: 703– http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
347–0344; facsimile: 703–347–8689; or applications for environmental
commenting-epa-dockets. education professionals for
email: damico.louis@epa.gov. • Email: Docket_ORD@epa.gov. consideration to serve on the National
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: • Fax: 202–566–9744.
• Mail: U.S. Environmental Environmental Education Advisory
I. Information About IRIS Council (NEEAC). There are nine
Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center
EPA’s IRIS Program is a human health (ORD Docket), Mail Code: 28221T, 1200 vacancies on the Advisory Council that
assessment program that evaluates Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, must be filled. Additional avenues and
quantitative and qualitative risk DC 20460. The phone number is 202– resources may be utilized in the
information on effects that may result 566–1752. solicitation of applications. In an effort
from exposure to chemicals found in the • Hand Delivery: The ORD Docket is to obtain nominations of diverse
environment. Through the IRIS located in the EPA Headquarters Docket candidates, EPA encourages
Program, EPA provides the highest Center, EPA West Building, Room 3334, nominations of women and men of all
quality science-based human health 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., racial and ethnic groups.
assessments to support the Agency’s Washington, DC. DATES: Applications should be
regulatory activities and decisions to The EPA Docket Center Public submitted by April 15, 2016.
protect public health. The IRIS database Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to ADDRESSES: Submit non-electronic
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contains information on chemicals that 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, application materials to Javier Araujo,
can be used to support the first two excluding legal holidays. The telephone Designated Federal Officer, National
steps (hazard identification and dose- number for the Public Reading Room is Environmental Education Advisory
response evaluation) of the human 202–566–1744. Deliveries are only Council, U.S. Environmental Protection
health risk assessment process. When accepted during the docket’s normal Agency, Office of Public Engagement
supported by available data, IRIS hours of operation, and special and Environmental Education (MC
provides health effects information and arrangements should be made for 1704A), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of public comment period.
Dates		The 60-day public comment period begins March 10, 2016, and ends May 9, 2016. Comments must be received on or before May 9, 2016.
Contact		For information on the public comment period, contact the ORD Docket at the EPA Headquarters Docket Center; telephone: 202-566-1752; facsimile: 202-566-9744; or email: [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 12727