81 FR 45475 - Notification of Two Public Teleconferences of the Science Advisory Board; Environmental Economics Advisory Committee

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 135 (July 14, 2016)

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces two public teleconferences of the Environmental Economics Advisory Committee (EEAC) to review its draft report regarding the EPA's proposed methodology for updating its mortality risk valuation estimates for policy analysis.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9949-04-OA]


Notification of Two Public Teleconferences of the Science 
Advisory Board; Environmental Economics Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory 
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces two public teleconferences of the 
Environmental Economics Advisory Committee (EEAC) to review its draft 
report regarding the EPA's proposed methodology for updating its 
mortality risk valuation estimates for policy analysis.

DATES: The SAB Environmental Economics Advisory Committee will conduct 
public teleconferences on August 4 and August 5, 2016. Each of the 
teleconferences will begin at 1:00 p.m. and end at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern 
Time).

ADDRESSES: The teleconferences will be conducted by telephone only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants 
further information concerning the public teleconferences may contact 
Dr. Thomas Armitage, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science 
Advisory Board Staff Office (1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; by 
telephone at (202) 564-2155 or via email at [email protected]. 
General information concerning the EPA SAB can be found at http://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: The SAB was established pursuant to the Environmental 
Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act (ERDDAA), 
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 Environmental Economics 
Advisory Committee will hold two public teleconferences to discuss its 
draft report on the EPA's methodology for updating its mortality risk 
valuation estimates for policy analysis. The committee will provide 
advice to the Administrator through the chartered SAB.
    The EPA's Office of Policy requested advice on proposed 
improvements to the Agency's methodology for estimating benefits 
associated with reduced risk of mortality. This methodology takes into 
account the amounts that individuals are willing to pay for reductions 
in mortality risk. The resulting values are combined into an estimate 
known as the value of statistical life (VSL) which is used in 
regulatory benefit-cost analysis. The EPA also requested that the SAB 
review options for accounting for changes in the VSL over time as real 
income grows, known as income elasticity of willingness to pay. The EPA 
submitted the following documents to the SAB for review: (1) Valuing 
Mortality Risk for Policy: A Meta-analytic Approach, a white paper 
prepared by the EPA Office of Policy to describe the Agency's 
interpretation and application of SAB recommendations received in July 
2011 regarding updates to the EPA's estimates of mortality risk 
valuation; (2) The Effect of Income on the Value of Mortality and 
Morbidity Risk Reductions, a report prepared for the EPA's Office of 
Air and Radiation on options for updating the Agency's recommended 
estimate for the income elasticity of the value of statistical life; 
and (3) Recommended Income Elasticity and Income Growth Estimates: 
Technical Memorandum, an EPA memorandum providing supplementary 
information to the report. The SAB Environmental Economics Advisory 
Committee met on March 7-8, 2016, to receive agency briefings, hear 
public comments, and deliberate on responses to the EPA charge 
questions (81 FR 4296-4297). The committee also held teleconferences on 
June 16 and June 17, 2016 to discuss its draft report with responses to 
the charge questions (81 FR 30535-30536). The purpose of the 
teleconferences described in this notice is to continue the discussion 
of the committee's draft report. The two committee teleconferences will 
be conducted as one complete meeting beginning on August 4, 2016 and 
continuing on August 5, 2016, if needed to complete agenda items. 
Additional information about this SAB advisory activity can be found at 
the following URL: http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/Valuing%20fatal%20risk%20for%20policy?OpenDocument.
    Technical Contacts: Any technical questions concerning the EPA 
documents reviewed by the SAB should be directed to Dr. Nathalie Simon 
in the EPA's National Center for Environmental Economics, by telephone 
at (202) 566-2347 or by email at [email protected].
    Availability of Meeting Materials: Prior to the meeting, the 
teleconference agenda, draft committee report, and other materials will 
be available on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
    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. 
Interested members of the public may submit relevant information on the 
topic of this advisory activity, and/or the group conducting the 
activity, for the SAB to consider during the advisory process. Input 
from the public to the SAB will have the most impact if it provides 
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 of the public wishing to 
provide comment should contact the DFO directly. Oral Statements: In 
general, individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at the 
teleconference will be limited to three minutes. Interested parties 
wishing to provide comments should contact Dr. Armitage, DFO, in 
writing (preferably via email) at the contact information noted above 
by July 28, 2016, to be placed on the list of public speakers for the 
meeting. Written Statements: Written statements will be accepted 
throughout the advisory process; however, for timely consideration by 
committee members, statements should be supplied to the DFO (preferably 
via email) at the contact information noted above by July 28, 2016. It 
is the SAB Staff Office general policy to post written comments on the 
Web page for advisory meetings. 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.

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    Accessibility: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, please contact Dr. Armitage at the 
contact information provided above. To request accommodation of a 
disability, please contact Dr. Armitage preferably at least ten days 
prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to process 
your request.

    Dated: July 5, 2016.
Thomas H. Brennan,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION committee will provide advice to the EPA’s National Center for
AGENCY Administrator through the chartered Environmental Economics, by telephone
SAB. at (202) 566–2347 or by email at
[FRL–9949–04–OA] The EPA’s Office of Policy requested simon.nathalie@epa.gov.
Notification of Two Public advice on proposed improvements to Availability of Meeting Materials:
Teleconferences of the Science the Agency’s methodology for Prior to the meeting, the teleconference
estimating benefits associated with agenda, draft committee report, and
Advisory Board; Environmental
reduced risk of mortality. This other materials will be available on the
Economics Advisory Committee
methodology takes into account the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/
AGENCY: Environmental Protection amounts that individuals are willing to sab.
Agency (EPA). pay for reductions in mortality risk. The Procedures for Providing Public Input:
ACTION: Notice. resulting values are combined into an Public comment for consideration by
estimate known as the value of EPA’s federal advisory committees and
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection statistical life (VSL) which is used in
Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board panels has a different purpose from
regulatory benefit-cost analysis. The public comment provided to EPA
(SAB) Staff Office announces two public EPA also requested that the SAB review
teleconferences of the Environmental program offices. Therefore, the process
options for accounting for changes in for submitting comments to a federal
Economics Advisory Committee (EEAC) the VSL over time as real income grows,
to review its draft report regarding the advisory committee is different from the
known as income elasticity of process used to submit comments to an
EPA’s proposed methodology for willingness to pay. The EPA submitted
updating its mortality risk valuation EPA program office. Federal advisory
the following documents to the SAB for
estimates for policy analysis. committees and panels, including
review: (1) Valuing Mortality Risk for
scientific advisory committees, provide
DATES: The SAB Environmental Policy: A Meta-analytic Approach, a
independent advice to the EPA.
Economics Advisory Committee will white paper prepared by the EPA Office
Interested members of the public may
conduct public teleconferences on of Policy to describe the Agency’s
submit relevant information on the topic
August 4 and August 5, 2016. Each of interpretation and application of SAB
of this advisory activity, and/or the
the teleconferences will begin at 1:00 recommendations received in July 2011
group conducting the activity, for the
p.m. and end at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern regarding updates to the EPA’s estimates
SAB to consider during the advisory
Time). of mortality risk valuation; (2) The
Effect of Income on the Value of process. Input from the public to the
ADDRESSES: The teleconferences will be SAB will have the most impact if it
conducted by telephone only. Mortality and Morbidity Risk
Reductions, a report prepared for the provides specific scientific or technical
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any information or analysis for SAB
EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation on
member of the public who wants further options for updating the Agency’s committees and panels to consider or if
information concerning the public recommended estimate for the income it relates to the clarity or accuracy of the
teleconferences may contact Dr. Thomas elasticity of the value of statistical life; technical information. Members of the
Armitage, Designated Federal Officer and (3) Recommended Income Elasticity public wishing to provide comment
(DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board and Income Growth Estimates: should contact the DFO directly. Oral
Staff Office (1400R), U.S. Environmental Technical Memorandum, an EPA Statements: In general, individuals or
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania memorandum providing supplementary groups requesting an oral presentation
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; by information to the report. The SAB at the teleconference will be limited to
telephone at (202) 564–2155 or via Environmental Economics Advisory three minutes. Interested parties
email at armitage.thomas@epa.gov. Committee met on March 7–8, 2016, to wishing to provide comments should
General information concerning the EPA receive agency briefings, hear public contact Dr. Armitage, DFO, in writing
SAB can be found at http:// comments, and deliberate on responses (preferably via email) at the contact
www.epa.gov/sab. to the EPA charge questions (81 FR information noted above by July 28,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 4296–4297). The committee also held 2016, to be placed on the list of public
Background: The SAB was teleconferences on June 16 and June 17, speakers for the meeting. Written
established pursuant to the 2016 to discuss its draft report with Statements: Written statements will be
Environmental Research, Development, responses to the charge questions (81 FR accepted throughout the advisory
and Demonstration Authorization Act 30535–30536). The purpose of the process; however, for timely
(ERDDAA), codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, teleconferences described in this notice consideration by committee members,
to provide independent scientific and is to continue the discussion of the statements should be supplied to the
technical advice to the Administrator on committee’s draft report. The two DFO (preferably via email) at the contact
the technical basis for Agency positions committee teleconferences will be information noted above by July 28,
and regulations. The SAB is a federal conducted as one complete meeting 2016. It is the SAB Staff Office general
advisory committee chartered under the beginning on August 4, 2016 and policy to post written comments on the
Federal Advisory Committee Act continuing on August 5, 2016, if needed Web page for advisory meetings.
(FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. The SAB will to complete agenda items. Additional Submitters are requested to provide an
comply with the provisions of FACA information about this SAB advisory unsigned version of each document
and all appropriate SAB Staff Office because the SAB Staff Office does not
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activity can be found at the following
procedural policies. Pursuant to FACA URL: http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sab publish documents with signatures on
and EPA policy, notice is hereby given product.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/ its Web sites. Members of the public
that the SAB Environmental Economics Valuing%20fatal%20risk%20for%20 should be aware that their personal
Advisory Committee will hold two policy?OpenDocument. contact information, if included in any
public teleconferences to discuss its Technical Contacts: Any technical written comments, may be posted to the
draft report on the EPA’s methodology questions concerning the EPA SAB Web site. Copyrighted material will
for updating its mortality risk valuation documents reviewed by the SAB should not be posted without explicit
estimates for policy analysis. The be directed to Dr. Nathalie Simon in the permission of the copyright holder.

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Accessibility: For information on can perform its intended function Since others also may be interested, the
access or services for individuals with without causing unreasonable adverse Agency has not attempted to describe all
disabilities, please contact Dr. Armitage effects on human health or the the specific entities that may be affected
at the contact information provided environment. Through this program, by this action. If you have any questions
above. To request accommodation of a EPA is ensuring that each pesticide’s regarding the applicability of this action
disability, please contact Dr. Armitage registration is based on current to a particular entity, consult the
preferably at least ten days prior to the scientific and other knowledge, Chemical Review Manager for the
meeting to give EPA as much time as including its effects on human health pesticide of interest identified in the
possible to process your request. and the environment. table in Unit II.
Dated: July 5, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas H. Brennan, For pesticide specific information, B. How can I get copies of this document
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board contact: The Chemical Review Manager and other related information?
Staff Office. for the pesticide of interest identified in
[FR Doc. 2016–16710 Filed 7–13–16; 8:45 am] the table in Unit II., Pesticide Re- The docket for this action, identified
Evaluation Division (7508P), Office of by docket identification (ID) number
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Pesticide Programs, Environmental EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0338 is available
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania at http://www.regulations.gov or at the
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory
AGENCY For general information on the Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the
registration review program, contact: Environmental Protection Agency
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0338; FRL–9948–03] Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William
Richard Dumas, Pesticide Re-Evaluation
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
Alpha-chlorohydrin and Hydrogen Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC
Cyanamide Registration Review Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 20460–0001. The Public Reading Room
Interim Decisions; Notice of is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Availability Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (703) 308–8015; email address: Monday through Friday, excluding legal
AGENCY: Environmental Protection dumas.richard@epa.gov. holidays. The telephone number for the
Agency (EPA). Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ACTION: Notice. and the telephone number for the OPP
I. General Information Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review
SUMMARY: This notice announces the the visitor instructions and additional
availability of EPA’s interim registration A. Does this action apply to me?
information about the docket available
review decisions for the pesticides This action is directed to the public at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
alpha-chlorohydrin (case 4120) and in general and may be of interest to a
hydrogen cyanamide (case 7005). wide range of stakeholders including II. What action is the agency taking?
Registration review is EPA’s periodic environmental, human health, farm Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58(c), this
review of pesticide registrations to worker, and agricultural advocates; the notice announces the availability of
ensure that each pesticide continues to chemical industry; pesticide users; and EPA’s interim registration review
satisfy the statutory standard for members of the public interested in the decisions for the pesticides shown in
registration, that is, that the pesticide sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. the following table.

TABLE—INTERIM REGISTRATION REVIEW DECISIONS
Registration review case name and No. Pesticide docket ID No. Chemical review manager, telephone number, email address

Alpha-chlorohydrin, Case 4120 ................ EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0726 .... Matthew Manupella, (703) 347–0411, manupella.matthew@epa.gov.
Hydrogen cyanamide, Case 7005 ........... EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–1014 .... Dana L. Friedman, (703) 347–8827, friedman.dana@epa.gov.

Alpha-chlorohydrin. The registration station. Therefore, pollinator data will associated with the Endocrine Disruptor
review docket for alpha-chlorohydrin not be required, nor will exposure to Screening Program (EDSP) screening of
opened in December 2015. For alpha- pollinators be assessed. The Agency has alpha-chlorohydrin. EPA’s registration
chlorohydrin, the Agency expedited the made the following interim decision: (1) review decision for alpha-chlorohydrin
registration review and opened the No additional data are required at this will depend upon the result of an EDSP
docket with the proposed interim time; (2) no changes to the affected Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
decision and supporting documents. registrations or their labeling are needed (FFDCA) section 408(p) determination.
The only registered use for alpha- at this time; and (3) EPA does not expect Hydrogen cyanamide. Hydrogen
chlorohydrin is as a tamper-proof bait alpha-chlorohydrin to have direct or cyanamide is a plant growth regulator
station/bait application delivery system indirect adverse effects to non-listed, used to promote uniform bud break in
for elimination of Norway rats. Alpha- and listed species or to adversely orchard fruit trees and vines; there are
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chlorohydrin is approved for use in and modify any designated critical habitat no residential uses. It is the only
around commercial/industrial facilities for such species, and is making a ‘‘no registered plant growth regulator
and sanitary sewers. The label prohibits effect’’ determination under the available to induce uniform bud break
the use of the product in any facility Endangered Species Act for all listed in United States fruit production, and
where children may be present, and no species and designated critical habitat there are significant economic benefits
outdoor uses are permitted. Exposure to for such species. At this time, EPA is associated with its use in areas where
pollinators is unlikely because alpha- making no human health or the critical number of chilling hours
chlorohydrin is deployed in a bait environmental safety findings needed for bud break do not occur or are

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Dates		The SAB Environmental Economics Advisory Committee will conduct public teleconferences on August 4 and August 5, 2016. Each of the teleconferences will begin at 1:00 p.m. and end at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).
Contact		Any member of the public who wants further information concerning the public teleconferences may contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office (1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; by telephone at (202) 564-2155 or via email at [email protected] General information concerning the EPA SAB can be found at http:// www.epa.gov/sab.
FR Citation		81 FR 45475