81 FR 52682 - Request for Nominations for a Science Advisory Board Panel To Review Risk and Technology Review Screening Methods
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 153 (August 9, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 153 (August 9, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-18881 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 9, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 52682-52684] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-18881] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9950-42-OA] Request for Nominations for a Science Advisory Board Panel To Review Risk and Technology Review Screening Methods AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office requests public nominations of scientific experts to form a Panel to review the draft EPA report entitled ``Screening Methodologies to Support Risk and Technology Reviews (RTR).'' This draft report describes newly developed screening methods designed to assess the risk to public health and the environment that would remain after stationary sources of hazardous air pollutants come into compliance with the EPA's Maximum Available Control Technologies (MACT) standards. DATES: Nominations should be submitted by August 30, 2016 per the instructions below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing further information regarding this Notice and Request for Nominations may contact the Designated Federal Officer. Nominators unable to submit nominations electronically as described below may contact the Designated Federal Officer for assistance. General information concerning the EPA SAB can be found at the EPA SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The SAB (42 U.S.C. 4365) is a chartered Federal Advisory Committee that provides independent scientific and technical peer review, advice, and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on the technical basis for EPA actions. As a Federal Advisory Committee, the SAB conducts business in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and related regulations. The SAB RTR Methods Review Panel will provide advice through the chartered SAB on scientific and technical issues related to assessing risks to public health and the [[Page 52683]] environment from hazardous air pollutants. The SAB and this Panel will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. EPA's Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) has prepared a draft report entitled ``Screening Methodologies to Support Risk and Technology Reviews (RTR): A Case Study Analysis.'' The Clean Air Act (CAA) establishes a two-stage regulatory process for addressing emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) from stationary sources. In the first stage, the CAA requires the EPA to develop technology-based standards, known as Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standards, for categories of industrial sources. In the second stage, the EPA must review each MACT standard at least every eight years and revise them as necessary, taking into account developments in practices, processes and control technologies. EPA must also conduct an assessment of the health and environmental risks that remain after stationary sources come into compliance with the MACT standards. Periodically, the SAB is asked to review the methods that OAR uses to estimate risks as these methods evolve or as new methods are developed. Thus, OAR has requested the SAB to review EPA's draft report that describes newly enhanced screening methods designed to estimate the potential risks to public health and the environment that would remain after stationary sources of HAPs come into compliance with EPA's MACT standards. These include screening methods to estimate the potential for multi-pathway risks (e.g., ingestion, inhalation) from persistent and bioaccumulative HAPs, screening methods to estimate potential environmental risks, and recent enhancements to the EPA's inhalation risk assessment methodology. The SAB Staff Office is forming an expert panel, the SAB RTR Methods Review Panel, under the auspices of the Chartered SAB to conduct this review. Technical Contact for EPA's draft report: For information concerning the draft report ``Screening Methodologies to Support Risk and Technology Reviews (RTR): A Case Study Analysis'' please contact Dr. Michael Stewart by email at stewart.michael@epa.gov or phone (919) 541-7524. Request for Nominations: The SAB Staff Office is seeking nominations of nationally and internationally recognized scientists with demonstrated expertise in the following disciplines: Human health risk assessment, ecological risk assessment, exposure assessment, toxicology, ecology, aquatic toxicology, air toxics, and dispersion modeling. Additional information about this advisory activity is available on the SAB Web site at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/RTR%20Screening%20Methods%20Review?OpenDocument. Questions regarding this advisory activity should be directed to Dr. Suhair Shallal, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office, by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-2057, by fax at (202) 565-2098, or via email at shallal.suhair@epa.gov. Process and Deadline for Submitting Nominations: Any interested person or organization may nominate qualified individuals in the areas of expertise described above for possible service on the SAB RTR Methods Review Panel identified in this notice. Individuals may self- nominate. Nominations should be submitted in electronic format (preferred over hard copy) following the instructions for ``Nominating Experts to Advisory Panels and Ad Hoc Committees Being Formed,'' provided on the SAB Web site (see the ``Nomination of Experts'' link under ``Current Activities'' at http://www.epa.gov/sab). To receive full consideration, nominations should include all of the information requested below. EPA's SAB Staff Office requests contact information about the person making the nomination; contact information about the nominee; the disciplinary and specific areas of expertise of the nominee; the nominee's resume or curriculum vitae; sources of recent grant and/or contract support; and a biographical sketch of the nominee indicating current position, educational background, research activities, and recent service on other national advisory committees or national professional organizations. Persons having questions about the nomination procedures, or who are unable to submit nominations through the SAB Web site, should contact Dr. Shallal as indicated above in this notice. Nominations should be submitted in time to arrive no later than August 30, 2016. EPA values and welcomes diversity. In an effort to obtain nominations of diverse candidates, EPA encourages nominations of women and men of all racial and ethnic groups. The EPA SAB Staff Office will acknowledge receipt of nominations. The names and biosketches of qualified nominees identified by respondents to this Federal Register notice, and additional experts identified by the SAB Staff Office, will be posted in a List of Candidates for the panel on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab. Public comments on the List of Candidates will be accepted for 21 days. The public will be requested to provide relevant information or other documentation on nominees that the SAB Staff Office should consider in evaluating candidates. For the EPA SAB Staff Office a balanced review panel includes candidates who possess the necessary domains of knowledge, the relevant scientific perspectives (which, among other factors, can be influenced by work history and affiliation), and the collective breadth of experience to adequately address the charge. In forming the expert panel, the SAB Staff Office will consider public comments on the Lists of Candidates, information provided by the candidates themselves, and background information independently gathered by the SAB Staff Office. Selection criteria to be used for panel membership include: (a) Scientific and/or technical expertise, knowledge, and experience (primary factors); (b) availability and willingness to serve; (c) absence of financial conflicts of interest; (d) absence of an appearance of a loss of impartiality; (e) skills working in committees, subcommittees and advisory panels; and, (f) for the panel as a whole, diversity of expertise and scientific points of view. The SAB Staff Office's evaluation of an absence of financial conflicts of interest will include a review of the ``Confidential Financial Disclosure Form for Environmental Protection Agency Special Government Employees'' (EPA Form 3110-48). This confidential form allows government officials to determine whether there is a statutory conflict between a person's public responsibilities (which include membership on an EPA federal advisory committee) and private interests and activities, or the appearance of a loss of impartiality, as defined by federal regulation. The form may be viewed and downloaded from the following URL address http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/Web/ethics?OpenDocument. The approved policy under which the EPA SAB Office selects members for subcommittees and review panels is described in the following document: Overview of the Panel Formation Process at the Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board (EPA-SAB-EC-02-010), which is posted on the SAB Web site at https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/ sabproduct.nsf/WebFiles/OverviewPanelForm/$File/ec02010.pdf. [[Page 52684]] Dated: August 3, 2016. Thomas H. Brennan, Deputy Director, Science Advisory Board Staff Office. 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GHG regulation includes the regulation and state test procedures impose Dated: August 3, 2016.
of certain trailers associated with heavy- inconsistent certification procedures.3 Christopher Grundler,
duty vehicles and engines. CARB Director, Office of Transportation and Air
(C) Request for Comment
amended the Tractor-Trailer GHG Quality, Office of Air and Radiation.
regulation in conjunction with its EPA invites comment on CARB’s [FR Doc. 2016–18868 Filed 8–8–16; 8:45 am]
adoption of the Phase 1 GHG regulation request for a waiver for the California BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
(which only addresses vehicles and Phase 1 GHG regulation under the
engines) to ensure that California’s GHG following three criteria: whether (a)
requirements for new medium and California’s determination that its motor ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
heavy-duty engines and vehicles are vehicle emission standards are, in the AGENCY
consistent with the corresponding aggregate, at least as protective of public
health and welfare as applicable federal [FRL–9950–42–OA]
requirements of EPA’s Phase 1 GHG
regulation (that addresses engines and standards is arbitrary and capricious, (b) Request for Nominations for a Science
vehicles). California needs such standards to meet Advisory Board Panel To Review Risk
compelling and extraordinary and Technology Review Screening
(B) Scope of Preemption and Criteria conditions, and (c) California’s
for a Waiver Under the Clean Air Act Methods
standards and accompanying
Section 209(a) of the Clean Air Act, as enforcement procedures are consistent AGENCY: Environmental Protection
amended (‘‘Act’’), 42 U.S.C. 7543(a), with section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act. Agency (EPA).
provides: ACTION: Notice.
Procedures for Public Participation
No state or any political subdivision
thereof shall adopt or attempt to enforce any
The Agency will make a verbatim SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory
standard relating to the control of emissions record of the proceedings. Interested Board (SAB) Staff Office requests public
from new motor vehicles or new motor parties may arrange with the reporter at nominations of scientific experts to form
vehicle engines subject to this part. No state the hearing to obtain a copy of the a Panel to review the draft EPA report
shall require certification, inspection or any transcript at their own expense. EPA entitled ‘‘Screening Methodologies to
other approval relating to the control of will keep the record open until Support Risk and Technology Reviews
emissions from any new motor vehicle or November 1, 2016. Upon expiration of (RTR).’’ This draft report describes
new motor vehicle engine as condition the comment period, the Administrator newly developed screening methods
precedent to the initial retail sale, titling (if will render a decision on CARB’s designed to assess the risk to public
any), or registration of such motor vehicle,
motor vehicle engine, or equipment.
request based on the record of the health and the environment that would
public hearing, relevant written remain after stationary sources of
Section 209(b) of the Act requires the submissions, and other information that hazardous air pollutants come into
Administrator, after notice and she deems pertinent. compliance with the EPA’s Maximum
opportunity for public hearing, to waive Persons with comments containing Available Control Technologies (MACT)
application of the prohibitions of proprietary information must standards.
section 209(a) for any state that has distinguish such information from other DATES: Nominations should be
adopted standards (other than crankcase comments to the greatest possible extent submitted by August 30, 2016 per the
emission standards) for the control of and label it as ‘‘Confidential Business instructions below.
emissions from new motor vehicles or Information’’ (CBI). If a person making FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
new motor vehicle engines prior to comments wants EPA to base its
March 30, 1966, if the state determines member of the public wishing further
decision in part on a submission labeled information regarding this Notice and
that the state standards will be, in the CBI, then a non-confidential version of
aggregate, at least as protective of public Request for Nominations may contact
the document that summarizes the key the Designated Federal Officer.
health and welfare as applicable federal data or information should be submitted
standards. California is the only state Nominators unable to submit
for the public docket. To ensure that nominations electronically as described
that is qualified to seek and receive a proprietary information is not
waiver under section 209(b). EPA must below may contact the Designated
inadvertently placed in the docket, Federal Officer for assistance. General
grant a waiver unless the Administrator submissions containing such
finds that (A) the determination of the information concerning the EPA SAB
information should be sent directly to can be found at the EPA SAB Web site
state is arbitrary and capricious, (B) the the contact person listed above and not
state does not need the state standards at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
to the public docket. Information
to meet compelling and extraordinary SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
covered by a claim of confidentiality
conditions, or (C) the state standards will be disclosed by EPA only to the Background: The SAB (42 U.S.C.
and accompanying enforcement extent allowed and by the procedures 4365) is a chartered Federal Advisory
procedures are not consistent with set forth in 40 CFR part 2. If no claim Committee that provides independent
section 202(a) of the Act. Previous of confidentiality accompanies the scientific and technical peer review,
decisions granting waivers of federal submission when EPA receives it, EPA advice, and recommendations to the
preemption for motor vehicles have will make it available to the public EPA Administrator on the technical
maintained that state standards are without further notice to the person basis for EPA actions. As a Federal
Advisory Committee, the SAB conducts
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inconsistent with section 202(a) if there making comments.
is inadequate lead time to permit the business in accordance with the Federal
development of the necessary 3 To be consistent, the California certification Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5
technology giving appropriate procedures need not be identical to the federal U.S.C. App. 2) and related regulations.
consideration to the cost of compliance certification procedures. California procedures The SAB RTR Methods Review Panel
would be inconsistent, however, if manufacturers will provide advice through the
within that time period or if the federal would be unable to meet the state and the federal
requirements with the same test vehicle in the
chartered SAB on scientific and
to review EPA’s issuance of the waiver. The court course of the same test. See, e.g., 43 FR 32182 (July technical issues related to assessing
dismissed the petition on November 25, 2015. 25, 1978). risks to public health and the
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Dated: August 3, 2016. David Dickinson at (202) 343–9256 on viruses. For additional information
Thomas H. Brennan, or after September 21, 2016. about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA
Deputy Director, Science Advisory Board Staff ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, Docket Center homepage at http://
Office. identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
[FR Doc. 2016–18881 Filed 8–8–16; 8:45 am] OAR–2016–0181, by one of the EPA will make available for public
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P following methods: inspection materials submitted by
• Online at: http:// CARB, written comments received from
www.regulations.gov: Follow the Online any interested parties, and any
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Instructions for Submitting Comments. testimony given at the public hearing.
AGENCY • Email: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov. Materials relevant to this proceeding are
• Fax: (202) 566–9744. contained in the Air and Radiation
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2015–0224; FRL–9950–43–
• Mail: Air and Radiation Docket, Docket and Information Center,
OAR] maintained in Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2016–
0181, U.S. Environmental Protection OAR–2016–0181. Publicly available
California State Nonroad Engine
Agency, Mail code: 6102T, 1200 docket materials are available either
Pollution Control Standards;
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, electronically through http://
Evaporative Emission Standards and
DC 20460. Please include a total of two www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
Test Procedures for Off-Highway
copies. the Air and Radiation Docket in the EPA
Recreational Vehicles (OHRVs);
Request for Authorization; Opportunity • Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, Headquarters Library, EPA West
Public Reading Room, EPA West Building, Room 3334, located at 1301
for Public Hearing and Comment
Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. DC. The Public Reading Room is open
Agency (EPA). Such deliveries are only accepted to the public on all federal government
ACTION: Notice of opportunity for public during the Docket’s normal hours of work days from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.;
hearing and comment. operation, and special arrangements generally, it is open Monday through
should be made for deliveries of boxed Friday, excluding holidays. The
SUMMARY: The California Air Resources information. telephone number for the Reading Room
Board (CARB) has notified EPA that it Online Instructions for Submitting is (202) 566–1744. The Air and
has adopted amendments to its off- Comments: Direct your comments to Radiation Docket and Information
highway recreational vehicles (ORVR) Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2016– Center’s Web site is http://www.epa.gov/
regulation that establish new 0181. EPA’s policy is that all comments oar/docket.html. The electronic mail
evaporative emission standards and we receive will be included in the (email) address for the Air and
associated test procedures for 2018 and public docket without change and may Radiation Docket is: a-and-r-Docket@
subsequent model year OHRVs (OHRV be made available online at http:// epa.gov, the telephone number is (202)
Evaporative Emission Amendments). By www.regulations.gov, including any 566–1742, and the fax number is (202)
letter dated February 26, 2016, CARB personal information provided, unless 566–9744. An electronic version of the
asked that EPA authorize these the comment includes information public docket is available through the
amendments pursuant to section 209(e) claimed to be Confidential Business federal government’s electronic public
of the Clean Air Act. This notice Information (CBI) or other information docket and comment system. You may
announces that EPA has tentatively whose disclosure is restricted by statute. access EPA dockets at http://
scheduled a public hearing to consider Do not submit information that you www.regulations.gov. After opening the
California’s authorization request and consider to be CBI or otherwise http://www.regulations.gov Web site,
that EPA is now accepting written protected through http:// enter, in the ‘‘Enter Keyword or ID’’ fill-
comment on the request. www.regulations.gov or email. The in box to view documents in the record.
DATES: EPA has tentatively scheduled a http://www.regulations.gov Web site is Although a part of the official docket,
public hearing concerning CARB’s an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which the public docket does not include
request on September 28, 2016. at 10 means EPA will not know your identity Confidential Business Information
a.m. EPA will hold a hearing only if any or contact information unless you (‘‘CBI’’) or other information whose
party notifies EPA by September 21, provide it in the body of your comment. disclosure is restricted by statute.
2016 to express interest in presenting If you send an email comment directly FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
the Agency with oral testimony. Parties to EPA without going through http:// David Dickinson (6405J), Office of
wishing to present oral testimony at the www.regulations.gov, your email Transportation and Air Quality, U.S.
public hearing should provide written address will automatically be captured Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
notice to David Dickinson at the email and included as part of the comment Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
address noted below. If EPA receives a that is placed in the public docket and DC 20460. Telephone: (202) 343–9256.
request for a public hearing, that hearing made available on the Internet. If you Fax: (202) 343–2804. Email:
will be held at the William Jefferson submit an electronic comment, EPA dickinson.david@epa.gov.
Clinton Building (North), Room 5528 at recommends that you include your SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., name and other contact information in
Washington, DC 20460. If EPA does not the body of your comment and with any (A) CARB’s Authorization Request for
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receive a request for a public hearing, disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA Its OHRV Evaporative Emission
then EPA will not hold a hearing, and cannot read your comment due to Amendments
instead will consider CARB’s request technical difficulties and cannot contact The California OHRV category
based on written submissions to the you for clarification, EPA may not be encompasses a wide variety of vehicles,
docket. Any party may submit written able to consider your comment. including off-road motorcycles, all-
comments until November 1, 2016. Electronic files should avoid the use of terrain vehicles (ATVs), off-road sport
Any person who wishes to know special characters, any form of and utility vehicles, sand cars, and golf
whether a hearing will be held may call encryption, and be free of any defects or carts. CARB’s OHRV Evaporative
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| Dates | Nominations should be submitted by August 30, 2016 per the instructions below. | |
| Contact | Any member of the public wishing further information regarding this Notice and Request for Nominations may contact the Designated Federal Officer. Nominators unable to submit nominations electronically as described below may contact the Designated Federal Officer for assistance. General information concerning the EPA SAB can be found at the EPA SAB Web site at http:// www.epa.gov/sab. | |
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