81_FR_87786 81 FR 87553 - Peer Review of EPA's Biologically Based Dose-Response (BBDR) Model for Perchlorate in Drinking Water-Final List of Peer Reviewers, Notice of the Public Peer Review Meeting and Final Peer Review Charge Questions

81 FR 87553 - Peer Review of EPA's Biologically Based Dose-Response (BBDR) Model for Perchlorate in Drinking Water-Final List of Peer Reviewers, Notice of the Public Peer Review Meeting and Final Peer Review Charge Questions

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 233 (December 5, 2016)

Page Range87553-87555
FR Document2016-29108

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the final peer reviewers assembled by Versar, Inc., an EPA contractor, for the external peer review of EPA's draft Biologically Based Dose- Response (BBDR) Model for perchlorate in drinking water and an accompanying draft model report. The draft model report is entitled ``Biologically Based Dose-Response Models for the Effect of Perchlorate on Thyroid Hormones in the Infant, Breast Feeding Mother, Pregnant Mother, and Fetus: Model Development, Revision, and Preliminary Dose- Response Analyses.'' EPA is also announcing availability of the final peer review charge. The charge provides the purpose and context for the assessment and will guide the peer review experts by identifying the key scientific issues associated with the review of the model and report. EPA is also announcing that Versar, Inc., will organize and conduct the public peer review meeting for the draft BBDR model and draft model report on January 10 and 11, 2017, in Arlington, Virginia. The meeting will be devoted to discussion and deliberation of major issues identified by the peer reviewers regarding EPA's draft BBDR model and draft model report and will be guided by the final charge questions. Versar, Inc., invites the public to register to attend this two-day meeting as observers, either in-person or via teleconference. Time will be set aside at the meeting for brief oral statements from the public regarding the draft BBDR model and model report.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2016-0439; FRL-9955-83-OW]


Peer Review of EPA's Biologically Based Dose-Response (BBDR) 
Model for Perchlorate in Drinking Water--Final List of Peer Reviewers, 
Notice of the Public Peer Review Meeting and Final Peer Review Charge 
Questions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of final peer reviewer selection, public peer review 
meeting and final peer review charge questions.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing

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the final peer reviewers assembled by Versar, Inc., an EPA contractor, 
for the external peer review of EPA's draft Biologically Based Dose-
Response (BBDR) Model for perchlorate in drinking water and an 
accompanying draft model report. The draft model report is entitled 
``Biologically Based Dose-Response Models for the Effect of Perchlorate 
on Thyroid Hormones in the Infant, Breast Feeding Mother, Pregnant 
Mother, and Fetus: Model Development, Revision, and Preliminary Dose-
Response Analyses.'' EPA is also announcing availability of the final 
peer review charge. The charge provides the purpose and context for the 
assessment and will guide the peer review experts by identifying the 
key scientific issues associated with the review of the model and 
report. EPA is also announcing that Versar, Inc., will organize and 
conduct the public peer review meeting for the draft BBDR model and 
draft model report on January 10 and 11, 2017, in Arlington, Virginia. 
The meeting will be devoted to discussion and deliberation of major 
issues identified by the peer reviewers regarding EPA's draft BBDR 
model and draft model report and will be guided by the final charge 
questions. Versar, Inc., invites the public to register to attend this 
two-day meeting as observers, either in-person or via teleconference. 
Time will be set aside at the meeting for brief oral statements from 
the public regarding the draft BBDR model and model report.

DATES: The public peer review meeting will be held on January 10 and 
11, 2017. The meeting will be held from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 5 
p.m., eastern time, on January 10; and from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 
2 p.m., eastern time, on January 11. The registration deadline to 
attend the meeting in-person or via teleconference, and to request to 
make a brief oral statement at the meeting, is January 3, 2017. See the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for instructions of how to register.

ADDRESSES: The public peer review meeting will be held at the Crystal 
City Marriott at Reagan National Airport, located at 1999 Jefferson 
Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia. The phone number for the 
teleconference line will be provided to registered observers prior to 
the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding logistics or 
registration for the external peer review meeting should be directed to 
Versar, Inc., at 6850 Versar Center, Springfield, VA 22151; by email: 
[email protected] (subject line: Perchlorate Peer Review); or by 
phone: (301) 304-3121 (ask for Tracey Cowen). For additional 
information concerning the draft BBDR model and the draft report, 
please contact Russ Perkinson at the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Standards and Risk 
Management Division (Mail Code 4607M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 202-564-4901; or email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Registration Instructions

    To attend the peer review meeting as an observer, either in-person 
or via teleconference, register no later than January 3, 2017. You may 
register by sending an email to [email protected] (Subject line: 
Perchlorate Peer Review Registration; and include your name, title, 
affiliation, full address, email and phone number); calling Versar at 
(301) 304-3121 (ask for Tracey Cowen); or sending a facsimile to (703) 
642-6809, ATTN: Perchlorate Peer Review Registration (include your 
name, title, affiliation, full address, email and phone number). Please 
indicate which day(s) you plan to attend the meeting and whether you 
plan to attend via teleconference or in-person. Space is limited, and 
registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. 
There will be a limited amount of time for oral statements from the 
public near the beginning of the peer review meeting on the first day. 
If you wish to make an oral statement during the meeting, you must 
notify Versar of your request to speak no later than January 3, 2017. 
Versar will notify speakers of specific time limits for their oral 
statements. Versar will accept requests to make oral statements on a 
first-come, first-served basis, and may limit the amount of time for 
each speaker as well as the number of speakers due to time constraints.

II. Information on EPA's Biologically Based Dose-Response (BBDR) Model 
for Perchlorate in Drinking Water

    EPA announced the release of the draft BBDR model for perchlorate 
in drinking water and accompanying draft model report for purposes of 
public comment (scientific views) and peer review on September 30, 
2016, in the Federal Register (81 FR 67350). The original 45-day public 
comment period ended on November 14, 2016, but the public comment 
period was extended until November 25, 2016. EPA will consider peer 
reviewer and public comments when finalizing the BBDR model and model 
report. The draft model and draft model report and public comments 
submitted during the public comment period may be viewed at http://www.regulations.gov (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2016-0438). The Agency 
will seek peer review of a second report that evaluates methods to 
apply the final BBDR model to develop a maximum contaminant level goal 
for perchlorate in drinking water in a future Federal Register notice.

III. Information on Final Peer Review Charge Questions

    EPA announced the release of the draft peer review charge questions 
on September 30, 2016, in the Federal Register (81 FR 67347). The 21-
day public comment period ended on October 21, 2016. EPA considered the 
public comments when finalizing the charge questions. The final peer 
review charge questions are available through the docket at http://www.regulations.gov (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2016-0439).

IV. Information About the Peer Reviewers

    Consistent with guidelines for the peer review of highly 
influential scientific assessments, EPA tasked a contractor (Versar, 
Inc.) to assemble a panel of experts to evaluate the draft BBDR model 
and draft model report. Versar, Inc., evaluated 35 candidates who were 
either nominated during two previous public comment periods (March 1 to 
31, 2016, and June 3 to July 5, 2016) or were identified by Versar to 
augment the list of publically-nominated candidates. Versar narrowed 
the list of potential reviewers to 19 candidates and solicited public 
comments on the interim list on September 30, 2016, in the Federal 
Register (81 FR 67347). Using the selection criteria described in 
Federal Register notices dated March 1, 2016, (81 FR 10617) and June 3, 
2016, (81 FR 35760), Versar selected eight final peer reviewers who, 
collectively, best provide expertise spanning the multiple subject 
matter areas covered by the draft model and model report, and to the 
extent feasible, best provide a balance of perspectives. The final list 
of the eight selected peer reviewers is provided below.

Name of Nominee, Degree--Place of Employment
    1. Hugh A. Barton, Ph.D.--Pfizer, Inc.
    2. Claude Emond, Ph.D.--University of Montreal
    3. Dale Hattis, Ph.D.--George Perkins Marsh Institute, Clark 
University
    4. Angela M. Leung, M.D., M.Sc.--UCLA David Geffen School of 
Medicine
    5. Michael H. Lumpkin, Ph.D., DABT--Center for Toxicology and

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    6. Elizabeth N. Pearce, M.D., M.Sc.--Boston Medical Center/Boston 
University School of Medicine
    7. Stephen M. Roberts, Ph.D.--University of Florida
    8. Joanne F. Rovet, Ph.D.--The Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto)

    EPA requests that no individual or organization contact in any way 
the peer reviewers regarding the subject of the peer review meeting, 
send them written materials regarding the subject of the meeting, or 
make any offers or requests to any of them that appear to be linked to 
their participation in the peer review. The contractor (Versar, Inc.) 
will direct the reviewers to report any such contacts to the contractor 
(Versar, Inc.), who will take appropriate action in consultation with 
EPA to ensure the independence and impartiality of the peer review.

V. Information About the Peer Review Meeting

    EPA has charged the peer reviewers with evaluating and preparing 
written comments on the draft BBDR model and draft model report. 
Specifically, reviewers will provide general comments, their overall 
impressions of the draft model and draft model report and responses to 
the charge questions. Reviewers will also consider the appropriateness 
of the quality, accuracy and relevance of the data in the documents. 
Versar will provide a summary of comments (along with the full text of 
the comments) submitted to EPA's public docket (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OW-2016-0438) during the 56-day public comment period on the draft 
model and draft model report to the peer reviewers ahead of the meeting 
for their consideration.
    Peer reviewers will participate in the two-day, public peer review 
meeting to discuss the scientific basis supporting EPA's draft BBDR 
model and model report. Following the peer review meeting, Versar will 
provide a peer review summary report to EPA containing the comments and 
recommendations from the peer reviewers. EPA will make the final peer 
review report available to the public.
    In preparing the final BBDR model and model report, EPA will 
consider Versar's report of the comments and recommendations from the 
external peer review meeting, as well as written public comments 
received through the official public docket during the previous 56-day 
comment period on the draft model and draft model report.

    Dated: November 22, 2016.
Joel Beauvais,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Water.
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                                                the final peer reviewers assembled by                   3121 (ask for Tracey Cowen). For                      public comment period may be viewed
                                                Versar, Inc., an EPA contractor, for the                additional information concerning the                 at http://www.regulations.gov (Docket
                                                external peer review of EPA’s draft                     draft BBDR model and the draft report,                ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2016–0438). The
                                                Biologically Based Dose-Response                        please contact Russ Perkinson at the                  Agency will seek peer review of a
                                                (BBDR) Model for perchlorate in                         U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,                 second report that evaluates methods to
                                                drinking water and an accompanying                      Office of Ground Water and Drinking                   apply the final BBDR model to develop
                                                draft model report. The draft model                     Water, Standards and Risk Management                  a maximum contaminant level goal for
                                                report is entitled ‘‘Biologically Based                 Division (Mail Code 4607M), 1200                      perchlorate in drinking water in a future
                                                Dose-Response Models for the Effect of                  Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,                  Federal Register notice.
                                                Perchlorate on Thyroid Hormones in the                  DC 20460; telephone: 202–564–4901; or
                                                                                                                                                              III. Information on Final Peer Review
                                                Infant, Breast Feeding Mother, Pregnant                 email: perkinson.russ@epa.gov.
                                                                                                                                                              Charge Questions
                                                Mother, and Fetus: Model Development,                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                Revision, and Preliminary Dose-                                                                                  EPA announced the release of the
                                                Response Analyses.’’ EPA is also                        I. Registration Instructions                          draft peer review charge questions on
                                                announcing availability of the final peer                  To attend the peer review meeting as               September 30, 2016, in the Federal
                                                review charge. The charge provides the                  an observer, either in-person or via                  Register (81 FR 67347). The 21-day
                                                purpose and context for the assessment                  teleconference, register no later than                public comment period ended on
                                                and will guide the peer review experts                  January 3, 2017. You may register by                  October 21, 2016. EPA considered the
                                                by identifying the key scientific issues                sending an email to perchlorate@                      public comments when finalizing the
                                                associated with the review of the model                 versar.com (Subject line: Perchlorate                 charge questions. The final peer review
                                                and report. EPA is also announcing that                 Peer Review Registration; and include                 charge questions are available through
                                                Versar, Inc., will organize and conduct                 your name, title, affiliation, full address,          the docket at http://www.regulations.gov
                                                the public peer review meeting for the                  email and phone number); calling                      (Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2016–
                                                draft BBDR model and draft model                        Versar at (301) 304–3121 (ask for Tracey              0439).
                                                report on January 10 and 11, 2017, in                   Cowen); or sending a facsimile to (703)               IV. Information About the Peer
                                                Arlington, Virginia. The meeting will be                642–6809, ATTN: Perchlorate Peer                      Reviewers
                                                devoted to discussion and deliberation                  Review Registration (include your
                                                of major issues identified by the peer                  name, title, affiliation, full address,                  Consistent with guidelines for the
                                                reviewers regarding EPA’s draft BBDR                    email and phone number). Please                       peer review of highly influential
                                                model and draft model report and will                   indicate which day(s) you plan to attend              scientific assessments, EPA tasked a
                                                be guided by the final charge questions.                the meeting and whether you plan to                   contractor (Versar, Inc.) to assemble a
                                                Versar, Inc., invites the public to register            attend via teleconference or in-person.               panel of experts to evaluate the draft
                                                to attend this two-day meeting as                       Space is limited, and registrations will              BBDR model and draft model report.
                                                observers, either in-person or via                      be accepted on a first-come, first-served             Versar, Inc., evaluated 35 candidates
                                                teleconference. Time will be set aside at               basis. There will be a limited amount of              who were either nominated during two
                                                the meeting for brief oral statements                   time for oral statements from the public              previous public comment periods
                                                from the public regarding the draft                     near the beginning of the peer review                 (March 1 to 31, 2016, and June 3 to July
                                                BBDR model and model report.                            meeting on the first day. If you wish to              5, 2016) or were identified by Versar to
                                                                                                        make an oral statement during the                     augment the list of publically-
                                                DATES: The public peer review meeting
                                                                                                        meeting, you must notify Versar of your               nominated candidates. Versar narrowed
                                                will be held on January 10 and 11, 2017.
                                                                                                        request to speak no later than January 3,             the list of potential reviewers to 19
                                                The meeting will be held from
                                                                                                        2017. Versar will notify speakers of                  candidates and solicited public
                                                approximately 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
                                                                                                        specific time limits for their oral                   comments on the interim list on
                                                eastern time, on January 10; and from
                                                                                                        statements. Versar will accept requests               September 30, 2016, in the Federal
                                                approximately 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
                                                                                                        to make oral statements on a first-come,              Register (81 FR 67347). Using the
                                                eastern time, on January 11. The
                                                                                                        first-served basis, and may limit the                 selection criteria described in Federal
                                                registration deadline to attend the
                                                                                                        amount of time for each speaker as well               Register notices dated March 1, 2016,
                                                meeting in-person or via teleconference,
                                                                                                        as the number of speakers due to time                 (81 FR 10617) and June 3, 2016, (81 FR
                                                and to request to make a brief oral
                                                                                                        constraints.                                          35760), Versar selected eight final peer
                                                statement at the meeting, is January 3,
                                                                                                                                                              reviewers who, collectively, best
                                                2017. See the SUPPLEMENTARY                             II. Information on EPA’s Biologically
                                                                                                                                                              provide expertise spanning the multiple
                                                INFORMATION section for instructions of                 Based Dose-Response (BBDR) Model for
                                                                                                                                                              subject matter areas covered by the draft
                                                how to register.                                        Perchlorate in Drinking Water
                                                                                                                                                              model and model report, and to the
                                                ADDRESSES: The public peer review                          EPA announced the release of the                   extent feasible, best provide a balance of
                                                meeting will be held at the Crystal City                draft BBDR model for perchlorate in                   perspectives. The final list of the eight
                                                Marriott at Reagan National Airport,                    drinking water and accompanying draft                 selected peer reviewers is provided
                                                located at 1999 Jefferson Davis                         model report for purposes of public                   below.
                                                Highway, Arlington, Virginia. The                       comment (scientific views) and peer                   Name of Nominee, Degree—Place of
                                                phone number for the teleconference                     review on September 30, 2016, in the                     Employment
                                                line will be provided to registered                     Federal Register (81 FR 67350). The                      1. Hugh A. Barton, Ph.D.—Pfizer, Inc.
                                                observers prior to the meeting.                         original 45-day public comment period                    2. Claude Emond, Ph.D.—University
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        ended on November 14, 2016, but the
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                                                                                                                                                                    of Montreal
                                                Questions regarding logistics or                        public comment period was extended                       3. Dale Hattis, Ph.D.—George Perkins
                                                registration for the external peer review               until November 25, 2016. EPA will                           Marsh Institute, Clark University
                                                meeting should be directed to Versar,                   consider peer reviewer and public                        4. Angela M. Leung, M.D., M.Sc.—
                                                Inc., at 6850 Versar Center, Springfield,               comments when finalizing the BBDR                           UCLA David Geffen School of
                                                VA 22151; by email: perchlorate@                        model and model report. The draft                           Medicine
                                                versar.com (subject line: Perchlorate                   model and draft model report and                         5. Michael H. Lumpkin, Ph.D.,
                                                Peer Review); or by phone: (301) 304–                   public comments submitted during the                        DABT—Center for Toxicology and


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                                                   6. Elizabeth N. Pearce, M.D., M.Sc.—                 Joel Beauvais,                                        COMMISSION
                                                      Boston Medical Center/Boston                      Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of
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                                                   7. Stephen M. Roberts, Ph.D.—                        [FR Doc. 2016–29108 Filed 12–2–16; 8:45 am]
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                                                   8. Joanne F. Rovet, Ph.D.—The                                                                              Commission
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                                                organization contact in any way the peer                ADVISORY BOARD                                        ACTION: Notice and request for
                                                reviewers regarding the subject of the                                                                        comments.
                                                peer review meeting, send them written                  Notice of Request for Comment on the
                                                materials regarding the subject of the                  Exposure Draft Technical Release:                     SUMMARY:   As part of its continuing effort
                                                meeting, or make any offers or requests                 Conforming Amendments to Technical                    to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
                                                to any of them that appear to be linked                 Releases for SFFAS 50, Establishing                   required by the Paperwork Reduction
                                                to their participation in the peer review.              Opening Balances for General                          Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
                                                The contractor (Versar, Inc.) will direct               Property, Plant, and Equipment                        Communications Commission (FCC or
                                                the reviewers to report any such                                                                              Commission) invites the general public
                                                contacts to the contractor (Versar, Inc.),              AGENCY: Federal Accounting Standards                  and other Federal agencies to take this
                                                who will take appropriate action in                     Advisory Board.                                       opportunity to comment on the
                                                consultation with EPA to ensure the                                                                           following information collections.
                                                independence and impartiality of the                    ACTION:   Notice.                                     Comments are requested concerning:
                                                peer review.                                                                                                  Whether the proposed collection of
                                                                                                          Board Action: Pursuant to 31 U.S.C.                 information is necessary for the proper
                                                V. Information About the Peer Review                    3511(d), the Federal Advisory                         performance of the functions of the
                                                Meeting                                                 Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), as                    Commission, including whether the
                                                  EPA has charged the peer reviewers                    amended, and the FASAB Rules Of                       information shall have practical utility;
                                                with evaluating and preparing written                   Procedure, as amended in October 2010,                the accuracy of the Commission’s
                                                comments on the draft BBDR model and                    notice is hereby given that the Federal               burden estimate; ways to enhance the
                                                draft model report. Specifically,                       Accounting Standards Advisory Board                   quality, utility, and clarity of the
                                                reviewers will provide general                          (FASAB) has issued an exposure draft                  information collected; ways to minimize
                                                comments, their overall impressions of                  Technical Release titled Conforming                   the burden of the collection of
                                                the draft model and draft model report                  Amendments to Technical Releases for                  information on the respondents,
                                                and responses to the charge questions.                  SFFAS 50, Establishing Opening                        including the use of automated
                                                Reviewers will also consider the                        Balances for General Property, Plant,                 collection techniques or other forms of
                                                appropriateness of the quality, accuracy                and Equipment.                                        information technology; and ways to
                                                and relevance of the data in the                                                                              further reduce the information
                                                                                                          The exposure draft is available on the              collection burden on small business
                                                documents. Versar will provide a                        FASAB Web site at http://
                                                summary of comments (along with the                                                                           with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC
                                                                                                        www.fasab.gov/documents-for-                          may not conduct or sponsor a collection
                                                full text of the comments) submitted to
                                                                                                        comment/. Copies can be obtained by                   of information unless it displays a
                                                EPA’s public docket (Docket ID No.
                                                EPA–HQ–OW–2016–0438) during the                         contacting FASAB at (202) 512–7350.                   currently valid OMB control number.
                                                56-day public comment period on the                       Respondents are encouraged to                       No person shall be subject to any
                                                draft model and draft model report to                   comment on any part of the exposure                   penalty for failing to comply with a
                                                the peer reviewers ahead of the meeting                 draft. Written comments are requested                 collection of information subject to the
                                                for their consideration.                                by January 9, 2017, and should be sent                PRA that does not display a valid OMB
                                                                                                        to fasab@fasab.gov or Wendy M. Payne,                 control number.
                                                  Peer reviewers will participate in the
                                                two-day, public peer review meeting to                  Executive Director, Federal Accounting                DATES: Written PRA comments should
                                                discuss the scientific basis supporting                 Standards Advisory Board, 441 G Street                be submitted on or before February 3,
                                                EPA’s draft BBDR model and model                        NW., Suite 6814, Mailstop 6H19,                       2017. If you anticipate that you will
                                                report. Following the peer review                       Washington, DC 20548.                                 submit comments, but find it difficult to
                                                meeting, Versar will provide a peer                                                                           do so within the period of time allowed
                                                                                                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:   Ms.                by this notice, you should advise the
                                                review summary report to EPA                            Wendy M. Payne, Executive Director,
                                                containing the comments and                                                                                   contact listed below as soon as possible.
                                                                                                        441 G Street NW., Mailstop 6H19,                      ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
                                                recommendations from the peer
                                                                                                        Washington, DC 20548, or call (202)                   Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@
                                                reviewers. EPA will make the final peer
                                                review report available to the public.                  512–7350.                                             fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
                                                  In preparing the final BBDR model                      Authority: Federal Advisory Committee                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                                and model report, EPA will consider                     Act, Pub. L. 92–463.                                  additional information about the
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                                                Versar’s report of the comments and                       Dated: November 29, 2016.                           information collection, contact Cathy
                                                recommendations from the external peer                  Wendy M. Payne,                                       Williams at (202) 418–2918.
                                                review meeting, as well as written                      Executive Director.                                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                public comments received through the                                                                            OMB Control Number: 3060–0433.
                                                                                                        [FR Doc. 2016–29021 Filed 12–2–16; 8:45 am]
                                                official public docket during the                                                                               Title: Basic Signal Leakage
                                                                                                        BILLING CODE 1610–02–P
                                                previous 56-day comment period on the                                                                         Performance Report.
                                                draft model and draft model report.                                                                             Form Number: FCC Form 320.


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of final peer reviewer selection, public peer review meeting and final peer review charge questions.
DatesThe public peer review meeting will be held on January 10 and 11, 2017. The meeting will be held from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., eastern time, on January 10; and from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., eastern time, on January 11. The registration deadline to attend the meeting in-person or via teleconference, and to request to make a brief oral statement at the meeting, is January 3, 2017. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for instructions of how to register.
ContactQuestions regarding logistics or registration for the external peer review meeting should be directed to Versar, Inc., at 6850 Versar Center, Springfield, VA 22151; by email: [email protected] (subject line: Perchlorate Peer Review); or by phone: (301) 304-3121 (ask for Tracey Cowen). For additional information concerning the draft BBDR model and the draft report, please contact Russ Perkinson at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Standards and Risk Management Division (Mail Code 4607M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 202-564-4901; or email: [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 87553 

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