81_FR_89329 81 FR 89092 - Nominations to the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals; Request for Comments

81 FR 89092 - Nominations to the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals; Request for Comments

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 237 (December 9, 2016)

Page Range89092-89094
FR Document2016-29579

This document provides the names and affiliations of nominees currently under consideration for appointment to the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) established pursuant to the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. The purpose of the SACC is to provide independent advice and expert consultation, at the request of the EPA Administrator, with respect to the scientific and technical aspects of risk assessments, methodologies, and pollution prevention measures or approaches. The Agency, at this time, anticipates selecting approximately fourteen members to serve on the Committee. Public comments on the nominees are invited, as these comments will be used to assist the Agency in selecting the new chartered Committee members.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0713; FRL-9956-17]


Nominations to the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals; 
Request for Comments

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document provides the names and affiliations of nominees 
currently under consideration for appointment to the Science Advisory 
Committee on Chemicals (SACC) established pursuant to the Frank R. 
Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. The purpose of the 
SACC is to provide independent advice and expert consultation, at the 
request of the EPA Administrator, with respect to the scientific and 
technical aspects of risk assessments, methodologies, and pollution 
prevention measures or approaches. The Agency, at this time, 
anticipates selecting approximately fourteen members to serve on the 
Committee. Public comments on the nominees are invited, as these 
comments will be used to assist the Agency in selecting the new 
chartered Committee members.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 9, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0713, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit 
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute.
     Mail: OPPT Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket 
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand 
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the 
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along 
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tamue Gibson, DFO, Office of Science 
Coordination and Policy (7201M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(202) 564-7642; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. This action may 
be of interest to those involved in the manufacture, processing, 
distribution, disposal, and/or interested in the assessment of risks 
involving chemical substances and mixtures. Since other entities may 
also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the 
specific entities that may be affected by this action.

B. What is EPA's authority?

    This committee is being established under FACA, 5 U.S.C. Appendix 
2, and pursuant to the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st 
Century Act, which amended the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), 15 
U.S.C. 2601 et seq.

II. Background

    The SACC is being established under FACA section 9(a), and pursuant 
to TSCA section 2625(o), as amended, to provide advice and 
recommendations on the scientific basis for risk assessments, 
methodologies, and pollution prevention measures or approaches.
    EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) manages 
programs

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under TSCA (as amended), 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. and the Pollution 
Prevention Act (PPA), 42 U.S.C. 13101 et seq. Under these laws, EPA 
evaluates new and existing chemical substances and their risks, and 
finds ways to prevent or reduce pollution before it is released into 
the environment. OPPT also manages a variety of environmental 
stewardship programs that encourage companies to reduce and prevent 
pollution.
    The SACC will be composed of approximately 14 members who will 
serve as Special Government Employees or Regular Government Employees 
(RGEs). The SACC expects to meet in person or by electronic means 
(e.g., webinar) approximately 3 to 4 times a year, or as needed and 
approved by the Designated Federal Officer (DFO). Meetings will be held 
in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The charter will be in effect 
for 2 years from the date it is filed with Congress. After the initial 
2-year period, the charter will be renewed as authorized in accordance 
with section 14 of FACA (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2, Section 14). A copy of 
the charter will be available on the EPA Web site and in the docket.

III. Charter

    A Charter for the SACC will be issued in accordance with the 
requirements of FACA.

A. Qualifications of Members

    Members are scientists who have sufficient professional 
qualifications, including training and experience, to provide expert 
comments on the scientific and technical aspects of risk assessments, 
methodologies, and pollution prevention measures or approaches. No 
persons shall be ineligible to serve on the Committee by reason of 
their membership on any other advisory committee to a Federal 
department or agency or their employment by a Federal department or 
agency (except the EPA). The Administrator appoints individuals to 
serve on the Committee for staggered terms of 1 to 3 years. Panel 
members are subject to the provisions of 40 CFR part 3, subpart F, 
Standards of Conduct for Special Government Employees, which include 
rules regarding conflicts of interest. Each nominee selected by the 
Administrator, before being formally appointed, is required to submit a 
confidential statement of employment and financial interests, which 
shall fully disclose, among other financial interests, the nominee's 
sources of research support, if any.

B. Applicability of Existing Regulations

    EPA's existing regulations applicable to Special Government 
Employees, which include advisory committee members, will apply to the 
members of the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals. These 
regulations appear in 40 CFR part 3, subpart F.

C. Process of Obtaining Nominees

    On August 26, 2016, EPA published a Federal Register inviting 
public nominations for the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (81 
FR 58925) (FRL-9950-66). The nomination period ended on October 11, 
2016. In response, the Agency received approximately 100 nominees. EPA 
considered the following criteria to select candidates from these 
nominations: Interest and availability to participate in committee 
meetings, absence of financial conflicts of interest, absence of the 
appearance of a loss of impartiality, scientific expertise, and 
backgrounds and experiences that would contribute to the diversity of 
scientific viewpoints on the committee, including professional 
experiences in government, labor, public health, public interest, 
animal protection, industry, or other groups.
    Based on these criteria, EPA has identified 29 candidates for 
further consideration for membership on the SACC. Nine of these 
candidates are members of the existing EPA Chemical Safety Advisory 
Committee. The following are the names and professional affiliations of 
these candidates. Brief biographical sketches for these candidates are 
posted on the EPA Web site at https://www.epa.gov/TSCA-Peer-Review.
    1. Henry A. Anderson, M.D., Adjunct Professor, Institute for 
Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin- Madison, Madison, WI.
    2. Holger Behrsing, Ph.D., Principal Scientist (Respiratory 
Toxicology Program), Institute for In Vitro Sciences, Inc., 
Gaithersburg, MD.
    3. James V. Bruckner, Ph.D., Professor, Pharmacology and 
Toxicology, Department of Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences, College 
of Pharmacy, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
    4. Stuart Cagen, Ph.D., Senior Toxicologist, Shell Health, Houston, 
TX.
    5. Deborah Cory-Slechta, Ph.D., Professor, Environmental Medicine, 
Pediatrics and Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester Medical 
School, Rochester, NY.
    6. Holly Davies, Ph.D., Senior Toxicologist, Department of Ecology, 
State of Washington, Olympia, WA.
    7. William Doucette, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Civil and 
Environmental Engineering, Utah State University, Logan, UT.
    8. Panos G. Georgopoulos, Ph.D., Professor of Environmental and 
Occupational Health, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences--School of 
Public Health, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, 
NJ.
    9. Kathleen Gilbert, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Microbiology 
and Immunology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little 
Rock, AR.
    10. Gary Ginsberg, Ph.D., Senior Toxicologist, Connecticut 
Department of Public Health, Hartford, CT.
    11. Concepcion Jimenez Gonzalez, Ph.D., Program Director, Global 
Manufacturing & Supply, GlaxoSmithKline, Raleigh-Durham, NC.
    12. Michael A Jayjock, Ph.D. CIH, Sole Proprietor, Jayjock 
Associates, LLC, Langhorne, PA.
    13. Alan Kaufman, Senior VP, Technical Affairs, Toy Industry 
Association (TIA), New York, NY.
    14. John Kissel, Ph.D., Professor of Environmental and Occupational 
Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
    15. Melanie Marty, Ph.D., Former Acting Deputy Director for 
Scientific Affairs (Retired), Office of Environmental Hazard and Health 
Assessment, California Environmental Protection Agency, Sacramento, CA.
    16. Jaymie Meliker, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Program in Public 
Health, Department of Family, Population, & Preventive Medicine, Stony 
Brook University, Stony Brook, NY.
    17. Kenneth Portier, Ph.D., Vice President, Statistics and 
Evaluation Center, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA.
    18. J. Craig Rowlands, Ph.D., Sr. Toxicologist, Business 
Development and Innovation, UL Supply Chain & Sustainability, 
Underwriters Laboratories, LLC, Northbrook, IL.
    19. Sheela Sathyanarayana MD, M.P.H., Seattle Children's Research 
Institute, Center for Health, Behavior, and Development, Associate 
Professor, Pediatrics and Adjunct Associate Professor Department of 
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of 
Washington, Seattle, WA.
    20. Val Schaeffer, Ph.D., Senior Health Scientist, Office of the 
Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, U.S. Occupational 
Safety and Health Administration, Washington, DC.
    21. Daniel Schlenk, Ph.D., Professor of Aquatic Ecotoxicology and 
Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Riverside, 
Riverside, CA.
    22. Kristie Sullivan, M.P.H., Director, Regulatory Testing Issues, 
Physicians

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Committee for Responsible Medicine, Washington DC.
    23. Kristina Thayer, Ph.D., Deputy Division Director of Analysis 
and Director, Office of Health Assessment and Translation, National 
Toxicology Program, National Institute of Environmental Health 
Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC.
    24. Leonardo Trasande, MD, M.P.P. Associate Professor in 
Pediatrics, Environmental Medicine and Population Health, New York 
University, School of Medicine, New York, NY.
    25. Laura N. Vandenberg, Ph.D. Department of Environmental Health 
Science, School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of 
Massachusetts--Amherst, Amherst, MA.
    26. Chris L. Waller, Ph.D., Executive Director & Head, Scientific 
Modeling Platforms, Merck Research Laboratories, Boston, MA.
    27. Christine Whittaker, Ph.D., Chief, Risk Evaluation Branch, 
Education and Information Division, National Institute for Occupational 
Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control, Cincinnati, OH.
    28. Catherine Willett, Ph.D., Director, Regulatory Toxicology, Risk 
Assessment & Alternatives Coordinator, The Humane Society of the United 
States, Washington, DC.
    29. Tracey Woodruff, Ph.D., M.P.H., Professor in Residence and 
Director, Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment, 
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, 
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.; 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2 et seq.

    Dated: December 2, 2016.
Stanley Barone,
Director, Office of Science Coordination and Policy.
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                                                  and 214 of the Commission’s                             Committee on Chemicals; Request for
                                                  Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and                         Comments                                              I. General Information
                                                  385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
                                                  time on the specified date(s). Protests                 AGENCY: Environmental Protection                      A. Does this action apply to me?
                                                  may be considered, but intervention is                  Agency (EPA).                                           This action is directed to the public
                                                  necessary to become a party to the                      ACTION: Notice.                                       in general. This action may be of
                                                  proceeding.                                                                                                   interest to those involved in the
                                                                                                          SUMMARY:   This document provides the                 manufacture, processing, distribution,
                                                  Filings in Existing Proceedings                         names and affiliations of nominees                    disposal, and/or interested in the
                                                     Docket Numbers: RP17–244–001.                        currently under consideration for                     assessment of risks involving chemical
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                                                  Transmission, L.                                        Committee on Chemicals (SACC)                         entities may also be interested, the
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                                                  to NRA Amend Hastings—Trenton to be                     Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st               the specific entities that may be affected
                                                  effective 12/1/2016.                                    Century Act. The purpose of the SACC                  by this action.
                                                     Filed Date: 12/5/16.                                 is to provide independent advice and
                                                     Accession Number: 20161205–5000.                     expert consultation, at the request of the            B. What is EPA’s authority?
                                                     Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/19/16.                    EPA Administrator, with respect to the                  This committee is being established
                                                     Any person desiring to protest in any                scientific and technical aspects of risk              under FACA, 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2, and
                                                  of the above proceedings must file in                   assessments, methodologies, and                       pursuant to the Frank R. Lautenberg
                                                  accordance with Rule 211 of the                         pollution prevention measures or                      Chemical Safety for the 21st Century
                                                  Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR                        approaches. The Agency, at this time,                 Act, which amended the Toxic
                                                  385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern                 anticipates selecting approximately                   Substances Control Act (TSCA), 15
                                                  time on the specified comment date.                     fourteen members to serve on the                      U.S.C. 2601 et seq.
                                                     The filings are accessible in the                    Committee. Public comments on the
                                                  Commission’s eLibrary system by                         nominees are invited, as these                        II. Background
                                                  clicking on the links or querying the                   comments will be used to assist the                     The SACC is being established under
                                                  docket number.                                          Agency in selecting the new chartered                 FACA section 9(a), and pursuant to
                                                     eFiling is encouraged. More detailed                 Committee members.                                    TSCA section 2625(o), as amended, to
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                                                  requirements, interventions, protests,                  or before January 9, 2017.                            on the scientific basis for risk
                                                  service, and qualifying facilities filings              ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,                      assessments, methodologies, and
                                                  can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/                   identified by docket identification (ID)              pollution prevention measures or
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                                                  under TSCA (as amended), 15 U.S.C.                      B. Applicability of Existing Regulations              Engineering, Utah State University,
                                                  2601 et seq. and the Pollution                            EPA’s existing regulations applicable               Logan, UT.
                                                  Prevention Act (PPA), 42 U.S.C. 13101                   to Special Government Employees,                        8. Panos G. Georgopoulos, Ph.D.,
                                                  et seq. Under these laws, EPA evaluates                 which include advisory committee                      Professor of Environmental and
                                                  new and existing chemical substances                    members, will apply to the members of                 Occupational Health, Rutgers
                                                  and their risks, and finds ways to                      the Science Advisory Committee on                     Biomedical and Health Sciences—
                                                  prevent or reduce pollution before it is                Chemicals. These regulations appear in                School of Public Health, Rutgers, The
                                                  released into the environment. OPPT                     40 CFR part 3, subpart F.                             State University of New Jersey,
                                                  also manages a variety of environmental                                                                       Piscataway, NJ.
                                                  stewardship programs that encourage                     C. Process of Obtaining Nominees                        9. Kathleen Gilbert, Ph.D., Professor,
                                                  companies to reduce and prevent                            On August 26, 2016, EPA published a                Department of Microbiology and
                                                  pollution.                                              Federal Register inviting public                      Immunology, University of Arkansas for
                                                                                                          nominations for the Science Advisory                  Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR.
                                                     The SACC will be composed of                                                                                 10. Gary Ginsberg, Ph.D., Senior
                                                  approximately 14 members who will                       Committee on Chemicals (81 FR 58925)
                                                                                                          (FRL–9950–66). The nomination period                  Toxicologist, Connecticut Department of
                                                  serve as Special Government Employees                                                                         Public Health, Hartford, CT.
                                                                                                          ended on October 11, 2016. In response,
                                                  or Regular Government Employees                                                                                 11. Concepcion Jimenez Gonzalez,
                                                                                                          the Agency received approximately 100
                                                  (RGEs). The SACC expects to meet in                                                                           Ph.D., Program Director, Global
                                                                                                          nominees. EPA considered the
                                                  person or by electronic means (e.g.,                                                                          Manufacturing & Supply,
                                                                                                          following criteria to select candidates
                                                  webinar) approximately 3 to 4 times a                                                                         GlaxoSmithKline, Raleigh-Durham, NC.
                                                                                                          from these nominations: Interest and
                                                  year, or as needed and approved by the                                                                          12. Michael A Jayjock, Ph.D. CIH, Sole
                                                                                                          availability to participate in committee
                                                  Designated Federal Officer (DFO).                       meetings, absence of financial conflicts              Proprietor, Jayjock Associates, LLC,
                                                  Meetings will be held in the                            of interest, absence of the appearance of             Langhorne, PA.
                                                  Washington, DC metropolitan area. The                   a loss of impartiality, scientific                      13. Alan Kaufman, Senior VP,
                                                  charter will be in effect for 2 years from              expertise, and backgrounds and                        Technical Affairs, Toy Industry
                                                  the date it is filed with Congress. After               experiences that would contribute to the              Association (TIA), New York, NY.
                                                  the initial 2-year period, the charter will             diversity of scientific viewpoints on the               14. John Kissel, Ph.D., Professor of
                                                  be renewed as authorized in accordance                  committee, including professional                     Environmental and Occupational Health
                                                  with section 14 of FACA (5 U.S.C.                       experiences in government, labor,                     Sciences, University of Washington,
                                                  Appendix 2, Section 14). A copy of the                  public health, public interest, animal                Seattle, WA.
                                                  charter will be available on the EPA                    protection, industry, or other groups.                  15. Melanie Marty, Ph.D., Former
                                                  Web site and in the docket.                                Based on these criteria, EPA has                   Acting Deputy Director for Scientific
                                                                                                          identified 29 candidates for further                  Affairs (Retired), Office of
                                                  III. Charter                                                                                                  Environmental Hazard and Health
                                                                                                          consideration for membership on the
                                                    A Charter for the SACC will be issued                 SACC. Nine of these candidates are                    Assessment, California Environmental
                                                  in accordance with the requirements of                  members of the existing EPA Chemical                  Protection Agency, Sacramento, CA.
                                                  FACA.                                                   Safety Advisory Committee. The                          16. Jaymie Meliker, Ph.D., Associate
                                                                                                          following are the names and                           Professor, Program in Public Health,
                                                  A. Qualifications of Members                            professional affiliations of these                    Department of Family, Population, &
                                                                                                          candidates. Brief biographical sketches               Preventive Medicine, Stony Brook
                                                     Members are scientists who have                                                                            University, Stony Brook, NY.
                                                  sufficient professional qualifications,                 for these candidates are posted on the
                                                                                                          EPA Web site at https://www.epa.gov/                    17. Kenneth Portier, Ph.D., Vice
                                                  including training and experience, to                                                                         President, Statistics and Evaluation
                                                  provide expert comments on the                          TSCA-Peer-Review.
                                                                                                             1. Henry A. Anderson, M.D., Adjunct                Center, American Cancer Society,
                                                  scientific and technical aspects of risk                                                                      Atlanta, GA.
                                                                                                          Professor, Institute for Environmental
                                                  assessments, methodologies, and                                                                                 18. J. Craig Rowlands, Ph.D., Sr.
                                                                                                          Studies, University of Wisconsin-
                                                  pollution prevention measures or                                                                              Toxicologist, Business Development and
                                                                                                          Madison, Madison, WI.
                                                  approaches. No persons shall be                            2. Holger Behrsing, Ph.D., Principal               Innovation, UL Supply Chain &
                                                  ineligible to serve on the Committee by                 Scientist (Respiratory Toxicology                     Sustainability, Underwriters
                                                  reason of their membership on any other                 Program), Institute for In Vitro Sciences,            Laboratories, LLC, Northbrook, IL.
                                                  advisory committee to a Federal                         Inc., Gaithersburg, MD.                                 19. Sheela Sathyanarayana MD,
                                                  department or agency or their                              3. James V. Bruckner, Ph.D., Professor,            M.P.H., Seattle Children’s Research
                                                  employment by a Federal department or                   Pharmacology and Toxicology,                          Institute, Center for Health, Behavior,
                                                  agency (except the EPA). The                            Department of Pharmaceutical &                        and Development, Associate Professor,
                                                  Administrator appoints individuals to                   Biomedical Sciences, College of                       Pediatrics and Adjunct Associate
                                                  serve on the Committee for staggered                    Pharmacy, University of Georgia,                      Professor Department of Environmental
                                                  terms of 1 to 3 years. Panel members are                Athens, GA.                                           and Occupational Health Sciences,
                                                  subject to the provisions of 40 CFR part                   4. Stuart Cagen, Ph.D., Senior                     University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
                                                  3, subpart F, Standards of Conduct for                  Toxicologist, Shell Health, Houston, TX.                20. Val Schaeffer, Ph.D., Senior
                                                  Special Government Employees, which                        5. Deborah Cory-Slechta, Ph.D.,                    Health Scientist, Office of the Director,
                                                  include rules regarding conflicts of                    Professor, Environmental Medicine,                    Directorate of Standards and Guidance,
                                                  interest. Each nominee selected by the
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                                                                                                          Pediatrics and Public Health Sciences,                U.S. Occupational Safety and Health
                                                  Administrator, before being formally                    University of Rochester Medical School,               Administration, Washington, DC.
                                                  appointed, is required to submit a                      Rochester, NY.                                          21. Daniel Schlenk, Ph.D., Professor of
                                                  confidential statement of employment                       6. Holly Davies, Ph.D., Senior                     Aquatic Ecotoxicology and
                                                  and financial interests, which shall fully              Toxicologist, Department of Ecology,                  Environmental Toxicology, University
                                                  disclose, among other financial                         State of Washington, Olympia, WA.                     of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA.
                                                  interests, the nominee’s sources of                        7. William Doucette, Ph.D., Professor,               22. Kristie Sullivan, M.P.H., Director,
                                                  research support, if any.                               Department of Civil and Environmental                 Regulatory Testing Issues, Physicians


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                                                  Committee for Responsible Medicine,                     (‘‘CAA’’ or the ‘‘Act’’), notice is hereby            http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
                                                  Washington DC.                                          given of a proposed consent decree to                 commenting-epa-dockets.
                                                    23. Kristina Thayer, Ph.D., Deputy                    address a lawsuit filed by Center for                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  Division Director of Analysis and                       Biological Diversity, Center for                      Derek Mills, Air and Radiation Law
                                                  Director, Office of Health Assessment                   Environmental Health, and Clean Air                   Office (2344A), Office of General
                                                  and Translation, National Toxicology                    Council (collectively ‘‘Plaintiffs’’) in the          Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection
                                                  Program, National Institute of                          United States District Court for the                  Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
                                                  Environmental Health Sciences,                          Northern District of California: Center               Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202)
                                                  Research Triangle Park, NC.                             for Biological Diversity, et al. v.                   564–3341; fax number: (202) 564–5603;
                                                    24. Leonardo Trasande, MD, M.P.P.                     McCarthy, et al. No. 4:16–cv–04092–PJH                email address: Mills.Derek@epa.gov.
                                                  Associate Professor in Pediatrics,                      (N.D. Cal.). On July 21, 2016, Plaintiffs             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  Environmental Medicine and                              filed a complaint alleging that Gina
                                                  Population Health, New York                             McCarthy, in her official capacity as                 I. Additional Information About the
                                                  University, School of Medicine, New                     Administrator of the United States                    Proposed Consent Decree
                                                  York, NY.                                               Environmental Protection Agency                          This proposed consent decree would
                                                    25. Laura N. Vandenberg, Ph.D.                        (‘‘EPA’’) failed to perform certain duties            resolve a lawsuit filed by Plaintiffs
                                                  Department of Environmental Health                      mandated by the CAA in relation to                    seeking to compel the Administrator to
                                                  Science, School of Public Health &                      implementation of the 1997 and 2008                   take actions under CAA section 110(k).
                                                  Health Sciences, University of                          National Ambient Air Quality Standard                 Under the terms of the proposed
                                                  Massachusetts—Amherst, Amherst, MA.                     (‘‘NAAQS’’) for ozone, respectively.                  consent decree, EPA would agree to sign
                                                    26. Chris L. Waller, Ph.D., Executive                 Specifically, Plaintiffs allege that EPA              a notice addressing the alleged failure to
                                                  Director & Head, Scientific Modeling                    failed to make required findings of                   issue a finding of failure to submit for
                                                  Platforms, Merck Research Laboratories,                 failure to submit, and to take final                  certain 2008 ozone NAAQS
                                                  Boston, MA.                                             action on State Implementation Plan                   nonattainment and OTR SIP
                                                    27. Christine Whittaker, Ph.D., Chief,                (‘‘SIP’’) submittals. On November 14,                 submissions addressing elements from
                                                  Risk Evaluation Branch, Education and                   2016, Plaintiffs filed a first amended                the areas and states listed in the
                                                  Information Division, National Institute                complaint. The proposed consent decree                proposed consent decree no later than
                                                  for Occupational Safety and Health,                     would establish deadlines for EPA to                  January 19, 2017. If any State makes a
                                                  Centers for Disease Control, Cincinnati,                take certain specified actions related to             listed SIP submittal, and EPA makes a
                                                  OH.                                                     implementation of the 1997 and 2008                   completeness determination as to that
                                                    28. Catherine Willett, Ph.D., Director,               ozone standards, respectively.                        submittal, prior to January 19, 2017,
                                                  Regulatory Toxicology, Risk Assessment                                                                        then EPA’s obligation to address that
                                                  & Alternatives Coordinator, The                         DATES: Written comments on the
                                                                                                          proposed consent decree must be                       submittal in the aforementioned notice
                                                  Humane Society of the United States,                                                                          is automatically terminated. EPA would
                                                  Washington, DC.                                         received by January 9, 2017.
                                                                                                                                                                also agree to take certain final actions to
                                                    29. Tracey Woodruff, Ph.D., M.P.H.,                   ADDRESSES:   Submit your comments,                    address certain submitted plans
                                                  Professor in Residence and Director,                    identified by Docket ID number EPA–                   pursuant to sections 110(k)(2)–(4) of the
                                                  Program on Reproductive Health and                      HQ–OGC–2016–0693, online at                           CAA no later than the dates indicated in
                                                  the Environment, Department of                          www.regulations.gov. For comments                     the proposed consent decree for the
                                                  Obstetrics, Gynecology, and                             submitted at www.regulations.gov,                     1997 and 2008 ozone NAAQS,
                                                  Reproductive Sciences, University of                    follow the online instructions for                    respectively. If any State withdraws a
                                                  California, San Francisco, San                          submitting comments. Once submitted,                  listed submittal, then EPA’s obligation
                                                  Francisco, CA.                                          comments cannot be edited or removed                  to address that submittal through the
                                                   Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.; 5 U.S.C.            from www.regulations.gov. The EPA                     aforementioned action is automatically
                                                  Appendix 2 et seq.                                      may publish any comment received to                   terminated. Please see the proposed
                                                    Dated: December 2, 2016.                              its public docket. Do not submit                      consent decree, located in the docket for
                                                  Stanley Barone,                                         electronically any information you                    this notice, for specific dates and
                                                  Director, Office of Science Coordination and
                                                                                                          consider to be Confidential Business                  additional details.
                                                  Policy.                                                 Information (‘‘CBI’’) or other                           Under the terms of the proposed
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–29579 Filed 12–8–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                          information whose disclosure is                       consent decree, EPA will send notice of
                                                                                                          restricted by statute. Multimedia                     each action to the Office of the Federal
                                                  BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                                                                          submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be              Register for review and publication
                                                                                                          accompanied by a written comment.                     within 15 days of signature. In addition,
                                                  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                The written comment is considered the                 the proposed consent decree outlines
                                                  AGENCY                                                  official comment and should include                   the procedure for the Plaintiff to request
                                                                                                          discussion of all points you wish to                  costs of litigation, including attorney
                                                  [EPA–HQ–OGC–2016–0693; FRL–9956–37–                     make. The EPA generally will not                      fees.
                                                  OGC]                                                    consider comments or comment                             For a period of thirty (30) days
                                                                                                          contents located outside of the primary               following the date of publication of this
                                                  Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air
                                                                                                          submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or                notice, the Agency will accept written
                                                  Act Citizen Suit
                                                                                                          other file sharing system). For                       comments relating to the proposed
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                                                  AGENCY:  Environmental Protection                       additional submission methods, please                 consent decree from persons who are
                                                  Agency (EPA).                                           contact the person identified in the FOR              not named as parties to the litigation in
                                                  ACTION: Notice of proposed consent                      FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.                  question. EPA or the Department of
                                                  decree; request for public comment.                     For the full EPA public comment policy,               Justice may withdraw or withhold
                                                                                                          information about CBI or multimedia                   consent to the proposed consent decree
                                                  SUMMARY:   In accordance with section                   submissions, and general guidance on                  if the comments disclose facts or
                                                  113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended                 making effective comments, please visit               considerations that indicate that such


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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ActionNotice.
DatesComments must be received on or before January 9, 2017.
ContactTamue Gibson, DFO, Office of Science Coordination and Policy (7201M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
FR Citation81 FR 89092 

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