82_FR_26204 82 FR 26097 - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting; Request for Ad Hoc Expert Nominations

82 FR 26097 - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting; Request for Ad Hoc Expert Nominations

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 107 (June 6, 2017)

Page Range26097-26099
FR Document2017-11694

There will be a 3-day meeting of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel (FIFRA SAP) to consider and review the ``Continuing Development of Alternative High- Throughput Screens to Determine Endocrine Disruption, Focusing on Androgen Receptor, Steroidogenesis, and Thyroid Pathways''.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 107 (Tuesday, June 6, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11694]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0214; FRL-9962-79]


FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting; 
Request for Ad Hoc Expert Nominations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: There will be a 3-day meeting of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel (FIFRA SAP) to 
consider and review the ``Continuing Development of Alternative High-
Throughput Screens to Determine Endocrine Disruption, Focusing on 
Androgen Receptor, Steroidogenesis, and Thyroid Pathways''.

DATES: The meeting will be held on November 28, 2017 to November 30, 
2017, from approximately 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Comments. Written comments should be submitted on or before 
September 28, 2017. FIFRA SAP may not be able to fully consider written 
comments submitted after this date. Requests to make oral comments 
should be submitted on or before November 7, 2017 by contacting the 
Designated Federal Official (DFO) listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT. For additional instructions, see Unit I.C. of the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    Nominations. Nominations of candidates to serve as ad hoc expert 
members of FIFRA SAP for this meeting should be provided on or before 
July 21, 2017.
    Webcast. This meeting may be webcast. Please refer to the FIFRA SAP 
Web site at https://www.epa.gov/sap for information on how to access 
the webcast. Please note that the webcast is a supplementary public 
process provided only for convenience. If difficulties arise resulting 
in webcasting outages, the meeting will continue as planned.
    Special accommodations. For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, and to request accommodation of a 
disability, please contact the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT at least 10 days prior to the meeting to allow EPA time to 
process your request.

ADDRESSES: Meeting: The meeting will be held at the Environmental 
Protection Agency, Conference Center, Lobby Level, One Potomac Yard 
(South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA 22202.
    Comments. Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0214, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://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: OPP 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.
    Nominations, requests to present oral comments, and requests for 
special accommodations. Submit nominations to serve as ad hoc members 
of FIFRA SAP, requests for special accommodations, or requests to 
present oral comments to the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd Peterson, DFO, Office of Science

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Coordination and Policy (7201M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(202) 564-6428; 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 
also be of interest to persons who are or may be required to conduct 
testing of chemical substances under the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) and FIFRA. 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 should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit CBI information to EPA through 
regulations.gov or email. If your comments contain any information that 
you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected, please contact the DFO 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT to obtain special 
instructions before submitting your comments.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting 
your comments, see the commenting tips at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.

C. How may I participate in this meeting?

    You may participate in this meeting by following the instructions 
in this unit. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative that 
you identify docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0214 in the subject line 
on the first page of your request.
    1. Written comments. Written comments should be submitted, using 
the instructions in ADDRESSES and Unit I.B., on or before September 28, 
2017, to provide FIFRA SAP the time necessary to consider and review 
the written comments. FIFRA SAP may not be able to fully consider 
written comments submitted after September 28, 2017.
    2. Oral comments. The Agency encourages each individual or group 
wishing to make brief oral comments to FIFRA SAP to submit their 
request to the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT on or 
before November 7, 2017, in order to be included on the meeting agenda. 
Requests to present oral comments will be accepted until November 7, 
2017 and, to the extent that time permits, the Chair of FIFRA SAP may 
permit the presentation of oral comments at the meeting by interested 
persons who have not previously requested time. Oral comments before 
FIFRA SAP are limited to approximately 5 minutes unless arrangements 
have been made prior to November 7, 2017. The request should identify 
the name of the individual making the presentation, the organization 
(if any) the individual will represent, and any requirements for 
audiovisual equipment. In addition, each speaker should bring 15 copies 
of his or her oral remarks and presentation slides (if required) for 
distribution to FIFRA SAP at the meeting by the DFO.
    3. Seating at the meeting. Seating at the meeting will be open and 
on a first-come basis.
    4. Request for nominations to serve as ad hoc expert members of 
FIFRA SAP for this meeting. As part of a broader process for developing 
a pool of candidates, both U.S. citizens and permanent residents who 
can demonstrate that they are actively seeking U.S. citizenship will be 
considered. For each meeting, FIFRA SAP staff routinely solicits from 
the public nominations of prospective expert candidates for service as 
ad hoc members of FIFRA SAP. Any interested person or organization may 
nominate qualified individuals to be considered as prospective 
candidates for a specific meeting. Individuals nominated for this 
meeting should have expertise in one or more of the following areas: 
Toxicology, physiology, biochemistry, endocrinology (clinical and 
research), epidemiology, with an emphasis on androgens, 
steroidogenesis, thyroid--particularly ways these endocrine systems can 
be disrupted and the means to detect disruption. Expertise in the 
development of computational models, high-throughput assays, as well as 
biostatistics and performance-based validation, are also desired. 
Nominees should be scientists who have sufficient professional 
qualifications, including training and experience, to be capable of 
providing expert comments on the scientific issues for this meeting. 
Nominees should be identified by name, occupation, position, address, 
email address, and telephone number. Nominations should be provided to 
the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT on or before July 
21, 2017. The Agency will consider all nominations of prospective 
candidates for this meeting that are received on or before that date. 
However, final selection of ad hoc members for this meeting is a 
discretionary function of the Agency.
    The selection of scientists to serve on FIFRA SAP is based on the 
function of the Panel and the expertise needed to address the Agency's 
charge to the Panel. No interested scientists shall be ineligible to 
serve 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 EPA. Other factors considered during the 
selection process include availability of the potential Panel member to 
fully participate in the Panel's review, absence of any conflicts of 
interest or appearance of lack of impartiality, independence with 
respect to the matters under review, and lack of bias. Although 
financial conflicts of interest, the appearance of lack of 
impartiality, lack of independence, and bias may result in 
disqualification, the absence of such concerns does not assure that a 
candidate will be selected to serve on FIFRA SAP. Numerous qualified 
candidates are identified for each Panel. Therefore, selection 
decisions involve carefully weighing a number of factors including the 
candidates' areas of expertise and professional qualifications and 
achieving an overall balance of different scientific perspectives on 
the Panel. In order to have the collective breadth of experience needed 
to address the Agency's peer review charge for this meeting, the Agency 
anticipates selecting approximately 10 ad hoc scientists.
    FIFRA SAP members are subject to the provisions of 5 CFR part 
2634--Executive Branch Financial Disclosure, Qualified Trusts, and 
Certificates of Divestiture, as supplemented by EPA in 5 CFR part 6401. 
In anticipation of this requirement, prospective candidates for service 
on FIFRA SAP will be asked to submit confidential financial information 
which shall fully disclose, among other financial interests, the 
candidate's employment, stocks and bonds, and where applicable, sources 
of research support. EPA will evaluate the candidate's financial 
disclosure form to assess whether there are financial conflicts of 
interest, appearance of a lack of impartiality, or any prior 
involvement with the development of the documents under consideration 
(including previous scientific peer review) before the candidate is 
considered further for service on FIFRA SAP. Those who are selected 
from the pool of prospective candidates will be asked to attend the 
public meetings and to participate in the discussion of key issues and 
assumptions at these meetings. In addition, they will be asked

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to review and to help finalize the meeting minutes. The list of FIFRA 
SAP members participating at this meeting will be posted on the FIFRA 
SAP Web site at https://www.epa.gov/sap or may be obtained from the OPP 
Docket at http://www.regulations.gov.

II. Background

A. Purpose of FIFRA SAP

    FIFRA SAP serves as the primary scientific peer review mechanism of 
EPA's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) and is 
structured to provide scientific advice, information and 
recommendations to the EPA Administrator on pesticides and pesticide-
related issues as to the impact of regulatory actions on health and the 
environment. FIFRA SAP is a Federal advisory committee established in 
1975 under FIFRA that operates in accordance with requirements of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix). FIFRA SAP is 
composed of a permanent panel consisting of seven members who are 
appointed by the EPA Administrator from nominees provided by the 
National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. The 
FIFRA SAP is assisted in their reviews by ad hoc participation from the 
Science Review Board (SRB). As a scientific peer review mechanism, 
FIFRA SAP provides comments, evaluations, and recommendations to 
improve the effectiveness and quality of analyses made by Agency 
scientists.

B. Public Meeting

    The United States EPA's Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program uses 
appropriate validated test systems and other scientifically-relevant 
information to screen and test for endocrine disrupting chemicals. 
Since the issuance of the Federal Register Notice (entitled, ``Use of 
High Throughput Assays and Computational Tools; Endocrine Disruptor 
Screening Program; Notice of Availability and Opportunity for 
Comment'') on June 19, 2015 (FRL-9928-69), EPA has continued the 
development of high throughput assays and computational tools for both 
the detection of the potential to disrupt the endocrine system, as well 
as to estimate levels of exposure. The focus of this meeting is the 
SAP's review and comment on the Agency's proposed high-throughput 
computational model of androgen receptor pathway activity as an 
alternative to the current Tier 1 androgen receptor assay (OCSPP 
890.1150: Androgen Receptor Binding Rat Prostate Cytosol). 
Additionally, the SAP will assess the Agency's progress in the 
development of a high-throughput model of steroidogenesis to be used as 
an alternative to the current Tier 1 steroidogenesis assay (OCSPP 
890.1550: Steroidogenesis Human Cell Line--H295R); and proposed adverse 
outcome pathway-based framework for screening chemicals for potential 
thyroid disruption. The use of these methods will accelerate the pace 
of screening, reduce animal testing, and significantly decrease costs 
associated with screening.

C. FIFRA SAP Documents and Meeting Minutes

    EPA's background paper, charge/questions to FIFRA SAP, and related 
supporting materials will be available on or before August 14, 2017. In 
addition, a list of candidates under consideration as prospective ad 
hoc panelists for this meeting will be available for public comment by 
August 22, 2017 (see link for listing of nominees to appear on August 
4, 2017 at: https://www.epa.gov/sap). Comments should be provided to 
the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT on or before 
September 6, 2017). Your comments will be placed in the public docket 
by the DFO. You may obtain electronic copies of most meeting documents, 
including FIFRA SAP composition (i.e., members and ad hoc members for 
this meeting) and the meeting agenda, at http://www.regulations.gov and 
the FIFRA SAP Web site at https://www.epa.gov/sap.
    FIFRA SAP will prepare meeting minutes summarizing its 
recommendations to the Agency approximately 90 days after the meeting. 
The meeting minutes will be posted on the FIFRA SAP Web site or may be 
obtained from the OPP Docket at http://www.regulations.gov.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et. seq.; 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.

    Dated: May 26, 2017.
Stanley Barone, Jr.,
Director, Office of Science Coordination and Policy.
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                                                  Pursuant to section 307(b)(1) of the                       Additionally, the EPA amended the                   Federal Official (DFO) listed under FOR
                                                  Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7607(b)(1),                    PSD permit to remove and update other                  FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.      For
                                                  judicial review of this final permit                    applicable requirements in the MCU                     additional instructions, see Unit I.C. of
                                                  decision, to the extent it is available,                Facility’s PSD permit due to equipment                 the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
                                                  may be sought by filing a petition for                  that has been shut down and removed                       Nominations. Nominations of
                                                  review in the United States Court of                    from the site. Air pollution emissions as              candidates to serve as ad hoc expert
                                                  Appeals for the Ninth Circuit within 60                 a result of this permit action would not               members of FIFRA SAP for this meeting
                                                  days of June 6, 2017.                                   cause or contribute to violations of any               should be provided on or before July 21,
                                                                                                          National Ambient Air Quality Standards                 2017.
                                                  ADDRESSES:    The EPA has established                                                                             Webcast. This meeting may be
                                                  docket number EPA–R09–OAR–2014–                         or any applicable PSD increments. This
                                                                                                          permit action does not authorize any                   webcast. Please refer to the FIFRA SAP
                                                  0785 for this action. Key portions of the                                                                      Web site at https://www.epa.gov/sap for
                                                  administrative record for this PSD                      new construction or modification of
                                                                                                          existing equipment at the MCU Facility.                information on how to access the
                                                  permit decision (including the final PSD                                                                       webcast. Please note that the webcast is
                                                  permit decision, all public comments,                      EPA received comments from eight
                                                                                                          commenters, including the Resolute                     a supplementary public process
                                                  the EPA’s responses to the public                                                                              provided only for convenience. If
                                                  comments, and additional supporting                     Natural Resources Company. In
                                                                                                          accordance with 40 CFR 124.15(b), the                  difficulties arise resulting in webcasting
                                                  information) are available through a link                                                                      outages, the meeting will continue as
                                                  at our Web site, http://www.epa.gov/                    final PSD permit decision issued on
                                                                                                          September 30, 2016, became effective on                planned.
                                                  caa-permitting/prevention-significant-                                                                            Special accommodations. For
                                                  deterioration-psd-permits-issued-region-                November 30, 2016. Pursuant to 40 CFR
                                                                                                          124.19(l)(1), a petition to EPA’s                      information on access or services for
                                                  9, or at http://www.regulations.gov                                                                            individuals with disabilities, and to
                                                  (Docket ID No. EPA–R09–OAR–2014–                        Environmental Appeals Board (EAB)
                                                                                                          under 40 CFR 124.19(a) is a prerequisite               request accommodation of a disability,
                                                  0785). Documents are also available for                                                                        please contact the DFO listed under FOR
                                                  public inspection during normal                         to seeking judicial review of this final
                                                                                                          agency action. No petition for review                  FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least
                                                  business hours at the following address:                                                                       10 days prior to the meeting to allow
                                                  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,                   was properly and timely filed with EAB
                                                                                                          under 40 CFR 124.19(a).                                EPA time to process your request.
                                                  Region 9, Air Division (AIR–3), 75                                                                             ADDRESSES: Meeting: The meeting will
                                                  Hawthorne Street, San Francisco,                          Dated: March 23, 2017.
                                                                                                                                                                 be held at the Environmental Protection
                                                  California 94105–3901. To arrange for                   Elizabeth Adams,                                       Agency, Conference Center, Lobby
                                                  viewing of these documents, please                      Acting Director, Air Division, Region IX.              Level, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.),
                                                  schedule an appointment during normal                   [FR Doc. 2017–11691 Filed 6–5–17; 8:45 am]             2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA
                                                  business hours with the contact listed in               BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                 22202.
                                                  the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT                                                                               Comments. Submit your comments,
                                                  section. Due to building security                                                                              identified by docket identification (ID)
                                                  procedures, at least 48 hours advance                   ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                               number EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0214, by
                                                  notice is required.                                     AGENCY                                                 one of the following methods:
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                                                                  • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
                                                                                                          [EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0214; FRL–9962–79]
                                                  Shaheerah Kelly, EPA Region 9, Air                                                                             www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
                                                  Division (AIR–3), (415) 947–4156,                       FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel;                       instructions for submitting comments.
                                                  kelly.shaheerah@epa.gov.                                Notice of Public Meeting; Request for                  Do not submit electronically any
                                                                                                          Ad Hoc Expert Nominations                              information you consider to be
                                                  NOTICE OF FINAL ACTION AND                                                                                     Confidential Business Information (CBI)
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     On                       AGENCY: Environmental Protection                       or other information whose disclosure is
                                                  September 30, 2016, the EPA Region 9                    Agency (EPA).                                          restricted by statute.
                                                  issued a final permit decision to                       ACTION: Notice.                                           • Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental
                                                  Resolute Natural Resources Company to                                                                          Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/
                                                  amend the PSD permit for the MCU                        SUMMARY:   There will be a 3-day meeting               DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
                                                  Facility (PSD Permit No. NU 05–01).                     of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,                 NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001.
                                                  The MCU Facility is an existing oil and                 and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory                   • Hand Delivery: To make special
                                                  gas production operation located within                 Panel (FIFRA SAP) to consider and                      arrangements for hand delivery or
                                                  the Four Corners Area on the Navajo                     review the ‘‘Continuing Development of                 delivery of boxed information, please
                                                  Nation Indian Reservation near the town                 Alternative High-Throughput Screens to                 follow the instructions at http://
                                                  of Aneth, San Juan County, Utah.                        Determine Endocrine Disruption,                        www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
                                                     The EPA amended the PSD permit, in                   Focusing on Androgen Receptor,                            Additional instructions on
                                                  accordance with PSD regulations (40                     Steroidogenesis, and Thyroid                           commenting or visiting the docket,
                                                  CFR 52.21), to incorporate pollution                    Pathways’’.                                            along with more information about
                                                  limits, terms, and conditions for the                   DATES: The meeting will be held on                     dockets generally, is available at http://
                                                  already existing Main Flare at the MCU                  November 28, 2017 to November 30,                      www.epa.gov/dockets.
                                                  Facility pursuant to a federal Consent                  2017, from approximately 9 a.m. to 5                      Nominations, requests to present oral
                                                  Decree (United States v. Mobil                          p.m.                                                   comments, and requests for special
                                                  Exploration and Producing U.S. Inc.,                      Comments. Written comments should                    accommodations. Submit nominations
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                                                  Case No. 2:05–CV–319, filed June 8,                     be submitted on or before September 28,                to serve as ad hoc members of FIFRA
                                                  2005). These pollution limits, terms,                   2017. FIFRA SAP may not be able to                     SAP, requests for special
                                                  and conditions include best available                   fully consider written comments                        accommodations, or requests to present
                                                  control technology emission limitations                 submitted after this date. Requests to                 oral comments to the DFO listed under
                                                  for nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide,                   make oral comments should be                           FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
                                                  sulfur dioxide, and volatile organic                    submitted on or before November 7,                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  compounds.                                              2017 by contacting the Designated                      Todd Peterson, DFO, Office of Science


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                                                  Coordination and Policy (7201M),                        Chair of FIFRA SAP may permit the                         The selection of scientists to serve on
                                                  Environmental Protection Agency, 1200                   presentation of oral comments at the                   FIFRA SAP is based on the function of
                                                  Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,                      meeting by interested persons who have                 the Panel and the expertise needed to
                                                  DC 20460–0001; telephone number:                        not previously requested time. Oral                    address the Agency’s charge to the
                                                  (202) 564–6428; email address:                          comments before FIFRA SAP are limited                  Panel. No interested scientists shall be
                                                  peterson.todd@epa.gov.                                  to approximately 5 minutes unless                      ineligible to serve by reason of their
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              arrangements have been made prior to                   membership on any other advisory
                                                                                                          November 7, 2017. The request should                   committee to a Federal department or
                                                  I. General Information                                  identify the name of the individual                    agency or their employment by a
                                                  A. Does this action apply to me?                        making the presentation, the                           Federal department or agency, except
                                                                                                          organization (if any) the individual will              EPA. Other factors considered during
                                                     This action is directed to the public
                                                                                                          represent, and any requirements for                    the selection process include
                                                  in general. This action may also be of
                                                                                                          audiovisual equipment. In addition,                    availability of the potential Panel
                                                  interest to persons who are or may be
                                                                                                          each speaker should bring 15 copies of                 member to fully participate in the
                                                  required to conduct testing of chemical
                                                                                                          his or her oral remarks and presentation               Panel’s review, absence of any conflicts
                                                  substances under the Federal Food,
                                                                                                          slides (if required) for distribution to               of interest or appearance of lack of
                                                  Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) and
                                                                                                          FIFRA SAP at the meeting by the DFO.                   impartiality, independence with respect
                                                  FIFRA. Since other entities may also be
                                                                                                             3. Seating at the meeting. Seating at               to the matters under review, and lack of
                                                  interested, the Agency has not
                                                                                                          the meeting will be open and on a first-               bias. Although financial conflicts of
                                                  attempted to describe all the specific
                                                                                                          come basis.                                            interest, the appearance of lack of
                                                  entities that may be affected by this
                                                                                                             4. Request for nominations to serve as              impartiality, lack of independence, and
                                                  action.
                                                                                                          ad hoc expert members of FIFRA SAP                     bias may result in disqualification, the
                                                  B. What should I consider as I prepare                  for this meeting. As part of a broader                 absence of such concerns does not
                                                  my comments for EPA?                                    process for developing a pool of                       assure that a candidate will be selected
                                                    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit CBI                  candidates, both U.S. citizens and                     to serve on FIFRA SAP. Numerous
                                                  information to EPA through                              permanent residents who can                            qualified candidates are identified for
                                                  regulations.gov or email. If your                       demonstrate that they are actively                     each Panel. Therefore, selection
                                                  comments contain any information that                   seeking U.S. citizenship will be                       decisions involve carefully weighing a
                                                  you consider to be CBI or otherwise                     considered. For each meeting, FIFRA                    number of factors including the
                                                  protected, please contact the DFO listed                SAP staff routinely solicits from the                  candidates’ areas of expertise and
                                                  under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION                           public nominations of prospective                      professional qualifications and
                                                  CONTACT to obtain special instructions                  expert candidates for service as ad hoc                achieving an overall balance of different
                                                  before submitting your comments.                        members of FIFRA SAP. Any interested                   scientific perspectives on the Panel. In
                                                    2. Tips for preparing your comments.                  person or organization may nominate                    order to have the collective breadth of
                                                  When preparing and submitting your                      qualified individuals to be considered                 experience needed to address the
                                                  comments, see the commenting tips at                    as prospective candidates for a specific               Agency’s peer review charge for this
                                                  http://www.epa.gov/dockets/                             meeting. Individuals nominated for this                meeting, the Agency anticipates
                                                  comments.html.                                          meeting should have expertise in one or                selecting approximately 10 ad hoc
                                                                                                          more of the following areas: Toxicology,               scientists.
                                                  C. How may I participate in this                        physiology, biochemistry,                                 FIFRA SAP members are subject to
                                                  meeting?                                                endocrinology (clinical and research),                 the provisions of 5 CFR part 2634—
                                                     You may participate in this meeting                  epidemiology, with an emphasis on                      Executive Branch Financial Disclosure,
                                                  by following the instructions in this                   androgens, steroidogenesis, thyroid—                   Qualified Trusts, and Certificates of
                                                  unit. To ensure proper receipt by EPA,                  particularly ways these endocrine                      Divestiture, as supplemented by EPA in
                                                  it is imperative that you identify docket               systems can be disrupted and the means                 5 CFR part 6401. In anticipation of this
                                                  ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0214 in                       to detect disruption. Expertise in the                 requirement, prospective candidates for
                                                  the subject line on the first page of your              development of computational models,                   service on FIFRA SAP will be asked to
                                                  request.                                                high-throughput assays, as well as                     submit confidential financial
                                                     1. Written comments. Written                         biostatistics and performance-based                    information which shall fully disclose,
                                                  comments should be submitted, using                     validation, are also desired. Nominees                 among other financial interests, the
                                                  the instructions in ADDRESSES and Unit                  should be scientists who have sufficient               candidate’s employment, stocks and
                                                  I.B., on or before September 28, 2017, to               professional qualifications, including                 bonds, and where applicable, sources of
                                                  provide FIFRA SAP the time necessary                    training and experience, to be capable of              research support. EPA will evaluate the
                                                  to consider and review the written                      providing expert comments on the                       candidate’s financial disclosure form to
                                                  comments. FIFRA SAP may not be able                     scientific issues for this meeting.                    assess whether there are financial
                                                  to fully consider written comments                      Nominees should be identified by name,                 conflicts of interest, appearance of a
                                                  submitted after September 28, 2017.                     occupation, position, address, email                   lack of impartiality, or any prior
                                                     2. Oral comments. The Agency                         address, and telephone number.                         involvement with the development of
                                                  encourages each individual or group                     Nominations should be provided to the                  the documents under consideration
                                                  wishing to make brief oral comments to                  DFO listed under FOR FURTHER                           (including previous scientific peer
                                                  FIFRA SAP to submit their request to                    INFORMATION CONTACT on or before July                  review) before the candidate is
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                                                  the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER                        21, 2017. The Agency will consider all                 considered further for service on FIFRA
                                                  INFORMATION CONTACT on or before                        nominations of prospective candidates                  SAP. Those who are selected from the
                                                  November 7, 2017, in order to be                        for this meeting that are received on or               pool of prospective candidates will be
                                                  included on the meeting agenda.                         before that date. However, final                       asked to attend the public meetings and
                                                  Requests to present oral comments will                  selection of ad hoc members for this                   to participate in the discussion of key
                                                  be accepted until November 7, 2017                      meeting is a discretionary function of                 issues and assumptions at these
                                                  and, to the extent that time permits, the               the Agency.                                            meetings. In addition, they will be asked


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                                                  to review and to help finalize the                      the development of a high-throughput                   ACTION:   Notice.
                                                  meeting minutes. The list of FIFRA SAP                  model of steroidogenesis to be used as
                                                  members participating at this meeting                   an alternative to the current Tier 1                   SUMMARY:    This notice announces EPA’s
                                                  will be posted on the FIFRA SAP Web                     steroidogenesis assay (OCSPP 890.1550:                 approval of the State of Utah’s request
                                                  site at https://www.epa.gov/sap or may                  Steroidogenesis Human Cell Line—                       to revise/modify certain of its EPA-
                                                  be obtained from the OPP Docket at                      H295R); and proposed adverse outcome                   authorized programs to allow electronic
                                                  http://www.regulations.gov.                             pathway-based framework for screening                  reporting.
                                                                                                          chemicals for potential thyroid                        DATES: EPA’s approval is effective June
                                                  II. Background                                                                                                 6, 2017.
                                                                                                          disruption. The use of these methods
                                                  A. Purpose of FIFRA SAP                                 will accelerate the pace of screening,                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                     FIFRA SAP serves as the primary                      reduce animal testing, and significantly               Karen Seeh, U.S. Environmental
                                                  scientific peer review mechanism of                     decrease costs associated with                         Protection Agency, Office of
                                                  EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and                     screening.                                             Environmental Information, Mail Stop
                                                  Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) and is                                                                            2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
                                                                                                          C. FIFRA SAP Documents and Meeting
                                                  structured to provide scientific advice,                                                                       Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566–1175,
                                                                                                          Minutes
                                                  information and recommendations to                                                                             seeh.karen@epa.gov.
                                                                                                             EPA’s background paper, charge/                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
                                                  the EPA Administrator on pesticides
                                                                                                          questions to FIFRA SAP, and related                    October 13, 2005, the final Cross-Media
                                                  and pesticide-related issues as to the
                                                                                                          supporting materials will be available                 Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR)
                                                  impact of regulatory actions on health
                                                                                                          on or before August 14, 2017. In                       was published in the Federal Register
                                                  and the environment. FIFRA SAP is a
                                                                                                          addition, a list of candidates under                   (70 FR 59848) and codified as part 3 of
                                                  Federal advisory committee established
                                                                                                          consideration as prospective ad hoc                    title 40 of the CFR. CROMERR
                                                  in 1975 under FIFRA that operates in
                                                                                                          panelists for this meeting will be                     establishes electronic reporting as an
                                                  accordance with requirements of the
                                                                                                          available for public comment by August                 acceptable regulatory alternative to
                                                  Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
                                                                                                          22, 2017 (see link for listing of nominees             paper reporting and establishes
                                                  U.S.C. Appendix). FIFRA SAP is
                                                                                                          to appear on August 4, 2017 at: https://               requirements to assure that electronic
                                                  composed of a permanent panel
                                                                                                          www.epa.gov/sap). Comments should be                   documents are as legally dependable as
                                                  consisting of seven members who are
                                                                                                          provided to the DFO listed under FOR                   their paper counterparts. Subpart D of
                                                  appointed by the EPA Administrator
                                                                                                          FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT on or                      CROMERR requires that state, tribal or
                                                  from nominees provided by the National
                                                                                                          before September 6, 2017). Your                        local government agencies that receive,
                                                  Institutes of Health and the National
                                                                                                          comments will be placed in the public                  or wish to begin receiving, electronic
                                                  Science Foundation. The FIFRA SAP is
                                                                                                          docket by the DFO. You may obtain                      reports under their EPA-authorized
                                                  assisted in their reviews by ad hoc
                                                                                                          electronic copies of most meeting                      programs must apply to EPA for a
                                                  participation from the Science Review
                                                                                                          documents, including FIFRA SAP                         revision or modification of those
                                                  Board (SRB). As a scientific peer review
                                                                                                          composition (i.e., members and ad hoc                  programs and obtain EPA approval.
                                                  mechanism, FIFRA SAP provides
                                                                                                          members for this meeting) and the                      Subpart D provides standards for such
                                                  comments, evaluations, and
                                                                                                          meeting agenda, at http://                             approvals based on consideration of the
                                                  recommendations to improve the
                                                                                                          www.regulations.gov and the FIFRA                      electronic document receiving systems
                                                  effectiveness and quality of analyses
                                                                                                          SAP Web site at https://www.epa.gov/                   that the state, tribe, or local government
                                                  made by Agency scientists.
                                                                                                          sap.                                                   will use to implement the electronic
                                                  B. Public Meeting                                          FIFRA SAP will prepare meeting                      reporting. Additionally, section
                                                     The United States EPA’s Endocrine                    minutes summarizing its                                3.1000(b) through (e) of 40 CFR part 3,
                                                  Disruptor Screening Program uses                        recommendations to the Agency                          subpart D provides special procedures
                                                  appropriate validated test systems and                  approximately 90 days after the                        for program revisions and modifications
                                                  other scientifically-relevant information               meeting. The meeting minutes will be                   to allow electronic reporting, to be used
                                                  to screen and test for endocrine                        posted on the FIFRA SAP Web site or                    at the option of the state, tribe or local
                                                  disrupting chemicals. Since the                         may be obtained from the OPP Docket                    government in place of procedures
                                                  issuance of the Federal Register Notice                 at http://www.regulations.gov.                         available under existing program-
                                                  (entitled, ‘‘Use of High Throughput                       Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et. seq.; 21 U.S.C.          specific authorization regulations. An
                                                  Assays and Computational Tools;                         301 et seq.                                            application submitted under the subpart
                                                  Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program;                    Dated: May 26, 2017.                                 D procedures must show that the state,
                                                  Notice of Availability and Opportunity                  Stanley Barone, Jr.,                                   tribe or local government has sufficient
                                                  for Comment’’) on June 19, 2015 (FRL–                   Director, Office of Science Coordination and           legal authority to implement the
                                                  9928–69), EPA has continued the                         Policy.                                                electronic reporting components of the
                                                  development of high throughput assays                   [FR Doc. 2017–11694 Filed 6–5–17; 8:45 am]             programs covered by the application
                                                  and computational tools for both the                    BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                                                                                                                                 and will use electronic document
                                                  detection of the potential to disrupt the                                                                      receiving systems that meet the
                                                  endocrine system, as well as to estimate                                                                       applicable subpart D requirements. On
                                                  levels of exposure. The focus of this                   ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                               March 28, 2017, the Utah Department of
                                                  meeting is the SAP’s review and                         AGENCY                                                 Environmental Quality (UT DEQ)
                                                  comment on the Agency’s proposed                                                                               submitted an application titled ‘‘NPDES
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                                                  high-throughput computational model                     [9961–58–OEI]                                          e-Reporting Tool’’ for revisions/
                                                  of androgen receptor pathway activity as                                                                       modifications to its EPA-approved
                                                                                                          Cross-Media Electronic Reporting:
                                                  an alternative to the current Tier 1                                                                           programs under title 40 CFR to allow
                                                                                                          Authorized Program Revision
                                                  androgen receptor assay (OCSPP                                                                                 new electronic reporting. EPA reviewed
                                                                                                          Approval, State of Utah
                                                  890.1150: Androgen Receptor Binding                                                                            UT DEQ’s request to revise/modify its
                                                  Rat Prostate Cytosol). Additionally, the                AGENCY:    Environmental Protection                    EPA-authorized programs and, based on
                                                  SAP will assess the Agency’s progress in                Agency.                                                this review, EPA determined that the


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesThe meeting will be held on November 28, 2017 to November 30, 2017, from approximately 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ContactTodd Peterson, DFO, Office of Science Coordination and Policy (7201M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
FR Citation82 FR 26097 

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