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Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 75, No. 113, June 14, 2010

Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 113
Monday, June 14, 2010
 
 
There are 4 announcements in this issue
 
    1. TOXICS - NM. EPA. Draft EPA's Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments (EPA/600/R-10/038A); Notice of Listening Session
 
    2. TOXICS - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Meeting of the Science Advisory Board Exposure and Human Health Committee (EHHC)
 
    3. ALL - NM/Closed. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Closed Meetings of the Science Advisory Board's Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards Committee
 
    4. ENERGY, CLIMATE - NM. DOE. Notice of the Carbon Sequestration--Geothermal Energy--Science Joint Workshop
   
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ANNOUNCEMENT 1


Subject: TOXICS - NM. EPA. Draft EPA's Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments (EPA/600/R-10/038A); Notice of Listening Session
 
[Federal Register: June 14, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 113)]
[Notices]              
[Page 33615-33616]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9162-4; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0395]

Draft EPA's Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity
and Response to NAS Comments (EPA/600/R-10/038A)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Listening Session.

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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a listening session to be held on July 9,
2010, during the public comment period for the external review draft
document entitled ``EPA's Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin
Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments'' (EPA/600/R-10/038A). The EPA's
draft document and peer review charge are available via the Internet on
the National Center for Environmental Assessment's (NCEA) home page
under the Recent Additions and Publications menus at http://
www.epa.gov/ncea
. This draft document responds to the key
recommendations and comments included in the National Academy of
Sciences (NAS) 2006 report. In addition, it includes new analyses on
potential human effects that may result from exposure to 2,3,7,8-
tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD).
    The release of the draft document for public comment was announced
in a May 21, 2010, Federal Register Notice (75 FR 28610). EPA also
announced that it intends to forward all public comments submitted
before July 7, 2010, in response to the May 21, 2010, Notice, to the
EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) peer review panel for its
consideration and provided instructions for submitting comments.
    The draft document is also being provided to the SAB, a body
established under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, for independent
external peer review. The SAB is convening an expert panel composed of
scientists knowledgeable about technical issues related to dioxins and
risk assessment. The SAB is holding a public teleconference on June 24,
2010, and a public panel meeting on July 13-15, 2010. The SAB peer
review meetings were announced by the SAB staff office in a separate
May 24, 2010, Federal Register Notice (75 FR 28805). Members of the
public who wish to ensure that their technical comments are provided to
the SAB expert panel before each meeting should also e-mail their
comments separately to Thomas Armitage, the SAB Designated Federal
Officer at armitage.thomas@epa.gov, following the procedures in the May
24, 2010, Federal Register Notice announcing the SAB public meetings.
The public comment period and SAB external peer review are independent
processes that provide separate opportunities for all interested
parties to comment on the draft report.
    The purpose of the listening session is to allow all interested
parties to present scientific and technical comments on draft IRIS
health assessments to EPA and other interested parties during the
public comment period and before the external peer review meeting. EPA
welcomes the scientific and technical comments that will be provided to
the Agency by the listening session participants. All comments
submitted according to the detailed instructions provided in the May
21, 2010, Federal Register Notice under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION will
be considered by the Agency as it revises the draft assessment in
response to the independent external peer review and public comments.
All presentations will become part of the official public record.

DATES: The listening session on the draft IRIS health assessment for
dioxin will be held on July 9, 2010, beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at
4 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. If you would like to make a presentation
at the listening session, you should register by July 2, 2010, indicate
that you wish to make oral comments at the session, and indicate the
length of your presentation. When you register, please indicate if you
will need audio-visual equipment (e.g., laptop computer and slide
projector). In general, each presentation should be no more than 30
minutes. If, however, there are more requests for presentations than
the allotted time allows, then the time limit for each presentation
will be adjusted. A copy of the agenda for the listening session will
be available at the meeting. If no speakers have registered by July 2,
2010, the listening session will be cancelled and EPA will notify those
registered of the cancellation.
    The public comment period for review of this draft assessment was
announced previously in the Federal Register (75 FR 28610) on May 21,
1010. As stated in that Federal Register Notice, the public comment
period began on May 21, 2010, and ends August 19, 2010. Any technical
comments submitted during the public comment period should be in
writing and must be received by EPA by August 19, 2010, according to
the procedures outlined in the May 21, 2010, Federal Register Notice.
Only those public comments submitted by July 7, 2010, or e-mailed
separately to Thomas Armitage, the SAB Designated Federal Officer at
armitage.thomas@epa.gov, following the procedures in the May 24, 2010,
Federal Register Notice announcing the SAB public meetings, will be
provided to the independent peer-review panel prior to the peer-review
meeting. However, all comments received during the public comment
period will be provided to the SAB peer review committee and will also
inform the Agency's revision of the draft assessment.

ADDRESSES: The listening session on the draft dioxin assessment will be
held at the EPA offices at Two Potomac Yard South Building, 4th Floor,
S-4370-80, 2733 South Crystal Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22202. To
attend the listening session, register by July 2, 2010. To present at
the listening session, indicate in your registration that you want to
make oral comments at the session and provide the length of your
presentation. To register, send an e-mail to:
IRISListeningSession@epa.gov (subject line: Dioxin Listening Session);
call Christine Ross at 703-347-8592; or fax a registration request to
703-347-8689 (please reference the ``Dioxin Listening Session'' and
include your name, title, affiliation, full address and contact
information). Please note that to gain entrance to this EPA building to
attend the meeting, attendees must have photo identification with them
and must register at the guard's desk in the lobby. The guard will
retain your photo identification and will provide you with a visitor's
badge. At the guard's desk, attendees should give the name Christine
Ross and the telephone number 703-347-8592 to the guard on duty. The
guard will contact Ms. Ross who will meet you in the reception area to
escort you to the meeting room. When you leave the building, please
return your visitor's badge to the guard and you will receive your
photo identification.
    A teleconference line will also be available for registered
attendees/speakers. The teleconference number is 866-299-3188, and the
access code is 926-378-7897, followed by the pound sign ().
The teleconference line will be activated at 8:45 a.m., and you will be
asked to identify yourself and your affiliation at the beginning of the
call.
    Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities: EPA
welcomes public attendance at the ``Dioxin Listening Session'' and will
make every effort to accommodate persons with disabilities. For
information on access or services for individuals with disabilities,
please contact Christine Ross at 703-347-8592 or
IRISListeningSession@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability,
please contact Ms. Ross, preferably at least 10 days prior to the
meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the public
listening sessions, please contact Christine Ross, IRIS Staff, National
Center for Environmental Assessment, (8601P), U.S. EPA, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 703-347-
8592; facsimile: 703-347-8689; or e-mail: IRISListeningSession@epa.gov.
For questions about the draft dioxin assessment, contact Glenn Rice,
National Center for Environmental Assessment, A110, U.S. EPA, 26 West
Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268; telephone: 513-569-
7813; facsimile: 513-487-2539 or e-mail: rice.glenn@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2


Subject: TOXICS - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Meeting of the Science Advisory Board Exposure and Human Health Committee (EHHC)
 
[Federal Register: June 14, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 113)]
[Notices]              
[Page 33616-33617]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9161-8]

Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Meeting of the Science Advisory Board Exposure and Human Health
Committee (EHHC)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a
public meeting of the SAB Exposure and Human Health Committee (EHHC) on
July 1-2, 2010 to receive briefings on risk assessment activities from
several EPA programs.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on July 1, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) and on July 2, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the St. Regis Hotel, 923 16th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006; telephone (202) 638-2626.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to
obtain general information concerning this public teleconference should
contact Dr. Suhair Shallal, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA
Science Advisory Board (1400F), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail (202) 343-9977; fax
(202) 233-0643; or e-mail at shallal.suhair@epa.gov. General
information concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found on
the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3


Subject: ALL - NM/Closed. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Closed Meetings of the Science Advisory Board's Scientific and Technological
Achievement Awards Committee
 
[Federal Register: June 14, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 113)]
[Notices]              
[Page 33616]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9161-3]

Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Closed
Meetings of the Science Advisory Board's Scientific and Technological
Achievement Awards Committee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA), Science
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a meeting and
teleconference of the SAB's Scientific and Technological Achievement
Awards (STAA) Committee to develop draft recommendations regarding the
recipients of the Agency's 2010 Scientific and Technological
Achievement Awards for consideration by the SAB. The meetings will be
closed to the public.

DATES: The meeting dates are Monday and Tuesday, June 28 and 29, 2010,
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Wednesday, June 30, 2010, from 8 a.m. to 1
p.m .e.t. The teleconference date is Tuesday, July 27, 2010, from 1
p.m. to 5 p.m. e.t.

ADDRESSES: The closed meeting will be held at the Park Hyatt Washington
Hotel, 1201 24th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037. The closed
teleconference will be conducted by phone only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to
obtain further information regarding this announcement may contact Mr.
Edward Hanlon, Designated Federal Officer, by telephone: (202) 343-9946
or e-mail at hanlon.edward@epa.gov. The SAB Mailing address is: U.S.
EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. General
information about the SAB concerning the meeting and teleconference
announced in this notice may be found on the SAB Web site at http://
www.epa.gov/sab
.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4


Subject: ENERGY, CLIMATE - NM. DOE. Notice of the Carbon Sequestration--Geothermal Energy--Science Joint Workshop
 
[Federal Register: June 14, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 113)]
[Notices]              
[Page 33613-33614]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Notice of the Carbon Sequestration--Geothermal Energy--Science
Joint Workshop

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of the Carbon Sequestration--Geothermal Energy--Science
Joint Workshop.

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SUMMARY: The DOE Geothermal Technologies Program, Office of Science-
Geosciences Program and Office of Fossil Energy-Carbon Sequestration
Program will be holding a joint workshop on Common Research Themes for
Carbon Storage and Geothermal Energy, June 15-16, 2010. Experts from
industry, academia, national labs, and State and Federal geological
surveys will discuss geosciences research needs for subsurface
reservoir characterization, development, and management. The resulting
report will provide the collaborating offices with information key to
coordinating high priority research in common areas. Further
information, including the final report, when available, can be found
on the Geothermal Technologies Program Web site--http://
www.geothermal.energy.gov
.

DATES: The Carbon Sequestration--Geothermal Energy--Science Joint
Workshop will be held June 15, 2010, from 7:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. EDT and
June 16, 2010, from 7:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: The Carbon Sequestration--Geothermal Energy--Science Joint
Workshop Conference will be held at the Hilton Washington, DC/Rockville
Executive Meeting Center, 1750 Rockville Pike, in Rockville, MD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alison LaBonte, AAAS Science and
Technology Policy Fellow, via e-mail at alison.labonte@ee.doe.gov. Further information on DOE's Geothermal Technologies Program can be viewed at http://www.geothermal.energy.gov/.

 
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