Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 187
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 187
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
There are 2 announcements in this issue
1. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Draft Toxicological Review of Chloroprene: In Support of the Summary Information in the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
2. ALL - ND. DOJ. Office of Information Policy; Attorney General Memorandum for Executive Departments and Agencies Concerning the Freedom of
Information Act
Information Act
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ANNOUNCEMENT 1
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Draft Toxicological Review of Chloroprene: In Support of the Summary Information in the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
[Federal Register: September 29, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 187)]
[Notices]
[Page 49874-49875]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8960-5; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0217]
Draft Toxicological Review of Chloroprene: In Support of the
Summary Information in the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a public comment period for the external
review draft document titled, ``Toxicological Review of Chloroprene: In
Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information
System (IRIS)''. EPA intends to consider comments and recommendations
from the public and the expert peer-review workshop, which will be
scheduled at a later date and announced in the Federal Register, when
EPA finalizes the draft document. The public comment period will
provide opportunities for all interested parties to comment on the
document. EPA intends to forward public comments submitted in
accordance with this notice to the external peer-review panel prior to
the meeting for their consideration.
EPA is releasing this draft document solely for the purpose of pre-
dissemination public review under applicable information quality
guidelines. This document has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It
does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency
policy or determination.
The draft document and EPA's peer-review charge are available via
the Internet on the National Center for Environmental Assessment's
(NCEA) home page under the Recent Additions and the Data and
Publications menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea. When finalizing the
draft document, EPA intends to consider any public comments that EPA
receives in accordance with this notice.
DATES: The 60-day public comment period begins September 29, 2009, and
ends November 30, 2009. Technical comments should be in writing and
must be received by EPA by November 30, 2009. EPA intends to submit
comments from the public received by this date for consideration by the
external peer review panel.
ADDRESSES: The draft ``Toxicological Review of Chloroprene: In Support
of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System
(IRIS)'' is available via the Internet on the NCEA's home page under
the Recent Additions and the Data and Publications menus at http://
www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of paper copies are available from
NCEA's Technical Information Staff, telephone: 703-347-8561; facsimile:
703-347-8691. If you are requesting a paper copy, please provide your
name, mailing address, and the document title, ``Toxicological Review
of Chloroprene: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated
Risk Information System (IRIS)''.
Comments may be submitted electronically via http://
www.regulations.gov, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/
courier. Please follow the detailed instructions as provided in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the public comment
period, contact the Office of Environmental Information Docket;
telephone: 202-566-1752; facsimile: 202-566-1753; or e-mail:
ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
If you have questions about the document, contact Allen Davis,
Hazardous Pollutant Assessment Group (HPAG), National Center for
Environmental Assessment, 109 T.W. Alexander Dr., Research Triangle
Park, NC 27709; telephone: 919-541-3789; facsimile: 919-541-0245; or e-
mail: davis.allen@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 49874-49875]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8960-5; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0217]
Draft Toxicological Review of Chloroprene: In Support of the
Summary Information in the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a public comment period for the external
review draft document titled, ``Toxicological Review of Chloroprene: In
Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information
System (IRIS)''. EPA intends to consider comments and recommendations
from the public and the expert peer-review workshop, which will be
scheduled at a later date and announced in the Federal Register, when
EPA finalizes the draft document. The public comment period will
provide opportunities for all interested parties to comment on the
document. EPA intends to forward public comments submitted in
accordance with this notice to the external peer-review panel prior to
the meeting for their consideration.
EPA is releasing this draft document solely for the purpose of pre-
dissemination public review under applicable information quality
guidelines. This document has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It
does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency
policy or determination.
The draft document and EPA's peer-review charge are available via
the Internet on the National Center for Environmental Assessment's
(NCEA) home page under the Recent Additions and the Data and
Publications menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea. When finalizing the
draft document, EPA intends to consider any public comments that EPA
receives in accordance with this notice.
DATES: The 60-day public comment period begins September 29, 2009, and
ends November 30, 2009. Technical comments should be in writing and
must be received by EPA by November 30, 2009. EPA intends to submit
comments from the public received by this date for consideration by the
external peer review panel.
ADDRESSES: The draft ``Toxicological Review of Chloroprene: In Support
of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System
(IRIS)'' is available via the Internet on the NCEA's home page under
the Recent Additions and the Data and Publications menus at http://
www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of paper copies are available from
NCEA's Technical Information Staff, telephone: 703-347-8561; facsimile:
703-347-8691. If you are requesting a paper copy, please provide your
name, mailing address, and the document title, ``Toxicological Review
of Chloroprene: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated
Risk Information System (IRIS)''.
Comments may be submitted electronically via http://
www.regulations.gov, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/
courier. Please follow the detailed instructions as provided in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the public comment
period, contact the Office of Environmental Information Docket;
telephone: 202-566-1752; facsimile: 202-566-1753; or e-mail:
ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
If you have questions about the document, contact Allen Davis,
Hazardous Pollutant Assessment Group (HPAG), National Center for
Environmental Assessment, 109 T.W. Alexander Dr., Research Triangle
Park, NC 27709; telephone: 919-541-3789; facsimile: 919-541-0245; or e-
mail: davis.allen@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: ALL - ND. DOJ. Office of Information Policy; Attorney General Memorandum for Executive Departments and Agencies Concerning the Freedom of
Information Act
[Federal Register: September 29, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 187)]
[Notices]
[Page 49892-49893]
[Notices]
[Page 49892-49893]
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Information Policy; Attorney General Memorandum for
Executive Departments and Agencies Concerning the Freedom of
Information Act
AGENCY: Department of Justice.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: On January 21, 2009, the President issued a memorandum for the
heads of executive departments and agencies on the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA). That memorandum required that the Attorney
General issue new guidelines governing the FOIA to the heads of
executive departments and agencies, reaffirming the commitment to
accountability and transparency, and to publish such guidelines in the
Federal Register. Pursuant to the President's directive, the Attorney
General issued new FOIA guidelines on March 19, 2009. Those guidelines
are now published here.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melanie Ann Pustay, Director, Office
of Information Policy, U.S. Department of Justice, 1425 New York
Avenue, NW., Suite 11050, Washington, DC 20009, telephone (202) 514-
3642.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In his January 21, 2009 memorandum on the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) the President stated that ``[a]ll
agencies should adopt a presumption in favor of disclosure, in order to
renew their commitment to the principles embodied in FOIA, and to usher
in a new era of open Government.'' This memorandum is published in the
Federal Register at 74 FR 4683-84 and is available at http://
www.whitehouse.gov/thepress_office/FreedomoflnformationAct/.
The President also directed the Attorney I General ``to issue new
guidelines governing the FOIA to the heads of executive departments and
agencies, reaffirming the commitment to accountability and
transparency.'' Pursuant to this instruction, the
Attorney General issued new FOIA guidelines on March 19, 2009; The
purpose of the Attorney General's memorandum is to underscore the
FOIA's purpose of providing an open government and to help ensure that
it is realized in practice. The guidelines provided by the Attorney
General stress the important implications of the President's call for a
presumption of openness, emphasize that the FOIA is everyone's
responsibility, and direct agencies to work proactively and promptly. A
full text of these guidelines is available on the Department of
Justice's Web site at http://www.usdoj.gov/ag/foia-memo-march2009.pdf.
Pursuant to the President's instruction, the Attorney General's
guidelines are also published here.
