Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 38
Friday, February 26, 2010
Vol. 75, No. 38
Friday, February 26, 2010
There are 10 announcements in this issue
1. AIR, TOXICS - PR. EPA. Hydrogen Sulfide; Community Right-to-Know Toxic Chemical Release Reporting
2. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Integrated Science Assessment for Lead (Pb)
3. MI/ALL - ND. EPA. Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments; [Includes:] Detroit Intermodal Freight Terminal (DIFT) Project, Wayne and Oakland Counties
4. AIR, TOXICS - ND. EPA. Development of a Relative Potency Factor (RPF) Approach for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Mixtures
5. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Pesticide Products; Registration Applications
6. TOXICS - ND/Order. EPA. Maneb; Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations
7. WATER, WILDLIFE - NM. DOI/FWS. Meeting Announcements: North American Wetlands Conservation Council; Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Advisory Group
8. AIR, AGRICULTURE - NM. USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service. Notice of a Meeting of the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force
9. TOXICS - NM. Office Of Science and Technology Policy. National Science and Technology Council, Committee on Technology Capstone Workshop Risk Management Methods & Ethical, Legal, and Societal Implications of Nanotechnology: Public Meeting
10. TOXICS - NM. Office Of Science and Technology Policy. President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology; Notice of Meeting: Partially Closed Meeting of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
CODES USED: THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ANNOUNCEMENT & ISSUE AREA.
REPORTING FORMAT: ISSUE CODE - TYPE CODE. AGENCY. ANNOUNCEMENT.
ISSUE CODES: AIR - Air; ALL - Cross-Media, ecosystems, Env. Justice; CLIMATE - Climate Change, Global Warming; DRINK - Drinking Water, SDWA, Underground Injection; ENERGY - Energy; GLAKES - Great Lakes; HAZ - Hazardous Waste, RCRA, HSWA, DOT/RSPA, Some Nuclear (NRC); LAND - Land Use, Forests; P2 - Pollution Prevention, Sustainability, Recycling, Pjt. XL; REMED - Remediation, Brownfields, Superfund; TANKS - AST, UST; TOXICS = Toxics, TRI, TSCA, Pesticides, Risks, RTK; TRANSPORT - Transportation; SOLID - Solid Waste, RCRA Subtitle D; WATER - Surface Water, NPS, NPDES, Wetlands; WILDLIFE = Wildlife, Biodiversity, Endangered Species.
TYPE CODES: ANPR - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; FR - Final Rule; FRD - Direct final rule; FRI - Interim final rule; ICR - Information Collection Request; ND - Notice of data, information, reports, etc. availability; NF - Notice of Fuding Opportunity; NM - Notice of Meeting; NS - Notice of administrative/court settlement; PR - Proposed Rule; ROD - Record of decision.
ANNOUNCEMENT 1
Subject: AIR, TOXICS - PR. EPA. Hydrogen Sulfide; Community Right-to-Know Toxic Chemical Release Reporting
[Federal Register: February 26, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 38)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 8889-8894]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 372
[EPA-HQ-TRI-2009-0844; FRL-9119-2]
RIN 2025-AA27
Hydrogen Sulfide; Community Right-to-Know Toxic Chemical Release
Reporting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Intent to consider lifting administrative stay; opportunity for
public comment.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing that it is considering whether to lift the
Administrative Stay of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-
Know Act (EPCRA) section 313 toxic chemical release reporting
requirements for hydrogen sulfide (Chemical Abstracts Service Number
(CAS No.) 7783-06-4). Hydrogen sulfide was added to the EPCRA section
313 list of toxic chemicals in a final rule published in the Federal
Register on December 1, 1993. However, on August 22, 1994, EPA issued
an Administrative Stay of the reporting requirements for hydrogen
sulfide in order to evaluate issues brought to the Agency's attention
after promulgation of the final rule concerning the human health effect
basis for the listing and the Agency's use of exposure analysis in
EPCRA section 313 listing decisions. Although the final rule listing
hydrogen sulfide under section 313 of EPCRA remained in force, the stay
deferred the reporting requirements for hydrogen sulfide while EPA
completed this further evaluation. EPA has now completed its further
evaluation, including a consideration of additional information that
has become available since the stay was put in place regarding the
human health and environmental effects of hydrogen sulfide. Based on
this further evaluation, EPA believes that the Administrative Stay
should be lifted. By this current action, EPA is not revisiting the
original listing decision, which was accomplished by final rule on
December 1, 1993. Rather, EPA is merely presenting its rationale for
why the Administrative Stay of the reporting requirements for hydrogen
sulfide should be lifted. After consideration of comments received, the
Agency will issue another Federal Register document responding to
comments and taking appropriate action.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 27, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
TRI-2009-0844, by one of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
E-mail: oei.docket@epa.gov.
Mail: Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460
Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Such
deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel R. Bushman, Environmental
Analysis Division, Office of Information Analysis and Access (2842T),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-566-0743; fax number: 202-
566-0677; e-mail: bushman.daniel@epa.gov, for specific information on
this document. For general information on EPCRA section 313, contact
the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Hotline, toll free
at (800) 424-9346 or (703) 412-9810 in Virginia and Alaska or toll
free, TDD (800) 553-7672, http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hotline/.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 8889-8894]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 372
[EPA-HQ-TRI-2009-0844; FRL-9119-2]
RIN 2025-AA27
Hydrogen Sulfide; Community Right-to-Know Toxic Chemical Release
Reporting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Intent to consider lifting administrative stay; opportunity for
public comment.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing that it is considering whether to lift the
Administrative Stay of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-
Know Act (EPCRA) section 313 toxic chemical release reporting
requirements for hydrogen sulfide (Chemical Abstracts Service Number
(CAS No.) 7783-06-4). Hydrogen sulfide was added to the EPCRA section
313 list of toxic chemicals in a final rule published in the Federal
Register on December 1, 1993. However, on August 22, 1994, EPA issued
an Administrative Stay of the reporting requirements for hydrogen
sulfide in order to evaluate issues brought to the Agency's attention
after promulgation of the final rule concerning the human health effect
basis for the listing and the Agency's use of exposure analysis in
EPCRA section 313 listing decisions. Although the final rule listing
hydrogen sulfide under section 313 of EPCRA remained in force, the stay
deferred the reporting requirements for hydrogen sulfide while EPA
completed this further evaluation. EPA has now completed its further
evaluation, including a consideration of additional information that
has become available since the stay was put in place regarding the
human health and environmental effects of hydrogen sulfide. Based on
this further evaluation, EPA believes that the Administrative Stay
should be lifted. By this current action, EPA is not revisiting the
original listing decision, which was accomplished by final rule on
December 1, 1993. Rather, EPA is merely presenting its rationale for
why the Administrative Stay of the reporting requirements for hydrogen
sulfide should be lifted. After consideration of comments received, the
Agency will issue another Federal Register document responding to
comments and taking appropriate action.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 27, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
TRI-2009-0844, by one of the following methods:
submitting comments.
Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Such
deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel R. Bushman, Environmental
Analysis Division, Office of Information Analysis and Access (2842T),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-566-0743; fax number: 202-
566-0677; e-mail: bushman.daniel@epa.gov, for specific information on
this document. For general information on EPCRA section 313, contact
the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Hotline, toll free
at (800) 424-9346 or (703) 412-9810 in Virginia and Alaska or toll
free, TDD (800) 553-7672, http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hotline/.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Integrated Science Assessment for Lead (Pb)
[Federal Register: February 26, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 38)]
[Notices]
[Page 8934-8935]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9115-6; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0108]
Integrated Science Assessment for Lead (Pb)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice; call for information.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that
the Office of Research and Development's National Center for
Environmental Assessment (NCEA) is preparing an Integrated Science
Assessment (ISA) as part of the review of the National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Lead (Pb). This ISA is intended to update
and revise, where appropriate, the scientific assessment presented in
the Air Quality Criteria for Lead (EPA/600/R-5/144aF), published on
October 1, 2006. Interested parties are invited to assist the EPA in
developing and refining the scientific information base for the review
of the Pb NAAQS by submitting research studies that have been
published, accepted for publication, or presented at a public
scientific meeting.
DATES: All communications and information should be received by EPA by
April 30, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Information may be submitted electronically, by mail, by
facsimile, or by hand delivery/courier. Please follow the detailed
instructions as provided in the section of this notice entitled
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For details on the period for
submission of research information from the public, contact the Office
of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket; telephone: 202-566-1752;
facsimile: 202-566-1753; or e-mail: OAR.Docket@epa.gov. For technical
information, contact Ellen Kirrane, Ph.D., NCEA, telephone, 919-541-
1340; facsimile: 919-541-2985; or e-mail: kirrane.ellen@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 8934-8935]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9115-6; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0108]
Integrated Science Assessment for Lead (Pb)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice; call for information.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that
the Office of Research and Development's National Center for
Environmental Assessment (NCEA) is preparing an Integrated Science
Assessment (ISA) as part of the review of the National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Lead (Pb). This ISA is intended to update
and revise, where appropriate, the scientific assessment presented in
the Air Quality Criteria for Lead (EPA/600/R-5/144aF), published on
October 1, 2006. Interested parties are invited to assist the EPA in
developing and refining the scientific information base for the review
of the Pb NAAQS by submitting research studies that have been
published, accepted for publication, or presented at a public
scientific meeting.
DATES: All communications and information should be received by EPA by
April 30, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Information may be submitted electronically, by mail, by
facsimile, or by hand delivery/courier. Please follow the detailed
instructions as provided in the section of this notice entitled
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For details on the period for
submission of research information from the public, contact the Office
of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket; telephone: 202-566-1752;
facsimile: 202-566-1753; or e-mail: OAR.Docket@epa.gov. For technical
information, contact Ellen Kirrane, Ph.D., NCEA, telephone, 919-541-
1340; facsimile: 919-541-2985; or e-mail: kirrane.ellen@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: MI/ALL - ND. EPA. Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments; [Includes:] Detroit Intermodal Freight Terminal (DIFT) Project, Wayne and Oakland Counties
[Federal Register: February 26, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 38)]
[Notices]
[Page 8935-8936]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-8988-4]
Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of
EPA Comments
Availability of EPA comments prepared pursuant to the Environmental
Review Process (ERP), under section 309 of the Clean Air Act and
Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act as amended.
Requests for copies of EPA comments can be directed to the Office of
Federal Activities at 202-564-7146 or http://www.epa.gov/compliance/
nepa/.
An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental
impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated July 17, 2009 (74 FR
34754).
Notice: In accordance with Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act, EPA
is required to make its comments on EISs issued by other Federal
agencies public. Historically, EPA has met this mandate by publishing
weekly notices of availability of EPA comments, which includes a brief
summary of EPA's comment letters, in the Federal Register. Since
February 2008, EPA has been including its comment letters on EISs on
its Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/eisdata.html.
Including the entire EIS comment letters on the Web site satisfies the
Section 309(a) requirement to make EPA's comments on EISs available to
the public. Accordingly, after March 31, 2010, EPA will discontinue the
publication of this notice of availability of EPA comments in the
Federal Register. . .
[Notices]
[Page 8935-8936]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-8988-4]
Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of
EPA Comments
Availability of EPA comments prepared pursuant to the Environmental
Review Process (ERP), under section 309 of the Clean Air Act and
Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act as amended.
Requests for copies of EPA comments can be directed to the Office of
Federal Activities at 202-564-7146 or http://www.epa.gov/compliance/
nepa/.
An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental
impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated July 17, 2009 (74 FR
34754).
Notice: In accordance with Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act, EPA
is required to make its comments on EISs issued by other Federal
agencies public. Historically, EPA has met this mandate by publishing
weekly notices of availability of EPA comments, which includes a brief
summary of EPA's comment letters, in the Federal Register. Since
February 2008, EPA has been including its comment letters on EISs on
its Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/eisdata.html.
Including the entire EIS comment letters on the Web site satisfies the
Section 309(a) requirement to make EPA's comments on EISs available to
the public. Accordingly, after March 31, 2010, EPA will discontinue the
publication of this notice of availability of EPA comments in the
Federal Register. . .
Final EIS's. . .
[Includes:] EIS No. 20090415, ERP No. F-FHW-F59004-MI, Detroit Intermodal Freight
Terminal (DIFT) Project, Proposes Improvement to Intermodal Freight
Terminals in Wayne and Oakland Counties, MI.
Summary: EPA reiterated its position about the need for a hot spot
analysis for fine particulate matter. EPA also recommended the Record
of Decision commit to additional construction and terminal operation
mitigation measures.
Terminal (DIFT) Project, Proposes Improvement to Intermodal Freight
Terminals in Wayne and Oakland Counties, MI.
Summary: EPA reiterated its position about the need for a hot spot
analysis for fine particulate matter. EPA also recommended the Record
of Decision commit to additional construction and terminal operation
mitigation measures.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: AIR, TOXICS - ND. EPA. Development of a Relative Potency Factor (RPF) Approach for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Mixtures
[Federal Register: February 26, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 38)]
[Notices]
[Page 8937-8939]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9119-4; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0047]
Development of a Relative Potency Factor (RPF) Approach for
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Mixtures
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public comment period and listening session.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a 60-day public comment period and a public
listening session for the external review draft document titled,
``Development of a Relative Potency Factor (RPF) Approach for
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Mixtures'' (EPA/635/R-08/012A).
The draft document was prepared by the National Center for
Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within the EPA's Office of Research and
Development (ORD). The public comment period and the EPA Science
Advisory Board (SAB) peer review meeting, which will be scheduled at a
later date and announced in the Federal Register, are separate
processes that provide opportunities for all interested parties to
comment on the document.
EPA intends to forward the public comments that are submitted in
accordance with this notice to the SAB peer review panel prior to the
meeting for their consideration. When finalizing the draft document,
EPA intends to consider any public comments that EPA receives in
accordance with this notice.
EPA is also announcing a listening session to be held on April 7,
2010, during the public comment period for this draft document. This
listening session is a step in EPA's revised IRIS process, announced on
May 21, 2009, for developing human health assessments for inclusion in
the IRIS database. 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 peer review meeting.
EPA welcomes the comments that will be provided to the Agency by the
listening session participants. The comments will be considered by the
Agency as it revises the draft document in response to the independent
SAB peer review and the public comments. All presentations submitted to
EPA according to the instructions below will become part of the
official public record.
EPA is releasing this draft document solely for the purpose of pre-
dissemination peer 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.
DATES: The public comment period begins February 26, 2010, and ends
April 27, 2010. Comments should be in writing and must be received by
EPA by April 27, 2010.
The listening session on the draft document for PAH mixtures will
be held on April 7, 2010, beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 4 p.m.,
Eastern Standard Time. If you would like to attend the listening
session, you should register by March 31, 2010. If you would like to
make a presentation at the listening session, you should register by
March 31, 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 aid (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 March 31, 2010, the listening session will be cancelled
and EPA will notify those registered of the cancellation.
Listening session participants who want EPA to share their comments
with the external peer reviewers should also submit written comments
during the public comment period using the detailed and established
procedures described in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this
notice. Comments submitted to the docket prior to the end of the public
comment period will be submitted to the external peer reviewers and
considered by EPA in the disposition of public comments. All comments
received will be submitted to the docket, but comments received after
the public comment period closes will not be submitted to the external
peer reviewers and will only be considered by EPA if time permits.
ADDRESSES: The draft ``Development of a Relative Potency Factor (RPF)
Approach for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Mixtures'' is
available primarily via the Internet on the NCEA home page under the
Recent Additions and Publications menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea. A
limited number of paper copies are available from the Information
Management Team (Address: Information Management Team, National Center
for Environmental Assessment (Mail Code: 8601P), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460;
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.
Comments may be submitted electronically via http://
www.regulations.gov, by e-mail, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand
delivery/courier. Please follow the detailed instructions provided in
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
The listening session on the draft PAH Mixtures document will be
held at the EPA offices at Two Potomac Yard (North Building), Room
7100, 2733 South Crystal Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22202. To attend or
give verbal comments at the listening session, register by March 31,
2010, by sending an e-mail to IRISListeningSession@epa.gov (subject
line: PAH Mixtures Listening Session), by calling Christine Ross at
703-347-8592; or by faxing a registration request to 703-347-8689.
Please reference the ``PAH Mixtures 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 am, 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 ``PAH Mixtures 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 by phone at 703-347-8592 or
by e-mail at 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 comment
period, please contact the Office of Environmental Information (OEI)
Docket (Mail Code: 2822T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 202-566-1752;
facsimile: 202-566-1753; or e-mail: ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
For information on the public listening session, please contact
Christine Ross, IRIS Staff, National Center for Environmental
Assessment (Mail Code: 8601P), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 703-
347-8592; facsimile: 703-347-8689; or e-mail:
IRISListeningSession@epa.gov.
If you have questions about the document, please contact Lynn
Flowers, National Center for Environmental Assessment (Mail Code: 8601P), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 703-347-8537; facsimile: 703-347-8689;
or e-mail: flowers.lynn@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 8937-8939]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9119-4; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0047]
Development of a Relative Potency Factor (RPF) Approach for
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Mixtures
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public comment period and listening session.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a 60-day public comment period and a public
listening session for the external review draft document titled,
``Development of a Relative Potency Factor (RPF) Approach for
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Mixtures'' (EPA/635/R-08/012A).
The draft document was prepared by the National Center for
Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within the EPA's Office of Research and
Development (ORD). The public comment period and the EPA Science
Advisory Board (SAB) peer review meeting, which will be scheduled at a
later date and announced in the Federal Register, are separate
processes that provide opportunities for all interested parties to
comment on the document.
EPA intends to forward the public comments that are submitted in
accordance with this notice to the SAB peer review panel prior to the
meeting for their consideration. When finalizing the draft document,
EPA intends to consider any public comments that EPA receives in
accordance with this notice.
EPA is also announcing a listening session to be held on April 7,
2010, during the public comment period for this draft document. This
listening session is a step in EPA's revised IRIS process, announced on
May 21, 2009, for developing human health assessments for inclusion in
the IRIS database. 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 peer review meeting.
EPA welcomes the comments that will be provided to the Agency by the
listening session participants. The comments will be considered by the
Agency as it revises the draft document in response to the independent
SAB peer review and the public comments. All presentations submitted to
EPA according to the instructions below will become part of the
official public record.
EPA is releasing this draft document solely for the purpose of pre-
dissemination peer 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.
DATES: The public comment period begins February 26, 2010, and ends
April 27, 2010. Comments should be in writing and must be received by
EPA by April 27, 2010.
The listening session on the draft document for PAH mixtures will
be held on April 7, 2010, beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 4 p.m.,
Eastern Standard Time. If you would like to attend the listening
session, you should register by March 31, 2010. If you would like to
make a presentation at the listening session, you should register by
March 31, 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 aid (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 March 31, 2010, the listening session will be cancelled
and EPA will notify those registered of the cancellation.
Listening session participants who want EPA to share their comments
with the external peer reviewers should also submit written comments
during the public comment period using the detailed and established
procedures described in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this
notice. Comments submitted to the docket prior to the end of the public
comment period will be submitted to the external peer reviewers and
considered by EPA in the disposition of public comments. All comments
received will be submitted to the docket, but comments received after
the public comment period closes will not be submitted to the external
peer reviewers and will only be considered by EPA if time permits.
ADDRESSES: The draft ``Development of a Relative Potency Factor (RPF)
Approach for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Mixtures'' is
available primarily via the Internet on the NCEA home page under the
Recent Additions and Publications menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea. A
limited number of paper copies are available from the Information
Management Team (Address: Information Management Team, National Center
for Environmental Assessment (Mail Code: 8601P), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460;
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.
Comments may be submitted electronically via http://
www.regulations.gov, by e-mail, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand
delivery/courier. Please follow the detailed instructions provided in
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
The listening session on the draft PAH Mixtures document will be
held at the EPA offices at Two Potomac Yard (North Building), Room
7100, 2733 South Crystal Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22202. To attend or
give verbal comments at the listening session, register by March 31,
2010, by sending an e-mail to IRISListeningSession@epa.gov (subject
line: PAH Mixtures Listening Session), by calling Christine Ross at
703-347-8592; or by faxing a registration request to 703-347-8689.
Please reference the ``PAH Mixtures 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 am, 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 ``PAH Mixtures 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 by phone at 703-347-8592 or
by e-mail at 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 comment
period, please contact the Office of Environmental Information (OEI)
Docket (Mail Code: 2822T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 202-566-1752;
facsimile: 202-566-1753; or e-mail: ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
For information on the public listening session, please contact
Christine Ross, IRIS Staff, National Center for Environmental
Assessment (Mail Code: 8601P), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 703-
347-8592; facsimile: 703-347-8689; or e-mail:
IRISListeningSession@epa.gov.
If you have questions about the document, please contact Lynn
Flowers, National Center for Environmental Assessment (Mail Code: 8601P), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 703-347-8537; facsimile: 703-347-8689;
or e-mail: flowers.lynn@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Pesticide Products; Registration Applications
[Federal Register: February 26, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 38)]
[Notices]
[Page 8939-8942]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010- 0130; FRL-8812-8]
Pesticide Products; Registration Applications
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has received applications to register pesticide products
containing an active ingredient not included in any previously
registered pesticide products. Pursuant to the provisions of section
3(c)(4) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA), EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to
comment on these applications.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 29, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0130, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rita Kumar, Registration Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 308-8291; e-mail address: kumar.rita@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 8939-8942]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010- 0130; FRL-8812-8]
Pesticide Products; Registration Applications
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has received applications to register pesticide products
containing an active ingredient not included in any previously
registered pesticide products. Pursuant to the provisions of section
3(c)(4) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA), EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to
comment on these applications.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 29, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0130, by one of the following methods:
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rita Kumar, Registration Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 308-8291; e-mail address: kumar.rita@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: TOXICS - ND/Order. EPA. Maneb; Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations
[Federal Register: February 26, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 38)]
[Notices]
[Page 8942-8943]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0977; FRL-8813-6]
Maneb; Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide
Registrations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Order.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations,
voluntarily requested by the registrant and accepted by the Agency, of
products containing the pesticide maneb, pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as
amended. This cancellation order follows a January 6, 2010 Federal
Register Notice of Receipt of Requests from the registrant, Drexel
Chemical Company, to voluntarily cancel these product registrations.
These are not the last products containing this pesticide registered
for use in the United States. In the January 6, 2010 notice, EPA
indicated that it would issue an order implementing the cancellations
unless the Agency received substantive comments within the 30-day
comment period that would merit its further review of these requests or
unless the registrant withdrew their requests within this period. The
Agency did not receive any comments on the notice. Further, the
registrant did not withdraw their requests. Accordingly, EPA hereby
issues in this notice a cancellation order granting the requested
cancellations. Any distribution, sale, or use of the products subject
to this cancellation order is permitted only in accordance with the
terms of this order, including any existing stocks provisions.
DATES: The cancellations are effective February 26, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Briscoe, Pesticide Re-
evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8177; fax
number: (703) 308-8090; e-mail address: Briscoe.Barbara@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 8942-8943]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0977; FRL-8813-6]
Maneb; Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide
Registrations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Order.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations,
voluntarily requested by the registrant and accepted by the Agency, of
products containing the pesticide maneb, pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as
amended. This cancellation order follows a January 6, 2010 Federal
Register Notice of Receipt of Requests from the registrant, Drexel
Chemical Company, to voluntarily cancel these product registrations.
These are not the last products containing this pesticide registered
for use in the United States. In the January 6, 2010 notice, EPA
indicated that it would issue an order implementing the cancellations
unless the Agency received substantive comments within the 30-day
comment period that would merit its further review of these requests or
unless the registrant withdrew their requests within this period. The
Agency did not receive any comments on the notice. Further, the
registrant did not withdraw their requests. Accordingly, EPA hereby
issues in this notice a cancellation order granting the requested
cancellations. Any distribution, sale, or use of the products subject
to this cancellation order is permitted only in accordance with the
terms of this order, including any existing stocks provisions.
DATES: The cancellations are effective February 26, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Briscoe, Pesticide Re-
evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8177; fax
number: (703) 308-8090; e-mail address: Briscoe.Barbara@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 7
Subject: WATER, WILDLIFE - NM. DOI/FWS. Meeting Announcements: North American Wetlands Conservation Council; Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Advisory Group
[Federal Register: February 26, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 38)]
[Notices]
[Page 8989-8990]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-MB-2010-N034; 91100-3740-GRNT 7C]
Meeting Announcements: North American Wetlands Conservation
Council; Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Advisory Group
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
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SUMMARY: The North American Wetlands Conservation Council (Council)
will meet to select North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA)
grant proposals for recommendation to the Migratory Bird Conservation
Commission (Commission). This meeting is open to the public. The
Advisory Group for the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act
(NMBCA) grants program (Advisory Group) will also meet. This meeting is
also open to the public, and interested persons may present oral or
written statements.
DATES: Council: Meeting is March 17, 2010, 1-4 p.m. If you are
interested in presenting information at this public meeting, contact
the Council Coordinator no later than March 8, 2010.
Advisory Group: Meeting is March 16, 2010, 9 a.m. through 3 p.m. If
you are interested in presenting information at this public meeting,
contact the Council Coordinator no later than March 8, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The Council meeting will be held at The Marsh Club, 2772 Old
Hwy. 90, Vinton, LA 70668.
The Advisory Group meeting will be held at L'Auberge du Lac Hotel,
777 Avenue L'Auberge, Lake Charles, LA 70601.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael J. Johnson, Council
Coordinator, by phone at (703) 358-1784; by e-mail at dbhc@fws.gov; or
by U.S. mail at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Mail Stop MBSP 4075, Arlington, VA 22203.
[Notices]
[Page 8989-8990]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-MB-2010-N034; 91100-3740-GRNT 7C]
Meeting Announcements: North American Wetlands Conservation
Council; Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Advisory Group
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
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SUMMARY: The North American Wetlands Conservation Council (Council)
will meet to select North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA)
grant proposals for recommendation to the Migratory Bird Conservation
Commission (Commission). This meeting is open to the public. The
Advisory Group for the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act
(NMBCA) grants program (Advisory Group) will also meet. This meeting is
also open to the public, and interested persons may present oral or
written statements.
DATES: Council: Meeting is March 17, 2010, 1-4 p.m. If you are
interested in presenting information at this public meeting, contact
the Council Coordinator no later than March 8, 2010.
Advisory Group: Meeting is March 16, 2010, 9 a.m. through 3 p.m. If
you are interested in presenting information at this public meeting,
contact the Council Coordinator no later than March 8, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The Council meeting will be held at The Marsh Club, 2772 Old
Hwy. 90, Vinton, LA 70668.
The Advisory Group meeting will be held at L'Auberge du Lac Hotel,
777 Avenue L'Auberge, Lake Charles, LA 70601.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael J. Johnson, Council
Coordinator, by phone at (703) 358-1784; by e-mail at dbhc@fws.gov; or
by U.S. mail at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Mail Stop MBSP 4075, Arlington, VA 22203.
ANNOUNCEMENT 8
Subject: AIR, AGRICULTURE - NM. USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service. Notice of a Meeting of the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force
[Federal Register: February 26, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 38)]
[Notices]
[Page 8917]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Notice of a Meeting of the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of
Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice of a meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Agricultural Air Quality Task Force (AAQTF) will meet to
continue discussions on air quality issues relating to agriculture.
DATES: The meeting will convene at 8 a.m. beginning Tuesday through
Thursday (March 9-11, 2010), and conclude at 5 p.m. each day except
Thursday, when the meeting will conclude at noon. A public comment
period will be held on March 11, 2010. Individuals making oral
presentations should register in person at the meeting site and must
bring with them 50 copies of any materials they would like distributed.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hotel Duval located at 415
North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32301; telephone: (850) 391-
3783 or (866) 966-1389.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elvis Graves, Acting Designated
Federal Official, Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 6165 South
Building, Washington, DC 20013; telephone: (336) 370-3347; or e-mail:
elvis.graves@gnb.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2. Additional information
concerning the AAQTF may be found at the following Web site: http://
www.airquality.nrcs.usda.gov/AAQTF/.
[Notices]
[Page 8917]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Notice of a Meeting of the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of
Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice of a meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Agricultural Air Quality Task Force (AAQTF) will meet to
continue discussions on air quality issues relating to agriculture.
DATES: The meeting will convene at 8 a.m. beginning Tuesday through
Thursday (March 9-11, 2010), and conclude at 5 p.m. each day except
Thursday, when the meeting will conclude at noon. A public comment
period will be held on March 11, 2010. Individuals making oral
presentations should register in person at the meeting site and must
bring with them 50 copies of any materials they would like distributed.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hotel Duval located at 415
North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32301; telephone: (850) 391-
3783 or (866) 966-1389.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elvis Graves, Acting Designated
Federal Official, Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 6165 South
Building, Washington, DC 20013; telephone: (336) 370-3347; or e-mail:
elvis.graves@gnb.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2. Additional information
concerning the AAQTF may be found at the following Web site: http://
www.airquality.nrcs.usda.gov/AAQTF/.
ANNOUNCEMENT 9
Subject: TOXICS - NM. Office Of Science and Technology Policy. National Science and Technology Council, Committee on Technology Capstone Workshop Risk Management Methods & Ethical, Legal, and Societal Implications of Nanotechnology: Public Meeting
[Federal Register: February 26, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 38)]
[Notices]
[Page 9007-9008]
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
National Science and Technology Council, Committee on Technology
Capstone Workshop Risk Management Methods & Ethical, Legal, and
Societal Implications of Nanotechnology: Public Meeting
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO), on
behalf of the Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology (NSET)
Subcommittee of the Committee on Technology, National Science and
Technology Council (NSTC), will hold a workshop on March 30-31, 2010,
to provide an open forum to discuss the state-of-the-art of the science
related to environmental, health, and safety aspects of nanomaterials
in two areas: Risk Management Methods and Ethical, Legal, and Societal
Implications (ELSI) of Nanotechnology. Risk Management Methods is one
of the five environmental, health, and safety research categories
identified in the NSET Subcommittee document Strategy for
Nanotechnology-Related Environmental, Health, and Safety Research
(http://www.nano.gov/NNI_EHS_Research_Strategy.pdf), which was
released February 14, 2008.
DATES: The public meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 from
8 a.m. until 5 p.m. and on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 from 8 a.m. until
4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn Rosslyn-
Key Bridge, 1900 N. Fort Myer Drive, Arlington, VA 22209 (Metro stop:
Rosslyn on the Orange and Blue lines). For directions, please see
http://www.holidayinn.com.
Registration: Due to space limitations, pre-registration for the
workshop is required. People interested in attending the workshop
should register online at http://www.nano.gov/html/meetings/capstone/
register.html. Written notices of participation by e-mail should be
sent to capstone@nnco.nano.gov.
Written notices may be mailed to the Capstone Workshop, c/o NNCO,
4201 Wilson Blvd., Stafford II, Suite 405, Arlington, VA 22230.
Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis until the location
space limits are reached. Otherwise registration will close on March
25, 2010 at 4 p.m. EDT.
Those interested in presenting 3-5 minutes of public comments at
the meeting should also register at http://www.nano.gov/html/meetings/
capstone/register.html. Written or electronic comments should be
submitted by e-mail to capstone@nnco.nano.gov until April 30, 2010.
Information about the meeting, including the agenda, is posted at
http://www.nano.gov.
The main sessions will be Webcast. Please see http://www.nano.gov
for more information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding this Notice,
please contact Diana Petreski, telephone (703) 292-8626 or Liesl
Heeter, telephone (703) 292-4533, National Nanotechnology Coordination Office. E-mail: capstone@nnco.nano.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 9007-9008]
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
National Science and Technology Council, Committee on Technology
Capstone Workshop Risk Management Methods & Ethical, Legal, and
Societal Implications of Nanotechnology: Public Meeting
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO), on
behalf of the Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology (NSET)
Subcommittee of the Committee on Technology, National Science and
Technology Council (NSTC), will hold a workshop on March 30-31, 2010,
to provide an open forum to discuss the state-of-the-art of the science
related to environmental, health, and safety aspects of nanomaterials
in two areas: Risk Management Methods and Ethical, Legal, and Societal
Implications (ELSI) of Nanotechnology. Risk Management Methods is one
of the five environmental, health, and safety research categories
identified in the NSET Subcommittee document Strategy for
Nanotechnology-Related Environmental, Health, and Safety Research
(http://www.nano.gov/NNI_EHS_Research_Strategy.pdf), which was
released February 14, 2008.
DATES: The public meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 from
8 a.m. until 5 p.m. and on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 from 8 a.m. until
4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn Rosslyn-
Key Bridge, 1900 N. Fort Myer Drive, Arlington, VA 22209 (Metro stop:
Rosslyn on the Orange and Blue lines). For directions, please see
http://www.holidayinn.com.
Registration: Due to space limitations, pre-registration for the
workshop is required. People interested in attending the workshop
should register online at http://www.nano.gov/html/meetings/capstone/
register.html. Written notices of participation by e-mail should be
sent to capstone@nnco.nano.gov.
Written notices may be mailed to the Capstone Workshop, c/o NNCO,
4201 Wilson Blvd., Stafford II, Suite 405, Arlington, VA 22230.
Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis until the location
space limits are reached. Otherwise registration will close on March
25, 2010 at 4 p.m. EDT.
Those interested in presenting 3-5 minutes of public comments at
the meeting should also register at http://www.nano.gov/html/meetings/
capstone/register.html. Written or electronic comments should be
submitted by e-mail to capstone@nnco.nano.gov until April 30, 2010.
Information about the meeting, including the agenda, is posted at
http://www.nano.gov.
The main sessions will be Webcast. Please see http://www.nano.gov
for more information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding this Notice,
please contact Diana Petreski, telephone (703) 292-8626 or Liesl
Heeter, telephone (703) 292-4533, National Nanotechnology Coordination Office. E-mail: capstone@nnco.nano.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 10
Subject: TOXICS - NM. Office Of Science and Technology Policy. President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology; Notice of Meeting: Partially Closed Meeting of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
[Federal Register: February 26, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 38)]
[Notices]
[Page 9006-9007]
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology; Notice
of Meeting: Partially Closed Meeting of the President's Council of
Advisors on Science and Technology
ACTION: Public notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and summary agenda for a
partially closed meeting of the President's Council of Advisors on
Science and Technology (PCAST), and describes the functions of the
Council. Notice of this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App.
DATES: March 12, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Academy of Sciences
building, 2100 C Street, NW., Lecture Room, Washington, DC.
Type of Meeting: Open and Closed.
Proposed Schedule and Agenda: The President's Council of Advisors
on Science and Technology (PCAST) is scheduled to meet in open session
on March 12, 2010 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. with a lunch break from 12 p.m.-2
p.m.
Open Portion of Meeting: During this open meeting, PCAST is
tentatively scheduled to hear presentations from several speakers who
will address the issues of agriculture research and food security.
PCAST members will also discuss a report they are developing that
reviews the National Nanotechnology Initiative. Additional information
and the agenda will be posted at the PCAST Web site at: http://
whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast.
Closed Portion of the Meeting: PCAST may hold a closed meeting of
approximately 1 hour with the President on March 12, 2010, which must
take place in the White House for the President's scheduling
convenience and to maintain Secret Service protection. This meeting will be closed to
the public because such portion of the meeting is likely to disclose
matters that are to be kept secret in the interest of national defense
or foreign policy under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1). The precise date and time
of this potential meeting has not yet been determined.
Public Comments: It is the policy of the PCAST to accept written
public comments of any length, and to accommodate oral public comments
whenever possible. The PCAST expects that public statements presented
at its meetings will not be repetitive of previously submitted oral or
written statements.
The public comment period for this meeting will take place on March
12, 2010 at a time specified in the meeting agenda posted on the PCAST
Web site at http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. This public comment
period is designed only for substantive commentary on PCAST's work, not
for business marketing purposes.
Oral Comments: To be considered for the public speaker list at the
March meeting, interested parties should register to speak at http://
whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast, no later than 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday,
March 5, 2010. Phone or email reservations will not be accepted. To
accommodate as many speakers as possible, the time for public comments
will be limited to two (2) minutes per person, with a total public
comment period of 30 minutes. If more speakers register than there is
space available on the agenda, PCAST will randomly select speakers from
among those who applied. Those not selected to present oral comments
may always file written comments with the committee. Speakers are
requested to bring at least 25 copies of their oral comments for
distribution to the PCAST members.
Written Comments: Although written comments are accepted until the
date of the meeting, written comments should be submitted to PCAST at
least two weeks prior to each meeting date so that the comments may be
made available to the PCAST members prior to the meeting for their
consideration. Information regarding how to submit comments and
documents to PCAST is available at http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast in
the section entitled ``Connect with PCAST.''
Please note that because PCAST operates under the provisions of
FACA, all public comments and/or presentations will be treated as
public documents and will be made available for public inspection,
including being posted on the PCAST Web site.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information regarding the meeting
agenda, time, location, and how to register for the meeting is
available on the PCAST Web site at: http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. A
live video webcast and an archive of the webcast after the event will
be available at http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. The archived video
will be available within one week of the meeting. Questions about the
meeting should be directed to Dr. Deborah D. Stine, PCAST Executive
Director, at dstine@ostp.eop.gov, (202) 456-6006. Please note that
public seating for this meeting is limited and is available on a first-
come, first-served basis.
[Notices]
[Page 9006-9007]
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology; Notice
of Meeting: Partially Closed Meeting of the President's Council of
Advisors on Science and Technology
ACTION: Public notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and summary agenda for a
partially closed meeting of the President's Council of Advisors on
Science and Technology (PCAST), and describes the functions of the
Council. Notice of this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App.
DATES: March 12, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Academy of Sciences
building, 2100 C Street, NW., Lecture Room, Washington, DC.
Type of Meeting: Open and Closed.
Proposed Schedule and Agenda: The President's Council of Advisors
on Science and Technology (PCAST) is scheduled to meet in open session
on March 12, 2010 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. with a lunch break from 12 p.m.-2
p.m.
Open Portion of Meeting: During this open meeting, PCAST is
tentatively scheduled to hear presentations from several speakers who
will address the issues of agriculture research and food security.
PCAST members will also discuss a report they are developing that
reviews the National Nanotechnology Initiative. Additional information
and the agenda will be posted at the PCAST Web site at: http://
whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast.
Closed Portion of the Meeting: PCAST may hold a closed meeting of
approximately 1 hour with the President on March 12, 2010, which must
take place in the White House for the President's scheduling
convenience and to maintain Secret Service protection. This meeting will be closed to
the public because such portion of the meeting is likely to disclose
matters that are to be kept secret in the interest of national defense
or foreign policy under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1). The precise date and time
of this potential meeting has not yet been determined.
Public Comments: It is the policy of the PCAST to accept written
public comments of any length, and to accommodate oral public comments
whenever possible. The PCAST expects that public statements presented
at its meetings will not be repetitive of previously submitted oral or
written statements.
The public comment period for this meeting will take place on March
12, 2010 at a time specified in the meeting agenda posted on the PCAST
Web site at http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. This public comment
period is designed only for substantive commentary on PCAST's work, not
for business marketing purposes.
Oral Comments: To be considered for the public speaker list at the
March meeting, interested parties should register to speak at http://
whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast, no later than 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday,
March 5, 2010. Phone or email reservations will not be accepted. To
accommodate as many speakers as possible, the time for public comments
will be limited to two (2) minutes per person, with a total public
comment period of 30 minutes. If more speakers register than there is
space available on the agenda, PCAST will randomly select speakers from
among those who applied. Those not selected to present oral comments
may always file written comments with the committee. Speakers are
requested to bring at least 25 copies of their oral comments for
distribution to the PCAST members.
Written Comments: Although written comments are accepted until the
date of the meeting, written comments should be submitted to PCAST at
least two weeks prior to each meeting date so that the comments may be
made available to the PCAST members prior to the meeting for their
consideration. Information regarding how to submit comments and
documents to PCAST is available at http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast in
the section entitled ``Connect with PCAST.''
Please note that because PCAST operates under the provisions of
FACA, all public comments and/or presentations will be treated as
public documents and will be made available for public inspection,
including being posted on the PCAST Web site.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information regarding the meeting
agenda, time, location, and how to register for the meeting is
available on the PCAST Web site at: http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. A
live video webcast and an archive of the webcast after the event will
be available at http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. The archived video
will be available within one week of the meeting. Questions about the
meeting should be directed to Dr. Deborah D. Stine, PCAST Executive
Director, at dstine@ostp.eop.gov, (202) 456-6006. Please note that
public seating for this meeting is limited and is available on a first-
come, first-served basis.
