Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 189
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Vol. 75, No. 189
Thursday, September 30, 2010
There are 8 announcements in this issue
1. TOXICS - FRs [2 Separate Announcements]. EPA. Pesticide Tolerances:
Fluoxastrobin; and Spinosad
2. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information
3. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information
4. WATER - ND/CBI. EPA. Clean Water Act; Contractor Access to Confidential Business Information
5. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Notice of Filing of Several Pesticide Petitions for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
6. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Draft Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
7. ALL - NM. EPA. Board of Scientific Counselors, Executive Committee Meeting--October 2010
8. HAZ, TOXICS - FR. DOT/Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Hazardous Material; Miscellaneous Packaging Amendments
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: TOXICS - FRs [2 Separate Announcements]. EPA. Pesticide Tolerances:
Fluoxastrobin; and Spinosad
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information
[Federal Register: September 30, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 189)]
[Notices]
[Page 60447-60452]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0823; FRL-8849-5]
Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires
any person who intends to manufacture (defined by statute to include
import) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on the TSCA Inventory) to
notify EPA and comply with the statutory provisions pertaining to the
manufacture of new chemicals. Under sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3) of
TSCA, EPA is required to publish a notice of receipt of a
premanufacture notice (PMN) or an application for a test marketing
exemption (TME), and to publish periodic status reports on the
chemicals under review and the receipt of notices of commencement to
manufacture those chemicals. This status report, which covers the
period from June 21, 2010 to June 30, 2010, consists of the PMNs and
TME, both pending or expired, and the notices of commencement to
manufacture a new chemical that the Agency has received under TSCA
section 5 during this time period.
DATES: Comments identified by the specific PMN number or TME number,
must be received on or before November 1, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0823, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Hand Delivery: OPPT Document Control Office (DCO), EPA
East Bldg., Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC.
Attention: Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0823. The DCO is open from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the DCO is (202) 564-8930. Such deliveries are
only accepted during the DCO's normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. . .
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact:
Bernice Mudd, Information Management Division (7407M), Office of
Chemical Safety Pollution Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (202) 564-8951; fax number: (202) 564-8955; e-mail address:
mudd.bernice@epa.gov.
For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 60447-60452]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0823; FRL-8849-5]
Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires
any person who intends to manufacture (defined by statute to include
import) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on the TSCA Inventory) to
notify EPA and comply with the statutory provisions pertaining to the
manufacture of new chemicals. Under sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3) of
TSCA, EPA is required to publish a notice of receipt of a
premanufacture notice (PMN) or an application for a test marketing
exemption (TME), and to publish periodic status reports on the
chemicals under review and the receipt of notices of commencement to
manufacture those chemicals. This status report, which covers the
period from June 21, 2010 to June 30, 2010, consists of the PMNs and
TME, both pending or expired, and the notices of commencement to
manufacture a new chemical that the Agency has received under TSCA
section 5 during this time period.
DATES: Comments identified by the specific PMN number or TME number,
must be received on or before November 1, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0823, by one of the following methods:
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
East Bldg., Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC.
Attention: Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0823. The DCO is open from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the DCO is (202) 564-8930. Such deliveries are
only accepted during the DCO's normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. . .
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact:
Bernice Mudd, Information Management Division (7407M), Office of
Chemical Safety Pollution Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (202) 564-8951; fax number: (202) 564-8955; e-mail address:
mudd.bernice@epa.gov.
For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information
[Federal Register: September 30, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 189)]
[Notices]
[Page 60444-60447]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0825 FRL-8849-4]
Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires
any person who intends to manufacture (defined by statute to include
import) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on the TSCA Inventory) to
notify EPA and comply with the statutory provisions pertaining to the
manufacture of new chemicals. Under sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3) of
TSCA, EPA is required to publish a notice of receipt of a
premanufacture notice (PMN) or an application for a test marketing
exemption (TMEs), and to publish periodic status reports on the
chemicals under review and the receipt of notices of commencement to
manufacture those chemicals. This status report, which covers the
period from September 1, 2010, to September 17, 2010, consists of the
PMNs and TMEs, both pending or expired, and the notices of commencement
to manufacture a new chemical that the Agency has received under TSCA
section 5 during this time period.
DATES: Comments identified by the specific PMN number or TMEs number,
must be received on or before November 1, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0825, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Hand Delivery: OPPT Document Control Office (DCO), EPA
East Bldg., Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC.
Attention: Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0825. The DCO is open from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the DCO is (202) 564-8930. Such deliveries are
only accepted during the DCO's normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. . .
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact:
Bernice Mudd, Information Management Division 7407M, Office of Chemical
Safety Pollution Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-8951; fax number: (202) 564-8955; e-mail address:
mudd.bernice@epa.gov.
For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 60444-60447]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0825 FRL-8849-4]
Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires
any person who intends to manufacture (defined by statute to include
import) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on the TSCA Inventory) to
notify EPA and comply with the statutory provisions pertaining to the
manufacture of new chemicals. Under sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3) of
TSCA, EPA is required to publish a notice of receipt of a
premanufacture notice (PMN) or an application for a test marketing
exemption (TMEs), and to publish periodic status reports on the
chemicals under review and the receipt of notices of commencement to
manufacture those chemicals. This status report, which covers the
period from September 1, 2010, to September 17, 2010, consists of the
PMNs and TMEs, both pending or expired, and the notices of commencement
to manufacture a new chemical that the Agency has received under TSCA
section 5 during this time period.
DATES: Comments identified by the specific PMN number or TMEs number,
must be received on or before November 1, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0825, by one of the following methods:
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
East Bldg., Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC.
Attention: Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0825. The DCO is open from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the DCO is (202) 564-8930. Such deliveries are
only accepted during the DCO's normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. . .
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact:
Bernice Mudd, Information Management Division 7407M, Office of Chemical
Safety Pollution Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-8951; fax number: (202) 564-8955; e-mail address:
mudd.bernice@epa.gov.
For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: WATER - ND/CBI. EPA. Clean Water Act; Contractor Access to Confidential Business Information
[Federal Register: September 30, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 189)]
[Notices]
[Page 60452]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9208-9]
Clean Water Act; Contractor Access to Confidential Business
Information
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Water
intends to transfer information collected from the construction and
development industry and claimed as confidential business information
(CBI) to The Cadmus Group (Cadmus) and its subcontractor. In addition,
EPA plans to transfer CBI collected from the steam electric industry to
a new subcontractor of a contractor, Eastern Research Group (ERG). EPA
previously announced a CBI transfer to ERG (70 FR 9070, February 24,
2005). The information being transferred will be collected under the
authority of section 308 of the CWA. Transfer of the information will
allow the contractors and subcontractors to access information
necessary to support EPA in the planning, development, and review of
effluent limitations guidelines and standards under the Clean Water Act
(CWA). Interested persons may submit comments on this intended transfer
of information to the address noted below.
DATES: Comments on the transfer of data are due October 7, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to Mr. M. Ahmar Siddiqui, Document
Control Officer, Engineering and Analysis Division (4303T), Room 6231S
EPA West, U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. M. Ahmar Siddiqui, Document
Control Officer, at (202) 566-1044, or via e-mail at
siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 60452]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9208-9]
Clean Water Act; Contractor Access to Confidential Business
Information
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Water
intends to transfer information collected from the construction and
development industry and claimed as confidential business information
(CBI) to The Cadmus Group (Cadmus) and its subcontractor. In addition,
EPA plans to transfer CBI collected from the steam electric industry to
a new subcontractor of a contractor, Eastern Research Group (ERG). EPA
previously announced a CBI transfer to ERG (70 FR 9070, February 24,
2005). The information being transferred will be collected under the
authority of section 308 of the CWA. Transfer of the information will
allow the contractors and subcontractors to access information
necessary to support EPA in the planning, development, and review of
effluent limitations guidelines and standards under the Clean Water Act
(CWA). Interested persons may submit comments on this intended transfer
of information to the address noted below.
DATES: Comments on the transfer of data are due October 7, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to Mr. M. Ahmar Siddiqui, Document
Control Officer, Engineering and Analysis Division (4303T), Room 6231S
EPA West, U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. M. Ahmar Siddiqui, Document
Control Officer, at (202) 566-1044, or via e-mail at
siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Notice of Filing of Several Pesticide Petitions for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
[Federal Register: September 30, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 189)]
[Notices]
[Page 60452-60454]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0111; FRL-8837-2]
Notice of Filing of Several Pesticide Petitions for Residues of
Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: This notice announces the Agency's receipt of several initial
filings of pesticide petitions proposing the establishment of
regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various
commodities.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 1, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number and the pesticide petition number (PP) of interest as shown
in the body of this document, 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: A contact person, with telephone
number and e-mail address, is listed at the end of each pesticide
petition summary. You may also reach each contact person by mail at
Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
[Notices]
[Page 60452-60454]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0111; FRL-8837-2]
Notice of Filing of Several Pesticide Petitions for Residues of
Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: This notice announces the Agency's receipt of several initial
filings of pesticide petitions proposing the establishment of
regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various
commodities.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 1, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number and the pesticide petition number (PP) of interest as shown
in the body of this document, 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: A contact person, with telephone
number and e-mail address, is listed at the end of each pesticide
petition summary. You may also reach each contact person by mail at
Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Draft Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
[Federal Register: September 30, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 189)]
[Notices]
[Page 60454-60456]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9208-8; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0540]
Draft Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium: In Support of
Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Public Comment Period and Listening Session.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a 60-day public comment period and a public
listening session for the external review draft human health assessment
titled, ``Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium: In Support of
Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)''
EPA/635/R-10/004C. The draft assessment was prepared by the National
Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within the EPA Office of
Research and Development (ORD). EPA is releasing this draft assessment
solely for the purpose of pre-dissemination peer review under
applicable information quality guidelines. This draft assessment has
not been formally disseminated by EPA. It does not represent and should
not be construed to represent any Agency policy or determination. After
public review and comment, an EPA contractor will convene an expert
panel for independent external peer review of this draft assessment.
The public comment period and external peer review meeting are separate
processes that provide opportunities for all interested parties to
comment on the assessment. The external peer review meeting will be
scheduled at a later date and announced in the Federal Register. Public
comments submitted during the public comment period will be provided to
the external peer reviewers before the panel meeting and considered by
EPA in the disposition of public comments. Public 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.
The listening session will be held on November 18, 2010, during the
public comment period for this draft assessment. 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 attending the listening session. 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 assessment after the independent
external peer review. If listening session participants want EPA to
share their comments with the external peer reviewers, they 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.
DATES: The public comment period begins September 30, 2010, and ends
November 29, 2010. Comments should be in writing and must be received
by EPA by November 29, 2010.
The listening session on the draft assessment for hexavalent
chromium will be held on November 18, 2010, beginning at 9 a.m. and
ending at 4 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. To attend the listening
session, interested parties should register no later than November 11,
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. The following are instructions
for registering: To attend or present comments at the listening
session, register by November 11, 2010, via the Internet at https://
www2.ergweb.com/projects/conferences/peerreview/register-
hexavalent.htm. You may also register via e-mail at: meetings@erg.com
(subject line: ``Hexavalent Chromium Listening Session,'' please
indicate whether you would like to make oral comments, and include your
name, title, affiliation, full address and contact information), by
phone: 781-674-7374 or toll free at 800-803-2833, or by faxing a
registration request to 781-674-2906 (please reference the ``Hexavalent
Chromium Listening Session'' and include your name, title, affiliation,
full address and contact information). 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
[[Page 60455]]
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 November
11, 2010, the listening session will be cancelled, and EPA will notify
those registered of the cancellation.
ADDRESSES: The draft ``Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium: In
Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information
System (IRIS)'' 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 request a paper copy, please provide your name, mailing
address, and the draft assessment title.
Comments may be submitted electronically via http://
www.regulations.gov, by e-mail, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand
delivery/courier. . .
For information on the draft assessment, please contact Ted Berner,
National Center for Environmental Assessment (8601-P), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (703) 347-8583; facsimile: (703) 347-
8689; or e-mail: FRN_Questions@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 60454-60456]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9208-8; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0540]
Draft Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium: In Support of
Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Public Comment Period and Listening Session.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a 60-day public comment period and a public
listening session for the external review draft human health assessment
titled, ``Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium: In Support of
Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)''
EPA/635/R-10/004C. The draft assessment was prepared by the National
Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within the EPA Office of
Research and Development (ORD). EPA is releasing this draft assessment
solely for the purpose of pre-dissemination peer review under
applicable information quality guidelines. This draft assessment has
not been formally disseminated by EPA. It does not represent and should
not be construed to represent any Agency policy or determination. After
public review and comment, an EPA contractor will convene an expert
panel for independent external peer review of this draft assessment.
The public comment period and external peer review meeting are separate
processes that provide opportunities for all interested parties to
comment on the assessment. The external peer review meeting will be
scheduled at a later date and announced in the Federal Register. Public
comments submitted during the public comment period will be provided to
the external peer reviewers before the panel meeting and considered by
EPA in the disposition of public comments. Public 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.
The listening session will be held on November 18, 2010, during the
public comment period for this draft assessment. 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 attending the listening session. 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 assessment after the independent
external peer review. If listening session participants want EPA to
share their comments with the external peer reviewers, they 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.
DATES: The public comment period begins September 30, 2010, and ends
November 29, 2010. Comments should be in writing and must be received
by EPA by November 29, 2010.
The listening session on the draft assessment for hexavalent
chromium will be held on November 18, 2010, beginning at 9 a.m. and
ending at 4 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. To attend the listening
session, interested parties should register no later than November 11,
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. The following are instructions
for registering: To attend or present comments at the listening
session, register by November 11, 2010, via the Internet at https://
www2.ergweb.com/projects/conferences/peerreview/register-
hexavalent.htm. You may also register via e-mail at: meetings@erg.com
(subject line: ``Hexavalent Chromium Listening Session,'' please
indicate whether you would like to make oral comments, and include your
name, title, affiliation, full address and contact information), by
phone: 781-674-7374 or toll free at 800-803-2833, or by faxing a
registration request to 781-674-2906 (please reference the ``Hexavalent
Chromium Listening Session'' and include your name, title, affiliation,
full address and contact information). 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
[[Page 60455]]
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 November
11, 2010, the listening session will be cancelled, and EPA will notify
those registered of the cancellation.
ADDRESSES: The draft ``Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium: In
Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information
System (IRIS)'' 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 request a paper copy, please provide your name, mailing
address, and the draft assessment title.
Comments may be submitted electronically via http://
www.regulations.gov, by e-mail, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand
delivery/courier. . .
For information on the draft assessment, please contact Ted Berner,
National Center for Environmental Assessment (8601-P), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (703) 347-8583; facsimile: (703) 347-
8689; or e-mail: FRN_Questions@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 7
Subject: ALL - NM. EPA. Board of Scientific Counselors, Executive Committee Meeting--October 2010
[Federal Register: September 30, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 189)]
[Notices]
[Page 60456-60457]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0817; FRL-9208-5]
Board of Scientific Counselors, Executive Committee Meeting--
October 2010
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and
Development (ORD), gives notice of a meeting of the Board of Scientific
Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, October 18, 2010, from 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m., and will continue on Tuesday, October 19, 2010, from
8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. All times noted are eastern time. The meeting
may adjourn early if all business is finished. Requests for the draft
agenda or for making oral presentations at the meeting will be accepted
up to one business day before the meeting.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 815 14th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005. Submit your comments, identified by
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0817, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the online instructions
for submitting comments.
E-mail: Send comments by electronic mail (e-mail) to:
ORD.Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0817.
Fax: Fax comments to: (202) 566-0224, Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0817.
Mail: Send comments by mail to: Board of Scientific
Counselors, Executive Committee Meeting--February 2010 Docket,
Mailcode: 2822T, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004,
Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0817.
Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver comments to: EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), Room 3334, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-
0817. 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: The Designated Federal Officer via
mail at: Greg Susanke, Mail Code 8104-R, Office
of Science Policy, Office of Research and Development, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460;
via phone/voice mail at: (202) 564-9945; via fax at: (202) 565-2911; or
via e-mail at: susanke.greg@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 60456-60457]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0817; FRL-9208-5]
Board of Scientific Counselors, Executive Committee Meeting--
October 2010
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and
Development (ORD), gives notice of a meeting of the Board of Scientific
Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, October 18, 2010, from 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m., and will continue on Tuesday, October 19, 2010, from
8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. All times noted are eastern time. The meeting
may adjourn early if all business is finished. Requests for the draft
agenda or for making oral presentations at the meeting will be accepted
up to one business day before the meeting.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 815 14th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005. Submit your comments, identified by
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0817, by one of the following methods:
for submitting comments.
ORD.Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0817.
No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0817.
Counselors, Executive Committee Meeting--February 2010 Docket,
Mailcode: 2822T, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004,
Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0817.
Center (EPA/DC), Room 3334, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-
0817. 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: The Designated Federal Officer via
mail at: Greg Susanke, Mail Code 8104-R, Office
of Science Policy, Office of Research and Development, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460;
via phone/voice mail at: (202) 564-9945; via fax at: (202) 565-2911; or
via e-mail at: susanke.greg@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 8
Subject: HAZ, TOXICS - FR. DOT/Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Hazardous Material; Miscellaneous Packaging Amendments
[Federal Register: September 30, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 189)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 60333-60340]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
49 CFR Parts 171, 173, and 178
[Docket No. PHMSA-06-25736 (HM-231)]
RIN 2137-AD89
Hazardous Material; Miscellaneous Packaging Amendments
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: On February 2, 2010, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration published a final rule amending the Hazardous
Materials Regulations to: Revise several packaging related definitions;
add provisions to allow more flexibility when preparing and
transmitting closure instructions, including conditions under which
closure instructions may be transmitted electronically; add a
requirement for shippers to retain packaging closure instructions;
incorporate new language that allows for a practicable means of
stenciling the United Nations (UN) symbol on packagings; and clarify a
requirement to document the methodology used when determining whether a
change in packaging configuration requires retesting as a new design or
may be considered a variation of a previously tested design. The
February 2 final rule also incorporated requirements for the
construction, maintenance, and use of Large Packagings. This final rule
responds to one petition for reconsideration and four appeals submitted
in response to the February 2 final rule and also corrects several
errors that occurred in that rulemaking.
DATES: Effective Date: October 1, 2010.
Voluntary Compliance Date: Compliance with the requirements adopted
herein is authorized as of September 30, 2010. However, persons
voluntarily complying with these regulations should be aware that
appeals may be received and as a result of PHMSA's evaluation of these
appeals, the amendments adopted in this final rule correction may be
revised accordingly.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eileen Edmonson, Office of Hazardous
Materials Standards, (202) 366-8553, or Ben Moore, Office of Hazardous
Materials Technology, (202) 366-4545; Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 60333-60340]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
49 CFR Parts 171, 173, and 178
[Docket No. PHMSA-06-25736 (HM-231)]
RIN 2137-AD89
Hazardous Material; Miscellaneous Packaging Amendments
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: On February 2, 2010, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration published a final rule amending the Hazardous
Materials Regulations to: Revise several packaging related definitions;
add provisions to allow more flexibility when preparing and
transmitting closure instructions, including conditions under which
closure instructions may be transmitted electronically; add a
requirement for shippers to retain packaging closure instructions;
incorporate new language that allows for a practicable means of
stenciling the United Nations (UN) symbol on packagings; and clarify a
requirement to document the methodology used when determining whether a
change in packaging configuration requires retesting as a new design or
may be considered a variation of a previously tested design. The
February 2 final rule also incorporated requirements for the
construction, maintenance, and use of Large Packagings. This final rule
responds to one petition for reconsideration and four appeals submitted
in response to the February 2 final rule and also corrects several
errors that occurred in that rulemaking.
DATES: Effective Date: October 1, 2010.
Voluntary Compliance Date: Compliance with the requirements adopted
herein is authorized as of September 30, 2010. However, persons
voluntarily complying with these regulations should be aware that
appeals may be received and as a result of PHMSA's evaluation of these
appeals, the amendments adopted in this final rule correction may be
revised accordingly.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eileen Edmonson, Office of Hazardous
Materials Standards, (202) 366-8553, or Ben Moore, Office of Hazardous
Materials Technology, (202) 366-4545; Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
