Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 98
Friday, May 21, 2010
Subject: TOXICS - FR. EPA. Silver Nitrate; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance
Subject: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Commercial Ethylene
Oxide Sterilization and Fumigation Operations (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1666.08, OMB Control Number 2060-0283
Subject: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Off-Site Waste and
Recovery Operations (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1717.07, OMB Control Number 2060-0313
Subject: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Pharmaceutical
Production (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1781.05, OMB Control Number 2060-0358
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Calcium Hydroxide; Receipt of Application for Emergency Exemption, Solicitation of Public Comment
Subject: TOXICS - ND/90-Day Public Comment. Draft EPA's Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments
Vol. 75, No. 98
Friday, May 21, 2010
There are 6 announcements in this issue
1. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Silver Nitrate; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance
2. AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Commercial Ethylene Oxide Sterilization and Fumigation Operations (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1666.08, OMB Control Number 2060-0283
3. AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1717.07, OMB Control Number 2060-0313
4. AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Pharmaceutical Production (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1781.05, OMB Control Number 2060-0358
5. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Calcium Hydroxide; Receipt of Application for Emergency Exemption, Solicitation of Public Comment
6. TOXICS - ND/90-Day Public Comment. Draft EPA's Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments
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 - FR. EPA. Silver Nitrate; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance
[Federal Register: May 21, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 98)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 28488-28492]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0663; FRL-8824-9]
Silver Nitrate; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement
of a tolerance for residues of silver nitrate (CAS Reg. No. 7761-88-8)
when used as an inert ingredient under 40 CFR 180.910 as stabilizer at
a maximum of 0.06% by weight in pesticide formulations as post-harvest
treatment for potatoes to control sprouting. Wagner Regulatory
Associates on behalf of Pimi Agro CleanTech, Ltd. submitted a petition
to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA),
requesting establishment of an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum
permissible level for residues of silver nitrate.
DATES: This regulation is effective May 21, 2010. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before July 20, 2010, and
must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR
part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0663. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket
Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alganesh Debesai, Registration
Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8353; e-mail address:
debesai.alganesh@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 28488-28492]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0663; FRL-8824-9]
Silver Nitrate; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement
of a tolerance for residues of silver nitrate (CAS Reg. No. 7761-88-8)
when used as an inert ingredient under 40 CFR 180.910 as stabilizer at
a maximum of 0.06% by weight in pesticide formulations as post-harvest
treatment for potatoes to control sprouting. Wagner Regulatory
Associates on behalf of Pimi Agro CleanTech, Ltd. submitted a petition
to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA),
requesting establishment of an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum
permissible level for residues of silver nitrate.
DATES: This regulation is effective May 21, 2010. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before July 20, 2010, and
must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR
part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0663. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket
Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alganesh Debesai, Registration
Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8353; e-mail address:
debesai.alganesh@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Commercial Ethylene
Oxide Sterilization and Fumigation Operations (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1666.08, OMB Control Number 2060-0283
[Federal Register: May 21, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 98)]
[Notices]
[Page 28607-28608]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0392; FRL-9153-8]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Commercial Ethylene
Oxide Sterilization and Fumigation Operations (Renewal), EPA ICR Number
1666.08, OMB Control Number 2060-0283
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before June 21, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2009-0392, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by e-mail to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency,
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2)
OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert C. Marshall, Jr. of the Office
of Compliance, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-7021;
fax number: (202) 564-0050; e-mail address: marshall.robert@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 28607-28608]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0392; FRL-9153-8]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Commercial Ethylene
Oxide Sterilization and Fumigation Operations (Renewal), EPA ICR Number
1666.08, OMB Control Number 2060-0283
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before June 21, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2009-0392, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by e-mail to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency,
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2)
OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert C. Marshall, Jr. of the Office
of Compliance, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-7021;
fax number: (202) 564-0050; e-mail address: marshall.robert@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Off-Site Waste and
Recovery Operations (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1717.07, OMB Control Number 2060-0313
[Federal Register: May 21, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 98)]
[Notices]
[Page 28606-28607]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0534; FRL-9153-7]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Off-Site Waste and
Recovery Operations (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1717.07, OMB Control
Number 2060-0313
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before June 21, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2009-0534, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by e-mail to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency,
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, Mail Code
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2)
OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert C. Marshall, Jr. of the Office
of Compliance, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-7021;
fax number: (202) 564-0050; e-mail address: marshall.robert@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 28606-28607]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0534; FRL-9153-7]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Off-Site Waste and
Recovery Operations (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1717.07, OMB Control
Number 2060-0313
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before June 21, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2009-0534, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by e-mail to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency,
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, Mail Code
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2)
OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert C. Marshall, Jr. of the Office
of Compliance, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-7021;
fax number: (202) 564-0050; e-mail address: marshall.robert@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Pharmaceutical
Production (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1781.05, OMB Control Number 2060-0358
[Federal Register: May 21, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 98)]
[Notices]
[Page 28605-28606]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0381; FRL-9143-9]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Pharmaceutical
Production (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1781.05, OMB Control Number 2060-
0358
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before June 21, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2009-0381 to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by e-mail to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency,
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2)
OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Learia Williams, Compliance Assessment
and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2223A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-4113; fax number:
(202) 564-0050; e-mail address: williams.learia@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 28605-28606]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0381; FRL-9143-9]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Pharmaceutical
Production (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1781.05, OMB Control Number 2060-
0358
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before June 21, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2009-0381 to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by e-mail to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency,
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2)
OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Learia Williams, Compliance Assessment
and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2223A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-4113; fax number:
(202) 564-0050; e-mail address: williams.learia@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Calcium Hydroxide; Receipt of Application for Emergency Exemption, Solicitation of Public Comment
[Federal Register: May 21, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 98)]
[Notices]
[Page 28608-28610]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0411; FRL-8826-7]
Calcium Hydroxide; Receipt of Application for Emergency
Exemption, Solicitation of Public Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has received a quarantine exemption request from the
Hawaii Department of Agriculture to use the pesticide calcium hydroxide
(CAS No. 1305-62-0) to treat up to 1,000 acres of outdoor potted and
field-grown ornamental plants, groundcover/floors, and perimeters of
commercial nurseries to control Eleutherodactylus frogs. The applicant
proposes the use of a new chemical which has not been registered by
EPA.
EPA is soliciting public comment before making the decision whether
or not to grant the exemption.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before 15 days after date of
publication in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0411, 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: Stacey Groce, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 305-2505; fax number: (703) 605-0781; e-mail address:
groce.stacey@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 28608-28610]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0411; FRL-8826-7]
Calcium Hydroxide; Receipt of Application for Emergency
Exemption, Solicitation of Public Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has received a quarantine exemption request from the
Hawaii Department of Agriculture to use the pesticide calcium hydroxide
(CAS No. 1305-62-0) to treat up to 1,000 acres of outdoor potted and
field-grown ornamental plants, groundcover/floors, and perimeters of
commercial nurseries to control Eleutherodactylus frogs. The applicant
proposes the use of a new chemical which has not been registered by
EPA.
EPA is soliciting public comment before making the decision whether
or not to grant the exemption.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before 15 days after date of
publication in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0411, 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: Stacey Groce, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 305-2505; fax number: (703) 605-0781; e-mail address:
groce.stacey@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: TOXICS - ND/90-Day Public Comment. Draft EPA's Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments
[Federal Register: May 21, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 98)]
[Notices]
[Page 28610-28612]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9154-2; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0395]
Draft EPA's Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity
and Response to NAS Comments
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Public Comment Period.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a 90-day public comment period for the
external review draft entitled, ``EPA's Reanalysis of Key Issues
Related to Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments'' (EPA/600/R-
10/038A). This draft report responds to the key recommendations and
comments included in the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) 2006
report. In addition, it includes new analyses on potential human
effects that may result from exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-
dioxin (TCDD). These analyses have not been in previous versions of
draft reports related to EPA's dioxin reassessment activity. This draft
report is now considered to be under EPA's Integrated Risk Information
System (IRIS) program, and thus, the new IRIS process announced in May
2009 (http://www.epa.gov/iris/process/) is being followed. Per the May
2009 process, this draft report is beginning Step 4--independent
external peer review and public review and comment. This draft dioxin
report was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment
(NCEA) within the EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD).
The draft document, ``EPA's Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to
Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments,'' is also being provided
to EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB), a body established under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, for independent external peer review.
The SAB will convene an expert panel composed of scientists
knowledgeable about technical issues related to dioxins and risk
assessment. The SAB is expected to hold a public teleconference on or
about June 24, 2010, and a public panel meeting on July 13-15, 2010.
The SAB peer review meetings will be announced by the SAB staff office
in a separate Federal Register Notice. EPA intends to forward all
public comments submitted before July 7, 2010, in response to this
notice to the SAB peer review panel for their consideration. Members of
the public who wish to ensure that their technical comments are
provided to the SAB expert panel before each meeting should also e-mail
their comments separately to Thomas Armitage, the SAB Designated
Federal Officer at armitage.thomas@epa.gov, following the procedures in
the Federal Register Notice announcing the SAB public meetings. When
completing this draft dioxin report, EPA will consider any written
public comments that EPA receives in accordance with the detailed
instructions provided below under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. The public
comment period and SAB external peer review are independent processes
that provide separate opportunities for all interested parties to
comment on the draft report.
EPA is releasing this draft report solely for the purpose of pre-
dissemination peer review under applicable information quality
guidelines. This draft report 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 May 21, 2010, and ends August
19, 2010. Comments should be in writing and must be received by EPA by
August 19, 2010.
Due to the timing of the SAB's peer review meeting, EPA can only
guarantee that those comments received by July 7, 2010, in response to
this Federal Register notice will be provided to the SAB panel prior to
the SAB meeting. Comments received after July 7, will still be provided
to the SAB panel and will also inform the Agency's revision of the
draft report.
ADDRESSES: The external review draft titled, ``EPA's Reanalysis of Key
Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments'' (EPA/
600/R-10/038A) 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,
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Comments may be submitted electronically via http://
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9154-2; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0395]
Draft EPA's Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity
and Response to NAS Comments
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Public Comment Period.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a 90-day public comment period for the
external review draft entitled, ``EPA's Reanalysis of Key Issues
Related to Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments'' (EPA/600/R-
10/038A). This draft report responds to the key recommendations and
comments included in the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) 2006
report. In addition, it includes new analyses on potential human
effects that may result from exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-
dioxin (TCDD). These analyses have not been in previous versions of
draft reports related to EPA's dioxin reassessment activity. This draft
report is now considered to be under EPA's Integrated Risk Information
System (IRIS) program, and thus, the new IRIS process announced in May
2009 (http://www.epa.gov/iris/process/) is being followed. Per the May
2009 process, this draft report is beginning Step 4--independent
external peer review and public review and comment. This draft dioxin
report was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment
(NCEA) within the EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD).
The draft document, ``EPA's Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to
Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments,'' is also being provided
to EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB), a body established under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, for independent external peer review.
The SAB will convene an expert panel composed of scientists
knowledgeable about technical issues related to dioxins and risk
assessment. The SAB is expected to hold a public teleconference on or
about June 24, 2010, and a public panel meeting on July 13-15, 2010.
The SAB peer review meetings will be announced by the SAB staff office
in a separate Federal Register Notice. EPA intends to forward all
public comments submitted before July 7, 2010, in response to this
notice to the SAB peer review panel for their consideration. Members of
the public who wish to ensure that their technical comments are
provided to the SAB expert panel before each meeting should also e-mail
their comments separately to Thomas Armitage, the SAB Designated
Federal Officer at armitage.thomas@epa.gov, following the procedures in
the Federal Register Notice announcing the SAB public meetings. When
completing this draft dioxin report, EPA will consider any written
public comments that EPA receives in accordance with the detailed
instructions provided below under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. The public
comment period and SAB external peer review are independent processes
that provide separate opportunities for all interested parties to
comment on the draft report.
EPA is releasing this draft report solely for the purpose of pre-
dissemination peer review under applicable information quality
guidelines. This draft report 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 May 21, 2010, and ends August
19, 2010. Comments should be in writing and must be received by EPA by
August 19, 2010.
Due to the timing of the SAB's peer review meeting, EPA can only
guarantee that those comments received by July 7, 2010, in response to
this Federal Register notice will be provided to the SAB panel prior to
the SAB meeting. Comments received after July 7, will still be provided
to the SAB panel and will also inform the Agency's revision of the
draft report.
ADDRESSES: The external review draft titled, ``EPA's Reanalysis of Key
Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments'' (EPA/
600/R-10/038A) 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 assessment 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.
