[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 95 (Friday, May 15, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29446-29447]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10484]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0501; FRL-10009-72]
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Science Advisory Committee on
Chemicals (SACC); Notice of Rescheduled Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the rescheduled meeting dates for the 4-day
meeting of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Science Advisory
Committee on Chemicals (SACC) that had been previously scheduled for
April to consider and review the draft Risk Evaluation for asbestos and
associated documents. This will be a virtual public meeting of the TSCA
SACC, with participation by phone and webcast only. As previously
announced in April, the public is invited to comment on the draft risk
evaluation for asbestos and related documents in advance of and during
this peer review virtual meeting. The TSCA SACC will consider these
comments during their discussions.
DATES:
Peer Review Virtual Meeting: The 4-day virtual meeting will be held
from 10:00 a.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, June 8 to 10,
2020; and from 11:30 a.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on
June 11, 2020 (as needed, updated times for each day may be provided in
the meeting agenda that will be posted in the docket at http://www.regulations.gov and on the TSCA SACC website at http://www.epa.gov/tsca-peer-review).
Required Registration: You must register online to receive the
webcast meeting link and audio teleconference information. You may
register as a listen-only attendee at any time up to the end of the
virtual meeting. To make oral comments during the peer review virtual
public meeting, please register by noon on June 2, 2020, to be included
on the meeting agenda.
Comments: Submit your written comments, using the detailed
instructions provided in the Federal Register on April 3, 2020 (85 FR
18954; FRL-10006-93) and the ADDRESSES
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section of this document, on or before June 2, 2020.
Special accommodations: For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, and to request accommodation of a
disability, please contact the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT at least 10 days prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time
as possible to process your request.
ADDRESSES:
Peer Review Virtual Meeting: Please visit http://www.epa.gov/tsca-peer-review to register. You must register online to receive the
webcast meeting link and audio teleconference information for
participation.
Comments: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0501, using the instructions provided in
in the Federal Register on April 3, 2020 (85 FR 18954; FRL-10006-93).
Please use the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute.
Please note that due to the public health emergency the EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room was closed to public visitors on March
31, 2020. Our EPA/DC staff will continue to provide customer service
via email, phone, and webform. For further information on EPA/DC
services, docket contact information and the current status of the EPA/
DC and Reading Room, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
Requests to present oral comments: Submit requests to present oral
comments during the virtual meeting when registering. Please visit
http://www.epa.gov/tsca-peer-review to register.
Requests for special accommodations: Submit requests for special
accommodations to the Designated Federal Official (DFO) listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: TSCS SACC: Dr. Diana Wong, DFO, Office
of Science Coordination and Policy (7201M), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (202) 564-2049; email address: [email protected].
Draft Risk Evaluation: Dr. Stan Barone, Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (7403M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-1169; email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The original meeting announcement appeared
in the Federal Register on April 3, 2020 (85 FR 18954; FRL-10006-93).
This document announces the new dates for the rescheduled peer review
meeting and provides instructions for registering for this virtual
meeting, please consult the April 3, 2020 document for details about
the purpose of the meeting, as well as instructions for participating
or providing comments.
As indicated previously, EPA's background documents, related
supporting materials, and draft charge questions to the TSCA SACC are
available on the TSCA SACC website and in the docket established for
the specific chemical substance. In addition, EPA will provide
additional background documents (e.g., TSCA SACC meeting agenda) as the
materials become available. You may obtain electronic copies of these
documents, and certain other related documents that might be available,
in the docket at http://www.regulations.gov and the TSCA SACC website
at http://www.epa.gov/tsca-peer-review.
After the public meeting, the TSCA SACC will prepare meeting
minutes summarizing its recommendations to the EPA. The meeting minutes
will be posted on the TSCA SACC website and in the relevant docket.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2625(o) et seq.; 5 U.S.C Appendix 2 et seq.
Dated: May 10, 2020.
Hayley Hughes,
Director, Office of Science Coordination and Policy.
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