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ARAa 6 p 136a 8 Federal Register/ Vol . 71, No . 19/Monday, January 30, 2006/Notices 4913 SUMMARY : The EPA Science Advisory several Federal Register notices 69 FR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIO N Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a 16249-16250 (March 29 2004) ; 70 FR AGENCY public teleconference meeting of the 2157-2158 (January 12, 2005) ; 70 FR chartered SAB to discuss a draft SAB 32771-32772 (June 6, 2005) . [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0555; FRL-7758-9] report, EPA's Draft Risk Assessment of Information can also be found on the the Potential Human Health Effects EPA SAB Web site at http:// Associated with Exposure to www,epa.gov/sab/panels/ Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) : A pfoa-rev-panel.htm . Review by the PFOA Review Panel of the EPA Science Advisory Board . Availability of Meeti ng Materi als Review of Chemical Proposals for Addition under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants ; Solicitation of Information for the Development of Risk Profiles DATES : The date for the teleconference is AGENCY : Environmental Protection February 15, 2006, from 1 :45-4 p .m. of paArrtoiscteir pating SAB Agency (EPA) . (eastern time) . members and the meeting agenda will ACTION : Notice . ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place posted on the SAB Web site sprior via telephone only . th meeting. The drafte report that i SUMMARY : This notice solicit s FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: subject of this meeting will be available information relevant to the development Members of the public who wish to on the SAB Web site (see above) prior of risk profiles pursuant to the obtain the call-in number and access to the meeting . Stockholm Convention on Persistent code to participate in the telephone Procedures for Providing Public Input Organic Pollutants (POPs Convention) conference may contact Mr . Thomas O . for the following chemicals which are Miller, Designated Federal Officer Interested members of the public may being reviewed for possible addition to (DFO), Science Advisory Board Staff submit relevant written or oral the POPs Convention's Annexes A, B, Office (1400F), U .S . EPA, 1200 information for the SAB Panel to and/or C as POPs : Hexabromobiphenyl Pennsylvania Avenue, NW ., consider during the advisory process . (HBB) (CAS No . 36355-01-8) ; Washington, DC 20460 ; or via Oral Statements : In general, individuals pentabromodiphenyl ether (PBDE) (CAS telephone/voice mail at (202) 343-9982 or groups requesting an oral No . 32534-81-9) ; chlordecone (CAS No. or via e-mail at miller.tomepa .gov . presentation at a public teleconference 143-50-0) ; lindane (CAS No . 58-89-9) ; General information about the SAB as will be limited to three minutes per and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) . well as any updates concerning the speaker with no more than a total of EPA is issuing this notice to aler . interested and potentially affectetmeingaoucdhstie,mayrnusfolpeakrd be found on the SAB Web site at persons of these proposals and the Interested parties should contact the status of their review under the POPs cotn act inWEPA Offi e of Pollution cal DFO, contact information provided Convention, and to encourage such Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) is Dr . above, in writing via e-mail by February persons to provide information relevan t Jennifer Seed who can be reached via e- sp7e,a2k0er06li,sttofobrethpelatecleedcoonnfetrheencpeublic to the development of risk profiles mail at seed.jenniferQepa .gov . under Article 8 and Annex E of the telephone/voice mail at 202-56o4r-v76ia34Written Statements : Written statements POPs Convention . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : Pursuant . should be received in the SAB Staff DATES : Comments must be received on to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Office by February 7, 2006, so that the or before February 14, 2006 . Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby information may be made available to ADDRESSES : Submit your comments, given that the SAB will hold a public the Panel for their consideration. identified by docket identification (ID) teleconference on the date and time Written statements should be supplied number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0555, by provided above . The purpose of this to the DFO in the following formats : one of the following methods . telephone conference is to have the One hard copy with original signature, . http ://www.regulations .gov. Follow chartered SAB review and approve the and one electronic copy via e-mail the on-line instructions for submitting draft SAB report EPA's Draft Risk (acceptable file format : Adobe Acrobat, comments . Assessment of the Potential Human WordPerfect, Word or Rich Text files in E-mail: oppt .ncic@epa .gov. Health Effects Associated with Exposure IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format) . Mail: Document Control Offic e to Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) : A Meeting Accommodations (7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention Review by the PFOA Review Panel of and Toxics (OPPT), Environmenta l the EPA Science Advisory Board . The For information on access or services Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania focus of the meeting is to consider for individuals with disabilities, please Ave ., NW ., Washington, DC 20460whether : (i) The charge to the SAB contact the DFO, contact information 0001 . review panel has been adequately provided above. To request Hand Delivery: OPPT Document addressed in the draft report, (ii) the accommodation of a disability, please Control Office (DCO, EPA East Bldg ., draft report is clear and logical and (iii) contact the DFO, preferably at least 10 Rm . 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave ., NW ., the conclusions drawn or days prior to the meeting, to give EPA Washington, DC . Attention : Docket ID recommendations made in the draft number EPA-HQ7OPPT-2005-0555 . report are . supported by the body of the as much time request as possible to proces s your The DCO is open from 8 a .m . to 4 p .m . , report . Monday through Friday, excluding legal Background Dated : January 18, 2006 . holidays . The telephone number for the Anthony Maciorowski, DCO is (202) 564-8930 . Such deliverie s EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention Associate Director for Science, EPA Science are only accepted during the Docket's and Toxics (OPPT) had requested that Advisory Board Staff Office . normal hours of operation, and special the SAB peer review the Agency's (FR Doc. 06-583 Filed 1-27-06; 8 :45 am] arrangements should be made for P Asesersfsmluenot.rBoacokgcrotuann d oonitche PAFOcAidBIL(LPINFGO COA DE) uR ~soisso k P deliveries of boInxstreud ctioinns :fDoirrem ct yaotuiroconmm. ents to Review Panel activities can be found in docket ID number EPA-HCrOPPT- ~ ~0IL77 P 000086124 p. 2 4914 Federal Register/Vol . 71, No . 19/Monday, January 30, 2006/Notice s 2005-0555 . EPA's policy is that all Washington, DC 20460-0001 ; telephone Rm . 1104G, Crystal Mall #2, 1801 Bell comments received will be included in number : (202) 554-1404 ; e-mail address: St ., Arlington, VA . the public docket without change and TSCA-Hotline@epa .gov. 3 . Commenters should note that none may be made available online at http :// For technical information contact : of the CBI information received by EPA www.regulations .gov, including any Amy Breedlove, Chemical Control will be forwarded to the POP s personal information provided, unless Division, (7405M), Office Pollution Secretariat . Information from the comment includes information Prevention and Toxics, Environmental submissions containing CBI may be claimed to be Confidential Business Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania incorporated into larger products by Information (CBI) or other information Ave ., NW ., Washington, DC 20460- EPA but CBI will be masked in any such whose disclosure is restricted by statute . 0001 ; telephone number: (202) 564- products . Do not submit information that you 9823 ; e-mail address: 4 . Tips for preparing your comments . consider to be CBI or otherwise breedlove.amy@epa .gov. When submitting comments, remember protected through regulations .gov or e- SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : to : mail . The regulations .gov website is an i . Identify the document by docket ID "anonymous access" systems, which 1 General Informa tion number and other identifyin g means EPA will not know your identity A . Does this Action Apply to Me? information (subject heading, Federal or contact information unless you Register date and page number) . provide it in the body of your comment . This action is directed to the public ii . Follow directions . The agency ma l If you send an e-mail comment directly interest to,ch mical subst nce andr ask you to respond to specific question ygenras to EPA without going through or organize comments by referencing a regulations .gov your e-mail address will pesticide manufacturers, importers, and Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part be automatically captured and included processors . Since other entities may also or section number . as part of the comment that is placed in be interested, the Agency has not iii . Explain why you agree or disagree ; the public docket and made available on attempted to describe all the specific suggest alternatives and substitut e the Internet . If you submit an electronic entities that may be affected by this language for your requested changes . comment, EPA recommends that you action . If you have any questions iv . Describe any assumptions and include your name and other contact regarding the applicability of this action provide any technical information and/ information in the body of your to a particular entity, consult the or data that you used . comment and with any disk or CD ROM technical person listed under FOR v. If you estimate potential costs or you submit. If EPA cannot read your FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. burdens, explain how you arrived at the comment due to technical difficulties B . What Should I Consider as I Prepare estimate. and cannot contact you for clarification, My Comments for EPA? vi . Provide specific examples t o EPAY may ny ot o be u ablr e to consider illustrate your concerns, 1 . Submitting CBI. Do not submit this alternatives . and suggested comment . Electronic files should avoid information to EPA through vii the use of special characters, any form regulations .gov or e-mail. Clearly mark . Explain your views as possible, avoiding the use of clearly as profanity oorf veinrucrsyesp.tioy n, ao ndube fcrele a of ianm y deftecots thbe e partC or aB ll oIf th.eF info orrmaC tionBthIat ovr pieiriso. nMaalktehrseuartesto. submit your Docket : All documents in the docket information in a disk or CD ROM that comments by the comment period are listed in the regulations .gov index . you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the deadline identified . Although listed in the index, some disk or CD ROM as CBI and the n information is not publicly available, identify electronically within the disk or II . Backgroun d i .e ., CBI or other information whose CD ROM the specific information that is The POPs Convention is a multilateral disclosure is restricted by statute . claimed CBI . In addition to one environmental agreement designed to Certain other material, such as complete version of the comment that protect human health and the copyrighted material, is not placed on includes information claimed as CBI, a environment from POPs . The United the Internet and will be publicly copy of the comment that does not States signed the POPs Convention in available only in hard copy form . contain the information claimed as CBI May of 2001 but has not yet ratified it Publicly available docket materials are must be submitted for inclusion in the (and thus is not a Party to the POPs available electronically through public docket . Information so marked Convention) . The POPs Convention, regulations.gov or in hard copy at the will not be disclosed except in which went into force in May of 2004, OPPT Docket, EPA Docket Center (EPA/ accordance with procedures set forth in requires the Parties to reduce or DC), EPA West, Rm . B102, 1301 40 CFR part 2 . eliminate the production and use of a Constitution Ave ., NW ., Washington, 2 . Procedures for preparing number of intentionally produced POPs DC. The EPA Docket Center Public confidential information related to used as pesticides or industria l Reading Room is open from 8 :30 a .m . to pesticides and industrial chemicals are chemicals . The POPs Convention also 4 :30 p .m ., Monday through Friday, in Unit I .B .1 . Send confidential calls upon Parties to take certain excluding legal holidays . The telephone information about industrial chemicals specified measures to reduce releases of number for the Public Reading Room is using the submission procedures under certain unintentionally produced POPs (202) 566-1744, and the telephone ADDRESSES . Send confidential with the goal of their continuing number for the OPPT Docket is (202) information about pesticides to : minimization and, where feasible, 566-0280. Cathleen McInerney Barnes, ultimate elimination. It also imposes FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : For International Programs Manager, Office controls on the handling of POPs wastes general information contact: Colby of Pesticide Programs (7506C), and on trade in POPs chemicals . In Linter, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Protection Agency, addition, there are specific science- Environmental Assistance Division Washington, DC 20460-0001 or hand based procedures that Parties to the (7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention delivered to : Cathleen Barnes, POPs Convention must use whe n and Toxics, Environmental Protection Government and International Services adding new chemicals to the POPs Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave ., NW ., Branch, Office of Pesticide Programs, Convention's Annexes . 000178 P 000086125 p. 3 Federal Register / Vol . 71, No. 19 / Monday, J an uary 30, 2006 / Notices 4915 The first meeting of the committee global action is warranted, it will such as that specified in Annex E of the that reviews proposals for listing of new proceed to develop a risk management POPs Convention and other related chemicals, called the POPs Review evaluation . This will include an information, as described below : Committee (POPRC), took place analysis of the possible control 1 . Sources, including as appropriate : November 7-11, 2005, in Geneva, measures as well as the socio-economic i . Production data, including quantity Switzerland . Information about the considerations, and at that stage and location . POPs Convention and the November information relating to socio-economic ii . Uses . POPRC meeting is available at the POPs considerations will be requested from iii . Releases, such as discharges, Convention website at http:// Parties and Observers . See Annex F of losses, and emissions. www.pops.int and http ://www.pops .int/ the POPs Convention ("Information on 2 . Hazard assessment for the endpoint documents/meetings/poprc, Socio-economic Considerations") . or endpoints of concern (as identified in respectively. The POPRC had before it the proposals and/or POPRC' s five proposals which were submitted for A . What Action is the Agency Taking? evaluation of the proposals against the its consideration by Parties to the POPs The Agency is issuing this notice to screening criteria of Annex D of the Convention, for addition to Annexes A, increase awareness of the proposals POPs Convention), including a B, and/or C of the POPs Convention. concerning the chemicals, and to consideration of toxicological Three of the five proposals were for provide interested persons with an interactions involving multiple industrial chemicals : opportunity to provide relevant chemicals . PBDE. information. The POPs Convention 3 . Environmental fate, including data HBB . Secretariat's invitation to submit and information on the chemical an d PFOS . information states that the POPs physical properties of a chemical as Two of the five proposals were for Convention Secretariat is only accepting well as its persistence and how they are pesticides : responses from Parties and Observers . linked to its environmental transport , Lindane . The United States is an Observer . EPA transfer within and betwee n Chlordecone . is requesting that any information be environmental compartments , In accordance with the procedure laid submitted to EPA no later than February degradation, and transformation to other down in Article 8 of the POPs 14, 2006 . The United States intends to chemicals . (POPRC is to make a Convention, during the November make an initial submission by January determination of the bioconcentration meeting POPRC examined the proposals 27, 2006, to meet the POPs Secretariat's factor or bio-accumulation factor, based and applied the screening criteria in deadline . However, EPA also plans to on measured values, available, except Annex D of the POPs Convention make a second submission, as when monitoring data are judged to (S"cIrneefnoirnm g CatriitoenriaR")e.qWuiirtehmreegnatrsdatnodaallprpersoupltriinagtef,rboamsetdhios nnointifcoerm onaotiroanbmouete4t t.hMisonnietoerding. ) data. five chemicals, POPRC decided that it mid-to-late February 2006 . In addition, 5 . Exposure in local areas and, in was satisfied that the screening criteria EPA will consider the information particular, as a result of long-rang e had been fulfilled and that further work during its review of the risk profiles environmental transport, and including should therefore be undertaken in developed by the POPRC in the coming information regarding bio-availability . accordance with the provisions of the months . Individuals or organizations In addition, POPRC has identified POPs Convention . that wish to submit information directly some additional types of information o n The next step in the process is for to the POPs Convention Secretariat several of the chemicals that would be POPRC to prepare a risk profile for each should work through their respective useful in the development of the risk of the chemicals to, as noted in Annex observer organizations, if any . profiles . That information can be found E of the POPs Convention, "evaluate in the Letter of Invitation on the POPs whether the chemical is likely, as a B . What Information is Being Convention website at htt // result of its long-range environmental Requeste unvwd . pops .i? nt/docump ents/m' eetings/ transport, to lead to significant adverse The EPA is seeking information that poprc/default .htm . human health and/or environmental is supplementary to the information i n effects, such that global action is the proposals on the chemicals and C. How Should the Information be warranted ." The risk profile must POPRC's evaluation of the proposals provided? further evaluate and elaborate on the against Annex D of the POPs 1 . EPA requests that commenters, information referred to in Annex D of Convention's screening criteria . The where possible, use the form developed the POPs Convention and include, as far proposals and the evaluations are by POPRC to provide their information . as possible, the information listed in available at the POPs Convention The form can be found on the POPs Annex E of the POPs Convention website at http://www.pops .int/ Convention website at http :// ("Information Requirements for the Risk documents/meetin s/ op rc/default .htm . ~+'wwpops.int/documents/rneetings/ Profile") . A draft outline of the risk EPA has previou~ly~olicited poprc. Commenters are requested to profile has been developed by POPRC, information through the Lindane include clear and precise references for available at http ://www .pops.int/ Reregistration Eligibility Document all sources . Without the exact source of documents/meetings/poprc. As (RED) and through its participation in the information, POPRC will not be able requested by POPRC through the POPs the draft North American Regional to use the information . If the Convention Secretariat, the risk profile Action Plan (NARAP) on Lindane and information is not readily available in will take into account information to be other Hexachlorocyclohexane Isomers . the public literature, commenters may submitted by Parties and Observers (the Consequently, EPA is only interested in consider attaching the original source of current step). If, on the basis of the risk any new information on lindane that the information to their submission . profile, POPRC decides that the may have been developed since those Commenters should indicate clearly on chemical is likely, as a result of its long- activities . the form which chemical the range environmental transport , to lead Commenters are invited to provide information concerns and use one form to significant adverse human health information th ey deem relevan t to per chemical . If for some reason the and/or environmental effects, such th at POPRC's development of risk profiles, form does not provide an adequate 000179 P 000086126 p. 4 4916 Federal Register/Vol . 71, No . 19/Monday, J an uary 30, 2006/Notice s mechanism for a type of comment or information, EPA requests that such ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION inspection at the U .S. Environmental AGENCY Protection Agency, Office of Regional comment or information be submitted Counsel, 290 Broadway-17th floor, using a similar format ; this will increase iFRL-8026-2] New York, New York 10007-1866 . the likelihood of the relevant information being considered . Proposed Settlement Under Section Telephone: (212) 637-3111 . 122(h) of the Comprehensive DATES : Comments must be provided b y 2 . Although POPRC has developed Environmental Response, March 1, 2006 . provisional arrangements for the Compensation and Liability Act ADDRESSES : Comments should be sent to treatment of confidential information, as Regarding the CPS/Madison Superfund the U .S. Environmental Protection mentioned in Unit I .B .3 . no CBI will be Site, Middlesex County, NJ Agency, Office of Regional Counsel, 290 forwarded to the POPs Convention AGENCY: Environmental Protection Broadway-17th Floor, New York, NY Secretariat. EPA will, however, consider Agency (EPA). 10007 and should refer to : In the Matter such information in development of the ACTION : Notice of proposed of the CPS/Madison Superfund Site .S . response to the POPs Convention administrative settlement and U .S . 2027 EPA Index No. CERCLA-02-20,U 04- Secretariat. Instructions on where and oppo rt unity for public comment . how to submit comments and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : U .S . confidential information can be found in Unit I .B .2 . and ADDRESSES . SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency , Environmental Protection ("EPA") is Office of Regional Counsel, 290 3 . Anyone wishing to have an admipnriostproatsiivnegsteottelenmteernitnttooraensoBlvreo1a0d0w0a7y,-(1271t2h) F6l3o7o-r3,1N 42ew . York, NY opportunity to communicate with EPA claims under the Comprehensive SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : A copy of orally on this issue should consult the Environmental Response, Compensation the proposed administrative settlement, technical person listed under FOR and Liability Act of 1980, as amended as well as background information FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. ("CERCLA") . In accordance with section relating to the settlement, may b e D. What is the Agencys Authorityfor 122(h)(i)(1) of CERCLA, notice is hereby obtained in person or by mail from Clay Taking this Action? given of a proposed administrative Monroe, U .S . Environmental Protection settlement concerning the CPS/Madison Agency, Office of Regional Counsel, 29 0 EPA is requesting comment and Site ("the Site") . Section 122(h) of Broadway-17th Floor, New York, NY information under the authority of CERCLA provides EPA with the 10007 . Telephone : (212) 637-3142 . section 102(2)(F) of the National authority to consider, compromise an d settle certain claims for costs incurred Dated : December 9, 2005. Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S .C . by the United States. Notice is being Raymond Basso , section 4321 et seq., which directs all published to inform the public of the Acting Director, Emergency and Remedial agencies of the Federal Government to proposed settlement and of the Response Division, Region 2 . "(r]ecognize the worldwide and long- opportunity to comment . The [FR Doc. E6-110B Filed 1-27-06 ; 8 :45 am] range character of environmental administrative settlement is contained problems and, where consistent with in the Administrative Order on Consent BILLMG CODE 6560-50- P the foreign policy of the United States, for Remedial Investigation an d lend appropriate support to initiatives, Feasibility Study ("RI/FS"), U .S resolutions and programs designed to Index No . CERCLA-02-2004-20.2E7 P(thAe FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM maximize cooperation in anticipating "Order"). The administrative settlement Change in Bank Control Noti ce s ; and preventing a decline in the quality compromises $28,357 .04 of EPA's past Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank of mankind's world environment ." response costs incurred at the Site and Holding Companies Section 17(d) of Federal Insecticide, provides that after Ciba Specialt y Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Chemicals Corp . ("Ciba") performs the The notificants listed below have also provides additional support in that RI/FS for the Site pursuant to the Order, applied under the Change in Bank it directs the Administrator of EPA "in it may apply for a credit, up to a Control Act (12 U .S .C . 1817(j)) and cooperation with the Department of maximum amount of $250,000 .00, for 225 .41 of the Board's Regulation Y (12 State and any other appropriate Federal the incremental cost of analyzing CFR 225 .41) to acquire a bank or bank agency, [to] participate and cooperate in groundwater samples for metals in holding company . The factors that are any international efforts to develop addition to other contaminants. The considered in acting on the notices are improved pesticide research and credit can be applied toward EPA's set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 regulations ." unreimbused response costs at the Site, U .S .C . 1817(j)(7)) . should EPA attempt to recover those The notices are available fo r List of Subjects costs from Ciba in the future. The credit immediate inspection at the Federal applies only to any future claim made Reserve Bank indicated . The notices Environmental protection, Chemicals, by EPA for unreimbursed costs incurred also will be available for inspection at Hazardous substances . or to be incurred by EPA concerning the the office of the Board of Governors . Site . Interested persons may express their Dated : January 23, 2006 . EPA will consider any comments views in writing to the Reserve Bank Charles M . Auer, received during the comment period indicated for that notice or to the offices Director, Office ofPollution Prevention and and may withdraw or withhold consent of the Board of Governors . Comments Toxics. to the proposed settlement if comments must be received not later than February [FR Doc . E6-1107 Filed 1-27-06 ; 8 :45 am] disclose facts or considerations that 15, 2006 . indicate the proposed settlement is A . Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas BILLING CODE seso sos inappropriate, improper, or inadequate . City (Donna J . Ward, Assistant Vice EPA's response to any comments President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas received will be available for public City, Missouri 64198-0001 : 0 U01-ofl P 000086127