[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 226 (Friday, November 22, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70430-70431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-29888]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPPT-2002-0069; FRL-7280-4]


National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels 
for Hazardous Substances; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: A meeting of the National Advisory Committee for Acute 
Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances (NAC/AEGL Committee) 
will be held on December 9-11, 2002, in Washington, DC. At this 
meeting, the NAC/AEGL Committee will address, as time permits: 
Development of proposed AEGLs, continued review of exisitng AEGLs, 
comments from the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Subcommittee for 
AEGLs, and development of interim AEGLs.

DATES: The meetings will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on December 9, 
2002; from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on December 10, 2002; and from 8:30 a.m. 
to noon on December 11, 2002.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Department of Labor, Bureau 
of Labor Statistics, 2 Massachusetts Ave., NE. (Union Station Metro 
Stop; 1\st\ St. exit, Visitor's Entrance). Visitors should bring a 
photo ID for entry into the building and should contact the Designated 
Federal Officer (DFO) to have their names added to the security entry 
list.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: 
Barbara Cunningham, Acting Director, Environmental Assistance Division 
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; e-mail address: [email protected].
    For technical information contact: Paul S. Tobin, DFO, Economics, 
Exposure, and Technology Division (7406M), Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 
20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8557; e-mail address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. This action may 
be of particular interest to anyone who may be affected if the AEGL 
values are adopted by government agencies for emergency planning, 
prevention, or response programs, such as EPA's Risk Management Program 
under the Clean Air Act and Amendments section 112r. It is possible 
that other Federal agencies besides EPA, as well as State agencies and 
private organizations, may adopt the AEGL values for their programs. As 
such, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific 
entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions 
regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, 
consult the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this 
action under docket identification (ID) number OPPT-2002-0069. The 
official public docket consists of the documents specifically 
referenced in this action, any public comments received, and other 
information related to this action. Although a part of the official 
docket, the public docket does not include Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute. The official public docket is the collection of materials 
that is available for public viewing at the EPA Docket Center, Rm. 
B102-Reading Room, EPA West, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, 
DC. The EPA Docket Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The EPA Docket Center Reading 
Room telephone number is (202) 566-1744 and the telephone number for 
the OPPT Docket, which is located in EPA Docket Center, is (202) 566-
0280.
    2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document 
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' 
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
    An electronic version of the public docket is available through 
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may 
use EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit or view public 
comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official 
public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that 
are available electronically. Although not all docket materials may be 
available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly 
available docket materials through the docket facility identified in 
Unit I.B.1. Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the 
appropriate docket ID number.

II. Meeting Procedures

    Chemicals listed under the following categories will be considered, 
as time permits:
    1. Development of proposed AEGLs: Benzene, 1,4-dioxane, hydrogen 
bromide, sulfur dioxide, and trimethylchlorosilane.
    2. Continued review: Allyl amine, chlorine trifluoride, 
chloromethyl methyl ether, cis- and trans-crotonaldehyde, iron 
pentacarbonyl, nitric acid, nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide, 
perchloromethyl mercaptan, propionitrile, and vinyl chloride.
    3. Comments from the NAS Subcommittee for AEGLs: Boron trifluoride, 
chloroform, dimethyldichlorosilane, methyl trichlorosilane, and 
toluene.
    4. Development of interim AEGLs: Acetonecyanohydrin, ammonia, 
bromine, fluorine, Jet Fuel 8, methyl ethyl ketone, monochloroacetic 
acid, phosphorus oxychloride, phosphorus trichloride, and xylenes.
    For additional information on the scheduled meeting, the agenda of 
the NAC/AEGL Committee, or the submission of information on chemicals 
to be discussed at the meeting, contact the DFO listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    The meeting of the NAC/AEGL Committee will be open to the public. 
Oral presentations or statements by interested parties will be limited 
to 10 minutes. Interested parties are encouraged to contact the DFO to 
schedule presentations before the NAC/AEGL Committee. Since seating for 
outside observers may be limited, those wishing to attend the meeting 
as observers are also encouraged to contact the DFO at the earliest 
possible date to ensure adequate seating arrangements. Inquiries 
regarding oral presentations and the submission of written statements 
or chemical-specific information should be directed to the DFO.

III. Future Meetings

    Another meeting of the NAC/AEGL Committee is tentatively scheduled 
for March, 2003.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Chemicals, Hazardous substances, Health.


    Dated: November 19, 2002.
Allan S. Abramson,
Acting Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.

[FR Doc. 02-29888 Filed 11-20-02; 2:58 pm]
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