[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 38 (Wednesday, February 26, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8901-8902]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-4385]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPPT-2002-0066; FRL-7293-5]


Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program, Proposed Chemical 
Selection Approach for Initial Round of Screening; Extension of Comment 
Period

AGENCY:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:  Notice; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY:  In a Federal Register Notice that published on December 30, 
2002, EPA sets forth for public comment the approach EPA plans to use 
for selecting the first group of chemicals to be screened in the 
Agency's Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP). EPA requested 
that comments be submitted on or before March 1, 2003. In response to 
several requests to extend the deadline for submitting comments, EPA is 
hereby extending the comment period to April 1, 2003.

DATES:  Comments, identified by docket ID number OPPT-2002-0066, must 
be received on or before April 1, 2003.

ADDRESSES:  Comments may be submitted electronically, by mail, or 
through hand delivery/courier. Follow the detailed instructions as 
provided in Unit I.C. of the December 30, 2002 Federal Register 
document.

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: Greg Schweer, Exposure 
Assessment Coordination and Policy Division (7203M), Office of Science 
Coordination and Policy, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(202) 564-8469; e-mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of 
particular interest to those persons who are or may be required to 
conduct testing of chemical substances under the Toxic Substances 
Control Act (TSCA), the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 
the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), or the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Since other entities may also 
be interested, 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 technical person 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-2002-0066. 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

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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.

C. How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments?

    To submit comments or access the official public docket, please 
follow the detailed instructions as provided in Unit I.C. of the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION of the December 30, 2002 Federal Register 
document. If you have questions, consult the person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

II. What Action is EPA taking?

    This document extends the public comment period established in the 
Federal Register issued on December 30, 2002 (67 FR 79611). In that 
document, EPA sought public comment on the approach EPA plans to use 
for selecting the first group of chemicals to be screened in the 
Agency's Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP). EPA is hereby 
extending the comment period, which was set to end on March 1, 2003, to 
April 1, 2003.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Chemicals, Endocrine disruptors, 
Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: February 10, 2003.
Susan B. Hazen,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic 
Substances.
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