[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 179 (Friday, September 16, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54740-54742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-18580]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPPT-2002-0001; FRL-7738-5]


National Pollution Prevention and Toxics Advisory Committee 
(NPPTAC); Interim Ad Hoc Nanotechnology Work Group; Notice of Public 
Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S. App. 2 
(Public Law 92-463), EPA gives notice of an all day meeting of the 
National

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Pollution Prevention and Toxics Advisory Committee (NPPTAC) Interim Ad 
Hoc Nanotechnology Work Group. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss 
issues regarding a potential voluntary pilot program for nanoscale 
materials that are existing chemical substances and consideration of 
relevant issues related to nanoscale materials under the Toxics 
Substances Control Act (TSCA).

DATES: The meeting will be held on September 29, 2005, from 8 a.m. to 5 
p.m.
    Registration to attend the meeting identified by docket ID number 
OPPT-2002-0001, must be received on or before September 22, 2005. 
Registration will also be accepted at the meeting.
    Request to provide oral comments at the meeting, identified as 
(NPPTAC) Interim Ad Hoc Nanotechnology Work Group September 2005 
meeting, must be received in writing on or before September 22, 2005.
    Requests to participate in the meeting, identified by docket 
identification (ID) number OPPT-2002-0001, must be received on or 
before September 22, 2005.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, Rosslyn at Key 
Bridge, 1900 North Myer Drive, Arlington, VA. 22209.
    Requests to participate in the meeting may be submitted to the 
technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact:
    Colby Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, 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: John Alter (7408M), Office of 
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(202) 564-9891; 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 have an interest in or may be 
required to manage pollution prevention and toxic chemical programs, 
individual groups concerned with environmental justice, children's 
health, or animal welfare, as they relate to OPPT's programs under the 
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Pollution Prevention Act 
(PPA). Since other entities may also be interested, the Agency has not 
attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be interested 
in the activities of the NPPTAC. If you have any questions regarding 
the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the 
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 ID number OPPT-2002-0001. 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 the 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.

C. How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments?

    You may submit comments electronically, by mail, or through hand 
delivery/courier. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, identify the 
appropriate docket ID number OPPT-2002-0001, (NPPTAC) Interim Ad Hoc 
Nanotechnology Work Group September 2005 meeting in the subject line on 
the first page of your comment.
    1. By mail: OPPT Document Control Office, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 7407M, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
    2. Electronically: At http://www.epa.gov/edocket/, search for OPPT-
2002-0001, and follow the directions to submit comments.
    3. Hand delivery/courier: OPPT Document Control Office in EPA East 
Bldg., Rm. M6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC.

II. Background

    The purpose and scope of work for the NPPTAC's Interim Ad Hoc 
Nanotechnology Work Group is stated in EPA's request to the NPPTAC, 
which was approved and adopted by the Committee on June 30, 2005. 
Accordingly, the Work Group is to provide input to the NPPTAC for 
Committee consideration at its October 2005 meeting for potential 
forwarding to EPA on the following:
     Options for possible elements of EPA's voluntary pilot 
program for existing chemical nanoscale materials.
     Approaches that may be appropriate for putting such a 
voluntary pilot program in place.
     Consideration of issues that may be relevant to the review 
of new chemical nanoscale materials under TSCA.
     Consideration of other relevant issues raised in 
stakeholder input provided at EPA's June 23, 2005, public meeting as 
well as written comments to the docket.

III. How Can I Request to Participate in this Meeting?

    You may submit a request to participate in this meeting to the 
technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please 
note that registration will assist in planning adequate seating; 
however, members of the public can register the day of the meeting. 
Therefore all seating will be available on a first serve basis.
    1. To register to attend the meeting: Pre-registration for the 
September 2005 (NPPTAC) Interim Ad Hoc Nanotechnology Work Group 
meeting and requests for special

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accommodations may be made by visiting the NPPTAC web site at: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/npptac/meetings.htm. Registration will also be 
available at the meeting. Special accommodations may also be requested 
by calling (202) 564-9891 and leaving your name and telephone number.
    2. To request an opportunity to provide oral comments: You must 
register first in order to request an opportunity to provide oral 
comments at the September 2005 (NPPTAC) Interim Ad Hoc Nanotechnology 
Work Group meeting. To register visit the NPPTAC web site at: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/npptac/meetings.htm. Request to provide oral comments 
at the meeting must be submitted in writing on or before September 22, 
2005, with a registration form. Please note that time for oral comments 
may be limited to 3 to 5 minutes per speaker, depending on the number 
of requests received.
    3.  Written comments.You may submit written comments to the docket 
listed under Unit I.B. Written comments can be submitted at any time. 
If written comments are submitted on or before September 22, 2005, they 
will be provided to the (NPPTAC) Interim Ad Hoc Nanotechnology Work 
Group members prior to or at the meeting. If you provide written 
comments at the meeting, 35 copies will be needed.
    Do not submit any information in your request that is considered 
CBI. Requests to participate in the meeting, identified by docket ID 
number OPPT-2002-001, must be received on or before September 22, 2005.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, NPPTAC, Pollution Prevention, Toxics, 
Toxic Chemicals, Chemical Health and Safety, Nanotechnology.

    Dated: September 13, 2005.
Charles M. Auer,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 05-18580 Filed 9-14-05; 2:07 pm]
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