[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 6, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6963-6964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-2164]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-1080; FRL-8351-2]


Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP); Draft Policies and 
Procedures for Initial Screening; Request for Comment; Extension of 
Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of December 13, 
2007, announcing the availability of and soliciting public comment on 
EPA's draft policies and procedures for initial screening under the 
Agency's Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP). The December 13, 
2007, notice provided for a 60-day public comment period ending 
February 11, 2008. EPA received several requests from the public to 
extend this comment period. This document extends the comment period 
for 30 days, from February 11, 2008, to March 12, 2008.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-
HQ-OPPT-2007-1080, must be received on or before March 12, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions as provided under ADDRESSES 
in the Federal Register document of December 13, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Wooge, Office of Science 
Coordination and Policy (7201M), Office of Prevention, Pesticides and 
Toxic Substances, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8476; 
e-mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document extends the public comment 
period established in the Federal Register of December 13, 2007 (72 FR 
70842) (FRL-8340-3). In that document, EPA announced the availability 
of and solicited public comment on EPA's draft policies and procedures 
for initial screening under the Agency's EDSP. On December 17, 2007, 
EPA held a workshop to discuss the draft policies and procedures. EPA 
intends to convene a second half-day public meeting to discuss these 
draft policies and procedures and answer questions from the public. A 
separate Federal Register document will announce the details of the 
meeting. EPA is hereby extending the comment period, which was set to 
end on February 11, 2008, to March 12, 2008.
    To submit comments, or access the public docket, please follow the 
detailed instructions as provided under ADDRESSES in the December 13, 
2007, Federal Register document. If you have questions, consult the 
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.


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List of Subjects

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


    Dated: January 30, 2008.
James B. Gulliford,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic 
Substances.
[FR Doc. E8-2164 Filed 2-5-08; 8:45 am]
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