[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 213 (Thursday, November 5, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57312-57313]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26704]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0718; FRL-8792-6]


National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels 
for Hazardous Substances; Notice of Charter Renewal

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that EPA has determined that, in 
accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA), 5 U.S.C. Appendix, the National Advisory Committee for Acute 
Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances (NAC/AEGL Committee) 
is a necessary committee which is in the public interest. Accordingly, 
the NAC/AEGL Committee will be renewed for an additional 2-year period. 
The purpose of the NAC/AEGL Committee is to provide advice and 
recommendations to the EPA Administrator on issues associated with 
acute exposure guideline levels which can be used by Federal, State, 
and local agencies and the private sector for emergency planning 
response and prevention activities related to release of hazardous 
substances through accident or chemical terrorism activity. The NAC/
AEGL Committee's recommended values will represent standardized 
national acute exposure guideline levels developed by a cross-section 
of the U.S. scientific community and based on the use of consistent 
methodology developed by the National Academy of Sciences.

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: Paul S. Tobin, Designated 
Federal Officer (DFO), Risk Assessment Division (7403M), Office of 
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8557; e-mail 
address: tobin.paul @epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. 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 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 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 
technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

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

     EPA has established a docket for this action under docket 
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0718. All documents in the 
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is 
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI) 
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain 
other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly 
available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are 
available electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only 
available in hard copy, at the OPPT Docket. The OPPT Docket is located 
in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) at Rm. 3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room 
hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
excluding legal holidays. The telephone number of the EPA/DC Public 
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT 
Docket is (202) 566-0280. Docket visitors are required to show 
photographic identification, pass through a metal detector, and sign 
the EPA visitor log. All visitor bags are processed through an X-ray 
machine and subject to search. Visitors will be provided an EPA/DC 
badge that must be visible at all times in the building and returned 
upon departure.

List of Subjects

     Environmental protection, Acute exposure guideline levels, 
Administrative practice and procedure, Hazardous substances, Health and 
safety.


    Dated: October 28, 2009.
Stephen A. Owens,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic 
Substances.
[FR Doc. E9-26704 Filed 11-4-09; 8:45 am]
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