[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57779-57780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23688]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9204-4]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public 
Meeting of the SAB Dioxin Review Panel

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science 
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the SAB 
Dioxin Review Panel to continue its review of EPA's Reanalysis of Key 
Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments, 
External Review Draft.

DATES: The meeting dates are Wednesday, October 27, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 
5 p.m., Thursday, October 28, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday, 
October 29, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Park Hyatt Washington Hotel, 
1201 24th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to 
obtain further information about this meeting may contact Dr. Thomas 
Armitage, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board 
Staff Office (1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; by telephone/voice mail 
at (202) 564-2155 or via e-mail at [email protected]. General 
information about the SAB as well as any updates concerning the meeting 
announced in this notice, may be found on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2, notice is hereby given that the SAB 
Dioxin Review Panel will hold a public meeting to continue its peer 
review of EPA's Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and 
Response to NAS Comments, External Review Draft (May 2010). The SAB was 
established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 4365 to provide independent 
scientific and technical advice to the Administrator on the technical 
basis for Agency positions and regulations. The SAB is a Federal 
Advisory Committee chartered under FACA. The SAB will comply with the 
provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural 
policies.
    Background: The SAB Dioxin Review Panel previously held a 
teleconference on June 24, 2010 and a face-to-face meeting on July 13-
15, 2010 to receive EPA briefings and initiate its review of EPA's 
Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS 
Comments External Review Draft (May 2010) [Federal Register Notice 
dated May 24, 2010 (75 FR 28805-28806)]. Specifically, the Panel has 
been asked to evaluate the transparency and clarity in the selection of 
key data sets for dose-response analysis; the use of toxicokinetics in 
dose-response modeling for cancer and non-cancer

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endpoints; the derivation of the chronic reference dose; cancer 
assessment; and EPA's comments regarding the feasibility of the 
quantitative uncertainty analysis from the NAS evaluation of the 2003 
reassessment. At the October 27-29, 2010 meeting the SAB Panel will 
continue its peer review of EPA's draft document. Background 
information on this advisory activity is available on the SAB Web site 
at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/Dioxin%20Reasst%20-%202008-2011?OpenDocument.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: The meeting agenda and other 
meeting material will be placed on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab in advance of the meeting. For technical questions and 
information concerning EPA's draft document, please contact Dr. Glenn 
Rice at (513) 569-7813 or [email protected].
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Public comment for 
consideration by EPA's federal advisory committees and panels has a 
different purpose from public comment provided to EPA program offices. 
Therefore, the process for submitting comments to a federal advisory 
committee is different from the process used to submit comments to an 
EPA program office. Federal advisory committees and panels, including 
scientific advisory committees, provide independent advice to EPA. 
Members of the public can submit comments for a federal advisory 
committee to consider as it develops advice for EPA. They should send 
their comments directly to the Designated Federal Officer for the 
relevant advisory committee. Oral Statements: In general, individuals 
requesting an oral presentation at a public meeting will be limited to 
five minutes per speaker. Each person making an oral statement should 
consider providing written comments so that the points presented orally 
can be expanded upon in writing. Interested individuals should contact 
Dr. Thomas Armitage, DFO, in writing (preferably via e-mail) at the 
contact information noted above, by Wednesday, October 20, 2010 to be 
placed on the list of public speakers. Written Statements: Written 
statements should be supplied to the DFO via email at the contact 
information noted above, by Wednesday, October 20, 2010 so that the 
information may be made available to the Panel members for their 
consideration. Written statements should be supplied in one of the 
following electronic formats: Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, MS 
PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format. 
Submitters are requested to provide versions of signed documents, 
submitted with and without signatures, because the SAB Staff Office 
does not publish documents with signatures on its Web sites.
    Accessibility: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, please contact Dr. Thomas Armitage at 
(202) 564-2155 or [email protected]. To request accommodation of 
a disability, please contact Dr. Armitage preferably at least ten days 
prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to process 
your request.

    Dated: September 9, 2010.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2010-23688 Filed 9-21-10; 8:45 am]
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