[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 8, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6784-6785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2769]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Two Public 
Teleconferences of the Science Advisory Board Dioxin Review Panel

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces 
two public teleconferences of the SAB Dioxin Review Panel to discuss 
its draft advisory report concerning EPA's Reanalysis of Key Issues 
Related to Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments, External 
Review Draft.

DATES: The SAB Dioxin Review Panel will conduct public teleconferences 
on March 1, 2011 and March 2, 2011. The teleconference on March 1, 2011 
will begin at 1 p.m. and end at 4 p.m. (Eastern Time). The 
teleconference on March 2, 2011 will begin at 1 p.m. and end at 5 p.m. 
(Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The public teleconferences will be conducted by telephone 
only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to 
obtain general information concerning the public teleconferences 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 concerning the EPA Science 
Advisory Board can be found on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SAB was established pursuant to the 
Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization 
Act (ERDAA), codified at 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 the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is 
hereby given that the SAB Dioxin Review Panel will hold two public 
teleconferences to discuss its draft advisory report concerning EPA's 
Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS 
Comments, External Review Draft. 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 face-to-face meetings on July 13-
15, 2010 and October 27-29, 2010 to receive EPA briefings and conduct a 
peer review of EPA's Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin 
Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments, External Review Draft (May 2010) 
[Federal Register Notices dated May 24, 2010 (75 FR 28805-28806) and 
September 22, 2010 (75 FR 57779-57780)]. 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 endpoints; the 
derivation of the chronic reference dose; cancer assessment; and EPA's 
comments regarding the feasibility of the quantitative uncertainty 
analysis.
    The purpose of the upcoming teleconferences is for the SAB Dioxin 
Review Panel to discuss its draft advisory report. Teleconference 
agendas and the draft SAB review report will be posted at the above 
noted SAB Web site prior to the teleconferences.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: Agendas and materials in support 
of the teleconferences will be placed on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab

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in advance of the teleconferences. 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 or groups requesting an oral 
presentation at a public teleconference will be limited to three 
minutes per speaker. Each person making an oral statement should 
consider providing written comments as well as their oral statement so 
that the points presented orally can be expanded upon in writing. 
Interested parties should contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, DFO, in writing 
(preferably via e-mail) at the contact information noted above by 
February 23, 2011 to be placed on the list of public speakers for March 
1, 2011.
    Written Statements: Written statements should be supplied to the 
DFO via e-mail at the contact information noted above by February 23, 
2011 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 teleconference to give EPA as much time as possible to 
process your request.

    Dated: February 3, 2011.
Anthony Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2011-2769 Filed 2-7-11; 8:45 am]
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