[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 210 (Wednesday, October 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64936-64937]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-25737]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2012-0725; FRL-9902-24]


Dichloromethane and N-Methylpyrrolidone TSCA Chemical Risk 
Assessment; Notice of Rescheduled Public Meetings and Extension of 
Opportunity To Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On August 23, 2013, EPA announced that it would be holding 
three peer review meetings by web connect and teleconference on 
September 26, 2013, October 15, 2013, and November 12, 2013 regarding 
EPA's draft Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) chemical risk 
assessment, ``TSCA Workplan Chemical Risk Assessment for 
Dichloromethane and N-Methylpyrrolidone.'' The first meeting was held 
as scheduled. Due to the government shutdown, however, EPA has 
rescheduled the remaining two peer review meetings and is announcing 
the rescheduled meetings in this notice. EPA is also extending the due 
date for public comments.

DATES: Meetings. The peer review meetings will be held on Friday, 
November 8, 2013, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., EST; and Friday, 
December 13, 2013, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., EST. Comments. Written 
comments on the assessment must be submitted on or before November 22, 
2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2012-0725, by one of the methods described in 
the notice published in the Federal Register on August 23, 2013, a copy 
of which is available in the docket at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact: 
Stan Barone, Jr., Risk Assessment Division (7403M), Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number 
(202) 564-1169; email address: [email protected].
    For peer review meeting logistics contact: Susie Warner, the 
Scientific Consulting Group (SCG), Inc., 656 Quince Orchard Rd., Suite 
210, Gaithersburg, MD 20878-1409; telephone number: (301) 670-4990, 
ext. 227; fax number: (301) 670-3815; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For details about the meetings regarding the 
peer review of EPA's draft Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) chemical 
risk assessment, ``TSCA Workplan Chemical Risk Assessment for 
Dichloromethane and N-Methylpyrrolidone,'' please see the notice that 
published in the Federal

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Register of August 23, 2013 (78 FR 52525) (FRL 9397-4). The first 
meeting was held as scheduled. However, due to the government shutdown, 
EPA has rescheduled the remaining two peer review meetings and is 
announcing the rescheduled meetings in this notice. EPA is also 
extending the due date for public comments. To be sure your comments 
are contained in the peer review record and are available to the peer 
reviewers, please submit the comments on or before November 22, 2013.
    The rescheduled second peer review panel meeting on November 8, 
2013, will be devoted to deliberations of the draft Dichloromethane 
(DCM) and N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP) TSCA risk assessment by the peer 
review panel, guided by the charge questions to the peer review panel.
    The third and final peer review panel meeting on December 13, 2013, 
will focus on the peer review panel's discussion of its draft DCM and 
NMP TSCA risk assessment recommendations to EPA, which will be posted 
on the contractor Web site prior to the final peer review meeting.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Chemicals, Peer review, Risk assessments, 
Dichloromethane and N-Methylpyrrolidone.

    Dated: October 24, 2013.
Jeff Morris,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
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