[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78428-78429]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30604]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9920-94-OA]


Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Science Advisory 
Board Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee Augmented for the Review 
of EPA's Draft Trimethylbenzenes Assessment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory 
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the SAB 
Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee Augmented for the Review of the 
Draft Trimethylbenzenes Assessment (CAAC-TMB Panel) to reach consensus 
on it draft peer review of EPA's draft Integrated Risk Information 
System (IRIS) Toxicological Review of Trimethylbenzenes (August 2013 
Revised External Review Draft).

DATES: The public teleconference will be held on Thursday, January 29, 
2015. The teleconference will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
(Eastern Standard Time).
    Location: The teleconference will be conducted by telephone only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants 
further information concerning the

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teleconference may contact Mr. Thomas Carpenter, Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board (1400R), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
via telephone/voice mail (202) 564-4885; fax (202) 565-2098; or email 
at [email protected]. General information concerning the SAB can 
be found on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 
as amended, 5 U.S.C., App., notice is hereby given that the SAB CAAC-
TMB Panel will hold a public teleconference to reach consensus on its 
draft report on the IRIS Toxicological Review of Trimethylbenzenes 
(August 2013 Revised External Review Draft) and enhancements the agency 
is implementing to the IRIS program.
    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.
    The SAB CAAC-TMB Panel held a public meeting on June 17-19, 2014. 
The purpose of that meeting was to receive a briefing on the EPA's 
enhancements to the IRIS Program and to develop responses to the peer 
review charge on the agency's draft IRIS Toxicological Review of 
Trimethylbenzenes (August 2013 Revised External Review Draft). The SAB 
CAAC TMB Panel held teleconferences on November 5 and 7, 2014, to 
discuss and revise its draft report. The purpose of this public 
teleconference is for the Panel to reach consensus on a draft report 
entitled Science Advisory Board Review of the IRIS Draft (12/22/2014) 
Toxicological Review of Trimethylbenzenes.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: Additional background on this 
SAB activity, the teleconference agenda, draft panel report, and other 
materials for the teleconferences will be posted on the SAB Web site at 
http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/IRIS%20Trimethylbenzenes?OpenDocument.
    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 the EPA. 
Members of the public can submit relevant comments pertaining to the 
group conducting this SAB activity or the meeting materials. Input from 
the public to the SAB will have the most impact if it consists of 
comments that provide specific scientific or technical information or 
analysis for the SAB to consider. Members of the public wishing to 
provide comment should contact the Mr. Thomas Carpenter at the contact 
information provided above.
    Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an 
oral presentation at a public teleconference will be limited to three 
minutes per speaker. To be placed on the list of registered speakers 
for the January 29, 2015, teleconference, interested parties should 
notify Mr. Thomas Carpenter, DFO, by email no later than January 21, 
2015.
    Written Statements: Written statements to be provided to the panel 
for the teleconference should be provided to the DFO, preferably via 
email, by January 29, 2015. It is the SAB Staff Office general policy 
to post written comments on the Web page for the advisory meeting or 
teleconference. Submitters are requested to provide an unsigned version 
of each document because the SAB Staff Office does not publish 
documents with signatures on its Web sites. Members of the public 
should be aware that their personal contact information, if included in 
any written comments, may be posted to the SAB Web site. Copyrighted 
material will not be posted without explicit permission of the 
copyright holder.
    Accessibility: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, please contact Mr. Carpenter at the 
phone number or email address noted above, preferably at least ten days 
prior to the teleconference, to give the EPA as much time as possible 
to process your request.

    Dated: December 18, 2014.
Thomas H. Brennan,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2014-30604 Filed 12-29-14; 8:45 am]
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