[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 189 (Thursday, September 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66961-66962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-23597]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9953-32-OA]


Notification of a Public Teleconference and Meeting of the 
Science Advisory Board Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee Augmented 
for the Review of EPA's Draft Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine 
(RDX) IRIS Assessment

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 two meetings of the 
Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee Augmented for the Review of the 
Draft Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) IRIS Assessment 
(CAAC Augmented for RDX). A public teleconference will be held to learn 
about the development of the Agency's draft IRIS Toxicological Review 
of RDX (September, 2016) and to discuss draft charge questions for the 
peer review of the document. A face-to-face meeting will be held in the 
Washington, DC metro area to conduct a peer review of the agency's 
draft IRIS Toxicological Review of RDX (External Review Draft--
September 2016).

DATES: The public teleconference will be held on Thursday, November 17, 
2016, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time). The public 
face-to-face meeting will be held on Monday, December 12, 2016 from 
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., (Eastern Standard Time); Tuesday, December 13, 
2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and Wednesday, December 14, 2016, 
from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time).

ADDRESSES: The public teleconference will be conducted by telephone 
only. The public face-to-face meeting will be held at Milken Institute 
School of Public Health, Convening Center Room, George Washington 
University, 950 New Hampshire Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20052.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing 
further information regarding this meeting may contact Dr. Diana Wong, 
Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office, by telephone at 
(202) 564-2049 or via email at [email protected]. General 
information concerning the SAB can be found at http://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: 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. The SAB and Augmented CAAC will comply with the provisions of 
FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. Pursuant 
to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the SAB CAAC 
Augmented for RDX will hold a public teleconference and a public face-
to-face meeting. The purpose of the teleconference is to learn about 
the development of the agency's draft IRIS Toxicological Review of 
Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) (External Review Draft--
September 2016) and to discuss the draft charge questions for the peer 
review of the document. The purpose of the face-to-face meeting is to 
conduct a peer review of the agency's draft IRIS Toxicological Review 
of Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) (External Review 
Draft--September 2016). The CAAC Augmented for RDX will provide advice 
to the Administrator through the chartered SAB.
    EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) requested that the 
SAB conduct a peer review of the draft IRIS Toxicological Review of 
Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) (External Review Draft--
September 2016). The EPA SAB Staff Office augmented the SAB CAAC with 
subject matter experts to provide advice through the chartered SAB 
regarding this IRIS assessment. Additional information about this SAB 
advisory activity can be found at the following URL: https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/IRIS%20RDX?OpenDocument.
    Technical Contacts: Any technical questions concerning EPA's draft 
IRIS Toxicological Review of Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine 
(RDX) (External Review Draft--September 2016) should be directed to 
Gina Perovich by telephone at 703-347-8656 or by email at 
[email protected]
    Availability of Meeting Materials: Prior to the meeting, the review 
documents, meeting agenda and other materials will be accessible on the 
meeting page on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
    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

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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. Interested members of the public may submit relevant 
information on the topic of this advisory activity, for the group 
conducting the activity, for the SAB to consider during the advisory 
process. Input from the public to the SAB will have the most impact if 
it provides specific scientific or technical information or analysis 
for SAB committees and panels to consider or if it relates to the 
clarity or accuracy of the technical information. Members of the public 
wishing to provide comment should contact the DFO directly.
    Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an 
oral presentation on a public teleconference will be limited to three 
minutes and an oral presentation at the face-to-face meeting will be 
limited to five minutes. Interested parties wishing to provide comments 
should contact Dr. Diana Wong, DFO (preferably via email), at the 
contact information noted above, by November 10, 2016 to be placed on 
the list of public speakers for the teleconference and by December 5, 
2016 to be placed on the list of public speakers for the face-to-face 
meeting.
    Written Statements: Written statements will be accepted throughout 
the advisory process; however, for timely consideration by Committee/
Panel members, statements should be supplied to the DFO (preferably via 
email) at the contact information noted above by November 10, 2016 for 
the teleconference and by December 5, 2016 for the face-to-face 
meeting. 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 Dr. Diana Wong at the 
contact information provided above. To request accommodation of a 
disability, please contact Dr. Wong preferably at least ten days prior 
to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your 
request.

    Dated: September 22, 2016.
Khanna Johnston,
Acting Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2016-23597 Filed 9-28-16; 8:45 am]
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