[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 148 (Thursday, August 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36137-36138]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16383]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0214; FRL-9965-61]


Revised Dates for Comment Periods for the November 2017 FIFRA 
Scientific Advisory Panel

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document provides revised dates for the comment periods 
for written comments and for comments on nominees for ad hoc members of 
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, Scientific 
Advisory Panel (FIFRA SAP). The 3-day meeting will be held on November 
28 to November 30, 2017, from approximately 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., as first 
announced in the Federal Register of June 6, 2017 (82 FR 26097; FRL-
9962-79), at which time the SAP will consider and review the Continuing 
Development of Alternative High-Throughput Screens to Determine 
Endocrine Disruption, Focusing on Androgen Receptor, Steroidogenesis, 
and Thyroid Pathways.

Comments

1. FIFRA SAP Documents, Oral and Written Comments, and Listing of 
Nominees

    EPA's background paper, charge/questions to FIFRA SAP, and related 
supporting materials will be available on or before September 1, 2017. 
In addition, a list of candidates under consideration as prospective ad 
hoc panelists for this meeting will be available for public comment by 
August 22, 2017 (see link for nominee listing at: https://www.epa.gov/sap).
    Written comments: Written comments should be submitted, using the 
instructions under ADDRESSES in Unit I.B., on or before October 16, 
2017, to provide FIFRA SAP the necessary time to consider and review 
the written comments. FIFRA SAP may not fully consider written comments 
submitted after October 16, 2017.
    Oral comments: The Agency encourages each individual or group 
wishing to make brief oral comments to FIFRA SAP to submit their 
request to the Designated Federal Official (DFO) listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT on or before November 7, 2017, to be 
included on the meeting agenda. Requests to present oral comments will 
be accepted until the date of the meeting and, to the extent that time 
permits, the Chair of FIFRA SAP may permit the presentation of oral 
comments at the meeting by interested persons who have not previously 
requested time. Oral comments before FIFRA SAP are limited to 
approximately 5 minutes unless arrangements have been made prior to 
November 7, 2017. The request should identify the name of the 
individual making the presentation, the organization (if any) the 
individual will represent, and any requirements for audiovisual 
equipment. In addition, each speaker should bring 15 copies of his or 
her oral remarks and presentation slides (if required) for distribution 
to FIFRA SAP at the meeting by the DFO.
    FIFRA SAP Nominees: Comments on nominees should be provided to the 
DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT on or before September 
7, 2017. Your comments will be placed in the public docket by the DFO. 
You may obtain electronic copies of most meeting documents, including 
FIFRA SAP composition (i.e., members and ad hoc members for this 
meeting) and the meeting agenda, at http://www.regulations.gov and the 
FIFRA SAP Web site at http://www.epa.gov/scipoly/sap.
    For additional instructions regarding submitting comments, see Unit 
I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

2. FIFRA SAP Meeting Minutes

    FIFRA SAP will prepare meeting minutes summarizing its 
recommendations to the Agency approximately 90 days after the meeting. 
The meeting minutes and report will be posted on the FIFRA SAP Web site 
or may be obtained from the OPP Docket at http://www.regulations.gov.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Environmental Protection 
Agency, Conference Center, Lobby Level, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 
2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA 22202.
    Submit your comments, identified by Docket Identification (ID) 
Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0214, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit 
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket 
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand 
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the 
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. Additional 
instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along with more 
information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd Peterson, DFO, Office of Science 
Coordination and Policy (7201M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(202) 564-6428; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    This action is directed to the general public. This action may also 
be of interest to persons who are or may be required to conduct testing 
of chemical substances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(FFDCA) and FIFRA. Since other entities may also be interested, the 
Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may 
be affected by this action.

B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit CBI information to EPA through 
regulations.gov or email. If your comments contain any information that 
you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected, please contact the DFO 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT to obtain special 
instructions before submitting your comments.

C. Tips for Preparing Your Comments

    1. When preparing and submitting your comments, see the commenting

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tips at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et. seq.; 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.

    Dated: July 28, 2017.
Louise P. Wise,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2017-16383 Filed 8-2-17; 8:45 am]
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