Science Advisory Board; Notification of Public Advisory Committee Meetings

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Science Advisory Board; Notification of Public Advisory Committee

Meetings

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463,

notice is hereby given that various committees of the Science Advisory

Board (SAB) will meet on the dates and times described below. All times

noted are Eastern Time. All meetings are open to the public. Due to

limited space, seating at all meetings will be on a first-come basis.

For further information concerning each meeting, please contact the

individuals listed below. Documents that are the subject of SAB reviews

are normally available from the originating EPA office and are not

available from the SAB Office. Many of the meetings listed below

include discussion of issues relevant to the SAB's Environmental

Futures Project. The Environmental Futures effort is described in 58 FR

48063, dated September 14, 1993.

1. Ecological Processes and Effects Committee

The Wildlife Criteria Subcommittee of the Ecological Processes and

Effects Committee (EPEC) of the SAB will meet on April 27-28, 1994, at

the Holiday Inn Georgetown, 2101 Wisconsin Avenue, NW., Washington, DC

20007. The Subcommittee will engage in a consultation with Agency staff

regarding the development of national wildlife criteria. The meeting is

open to the public, and will begin at 1 p.m. on April 27. To obtain a

draft agenda, please contact Ms. Mary Winston, SAB Staff Secretary, at

(202) 260-6552 or INTERNET address WINSTON. [email protected], or by

mail to Ecological Processes and Effects Committee, Science Advisory

Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20460. Single copies of the briefing materials provided

to the Subcommittee are available from the EPA Water Resource Center

(RC-4100), 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460, telephone (202)

260-7786. Anyone wishing to make a brief oral presentation at the

meeting must notify Stephanie Sanzone, Designated Federal Official for

the Committee, at (202) 260-6557 and forward thirty-five (35) copies of

a written statement to her no later than April 22, 1994. Oral comments

to the Committee will be limited to five minutes per individual, and

should not be repetitive of previously submitted written statements.

2. Drinking Water Committee

The Drinking Water Committee (DWC) of the SAB will meet on April

27-28, 1994, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Georgetown,

2101 Wisconsin Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20007. At the meeting, the

Committee will:

(a) Be briefed on the Agency's treatment of relative source

contribution;

(b) Review the Information Collection Rule proposed by the Agency

on February 10, 1994 (59 FR 6332); and

(c) Conduct a discussion and work session concerning the

Committee's contribution to the SAB's Environmental Futures Initiative.

The Committee has been provided with copies of the Information

Collection Rule. This document is available by calling the Drinking

Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791 or writing to the EPA Water Resource

Center, 401 M Street SW., (Mail Code RC-4100), Washington, DC 20460.

The report is not available from the Science Advisory Board. No

background documents are available for items (a) and (c) above.

To obtain a draft agenda, please contact Ms. Mary Winston, SAB

Staff Secretary, at (202) 260-6552 or INTERNET address WINSTON.

[email protected], or by mail to Drinking Water Committee, Science

Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460. Members of the public wishing to

make a brief oral presentation at the meeting must notify Mr. Manuel

Gomez, Designated Federal Official for the Committee, at (202) 260-2563

and forward thirty-five (35) copies of a written statement to him no

later than April 22, 1994. Oral comments to the Committee will be

limited to five minutes per individual, and should not be repetitive of

previously submitted written statements.

3. Bioaccumulation Subcommittee

On April 28-29, 1994, the Bioaccumulation Subcommittee, a joint

subcommittee of the Drinking Water Committee and the Ecological

Processes and Effects Committee of the SAB, will meet at the Holiday

Inn Georgetown (location listed above) beginning at 3 p.m. on April 28

and ending no later than 4 p.m. on April 29. The Bioaccumulation

Subcommittee will: (a) Review the Thomann model for bioaccumulation and

its application by the Agency; and (b) conduct a consultation on

strategies to address issues of bioaccumulation by the Agency in the

future.

Single copies of the background materials provided to the

Subcommittee are available from the EPA Water Resource Center (RC-

4100), 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460, telephone (202) 260-

7786. For copies of the agenda and other practical meeting information,

please contact Ms. Mary Winston, Staff Secretary, at (202) 260-6552, or

INTERNET address WINSTON. [email protected] For more detailed

information concerning the Subcommittee meeting, please contact Mr.

Manuel R. Gomez, Designated Federal Official (DWC), or Ms. Stephanie

Sanzone, Designated Federal Official (EPEC), Science Advisory Board

(1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20460.

Members of the public who wish to make a brief oral presentation to

the Subcommittee must contact Mr. Gomez or Ms. Sanzone no later than

Wednesday, April 22, 1994, in order to be included on the Agenda. In

general, oral presentations will be limited to five minutes per

individual or group and should not be repetitive of previously

submitted oral or written statements. Written statements of any length

(at least 35 copies) may be provided to the Committee up until the

meeting.

4. Radiation Advisory Committee

The Science Advisory Board's (SAB's) Radiation Advisory Committee

(RAC), will conduct a planning, coordination and review meeting on

Wednesday, May 4 through Thursday, May 5, 1994 at the Marriott Crystal

City Courtyard, 2899 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202 (tel.

703-549-3435). On Wednesday, May 4, 1994 the RAC will meet at 9 a.m.

and adjourn no later than 6 p.m. On Thursday, May 5, 1994 the RAC will

meet starting at 8:30 a.m. and will adjourn no later than 4 p.m.

The topics likely to be covered include a consultation on either

Clean-Up Standards for Radionuclides or Low Level Waste Research. The

RAC anticipates a closure discussion on its own self-initiated Radon

Science Initiative (RSI) study, a progress report on its efforts on the

Radiation Environmental Futures Project, and a progress report on its

own self-initiated study on a RAC Retrospective, which is a reflective

study of the impacts and value of the RAC's past reviews to the conduct

of the Agency's radiation-related activities. Additionally, there are

likely to be courtesy briefings by the Office of Radiation and Indoor

Air (ORIA) staff on a number of topics, including the following:

Biological Effects on Ionizing Radiation (BEIR) VI, Waste Isolation

Pilot Plant (WIPP) Classification Criteria, Waste Classification, and

Low Linear Energy Transfer (LET) Uncertainty. The meeting is open to

the public and seating will be on a first come basis.

Any member of the public wishing further information, such as a

proposed agenda for the meeting should contact Dr. K. Jack Kooyoomjian,

Designated Federal Official, or Mrs. Diana L. Pozun, Staff Secretary;

Science Advisory Board (1400-F); U.S. Environmental Protection Agency;

401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460, Phone: (202) 260-6552 or FAX

(202) 260-7118. Copies of the draft Radon Science Initiative (RSI)

study will be available at the time of the meeting. Otherwise, there

are no documents on any of the above review topics available to the

public. Members of the public who wish to make a brief oral

presentation should contact Dr. Kooyoomjian no later than April 27,

1994 in order to have time reserved on the agenda. Written statements

of any length (at least 35 copies) may be provided to the Committee up

until the meeting.

5. Radiation Environmental Futures Subcommittee

The Radiation Environmental Futures Subcommittee (REFS) of the

Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC), Science Advisory Board (SAB) will

conduct a meeting on Friday, May 6, 1994 at the Marriott Crystal City

Courtyard, 2899 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202 (tel. 703-

549-3435). On Friday, May 6, 1994 the RAC will meet at 8:30 a.m. and

adjourn no later than 4 p.m. The REFS will continue development of a

draft report on the topic of radiation environmental futures. At this

time, a draft report is not available. The meeting is open to the

public and seating will be on a first come basis.

Any member of the public wishing further information, such as a

proposed agenda for the meeting should contact Dr. K. Jack Kooyoomjian,

Designated Federal Official, or Mrs. Diana L. Pozun, Staff Secretary;

Science Advisory Board (1400-F); U.S. Environmental Protection Agency;

401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460, Phone: (202) 260-6552 or FAX

(202) 260-7118. Members of the public who wish to make a brief oral

presentation should contact Dr. Kooyoomjian no later than April 27,

1994 in order to have time reserved on the agenda. Written statements

of any length (at least 35 copies) may be provided to the Committee up

until the meeting.

6. Research Strategies Advisory Committee

The Research Strategies Advisory Committee (RSAC) of the Science

Advisory Board (SAB) will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 12 and

13, 1994 to review a contractor prepared report on the EPA Laboratory

Study. The Committee will meet in the EPA Conference Center adjacent to

the Washington Information Center at the U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460. The meeting is open to

the public, however, seating at the meeting is limited and will be on a

first come basis. On May 12 the meeting will be held in Room 4 South

and on May 13 the meeting will be held in Room 3 North.

The SAB has been asked by EPA Administrator Carol M. Browner to

review an assessment of the management, missions, staffing, facilities,

and services of the EPA laboratories (including laboratories operated

by the Office of Research and Development, EPA program offices, and ten

regional environmental services laboratories). The objectives of this

assessment are to develop a baseline of all of EPA's laboratories, to

assess options to enhance the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of

laboratory, and to provide institutional flexibility needed for current

and future roles and missions. This study will be completed in late

April. As part of the review, the SAB has been asked to evaluate the

adequacy of the data collection and analysis, the relevance of the

analysis to the objectives of the study, and EPA's needs for scientific

and technical information with respect to their impact on the quality

of science now and in the future.

To obtain single copies of the report, please contact Mr. Jerry

Graham, (202) 260-7500, Office of Research Program Management (8102),

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC

20460. Anyone wishing to obtain an agenda for this meeting or to make a

presentation at the meeting must notify Dr. Edward S. Bender,

Designated Federal Official, at (202) 260-2562, Research Strategies

Advisory Committee, Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460, or at

INTERNET address BENDER. [email protected] EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV. For written

statements, please provide thirty-five (35) copies to him no later than

April 28, 1994. Oral comments to the Committee will be limited to five

minutes per individual, and should not be repetitive of previously

submitted written statements.

7. Environmental Futures Committee

The Environmental Futures Committee (EFC) of the SAB will conduct

public meetings from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the following dates: May

18-19, 1994 and June 15-16, 1994. Both meetings will be held at the

Marriott Crystal City Courtyard, 2899 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, Virginia 22202.

The Environmental Futures Committee (EFC) was formed by the SAB at

the request of Administrator Browner to assist the Agency in

anticipating environmental problems, issues and opportunities. The

charge to this Committee includes: developing a procedure for short and

long-term forecasting of natural and anthropogenic developments which

may affect environmental quality and its protection; develop detailed

examinations procedures and apply them to some future developments; and

draw implications from the examinations of future developments and

recommend actions for EPA to address them. At these meetings, the EFC

will receive briefings on Futures issues; discuss the overall progress

of the project (including tracking the activities of the SAB Standing

Committees that are involved in the project); and begin to develop its

draft report. A final Committee product is anticipated in late 1994.

These meetings are open to the public, but seating is limited and

available on a first come basis. Any member of the public wishing

further information concerning the meetings or who wishes to submit

oral or written comments (at least 35 copies) should contact one of the

Designated Federal Officials, Mr. Robert Flaak or Dr. Edward Bender,

Science Advisory Board (Mail Code 1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone (202) 260-

6552; FAX (202) 260-7118, or via The INTERNET at:

[email protected]

Providing Oral or Written Comments at SAB Meetings

The Science Advisory Board expects that public statements presented

at its meetings will not be repetitive of previously submitted oral or

written statements. In general, each individual or group making an oral

presentation will be limited to a total time of five minutes. For

conference call meetings, opportunities for oral comment will be

limited to no more than five minutes per speaker and no more than

fifteen minutes total. Written comments (at least 35 copies) received

in the SAB Staff Office sufficiently prior to a meeting date, may be

mailed to the relevant SAB committee or subcommittee prior to its

meeting; comments received too close to the meeting date will normally

be provided to the committee at its meeting. Written comments may be

provided to the relevant committee or subcommittee up until the time of

the meeting.

Dated: March 30, 1994.

A. Robert Flaak,

Acting Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Air Pollution Control; Ozone Transport Commission; Recommendation

that EPA Adopt Low Emission Vehicle Program for the Northeast Ozone

Transport Region

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of public hearing.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is now in the

process of reviewing the recommendation of the Northeast Ozone

Transport Commission (OTC) that EPA require all State members of the

OTC to adopt an OTC Low Emission Vehicle program for the entire

Northeast Ozone Transport Region. The Agency must approve, disapprove

or partially approve and partially disapprove the recommendation of the

OTC.

DATES: EPA will hold a public hearing on the OTC recommendation on

Monday, May 2, 1994 from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (EDT) and on Tuesday, May

3, 1994 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (EDT).

ADDRESSES: The hearings will be held at the Fifth Floor Auditorium,

Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Building, 79 Elm

Street Hartford, Connecticut 06106. In compliance with the Americans

with Disabilities Act, accommodations will be provided for persons with

hearing impairments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Shields, Office of Mobile

Sources, USEPA, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460, telephone:

(202) 260-3450.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Agency has previously issued a Federal

Register notice describing the OTC petition, on Friday, March 18, 1994

at 59 FR 12914-12916. The Agency will issue a further Federal Register

notice in mid April that will provide specific information and more

detail regarding the process EPA intends to follow in reaching a

decision. The notice will also describe and discuss significant issues

related to the petition.

Dated: April 1, 1994.

Mary D. Nichols,

Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Notice of Availability of 1993 RCRA Inspection Manual

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Availability of inspection manual.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the

availability of a final inspection guidance entitled The 1993 RCRA

Inspection Manual. This manual replaces the RCRA Inspection Manual

completed in 1988. The manual provides guidance concerning the

procedures and checklists employed by duly authorized inspectors during

RCRA inspections pursuant to section 3007 of the Resource Conservation

and Recovery Act.

Although this manual is intended for use by RCRA field inspectors

to assist them in their performance of Compliance Evaluation

Inspections of RCRA generators, transporters, and treatment, storage,

and disposal facilities, with this notice, we are also making it

available to the public.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the document entitled The 1993 RCRA Inspection

Manual are available for viewing at all EPA libraries and the RCRA/

Superfund docket. The docket number is F-94-RI2A-FFFFF. The docket is

located at EPA Headquarters (room M2616), 410 M Street SW., Washington,

DC 20460 and is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., except for Federal

holidays. The public must make an appointment to review docket

materials. Call 202-260-9327 for appointments. Copies cost $.15/page.

In addition, this document is also available for purchase through the

National Technical Information Service (NTIS), U.S. Department of

Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161, at (703) 487-4600: The 1993 RCRA

Inspection Manual. (NTIS # PB94-963-605).

Dated: April 1, 1994.

Bruce M. Diamond,

Director, Office of Waste Programs Enforcement.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Certain Chemicals; Premanufacture Notices; Correction

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; correction.

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SUMMARY: This notice corrects the Dates section for a premanufacture

notice which published in the Federal Register of March 17, 1994 by

removing the review periods for two entries that were inadvertently

included and by adding the review period for two that were mistakenly

left off the list.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan B. Hazen, Director,

Environmental Assistance Division (7408), Office of Pollution

Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. E-545, 401

M St., SW., Washington, DC, 20460 (202) 554-1404, TDD (202) 554-0551.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of March 17, 1994

(59 FR 12604), FR Doc. 94-6171, OPPTS-59977, the Dates section is

corrected to read as follows:

DATES: Close of review periods:

Y 94-38, February 10, 1994.

Y 94-39, February 15, 1994.

Y 94-40, February 16, 1994.

Y 94-41, February 21, 1994.

Y 94-42, February 22, 1994.

Y 94-43, February 24, 1994.

Y 94-44, February 22, 1994.

Y 94-45, 94-46, 94-47, 94-48, 94-49, February 28, 1994.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Premanufacture notification.

Dated: March 28, 1994.

Frank V. Caesar,

Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution

Prevention and Toxics.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Certain Chemicals; Application of Test Marketing Exemptions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's approval of an application for

test marketing exemption (TME) under section 5(h)(1) of the Toxic

Substances Control Act (TSCA) and 40 CFR 720.38. EPA has designated

this application as marketing purposes under section 5(h)(1) of TSCA.

Requirements for test marketing exemption (TME) applications, which

musteither be approved or denied within 45 days of receipt are

discussed in EPA's final rule published in the Federal Register of May

13, 1983 (48 FR 21722). This notice, issued under section 5(h)(6) of

TSCA, announces receipt of two applications for exemption, provides a

summary, and requests comments on the appropriateness of granting these

exemptions.

Written comments by:

T 94-8, March 24, 1994.

T 94-9, March 24, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Written comments, identified by the document control number

``(OPPTS-59335)'' and the specific TME number should be sent to:

Document Control Office Center (7407), Office of Pollution Prevention

and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW, Rm. G-099

ET Washington, DC 20460, (202) 260-1532.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan B. Hazen, Director,

Environmental Assistance Division (7408), Office of Pollution

Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. E-545, 401

M St., SW, Washington, DC 20460, (202) 554-1404, TDD (202) 554-0551.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following notice contains information

extracted from the nonconfidential version of the submission provided

by the manufacturer of the TME received by EPA. The complete

nonconfidential document is available in the TSCA Public docket Office

ETG-102 at the above address between 12 noon and 4 p.m., Monday through

Friday, excluding legal holidays.

T 94-8

Manufacturer. Confidential.

Close of Review Period. April 7, 1994.

Chemical. (G) Alkylamine salt, naphthenic, sulfonic acids, oil-

soluble, sodium salt.

Use/Production. (G) Dispersion aid. Prod. range: Confidential.

T 94-9

Close of Review Period. April 7, 1994.

Manufacturer. Confidential.

Chemical. (G) Starch-g-poly (methyl acrylate).

Use/Production. (G) Foam loose fill and foam sheet packing material

Prod. range: 900,000-1,500,000 kg/yr.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Test marketing exemptions.

Dated: March 28, 1994.

Frank V. Caesar,

Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution

Prevention and Toxics.

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