[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 228 (Monday, November 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73078-73080]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29814]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0919; FRL-9232-5]
Human Studies Review Board (HSRB); Notification of a Public
Teleconference To Review Draft Report From the October 27-28, 2010 HSRB
Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Human Studies Review Board (HSRB) announces a public
teleconference meeting to discuss its draft report from the October 27-
28, 2010 HSRB meeting.
DATES: The teleconference will be held on Monday, December 13, 2010
from 3-5 p.m. (Eastern Time).
Location: The meeting will take place via telephone only.
Meeting Access: For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please contact Lu-Ann Kleibacker at
least ten business days prior to the meeting using the information
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, so that appropriate arrangements
can be made.
Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the
public may submit relevant written or oral comments for the HSRB to
consider during the advisory process. Additional information concerning
submission of relevant written or oral comments is provided in section
I, under subsection D, of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to
receive further information should contact Jim Downing at telephone
number: (202) 564-2468; fax: (202) 564-2070; e-mail address:
[email protected], or Lu-Ann Kleibacker at telephone number: (202)
564-7189; fax: (202) 564-2070; e-mail address: [email protected]; mailing address: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of the Science Advisor, Mail Code 8105R, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC 20460. General information concerning the EPA HSRB
can be found on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/.
ADDRESSES: Submit your written comments, identified by Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0919, by one of the following methods: http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
E-mail: [email protected].
Mail: ORD Docket, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
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Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Public Reading Room,
Infoterra Room (Room Number 3334), EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-ORD-2010-
0919. Deliveries are only accepted from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Special arrangements should
be made for deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-
2010-0919. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comments includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site
is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that
you include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA, without going through http://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket
and made available on the Internet.
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
This action is directed to the public in general. This action may,
however, be of interest to persons who conduct or assess human studies
on substances regulated by EPA or to persons who are or may be required
to conduct testing of chemical substances under the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (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 notice. If you have any questions regarding the
applicability of this notice to a particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. How can I access electronic copies of this document and other
related information?
In addition to using regulations.gov, you may access this Federal
Register document electronically through the EPA Internet under the
Federal Register listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the index under
the docket number. Even though it will be listed by title in the index,
some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Copyright
material will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly
available docket materials are electronically available either through
http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the ORD Docket, EPA/DC,
Public Reading Room, Infoterra Room (Room Number 3334), 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202)
566-1744, and the telephone number for the ORD Docket is (202) 566-
1752.
C. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?
You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as possible.
2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you use
that support your views.
4. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
5. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket
ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page
of your response. You may also provide the name, date and Federal
Register citation.
D. How may I participate in this meeting?
You may participate in this meeting by following the instructions
in this section. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative that
you identify docket ID number EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0919 in the subject line
on the first page of your request.
1. Oral comments. Requests to present oral comments will be
accepted up to December 6, 2010. To the extent that time permits,
interested persons who have not pre-registered may be permitted by the
HSRB Chair to present oral comments at the meeting. Each individual or
group wishing to make brief oral comments to the HSRB is strongly
advised to submit their request (preferably via e-mail) to Lu-Ann
Kleibacker listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT no later than
noon, Eastern Time, December 6, 2010 in order to be included on the
meeting agenda and to provide sufficient time for the HSRB Chair and
HSRB Designated Federal Official to review the meeting agenda to
provide an appropriate public comment period. The request should
identify the name of the individual making the presentation and the
organization (if any) the individual will represent. Oral comments
before the HSRB are limited to five minutes per individual or
organization. Please note that this includes all individuals appearing
either as part of, or on behalf of, an organization. While it is our
intent to hear a full range of oral comments on the science and ethics
issues under discussion, it is not our intent to permit organizations
to expand the time limitations by having numerous individuals sign up
separately to speak on their behalf. If additional time is available,
public comments may be possible.
2. Written comments. Although you may submit written comments at
any time, for the HSRB to have the best opportunity to review and
consider your comments as it deliberates on its report, you should
submit your comments at least five business days prior to the beginning
of this teleconference. If you submit comments after this date, those
comments will be provided to the Board members, but you should
recognize that the Board members may not have adequate time to consider
those comments prior to making a decision. Thus, if you plan to submit
written comments, the Agency strongly encourages you to submit such
comments no later than noon, Eastern Time, December 6, 2010. You should
submit your comments using the instructions in section I, under
subsection C, of this notice. In addition, the Agency also requests
that persons submitting comments directly to the docket also provide a
copy of their comments to Lu-Ann Kleibacker or Jim Downing listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. There is no limit
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on the length of written comments for consideration by the HSRB.
E. Background
The EPA Human Studies Review Board will be reviewing its draft
report from the October 27-28, 2010 HSRB meeting. The Board may also
discuss planning for future HSRB meetings. Background on the October
27-28, 2010 HSRB meeting can be found at Federal Register 75 193, 61748
(October 6, 2010) and at the HSRB Web site http://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/. The October 27-28, 2010 meeting draft report is now available.
You may obtain electronic copies of this document and certain other
related documents that might be available electronically from the
http://www.regulations.gov Web site and the HSRB Internet home page at
http://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/. For questions on document availability or
if you do not have access to the Internet, consult the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: November 19, 2010.
Paul T. Anastas,
EPA Science Advisor.
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