[Federal Register: June 3, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 106)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPPTS-2002-0016; FRL-7179-1]
National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels
for Hazardous Substances; Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: A meeting of the National Advisory Committee for Acute
Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances (NAC/AEGL Committee)
will be held on June 17-19, 2002, at Rutgers University Environmental
and Occupational Health Sciences Institute in Piscataway, NJ. At this
meeting, the NAC/AEGL Committee will address, as time permits, the
various aspects of the acute toxicity and the development of Acute
Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs) for the following chemicals: (a)
Proposed AEGL Chemicals: allyl alcohol; benzene; methyl mercaptan;
tetrachloroethylene; and toluene; (b) comments from the National
Academy of Sciences Subcommittee for AEGLs: allyl amine; cis and trans
crotonaldehyde; cyclohexyl amine; diborane; ethylene diamine; hydrogen
chloride; hydrogen fluoride; hydrogen sulfide; iron pentacarbonyl;
nickel carbonyl; perchloromethyl mercaptan; and phosgene; and (c)
comments from the Federal Register of February 15, 2002 (67 FR 7164)
(FRL-6815-8), and decision to raise to Interim AEGL status: Carbon
tetrachloride; chlorine; chlorine dioxide; and propylene oxide.
DATES: A meeting of the NAC/AEGL Committee will be held from 10:00 a.m.
to 5 p.m. on June 17, 2002; from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 18, 2002,
and from 8:30 a.m. to noon on June 19, 2002.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Rutgers University
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute Conference
Room C 170 Frelinghuysen Rd, in Piscataway, New Brunswick, NJ 08854.
Guest Parking is available in parking Lot 54 and directions to the
Institute are available on the Internet a http://www.eohsi.rutgers.edu/
indexinfo.shtml.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact:
Barbara
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Cunningham, Acting Director, Environmental Assistance Division (7408M),
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
For technical information contact: Paul S. Tobin, Designated
Federal Officer (DFO), Economics, Exposure, and Technology Division
(7406M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-8557; e-
mail address: tobin.paul@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public in general. This action may
be of particular interest to anyone who may be affected if the AEGL
values are adopted by government agencies for emergency planning,
prevention, or response programs, such as EPA's Risk Management Program
under the Clean Air Act and Amendments Section 112r. It is possible
that other Federal agencies besides EPA, as well as State agencies and
private organizations, may adopt the AEGL values for their programs. As
such, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific
entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions
regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity,
consult the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. How Can I Get Additional Information, Including Copies of this
Document or Other Related Documents?
1. Electronically. You may obtain electronic copies of this
document, and certain other related documents that might be available
electronically, from the EPA Internet Home Page at http://www.epa.gov/.
To access this document, on the Home Page select ``Laws and
Regulations'', ``Regulations and Proposed Rules,'' and then look up the
entry for this document under the ``Federal Register''--Environmental
Documents. You can also go directly to the Federal Register listings at
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
2. In person. The Agency has established an official record for
this action under docket control number OPPTS-2002-0016. The official
record consists of the documents specifically referenced in this
action, any public comments received during an applicable comment
period, and other information related to this action, including any
information claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI). This
official record includes the documents that are physically located in
the docket, as well as the documents that are referenced in those
documents. The public version of the official record does not include
any information claimed as CBI. The public version of the official
record, which includes printed, paper versions of any electronic
comments submitted during an applicable comment period, is available
for inspection in the TSCA Nonconfidential Information Center, North
East Mall Rm. B-607, Waterside Mall, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC.
The Center is open from noon to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The telephone number of the Center is (202)
260-7099.
II. Meeting Procedures
For additional information on the scheduled meeting, the agenda of
the NAC/AEGL Committee, or the submission of information on chemicals
to be discussed at the meeting, contact the DFO listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
The meeting of the NAC/AEGL Committee will be open to the public.
Oralpresentations or statements by interested parties will be limited
to 10 minutes. Interested parties are encouraged to contact the DFO to
schedule presentations before the NAC/AEGL Committee. Since seating for
outside observers may be limited, those wishing to attend the meeting
as observers are also encouraged to contact the DFO at the earliest
possible date to ensure adequate seating arrangements. Inquiries
regarding oral presentations and the submission of written statements
or chemical-specific information should be directed to the DFO.
III. Future Meetings
Another meeting of the NAC/AEGL Committee is scheduled for
September, 2002.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Chemicals, Hazardous substances, Health.
Dated: May 23, 2002.
William A. Sanders III,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
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