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FERC Online links at http:// 

www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic 

service, persons with Internet access 

who will eFile a document and/or be 

listed as a contact for an intervenor 

must create and validate an 

eRegistration account using the 

eRegistration link. Select the eFiling 

link to log on and submit the 

intervention or protests. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 14 copies 

of the intervention or protest to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

The filings in the above-referenced 

proceeding are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system by 

clicking on the appropriate link in the 

above list. They are also available for 

review in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room in Washington, DC. 

There is an eSubscription link on the 

Web site that enables subscribers to 

receive e-mail notification when a 

document is added to a subscribed 

docket(s). For assistance with any FERC 

Online service, please e-mail 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call 

(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call 

(202) 502–8659. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–19829 Filed 8–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2003–0004; FRL–8431–3] 

Access to Confidential Business 

Information by Abt Associates’ WhollyOwned Subsidiary Abt SRBI 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its 

contractor’s Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, 

Abt SRBI of New York, NY, to access 

information which has been submitted 

to EPA under all sections of the Toxic 

Substances Control Act (TSCA). Some of 

the information may be claimed or 

determined to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI). 

DATES: Access to the confidential data 

will occur no sooner than August 26, 

2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general information contact: Colby 

Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, 

Environmental Assistance Division 

(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (202) 554–1404; e-mail address: 

TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov. 

For technical information contact: 

Scott Sherlock, Information 

Management Division (7407M), Office of 

Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(202) 564–8257; fax number: (202) 564– 

8251; e-mail address: 

sherlock.scott@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this Notice Apply to Me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general. This action may, however, be 

of interest to all who manufacture, 

process or distribute industrial 

chemicals. 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. If you have any questions 

regarding the applicability of this action 

to a particular entity, consult the 

technical person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

B. How Can I Get Copies of this 

Document and Other Related 

Information? 

1. Docket. EPA has established a 

docket for this action under docket 

identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– 

OPPT–2003–0004. All documents in the 

docket are listed in the docket index 

available at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Although listed in the index, some 

information is not publicly available, 

e.g., CBI or other information whose 

disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain other material, such as 

copyrighted material, will be publicly 

available only in hard copy. Publicly 

available docket materials are available 

electronically at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the OPPT 

Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in 

the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) at Rm. 

3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 

Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room 

hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 

legal holidays. The telephone number of 

the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is 

(202) 566–1744, and the telephone 

number for the OPPT Docket is (202) 

566–0280. Docket visitors are required 

to show photographic identification, 

pass through a metal detector, and sign 

the EPA visitor log. All visitor bags are 

processed through an X-ray machine 

and subject to search. Visitors will be 

provided an EPA/DC badge that must be 

visible at all times in the building and 

returned upon departure. 

2. Electronic access. You may access 

this Federal Register document 

electronically through the EPA Internet 

under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at 

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr. 

II. What Action is the Agency Taking? 

Under EPA contract number EP-W-08- 

010, contractor Abt SRBI of 275 Seventh 

Avenue, Suite 2700, New York, NY will 

assist the Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics (OPPT) in performing 

economic and market analysis related to 

new and existing chemicals. These 

analyses will largely be of the costs, 

economic impacts, benefits, and 

regulatory impacts of actual or potential 

EPA actions taken under TSCA. They 

will also support the voluntary Design 

for the Environment and Green 

Chemistry Programs. 

In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), 

EPA has determined that under EPA 

contract number EP-W-08-010, Abt SRBI 

will require access to CBI submitted to 

EPA under all sections of TSCA to 

perform successfully the duties 

specified under the contract. Abt SRBI 

personnel will be given access to 

information submitted to EPA under all 

sections of TSCA. Some of the 

information may be claimed or 

determined to be CBI. 

EPA is issuing this notice to inform 

all submitters of information under all 

sections of TSCA that EPA may provide 

Abt SRBI access to these CBI materials 

on a need-to-know basis only. All access 

to TSCA CBI under this contract will 

take place at EPA Headquarters; and Abt 

Asscociates, Inc. sites at 4800 

Montgomery Lane, Bethesda, MD and 55 

Wheeler Street, Cambridge, MA. 

Abt SRBI will be authorized access to 

TSCA CBI at EPA Headquarters and Abt 

Associates Inc.’s sites under the EPA 

TSCA CBI Protection Manual. 

Access to TSCA data, including CBI, 

will continue until March 30, 2014. If 

the contract is extended, this access will 

also continue for the duration of the 

extended contract without further 

notice. 

ABT SRBI personnel will be required 

to sign nondisclosure agreements and 

will be briefed on appropriate security 

procedures before they are permitted 

access to TSCA CBI. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Confidential Business Information. 


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Dated: August 5, 2009. 

Matthew Leopard, 

Acting Director, Information Management 

Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics. 

[FR Doc. E9–19461 Filed 8–18–09; 8:45 a.m.] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2009–0297; FRL–8943–9] 

RIN 2040–AF08 

Drinking Water: Perchlorate 

Supplemental Request for Comments 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Agency is seeking 

comments on additional approaches to 

analyzing data related to EPA’s 

perchlorate regulatory determination. 

These additional comments are sought 

in an effort to ensure consideration of 

all the potential options for evaluating 

whether there is a meaningful 

opportunity for human health risk 

reduction of perchlorate through a 

national primary drinking water rule. 

EPA will make a final regulatory 

determination for perchlorate after 

considering comments and information 

provided in the 30-day comment period 

following this notice. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before September 18, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OW–2009–0297, by one of the following 

methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Water Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: Water Docket, EPA 

Docket Center (EPA/DC) EPA West, 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., 

NW., Washington, DC. Such deliveries 

are only accepted during the Docket’s 

normal hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2009– 

0297. 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 comment 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 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. 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. For additional instructions on 

submitting comments, go to Unit I.A of 

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

of this document. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the http:// 

www.regulations.gov index. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

will be publicly available only in hard 

copy. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either 

electronically in http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the Water Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, 

Room 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 EPA Docket Center is 

(202) 566–2426. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric 

Burneson, Office of Ground Water and 

Drinking Water, Standards and Risk 

Management Division, at (202) 564– 

5250 or e-mail burneson.eric@epa.gov. 

For general information, contact the 

EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 

(800) 426–4791 or e-mail: hotlinesdwa@epa.gov. 

Abbreviations and Acronyms 

>—greater than 

<—less than 

BW—body weight 

CBI—confidential business information 

CDC—Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

DWI—drinking water intake 

EPA—U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

FDA—U.S. Food and Drug Administration 

FR—Federal Register 

HA—Health Advisory 

HRL—health reference level 

IRIS—Integrated Risk Information System 

kg—kilogram 

L—liter 

mg/kg—milligram per kilogram of body 

weight 

mg/L—milligrams per liter (equivalent to 

parts per million [ppm]) 

MRL—Method Reporting Limit 

NAS—National Academy of Science 

NHANES—National Health and Nutrition 

Examination Survey 

NOAEL—no observed adverse effect level 

NOEL—no observed effect level 

NRC—National Research Council 

OW—Office of Water 

PBPK—Physiologically-Based 

Pharmacokinetic 

POD —point of departure 

RAIU—Radioactive Iodide Uptake 

RfD—reference dose 

RSC—relative source contribution 

SDWA—Safe Drinking Water Act 

UCMR—Unregulated Contaminant 

Monitoring Regulation 

μg—microgram (one-millionth of a gram) 

US—United States 

USDA—U.S. Department of Agriculture 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

I. General Information 

A. 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 any technical information 

and/or data you used that support your 

views. 

4. If you estimate potential burden or 

costs, explain how you arrived at your 

estimate. 

5. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns. 

6. Offer alternatives. 

7. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the comment period 

deadline. 

8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, 

identify the appropriate docket 

identification number in the subject line 

on the first page of your response. It 

would also be helpful if you provided 

the name, date, and Federal Register 

(FR) citation related to your comments. 


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