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Applicants: KMC Thermo, LLC. 

Description: Market-Based Rate 

Application to be effective 5/16/2014. 

Filed Date: 3/12/14. 

Accession Number: 20140312–5042. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/2/14. 

Docket Numbers: ER14–1469–000. 

Applicants: PJM Interconnection, 

L.L.C. 

Description: Revisions to OA Sec 

18.17 Permitting Sharing of Data with 

Gas Pipeline Operators to be effective 3/ 

13/2014. 

Filed Date: 3/12/14. 

Accession Number: 20140312–5046. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/2/14. 

Docket Numbers: ER14–1470–000. 

Applicants: Midcontinent 

Independent System Operator, Inc. 

Description: 2014–03–11_SA 2645 

Ameren-White Oak Facilities Service 

Agreement to be effective 5/11/2014. 

Filed Date: 3/12/14. 

Accession Number: 20140312–5156. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/2/14. 

Docket Numbers: ER14–1472–000. 

Applicants: Public Service Company 

of Colorado. 

Description: 2014–3–12_PSC–WAPA– 

T-Poncha SS PPA–358–0.0.0 to be 

effective 2/24/2014. 

Filed Date: 3/12/14. 

Accession Number: 20140312–5207. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/2/14. 

Docket Numbers: ER14–1473–000. 

Applicants: Central Maine Power 

Company. 

Description: Central Maine Power 

Company submits tariff filing per 

35.13(a)(2)(iii: Amended Warren 

Interconnection Agreement to be 

effective 3/13/2014. 

Filed Date: 3/12/14. 

Accession Number: 20140312–5214. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/2/14. 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric 

reliability filings. 

Docket Numbers: RD14–7–000. 

Applicants: North American Electric 

Reliability Corporation. 

Description: Petition of the North 

American Electric Reliability 

Corporation for Approval of Proposed 

Reliability Standard PER–005–2 and 

Retirement of Reliability Standard PER– 

005–1. 

Filed Date: 3/7/14. 

Accession Number: 20140307–5142. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/11/14. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system by 

clicking on the links or querying the 

docket number. 

Any person desiring to intervene or 

protest in any of the above proceedings 

must file in accordance with Rules 211 

and 214 of the Commission’s 

Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. 

Protests may be considered, but 

intervention is necessary to become a 

party to the proceeding. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

information relating to filing 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

service, and qualifying facilities filings 

can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For 

other information, call (866) 208–3676 

(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 

Dated: March 12, 2014. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2014–06038 Filed 3–18–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2012–0159; FRL–9401–1] 

Electronic Reporting; Toxic 

Substances Control Act Notifications 

of Substantial Risk and for Your 

Information Submissions 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA is announcing that 

notifications of substantial risk under 

section 8(e) of the Toxic Substances 

Control Act (TSCA) and voluntary For 

Your Information (FYI) submissions 

may now be filed electronically using 

EPA’s electronic document submission 

system, the Central Data Exchange 

(CDX). Use of this electronic reporting 

option will streamline and reduce the 

administrative costs and burdens of 

submitting paper-based notifications of 

substantial risks and FYI submissions. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical information contact: 

Katherine Sleasman, Chemical Control 

Division (7405M), Office of Pollution 

Prevention and Toxics, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001: 

telephone number: (202) 564–7716; 

email address: sleasman.katherine@

epa.gov. 

For general information contact: The 

TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 

South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 

14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 

1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you manufacture, process, 

import, or distribute in commerce 

chemical substances and mixtures. The 

following North American Industrial 

Classification System (NAICS) codes 

have been provided to assist you and 

others in determining whether this 

action might apply to certain entities. 

Potentially affected entities may 

include, but are not limited to: 

• Petroleum refiners and distributors 

(NAICS code 324). 

• Chemical manufacturers, 

processors, and distributors (NAICS 

code 325). 

• Electronics manufacturing (NAICS 

codes 334 and 335). 

• Paints and coatings and adhesive 

manufacturing (NAICS code 3255). 

• Cleaning compounds and similar 

products manufacturing (NAICS code 

3256). 

• Automobiles manufacturing 

(NAICS code 3361). 

• Manufacturers of plastic parts and 

components (NAICS code 325211). 

• Aircraft manufacturing (NAICS 

code 336411). 

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? 

EPA has established a docket for this 

action under docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2012–0159. 

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., Confidential 

Business Information (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 


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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. 

II. Background 

A. What action is the Agency taking? 

The Agency is announcing the 

availability of an electronic reporting 

option for use by those who must 

submit a notification of substantial risk 

under TSCA section 8(e) and by those 

who wish to voluntarily submit a FYI 

submission. EPA is providing an 

electronic reporting option as part of 

broader Federal Government efforts to 

move to modern, electronic methods of 

information collection, which 

streamline processes and reduce overall 

burdens for all involved. 

EPA’s TSCA section 8(e) 1978 policy 

statement and the amended 2003 policy 

statement describe how paper-based 

submissions should be delivered to the 

Agency (Refs. 1 and 2). This document 

supplements the policy statements and 

describes how to use CDX, the Chemical 

Safety and Pesticide Program (CSPP) 

option, and the Chemical Information 

Submission System (CISS) web-based 

reporting tool to submit the notifications 

of substantial risk required by TSCA 

section 8(e), as well as voluntary FYI 

submissions, electronically to the 

Agency. The Agency will make 

appropriate information about 

electronic reporting related to TSCA 

section 8(e) notification of substantial 

risk and FYI submissions available 

online at http://www.epa.gov/oppt/

tsca8e/pubs/reportingrequirements.html

#submitreport. 

B. What is the Agency’s authority for 

taking this action? 

TSCA section 8(e) states, ‘‘Any person 

who manufactures, processes, or 

distributes in commerce a chemical 

substance or mixture and who obtains 

information which reasonably supports 

the conclusion that such substance or 

mixture presents a substantial risk of 

injury to health or the environment 

shall immediately inform the 

Administrator of such information 

unless such person has actual 

knowledge that the Administrator has 

been adequately informed of such 

information.’’ 15 U.S.C. 2607(e). 

The Government Paperwork 

Elimination Act (GPEA), 44 U.S.C. 

3504), (Ref. 3) requires Executive 

agencies to provide, when practicable, 

for: 

1. The option of the electronic 

maintenance, submission, or disclosure 

of information as a substitute for paper. 

2. The use and acceptance of 

electronic signatures. 

C. Is Electronic reporting through CDX 

available for other EPA TSCA 

programs? 

For previous documents discussing 

electronic reporting under TSCA, 

including the use of CDX, see Refs. 4– 

7. 

D. What are the benefits of CDX 

reporting and use of CISS? 

EPA encourages submitters of TSCA 

section 8(e) notifications of substantial 

risk and voluntary submissions, 

including FYI submissions, to adopt 

electronic reporting as the preferred 

submission method. Electronic 

reporting reduces the reporting burden 

for submitters by reducing the cost and 

time required to review, edit, and 

transmit data to the Agency, as well as 

the cost to retain required records 

related to that submission. CISS, the 

web-based reporting tool, enables 

efficient data transmittal and reduces 

errors through the use of the built-in 

validation procedures. CISS also allows 

submitters to share a draft submission 

within their organization, and more 

easily save a copy for their records or 

future use. The resource and time 

requirements to review and process data 

by the Agency will also be reduced and 

document storage and retrieval will 

require fewer resources. EPA will also 

benefit from receiving electronic 

submissions and being able to 

communicate back electronically with 

submitters. 

III. Electronic Reporting Procedures 

This unit provides an overview of 

CDX, CSPP, and the CISS web-based 

reporting tool. It also provides 

instructions for the electronic reporting 

process for TSCA section 8(e) 

notifications of substantial risk and FYI 

submissions. 

A. What is CDX? 

CDX is EPA’s point of entry for 

environmental data submissions to the 

Agency. CDX also provides the 

capability for submitters to access their 

data through the use of web services. 

CDX enables EPA to work with 

stakeholders, including governments, 

regulated industries, and the public to 

enable streamlined, electronic 

submission of data via the Internet. To 

report under the procedures discussed 

in this notice, submitters would register 

with CDX, select the CSPP option, and 

use CISS to access reporting of TSCA 

section 8(e) notification of substantial 

risk and FYI submissions. More 

information about CDX is available 

online at http://www.epa.gov/cdx. 

B. What is CISS? 

CISS is a web-based reporting tool for 

the submission of forms, reports, and 

other documents including TSCA 

section 8(e) notification of substantial 

risk and FYI submissions, electronically 

to the Agency. The tool is available for 

use with Windows, Mac, Linux, and 

UNIX computer systems, using 

‘‘Extensible Markup Language’’ (XML) 

specifications for efficient data 

transmission across the Internet. CISS 

provides user-friendly navigation, works 

with CDX to secure online 

communication, creates a completed 

Portable Document Format (PDF) for 

review prior to submission, and enables 

data, reports, and other information to 

be submitted easily as PDF attachments, 

or by other electronic standards, such as 

XML. As currently implemented, one or 

more representatives from each facility 

must establish an account with EPA’s 

CDX in order to prepare, transmit, 

certify, and submit forms, reports, and 

other documents. 

C. How will TSCA Section 8(e) 

notification of substantial risk and FYI 

submissions be submitted via the 

internet using CDX? 

Submitters register with EPA’s CDX, 

select the CSPP Program, and use CISS 

to prepare a data file for submission. 

1. Registering with CDX. To submit 

electronically to EPA via CDX, a user 

would register with CDX available 

online at https://cdx.epa.gov. CDX 

registration enables EPA to authenticate 

user identities and verify user 

authorizations. 

To register in CDX, the CDX registrant 

(also referred to as ‘‘Electronic Signature 

Holder’’ or ‘‘Public/Private Key 

Holder’’) would agree to the terms and 

conditions, provide information about 

the user and organization, select a user 

name and password, and follow the 

procedures outlined in the guidance 

document for CDX available online at 

http://www.epa.gov/cdr/tools/CDX_

Registration_Guide_v0_02.pdf. 

2. Submission. Submitters choosing to 

submit electronically will use CISS to 

prepare their submissions. CISS guides 

users through a ‘‘hands-on’’ process of 

creating an electronic submission. Once 

a user completes the relevant data fields 

and attaches appropriate PDF files or 

other file types, such as XML files, the 

web-based tool validates the submission 

by performing a basic error check and 

makes sure all the required fields and 

attachments are provided and complete. 


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Further instructions on submitting 

information and instructions for 

uploading PDF attachments or other file 

types, such as XML will be available 

through CISS reporting guidance 

available online at http://www.epa.gov/ 

oppt/tsca8e/pubs/reporting

requirements.html#submitreport. 

D. Can CBI be submitted using CISS? 

Yes, CISS enables the user to submit 

CBI in an electronic format. All 

information sent by the user via CDX is 

transmitted securely to protect CBI. 

CISS also guides the user through the 

process of submitting CBI by prompting 

the user to check a CBI checkbox if 

using a form or by submitting a scanned 

document containing CBI by bracketing, 

underlining, or otherwise marking the 

confidential information on the 

document prior to scanning. As with 

paper-based submissions, a sanitized 

copy of any document containing CBI 

would be included by the user in the 

electronic submission. The CISS 

reporting guidance instructs users on 

how to submit CBI and substantiate CBI 

claims information using CISS. 

E. How will CBI be protected when 

submitting via CDX? 

The Agency ensures secure 

transmission of the data, reports, and 

other documents sent from the user 

through the Internet via the Transport 

Layer Security (TLS) 1.0 protocol. TLS 

1.0 is a widely used approach for 

securing Internet transactions and is 

endorsed by the National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST) as a 

means for protecting data sent over the 

Internet. See NIST Special Publication 

800–52, ‘‘Guidelines for the Selection 

and Use of Transport Layer Security 

(TLS) Implementations,’’ available 

online at http://csrc.nist.gov/

publications/nistpubs/800-52/SP800- 

52.pdf. 

In addition, CISS enables the 

submitter to electronically sign, encrypt, 

and transmit submissions, which the 

Agency subsequently provides back to 

the user as an unaltered copy of record. 

This assures the user that the Agency 

has received exactly what the user sent 

to the Agency. CISS encrypts using a 

module based on the 256-bit Advanced 

Encryption Standard (AES) adopted by 

NIST. Details about AES can be found 

on the NIST Web site at http://

csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/fips197/

fips-197.pdf. EPA may incorporate other 

encryption modules into future versions 

of CISS. Information submitted via CDX 

is processed within EPA by secure 

systems certified for compliance with 

Federal Information Processing 

Standards available online at http://

www.nist.gov/itl/fips.cfm. 

IV. References 

The following is a list of references 

that are specifically referenced in this 

document and placed in the docket that 

was established under docket ID 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2012–0159. 

1. EPA. Toxic Substance Control Act; 

Notification of Substantial Risk Under 

Section 8(e); Notice. Federal Register (43 FR 

11110, March 16, 1978) (FRL–849–2). 

2. EPA. TSCA Section 8(e); Notification of 

Substantial Risk; Policy Clarification and 

Reporting Guidance; Notice. Federal Register 

(68 FR 33129, June 3, 2003) (FRL–7287–4). 

3. EPA. Cross-Media Electronic Reporting; 

Final Rule. Federal Register (70 FR 59848, 

October 13, 2005) (FRL–7977–1). 

4. EPA. TSCA Inventory Update Reporting 

Rule; Electronic Reporting, Direct final rule. 

Federal Register (71 FR 52494, September 6, 

2006) (FRL–7752–8). 

5. EPA. TSCA Section 5 Premanufacture 

and Significant New Use Notification 

Electronic Reporting; Revisions to 

Notification Regulations; Final rule. Federal 

Register (75 FR 773, January 6, 2010) (FRL– 

8794–5). 

6. EPA. TSCA Inventory Update Reporting 

Modifications; Chemical Data Reporting; 

Final rule. Federal Register (76 FR 50816, 

August 16, 2011) (FRL–8872–9). 

7. EPA. Electronic Reporting Under the 

Toxic Substances Control Act; Proposed rule. 

Federal Register (77 FR 22707, April 17, 

2012) (FRL–9337–5). 

V. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

This action is not a regulation, nor 

does it impose any binding 

requirements. Submitters of TSCA 

section 8(e) notifications of substantial 

risk are not required to adopt the 

electronic reporting option described in 

this document in order to satisfy the 

statutory requirements. In addition, this 

action does not require anyone seeking 

to voluntarily submit information, 

including FYI submissions, to do so 

using an electronic reporting method. 

A. Executive Order 12866 and Executive 

Order 13563 

This action is not a ‘‘regulatory 

action’’ as that term is defined in 

Executive Order 12866 entitled 

‘‘Regulatory Planning and Review’’ (58 

FR 51735, October 4, 1993). Therefore, 

it is not subject to review by under 

Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

entitled ‘‘Improving Regulation and 

Regulatory Review’’ (76 FR 3821, 

January 21, 2011). 

B. Paperwork Reduction Act 

Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., an 

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and 

a person is not required to respond to, 

an collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) control 

number. The OMB control numbers for 

EPA’s regulations, after appearing in the 

Federal Register, are listed in 40 CFR 

part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15, and 

included on the related collection 

instrument or form, if applicable. 

The information collection activities 

related to TSCA section 8(e) and FYI 

submissions, including the CDX 

registration activities associated with 

the electronic reporting option, have 

been approved by OMB under OMB 

control number 2070–0046 (EPA ICR 

No. 0794.13). The estimated burden of 

initial section 8(e) or FYI submissions is 

51 hours per response when submitted 

in paper and 49 hours per response 

when submitted electronically. The 

estimated burden of follow-up/

supplemental section 8(e) or FYI 

submissions is 5 hours per response 

when submitted in paper and 4 hours 

per response when submitted 

electronically. The total annual burden 

approved by OMB is 18,518 hours. 

Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b). 

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

Since this action is not a rule under 

the Administrative Procedure Act (5 

U.S.C. 551(4)), and does not require the 

issuance of a proposed rule, the 

requirements of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 et 

seq.) do not apply. 

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and 

Executive Orders 13132 and 13175 

This action will not have substantial 

direct effects on State or tribal 

governments, on the relationship 

between the Federal Government and 

States or Indian Tribes, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities between the Federal 

Government and States or Indian Tribes. 

As a result, no action is required under 

Executive Order 13132, entitled 

‘‘Federalism’’ (64 FR 43255, August 10, 

1999), or under Executive Order 13175, 

entitled ‘‘Consultation and Coordination 

with Indian Tribal Governments’’ (65 FR 

67249, November 9, 2000). Nor does it 

impose any enforceable duty or contain 

any unfunded mandate as described 

under Title II of the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act (UMRA) (2 U.S.C. 1531– 

1538). 

E. Executive Orders 13045, 13211, and 

12898 

As indicated previously, this action is 

not a ‘‘regulatory action’’ as defined by 

Executive Order 12866. As a result, this 

action is not subject to Executive Order 


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13045, entitled ‘‘Protection of Children 

from Environmental Health Risks and 

Safety Risks’’ (62 FR 19885, April 23, 

1997) and Executive Order 13211 

entitled ‘‘Actions Concerning 

Regulations That Significantly Affect 

Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use’’ (66 

FR 28355, May 22, 2001). In addition, 

this action also does not require any 

special considerations under Executive 

Order 12898 entitled ‘‘Federal Actions 

to Address Environmental Justice in 

Minority Populations and Low-Income 

Populations’’ (59 FR 7629, February 16, 

1994). 

F. National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act 

This action does not involve any 

technical standards that would require 

Agency consideration of voluntary 

consensus standards pursuant to section 

12(d) of the National Technology 

Transfer and Advancement Act (15 

U.S.C. 272 note). 

VI. Congressional Review Act 

The Congressional Review Act, 5 

U.S.C. 801 et seq. does not apply 

because this action is not a rule as that 

term is defined in 5 U.S.C. 804(3). 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Business and industry, Chemicals, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: March 12, 2014. 

James Jones, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2014–06050 Filed 3–18–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–ORD–2014–0189; FRL–9908–30– 

ORD] 

Human Studies Review Board; 

Notification of a Public Meeting 

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) Office of the Science 

Advisor announces a public meeting of 

the Human Studies Review Board to 

advise the Agency on the EPA ethical 

and scientific reviews of research with 

human subjects. 

DATES: This public meeting will be held 

on April 8–9, 2014, from approximately 

9:30 p.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m. 

Eastern Time. Comments may be 

submitted on or before noon (Eastern 

Time) on Tuesday, April 1, 2014. 

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. 

Comments: Submit your written 

comments, identified by Docket ID No. 

EPA–HQ–ORD–2014–0189, by one of 

the following methods: 

Internet: http://www.regulations.gov: 

Follow the online instructions for 

submitting comments. 

Email: ORD.Docket@epa.gov. 

Mail: The EPA Docket Center EPA/ 

DC, ORD Docket, Mail code: 28221T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

Hand Delivery: The EPA/DC Public 

Reading Room is located in the EPA 

Headquarters Library, Room Number 

3334 in the EPA WJC West, at 1301 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20460. The hours of operation are 

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, 

Monday through Friday, excluding 

federal holidays. Please call (202) 566– 

1744 or email the ORD Docket at 

ord.docket@epa.gov for instructions. 

Updates to Public Reading Room access 

are available on the Web site http:// 

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2014– 

0189. The Agency’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 or other information the 

disclosure of which is restricted by 

statute. Do not submit information that 

you consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through http:// 

www.regulations.gov or email. 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 email comment directly 

to the EPA without going through http:// 

www.regulations.gov, your email 

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, the EPA 

recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

electronic storage media you submit. If 

the EPA cannot read your comment due 

to technical difficulties and cannot 

contact you for clarification, the 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 FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public who wishes to 

receive further information should 

contact Jim Downing at telephone 

number (202) 564–2468; fax: (202) 564– 

2070; email address: 

downing.jim@epa.gov; mailing address 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Office of the Science Advisor, Mail code 

8105R, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. General 

information concerning the EPA HSRB 

can be found on the EPA Web site at 

http://www.epa.gov/hsrb. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Meeting access: Seating at the meeting 

will be on a first-come basis. To request 

accommodation of a disability, please 

contact the persons listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 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, ‘‘Public Meeting’’ 

under subsection D. ‘‘How May I 

Participate in this Meeting?’’ of this 

notice. 

Webcast: This meeting may be 

webcast. Please refer to the HSRB Web 

site, http://www.epa.gov/hsrb/ for 

information on how to access the 

webcast. Please note that the webcast is 

a supplementary public process 

provided only for convenience. If 

difficulties arise resulting in webcasting 

outages, the meeting will continue as 

planned. 

I. Public Meeting 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general. This Notice may, however, 

be of particular interest to persons who 

conduct or assess human studies, 

especially studies on substances 

regulated by the EPA, or to persons who 

are, or may be required to conduct 

testing of chemical substances under the 

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 

or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 

and Rodenticide Act. This notice might 

also be of special interest to participants 

of studies involving human subjects, or 

representatives of study participants or 


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