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AGENCY 

[FRL–9630–2; EPA–HQ–ORD–2011–0390] 

Draft Toxicological Review of 1,4- 

Dioxane: In Support of Summary 

Information on the Integrated Risk 

Information System (IRIS) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency . 

ACTION: Notice of Peer Review Meeting. 

SUMMARY: EPA is announcing that 

Versar, Inc., an EPA contractor for 

external scientific peer review, will 

convene an independent panel of 

experts and organize and conduct an 

external peer review meeting to review 

the draft human health assessment 

titled, ‘‘Toxicological Review of 1,4- 

Dioxane: In Support of Summary 

Information on the Integrated Risk 

Information System (IRIS)’’ [EPA/635/ 

R–11/003]. The draft assessment was 

prepared by the National Center for 

Environmental Assessment (NCEA) 

within the EPA Office of Research and 

Development. EPA is releasing this draft 

assessment for the purposes of public 

comment and peer review. This draft 

assessment is not final as described in 

EPA’s information quality guidelines, 

and it does not represent and should not 

be construed to represent Agency policy 

or views. 

Versar, Inc. invites the public to 

register to attend this meeting as 

observers. In addition, Versar, Inc. 

invites the public to give brief oral 

comments and/or provide written 

comments at the meeting regarding the 

draft assessment under review. Space is 

limited, and reservations will be 

accepted on a first-come, first-served 

basis. In preparing a final report, EPA 

will consider Versar, Inc.’s report of the 

comments and recommendations from 

the external peer review meeting and 

any written public comments that EPA 

receives in accordance with the 

announcements of the public comment 

period for the 1,4-dioxane assessment in 

Federal Register Notices published 

August 31, 2011, (76 FR 54225) and 

September 16, 2011 (76 FR 57739). 

DATES: The peer review panel meeting 

on the draft assessment for 1,4-dioxane 

will be held on March 19, 2012, 

beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m. 

Eastern Time. 

ADDRESSES: The draft ‘‘Toxicological 

Review of 1,4-Dioxane: In Support of 

Summary Information on the Integrated 

Risk Information System (IRIS)’’ is 

available primarily via the Internet on 

the NCEA home page under the Recent 

Additions and Publications menus at 

http://www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited 

number of paper copies are available 

from the Information Management Team 

(Address: Information Management 

Team, National Center for 

Environmental Assessment [Mail Code: 

8601P], U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 

703–347–8561; facsimile: 703–347– 

8691). If you request a paper copy, 

please provide your name, mailing 

address, and the draft assessment title. 

The peer review meeting on the draft 

1,4-dioxane assessment will be held at 

Hyatt Place, Raleigh-Durham Airport, 

200 Airgate Drive, Morrisville, NC 

27560. To attend the meeting, register 

no later than March 12, 2012, by 

contacting Versar, Inc., by email: 

bcolon@versar.com (subject line: 1,4- 

Dioxane Peer Review Meeting), by 

phone: (703) 642–6727 (ask for Betzy 

Colon, the 1,4-Dioxane Peer Review 

Meeting Coordinator), or by faxing a 

registration request to (703) 642–6809 

(please reference the 1,4-Dioxane Peer 

Review Meeting and include your name, 

title, affiliation, full address and contact 

information). Space is limited, and 

reservations will be accepted on a firstcome, first-served basis. There will be 

limited time at the peer review meeting 

for comments from the public. Please 

inform Betzy Colon if you wish to make 

comments during the meeting. 

Information on Services for 

Individuals with Disabilities: EPA 

welcomes public attendance at the ‘‘1,4- 

Dioxane Peer Review Meeting’’ and will 

make every effort to accommodate 

persons with disabilities. For 

information on access or services for 

individuals with disabilities, contact: 

Versar, Inc., at 6850 Versar Center, 

Springfield, VA 22151; by email: 

bcolon@versar.com (subject line: 1,4- 

Dioxane Peer Review Meeting), by 

phone: (703) 642–6727 (ask for Betzy 

Colon, the 1,4-Dioxane Peer Review 

Meeting Coordinator), or by faxing a 

registration request to (703) 642–6809 

(please reference the 1,4-Dioxane Peer 

Review Meeting and include your name, 

title, affiliation, full address and contact 

information). 

Additional Information: For 

information on the draft assessment, 

please contact Patricia Gillespie, 

National Center for Environmental 

Assessment [Mail Code: B–243–01], U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

National Center for Environmental 

Assessment, Office of Research and 

Development, Research Triangle Park, 

NC 27711; telephone: (919) 541–1964; 

facsimile: (919) 541–2985; or email: 

[FRN_Questions@epa.gov]. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Information About IRIS 

EPA’s IRIS is a human health 

assessment program that evaluates 

quantitative and qualitative risk 

information on effects that may result 

from exposure to chemical substances 

found in the environment. Through the 

IRIS Program, EPA provides the highest 

quality science-based human health 

assessments to support the Agency’s 

regulatory activities. The IRIS database 

contains information for more than 550 

chemical substances that can be used to 

support the first two steps (hazard 

identification and dose-response 

evaluation) of the risk assessment 

process. When supported by available 

data, IRIS provides oral reference doses 

(RfDs) and inhalation reference 

concentrations (RfCs) for chronic 

noncancer health effects and cancer 

assessments. Combined with specific 

exposure information, government and 

private entities use IRIS to help 

characterize public health risks of 

chemical substances in a site-specific 

situation and thereby support risk 

management decisions designed to 

protect public health. 

Dated: January 30, 2012. 

Darrell A. Winner, 

Acting Director, National Center for 

Environmental Assessment. 

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AGENCY 

[FRL–9630–3] 

Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities 

Committee (FRRCC) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of Request for 

Nominations to the Farm, Ranch, and 

Rural Communities Committee 

(FRRCC). 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) invites 

nominations from a diverse range of 

qualified candidates to be considered 

for appointment to the Farm, Ranch, 

and Rural Communities Federal 

Advisory Committee (FRRCC). 

Vacancies are anticipated to be filled by 

May 2012. Sources in addition to this 

Federal Register Notice may also be 

utilized in the solicitation of nominees. 


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Background: The FRRCC is a federal 

advisory committee chartered under the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), Public Law 92–463. The 

FRRCC was established in 2008 and 

provides independent advice to the EPA 

Administrator on a broad range of 

environmental issues and policies that 

are of importance to agriculture and 

rural communities. Members serve as 

representatives from academia, industry 

(e.g., farm groups and allied industries), 

non-governmental organizations, and 

state, local, and tribal governments. 

Members are appointed by the EPA 

Administrator for two-year terms with 

the possibility of reappointment. The 

FRRCC generally meets two (2) times 

annually, or as needed and approved by 

the Designated Federal Officer (DFO). 

Meetings will generally be held in 

Washington, DC. Members serve on the 

Committee in a voluntary capacity. 

We are unable to provide honoraria or 

compensation for your services. 

However, if needed, you may receive 

travel and per diem allowances where 

appropriate and according to applicable 

federal travel regulations. EPA is 

seeking nominations from all sectors, 

including academia, industry (e.g., farm 

groups and allied industries), nongovernmental organizations, and state, 

local, and tribal governments. Members 

who are actively engaged in farming or 

ranching are encouraged to apply. EPA 

values and welcomes diversity. In an 

effort to obtain nominations of diverse 

candidates, EPA encourages 

nominations of women and men of all 

racial and ethnic groups. 

In selecting Committee members, EPA 

will seek candidates who possess: 

Extensive professional knowledge of 

agricultural issues and environmental 

policy; a demonstrated ability to 

examine and analyze complicated 

environmental issues with objectivity 

and integrity; excellent interpersonal as 

well as oral and written communication 

skills; and an ability and willingness to 

participate in a deliberative and 

collaborative process. In addition, wellqualified applicants must be prepared to 

process a substantial amount of complex 

and technical information, and have the 

ability to volunteer approximately 10 to 

15 hours per month to the Committee’s 

activities, including participation in 

teleconference meetings and preparation 

of text for Committee reports. 

Submissions Procedure: All 

nominations must be identified by 

name, occupation, organization, 

position, current business address, 

email address, and daytime telephone 

number, and must include: (1) A resume 

detailing relevant experience and 

professional and educational 

qualifications of the nominee; and (2) a 

brief statement (one page or less) 

describing the nominee’s interest in 

serving on the Committee. Interested 

candidates may self-nominate. 

DATES: Applicants are encouraged to 

submit all nominations materials by 

March 15, 2012 in order to ensure 

fullest consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Submit all nominations to: 

Alicia Kaiser, Designated Federal 

Officer, Office of the Administrator, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency (MC 

1101A), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20460. You may 

also email nominations with the subject 

line Committee Nomination to: 

Kaiser.Alicia@epa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alicia Kaiser, Designated Federal 

Officer, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency; Email: Kaiser.Alicia@epa.gov; 

Telephone: (202) 564–7273. 

Dated: February 6, 2012. 

Alicia Kaiser, 

Designated Federal Officer. 

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COMMISSION 

[DA 12–93] 

Emergency Access Advisory 

Committee; Announcement of Date of 

Next Meeting 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This document announces the 

date of the Emergency Access Advisory 

Committee’s (Committee or EAAC) next 

meeting. The February meeting will 

review achievements from 2011 and 

consider plans for activities for 2012. 

DATES: The Committee’s next meeting 

will take place on Friday, February 10, 

2012, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EST), at 

the headquarters of the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC). 

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications 

Commission, 445 12th Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20554, in the 

Commission Meeting Room. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheryl King, Consumer and 

Governmental Affairs Bureau, (202) 

418–2284 (voice) or (202) 418–0416 

(TTY), email: Cheryl.King@fcc.gov and/ 

or Patrick Donovan, Public Safety and 

Homeland Security Bureau, (202) 418– 

2413, email: Patrick.Donovan@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 7, 2010, in document DA 10– 

2318, Chairman Julius Genachowski 

announced the establishment and 

appointment of members and CoChairpersons of the EAAC, an advisory 

committee required by the Twenty-First 

Century Communications and Video 

Accessibility Act (CVAA), Public Law 

111–260, which directs that an advisory 

committee be established for the 

purpose of achieving equal access to 

emergency services by individuals with 

disabilities as part of our nation’s 

migration to a national Internet 

protocol-enabled emergency network, 

also known as the next generation 9–1– 

1 system (NG 9–1–1). The purpose of 

the EAAC is to determine the most 

effective and efficient technologies and 

methods by which to enable access to 

NG 9–1–1 emergency services by 

individuals with disabilities. In 2011, 

the EAAC conducted a nationwide 

survey of individuals with disabilities, 

prepared a report on the survey, and 

developed recommendations for 

achieving equal access to emergency 

services by individuals with disabilities 

as part of our nation’s migration to the 

NG 9–1–1 system. The EAAC 

recommendations were submitted to the 

FCC, in compliance with the CVAA’s 

statutory mandate, by December 7, 2011. 

The meeting site is fully accessible to 

people using wheelchairs or other 

mobility aids. Sign language 

interpreters, open captioning, and 

assistive listening devices will be 

provided on site. Other reasonable 

accommodations for people with 

disabilities are available upon request. 

In your request, include a description of 

the accommodation you will need and 

a way we can contact you if we need 

more information. Last minute requests 

will be accepted, but may be impossible 

to fill. Send an email to: fcc504@fcc.gov 

or call the Consumer and Governmental 

Affairs Bureau at (202) 418–0530 

(voice), (202) 418–0432 (TTY). 

To request materials in accessible 

formats for people with disabilities 

(Braille, large print, electronic files, 

audio format), send an email to 

fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer 

and Governmental Affairs Bureau at 

(202) 418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432 

(TTY). 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Karen Peltz Strauss, 

Deputy Chief, Consumer and Governmental 

Affairs Bureau. 

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