[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 179 (Thursday, September 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47794-47795]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22411]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0645; FRL-8953-7]


Notice of Availability of the External Peer Review Draft of Using 
Probabilistic Methods To Enhance the Role of Risk Analysis in Decision-
Making With Case Study Examples: Correction

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of document availability for public comment; correction.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a 
document in the Federal Register of August 18, 2009 (74 FR 41695), 
concerning notification of availability for public comment of two 
external review draft documents ``Using Probabilistic Methods to 
Enhance the Role of Risk Analysis in Decision-Making With Case Study 
Examples,'' and the ``Managers' Summary'' of the same document. The 
document contained an incorrect date for peer review, an incorrect EPA 
Docket number, and incorrect contact information. This correction 
notice also announces that the public comment period is being extended 
from 15 to 60 days, and that the peer review meeting is being modified 
from a letter peer review by closed teleconference to a publicly held 
external peer review meeting.

DATES: All comments received by October 16, 2009 will be shared with 
the external peer review panel for their consideration. Comments 
received beyond that time may be considered by EPA when it finalizes 
the documents.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kathryn Gallagher, Risk Assessment 
Forum, Mail Code 8105R, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 
564-1398; fax number: (202) 564-2070, E-mail: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fc9b9d90909d9b94998ed2979d88948e8592bc998c9dd29b938a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7017111c1c11171815025e1b11041802091e301500115e171f06">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of August 18, 2009, 
in FR Doc. E9-19755 on pages 41695 to 41696, the following corrections 
are made:

[[Page 47795]]

    On page 41695, in the first column, correct the public comment 
period text to indicate that the public comment period is being 
extended from 15 days to 60 days: The U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA) is announcing a 60-day public comment period for the 
external peer review draft of ``Using Probabilistic Methods to Enhance 
the Role of Risk Analysis in Decision-Making With Case Study 
Examples,'' a white paper, and the ``Managers' Summary'' of the same 
document. All comments received by the closing date of October 16, 2009 
will be shared with the external peer review panel for their 
consideration.
    On page 41695, in the third column, correct the ``DATES'' caption 
to indicate that the public comment period is being extended to 60 
days:

DATES: All comments received by October 16, 2009 will be shared with 
the external peer review panel for their consideration. Comments 
received beyond that time may be considered by EPA when it finalizes 
the documents.
    On page 41695, in the third column, correct the text to indicate 
that the peer review is being changed from letter and closed 
teleconference in the May 2009 time frame to a publicly held external 
peer review meeting in the Fall 2009 time frame:
    The document will undergo independent peer review during an expert 
peer review meeting, which will be convened, organized and conducted by 
an EPA contractor in the Fall 2009 time frame. The external peer review 
meeting will be publicly held, all public comments received in the 
docket will shared with the peer reviewers, and members of the public 
will also be invited to give oral or provide written comments at the 
meeting regarding the draft document under review. The date of the 
external peer review meeting will be announced in a subsequent Federal 
Register notice.
    On page 41695, in the second column, as well as other locations in 
the text identifying the docket number, correct the text to read:
    The panel may consider public comments received in the official 
public docket for this activity under docket ID number EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-
0645.
    On page 41695 in the third column, and page 41696, in the first 
column, correct the contact information to read:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kathryn Gallagher, Risk Assessment 
Forum, Mail Code 8105R, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 
564-1398; fax number: (202) 564-2070, E-mail: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ed8a8c81818c8a85889fc3868c99859f9483ad889d8cc38a829b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d5b2b4b9b9b4b2bdb0a7fbbeb4a1bda7acbb95b0a5b4fbb2baa3">[email protected]</span></a>.

    Dated: September 1, 2009.
Kevin Teichman, PhD,
Acting EPA Science Advisor.
[FR Doc. E9-22411 Filed 9-16-09; 8:45 am]
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