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ADDRESSES: Conference call. Public 

access is available at: NOAA, SSMC 3, 

Room 11836, 1315 East-West Highway, 

Silver Spring, Md. 

Status: The meeting will be open to 

public participation with a 5-minute 

public comment period from 5:05–5:10 

p.m. The SAB expects that public 

statements presented at its meetings will 

not be repetitive of previously 

submitted verbal or written statements. 

In general, each individual or group 

making a verbal presentation will be 

limited to a total time of one minute. 

Written comments should be received in 

the SAB Executive Director’s Office by 

September 26, 2011 to provide sufficient 

time for SAB review. Written comments 

received by the SAB Executive Director 

after September 26, 2011, will be 

distributed to the SAB, but may not be 

reviewed prior to the meeting date. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Science Advisory Board (SAB) was 

established by a Decision Memorandum 

dated September 25, 1997, and is the 

only Federal Advisory Committee with 

responsibility to advise the Under 

Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and 

Atmosphere on strategies for research, 

education, and application of science to 

operations and information services. 

SAB activities and advice provide 

necessary input to ensure that National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA) science 

programs are of the highest quality and 

provide optimal support to resource 

management. 

Matters To Be Considered: The 

meeting will include the following 

topics: (1) Final Report from the Climate 

and Environmental Information Services 

Working Groups’ Climate Partnership 

Task Force (2) Review of new members 

and renewal of member terms for the 

Environmental Information Services 

Working Group (3) Terms of Reference 

and Proposed Members for a Satellite 

Task Force (4) NOAA Request for SAB 

Review of the NOAA Research 

Enterprise and (5) NOAA Request for 

the Ecosystem Sciences and 

Management Working Group to vet 

reviewers for the National Marine 

Fisheries Science Centers. For the latest 

agenda, please visit the SAB Web site at 

http://www.sab.noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Cynthia Decker, Executive Director, 

Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Rm. 

11230, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver 

Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301– 

734–1156, Fax: 301–713–1459, E-mail: 

Cynthia.Decker@noaa.gov). 

Dated: September 8, 2011. 

Mark E. Brown, 

Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative 

Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2011–23675 Filed 9–14–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–KD–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Teleconference of the 

Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel on 

Phthalates and Phthalate Substitutes 

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Consumer Product 

Safety Commission (‘‘CPSC’’ or 

‘‘Commission’’) is announcing a 

teleconference of the Chronic Hazard 

Advisory Panel (CHAP) on phthalates 

and phthalate substitutes. The 

Commission appointed this CHAP to 

study the effects on children’s health of 

all phthalates and phthalate alternatives 

as used in children’s toys and child care 

articles, pursuant to section 108 of the 

Consumer Product Safety Improvement 

Act of 2008 (CPSIA) (Pub. L. 110–314). 

The CHAP will discuss its progress 

toward completing its analysis of 

potential risks from phthalates and 

phthalate substitutes. 

DATES: The teleconference will take 

place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. E.D.T. 

(4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. British Summer 

Time or 15:30 to 17:00 G.M.T.) on 

Tuesday, September 20, 2011. Interested 

members of the public may listen to the 

CHAP’s discussion. Members of the 

public will not have the opportunity to 

ask questions, comment, or otherwise 

participate in the teleconference. 

Interested parties should contact the 

CPSC project manager, Michael Babich, 

by e-mail (mbabich@cpsc.gov) for call-in 

instructions no later than Friday, 

September 16, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request access to the teleconference, 

contact the project manager by e-mail at 

mbabich@cpsc.gov, no later than Friday, 

September 16, 2011. For all other 

questions, contact: Michael Babich, 

Directorate for Health Sciences, 

Consumer Product Safety Commission, 

Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 

504–7253; e-mail mbabich@cpsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

108 of the CPSIA permanently prohibits 

the sale of any ‘‘children’s toy or child 

care article’’ containing more than 0.1 

percent of each of three specified 

phthalates: Di- (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 

(DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), and 

benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP). Section 

108 of the CPSIA also prohibits, on an 

interim basis, the sale of any ‘‘children’s 

toy that can be placed in a child’s 

mouth’’ or ‘‘child care article’’ 

containing more than 0.1 percent of 

each of three additional phthalates: 

diisononyl phthalate (DINP), diisodecyl 

phthalate (DIDP), and di-n-octyl 

phthalate (DnOP). 

Moreover, section 108 of the CPSIA 

requires the Commission to convene a 

CHAP ‘‘to study the effects on children’s 

health of all phthalates and phthalate 

alternatives as used in children’s toys 

and child care articles.’’ The CPSIA 

requires the CHAP to complete an 

examination of the full range of 

phthalates that are used in products for 

children and: 

• Examine all of the potential health 

effects (including endocrine disrupting 

effects) of the full range of phthalates; 

• Consider the potential health effects 

of each of these phthalates, both in 

isolation and in combination with other 

phthalates; 

• Examine the likely levels of 

children’s, pregnant women’s, and 

others’ exposure to phthalates, based on 

a reasonable estimation of normal and 

foreseeable use and abuse of such 

products; 

• Consider the cumulative effect of 

total exposure to phthalates, both from 

children’s products and from other 

sources, such as personal care products; 

• Review all relevant data, including 

the most recent, best available, peerreviewed, scientific studies of these 

phthalates and phthalate alternatives 

that employ objective data collection 

practices or employ other objective 

methods; 

• Consider the health effects of 

phthalates, not only from ingestion, but 

also as a result of dermal, hand-tomouth, or other exposure; 

• Consider the level at which there is 

a reasonable certainty of no harm to 

children, pregnant women, or other 

susceptible individuals and their 

offspring, reviewing the best available 

science, and using sufficient safety 

factors to account for uncertainties 

regarding exposure and susceptibility of 

children, pregnant women, and other 

potentially susceptible individuals; and 

• Consider possible similar health 

effects of phthalate alternatives used in 

children’s toys and child care articles. 

The CPSIA contemplates completion 

of the CHAP’s examination within 18 

months of the panel’s appointment. The 

CHAP must review prior work on 

phthalates by the Commission, but it is 

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because the CHAP’s examination must 

be conducted de novo. 

The CHAP must make 

recommendations to the Commission 

about which phthalates, or 

combinations of phthalates (in addition 

to those identified in section 108 of the 

CPSIA), or phthalate alternatives should 

be prohibited from use in children’s 

toys or child care articles or otherwise 

restricted. The Commission selected the 

CHAP members from scientists 

nominated by the National Academy of 

Sciences. See 15 U.S.C. 2077, 2030(b). 

The CHAP met previously in April, 

July, and December 2010, and in March 

and July 2011, at the CPSC’s offices in 

Bethesda, MD, and by teleconference in 

November 2010. The CHAP heard 

testimony from interested parties at the 

July 2010 meeting. The September 2011 

conference call will include discussion 

of the CHAP’s progress in its analysis of 

potential risks from phthalates and 

phthalate substitutes. There will not be 

any opportunity for public comment 

during the conference call. 

Dated: September 12, 2011. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2011–23645 Filed 9–14–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting Notice 

TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, September 

21, 2011, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. 

PLACE: Room 420, Bethesda Towers, 

4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, 

Maryland. 

STATUS: Commission Meeting—Open to 

the Public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Decisional Matter: Unblockable 

Drains. 

Briefing Matter: Table Saws— 

Advance Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking. 

A live Webcast of the meeting can be 

viewed at http://www.cpsc.gov/webcast. 

For a recorded message containing the 

latest agenda information, call (301) 

504–7948. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the 

Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product 

Safety Commission, 4330 East West 

Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 

504–7923. 

Dated: September 13, 2011. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–23808 Filed 9–13–11; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting Notice 

TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, September 

21, 2011; 2–3 p.m. 

PLACE: Hearing Room 420, Bethesda 

Towers, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, Maryland. 

STATUS: Closed to the public. 

MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Compliance Status Report 

The Commission staff will brief the 

Commission on the status of compliance 

matters. 

For a recorded message containing the 

latest agenda information, call (301) 

504–7948. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the 

Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product 

Safety Commission, 4330 East West 

Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 

504–7923. 

Dated: September 13, 2011. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–23809 Filed 9–13–11; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National 

and Community Service (hereinafter the 

‘‘Corporation’’), as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to 

provide the general public and federal 

agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing collections of information in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) (44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program 

helps to ensure that requested data can 

be provided in the desired format, 

reporting burden (time and financial 

resources) is minimized, collection 

instruments are clearly understood, and 

the impact of collection requirement on 

respondents can be properly assessed. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TTY–TDD) may call (202) 565–2799 

between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. eastern 

time, Monday through Friday. 

Currently, the Corporation is 

soliciting comments concerning 

AmeriCorps Application Instructions: 

State Commissions; State and National 

Competitive; Professional Corps; Indian 

Tribes; States and Territories without 

Commissions; and State and National 

Planning. Applicants will respond to 

the questions included in this ICR in 

order to apply for funding through these 

grant competitions. 

Copies of the information collection 

request can be obtained by contacting 

the office listed in the ADDRESSES

section of this notice. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the individual and office 

listed in the ADDRESSES section by 

November 14, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by the title of the information 

collection activity, by any of the 

following methods: 

(1) By mail sent to: Corporation for 

National and Community Service; 

Attention: Amy Borgstrom, Associate 

Director for Policy, Room 9515; 1201 

New York Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20525. 

(2) By hand delivery or by courier to 

the Corporation’s mailroom at Room 

8100 at the mail address given in 

paragraph (1) above, between 9 a.m. and 

4 p.m. Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

(3) By fax to: (202) 606–3476, 

Attention: Amy Borgstrom, Associate 

Director for Policy. 

(4) Electronically through the 

Corporation’s e-mail address system: 

aborgstrom@cns.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Borgstrom, (202) 606–6930, or by 

e-mail at aborgstrom@cns.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Corporation is particularly interested in 

comments that: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Corporation, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 


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