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approaches to achieving nonpoint 

source reductions of nutrients and 

sediment. 

During TMDL development, EPA will 

work with its partner States and the 

District of Columbia to develop 

individual Watershed Implementation 

Plans (WIPs) and an overall TMDL 

implementation framework. Those plans 

and framework would be part of the 

TMDL Record of Decision and help 

provide reasonable assurance that the 

necessary nutrient and sediment 

reductions from point and nonpoint 

sources identified in the TMDL will be 

achieved. The WIPs will identify 

specific nutrient and sediment 

reduction targets by geographic location 

and sector to achieve allowable 

loadings, as well as a description and 

schedule of actions that the States, DC, 

and local decision-makers will take to 

achieve these reductions. Informed by 

the TMDL, EPA, the States and the 

District of Columbia will also provide 

two-year milestone commitments 

specifying what source controls will be 

taken to reduce nitrogen, phosphorus 

and sediment during that period. EPA is 

working with the States to develop an 

adaptive management approach with 

greater accountability including 

contingencies and consequences that 

would be implemented if a State or the 

District does not achieve its two-year 

milestone commitments or the TMDL’s 

nutrient and sediment reduction and 

implementation targets. 

In May 2009, the Chesapeake Bay 

Program’s Executive Council set new 

short-term goals to reduce pollution to 

the Bay and dramatically accelerate the 

pace of restoration in the Bay and its 

rivers. Instead of pursuing a distant 

deadline, the seven Bay jurisdictions 

will now focus on shorter, two-year 

milestones. The first sets of milestones, 

announced at the Executive Council 

meeting, are scheduled to be met by 

December 31, 2011. By meeting these 

and future milestones, the Bay 

jurisdictions expect to put in place all 

pollution control measures necessary for 

a restored Bay no later than 2025. 

On May 12, 2009, President Obama 

signed an Executive Order entitled 

‘‘Chesapeake Bay Protection and 

Restoration.’’ The Executive Order calls 

on the Federal government to take a 

leadership role in protecting and 

restoring the Bay. Pursuant to the Order, 

a number of Federal agencies, including 

EPA, are developing reports making 

recommendations to the President for 

restoring the Bay, including achieving 

its water quality standards. Draft reports 

are to be submitted to the Federal 

Leadership Committee, chaired by EPA, 

by mid-September 2009. The Federal 

Leadership Committee will then 

integrate these agency reports into a 

draft Strategy for coordinated 

implementation of Federal efforts to 

restore and protect the Bay. That draft 

Strategy will be published for public 

comment in November 2009 and 

released as a final document in May 

2010. EPA expects to integrate the Bay 

TMDL fully into the set of 

recommendations it proposes pursuant 

to the Executive Order. 

Paperwork Reduction Act: The Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) has 

previously approved the information 

collection requirements for developing 

TMDLs pursuant to section 303(d) of the 

CWA under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq. and has assigned OMB 

control number 2040–0071. The OMB 

control numbers for EPA’s regulations 

in 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9. 

EPA Seeks Preliminary Comment on 

the Development of a Nutrient and 

Sediment TMDL for the Chesapeake 

Bay 

By this notice, EPA is seeking 

preliminary comment on the 

development of a TMDL for 

phosphorus, nitrogen, and sediment in 

the impaired tidal segments of the 

Chesapeake Bay. Further information on 

the Chesapeake Bay TMDL development 

may be viewed at http://www.epa.gov/ 

chesapeakebaytmdl. 

EPA will hold a series of public 

meetings between November and 

December 2009 to provide information 

and to solicit input from the public on 

the preliminary development of this 

nutrient and sediment TMDL for the 

Chesapeake Bay. EPA intends to hold a 

second public comment period between 

June and September 2010 after the draft 

Chesapeake Bay TMDL is published. 

EPA requests that the public provide 

to EPA any water quality related data 

and information that may be relevant to 

the development and calculation of the 

Chesapeake Bay TMDL by December 18, 

2009. EPA will review all data and 

information submitted during the public 

comment period and will incorporate it 

into the TMDL as appropriate. 

EPA also requests that the public 

provide any additional information and 

comment regarding the design and 

establishment of the Chesapeake Bay 

TMDL and accompanying 

implementation plans so that EPA can 

incorporate these ideas into the TMDL 

development process. 

Dated: August 31, 2009. 

Tai-Ming Chang, 

Acting Director, Water Protection Division, 

Region III. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

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 DecisionMaking With Case Study Examples: 

Correction 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of document availability 

for public comment; correction. 

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 DecisionMaking 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: 

gallagher.kathryn@epa.gov. 

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: 


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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 DecisionMaking 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: 

gallagher.kathryn@epa.gov. 

Dated: September 1, 2009. 

Kevin Teichman, PhD, 

Acting EPA Science Advisor. 

[FR Doc. E9–22411 Filed 9–16–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0703; FRL–8438–2] 

Pesticide Program Dialogue 

Committee; Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, EPA gives 

notice of a public meeting of the 

Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee 

(PPDC) on October 14–15, 2009. A draft 

agenda is under development that will 

include reports from and discussions 

about current issues from the following 

PPDC work groups: Work Group on 21st 

Century Toxicology/New Integrated 

Testing Strategies; Work Group on WebDistributed Labeling; and Work Group 

on Comparative Safety Statements for 

Pesticide Product Labeling. Discussion 

topics will also cover NPDES permit 

issues regarding pesticides; and current 

Endangered Species Act issues. Several 

PPDC work group meetings are 

scheduled in September and October 

2009, and are open to the public. These 

include the PPDC PRIA Process 

Improvements Work Group meeting on 

October 1, 2009, and meetings of each 

of the above-mentioned three PPDC 

work groups on October 13, 2009, and 

other listed dates. A webcast covering 

NPDES issues in preparation for the 

PPDC meeting is being scheduled for 

October 7, 2009. Information about all of 

these meetings can be found on EPA’s 

website at: http://www.epa.gov/ 

pesticides/ppdc. 

DATES: The PPDC meeting will be held 

on Wednesday, October 14, 2009, from 

9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Thursday, 

October 15, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 12:15 

p.m. 

To request accommodation of a 

disability, please contact the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON

CONTACT, preferably at least 10 days 

prior to the meeting, to give EPA as 

much time as possible to process your 

request. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the Conference Center on the lobby level 

at EPA’s location at 1 Potomac Yard 

South, 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, 

VA. This location is approximately one 

mile from the Crystal City Metro 

Station. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Margie Fehrenbach, Office of Pesticide 

Programs (7501P), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 

0001; telephone number: (703) 308– 

4775; fax number: (703) 308–4776; email address: 

fehrenbach.margie@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this Action Apply to Me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general, and may be of particular 

interest to persons who work in 

agricultural settings or persons who are 

concerned about implementation of the 

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); the Federal 

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA); 

and the amendments to both of these 

major pesticide laws by the Food 

Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996; 

and the Pesticide Registration 

Improvement Act. Potentially affected 

entities may include, but are not limited 

to: Agricultural workers and farmers; 

pesticide industry and trade 

associations; environmental, consumer, 

and farmworker groups; pesticide users 

and growers; pest consultants; State, 

local and Tribal governments; academia; 

public health organizations; food 

processors; and the public. If you have 

questions regarding the applicability of 

this action to a particular entity, consult 

the 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– 

OPP–2009–0703. Although a part of the 

official docket, the public docket does 

not include Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Publicly available docket materials are 

available either in the electronic docket 

at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the Office of 

Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory 

Public Docket in Rm. S–4400, One 

Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. 

Crystal Drive Arlington, VA. The hours 

of operation of this Docket Facility are 

from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The Docket Facility telephone 

number is (703) 305–5805. 


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