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DATES: The National and Governmental 

Advisory Committees will hold an open 

meeting on Wednesday, October 14, 

from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and 

Thursday, October 15, from 8:30 a.m. 

until 1:15 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held, 

tentatively, at either of these hotels: (1) 

Stowe Mountain Center, 5781 Mountain 

Road, Stowe, Vermont 05672. 

Telephone: 802–253–3558; or, (2) The 

Essex, 70 Essex Way, Essex Junction, VT 

05452. Telephone: 802–878–1100. The 

meeting is open to the public, with 

limited seating on a first-come, firstserved basis. The exact location will be 

posted, at http://www.epa.gov/ocem/ 

nacgac-page.htm, prior to the meeting. 

However, interested parties should 

contact Oscar Carrillo (see below). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Oscar Carrillo, Designated Federal 

Officer, carrillo.oscar@epa.gov, 202– 

564–0347, U.S. EPA, Office of 

Cooperative Environmental 

Management (1601–M), 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests 

to make oral comments or provide 

written comments to the Committees 

should be sent to Oscar Carrillo, 

Designated Federal Officer, at the 

contact information above. 

Meeting Access: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact Oscar 

Carrillo at 202–564–0347 or 

carrillo.oscar@epa.gov. To request 

accommodation of a disability, please 

contact Oscar Carrillo, preferably at 

least 10 days prior to the meeting, to 

give EPA as much time as possible to 

process your request. 

Dated: September 25, 2009. 

Cynthia Jones-Jackson, 

Acting Designated Federal Officer. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8964–1] 

Methodology for Deriving Ambient 

Water Quality Criteria for the 

Protection of Human Health; Technical 

Support Document, Volume 3: 

Development of Site-Specific 

Bioaccumulation Factors 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability of final 

document. 

SUMMARY: In 2000, EPA announced the 

availability of final revisions to the 

Methodology for Deriving Ambient 

Water Quality Criteria for the Protection 

of Human Health (2000) (hereafter 

‘‘2000 Human Health Methodology’’) 

published pursuant to section 304(a) (1) 

of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Along 

with the 2000 Human Health 

Methodology, EPA committed to 

publishing several technical support 

documents to provide additional detail 

to the Methodology document, 

including two documents that describe 

the development of bioaccumulation 

factors for use in ambient water quality 

criteria calculations. In 2003, EPA 

announced the release of the Technical 

Support Document Volume 2: 

Development of National 

Bioaccumulation Factors (hereafter 

‘‘National BAF TSD’’). Today, the 

Agency is releasing the Technical 

Support Document, Volume 3: 

Development of Site-Specific 

Bioaccumulation Factors (hereafter 

‘‘Site-Specific BAF TSD’’) that 

accompanies the Methodology and the 

National BAF TSD. EPA accepted 

scientific views on the draft document 

in two separate Federal Register 

Notices. The National BAF TSD 

contains technical details on how EPA 

develops national bioaccumulation 

factors for use in deriving national 

recommended ambient water quality 

criteria for protecting human health. 

The Site-Specific BAF TSD contains 

technical details on how States and 

Tribes may develop site-specific 

bioaccumulation factors for use in 

deriving site-specific ambient water 

quality criteria for protecting human 

health. The goal in deriving site-specific 

BAFs is to determine the most accurate 

estimates of bioaccumulation feasible 

for each site. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Heidi L. Bethel, Health and Ecological 

Criteria Division (4304T), U.S. EPA, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; (202) 566–2054; 

bethel.heidi@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Where can I find additional 

information on this document? 

EPA solicited scientific views on the 

draft document in two separate Federal 

Register Notices (73 FR 36866 and 73 

FR 46624). Scientific views were 

accepted at http://www.regulations.gov 

at Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2008– 

0494. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either 

electronically in http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the Office of Water Docket/EPA/DC, 

1301 Constitution Ave, NW., EPA West, 

Room 3334, Washington DC. This 

Docket Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. 

until 4:30 p.m., EDT, Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 

telephone number for the Public 

Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and 

the telephone number for the Office of 

Water is (202) 566–2426. 

Scientific views received by EPA and 

a document indicating EPA’s response 

to scientific views can also be found at 

the docket locations listed above. A 

range of scientific views were received 

on the document. Views received did 

result in some minor changes to the 

document including some changes to 

table and figure captions; an example 

calculation correction and clarification 

of chemical types for which the 

document applies. A comprehensive list 

of changes to the document can be 

found in the response document. Other 

comments were addressed in the 

comment document, but did not result 

in changes to the document. 

A. Does This Action Apply to Me? 

The intended audience for the SiteSpecific BAF TSD includes State and 

Tribal water quality staff scientists or 

risk assessors (‘‘investigators’’) who are 

responsible for deriving State or Tribal 

water quality standards, stakeholders 

interested in developing site-specific 

BAFs, and other users interested in sitespecific bioaccumulation issues for 

other applications. 

II. What Are Water Quality Criteria? 

Water quality criteria are scientifically 

derived numeric and/or narrative values 

that protect applicable designated uses, 

e.g., aquatic life or human health, from 

the deleterious effects of pollutants in 

ambient water. Section 304(a)(1) of the 

Clean Water Act requires EPA to 

develop and publish and, from time to 

time, revise water quality criteria to 

accurately reflect the latest scientific 

knowledge. Water quality criteria 

developed under section 304(a) are 

based solely on data and scientific 

judgments on the relationship between 

pollutant concentrations and 

environmental and human health 

effects. Section 304(a) criteria do not 

reflect consideration of economic 

impacts or the technological feasibility 

of meeting the chemical concentrations 

in ambient water. Section 304(a) criteria 

provide guidance to States and 

authorized Tribes in adopting water 

quality standards that ultimately 

provide a basis for controlling 

discharges or releases of pollutants. The 

criteria also provide guidance to EPA 

when promulgating Federal regulations 


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under section 303(c) when such action 

is necessary. 

The 2000 Human Health 

Methodology, along with the Technical 

Support Documents, provides States 

and authorized Tribes with guidance to 

adjust water quality criteria developed 

by EPA under section 304 to reflect 

local conditions or to develop their own 

water quality criteria using scientifically 

defensible methods. EPA believes that 

ambient water quality criteria inherently 

require several risk management 

decisions that are, in many cases, better 

made at the State, Tribal, or regional 

level. EPA encourages States and 

authorized Tribes to use the final 

Methodology and Technical Support 

Documents to develop site-specific 

water quality criteria to appropriately 

reflect local conditions. The SiteSpecific BAF TSD, released with today’s 

announcement, will assist States and 

authorized Tribes in development of 

site-specific BAFs for use in site-specific 

ambient water quality criteria 

calculations. 

III. Background Information on the 

Bioaccumulation Factors Technical 

Support Document Volume III (SiteSpecific BAF TSD) 

In order to prevent harmful exposures 

to chemicals in water through eating 

contaminated fish and shellfish, 

national section 304(a) water quality 

criteria for protecting human health 

address chemical bioaccumulation in 

aquatic organisms. Bioaccumulation 

occurs when aquatic organisms 

accumulate chemicals in their bodies 

when they are exposed to these 

chemicals through the surrounding 

media (e.g., water, food, sediment). The 

extent of bioaccumulation by aquatic 

organisms varies widely depending on 

the chemical and the species, but it can 

be extremely high for some highly 

persistent and lipid-soluble chemicals. 

For such highly bioaccumulative 

chemicals, concentrations in aquatic 

organisms may pose unacceptable 

human health risks from eating fish and 

shellfish even when concentrations in 

water are too low to cause unacceptable 

health risks from drinking the water. 

EPA developed detailed procedures 

and guidelines described in the 2000 

Human Health Methodology for 

estimating bioaccumulation factor (BAF) 

values for use in deriving or revising 

ambient water quality criteria. The 

National BAF TSD discusses the 

technical basis for developing national 

BAFs, the underlying assumptions and 

uncertainties inherent to the approach, 

and applying the bioaccumulation 

component of the 2000 Human Health 

Methodology. The Site-Specific BAF 

TSD expands on the information 

presented in the National BAF TSD by 

providing users with specific 

information on how to calculate sitespecific BAFs for use in modifying the 

national section 304(a) criteria, and is 

available on EPA’s Web site at http:// 

www.epa.gov/waterscience/criteria/ 

humanhealth/method/index.html. Both 

documents rely on a framework for 

selecting the appropriate procedure for 

deriving BAFs that is based on chemical 

properties, biological activity and 

scientific information. The Site-Specific 

BAF TSD presents methods for States, 

Tribes and other interested parties to 

calculate BAFs that are specific to their 

site. The goal in deriving site-specific 

BAFs is to determine the most accurate 

estimates of bioaccumulation feasible 

for each site. 

Dated: September 21, 2009. 

Michael H. Shapiro, 

Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Water. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0608; FRL–8433–1] 

Pesticide Experimental Use Permit; 

Receipt of Application; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s 

receipt of an application 67979–EUP–I 

from Syngenta Seeds Inc. requesting an 

experimental use permit (EUP) for the 

plant-incorporated protectant (PIP) 

[Event 5307] Bacillus thuringiensis 

eCry3.1Ab protein and the genetic 

material necessary for its production 

(vector pSYN12274) in event 5307 corn 

(SYN–;53;7–1) and combined trait 

hybrids with one or more of the 

following additional PIPs: 1) [Bt11] 

Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab deltaendotoxin and the genetic material (as 

contained in plasmid vector pZO1502) 

necessary for its production in corn, 2) 

[DAS–59122–7] Bacillus thuringiensis 

Cry34Ab1 and Cry35Ab1 proteins and 

the genetic material (vector PHP 17662) 

necessary for their production in Event 

DAS–59122–7 corn, 3) [MIR162] 

Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3Aa20 and the 

genetic material necessary for its 

production (vector pNOV1300) in event 

MIR162 maize (SYN–IR162–4), 4) 

[MIR604] Modified Cry3A protein and 

the genetic material necessary for its 

production (via elements of pZM26) in 

corn (SYN–IR604–8), and 5) [TC1507] 

Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1F protein and 

the genetic material (vector PHP8999) 

for its production in Event TC1507 corn. 

The Agency has determined that the 

permit may be of regional and national 

significance. Therefore, in accordance 

with 40 CFR 172.11(a), the Agency is 

soliciting comments on this application. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 30, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0608, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001. 

• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public 

Docket (7502P), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One 

Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. 

Crystal Dr., Arlington,VA. Deliveries are 

only accepted during the Docket 

Facility’s normal hours of operation 

(8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays). 

Special arrangements should be made 

for deliveries of boxed information. The 

Docket Facility telephone number is 

(703) 305–5805. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2009– 

0608. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the docket 

without change and may be made 

available on-line at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through regulations.gov or email. The regulations.gov website 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 e-mail comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

regulations.gov, your e-mail address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the docket and made available 

on the Internet. If you submit an 

electronic comment, EPA recommends 

that you include your name and other 

contact information in the body of your 

comment and with any disk or CD-ROM 


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