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DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before June 23, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2003–0041 to (1) EPA online 

using http://www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method) or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Air and Radiation 

Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to: 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer 

for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles M. Petko, Office of Radiation 

and Indoor Air (ORIA), National Air and 

Radiation Environmental Laboratory 

(NAREL), 540 South Morris Avenue, 

Montgomery, Alabama 36115–2601. Tel: 

334–270–3411; fax number: 334–270– 

3454; e-mail address: 

petko.charles@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has 

submitted the following ICR to OMB for 

review and approval according to the 

procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. 

On November 6, 2009 (74 FR 5746), EPA 

sought comments on this ICR pursuant 

to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no 

comments. Any additional comments on 

this ICR should be submitted to EPA 

and OMB within 30 days of this notice. 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–OAR–2003–0041, which is 

available for online viewing at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the Office of Air and 

Radiation Docket in the EPA Docket 

Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 

3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public 

Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays. The telephone 

number for the Reading Room is 202– 

566–1744, and the telephone number for 

the Office of Air and Radiation Docket 

is 202–566–1742. 

Use EPA’s electronic docket and 

comment system at http:// 

www.regulations.gov to submit or view 

public comments, access the index 

listing of the contents of the docket, and 

to access those documents in the docket 

that are available electronically. Once in 

the system, select ‘‘docket search,’’ then 

key in the docket ID number identified 

above. Please note that EPA’s policy is 

that public comments, whether 

submitted electronically or in paper, 

will be made available for public 

viewing at http://www.regulations.gov 

as EPA receives them and without 

change, unless the comment contains 

copyrighted material, confidential 

business information (CBI), or other 

information whose public disclosure is 

restricted by statute. For further 

information about the electronic docket, 

go to http://www.regulations.gov. 

Title: RadNet (Renewal). 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0877.10, 

OMB Control No. 2060–0015. 

ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on May 31, 2010. Under OMB 

regulations, the Agency may continue to 

conduct or sponsor the collection of 

information while this submission is 

pending at OMB. An Agency may not 

conduct or sponsor, and a person is not 

required to respond to, a collection of 

information, unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

The OMB control numbers for EPA’s 

regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after 

appearing in the Federal Register when 

approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9 

and are displayed either by publication 

in the Federal Register or by other 

appropriate means, such as on the 

related collection instrument or form, if 

applicable. The display of OMB control 

numbers in certain EPA regulations is 

consolidated in 40 CFR part 9. 

Abstract: RadNet is a national 

network of stations collecting sampling 

media that include air, precipitation, 

drinking water, and milk. Samples are 

sent to EPA’s National Air and 

Radiation Environmental Laboratory 

(NAREL) in Montgomery, Alabama, 

where they are analyzed for 

radioactivity. RadNet provides 

emergency response/homeland security 

and ambient monitoring information on 

levels of environmental radiation across 

the nation. All stations, usually 

operated by State and local personnel, 

participate in RadNet voluntarily. 

Station operators complete information 

forms that accompany the samples. The 

forms request descriptive information 

pertaining to sample location, e.g., 

sample type, sample location, length of 

sampling period, and volume 

represented. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average less than one hour 

per response. Burden means the total 

time, effort, or financial resources 

expended by persons to generate, 

maintain, retain, or disclose or provide 

information to or for a Federal agency. 

This includes the time needed to review 

instructions; develop, acquire, install, 

and utilize technology and systems for 

the purposes of collecting, validating, 

and verifying information, processing 

and maintaining information, and 

disclosing and providing information; 

adjust the existing ways to comply with 

any previously applicable instructions 

and requirements which have 

subsequently changed; train personnel 

to be able to respond to a collection of 

information; search data sources; 

complete and review the collection of 

information; and transmit or otherwise 

disclose the information. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: All 

fifty States, primarily the State Public 

Health Departments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

302. 

Frequency of Response: Frequency 

varies according to medium being 

sampled: Milk, quarterly; drinking 

water, quarterly; rain (precipitation), as 

events occur; and air, twice weekly. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

8,710. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$480,073 in labor costs and no capital 

or O&M costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is a 

decrease of 623 hours in the total 

estimated burden currently identified in 

the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR 

Burdens. This decrease resulted from 

the installation of new air monitors, 

which require less time from the station 

operators. The new equipment was 

installed as a result of EPA’s decision to 

upgrade existing air monitoring 

equipment. 

Dated: May 18, 2010. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

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AGENCY 

[FRL–9154–3; Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD– 

2008–0663] 

An Exposure Assessment of 

Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers 

(PBDEs) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing 

the availability of a final report titled, 

‘‘An Exposure Assessment of 

Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers’’ (EPA/ 

600/R–08/086F). This document was 

prepared by the National Center for 

Environmental Assessment (NCEA) 

within EPA’s Office of Research and 

Development in support of objectives 

identified in EPA’s 2006 

Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers 

(PBDEs) Project Plan. This document 

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provides an assessment of the exposure 

of Americans to polybrominated 

diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), a class of 

brominated flame retardants. It includes 

chapters on use and production of 

PBDEs, environmental fate, 

environmental and exposure media 

concentrations, and an exposure 

assessment including background 

exposures and exposures to special 

populations. 

DATES: The document will be available 

on or about May 24, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: The report titled, ‘‘An 

Exposure Assessment of 

Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers’’ (EPA/ 

600/R–08/086F) will be 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 document title, ‘‘An 

Exposure Assessment of 

Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers’’ (EPA/ 

600/R–08/086F). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical information, contact Mr. 

Matthew Lorber, NCEA; telephone: 703– 

347–8535; facsimile: 703–347–8692; or 

e-mail: lorber.matthew@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Information About the Document 

This document provides an 

assessment of the exposure of 

Americans to polybrominated diphenyl 

ethers (PBDEs), a class of brominated 

flame retardants. The use of PBDEs as 

flame retardants in products associated 

with the indoor environment has led to 

exposures primarily associated with 

indoor dust. This exposure pattern 

differs from other persistent organic 

pollutants, such as dioxins and PCBs, 

where exposure is dominated by food 

ingestion. Human biomonitoring data 

indicate blood levels of PBDEs in the 

United States are higher than those 

measured in other parts of the world. 

Intake doses, expressed on a body 

weight basis, are highest for infants who 

breast feed and higher for children 

compared with those for adults. 

In December 2008, the draft report 

was released for independent external 

review, and a Federal Register notice 

published on December 4, 2008, 

announced the start of a public review 

and comment period. This final report 

addresses comments received from both 

the external peer review panel and the 

public. 

Dated: May 3, 2010. 

Rebecca Clark, 

Acting Director, National Center for 

Environmental Assessment. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9154–6] 

Science Advisory Board Staff Office; 

Notification of a Public Teleconference 

and Public Meeting of the SAB Dioxin 

Review Panel 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory 

Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a 

teleconference and a face-to-face 

meeting of the SAB Dioxin Review 

Panel to review EPA’s Reanalysis of Key 

Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and 

Response to NAS Comments, External 

Review Draft. 

DATES: There will be a public 

teleconference on June 24, 2010 from 1 

p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Eastern Daylight 

Time). The public meeting will be on 

July 13 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., July 14 

from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and July 15 

from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Eastern 

Daylight Time). 

ADDRESSES: The teleconference will be 

conducted by phone only. The face-toface meeting on July 13–15 will be held 

at The Hilton Embassy Row Hotel, 2015 

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20036; telephone (202) 

265–1600. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public wishing to obtain 

information concerning the public 

teleconference and public meeting may 

contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, 

Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA 

Science Advisory Board Staff Office 

(1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20460; by 

telephone/voice mail at (202) 343–9995 

or via e-mail at 

armitage.thomas@epa.gov. General 

information about the SAB, as well as 

any updates concerning the meeting 

announced in this notice, may be found 

on the SAB Web site at: http:// 

www.epa.gov/sab. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2, notice is 

hereby given that the SAB Dioxin 

Review Panel will hold a public 

teleconference to discuss the plans for 

the subsequent public face-to-face 

meeting to conduct a peer review of 

EPA’s Reanalysis of Key Issues Related 

to Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS 

Comments, External Review Draft (May 

2010). The SAB was established 

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 4365 to provide 

independent scientific and technical 

advice to the Administrator on the 

technical basis for Agency positions and 

regulations. The SAB is a Federal 

Advisory Committee chartered under 

FACA. The SAB will comply with the 

provisions of FACA and all appropriate 

SAB Staff Office procedural policies. 

Background: In 2003, EPA’s Office of 

Research and Development (ORD) 

developed a comprehensive 

reassessment of the health risks of 

dioxin and related compounds. In 2004, 

EPA asked the National Research 

Council of the National Academy of 

Sciences (NAS) to review the 2003 

dioxin reassessment document. In 2006, 

The NAS published its review and 

identified three areas that required 

substantial improvement to support a 

scientifically robust risk 

characterization. These areas were: (1) 

Justification of approaches to doseresponse modeling for cancer and noncancer endpoints; (2) transparency and 

clarity in selection of key data sets for 

analysis; and (3) transparency, 

thoroughness, and clarity in quantitative 

uncertainty analysis. The full NAS 

report, including recommendations, is 

available at http://books.nap.edu/ 

catalog.php?record_id=11688. 

In response to the recommendations 

presented in the 2006 NAS review, the 

EPA published a ‘‘Science Plan for 

Activities Related to Dioxins in the 

Environment’’ on May 26, 2009. The 

plan states that EPA will prepare a draft 

report that responds to the 

recommendations and comments in the 

NAS report and that the SAB will peer 

review the science content of EPA’s 

draft report. Following the SAB review, 

EPA will release the final response to 

comments report, and focus on 

completion of the 2003 reassessment. 

In response to the request from ORD, 

the SAB staff office solicited 

nominations of experts and formed a 

review panel for dioxin [Federal 

Register Notice dated October 15, 2008 

(73 FR 61114–61115)]. The SAB panel 

will conduct a review of the May 2010 

External Review Draft of EPA’s 

Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to 

Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS 

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