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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–9009–5] 

Environmental Impacts Statements; 

Notice of Availability 

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal 

Activities, General Information (202) 

564–7146 or http://www.epa.gov/ 

compliance/nepa/. 

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact 

Statements. 

Filed 05/28/2013 Through 05/31/2013. 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. 

Notice 

Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act 

requires that EPA make public its 

comments on EISs issued by other 

Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters 

on EISs are available at: http:// 

www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/ 

eisdata.html. 

EIS No. 20130149, Final EIS, FRA, IA, 

Chicago to Council Bluffs-Omaha 

Regional Passenger Rail System 

Planning Study Tier 1, Review Period 

Ends: 07/08/2013, Contact: Andrea 

Martin 202–493–6201. 

EIS No. 20130150, Final Supplement, 

FTA, MN, Central Corridor Light Rail 

Transit Project, Construction-Related 

Potential Impacts on Business 

Revenues, Review Period Ends: 

07/08/2013, Contact: Maya Sarna 

(202) 366–5811. 

EIS No. 20130151, Final EIS, BR, CA, 

Klamath Facilities Removal, Review 

Period Ends: 07/08/2013, Contact: 

Elizabeth Vasquez 916–978–5040. 

EIS No. 20130152, Final EIS, USACE, 

CA, Sierra Vista Specific Plan (SPK– 

2006–01050), Review Period Ends: 

07/08/2013, Contact: Kathy Norton 

916–557–5260. 

EIS No. 20130153, Draft EIS, FTA, CA, 

Downtown San Francisco Ferry 

Terminal Expansion Project, 

Comment Period Ends: 07/30/2013, 

Contact: Mary Nguyen 213–202–3960. 

EIS No. 20130154, Final EIS, FTA, WA, 

Mukilteo Multimodal Project, Review 

Period Ends: 07/08/2013, Contact: 

Daniel G. Drais 206–220–7954. 

EIS No. 20130155, Draft EIS, USFS, ID, 

Beaver Creek Project, Comment 

Period Ends: 07/23/2013, Contact: 

Lauren Goschke 208–769–3046. 

EIS No. 20130156, Draft EIS, BR, NV, 

Newlands Project Resource 

Management Plan, Comment Period 

Ends: 07/29/2013, Contact: Bob 

Edwards 775–882–7592. 

EIS No. 20130157, Draft Supplement, 

FTA, HI, Honolulu Rail Transit 

Project (formerly the Honolulu HighCapacity Transit Corridor Project), 

Comment Period Ends: 07/22/2013, 

Contact: Mary Nguyen 213–202–3960. 

EIS No. 20130158, Final EIS, NPS, TX, 

Guadalupe Mountains National Park 

General Management Plan, Review 

Period Ends: 07/08/2013, Contact: 

Dennis A. Vasquez 915–828–3151. 

EIS No. 20130159, Final Supplement, 

USACE, IN, Indianapolis North Flood 

Damage Reduction Project, Review 

Period Ends: 07/08/2013, Contact: 

Bonnie Jennings 502–315–6871. 

Amended Notices 

EIS No. 20130148, Draft Supplement, 

USACE, FL, Jacksonville Harbor 

Navigation, Comment Period Ends: 

07/15/2013, Contact: Paul Stodola 

904–232–3271. 

Revision to FR Notice Published 5/31/ 

13; Change Agency Contact Name and 

Phone Number to Paul Stodola 904– 

232–3271. 

Dated: June 4, 2013. 

Aimee S. Hessert, 

Deputy Director, NEPA Compliance Division, 

Office of Federal Activities. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2012–0723; FRL–9389–1] 

Trichloroethylene TSCA Chemical Risk 

Assessment; Notice of Public Meetings 

and Opportunity to Comment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA’s contractor, The 

Scientific Consulting Group (SCG), Inc., 

has identified a panel of scientific 

experts to conduct peer review of EPA’s 

draft Toxic Substances Control Act 

(TSCA) chemical risk assessment, 

‘‘TSCA Workplan Chemical Risk 

Assessment for Trichloroethylene: 

Degreaser and Arts/Crafts Uses.’’ EPA 

will hold three peer review meetings by 

web connect and teleconference. EPA 

invites the public to register to attend 

the meetings as observers and/or 

speakers providing oral comments 

during any or all of the peer review 

meetings as discussed in this notice. 

The public may also provide comment 

on whether they believe the appearance 

of conflict of interest exists for any 

proposed peer review panel expert. 

DATES: Meetings. The peer review 

meetings will be held on Tuesday, July 

9, 2013, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., E.D.T; 

Wednesday, July 17, 2013, from 10 a.m. 

to 6 p.m., E.D.T; and Wednesday, 

August 7, 2013, from 1 to 4 p.m., E.D.T. 

Comments. Written comments and 

materials and electronic materials must 

be submitted on or before July 23, 2013. 

Conflict of interest comments. 

Comments on the appearance of a 

conflict of interest for any proposed 

peer review panel expert must be 

submitted on or before June 28, 2013. 

Registration for meetings: To 

participate in any of the public peer 

review meetings, you must register no 

later than 11:59 p.m., EDT, on July 6, 

2013. 

ADDRESSES: Meetings. Meetings will be 

held via web connect and 

teleconferencing. See Unit III.C. in 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

Registration. See Unit III. in 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

Comments. Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2012–0723, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Document Control Office 

(7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: OPPT Document 

Control Office (DCO), EPA East Bldg., 

Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC. ATTN: Docket ID 

Number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2012–0723. 

The DCO is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

DCO is (202) 564–8930. Such deliveries 

are only accepted during the DCO’s 

normal hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPPT– 

2012–0723. EPA’s policy is that all 

comments received will be included in 

the docket without change and may be 

made available online 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 Web site 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 email comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

regulations.gov, your email address will 

be automatically captured and included 

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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 

you submit. If EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

EPA may not be able to consider your 

comment. Electronic files should avoid 

the use of special characters, any form 

of encryption, and be free of any defects 

or viruses. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the docket index available 

at http://www.regulations.gov. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

is not placed on the Internet and will be 

publicly available only in hard copy 

form. 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 OPPT 

Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in 

the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) at Rm. 

3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room 

hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 

legal holidays. The telephone number of 

the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is 

(202) 566–1744, and the telephone 

number for the OPPT Docket is (202) 

566–0280. Docket visitors are required 

to show photographic identification, 

pass through a metal detector, and sign 

the EPA visitor log. All visitor bags are 

processed through an X-ray machine 

and subject to search. Visitors will be 

provided an EPA/DC badge that must be 

visible at all times in the building and 

returned upon departure. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

For technical information contact: 

Stan Barone, Jr., Risk Assessment 

Division (7403M), Office of Pollution 

Prevention and Toxics, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; 

telephone number (202) 564–1169; 

email address: barone.stan@epa.gov. 

For peer review meeting logistics or 

registration contact: Susie Warner, 

Scientific Consulting Group (SCG), Inc., 

656 Quince Orchard Rd., Suite 210, 

Gaithersburg, MD 20878–1409; 

telephone number: (301) 670–4990, ext. 

227; fax number: (301) 670–3815; email 

address: SWARNER@scgcorp.com. 

For general information contact: The 

TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 

South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 

14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 

1404; email address: TSCAHotline@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 interest to a 

wide range of stakeholders including 

those interested in environmental and 

human health assessment, the chemical 

industry, chemical users, consumer 

product companies, and members of the 

public interested in the assessment of 

chemical risks. Since others also may be 

interested, the Agency has not 

attempted to describe all the specific 

entities that may be affected by this 

action. 

B. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through 

regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark 

the part or all of the information that 

you claim to be CBI. For CBI 

information in a disk or CD–ROM that 

you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the 

disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then 

identify electronically within the disk or 

CD–ROM the specific information that 

is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 

complete version of the comment that 

includes information claimed as CBI, a 

copy of the comment that does not 

contain the information claimed as CBI 

must be submitted for inclusion in the 

public docket. Information so marked 

will not be disclosed except in 

accordance with procedures set forth in 

40 CFR part 2. 

2. Tips for preparing your comments. 

When submitting comments, remember 

to: 

i. Identify the document by docket ID 

number and other identifying 

information (subject heading, Federal 

Register date and page number). 

ii. Follow directions. The Agency may 

ask you to respond to specific questions 

or organize comments by referencing a 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 

or section number. 

iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; 

suggest alternatives and substitute 

language for your requested changes. 

iv. Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

v. If you estimate potential costs or 

burdens, explain how you arrived at 

your estimate in sufficient detail to 

allow for it to be reproduced. 

vi. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns and suggest 

alternatives. 

vii. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible, avoiding the use of profanity 

or personal threats. 

viii. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the comment period 

deadline identified. 

II. Background 

On January 9, 2013, EPA published a 

notice in the Federal Register (78 FR 

1856) (FRL–9375–1) on the availability 

of five draft TSCA chemical risk 

assessments for public comment. The 

Agency also asked for nominations for 

external experts to conduct peer reviews 

of the draft TSCA risk assessments, 

including one entitled, ‘‘TSCA 

Workplan Chemical Risk Assessment for 

Trichloroethylene: Degreaser and Arts/ 

Crafts Uses.’’ Trichloroethylene (TCE) 

(CASRN 79–01–6) is one of 83 

chemicals identified for review and 

assessment in EPA’s TSCA Work Plan, 

which was released on March 1, 2012, 

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

existingchemicals/pubs/ 

workplans.html. 

This information is distributed solely 

for the purpose of pre-dissemination 

peer review under applicable 

information quality guidelines. It has 

not been formally disseminated by EPA. 

It does not represent and should not be 

construed to represent any Agency 

determination or policy. 

The draft TCE TSCA risk assessment 

is being peer reviewed consistent with 

guidelines for the peer review of 

influential scientific information and 

highly influential scientific assessments. 

EPA asked a contractor, SCG, to 

assemble a panel of experts to evaluate 

the draft TCE TSCA risk assessment 

report for specific uses of TCE. SCG 

evaluated 27 candidates that were 

nominated as peer reviewers by the 

February 8, 2013 deadline established in 

the January 9, 2013 Federal Register 

notice and evaluated over 100 

additional experts before submitting the 

proposed peer review panel members. 

The proposed peer review panel was 

vetted by the contractor for conflict of 

interest and the appearance of bias 

according to Agency peer review 

guidance as detailed in the contract. 

This proposed peer review panel 

members include: Penny Fenner-Crisp, 

Chair; James Cerhan; Jeffrey H. Driver; 

Timur Durrani; Montserrat Fuentes; 

Kathleen Gilbert; Mike Jayjock; Deborah 

Keil; Ron Melnick; David Morgott; 

Kenneth Portier; Barry Ryan; Raymond 

Runyan; and Calvin Willhite. The 

biographies are available in the docket 

(docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPPT– 

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2012–0723). The public may provide 

comments to the same docket for the 

draft TCE TSCA risk assessment on the 

appearance of a conflict of interest for 

any proposed peer review panel 

member. This comment period on the 

peer review panel membership closes 

on June 28, 2013. The final list of peer 

review panel members will be available 

on the SCG’s Web site at http:// 

www.scgcorp.com. 

The peer review panel is responsible 

for the review of the scientific and 

technical merit of the draft TCE TSCA 

risk assessment, which is available 

through http://www.regulations.gov and 

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

existingchemicals/pubs/ 

workplans.html. The peer review panel 

will not address potential policy 

implications or risk management 

options that may result from the draft 

TCE TSCA risk assessment. Members of 

the public may register to attend any or 

all three meetings as observers and may 

also register to speak offering oral 

comments on each day of the meetings. 

A registered speaker is encouraged to 

focus on issues directly relevant to 

science-based aspects of the draft TCE 

TSCA risk assessment and to address 

specific scientific points in the speaker’s 

oral comments. 

The first peer review meeting on July 

9, 2013, will be dedicated to hearing 

registered speakers’ oral comments on 

the draft TCE TSCA risk assessment and 

reviewing the charge to the peer 

reviewers. Each speaker is allowed 

between 3–5 minutes, depending on the 

number of registered speakers. Given 

time constraints, a maximum of 30 

speakers will be allowed to offer 

comments. If more than 30 speakers 

register to provide oral comments, 

speakers will be selected by SCG in a 

manner designed to optimize 

representation from all organizations, 

affiliations, and present a balance of 

science issues relevant to the Agency’s 

TSCA risk assessment. Peer review 

panel members will have access to 

written comments and materials and 

electronic materials submitted to the 

docket by July 23, 2013. Registered 

observers and speakers will not be 

allowed to distribute any written 

comments or materials or electronic 

materials directly to the peer review 

panel members. To submit written 

comments, please follow one of the 

methods outlined in ADDRESSES. The 

public comment period closes on July 

23, 2013. 

The second peer review panel 

meeting on July 17, 2013, will be 

devoted to deliberations of the draft TCE 

TSCA risk assessment by the peer 

review panel, guided by the charge 

questions to the peer review panel. 

The third and final peer review panel 

meeting on August 7, 2013, will focus 

on the peer review panel’s discussion of 

its draft TCE TSCA risk assessment 

recommendations to EPA. The final peer 

review panel report will be prepared by 

SCG and made available to the public 

according to the Agency peer review 

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

peerreview. EPA will consider SCG’s 

peer review panel report of the 

comments and recommendations from 

the three peer review meetings, as well 

as written comments and materials and 

electronic materials in the docket at 

http://www.regulations.gov, as it 

proceeds to finalize the TCE TSCA risk 

assessment. 

III. How can I request to participate in 

these meetings? 

A. Registration 

To attend the peer review meetings, 

you must register for the meeting no 

later than 11:59 p.m., EDT, on July 6, 

2013. To register for the meeting go to 

http://www.scgcorp.com/tcl2013, 

complete the online registration form, 

and submit the required information. 

You may also register through the U.S. 

Postal Service or by overnight/priority 

mail by sending the necessary 

registration information (see Unit III.B.) 

to the SCG Meeting Coordinator, Ms. 

Susie Warner. The U.S. Postal Service or 

overnight/priority mail address is: The 

Scientific Consulting Group, Inc., 656 

Quince Orchard Rd., Suite 210, 

Gaithersburg, MD 20878–1409. For 

questions or additional information, 

contact Ms. Warner by: Telephone: (301) 

670–4990, ext. 227; fax: (301) 670–3815; 

or email: SWARNER@scgcorp.com. 

Registrations sent via U.S. Postal 

Service or overnight/priority mail must 

be received no later than 11:59 p.m., 

EDT, on July 6, 2013. There will be no 

on-site registration, so members of the 

public who do not register by 11:59 

p.m., EDT, on July 6, 2013, using one of 

the methods described in this unit may 

not receive web access information in 

time to attend the first peer review 

meetings. 

B. Required Registration Information 

Members of the public may register to 

attend any or all three meetings as 

observers, or register to speak if 

planning to offer oral comments during 

the scheduled public comment session 

of a meeting. To register for the 

meetings online or by mail, you must 

provide your full name, organization or 

affiliation, and contact information. You 

must also indicate which meetings you 

plan to attend and if you would like to 

speak during the scheduled public 

comment session of a meeting. If you 

register to speak, you must also indicate 

if you have any special requirements 

related to your oral comments (e.g., 

translation). 

If you indicate that you wish to speak, 

you will be asked to select one category 

most closely reflecting the content of 

your oral comments. These comment 

categories related to the charge 

questions are: 

1. General comments on the risk 

assessment document; 

2. Comments on the exposure 

assessment; 

3. Comments on the hazard 

assessment; 

4. Comments on the risk 

characterization; or 

5. Other issues. 

Should more than 30 speakers register 

for a single meeting, these categories 

will be used to ensure that a balance of 

substantive science issues relevant to 

the assessment is heard. Additional 

information on the selection of speakers 

and speaking times will be sent out by 

SCG 3 days prior to each peer review 

meeting to all individuals registered to 

speak. 

To accommodate as many registered 

speakers as possible, registered speakers 

may present oral comments only, 

without visual aids or written material. 

Peer review panel members will have 

access to any written comments and 

materials and electronic materials 

previously submitted to the docket. 

Registered observers and speakers will 

not be allowed to distribute any written 

comments and materials or electronic 

materials directly to the peer review 

panel members. 

C. Web Meeting Access 

Each peer review meeting will be held 

via web connect and teleconferencing. 

SCG will provide all registered 

participants with information on how to 

participate in advance of the first peer 

review meeting. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Chemicals, 

Peer review, Risk assessments, 

Trichloroethylene. 

Dated: May 31, 2013. 

Wendy C. Hamnett, 

Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics. 

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