Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 52 / Thursday, March 18, 2010 / Notices 13125 

[FR Doc. 2010–5936 Filed 3–17–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9128–2] 

Science Advisory Board Staff Office; 

Notification of a Public Meeting of the 

Science Advisory Board; 

Environmental Engineering Committee 

Augmented for the Evaluation and 

Comment on EPA’s Proposed 

Research Approach for Studying the 

Potential Relationships Between 

Hydraulic Fracturing and Drinking 

Water Resources 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA or Agency) Science 

Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office 

announces a public face-to-face meeting 

of the SAB Environmental Engineering 

Committee (EEC). The SAB EEC, 

augmented with other SAB members, 

will evaluate and comment on EPA’s 

proposed approach to study the 

potential public health and 

environmental protection issues that 

may be associated with hydraulic 

fracturing. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

April 7, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., 

and April 8, 2010 from 8 a.m. to 12 

noon (Eastern Daylight Time). 

ADDRESSES: The Committee meeting 

will be held at the St. Regis Hotel 

located at 923 16th Street Northwest, 

Washington, DC 20006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Members of the public who wish to 

obtain additional information regarding 

this meeting may contact Mr. Edward 

Hanlon, Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board 

(1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone/ 

voice mail: (202) 343–9946; fax (202) 

233–0643; or via e-mail at 

hanlon.edward@epa.gov. General 

information about the EPA 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. Any inquiry 

regarding EPA’s planned research 

approach to study the potential public 

health and environmental protection 

issues that may be associated with 

hydraulic fracturing should be directed 

to Teri Richardson, EPA Office of 

Research and Development (ORD), at 

richardson.teri@epa.gov or (513) 569– 

7949. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 

U.S.C., App. 2, notice is hereby given 

that the SAB EEC augmented with other 

SAB members will hold a public 

meeting to evaluate and comment on 

EPA’s proposed approach to study the 

potential public health and 

environmental protection issues that 

may be associated with hydraulic 

fracturing performed for extraction of 

natural gas from geologic formations. 

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. 

In its Fiscal Year 2010 Appropriation 

Conference Committee Directive to EPA, 

the U.S. House of Representatives 

approved a provision that urges EPA to 

conduct analyses to assess the potential 

risks to drinking water posed by 

hydraulic fracturing of formations 

including coalbeds and shale for 

extraction of natural gas. Hydraulic 

fracturing (or hydrofracking) generates 

vertical and horizontal fractures in 

underground geologic formations to 

facilitate extraction of gas (or oil) from 

the subsurface. While each formation 

has unique characteristics and features, 

the general process involves drilling a 

vertical well, extending the well bore 

horizontally into the formation, 

removing water, injecting hydrofracking 

fluids and then extracting the natural 

gas along with separation and 

management of fluids. To meet the 

Congressional request, EPA’s ORD has 

initiated a draft approach to gather 

existing data and information including 

a stakeholder input process; to catalog 

potential risks to drinking water 

supplies from hydraulic fracturing; to 

identify data gaps; and to develop 

research questions, research needs, and 

research products. 

ORD is seeking evaluation and 

comment from the SAB regarding EPA’s 

proposed approach. Accordingly, the 

SAB EEC augmented with other SAB 

members will hold a public meeting to 

evaluate and comment on ORD’s 

planned research approach to study the 

potential public health and 

environmental protection issues that 

may be associated with hydraulic 

fracturing. 

Availability of Meeting Materials: The 

agenda and EPA’s ORD proposed 

research approach will be available on 

the SAB Web site at http:// 

www.epa.gov/sab in advance of the 

meeting. 

Interested members of the public may 

submit relevant written or oral 

information on the topic of this advisory 

activity for the SAB to consider during 

the advisory process. 

Oral Statements: In general, 

individuals or groups requesting an oral 

presentation at this public meeting will 

be limited to five minutes per speaker, 

with no more than a total of one hour 

for all speakers. Interested parties 

should contact Edward Hanlon, DFO, in 

writing (preferably via e-mail), at the 

contact information noted above, by 

March 29, 2010 to be placed on the list 

of public speakers for the meeting. 

Written Statements: Written statements 

should be received in the SAB Staff 

Office by March 29, 2010 so that the 

information may be made available to 

the SAB EEC augmented with other SAB 

members for their consideration. 

Written statements should be supplied 

to the DFO in the following formats: one 

hard copy with original signature, and 

one electronic copy via e-mail 

(acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat 

PDF, WordPerfect, MS Word, MS 

PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM– 

PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format). 

Submitters are requested to provide two 

versions of each document submitted 

with and without signatures, because 

the SAB Staff Office does not publish 

documents with signatures on its Web 

sites. 

Accessibility: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact Edward 

Hanlon at the phone number or e-mail 

address noted above, preferably at least 

ten days prior to the meeting, to give 

EPA as much time as possible to process 

your request. 

Dated: March 11, 2010. 

Anthony F. Maciorowski, 

Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board 

Staff Office. 

[FR Doc. 2010–5956 Filed 3–17–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0229; FRL–8816–8] 

Pet Spot-On Analysis and Mitigation 

Plan Available for Public Comment; 

Notice of Availability 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 


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13126 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 52 / Thursday, March 18, 2010 / Notices 

ACTION: Notice of availability; opening 

of public comment period. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency is announcing the 

availability of its analysis of the data 

collected as a result of the Agency’s 

awareness of increasing numbers of 

incidents associated with registered pet 

spot-on products to control fleas and 

ticks and a mitigation plan. The analysis 

consists of a Technical Review 

Document and Data Evaluation Records 

for pet spot-on products. The Agency is 

requesting comment on the necessary 

mitigation, including how best to 

effectively implement these measures. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 17, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0229 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–2010– 

0229. 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 

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 OPP 

Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S– 

4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 

2777 S. Crystal Dr., 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kimberly Nesci, Registration Division 

(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(703) 308–8059; fax number: (703) 308– 

0029; e-mail address: 

nesci.kimberly@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this Action Apply to Me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you use pet spot-on 

products or are a registrant of pet spoton products. Potentially affected entities 

may include, but are not limited to: 

• Chemical Manufacturers (NAICS 

code 32532), e.g., pet pesticide 

manufacturers. 

This listing is not intended to be 

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide 

for readers regarding entities likely to be 

affected by this action. Other types of 

entities not listed in this unit could also 

be affected. The North American 

Industrial Classification System 

(NAICS) codes have been provided to 

assist you and others in determining 

whether this action might apply to 

certain entities. If you have any 

questions regarding the applicability of 

this action to a particular entity, consult 

the person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

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 e-mail. 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. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, animal 

health, pesticides, pet spot-on products, 

pets. 


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Dated: March 11, 2010. 

G. Jeffrey Herndon, 

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office 

of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2010–5957 Filed 3–17–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–R07–OPPT–2010–0155; FRL–9128–4] 

Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair 

and Painting Activities in Target 

Housing and Child Occupied Facilities; 

State of Iowa. Notice of SelfCertification Program Authorization, 

Request for Public Comment, 

Opportunity for Public Hearing 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice; program authorization, 

request for comments and opportunity 

for public hearing. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that on 

January 19, 2010, the State of Iowa was 

deemed authorized under section 404(a) 

of the Toxic Substances Control Act 

(TSCA), 15 U.S.C. 2684(a), and 40 CFR 

745.324(d)(2), to administer and enforce 

requirements for a renovation, repair 

and painting program in accordance 

with section 402(c)(3) of TSCA, 15 

U.S.C. 2682(c)(3). This notice also 

announces that EPA is seeking comment 

during a 45-day public comment period, 

and is providing an opportunity to 

request a public hearing within the first 

15 days of this comment period, on 

whether Iowa’s program is at least as 

protective as the Federal program and 

provides for adequate enforcement. This 

notice also announces that the 

authorization of the Iowa 402(c)(3) 

program, which was deemed authorized 

by regulation and statute on January 19, 

2010, will continue without further 

notice unless EPA, based on its own 

review and/or comments received 

during the comment period, 

disapproves the Iowa program 

application on or before July 19, 2010. 

DATES: Comments, identified by docket 

control number EPA–R07–OPPT–2010– 

0155, must be received on or before May 

3, 2010. In addition, a public hearing 

request must be submitted on or before 

April 2, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, and requests for 

a public hearing, may be submitted by 

mail, electronically, or in person. Please 

follow the detailed instructions for each 

method as provided in Section I of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure 

proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative 

that you identify docket control number 

EPA–R07–OPPT–2010–0155 in the 

subject line on the first page of your 

response. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Crystal McIntyre, Technical Contact, 

Toxics and Pesticides Branch, Water, 

Wetlands, and Pesticides Division, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 7, 901 N. 5th Street, Kansas City, 

KS 66101, telephone number: (913) 

551–7261; e-mail address: 

mcintyre.crystal@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

General Information 

A. Does This Action Apply to Me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general, to entities offering Lead Safe 

Renovation courses, and to firms and 

individuals engaged in renovation and 

remodeling activities of pre-1978 

housing in the State of Iowa. Individuals 

and firms falling under the North 

American Industrial Classification 

System (NAICS) codes 231118, 238210, 

238220, 238320, 531120, 531210, 53131, 

e.g., General Building Contractors/ 

Operative Builders, Renovation Firms, 

Individual Contractors, and Special 

Trade Contractors like Carpenters, 

Painters, Drywall workers and 

Plumbers, ‘‘Home Improvement’’ 

Contractors, as well as Property 

Management Firms and some Landlords 

are also affected by these rules. This 

listing is not intended to be exhaustive, 

but rather provides a guide for readers 

regarding entities likely to be affected by 

this action. Other types of entities not 

listed in this notice could also be 

affected. The NAICS codes have been 

provided to assist you and others in 

determining whether this action might 

apply to certain entities. If you have any 

questions regarding the applicability of 

this action to a particular entity, consult 

the technical person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

B. How Can I Get Additional 

Information, Including Copies of this 

Document or Other Related Documents? 

1. Electronically: EPA has established 

an official record for this action under 

docket control number EPA–R07– 

OPPT–2010–0155. This docket may be 

accessed through http:// 

www.regulations.gov. The official record 

consists of the documents specifically 

referenced in this action, this notice, the 

State of Iowa 402(c)(3) program 

authorization application, any public 

comments received during an applicable 

comment period, and other information 

related to this action, including any 

information claimed as Confidential 

Business Information (CBI). 

2. In person: You may read this 

document, and certain other related 

documents, by visiting Iowa Department 

of Public Health, 321 E. 12th Street, Des 

Moines, IA 50319–0075; contact person, 

Rita Gergely, telephone number (515) 

242–6340. You may also read this 

document, and certain other related 

documents, by visiting the 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 7, 901 N. 5th Street, Kansas City, 

KS 66101. You should arrange your visit 

to the EPA office by contacting the 

technical person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

C. How and to Whom Do I Submit 

Comments? 

You may submit comments through 

the mail, in person, or electronically. To 

ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is 

imperative that you identify docket 

control number EPA–R07–OPPT–2010– 

0155 in the subject line on the first page 

of your response. 

1. By mail or in person or by courier: 

Submit or deliver your comments and 

public hearing requests to: Crystal 

McIntyre, Technical Contact, Toxics and 

Pesticides Branch, Water, Wetlands, and 

Pesticides Division, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Region 7, 901 N. 5th 

Street, Kansas City, KS 66101. The 

Regional office is open from 8 a.m. to 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays. 

2. Electronically: You may submit 

your comments and public hearing 

requests electronically by e-mail to: 

mcintyre.crystal@epa.gov or mail your 

computer disk to the address identified 

above. Do not submit any information 

electronically that you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI). 

Electronic comments must be submitted 

as an ASCII file avoiding the use of 

special characters and any form of 

encryption. Comments and data will 

also be accepted on standard disks in 

Microsoft Word or ASCII file format. 

D. How Should I Handle CBI 

Information That I Want to Submit to 

the Agency? 

Do not submit this information to EPA 

through regulations.gov or e-mail. 

Clearly mark on each page 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 that 

you mail to EPA 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 


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