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Therefore, selection decisions involve 

carefully weighing a number of factors 

including the candidates’ areas of 

expertise and professional qualifications 

and achieving an overall balance of 

different scientific perspectives across 

reviewers. The Agency will consider all 

nominations of prospective candidates 

for service as peer reviewers that are 

received on or before the date listed in 

the DATES section of this document. 

However, the final selection of peer 

reviewers is a discretionary function of 

the Agency. At this time, EPA 

anticipates selecting 10–12 reviewers in 

the review of the designated topic. 

EPA plans to make a list of candidates 

under consideration as prospective peer 

reviewers for this review available for 

public comment by late fall of 2023. The 

list will be available in the docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov (docket ID 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2023–0265). 

III. Letter Review 

A. What is the purpose of this Letter 

Review? 

The focus of this Letter Review is to 

review the approach and methodologies 

utilized in the ‘‘2023 Draft Risk 

Evaluation for Tris(2-chloroethyl) 

Phosphate (TCEP).’’ Feedback from this 

review will be considered in the 

development of the final TCEP risk 

evaluation. 

EPA intends to announce in 

December 2023, in the Federal Register, 

the availability of and solicit public 

comment on the draft risk evaluation, at 

which time EPA will provide 

instructions for submitting public 

comments for the Agency’s and Letter 

Peer Reviewers’ consideration. 

B. Why did EPA develop these 

documents? 

TCEP is a High-Priority substance 

undergoing the TSCA risk evaluation 

process after passage of the Frank R. 

Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st 

Century Act, which amended TSCA. 

TCEP has been primarily used in 

paint and coating manufacturing, and in 

polymers used in aerospace equipment 

and products. In the past it has also 

been used in commercial and consumer 

products, including fabric and textile, 

products, foam seating, and 

construction materials. TCEP may also 

be imported in articles intended for 

consumer use. 

In August 2020, EPA published a final 

scope document for 20 High-Priority 

substances, including TCEP, outlining 

the hazards, exposures, conditions of 

use, and the potentially exposed or 

susceptible subpopulations the Agency 

expects to consider in its risk 

evaluation. 

EPA is submitting the ‘‘2023 Draft 

Risk Evaluation for Tris(2-chloroethyl) 

Phosphate (TCEP)’’ and associated 

supporting documents for Letter Peer 

Review. The Letter Peer Review will 

include review of the analysis of 

physical chemical properties, the fate of 

TCEP in the environment, releases of 

TCEP to the environment, 

environmental hazard and risk 

characterization for terrestrial and 

aquatic species, and human health 

hazard and risk characterization for 

workers, consumers, and the general 

population. Specifically, EPA is seeking 

comment on the following issues: 

• The list of considerations EPA used 

to arrive at the human health hazard 

confidence levels and the specific 

confidence levels chosen for individual 

human health hazard outcome 

(neurotoxicity, reproductive/ 

developmental effects, kidney effects, 

and cancer) in the TCEP risk evaluation. 

• Whether the approach used to 

estimate anaerobic degradation in the 

absence of data is appropriate for 

assessing anaerobic degradation in 

sediment. 

• Use of the model, Web-based 

Interspecies Correlation Estimation 

(Web-ICE), to predict acute toxicity 

hazard values for aquatic species not 

represented in the available studies. 

This is the first time EPA has used WebICE in a TSCA risk evaluation. These 

predictions were used with available 

empirical data to create a Species 

Sensitivity Distribution (SSD). The SSD 

was used to calculate a hazardous 

concentration for 5% of species (HC05). 

EPA is also using a data-driven way of 

accounting for uncertainty for 

environmental hazard and is soliciting 

comment on its characterization of this 

uncertainty, specifically its use of the 

lower bound of the 95% confidence 

interval of the hazardous HC05. 

• Human health hazard benchmark 

dose modeling of animal toxicity data 

for TCEP. 

• The list of considerations EPA used 

to arrive at the human health hazard 

confidence levels and the specific 

confidence levels chosen for individual 

human health hazard outcomes 

(neurotoxicity, reproductive/ 

developmental effects, kidney effects, 

and cancer) to quantitatively evaluate 

risk from TCEP. 

• Use of several approaches for 

estimating exposures to humans and 

environmental receptors: (1) The use of 

Verner 2008 Multi-compartment model, 

which was used to assess TCEP 

exposure to infants through human milk 

for the first time in a TSCA risk 

evaluation; (2) the use of Verner 2008 

Multi-compartment model and 

associated uncertainties in extrapolating 

from the inhalation to oral routes of 

exposure; (3) the use of AERMOD model 

to estimate air deposition of TCEP. EPA 

has used AERMOD in previous TSCA 

risk evaluations; however, its use in 

estimating air deposition is novel for 

TSCA risk evaluations. 

• Approach for modeling drinking 

water contamination from wells near 

municipal solid waste landfills, which 

is a new approach for TSCA risk 

evaluations. 

C. How can I access the documents 

submitted for review to the SACC? 

EPA is planning to release the ‘‘2023 

Draft Risk Evaluation for Tris(2- 

chloroethyl) Phosphate (TCEP)’’ and all 

background documents, related 

supporting materials, and draft charge 

questions in December 2023. At that 

time, EPA will publish a separate 

document in the Federal Register to 

announce the availability of and solicit 

public comment on the draft risk 

evaluation and provide instructions for 

submitting written comments. These 

materials will be available in the docket 

at https://www.regulations.gov (docket 

ID number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2023–0265) 

and through the TSCA Scientific Peer 

Review Committees website. In 

addition, as additional background 

materials become available, EPA will 

include those additional background 

documents (e.g., reviewers participating 

in this letter review) in the docket and 

through the website. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2625(h). 

Dated: September 26, 2023. 

Michal Freedhoff, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

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FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: 10 a.m., Thursday, 

October 12, 2023. 

PLACE: You may observe the open 

portions of this meeting in person at 

1501 Farm Credit Drive, McLean, 

Virginia 22102–5090, or virtually. If you 

would like to observe, at least 24 hours 

in advance, visit FCA.gov, select 

‘‘Newsroom,’’ then select ‘‘Events.’’ 

From there, access the linked 

‘‘Instructions for board meeting visitors’’ 

and complete the described registration 

process. 

STATUS: Parts of this meeting will be 

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1Session Closed-Exempt pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(8) and (9). 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The 

following matters will be considered: 

PORTIONS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: 

• Approval of Minutes for September 

14, 2023 

• Young, Beginning, and Small Farmers 

and Ranchers Final Rule 

PORTIONS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC: 

• Office of Secondary Market Oversight 

Periodic Report 1

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

If you need more information or 

assistance for accessibility reasons, or 

have questions, contact Ashley 

Waldron, Secretary to the Board. 

Telephone: 703–883–4009. TTY: 703– 

883–4056. 

Ashley Waldron, 

Secretary to the Board. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21601 Filed 9–27–23; 11:15 am] 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[FR ID: 174730] 

Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of a new matching 

program. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended 

(‘‘Privacy Act’’), this document 

announces a new computer matching 

program the Federal Communications 

Commission (‘‘FCC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’ 

or ‘‘Agency’’) and the Universal Service 

Administrative Company (USAC) will 

conduct with the U.S. Department of 

Housing and Urban Development 

(HUD). The purpose of this matching 

program is to verify the eligibility of 

applicants to and subscribers of Lifeline, 

and the Affordable Connectivity 

Program (ACP), both of which are 

administered by USAC under the 

direction of the FCC. More information 

about these programs is provided in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below. 

DATES: Written comments are due on or 

before October 30, 2023. This computer 

matching program will commence on 

October 30, 2023, and will conclude 18 

months after the effective date. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Elliot S. 

Tarloff, FCC, 45 L Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20554, or to Privacy@

fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elliot S. Tarloff at 202–418–0886 or 

Privacy@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Lifeline program provides support for 

discounted broadband and voice 

services to low-income consumers. 

Lifeline is administered by the 

Universal Service Administrative 

Company (USAC) under FCC direction. 

Consumers qualify for Lifeline through 

proof of income or participation in a 

qualifying program, such as Medicaid, 

the Supplemental Nutritional 

Assistance Program (SNAP), Federal 

Public Housing Assistance, 

Supplemental Security Income (SSI), 

Veterans and Survivors Pension Benefit, 

or various Tribal-specific federal 

assistance programs. 

In the Consolidated Appropriations 

Act, 2021, Public Law 116–260, 134 

Stat. 1182, 2129–36 (2020), Congress 

created the Emergency Broadband 

Benefit Program, and directed use of the 

National Verifier to determine eligibility 

based on various criteria, including the 

qualifications for Lifeline (Medicaid, 

SNAP, etc.). EBBP provided $3.2 billion 

in monthly consumer discounts for 

broadband service and one-time 

provider reimbursement for a connected 

device (laptop, desktop computer or 

tablet). In the Infrastructure Investment 

and Jobs Act, Public Law 117–58, 135 

Stat. 429, 1238–44 (2021) (codified at 47 

U.S.C. 1751–52), Congress modified and 

extended EBBP, provided an additional 

$14.2 billion, and renamed it the 

Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). 

A household may qualify for the ACP 

benefit under various criteria, including 

an individual qualifying for the FCC’s 

Lifeline program. 

In a Report and Order adopted on 

March 31, 2016, (81 FR 33026, May 24, 

2016) (2016 Lifeline Modernization 

Order), the Commission ordered USAC 

to create a National Lifeline Eligibility 

Verifier (‘‘National Verifier’’), including 

the National Lifeline Eligibility Database 

(LED), that would match data about 

Lifeline applicants and subscribers with 

other data sources to verify the 

eligibility of an applicant or subscriber. 

The Commission found that the 

National Verifier would reduce 

compliance costs for Lifeline service 

providers, improve service for Lifeline 

subscribers, and reduce waste, fraud, 

and abuse in the program. 

The Consolidated Appropriations Act 

of 2021 directs the FCC to leverage the 

National Verifier to verify applicants’ 

eligibility for ACP. The purpose of this 

matching program is to verify the 

eligibility of Lifeline and ACP 

applicants and subscribers by 

determining whether they receive 

Federal Public Housing Assistance 

benefits administered by the U.S. 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development. 

Participating Agencies 

U.S. Department of Housing and 

Urban Development; Federal 

Communications Commission. 

Authority for Conducting the Matching 

Program 

The authority to conduct the 

matching program for the FCC’s ACP is 

47 U.S.C. 1752(a)–(b). The authority to 

conduct the matching program for the 

FCC’s Lifeline program is 47 U.S.C. 

254(a)–(c), (j). 

Purpose(s) 

The purpose of this new matching 

agreement is to verify the eligibility of 

applicants and subscribers to Lifeline, 

as well as to ACP and other Federal 

programs that use qualification for 

Lifeline as an eligibility criterion. This 

new agreement will permit eligibility 

verification for the Lifeline program and 

ACP by checking an applicant’s/ 

subscriber’s participation in Federal 

Public Housing Assistance. Under FCC 

rules, consumers receiving these 

benefits qualify for Lifeline discounts 

and also for ACP benefits. 

Categories of Individuals 

The categories of individuals whose 

information is involved in the matching 

program include, but are not limited to, 

those individuals who have applied for 

Lifeline and/or ACP benefits; are 

currently receiving Lifeline and/or ACP 

benefits; are individuals who enable 

another individual in their household to 

qualify for Lifeline and/or ACP benefits; 

are minors whose status qualifies a 

parent or guardian for Lifeline and/or 

ACP benefits; or are individuals who 

have received Lifeline and/or ACP 

benefits. 

Categories of Records 

The categories of records involved in 

the matching program include, but are 

not limited to, the last four digits of the 

applicant’s Social Security Number, 

date of birth, state of residence, and first 

and last name. The National Verifier 

will transfer these data elements to the 

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, which will respond either 

‘‘yes’’ or ‘‘no’’ that the individual is 

enrolled in a qualifying assistance 

program: Federal Public Housing 

Assistance administered by the U.S. 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development. 


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