### 69064 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 217 / Wednesday, November 10, 2010 / Notices

EPA Headquarters initiated a 60-day period for the Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water to review the recommendation of the Regional Administrator. As part of this review period, EPA has also notified the Department of the Army, the State of West Virginia, Arch Coal, Inc. (the permittee), and the landowners of record as to the Recommended Determination, and has notified these groups that they have 15 days in which to notify the Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water of their intent to take corrective action to prevent the unacceptable adverse impacts to wildlife detailed in the recommendation.

In response, attorneys for the permittee have requested a 30-day extension of this consultation period, to November 29, 2010, in order to review the Recommended Determination and associated technical appendices. Provided in 40 CFR 231.8, EPA may, upon showing of good cause, extend the time requirements in the 404(c) regulations. In this case, EPA believes it is appropriate to grant the permittee’s request for a 30-day extension to the consultation process. This extension will provide additional time to evaluate any corrective actions proposed by the permittee, or other participants in the consultation process described in 40 CFR 231.6, that would prevent the likely unacceptable adverse effects described in the Recommended Determination. The consultation process will therefore expire on November 29, 2010.

As described above, EPA’s 404(c) regulations provide that the Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water shall issue a Final Determination within 60 days of receiving the Regional Administrator’s Recommended Determination. This 60-day period is scheduled to expire on November 23, 2010. EPA may extend this deadline upon a showing of good cause. EPA believes that good cause exists to extend this deadline in order to complete the Final Determination by February 22, 2011. This extension will permit the Office of Water to more closely evaluate Region III’s Recommended Determination and the administrative record, which includes more than 50,000 public comments. It will also enable more careful consideration of any new information that arises during the consultation process undertaken pursuant to 40 CFR 231.6, as described above. Finally, this date is consistent with an order issued by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia on November 2, granting a continued stay in litigation over the Spruce #1 permit until February 22,
2011.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Mr. David Evans, Wetlands Division Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 4502T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Mr. Evans can also be reached via electronic mail at Evans.David@epa.gov

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Dated: November 4, 2010. Peter S. Silva, Assistant Administrator, Office of Water.
[FR Doc. 2010–28383 Filed 11–9–10; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[FRL–9224–6; Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD– 2010–0540]** 

**Draft Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium: In Support of**  **Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System**  **(IRIS)**

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION :**  Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period to December 29, 2010.

**SUMMARY :**  EPA published a 60-day public comment period on September 30, 2010 (75 FR 60454) for the external review draft human health assessment titled, ‘‘Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) ’’ EPA/ 635/R–10/004C. We are extending the public comment period 30 days at the request of the American Chemistry Council (ACC). The draft assessment was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within the EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD). EPA released this draft assessment solely for the purpose of pre-dissemination peer review under applicable information quality guidelines. This draft assessment has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency policy or determination. After public review and comment, an EPA contractor will convene an expert panel for independent external peer review of this draft assessment. The public comment period and external peer review meeting are separate processes that provide opportunities for all interested parties to comment on the assessment. The external peer review meeting will be scheduled at a later date and announced in the Federal Register . Public comments submitted during the public comment period will be provided to the external peer reviewers before the panel meeting and considered by EPA in the disposition of public comments. Public comments received after the public comment period closes will not be submitted to the external peer reviewers and will only be considered by EPA if time permits.

**DATES :**  The public comment period will be extended from November 29, 2010 to December 29, 2010. Comments should be in writing and must be received by EPA by December 29, 2010.

**ADDRESSES :**  The draft ‘‘Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) ’’ is 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 draft assessment title.

Comments may be submitted electronically via http:// www.regulations.gov, by e-mail, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/ courier. Please follow the detailed instructions provided in the

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION** section of the previous notice (75 FR 60454).

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  For information on the docket, http:// www.regulations.gov, or the public comment period, please contact the Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket (Mail Code: 2822T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 202–566–1752; facsimile: 202–566–1753; or e-mail: ORD.Docket@epa.gov.

For information on the draft assessment, please contact Ted Berner, National Center for Environmental Assessment (8601P), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (703) 347–8583; facsimile: (703) 347–8689; or e-mail: FRN

_ Questions@epa.gov.


### 69065 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 217 / Wednesday, November 10, 2010 / Notices

Dated: November 2, 2010. Darrell A. Winner, Acting Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
[FR Doc. 2010–28382 Filed 11–9–10; 8:45 am]

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**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[FRL–9224–5]**

**Draft Toxicological Review of Urea: In Support of Summary Information on**  **the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)** 

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION :**  Notice of peer review meeting.

**SUMMARY :**  EPA is announcing that Versar, Inc., an EPA contractor for external scientific peer review, will convene an independent panel of experts and organize and conduct an external peer review meeting to review the draft human health assessment titled, ‘‘Toxicological Review of Urea: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) ’’ (EPA/635/R–10/005). The draft assessment was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within the EPA Office of Research and Development.

On September 28 EPA released this draft assessment [75 FR 59716] solely for the purpose of pre-dissemination peer review under applicable information quality guidelines. This draft assessment has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency policy or determination.

Versar, Inc. invites the public to register to attend this workshop as observers. In addition, Versar, Inc. invites the public to give brief oral comments and/or provide written comments at the workshop regarding the draft assessment under review. Time is limited, and reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. In preparing a final report, EPA will consider Versar, Inc.’s report of the comments and recommendations from the external peer review workshop and any written public comments that EPA receives in accordance with this notice.

**DATES :**  The peer review panel workshop on the draft assessment for Urea will be held via teleconference on December 13, 2010, beginning at 1 p.m. and ending at 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

**ADDRESSES :**  The draft ‘‘Toxicological Review of Urea: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) ’’ is 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 draft assessment title.

The peer review meeting on the draft Urea assessment will be held via teleconference. To attend the teleconference, register no later than December 6, 2010, by contacting Versar Inc. by e-mail: saundkat@versar.com (subject line: Urea Peer Review Meeting), by phone: 703–750–3000, ext. 545 or toll free at 1–800–2–VERSAR (1– 800–283–7727), ask for Kathy Coon, the Urea Peer Review Meeting Coordinator, or by faxing a registration request to 703–642–6809 (please reference the Urea Peer Review Meeting and include your name, title, affiliation, full address and contact information). There will be limited time at the peer review workshop for comments from the public. Please inform Versar, Inc. if you wish to make comments during the workshop.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  For information on registration, access or services for individuals with disabilities, or logistics for the external peer review workshop, please contact Versar, Inc. at 6850 Versar Center, Springfield, VA 22151; by e-mail: saundkat@versar.com (subject line: Urea Peer Review Meeting), by phone: 703– 750–3000, ext. 545 or toll free at 1–800– 2–VERSAR (1–800–283–7727), ask for Kathy Coon, the Urea Peer Review Meeting Coordinator, or by faxing a registration request to 703–642–6809 (please reference the Urea Peer Review Meeting and include your name, title, affiliation, full address and contact information).

For information on the draft assessment, please contact Amanda Persad, National Center for Environmental Assessment [Mail Code: B–243–01], U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Center for Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone: 919–541 9781; facsimile: 919–541–2985; or e-mail: FRN

_ Questions@epa.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 
I. Information About IRIS

EPA’s IRIS is a human health assessment program that evaluates quantitative and qualitative risk information on effects that may result from exposure to chemical substances found in the environment. Through the IRIS Program, EPA provides the highest quality science-based human health assessments to support the Agency’s regulatory activities. The IRIS database contains information for more than 540 chemical substances that can be used to support the first two steps (hazard identification and dose-response evaluation) of the risk assessment process. When supported by available data, IRIS provides oral reference doses (RfDs) and inhalation reference concentrations (RfCs) for chronic noncancer health effects as well as assessments of potential carcinogenic effects resulting from chronic exposure. Combined with specific exposure information, government and private entities use IRIS to help characterize public health risks of chemical substances in a site-specific situation and thereby support risk management decisions designed to protect public health.

Dated: November 4, 2010. Darrell A. Winner, Acting Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
[FR Doc. 2010–28381 Filed 11–9–10; 8:45 am]

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**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[EPA–HQ–OPP–2002–0262; FRL–8852–4]**

**Endosulfan: Final Product Cancellation Order** 

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  This notice announces EPA’s order for the cancellations, voluntarily requested by the registrants and accepted by the Agency of pesticide products containing endosulfan, pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This cancellation order follows an August 18, 2010, Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Requests from the endosulfan registrants to voluntarily cancel their product registrations. In the August 18, 2010, notice, EPA indicated that it