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applications with respect to the 

authorized programs listed above in a 

letter dated 04/16/2009. 

Also, in today’s notice, EPA is 

informing interested persons that they 

may request a public hearing on EPA’s 

action to approve the State of Texas’ 

request to revise their authorized public 

water system program under 40 CFR 

Part 142, in accordance with 40 CFR 

3.1000(f). Requests for a hearing must be 

submitted to EPA within 30 days of 

publication of today’s Federal Register 

notice. Such requests should include 

the following information: 

(1) The name, address and telephone 

number of the individual, organization 

or other entity requesting a hearing; 

(2) A brief statement of the requesting 

person’s interest in EPA’s 

determination, a brief explanation as to 

why EPA should hold a hearing, and 

any other information that the 

requesting person wants EPA to 

consider when determining whether to 

grant the request; 

(3) The signature of the individual 

making the request, or, if the request is 

made on behalf of an organization or 

other entity, the signature of a 

responsible official of the organization 

or other entity. 

In the event a hearing is requested 

and granted, EPA will provide notice of 

the hearing in the Federal Register not 

less than 15 days prior to the scheduled 

hearing date. Frivolous or insubstantial 

requests for hearing may be denied by 

EPA. Following such a public hearing, 

EPA will review the record of the 

hearing and issue an order either 

affirming today’s determination or 

rescinding such determination. If no 

timely request for a hearing is received 

and granted, EPA’s approval of the State 

of Texas’ request to revise their Part 

142—National Primary Drinking Water 

Regulations Implementation program to 

allow electronic reporting will become 

effective 30 days after today’s notice is 

published, pursuant to CROMERR 

section 3.1000(f)(4). 

Dated: April 16, 2009. 

Lisa Schlosser, 

Director, Office of Information Collection. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8897–6; Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD– 

2009–0040] 

Draft Toxicological Review of 

Halogenated Platinum Salts and 

Platinum Compounds: In Support of 

the Summary Information in the 

Integrated Risk Information System 

(IRIS) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of Peer Review 

Workshop. 

SUMMARY: EPA is announcing that 

Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG), an 

EPA contractor for external scientific 

peer review, will convene an 

independent panel of experts and 

organize and conduct an external peer 

review workshop to review the external 

review draft document titled, 

‘‘Toxicological Review of Halogenated 

Platinum Salts and Platinum 

Compounds: In Support of Summary 

Information on the Integrated Risk 

Information System (IRIS)’’ (EPA/635/ 

R–08/018). EPA previously announced 

the 60-day public comment period 

(ending April 6, 2009) for the draft 

document in the Federal Register on 

February 5, 2009 (74 FR 6154). EPA will 

consider public comments and 

recommendations from the expert panel 

workshop as EPA finalizes the draft 

document. 

The public comment period and the 

external peer review workshop are 

separate processes that provide 

opportunities for all interested parties to 

comment on the document. EPA intends 

to forward public comments submitted 

in accordance with the Federal Register 

notice (74 FR 6154) to ERG for 

consideration by the external peer 

review panel prior to the workshop. 

EPA released this draft document 

solely for the purpose of predissemination public review under 

applicable information quality 

guidelines. This document has not been 

formally disseminated by EPA. It does 

not represent and should not be 

construed to represent any Agency 

policy or determination. 

The public may attend this workshop 

as observers through a registration 

process, and time will be set aside for 

observers to give brief oral comments at 

the workshop regarding the draft 

document under review. The draft 

document and EPA’s peer review charge 

are available via the Internet on the 

National Center for Environmental 

Assessment’s (NCEA) home page under 

the Recent Additions and the Data and 

Publications menus at http:// 

www.epa.gov/ncea. When finalizing the 

draft document, EPA intends to 

consider the comments and 

recommendations from the external peer 

review workshop and any public 

comments that EPA receives in 

accordance with 74 FR 6154, February 

5, 2009. Public comments submitted 

during the 60-day public comment 

period ending April 6, 2009 may be 

observed at http://www.regulations.gov 

under Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD– 

2009–0040. 

DATES: The peer review workshop will 

begin on May 21, 2009, at 

approximately 8:30 a.m. and end at 

approximately 5 p.m., Eastern Standard 

Time. Observers must register by 

Thursday, May 14, 2009. At the time of 

registration, please indicate if you wish 

to make brief oral comments at the 

workshop. 

ADDRESSES: The peer review workshop 

will be held at the Palomar Hotel, 2121 

P Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037. 

ERG is organizing, convening, and 

conducting the peer review workshop. 

To attend the workshop as an observer, 

register by Thursday, May 14, 2009, via 

the Internet at https:// 

www2.ergweb.com/projects/ 

conferences/peerreview/registerplatworkshop.htm. You may also 

register by e-mail at meetings@erg.com 

(subject line: Halogenated Platinum 

Salts and Platinum Compounds 

Workshop), by phone: 781–674–7374 or 

toll free at 800–803–2833 (ask for the 

Halogenated Platinum Salts and 

Platinum Compounds peer review 

coordinator, Laurie Waite), or by faxing 

a registration request to 781–674–2906 

(please reference the ‘‘Halogenated 

Platinum Salts and Platinum 

Compounds Workshop’’ and include 

your name, title, affiliation, full address, 

and contact information). 

EPA welcomes the attendance of the 

public at the Halogenated Platinum 

Salts and Compounds peer review 

workshop and will make every effort to 

accommodate persons with disabilities. 

For information on access or services for 

individuals with disabilities, please 

contact ERG, 110 Hartwell Avenue, 

Lexington, MA 02421–3136; telephone: 

781–674–7374; facsimile: 781–674– 

2906; or e-mail: meetings@erg.com 

(subject line: Halogenated Platinum 

Salts and Platinum Compounds 

Workshop). To request accommodation 

of a disability, please contact ERG, 

preferably at least 10 days prior to the 

meeting, to give EPA as much time as 

possible to process your request. 

The draft ‘‘Toxicological Review of 

Halogenated Platinum Salts and 


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Platinum Compounds: In Support of 

Summary Information on the Integrated 

Risk Information System (IRIS)’’ and 

EPA’s peer-review charge are available 

via the Internet on NCEA’s home page 

under the Recent Additions and the 

Data and Publications menus at http:// 

www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of 

paper copies are available from NCEA’s 

Technical Information Staff, telephone: 

703–347–8561; facsimile: 703–347– 

8691. If you are requesting a paper copy, 

please provide your name, mailing 

address, and the document title. Copies 

are not available from ERG. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the peer review 

workshop, contact ERG, 110 Hartwell 

Avenue, Lexington, MA 02421–3136; 

telephone: 781–674–7374; facsimile: 

781–674–2906; or e-mail: 

meetings@erg.com (subject line: 

Halogenated Platinum Salts and 

Platinum Compounds Workshop). 

If you have questions about the 

document, contact Andrew A. Rooney, 

IRIS Staff, National Center for 

Environmental Assessment, (B243–01), 

U.S. EPA, 109 T.W. Alexander Dr., 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709; 

telephone: 919–541–1492; facsimile: 

919–541–0245; or e-mail: 

rooney.andrew@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Summary of Information About the 

Integrated Risk Information System 

(IRIS) 

IRIS is a database that contains 

potential adverse human health effects 

information that may result from 

chronic (or lifetime) exposure to specific 

chemical substances found in the 

environment. The database (available on 

the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/iris) 

contains qualitative and quantitative 

health effects information for more than 

540 chemical substances that may be 

used to support the first two steps 

(hazard identification and doseresponse evaluation) of a risk 

assessment process. When supported by 

available data, the database provides 

oral reference doses (RfDs) and 

inhalation reference concentrations 

(RfCs) for chronic health effects, and 

oral slope factors and inhalation unit 

risks for carcinogenic effects. Combined 

with specific exposure information, 

government and private entities can use 

IRIS data 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. 

II. Workshop Information 

Members of the public may attend the 

workshop as observers, and there will 

be a limited time for oral comments 

from the public. Pre-registration is 

strongly recommended as space is 

limited, and registrations will be 

accepted on a first-come, first-served 

basis. The deadline for pre-registration 

is May 14, 2009. If space allows, 

registrations will continue to be 

accepted after this date, including onsite registrations. Time will be set aside 

to hear comments from observers, and 

individuals will be limited to a 

maximum of five minutes during the 

morning session of peer review 

workshop. Please let ERG know if you 

wish to make comments during the 

workshop by registering on the Web site 

at https://www2.ergweb.com/projects/ 

conferences/peerreview/registerplatworkshop.htm and indicating your 

intent to make oral comments. 

Dated: April 21, 2009. 

Peter W. Preuss, 

Director, National Center for Environmental 

Assessment. 

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[FRL–8897–8] 

Science Advisory Board Staff Office; 

Request for Nominations of Experts for 

the Review of Technical Guidance on 

Nutrient Criteria Development 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory 

Board (SAB) Staff Office is requesting 

nominations of non-EPA experts to 

augment the SAB Ecological Processes 

and Effects Committee (EPEC) for the 

review of EPA’s draft Technical 

Guidance on Empirical Approaches for 

Numeric Nutrient Criteria Development. 

DATES: Nominations should be 

submitted by May 18, 2009 per 

instructions below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public wishing further 

information regarding this Notice and 

Request for Nominations may contact 

Dr. Thomas Armitage, Designated 

Federal Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office, 

by telephone/voice mail at (202) 343– 

9995; by fax at (202) 233–0643 or via 

e-mail at armitage.thomas@epa.gov. 

General information concerning the 

EPA Science Advisory Board can be 

found on the EPA SAB Web site at 

http://www.epa.gov/sab. Any inquiry 

concerning EPA’s Technical Guidance 

on Empirical Approaches for Numeric 

Nutrient Criteria Development should 

be directed to Ms. Ifeyinwa Davis of 

EPA’s Office of Water (OW) at 

davis.ifeyinwa@epa.gov or (202) 566– 

1096. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The SAB (42 U.S.C. 

4365) is a chartered Federal Advisory 

Committee that provides independent 

scientific and technical peer review, 

advice, consultation, and 

recommendations to the EPA 

Administrator on the technical basis for 

EPA actions. As a Federal Advisory 

Committee, the SAB conducts business 

in accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 

U.S.C. App. C) and related regulations. 

Generally, SAB meetings are announced 

in the Federal Register, conducted in 

public view, and provide opportunities 

for public input during deliberations. 

The Ecological Processes and Effects 

Committee is a standing committee of 

the chartered SAB. Additional 

information about the SAB and its 

committees can be obtained on the SAB 

Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab. 

Nutrient enrichment is one of the 

leading causes of surface water quality 

impairment in the U.S. The adoption of 

numeric nutrient criteria in state water 

quality standards for the protection of 

aquatic life is a high priority for EPA’s 

Office of Water (OW). EPA published 

technical guidance for developing 

numeric nutrient water quality criteria 

in early 2000. The EPA guidance 

focused on the use of reference 

condition approaches for deriving 

nutrient criteria. Because many states 

are currently pursuing the use of 

empirically-derived stressor-response 

relationships as the basis for developing 

numeric nutrient endpoints for water 

quality standards, OW is developing 

recommendations for using a set of 

analytical methods and tools to augment 

EPA’s published guidance manuals. 

EPA has requested that the SAB review 

the Agency’s draft Technical Guidance 

on Empirical Approaches for Numerical 

Nutrient Criteria Development. In this 

regard, EPA has specifically requested 

advice on: the practical use of field data; 

addressing confounding variables and 

uncertainty; addressing indirect 

pathways of adverse effects; and the 

strengths and limitations of proposed 

approaches for deriving numeric values 

for nutrient endpoints. This advice will 

be provided by the SAB EPEC 

augmented with experts who have 

specialized knowledge of the effects of 


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