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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. 

[FR Doc. E9–9580 Filed 4–24–09; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[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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nutrient enrichment on freshwater, 

marine, and estuarine ecosystems. 

Request for Nominations 

To augment expertise on the SAB 

EPEC for review of EPA’s nutrient 

criteria guidance, the SAB Staff Office is 

seeking nominations of nationally and 

internationally recognized scientists in 

fields such as ecology, biology, 

environmental science, risk assessment, 

statistics, and zoology. We particularly 

seek scientists with specialized 

knowledge and expertise in the use of 

empirically-derived stressor-response 

relationships as the basis for developing 

nutrient assessment endpoints and 

criteria for the protection of aquatic life. 

Process and Deadline for Submitting 

Nominations: Any interested person or 

organization may nominate individuals 

qualified in the area of science as 

described above to be considered for 

appointment to augment this SAB 

Committee. Candidates may also 

nominate themselves. Nominations 

should be submitted in electronic 

format (which is preferred over hard 

copy) following the instructions for 

‘‘Nominating Experts to Advisory Panels 

and Ad Hoc Committees Being Formed’’ 

provided on the SAB Web site. The form 

can be accessed through the 

‘‘Nomination of Experts’’ link on the 

blue navigational bar on the SAB Web 

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

receive full consideration, nominations 

should include all of the information 

requested, and should be submitted in 

time to arrive no later than May 18, 

2009. 

EPA’s SAB Staff Office requests 

contact information about: the person 

making the nomination; contact 

information about the nominee; the 

disciplinary and specific areas of 

expertise of the nominee; the nominee’s 

curriculum vitae; sources of recent grant 

and/or contract support; and a 

biographical sketch of the nominee 

indicating current position, educational 

background, research activities, and 

recent service on other national 

advisory committees or national 

professional organizations. 

Persons having questions about the 

nomination procedures, or who are 

unable to submit nominations through 

the SAB Web site, should contact Dr. 

Thomas Armitage, DFO, at the contact 

information provided above in this 

notice. Non-electronic submissions 

must follow the same format and 

contain the same information as the 

electronic. 

The SAB Staff Office will 

acknowledge receipt of the nomination 

and inform nominees of the Committee 

for which they have been nominated. 

From the nominees identified by 

respondents to this Federal Register 

notice (termed the ‘‘Widecast’’) and 

other sources, the SAB Staff Office will 

develop a smaller subset (known as the 

‘‘Short List’’) for more detailed 

consideration. The Short List will be 

posted on the SAB Web site at http:// 

www.epa.gov/sab and will include, for 

each candidate, the nominee’s name and 

biosketch. Public comments on the 

Short List will be accepted for 21 

calendar days. During this comment 

period, the public will be requested to 

provide information, analysis, or other 

documentation on nominees that the 

SAB Staff Office should consider in 

evaluating candidates for the 

Committee. 

For the SAB, a balanced Committee is 

characterized by inclusion of candidates 

who possess the necessary domains of 

knowledge, the relevant scientific 

perspectives (which, among other 

factors, can be influenced by work 

history and affiliation) and the 

collective breadth of experience to 

adequately address the charge. Public 

responses to the Short List candidates 

will be considered in the selection of 

the Committee, along with information 

provided by candidates and information 

gathered by SAB Staff independently 

concerning the background of each 

candidate (e.g., financial disclosure 

information and computer searches to 

evaluate a nominee’s prior involvement 

with the topic under review). Specific 

criteria to be used in evaluation of an 

individual Committee member include: 

(a) Scientific and/or technical expertise, 

knowledge, and experience (primary 

factors); (b) absence of financial 

conflicts of interest; (c) scientific 

credibility and impartiality; (d) 

availability and willingness to serve; 

and (e) ability to work constructively 

and effectively in committees. 

Prospective candidates will be 

required to fill out the ‘‘Confidential 

Financial Disclosure Form for Special 

Government Employees Serving on 

Federal Advisory Committees at the 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’’ 

(EPA Form 3110–48). This confidential 

form allows Government officials to 

determine whether there is a statutory 

conflict between that person’s public 

responsibilities (which includes 

membership on an EPA Federal 

advisory committee) and private 

interests and activities, or the 

appearance of a lack of impartiality, as 

defined by Federal regulation. Ethics 

information, including EPA Form 3110– 

48, is available on the SAB Web site at 

http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/ 

sabproduct.nsf/Web/ 

ethics?OpenDocument. 

Dated: April 20, 2009. 

Anthony F. Maciorowski, 

Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board 

Staff Office. 

[FR Doc. E9–9570 Filed 4–24–09; 8:45 am] 

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COMMISSION 

[MB Docket 07–269; FCC 09–32] 

Annual Assessment of the Status of 

Competition in the Market for the 

Delivery of Video Programming 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission is required 

to report annually to Congress on the 

status of competition in markets for the 

delivery of video programming. On 

January 16, 2009, the Commission 

released a Notice of Inquiry requesting 

data as of June 30, 2007. This document 

is a Supplemental Notice of Inquiry that 

solicits additional information from the 

public to ensure that the next report to 

Congress includes information as of 

June 30, 2008, and June 30, 2009. The 

Commission intends to bring its 

reporting up to date and submit a single 

report to Congress covering 2007, 2008, 

and 2009. We will use comments and 

data submitted by parties in conjunction 

with publicly available information and 

filings submitted in relevant 

Commission proceedings. 

DATES: Interested parties may file 

comments for data through June 30, 

2008, on or before May 20, 2009, and 

reply comments on or before June 20, 

2009. Comments for data through June 

30, 2009 information are due on or 

before July 29, 2009, and reply 

comments are due on or before August 

28, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by MB 07–269, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Federal Communications 

Commission’s Web Site: http:// 

www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• People with Disabilities: Contact the 

FCC to request reasonable 

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documents, sign language interpreters, 

CART, etc.) by e-mail: FCC504@fcc.gov 

or phone: 202–418–0530 or TTY: 202– 

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