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An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, 

and a person is not required to respond 

to, a collection of information, unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. The OMB control numbers for 

EPA’s regulations in title 40 of the CFR, 

after appearing in the Federal Register, 

are listed in 40 CFR part 9, and included 

on the related collection instrument or 

form, if applicable. 

Abstract: Section 12(b)(2) of TSCA 

requires that any person who exports or 

intends to export to a foreign country a 

chemical substance or mixture that is 

regulated under TSCA sections 4, 5, 6, 

and/or 7 submit to EPA notification of 

such export or intent to export. Upon 

receipt of notification, EPA will advise 

the government of the importing 

country of the U.S. regulatory action 

with respect to that substance. EPA uses 

the information obtained from the 

submitter via this collection to advise 

the government of the importing 

country. 

Responses to the collection of 

information are mandatory (see 40 CFR 

part 707). Respondents may claim all or 

part of a notice confidential. EPA will 

disclose information that is covered by 

a claim of confidentiality only to the 

extent permitted by, and in accordance 

with, the procedures in TSCA section 14 

and 40 CFR part 2. 

III. What are EPA’s Burden and Cost 

Estimates for this ICR? 

Under PRA, ‘‘burden’’ means the total 

time, effort, or financial resources 

expended by persons to generate, 

maintain, retain, or disclose or provide 

information to or for a Federal Agency. 

For this collection it includes the time 

needed to review instructions; develop, 

acquire, install, and utilize technology 

and systems for the purposes of 

collecting, validating, and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information; adjust the 

existing ways to comply with any 

previously applicable instructions and 

requirements; train personnel to be able 

to respond to a collection of 

information; search data sources; 

complete and review the collection of 

information; and transmit or otherwise 

disclose the information. 

The ICR provides a detailed 

explanation of this estimate, which is 

only briefly summarized in this notice. 

The annual public burden for this 

collection of information is estimated to 

be about 0.878 hours per response. The 

following is a summary of the estimates 

taken from the ICR: 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Companies that export from the United 

States to foreign countries or that engage 

in wholesale sales of chemical 

substances or mixtures. 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 350. 

Frequency of response: Annually. 

Estimated total/average number of 

responses for each respondent: 25. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

7,550 hours. 

Estimated total annual burden costs: 

$382,130. 

IV. Are There Changes in the Estimates 

from the Last Approval? 

There is an increase of 100 hours 

(from 7,450 hours to 7,550 hours) in the 

total estimated respondent burden 

compared with that identified in the 

information collection request most 

recently approved by OMB. This 

increase represents the net effect of an 

increase in the estimated number of 

notices sent to EPA and a decrease in 

the number of firms sending notices, 

based on EPA’s recent experiences with 

TSCA section 12(b) notices. This 

increase is an adjustment. 

V. What is the Next Step in the Process 

for this ICR? 

EPA will consider the comments 

received and amend the ICR as 

appropriate. The final ICR package will 

then be submitted to OMB for review 

and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal 

Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the 

submission of the ICR to OMB and the 

opportunity to submit additional 

comments to OMB. If you have any 

questions about this ICR or the approval 

process, please contact the technical 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements. 

Dated: October 18, 2005. 

Susan B. Hazen, 

Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances. 

[FR Doc. 05–22253 Filed 11–7–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[OPPT–2005–0054; FRL–7744–2] 

Endocrine Disruptor Methods 

Validation Advisory Committee 

(EDMVAC); Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: There will be a meeting of the 

Endocrine Disruptor Methods 

Validation Advisory Committee 

(EDMVAC) on November 30 through 

December 2, 2005, in Raleigh, NC. This 

meeting, as with all EDMVAC meetings, 

is open to the public. Seating is on a 

first-come basis. The purpose of the 

meeting is to receive advice and input 

from the EDMVAC on: EPA’s Applied 

Approach to Validation, OECD 

Uterotrophic Peer Review Report, 

Steroidogenesis Using the H295R Cell 

Line, Avian Studies, and an update on 

the Pubertal Assays. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, November 30, 2005, from 8 

a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, December 1, 

2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and 

Friday, December 2, 2005, from 8:30 

a.m. to noon, eastern standard time. 

Request to attend and/or make public 

comments in the meeting must be 

received by EPA on or before November 

28, 2005. 

Individuals requiring special 

accommodations at the meeting, 

including wheelchair access, should 

contact the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least 5 

business days prior to the meeting. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Holiday Inn Brownstone Hotel and 

Conference Center, 1707 Hillsborough 

St., Raleigh, NC 27605; telephone 

number: (919) 828–0811; e-mail:http:// 

www.brownstonehotel.com 

Requests to attend and/or make public 

comments in the meeting may be 

submitted by e-mail, telephone, fax, or 

through hand delivery/courier. Follow 

the detailed instructions as provided in 

Unit I. of the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

Comments may be submitted 

electronically, by fax, or through hand 

delivery/courier. Follow the detailed 

instructions as provided in Unit I. of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane 

Smith, Designated Federal Official 

(DFO), Office of Science Coordination 

and Policy (7203M), Office of 

Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic 

Substances (OPPTS), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–

0001; telephone number: (202) 564–

8476; fax number: (202) 564–8482; email address: smith.jane-scott@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this Action Apply to Me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general. This action may, however, be 

of interest if you produce, manufacture, 

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use, consume, work with, or import 

pesticide chemicals and other 

substances. To determine whether you 

or your business may have an interest in 

this notice you should carefully 

examine section 408(p) of the Federal 

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 

as amended by the Food Quality 

Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996 (Public 

Law 104–170), 21 U.S.C. 346a(p), and 

amendments to the Safe Drinking Water 

Act (SDWA) (Public Law 104–182), 42 

U.S.C. 300j–17. Since other entities may 

also be interested, the Agency has not 

attempted to describe all the specific 

entities that may be interested in this 

action. If you have any questions 

regarding this action, consult the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

B. How Can I Get Additional 

Information, Including Copies of this 

Document or Other Related Documents? 

1. Docket. EPA has established an 

official public docket for this action 

under docket identification (ID) number 

OPPT–2005–0054. The official public 

docket consists of the documents 

specifically referenced in this action, 

any public comments received, and 

other related information. Although a 

part of the official docket, the public 

docket does not include Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. The official public 

docket is the collection of materials that 

are available for public viewing at the 

EPA Docket Center, Rm. B102-Reading 

Room, EPA West, 1301 Constitution 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA 

Docket Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays. The EPA 

Docket Center Reading Room telephone 

number is (202) 566–1744, and the 

telephone number for the OPPT Docket, 

which is located in the EPA Docket 

Center, is (202) 566–0282. 

2. Electronic access. You may access 

this Federal Register document 

electronically through the EPA Internet 

under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at 

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. A meeting 

agenda, a list of EDMVAC members and 

information from previous EDMVS 

meetings are available electronically, 

from the EPA Internet Home Page at 

http://www.epa.gov/scipoly/oscpendo/. 

An electronic version of the public 

docket is available through EPA’s 

electronic public docket and comment 

system, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA 

Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ 

to submit or view public comments, 

access the index listing of the contents 

of the official public docket, and to 

access those documents in the public 

docket that are available electronically. 

Once in the system, select ‘‘search,’’

then key in the appropriate docket ID 

number. 

C. How Can I Request to Attend the 

Meeting or Submit Comments? 

You may submit a request to attend 

and/or make public comments in the 

meeting through e-mail, telephone, fax, 

or hand delivery/courier. We would 

normally accept requests by mail, but in 

this time of delays in delivery of 

government mail due to health and 

security concerns, we cannot assure 

your request would arrive in a timely 

manner. Do not submit any information 

in your request that is considered CBI. 

Your request must be received by EPA 

on or before Novemer 28, 2005. To 

ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is 

imperative that you identify docket ID 

number OPPT–2005–0054 in the subject 

line on the first page of your request. 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the 

public is encouraged to submit written 

comments on the topic of this meeting. 

The EDMVAC will have a period 

available during the meeting for public 

comment. It is the policy of the 

EDMVAC to accept written public 

comments of any length, and to 

accommodate oral public comments 

whenever possible. The EDMVAC 

expects that public statements presented 

at its meeting will be on the meeting 

topic and not be repetitive of previously 

submitted oral or written statements. 

1. Electronically. If you submit an 

electronic request to attend and/or make 

public comments in the meeting or 

comments as prescribed in this unit, 

EPA recommends that you include your 

name, mailing address, and an e-mail 

address or other contact information in 

the body of your request or comment. 

Also include this contact information on 

the outside of any disk or CD ROM you 

submit, and in any cover letter 

accompanying the disk or CD ROM. 

This ensures that you can be identified 

as the submitter of the request or 

comment and allows EPA to contact you 

in case EPA cannot read your request or 

comment due to technical difficulties or 

needs further information on the 

substance of your request or comment. 

EPA’s policy is that EPA will not edit 

your request or comment, and any 

identifying or contact information 

provided in the body of a request or 

comment will be included as part of the 

request or comment that is placed in the 

official public docket, and made 

available in EPA’s electronic public 

docket. If EPA cannot read your request 

or comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

EPA may not be able to consider your 

request or comment. 

i. EPA Docket. You may use EPA’s 

electronic public dockethttp:// 

www.epa.gov/edocket/, and follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

materials. Once in the system, select 

‘‘search,’’ and then key in docket ID 

number OPPT–2005–0054. The system 

is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, 

which means EPA will not know your 

identity, e-mail address, or other contact 

information unless you provide it in the 

body of your request. 

ii. E-mail. Requests to attend and/or 

make public comments in the meeting 

or comments may be sent by e-mail to 

oppt.ncic@epa.gov, Attention: Docket ID 

Number OPPT–2005–0054. In contrast 

to EPA’s electronic public docket, EPA’s 

e-mail system is not an ‘‘anonymous 

access’’ system. If you send an e-mail 

request directly to the docket without 

going through EPA’s electronic public 

docket, EPA’s e-mail system 

automatically captures your e-mail 

address. E-mail addresses that are 

automatically captured by EPA’s e-mail 

system are included as part of the 

request that is placed in the official 

public docket, and made available in 

EPA’s electronic public docket. 

iii. Disk or CD ROM. You may submit 

comments on a disk or CD ROM by 

hand delivery, courier, or package 

service, such as Federal Express, to the 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. These electronic 

submissions will be accepted in 

WordPerfect or ASCII file format. Avoid 

the use of special characters and any 

form of encryption. Do not submit any 

disk or CD ROM through the mail. Disks 

and CD ROMs risk being destroyed 

when handled as Federal Government 

mail. 

2. Telephone or fax. Telephone or fax 

your request to participate in the 

meeting to the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

3. By hand delivery or courier. Deliver 

your comments to: OPPT Document 

Control Office (DCO) in EPA East Bldg., 

Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., 

Washington, DC. Attention: Docket ID 

Number OPPT–2005–0054. The DCO is 

open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

DCO is (202) 564–8930. 

II. Background 

In 1996, through enactment of FQPA, 

which amended the FFDCA, Congress 

directed EPA to develop a screening 

program, using appropriate validated 

test systems and other scientifically 

relevant information, to determine 

whether certain substances may have an 

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effect in humans that is similar to an 

effect produced by a naturally occurring 

estrogen, or such other endocrine effect 

as the Administrator may designate. In 

1996, EPA chartered a scientific 

advisory committee, the Endocrine 

Disruptor Screening and Testing 

Advisory Committee (EDSTAC), under 

the authority of FACA, to advise it on 

establishing a program to carry out 

Congress’ directive. EDSTAC 

recommended a multi-step approach 

including a series of screens (Tier I 

screens) and tests (Tier II tests) for 

determining whether a chemical 

substance may have an effect similar to 

that produced by naturally occurring 

hormones. EPA adopted almost all of 

EDSTAC’s recommendations in the 

program that it developed, the 

Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program 

(EDSP), to carry out Congress’ directive. 

EPA is in the process of developing 

and validating the screens and tests that 

EDSTAC recommended for inclusion in 

the EDSP. In carrying out this validation 

exercise, EPA is working closely with 

the Interagency Coordinating Committee 

for the Validation of Alternate Methods 

(ICCVAM) and other validation groups, 

as appropriate. EPA also is working 

closely with the Organization for 

Economic Cooperation and 

Development’s (OECD) Endocrine 

Testing and Assessment Task Force to 

validate and harmonize endocrine 

screening tests of international interest. 

Finally, to ensure that EPA has the 

best and most up-to-date advice 

available regarding the validation of the 

screens and tests in the EDSP, EPA 

chartered the Endocrine Disruptor 

Methods Validation Subcommmittee 

(EDMVS) of the National Advisory 

Council for Environmental Policy and 

Technology (NACEPT). The EDMVS 

convened nine meetings between 

October 2001 and December 2003. In 

2003, NACEPT recommended EDMVS 

become an Agency level 1 FACA 

Committee due to the complexity of the 

recommendations. The EDMVAC was 

chartered in 2004. The EDMVAC 

provides independent advice and 

counsel to the Agency on scientific and 

technical issues related to validation of 

the EDSP Tier I screens and Tier II tests, 

including advice on methods for 

reducing animal use, refining 

procedures involving animals to make 

them less stressful, and replacing 

animals where scientifically 

appropriate. EDMVAC and previous 

EDMVS meeting information and 

corresponding docket numbers are 

available electronically, from the EPA 

Internet Home Page at http:// 

www.epa.gov/scipoly/oscpendo/. You 

may also go to the EPA Docket at http:// 

www.epa.gov/edocket/, and follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

materials. 

III. Meeting Objectives for the 

November 30–December 2, 2005 

Meeting 

The objectives for the November 30 

through December 2, 2005 meeting 

(docket ID number OPPT–2005–0054) 

are to review and discuss: EPA’s 

Applied Approach to Validation, 

Uterotrophic (Tier I Assay, OECD) Peer 

Review Report, Steriodgenesis (Tier I 

Assay) Using the H295R Cell Line, 

Avian 2–Generation (Tier II Assay, 

OECD) and receive an update on the 

Pubertal (Tier I) Assays. 

A list of the EDMVAC members and 

meeting materials are available at http:// 

www.epa.gov/scipoly/oscpendo/ and in 

the public docket. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Endocrine 

disruptors, Hazardous substances, 

Health, Safety. 

Dated: October 27, 2005. 

Clifford Gabriel, 

Director, Office of Science Coordination and 

Policy. 

[FR Doc. 05–22229 Filed 11–7–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[OPPT–2005–0008; FRL–7741–5] 

Workshops on How to Report for the 

2006 Inventory Update Rule (IUR) 

Information Collection - Fall 2005; 

Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The EPA is convening two 

public workshops to provide training for 

affected parties responsible for reporting 

during the 2006 Inventory Update Rule 

information collection. The workshops 

will focus on the Instructions for 

Reporting, industry case studies, and 

submission of IUR data over the 

internet. The Instructions for Reporting 

were revised in response to 

amendments to 40 CFR Part 710 

promulgated on January 7, 2003. These 

workshops are open to the public. 

DATES: Each workshop will take place 

over 1 day. These workshops will begin 

at approximately 8:30 a.m. and end at 

4:30 p.m. The workshops will be held 

in Fall 2005: Washington, DC (December 

5); Los Angeles, CA (December 12). 

ADDRESSES: Persons planning to attend 

the workshops are directed to the IUR 

website @ www.epa.gov/oppt/iur/. This 

website contains workshop information, 

as well as IUR background information, 

draft documents, and a link to the 

workshop registration site. All 

workshop materials can be downloaded 

from the IUR website or the EPA 

electronic docket www.epa.gov/edocket 

(Docket Identification Number: OPPT–

2005–0008) in portable document 

format (PDF). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general information contact: Colby 

Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, 

Environmental Assistance Division 

(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (202) 554–1404; e-mail address: 

TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov. 

For technical information contact: 

Franklyn Hall, Economics, Exposure 

and Technology Division (7406M), 

Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, D.C. 20460–0001; 

telephone number: (202) 564–8522; email address: hall.franklyn@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this Action Apply to Me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you manufacture chemical 

substances currently subject to reporting 

under the Inventory Update Rule (IUR) 

as amended on January 7, 2003 and 

codified as 40 CFR part 710. Persons 

who process chemical substances but 

who do not manufacture or import 

chemical substances are not required to 

comply with the requirements of 40 CFR 

part 710. Potentially affected entities 

may include, but are not limited to: 

• Chemical manufacturers and 

importers currently subject to IUR 

reporting, including manufacturers and 

importers of inorganic chemical 

substances (NAICS codes 325, 32411). 

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. To determine whether 

you or your business may be affected by 

this action, you should carefully 

examine the applicability provisions at 

40 CFR 710.48. If you have any