68446 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 217 / Thursday, November 10, 2005 / Notices 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[Docket Number ORD–2005–0023; FRL–

7995–7] 

Board of Scientific Counselors, Global 

Change Subcommittee Meeting—

Winter 2005 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 

92–463, the Environmental Protection 

Agency, Office of Research and 

Development (ORD), announces a 

meeting via conference call of the Board 

of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Global 

Change Subcommittee. The conference 

call will focus on developing a 

consensus review document 

summarizing the findings of the 

Subcommittee’s independent review of 

the Office of Research and 

Development’s Global Change Research 

Program. 

DATES: A teleconference call will be 

held on Tuesday, December 6, 2005, 

from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern Standard 

Time. The meeting may adjourn early if 

all business is completed. Written 

comments, and requests for the draft 

agenda or for making oral presentations 

at the meeting will be accepted up to 2 

business days before the meeting date. 

ADDRESSES: Conference call: 

Participation in the conference call will 

be by teleconference only—a meeting 

room will not be used. Members of the 

public may obtain the call-in number 

and access code for the teleconference 

from Janet Gamble, whose contact 

information is listed under the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 

this notice. 

Document Availability 

A draft agenda for the meeting will be 

available from Janet Gamble, whose 

contact information is listed under the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section of this notice. The draft agenda 

also can be viewed through EDOCKET, 

as provided in Unit I.A. of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. 

Any member of the public interested 

in making an oral presentation at the 

conference call may contact Janet 

Gamble, whose contact information is 

listed under the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

notice. In general, each individual 

making an oral presentation will be 

limited to a total of three minutes. 

Submitting Comments 

Written comments may be submitted 

electronically, by mail, or through hand 

delivery/courier. Follow the detailed 

instructions as provided in Unit I.B. of 

this section. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Janet Gamble, Designated Federal 

Officer, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Office of Research and 

Development, Mail Code 8601N, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC, 20460; telephone and voice mail 

(202) 564–3387; fax (202) 564–2018; 

e-mail gamble.janet@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

This notice announces a meeting of 

the BOSC Global Change Subcommittee. 

The purpose of the meeting is to finalize 

a consensus review draft document 

reflecting the BOSC Global Change 

Subcommittee’s review of ORD’s Global 

Change Research Program. The 

conference call is open to the public. 

Information on Services for 

Individuals with Disabilities: For 

information on access or services for 

individuals with disabilities, please 

contact Janet Gamble at (202) 564–3387 

or gamble.janet@epa.gov. To request 

accommodation of a disability, please 

contact Janet Gamble, preferably at least 

10 days prior to the meeting, to give 

EPA as much time as possible to process 

your request. 

A. How Can I Get Copies Of Related 

Information? 

1. Docket. EPA has established an 

official public docket for this action 

under Docket ID No. ORD–2005–0023. 

The official public docket consists of the 

documents specifically referenced in 

this action, any public comments 

received, and other information related 

to this action. Documents in the official 

public docket are listed in the index in 

EPA’s electronic public docket and 

comment system, EDOCKET. 

Documents are available either 

electronically or in hard copy. 

Electronic documents may be viewed 

through EDOCKET. Hard copies of the 

draft agendas may be viewed at the 

Board of Scientific Counselors, Global 

Change Meetings Docket in the EPA 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, 

Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., 

NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket 

Center Public Reading Room is open 

from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, 

and the telephone number for the ORD 

Docket is (202) 566–1752. 

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/. An 

electronic version of the public docket 

is available through EDOCKET. You 

may use EDOCKET 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 identification 

number (ORD–2005–0023). 

For those wishing to make public 

comments, it is important to note that 

EPA’s policy is that comments, whether 

submitted electronically or on paper, 

will be made available for public 

viewing in EPA’s electronic public 

docket as EPA receives them and 

without change, unless the comment 

contains copyrighted material, 

confidential business information (CBI), 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. When EPA 

identifies a comment containing 

copyrighted material, EPA will provide 

a reference to that material in the 

version of the comment that is placed in 

EPA’s electronic public docket. The 

entire printed comment, including the 

copyrighted material, will be available 

in the public docket. 

Public comments submitted on 

computer disks mailed or delivered to 

the docket will be transferred to EPA’s 

electronic public docket. Written public 

comments mailed or delivered to the 

Docket will be scanned and placed in 

EPA’s electronic public docket. 

B. How and To Whom Do I Submit 

Comments? 

You may submit comments 

electronically, by mail, or through hand 

delivery/courier. To ensure proper 

receipt by EPA, identify the appropriate 

docket identification number (ORD–

2005–0023) in the subject line on the 

first page of your comment. Please 

ensure that your comments are 

submitted within the specified comment 

period. 

1. Electronically. If you submit an 

electronic comment as prescribed 

below, EPA recommends that you 

include your name, mailing address, 

and an e-mail address or other contact 

information in the body of your 

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 

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comment, and it allows EPA to contact 

you if further information on the 

substance of the comment is needed or 

if your comment cannot be read due to 

technical difficulties. EPA’s policy is 

that EPA will not edit your comment, 

and any identifying or contact 

information provided in the body of a 

comment will be included as part of the 

comment placed in the official public 

docket and made available in EPA’s 

electronic public docket. If EPA cannot 

read your comment due to technical 

difficulties and cannot contact you for 

clarification, EPA may not be able to 

consider your comment. 

i. EDOCKET. Your use of EPA’s 

electronic public docket to submit 

comments to EPA electronically is 

EPA’s preferred method for receiving 

comments. Go directly to EDOCKET at 

http://www.epa.gov/edocket/, and 

follow the online instructions for 

submitting comments. To access EPA’s 

electronic public docket from the EPA 

Internet Home Page, http:// 

www.epa.gov, select ‘‘Information 

Sources,’’ ‘‘Dockets,’’ and ‘‘EDOCKET.’’

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

then key in Docket ID No. ORD–2005–

0023. 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 comment. 

ii. E-mail. Comments may be sent by 

electronic mail (e-mail) to 

ORD.Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket 

ID No. ORD–2005–0023. In contrast to 

EPA’s electronic public docket, EPA’s email system is not an anonymous access 

system. If you send an e-mail comment 

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 comment 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 mailed 

to the mailing address identified in Unit 

I.B.2. These electronic submissions will 

be accepted in Word, WordPerfect or 

rich text files. Avoid the use of special 

characters and any form of encryption. 

2. By Mail. Send your comments to: 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

ORD Docket, EPA Docket Center (EPA/ 

DC), Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC, 20460, Attention Docket ID No. 

ORD–2005–0023. 

3. By Hand Delivery or Courier. 

Deliver your comments to: EPA Docket 

Center (EPA/DC), Room B102, EPA West 

Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket 

ID No. ORD–2005–0023 (note: this is not 

a mailing address). Such deliveries are 

only accepted during the docket’s 

normal hours of operation as identified 

in Unit I.A.1. 

Dated: November 3, 2005. 

Kevin Y. Teichman, 

Director, Office of Science Policy. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–7995–1] 

Adequacy of Indiana Municipal Solid 

Waste Landfill Program 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of Final Determination of 

Adequacy. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Region 5 is 

approving a modification to Indiana’s 

approved municipal solid waste landfill 

(MSWLF) permit program. The 

modification allows the State to issue 

research, development and 

demonstration (RD&D) permits to 

owners and operators of MSWLF units 

in accordance with its state law. 

DATES: This final determination is 

effective November 10, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Mooney, mailcode DW–8J, Waste 

Management Branch, U.S. EPA Region 

5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 

Illinois 60604, telephone (312) 886–

3585, mooney.susan@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

On March 22, 2004, EPA issued a 

final rule amending the municipal solid 

waste landfill criteria in 40 CFR part 

258 to allow for research, development 

and demonstration (RD&D) permits. (69 

FR 13242). This rule allows for 

variances from specified criteria for a 

limited period of time, to be 

implemented through state-issued 

RD&D permits. RD&D permits are only 

available in states with approved 

MSWLF permit programs which have 

been modified to incorporate RD&D 

permit authority. While States are not 

required to seek approval for this new 

provision, those States that are 

interested in providing RD&D permits to 

owners and operators of MSWLFs must 

seek approval from EPA before issuing 

such permits. Approval procedures for 

new provisions of 40 CFR Part 258 are 

outlined in 40 CFR 239.12. 

Indiana’s MSWLF permit program 

was approved on October 8, 1996 (61 FR 

52791). On May 11, 2005, Indiana 

applied for approval of its RD&D permit 

provisions. On July 26, 2005, EPA 

published a proposed determination of 

adequacy (70 FR 43105) of Indiana’s 

RD&D permit requirements. The notice 

provided a public comment period that 

ended on August 25, 2005. EPA 

received two comments on the proposed 

adequacy determination. One comment 

supported the proposed determination 

and one comment expressed concerns. 

B. Response to Comment 

The adverse commenter urged EPA 

not to approve Indiana’s or any state’s 

application to modify its approved 

MSWLF permit program to add RD&D 

permit authority, because of a pending 

legal challenge to the EPA’s rule 

amending 40 CFR part 258 to allow for 

RD&D variances (GrassRoots Recycling 

Network v. EPA, No. 04–1196 (D.C. 

Cir.)). EPA does not agree that the 

pending legal challenge prevents 

implementation of the RD&D rule. The 

existence of a petition for review does 

not, by itself, suspend implementation 

of the RD&D rule. The commenter also 

opposes modification of the state 

program in order to preserve state 

resources. It is the State’s, not EPA’s, 

decision to implement the RD&D rule 

during the pendency of the legal 

challenge, and Indiana has decided to 

seek approval of its permit program 

modification even with the knowledge 

of the pending case. 

In sum, the comment did not address 

either the substance or adequacy of 

Indiana’s RD&D permit requirements, or 

the basis of EPA’s proposed decision to 

approve those requirements. EPA has 

concluded that the comment is not a 

basis for disapproving Indiana’s permit 

program modification. 

C. Decision 

After a thorough review, EPA Region 

5 has determined that Indiana’s RD&D 

permit provisions as defined under 329 

IAC 10–11–6.5 are adequate to ensure 

compliance with the Federal criteria as 

defined at 40 CFR 258.4. 

Authority: This action is issued under the 

authority of section 2002, 4005 and 4010(c) 

of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, 

42 U.S.C. 6912, 6945 and 6949(a). 

Dated: October 28, 2005. 

Bharat Mathur, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5. 

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