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of FSEIS Plans 3 through 7, and 

Modified Plan 6. The adverse effects 

associated with the prohibited projects 

are the result of a combination of 

operational factors including the 

capacity of the pumping station and its 

associated pump-on elevations. While 

the Final Determination prohibits the 

construction of FSEIS Plans 3 through 7, 

and Modified Plan 6, the data 

supporting the Final Determination 

indicates that derivatives of the 

prohibited projects that involve only 

small modifications to the operational 

features or location of these proposals 

would also likely result in unacceptable 

adverse effects and would generate a 

similar level of concern and review by 

EPA. 

EPA continues to support the goal of 

providing improved flood protection for 

the residents of the Mississippi Delta; 

however, it believes that this vital 

objective can be accomplished 

consistent with ensuring effective 

protection for the area’s valuable natural 

resources. EPA is committed to 

participating in discussions with other 

federal and state agencies, and the 

public, concerning the best way to 

provide flood protection while 

protecting wetlands and other natural 

resources. 

Dated: September 11, 2008. 

Benjamin H. Grumbles, 

Assistant Administrator for Water. 

[FR Doc. E8–22002 Filed 9–18–08; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8717–4; Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD– 

2008–0547] 

Draft Problem Formulation for Human 

Health Risk Assessments of 

Pathogens in Land-Applied Biosolids 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (U.S. EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of Public Comment 

Period and External Peer-Review 

Workshop. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. EPA is announcing 

the release of a pre-dissemination, 

external review draft titled, ‘‘Problem 

Formulation for Human Health Risk 

Assessments of Pathogens in Landapplied Biosolids’’ (EPA/600/R–08/ 

035A), for both public comment and 

external peer review. The public 

comment period will span 45 days. 

Eastern Research Group (ERG), under 

contract with EPA, will convene an 

independent panel of experts and 

organize and conduct an external peerreview workshop to review the draft 

document. Both the U.S. EPA and ERG 

invite the public to register to attend 

this workshop. Additional information 

regarding both submissions and 

registration is provided in the remainder 

of the 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. In addition 

to consideration by EPA, all public 

comments submitted in accordance with 

this notice will also be forwarded to the 

external peer-review panel for review 

prior to the workshop. 

EPA is releasing this draft document 

solely for the purpose of predissemination peer 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. 

DATES: The 45-day public comment 

period will begin September 19, 2008 

and end November 3, 2008. Technical 

comments should be provided in 

writing and must be received by the 

U.S. EPA by November 3, 2008. 

Comments received after this date will 

only be considered if time permits and 

might not be included for discussion at 

the external peer-review workshop. The 

external peer-review workshop will be 

held on November 19, 2008, starting at 

8:30 a.m. and adjourning by 5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The external peer-review 

workshop will be held at U.S. EPA’s 

Andrew W. Briedenbach Environmental 

Research Center (AWBERC), Rooms 

120–126, 26 W. Martin Luther King 

Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45268. ERG is 

organizing, convening, and conducting 

the peer-review workshop. Registration 

to attend the external review workshop 

must be completed prior to November 

12, 2008, via one of the following 

methods: 

• Online via the Internet—https:// 

www2.ergweb.com/projects/ 

conferences/peerreview/registerbiosolids.htm 

• Telephone—781–674–7374 

(registration line). 

• Sending an e-mail to 

meetings@erg.com, subject line 

‘‘Biosolid Peer Review.’’ When making 

reservations to attend the external peerreview workshop, individuals must 

indicate whether they plan to provide 

brief oral comments to the external 

review panel. Space is limited, and 

reservations will be accepted on a firstcome, first-served basis. 

Electronic copies of the external 

review draft document and the U.S. EPA 

Peer-Review Charge can be accessed at 

that National Center for Environmental 

Assessment (NCEA)’s homepage under 

the ‘‘Recent Additions’’ and the ‘‘Data 

and Publications’’ menus at http:// 

www.epa.gov/ncea. Copies are not 

available from ERG. 

Comments may be submitted 

electronically via http:// 

www.regulations.gov, by mail, by 

facsimile, or by hand delivery/courier. 

Please follow the detailed instructions 

as provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: 

Questions about the public comment 

period can be directed to the OEI Docket 

Center (telephone—202–566–1752; Fax: 

202–566–1753; or e-mail— 

ORD.Docket@epa.gov). 

Questions about the external peerreview workshop can be directed to 

ERG, through Kate Schalk (telephone— 

781–674–7374, or e-mail— 

Kate.Schalk@erg.com). 

Questions about the draft document 

can be directed to Michael Troyer, 

NCEA, U.S. EPA, 26 W. Martin Luther 

King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268, 

Telephone—513–569–7399; or e-mail— 

troyer.michael@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Information About the Document 

In January 2004, the U.S. EPA 

released a final Action Plan for setting 

new priorities for the biosolids program, 

which included the Agency’s response 

to the National Research Council’s 2002 

report entitled, Biosolids Applied to 

Land: Advancing Standards and 

Practice. This current, external review 

draft document is an important step in 

the Agency’s response because it aims to 

improve problem formulation and 

strengthen the analysis plans associated 

with the conduct of quantitative 

microbial risk assessments on landapplied biosolids. 

II. How To Submit Technical Comments 

to the Docket at www.regulations.gov 

Submit your comments, identified by 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD 2008– 

0547, by one of the following methods: 

• E-mail—ORD.Docket@epa.gov; 

• Fax—202–566–1753; 

• Mail—Office of Environmental 

Information (OEI) Docket (Mail Code: 

2822T), U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; or 

• Hand Delivery—The OEI Docket is 

located in the EPA Headquarters Docket 

Center, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 

1301 Constitution Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC. The OEI Docket Center 

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a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding national holidays. 

The OEI Docket Center telephone 

number is 202–566–1744. Special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Such deliveries are only accepted 

during the Docket’s normal hours of 

operation, and special arrangements 

should be made for deliveries of boxed 

information. 

If you provide comments by mail or 

hand delivery, please submit three 

copies of the comments. For 

attachments, provide an index, number 

pages consecutively with the comments, 

and submit an unbound original and 

three copies. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2008– 

0547. Please ensure that your comments 

are submitted within the specified 

comment period. Comments received 

after the closing date will be marked 

‘‘late,’’ and may only be considered if 

time permits. It is EPA’s policy to 

include all comments it receives in the 

public docket without change and to 

make the comments available online at 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless a 

comment includes information claimed 

to be Confidential Business Information 

(CBI) or other information whose 

disclosure is restricted by statute. Do 

not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through http:// 

www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The 

http://www.regulations.gov Web site is 

an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an e-mail comment directly 

to EPA without going through http:// 

www.regulations.gov, your e-mail 

address will be automatically captured 

and included as part of the comment 

that is placed in the public docket and 

made available on the Internet. If you 

submit an electronic comment, EPA 

recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD–ROM you submit. 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. 

Electronic files should avoid the use of 

special characters, any form of 

encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. For additional information 

about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA 

Docket Center homepage at http:// 

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

Docket: Documents in the docket are 

listed in the http://www.regulations.gov 

index. Although listed in the index, 

some information is not publicly 

available, e.g., CBI or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain other materials, such as 

copyrighted material, are publicly 

available only in hard copy. Publicly 

available docket materials are available 

either electronically in 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the OEI Docket in the EPA Headquarters 

Docket Center. 

Dated: September 11, 2008. 

Rebecca Clark, 

Acting Director, National Center for 

Environmental Assessment. 

[FR Doc. E8–21959 Filed 9–18–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8717–7] 

Meeting of the Ozone Transport 

Commission 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice of Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The United States 

Environmental Protection Agency is 

announcing the 2008 Fall Meeting of the 

Ozone Transport Commission (OTC). 

This OTC meeting will explore options 

available for reducing ground-level 

ozone precursors in a multi-pollutant 

context. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

November 19, 2008 starting at 9 a.m. 

and ending at 5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Tremont Grand Historic 

Venue, 225 North Charles Street, 

Baltimore, Maryland 21201; (443) 573– 

8444. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

documents and press inquiries contact: 

Ozone Transport Commission, 444 

North Capitol Street, NW., Suite 638, 

Washington, DC 20001; (202) 508–3840; 

e-mail: ozone@otcair.org; Web site: 

http://www.otcair.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Clean 

Air Act Amendments of 1990 contain at 

section 184 provisions for the ‘‘Control 

of Interstate Ozone Air Pollution.’’ 

Section 184(a) establishes an ‘‘Ozone 

Transport Region’’ (OTR) comprised of 

the States of Connecticut, Delaware, 

Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New 

Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, 

Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, 

parts of Virginia and the District of 

Columbia. The purpose of the Ozone 

Transport commission is to deal with 

ground-level ozone formation, transport, 

and control within the OTR. 

Type of Meeting: Open. 

Agenda: Copies of the final agenda 

will be available from the OTC office 

(202) 508–3840; by e-mail: 

ozone@otcair.org or via the OTC Web 

site at http://www.otcair.org. 

Dated: September 11, 2008. 

Donald S. Welsh, 

Regional Administrator, Region III. 

[FR Doc. E8–21963 Filed 9–18–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

Federal Management Regulation; 

Motor Vehicle Management; Notice of 

GSA Bulletin FMR B–19 

AGENCY: Office of Governmentwide 

Policy, General Services Administration 

(GSA). 

ACTION: Notice of a bulletin. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces GSA 

Federal Management Regulation (FMR) 

Bulletin B–19. This bulletin provides 

guidance to Federal agencies on 

increasing fuel efficiency for the Federal 

motor vehicle fleets. GSA Bulletin FMR 

B–19 may be found at www.gsa.gov/ 

fmrbulletin. 

DATES: The bulletin announced in this 

notice became effective on August 29, 

2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Janet 

Dobbs, Office of Governmentwide 

Policy (M), Office of Travel, 

Transportation, and Asset Management 

(MT), General Services Administration 

at (202) 208–6601 or via e-mail at 

janet.dobbs@gsa.gov. Please cite FMR 

Bulletin B–19. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

Federal agencies are required to 

obtain fuel efficient vehicles in 

accordance with Subpart A of Federal 

Management Regulation (FMR) part 

102–34, Motor Vehicle Management. 

The Energy Policy Act requires agencies 

to acquire alternative fuel vehicles, and 

Executive Order 13423, Strengthening 

Federal Environmental, Energy, and 

Transportation Management, requires 

agencies to decrease petroleum 

consumption and increase alternative 

fuel use. Also, the Energy Independence 

and Security Act of 2007 set forth efforts 

to enhance energy conservation and 

efficiency. Increasing fuel efficiency 

will help agencies save on fuel costs 

while also helping them to meet 

environmental mandates. 

This notice announces GSA Bulletin 

FMR B–19 that provides guidance on 


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