Document ID: EPA-HQ-SFUND-2002-0004-0003
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Announcement of Public Comment Period for Draft Contaminated Sediments Science 
Plan; Notice of Availability; Request for Comments
Posted Date: 2002-07-22T04:00Z

47798
Federal
Register
/
Vol.
67,
No.
140
/
Monday,
July
22,
2002
/
Notices
go
directly
to
the
Home
Page
for
the
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
(OPP)
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
pesticides/
cumulative.
2.
In
person.
The
Agency
has
established
an
official
record
for
this
action
under
docket
ID
number
OPP–
2002–
0154.
The
official
record
consists
of
the
documents
specifically
referenced
in
this
action,
any
public
comments
received
during
an
applicable
comment
period,
and
other
information
related
to
this
action,
including
any
information
claimed
as
Confidential
Business
Information
(CBI).
This
official
record
includes
the
documents
that
are
physically
located
in
the
docket,
as
well
as
the
documents
that
are
referenced
in
those
documents.
The
public
version
of
the
official
record
does
not
include
any
information
claimed
as
CBI.
The
public
version
of
the
official
record,
which
includes
printed,
paper
versions
of
any
electronic
comments
submitted
during
an
applicable
comment
period,
is
available
for
inspection
in
the
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(PIRIB),
Rm.
119,
Crystal
Mall
#2,
1921
Jefferson
Davis
Hwy.,
Arlington,
VA,
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
PIRIB
telephone
number
is
(703)
305­
5805.

C.
How
and
to
Whom
Do
I
Submit
Comments?
As
described
in
Unit
III.
of
the
notice
published
in
the
Federal
Register
of
June
20,
2002
(67
FR
41993)
(FRL–
7183–
1),
you
may
submit
your
comments
through
the
mail,
in
person,
or
electronically.
Please
follow
the
instructions
that
are
provided
in
that
notice.
Do
not
submit
any
information
electronically
that
you
consider
to
be
CBI.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
be
sure
to
identify
docket
ID
number
OPP–
2002–
0154
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
response.

D.
How
Should
I
Handle
CBI
that
I
Want
to
Submit
to
the
Agency?
Do
not
submit
any
information
electronically
that
you
consider
to
be
CBI.
You
may
claim
information
that
you
submit
to
EPA
in
response
to
this
document
as
CBI
by
marking
any
part
or
all
of
that
information
as
CBI.
Information
so
marked
will
not
be
disclosed
except
in
accordance
with
procedures
set
forth
in
40
CFR
part
2.
In
addition
to
one
complete
version
of
the
comment
that
includes
any
information
claimed
as
CBI,
a
copy
of
the
comment
that
does
not
contain
the
information
claimed
as
CBI
must
be
submitted
for
inclusion
in
the
public
version
of
the
official
record.
Information
not
marked
confidential
will
be
included
in
the
public
version
of
the
official
record
without
prior
notice.
If
you
have
any
questions
about
CBI
or
the
procedures
for
claiming
CBI,
please
consult
the
person
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

E.
What
Should
I
Consider
as
I
Prepare
My
Comments
for
EPA?

You
may
find
the
following
suggestions
helpful
for
preparing
your
comments:
1.
Explain
your
views
as
clearly
as
possible.
2.
Describe
any
assumptions
that
you
used.
3.
Provide
copies
of
any
technical
information
and/
or
data
you
used
that
support
your
views.
4.
If
you
estimate
potential
burden
or
costs,
explain
how
you
arrived
at
the
estimate
that
you
provide.
5.
Provide
specific
examples
to
illustrate
your
concerns.
6.
Offer
alternative
ways
to
improve
the
notice.
7.
Make
sure
to
submit
your
comments
by
the
deadline
in
this
notice.
8.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
be
sure
to
identify
the
docket
ID
number
assigned
to
this
action
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
response.
You
may
also
provide
the
name,
date,
and
Federal
Register
citation.

II.
Background
EPA
is
extending
the
comment
period
for
the
revised
OP
cumulative
risk
assessment,
which
was
released
to
the
public
for
comment
in
the
Federal
Register
of
June
20,
2002
(67
FR
41993)
(FRL–
7183–
1).
The
documents
provide
information
on
the
revisions
that
were
made
to
the
preliminary
OP
cumulative
risk
assessment,
which
was
released
to
the
public
in
the
Federal
Register
of
December
28,
2001
(66
FR
67249)
(FRL–
6816–
5).

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Chemicals,
Pesticides
and
pests.

Dated:
July
17,
2002.

Lois
Ann
Rossi,

Director,
Special
Review
and
Reregistration
Division,
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs.

[FR
Doc.
02–
18582
Filed
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18–
02;
1:
33
pm]

BILLING
CODE
6560–
50–
S
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–
7249–
2]

Announcement
of
Public
Comment
Period
for
Draft
Contaminated
Sediments
Science
Plan
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(EPA).
ACTION:
Notice
of
availability;
request
for
comments.

SUMMARY:
The
Environmental
Protection
Agency
has
developed
and
requests
public
comment
on
the
draft
Contaminated
Sediments
Science
Plan.
The
Contaminated
Sediments
Science
Plan
is
available
electronically
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
superfund/
action/
guidance/
cssp.
pdf
and
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
superfund/
action/
guidance/
cssp­
appendix.
pdf.
This
science
plan
is
a
mechanism
for
the
EPA
to
develop
and
coordinate
Agency­
wide
science
activities
in
the
contaminated
sediments
area.
Along
with
the
EPA's
contaminated
sediments
science
activities
database,
this
plan
provides
an
analysis
of
the
current
Agency
science
activities
in
this
area,
identifies
and
evaluates
the
science
gaps,
and
provides
a
strategy
for
filling
those
gaps.
Implementation
of
the
science
recommendations
will
be
contingent
upon
overall
Agency
priorities
and
resources
available
within
the
annual
budgetary
planning
cycle.
Four
questions
for
which
the
EPA
is
particularly
seeking
public
comment
are
provided
below
in
the
section
Issues
for
Public
Comment.
The
information
submitted
in
response
to
this
notice
will
be
considered
by
the
EPA
in
the
completion
of
the
final
document.
DATES:
Comments
must
be
received
on
or
before
September
20,
2002.
ADDRESSES:
Comments
may
be
submitted
electronically,
by
mail,
or
through
hand
delivery/
courier.
Follow
the
detailed
instructions
provided
in
section
I.
B.
of
the
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION
section.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Contact
the
RCRA/
Superfund
Call
Center
at
(800)
424–
9346;
from
the
Washington,
DC,
metropolitan
area
call
(703)
412–
9810.
The
Telecommunications
Device
for
the
Deaf
(TDD)
number
is
(800)
553–
7672;
from
the
Washington,
DC,
metropolitan
area
the
number
is
(703)
412–
3323.
For
technical
inquiries,
you
may
contact
Lee
Hofmann,
Office
of
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
Mail
Code
5103T,
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460
at
telephone
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67,
No.
140
/
Monday,
July
22,
2002
/
Notices
number
202–
566–
1928,
or
by
email
hofmann.
lee@
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
General
Information
A.
How
Can
I
Get
Copies
of
This
Document
and
Other
Related
Information?
1.
Docket:
The
EPA
has
established
an
official
public
docket
for
this
action
under
Docket
ID
No.
SFUND–
2002–
0004.
The
official
public
docket
is
the
collection
of
materials
that
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
EPA,
Superfund
Docket
located
at
1235
Jefferson
Davis
Highway,
Arlington,
Virginia.
This
Docket
Facility
is
open
from
9:
00
a.
m.
to
4:
00
p.
m.
EST,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
Docket
telephone
number
is
(703)
603–
9232.
2.
Electronic
Access.
You
may
access
this
Federal
Register
notice
or
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
the
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
and
comment
system,
EPA
Dockets.
You
may
use
the
EPA
Dockets
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket/
to
submit
or
view
public
comments,
to
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.
Certain
types
of
information
will
not
be
placed
in
the
EPA
Dockets.
Information
claimed
as
CBI
and
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute,
which
is
not
included
in
the
official
public
docket,
will
not
be
available
for
public
viewing
in
the
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
The
EPA's
policy
is
that
copyrighted
material
will
not
be
placed
in
the
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
but
will
be
available
only
in
printed,
paper
form
in
the
official
public
docket.
Although
not
all
docket
materials
may
be
available
electronically,
you
may
still
access
any
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
the
docket
facility
identified
in
section
I.
B.
For
public
commenters,
it
is
important
to
note
that
the
EPA's
policy
is
that
public
comments,
whether
submitted
electronically
or
in
paper,
will
be
made
available
for
public
viewing
in
the
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
as
the
EPA
receives
them
and
without
change,
unless
the
comment
contains
copyrighted
material,
CBI,
or
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
When
the
EPA
identifies
a
comment
containing
copyrighted
material,
the
EPA
will
provide
a
reference
to
that
material
in
the
version
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
the
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
that
are
mailed
or
delivered
to
the
docket
will
be
transferred
to
the
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Public
comments
that
are
mailed
or
delivered
to
the
Docket
will
be
scanned
and
placed
in
the
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Where
practical,
physical
objects
will
be
photographed,
and
the
photograph
will
be
placed
in
the
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
along
with
a
brief
description
written
by
the
docket
staff.
For
additional
information
about
the
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
visit
EPA
Dockets
online
or
see
67
FR
38102,
May
31,
2002.

B.
How
and
to
Whom
Do
I
Submit
Comments?
You
may
submit
comments
electronically,
by
mail,
by
facsimile,
or
through
hand
delivery/
courier.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
the
EPA,
identify
the
appropriate
docket
identification
number
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
comment.
Please
ensure
that
your
comments
are
submitted
within
the
specified
comment
period.
You
may
submit
comments
until
60
days
from
the
date
of
this
document.
Comments
received
after
the
close
of
the
comment
period
will
be
marked
``
late.
''
The
EPA
is
not
required
to
consider
these
late
comments.
1.
Electronically.
If
you
submit
an
electronic
comment
as
prescribed
below,
the
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
comment
and
allows
the
EPA
to
contact
you
in
case
the
EPA
cannot
read
your
comment
due
to
technical
difficulties
or
needs
further
information
on
the
substance
of
your
comment.
The
EPA's
policy
is
that
the
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
that
is
placed
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
made
available
in
the
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
If
the
EPA
cannot
read
your
comment
due
to
technical
difficulties
and
cannot
contact
you
for
clarification,
the
EPA
may
not
be
able
to
consider
your
comment.
i.
EPA
Dockets.
Your
use
of
the
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
to
submit
comments
to
the
EPA
electronically
is
the
EPA's
preferred
method
for
receiving
comments.
Go
directly
to
EPA
Dockets
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket,
and
follow
the
online
instructions
for
submitting
comments.
To
access
the
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
from
the
EPA
Internet
Home
Page,
select
``
Information
Sources,
Dockets,
''
and
``
EPA
Dockets.
''
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,
''
and
then
key
in
Docket
ID
No.
SFUND–
2002–
0004.
The
system
is
an
``
anonymous
access''
system,
which
means
the
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
Superfund.
docket@
epa.
gov,
Attention
Docket
ID
No.
SFUND–
2002–
0004.
In
contrast
to
the
EPA's
electronic
public
docket,
the
EPA's
e­
mail
system
is
not
an
``
anonymous
access''
system.
If
you
send
an
e­
mail
comment
directly
to
the
Docket
without
going
through
the
EPA's
electronic
public
docket,
the
EPA's
email
system
automatically
captures
your
e­
mail
address.
E­
mail
addresses
that
are
automatically
captured
by
the
EPA's
email
system
are
included
as
part
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
made
available
in
the
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
iii.
Disk
or
CD
ROM.
You
may
submit
comments
on
a
disk
or
CD
ROM
that
you
mail
to
the
mailing
address
identified
in
section
I.
B.
2.
These
electronic
submissions
will
be
accepted
in
WordPerfect
or
ASCII
file
format.
Avoid
the
use
of
special
characters
and
any
form
of
encryption.
2.
By
Mail.
Send
an
original
and
three
copies
of
your
comments
and
enclosures
(including
references)
to:
EPA,
Superfund
Docket
Contaminated
Sediments
Science
Plan,
Mail
Code
5202G,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW,
Washington,
DC
20460,
Attention
Docket
ID
No.
SFUND–
2002–
0004.
If
you
want
receipt
of
your
comments
acknowledged,
you
must
include
a
selfaddressed
stamped
envelope.
3.
By
Hand
Delivery
or
Courier.
Deliver
an
original
and
three
copies
of
your
comments
and
enclosures
(including
references)
to:
Superfund
Docket,
1235
Jefferson
Davis
Highway,
Arlington,
Virginia,
Attention
Docket
ID
No.
SFUND–
2002–
0004.
Such
deliveries
are
only
accepted
during
the
Docket's
normal
hours
of
operation
as
identified
in
Unit
I.
A.
1.

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/
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140
/
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July
22,
2002
/
Notices
4.
By
Facsimile.
Fax
your
comments
to:
(703)
603–
9240,
Attention
Docket
ID.
No.
SFUND–
2002–
0004.

II.
Purpose
of
the
Science
Plan
This
Contaminated
Sediments
Science
Plan
is
a
mechanism
for
the
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(EPA)
to
develop
and
coordinate
Agency­
wide
science
activities
in
the
contaminated
sediments
area.
Along
with
the
EPA's
contaminated
sediments
science
activities
database,
this
plan
provides
an
analysis
of
the
current
Agency
science
activities
in
this
area,
identifies
and
evaluates
the
science
gaps,
and
provides
a
strategy
for
filling
these
gaps.
The
Contaminated
Sediments
Science
Plan
has
three
goals
to
promote
the
vision
of
providing
a
strong
scientific
basis
for
addressing
contaminated
sediments:
(1)
To
develop
and
disseminate
the
tools
and
science
necessary
to
address
the
management
of
contaminated
sediments;
(2)
To
enhance
the
level
of
coordination
and
communication
of
science
activities
dealing
with
contaminated
sediments
across
the
Agency
Program
and
Regional
Offices
and
the
Office
of
Research
and
Development;
and
(3)
To
develop
an
effective,
cost­
efficient
strategy
to
promote
these
scientific
activities
and
research.

III.
Description
of
Science
Plan
The
draft
document
has
four
chapters.
Chapter
1
discusses
the
goals
and
objectives
and
how
the
Science
Plan
relates
to
the
Agency's
mandate.
Chapter
2
provides
an
overview
of
the
contaminated
sediments
work
across
the
Agency.
These
issue
summaries
provide
the
overall
context
for
the
discussion
of
the
specific
research
and
science
needs
given
in
the
rest
of
the
Science
Plan.
Chapter
3,
along
with
the
EPA's
contaminated
sediments
science
activities
database
(Appendix
A),
is
the
data
collection
and
analysis
section
of
the
Science
Plan.
It
documents
the
current
contaminated
sediment
science
activities
ongoing
within
the
Agency
and
places
these
activities
within
the
context
of
Agency
goals.
These
activities
are
sediment
site
characterization,
exposure
assessment,
human
health
and
ecological
risk
assessment,
risk
communication,
sediment
remediation,
baseline
and
post­
remediation
monitoring
and
information
management
and
exchange
activities.
Significant
data
gaps
and
uncertainties
in
methodology/
assessment
procedures
are
identified.
Finally,
it
proposes
research
and
science
activities
to
fill
those
data
gaps
and
resolve
related
issues.
Chapter
4
provides
the
key
recommendations
for
future
Agency
science
activities,
including
research,
based
upon
the
discussion
in
Chapter
3.
For
each
recommendation,
critical
EPA
partners,
and
the
immediate
or
longterm
nature
of
the
science
activity
are
proposed.
An
internal
mechanism
for
implementing
the
science
recommendations
is
proposed.
Implementation
of
the
science
recommendations
will
be
contingent
upon
overall
Agency
priorities
and
resources
available
within
the
annual
budgetary
planning
cycle.
Issues
for
Public
Comment:
The
EPA
solicits
comments
on
all
aspects
of
the
draft
science
plan.
In
particular,
the
EPA
requests
comments
and
information
on
the
following
questions:
(1)
The
Contaminated
Sediments
Science
Plan
(Science
Plan)
is
the
first
official
Agency
science
plan
of
its
kind
designed
to
address
a
significant
crossagency
environmental
issue
in
a
systematic
and
integrated
fashion.
Does
the
Science
Plan
adequately
convey
the
need
for
such
a
strategic
planning
document,
i.
e.,
are
the
goals
and
objectives
of
the
plan
understandable
and
appropriate
to
the
subject?
(2)
Are
the
major
areas
of
contaminated
sediments
science
(sediment
site
characterization,
exposure
assessment,
human
health
effects
and
risk
assessment,
ecological
effects
and
risk
assessment,
sediment
remediation,
baseline
and
post­
remediation
monitoring,
risk
communication,
and
information
management
and
exchange
activities)
appropriately
addressed?
Are
any
major
areas
missing?
(3)
Are
the
key
recommendations
clearly
defined
and
appropriate
to
resolve
the
science
needs
discussed
in
Chapter
3?
(4)
Are
there
other
issues
or
key
recommendations
which
should
be
considered
in
this
Science
Plan?

Dated:
July
12,
2002.
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Lamont
Horinko,
Assistant
Administrator,
Office
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SUMMARY:
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Compensation,
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