Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2002-0001-0006
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Request for Nominations to the National Pollution Prevention and Toxics Advisory Committee (NPPTAC)
Posted Date: 2003-04-02T05:00Z

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2,
2003
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Notices
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPPT
 
2002
 
0001;
FRL
 
7298
 
5]

Request
for
Nominations
to
the
National
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics
Advisory
Committee
(
NPPTAC)

AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Request
for
nominations.

SUMMARY:
EPA
is
inviting
nominations
of
qualified
candidates
to
consider
for
appointment
to
the
National
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics
Advisory
Committee
(
NPPTAC
or
Committee).
The
purpose
of
NPPTAC
will
be
to
provide
advice
and
recommendations
to
EPA
regarding
the
overall
policy
and
operations
of
the
programs
of
the
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics
(
OPPT).

DATES:
Nominations
will
be
accepted
until
5
p.
m.
on
May
2,
2003.
ADDRESSES:
Nominations
may
be
submitted
electronically,
by
mail,
or
through
hand
delivery/
courier.
Follow
the
detailed
instructions
as
provided
in
Unit
I.
C.
of
the
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
To
protect
personal
information
from
disclosure
to
the
public
do
not
submit
nominations
materials
to
the
NPPTAC
Docket
or
through
any
online
electronic
commenting
system.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
For
general
information
contact:
Barbara
Cunningham,
Acting
Director,
Environmental
Assistance
Division
(
7404M),
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
telephone
number:
(
202)
564
 
1404;
e­
mail
address:
TSCA­
Hotline@
epa.
gov.
For
technical
information
contact:
Mary
Hanley,
Designated
Federal
Official,
Environmental
Assistance
Division
(
7401M),
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
telephone
(
202)
564
 
9891,
fax
(
202)
564
 
0575;
e­
mail
address:
npptac.
oppt@
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
particular
interest
to
those
persons
who
have
an
interest
in
or
may
be
required
to
manage
pollution
prevention
and
toxics
programs,
or
individuals
or
groups
concerned
with
children's
health,
animal
welfare,
or
other
members
of
the
general
public.
Since
various
individuals
or
groups
may
be
interested,
the
Agency
has
not
attempted
to
describe
all
the
specific
entities
that
may
be
affected
by
this
action.
If
you
have
any
questions
regarding
this
action,
please
consult
the
contact
the
technical
person
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

B.
How
Can
I
Get
Additional
Information,
Including
Copies
of
this
Document
or
Other
Related
Documents?
1.
Electronically.
You
may
access
this
Federal
Register
document
electronically
through
the
EPA
Internet
under
the
``
Federal
Register''
listings
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
fedrgstr/.
Information
about
the
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxic
Substances
(
OPPTS),
and
OPPTS
related
programs
is
available
from
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
opptintr/.
EPA
has
established
an
official
public
docket
for
the
NPPTAC
under
docket
identification
(
ID)
number
OPPT
 
2002
 
0001.
The
official
public
docket
consists
of
the
documents
related
to
the
activities
of
the
committee
and
any
public
comments
received.
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.
To
protect
personal
information
from
disclosure
to
the
public
do
not
submit
nominations
materials
in
response
to
this
Notice
to
the
docket
or
through
any
online
electronic
commenting
system.
Instead,
follow
the
instructions
listed
under
Unit
I.
C.
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
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.
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
Unit
I.
B.
1.
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
then
key
in
the
appropriate
docket
ID
number.
2.
In
person.
The
official
public
docket
is
the
collection
of
materials
that
is
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
EPA
Docket
Center,
is
(
202)
566
 
0280.
3.
By
mail.
You
may
obtain
copies
of
this
document
and
other
related
documents
from
the
technical
contact
person
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

C.
How
Can
I
Nominate
Potential
Members
to
this
Committee?

You
may
nominate
qualified
persons
for
membership
to
this
Committee
electronically,
by
mail,
or
in
person.
Nominations
for
membership
should
be
submitted
by
the
nominating
organization,
and
must
include
a
curriculum
vitae
of
the
nominee
detailing
his
or
her
specific
area
of
relevant
expertise,
as
described
below
in
Unit
I.
D.,
and
a
designation
of
the
type
of
organization
the
candidate
represents
according
to
Unit
II.
C.
To
protect
personal
information
from
disclosure
to
the
public
do
not
submit
nominations
materials
to
the
NPPTAC
Docket
or
through
any
online
electronic
commenting
system.
Submit
your
nomination,
marked
``
Attention
NPPTAC
Nominations''
by
one
of
these
methods:
1.
Electronically:
npptac.
oppt@
epa.
gov.
2.
By
mail:
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Confidental
Business
Information
(
CBIC),
Mail
Code
7407M,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave,
NW.,
Washington
DC,
20460.
3.
By
courier:
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Confidential
Business
Information
Center
(
CBIC),
EPA
East
Building,
Room
6428,
1201
Constitution
Ave.,
Washington,
DC
20004
 
3302,
contact
phone
numbers:
202
 
564
 
8930
and
202
 
564
 
8940.
The
room
at
which
submissions
are
accepted
is
only
open
until
4
p.
m.
If
a
courier
service
comes
after
that
time
the
service
will
be
turned
away.
Non­
uniformed
(
bicycle,
etc.)
couriers
will
be
met
at
the
1201
Constitution
Ave.
entrance
by
CBIC
personnel.
Uniformed
couriers
are
admitted
to
deliver
directly
to
the
CBIC.

D.
What
Should
I
Consider
When
Making
Nominations?

Potential
candidates
should
have
demonstrated
leadership
experience
with
environmental
or
public
health
policy,
or
issues,
or
research
associated
with
chemicals,
pollution
prevention,
human
health,
or
the
environment
in
State,
national
or
international
arenas.
Types
of
expertise
might
include:
 
Chemistry
 
Pollution
prevention
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Toxicology
 
Ecology
 
Environmental
science
 
Risk
assessment
 
Risk
communication
 
Risk
management
 
Public
health
 
Environmental
policy
 
Environmental
justice
 
Socio­
economic
analysis
 
Public
health
policy
 
Animal
welfare
Candidates
with
interdisciplinary
training
or
experience
are
strongly
encouraged
to
apply.
In
addition,
Committee
candidates
should
be
willing
to:
 
Commit
to
attend
three
meetings
per
year
for
2
years,
most
of
them
in
Washington,
DC.
 
Constructively
assess
OPPT
programs
and
work
collaboratively
with
fellow
committee
members
to
help
OPPT
be
responsive
to
the
needs
of
the
affected
public,
non­
governmental
organizations,
industry
organizations,
and
State,
Tribal,
and
local
governments.
 
Serve
also
on
a
subcommittee
or
working
group,
as
needed.
Also,
nominees
not
selected
for
the
Committee
may
be
considered
for
membership
on
subcommittees
or
working
groups.
When
making
your
nomination,
please
classify
the
candidate
with
respect
to
the
types
of
organizations
represented
in
Unit
II.
C.
and
identify
the
types
of
experience
of
the
candidate
according
to
the
list
above,
including
interdisciplinary
training
or
experience.

II.
Background
A.
Introduction
EPA's
OPPT
is
entrusted
with
the
responsibility
of
ensuring
that
chemicals
made
available
for
sale
and
use
in
the
United
States
do
not
pose
any
unreasonable
risks
to
human
health
or
to
the
environment.
In
addition,
OPPT
promotes
pollution
prevention
as
the
national
policy
for
controlling
industrial
pollution
at
its
source.
OPPT
focuses
on
the
following
four
components:
Promoting
pollution
prevention
as
the
guiding
principle
for
controlling
industrial
pollution;
promoting
safer
chemicals
through
a
combination
of
regulatory
and
voluntary
efforts;
promoting
risk
reduction
to
minimize
exposure
to
existing
substances
such
as
lead,
asbestos,
mercury,
perfluorooctyl
sulfonate
(
PFOS),
and
promoting
public
understanding
of
risks
by
providing
understandable,
accessible,
and
complete
information
on
chemical
risks
to
the
broadest
audience
possible.
While
there
are
both
formal
and
informal
mechanisms
in
place
to
involve
the
public
in
OPPT
decisionmaking
activities,
NPPTAC
will
bring
together
a
broad
cross­
section
of
knowledgeable
individuals
from
organizations
representing
diverse
views
to
discuss
regulatory,
policy,
and
implementation
issues.
Dialogue
with
outside
groups
is
essential
if
OPPT
is
to
be
responsive
to
the
needs
of
the
affected
public;
non­
governmental
organizations;
industry
organizations;
and
State,
Tribal,
and
local
governments.

B.
Committee
Purpose
NPPTAC
is
being
established
under
the
Federal
Advisory
Committee
Act
(
FACA),
5
U.
S.
C.
App.
2
(
Public
Law
92
 
463),
and
copies
of
the
Committee
Charter
have
been
filed
with
the
appropriate
committees
of
Congress
and
the
Library
of
Congress.
NPPTAC
will
provide
advice
and
recommendations
to
the
Agency
regarding
the
overall
policy
and
operations
of
OPPT
programs.
NPPTAC
shall
hold
meetings,
analyze
issues,
conduct
reviews,
produce
reports,
make
necessary
recommendations,
and
undertake
other
activities
necessary
to
meet
its
responsibilities.
The
objectives
of
this
Committee
are
to
provide
advice
and
recommendations
to
EPA
in
areas
such
as:
1.
Risk
assessment/
management.
Policies
for
implementation
of
regulatory
and
voluntary
programs
that
are
intended
to
identify,
reduce,
or
eliminate
potentially
unreasonable
risks.
This
may
include
such
issues
as
gathering
information
and
data
relevant
to
the
assessment
of
risks,
including
hazard
and
exposure
information
related
to
a
particular
chemical
substance,
as
well
as
methods
for
evaluating,
managing,
and
reducing
potential
risks.
This
would
include
policies
for
implementation
of
OPPT
programs
such
as
the
High
Production
Volume
(
HPV)
Challenge
Program,
the
Voluntary
Children's
Health
Testing
Chemical
Evaluation
Program
(
VCCEP),
and
the
Chemical
Right­
to­
Know
(
ChemRTK)
Initiative,
as
well
as
the
establishment
of
policies
to
guide
national
program
chemicals
risk
management
activities
for
chemicals
such
as
asbestos,
lead,
polychlorinated
biphenyls,
PFOS,
and
mercury.
2.
Risk
communication.
Means
to
promote
the
public's
right
to
know
about
chemicals
in
their
communities,
including
risk
communication
and
access
to
Agency
information
systems.
3.
Pollution
prevention.
Policies
to
guide
the
chemical
pollution
prevention
priorities
and
multimedia
activities,
including
OPPT
programs
such
as
the
Persistent
Bioaccumulative
and
Toxic
Initiative
(
PBTI),
Green
Chemistry,
and
the
Design
for
the
Environment
(
DfE)
Program.
4.
Coordination.
EPA's
framework
for
integrating
its
TSCA
and
pollution
prevention
programs
with
other
EPA
and
other
Federal,
State,
Tribal,
and
local
government
programs,
and
coordinating
with
non­
governmental
organizations,
such
as
public
health
organizations,
environmental
justice
organizations,
children's
advocates,
animal
welfare
groups,
industry,
environmental
organizations,
and
international
groups,
to
ensure
full
input
into
the
decision­
making.
5.
Other
issues
as
identified
by
EPA
related
to
policies
and
the
implementation
of
related
programs
within
OPPT.
The
Committee's
activities
will
include
efforts
to
provide
advice
on
regulatory
and
non­
regulatory
approaches,
develop
options
and,
where
appropriate,
more
clearly
define
critical
policy
and
technical
issues.

C.
Composition
and
Organization
1.
Membership.
The
Committee
will
be
composed
of
approximately
15
members.
EPA
will
have
a
balanced
representation
of
members
in
terms
of
the
points
of
view
represented
and
the
scope
of
activities
of
NPPTAC.
An
EPA
employee
will
act
as
the
Designated
Federal
Official
(
DFO)
who
will
be
responsible
for
providing
the
necessary
staffing,
operations,
and
support
for
the
Committee.
The
Agency
is
seeking
qualified
senior­
level
decision­
makers
from
diverse
sectors
throughout
the
United
States
to
be
considered
for
membership
on
the
Committee.
The
Agency
is
seeking
representation
from
among
the
type
of
organizations
listed
below.
Please
indicate
in
your
submittal
the
sector
with
which
your
nomination
is
most
closely
associated:
 
State
and
local
government
agency.
 
Federally
recognized
Tribe.
 
Public
health
or
environmental
professional.
 
Chemical
manufacturer
and/
or
user.
 
Non­
governmental
organization,
such
as
environmental
group,
environmental
justice
organization,
children's
advocate,
and
animal
welfare
organization.
 
Other
non­
governmental
entity,
as
deemed
appropriate.
Establishing
a
balance
and
diversity
of
experience,
knowledge,
and
judgement
in
membership
is
an
important
consideration
in
the
selection
of
members.

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In
addition,
the
Committee
will
have
up
to
approximately
15
technical
advisors
who
will
be
Federal
employees
or
national
experts
that
will
provide
technical
advice
to
the
Committee.
Technical
advisors
for
the
Committee
may
include
representatives
from
the
Occupational
Safety
and
Health
Administration
(
OSHA),
Consumer
Product
Safety
Commission
(
CPSC),
and
such
additional
officials
of
the
U.
S.
Government
who
might
be
necessary
for
the
Committee
to
carry
out
its
functions.
2.
Subcommittees
and
workgroups.
Subcommittees
and
workgroups
may
be
established
on
an
as­
needed
basis
consisting
of
Committee
members,
or
supplemented
with
individuals
qualified
in
the
area
of
the
subcommittee
or
workgroup.
3.
Meetings
and
public
involvement.
All
Committee
meetings
will
be
called,
announced,
and
held
in
accordance
with
FACA
requirements,
including
public
notice
of
meetings
in
the
Federal
Register,
open
meetings,
and
an
opportunity
for
interested
persons
to
file
comments
before
or
after
meetings,
or
to
make
statements
during
the
public
meetings
to
the
extent
time
permits.

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Chemicals,
Chemical
health
and
safety,
Pollution
prevention,
National
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics
Advisory
Committee.

Dated:
March
25,
2003.
Susan
B.
Hazen,
Assistant
Administrator,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances.
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OPP
 
2003
 
0089;
FRL
 
7297
 
5]

Pesticide
Products;
Registration
Applications
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
This
notice
announces
receipt
of
applications
to
register
pesticide
products
containing
new
active
ingredients
not
included
in
any
previously
registered
products
pursuant
to
the
provisions
of
section
3(
c)(
4)
of
the
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA),
as
amended.
DATES:
Written
comments,
identified
by
the
docket
ID
number
OPP
 
2003
 
0089,
must
be
received
on
or
before
May
2,
2003.
ADDRESSES:
Comments
may
be
submitted
electronically,
by
mail,
or
through
hand
delivery/
courier.
Follow
the
detailed
instructions
as
provided
in
Unit
I.
of
the
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Adam
Heyward,
Product
Manager
34,
Antimicrobials
Division
(
7510C),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460
 
0001;
telephone
number:
(
703)
308
 
6422;
e­
mail
address:
heyward.
adam@
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
General
Information
A.
Does
this
Action
Apply
to
Me?
You
may
be
potentially
affected
by
this
action
if
you
are
an
agricultural
producer,
food
manufacturer,
or
pesticide
manufacturer.
Potentially
affected
entities
may
include,
but
are
not
limited
to:
 
Crop
production
(
NAICS
111)
 
Animal
production
(
NAICS
112)
 
Food
manufacturing
(
NAICS
311)
 
Pesticide
manufacturing
(
NAICS
32532)
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.
If
you
have
any
questions
regarding
the
applicability
of
this
action
to
a
particular
entity,
consult
the
person
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

B.
How
Can
I
Get
Copies
of
this
Document
and
Other
Related
Information?
1.
Docket.
EPA
has
established
an
official
public
docket
for
this
action
under
docket
identification
(
ID)
number
OPP
 
2003
 
0089.
The
official
public
docket
consists
of
the
documents
specifically
referenced
in
this
action,
any
public
comments
received,
and
other
information
related
to
this
action.
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
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(
PIRIB),
Rm.
119,
Crystal
Mall
#
2,
1921
Jefferson
Davis
Hwy.,
Arlington,
VA.
This
docket
facility
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
docket
telephone
number
is
(
703)
305
 
5805.
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
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.
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
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
EPA's
policy
is
that
copyrighted
material
will
not
be
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
but
will
be
available
only
in
printed,
paper
form
in
the
official
public
docket.
To
the
extent
feasible,
publicly
available
docket
materials
will
be
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
When
a
document
is
selected
from
the
index
list
in
EPA
Dockets,
the
system
will
identify
whether
the
document
is
available
for
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
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
Unit
I.
B.
1.
EPA
intends
to
work
towards
providing
electronic
access
to
all
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
For
public
commenters,
it
is
important
to
note
that
EPA's
policy
is
that
public
comments,
whether
submitted
electronically
or
in
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,
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
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