Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-0353-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances; Notice of Public Meeting
Posted Date: 2007-05-23T04:00Z

[Federal Register: May 23, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 99)]
[Notices]               
[Page 28964-28965]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-0353; FRL-8127-8]

 
National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels 
for Hazardous Substances; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY: A meeting of the National Advisory Committee for Acute 
Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances (NAC/AEGL Committee) 
will be held on June 20-22, 2007, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. At 
this meeting, the NAC/AEGL Committee will address, as time permits, the 
various aspects of the acute toxicity and the development of Acute 
Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs) for the following chemicals: 
allyltrichlorosilane, amyltrichlorosilane, butyltrichlorosilane, BZ, 
chloromethyltrichlorosilane, chlorosulfonic acid, dichlorosilane, 
diphenyldichlorosilane, dodecyltrichlorosilane, fluorosulfonic acid, 
hexyltrichlorosilane, magnesium diamide, methanesulfonyl chloride, 
nonyltrichlorosilane, octadecyltrichlorosilane, octyltrichlorosilane, 
osmium tetroxide, pentaborane, propyltrichlorosilane, silicon 
tetrachloride, silicon tetrafluoride, trichloro(dichlorophenyl)silane, 
trichlorophenysilane, trichlorosilane, and vinyltrichlorosilane.

DATES:  A meeting of the NAC/AEGL Committee will be held from 10 a.m. 
to 5:30 p.m. on June 20, 2007; from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on June 21, 
2007; and from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on June 22, 2007.

ADDRESSES:  The meeting will be held at the Swedish Seamen's Church, 
Parklaan 5, 3016 BA, Rotterdam , The Netherlands.

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: Paul S. Tobin, Designated 
Federal Officer (DFO), Risk Assessment Division (7406M), Office of 
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8557; e-mail 
address: tobin.paul@epa.gov.
    To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, preferably at least 10 
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to 
process your request.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. This action may 
be of

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particular interest to anyone who may be affected if the AEGL values 
are adopted by government agencies for emergency planning, prevention, 
or response programs, such as EPA's Risk Management Program under the 
Clean Air Act and Amendments Section 112r. It is possible that other 
Federal agencies besides EPA, as well as State agencies and private 
organizations, may adopt the AEGL values for their programs. As such, 
the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that 
may be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the 
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the DFO 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under 
docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-0353. All documents in the docket are 
listed in the docket's index available at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly 
available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other 
material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only 
in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available 
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in 

hard copy, at the OPPT Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in the EPA 
Docket Center (EPA/DC) at Rm. 3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 Constitution 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room hours of 
operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 
Federal holidays. The telephone number of the EPA/DC Public Reading 
Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is 
(202) 566-0280. Docket visitors are required to show photographic 
identification, pass through a metal detector, and sign the EPA visitor 
log. All visitor bags are processed through an X-ray machine and 
subject to search. Visitors will be provided an EPA/DC badge that must 
be visible at all times in the building and returned upon departure.
    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.

II. Meeting Procedures

    For additional information on the scheduled meeting, the agenda of 
the NAC/AEGL Committee, or the submission of information on chemicals 
to be discussed at the meeting, contact the DFO listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    The meeting of the NAC/AEGL Committee will be open to the public. 
Oral presentations or statements by interested parties will be limited 
to 10 minutes. Interested parties are encouraged to contact the DFO to 
schedule presentations before the NAC/AEGL Committee. Since seating for 
outside observers may be limited, those wishing to attend the meeting 
as observers are also encouraged to contact the DFO at the earliest 
possible date to ensure adequate seating arrangements. Inquiries 
regarding oral presentations and the submission of written statements 
or chemical-specific information should be directed to the DFO.

III. Future Meetings

    Another meeting of the NAC/AEGL Committee is scheduled for 
Septemeber 5-7, 2007. The NAC/AEGL Committee is planning to address at 
the meeting AEGL values for the following chemicals: 1,1,1-
trichloroethane, allyl alcohol, allyl chloride, boron tribromide, 
carbonyl fluoride, chloropivaloyl chloride, ethyl benzene, ethyl 
isocyanate, ethylene fluorohydrin, isobutyl isocyanate, isopropyl 
isocyanate, methoxymethyl isocyanate, methyl iodide, n,n-
dimethylformamide, n-butyl isocyanate, nitrogen tetroxide, nitrogen 
trioxide, n-propyl isocyanate, phenyl isocyanate, stibine, sulfuryl 
fluoride, t-butyl isocyanate, tetrachloroethylene, thiophosgene, 
toluene, trifluoroacetyl chloride, and trimethylacetyl chloride.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Chemicals, Hazardous substances, Health.

    Dated: May 10, 2007.
Charles M. Auer,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
[FR Doc. E7-9710 Filed 5-22-07; 8:45 am]

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