Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-0013-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances; Notice of Public Meeting, 2/5/07
Posted Date: 2007-02-05T05:00Z

[Federal Register: February 5, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 23)]
[Notices]               
[Page 5288-5289]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-0013; FRL-8111-7]

 
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 March 20-22, 2007, in Irvine, CA. 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: Acetonitrile; acrylic acid; 
acrylonitrile; allyl chloride; boron tribromide; bromine chloride; 
carbonyl fluoride; chloroacetonitrile; chlorobenzene; diketene; 
ethylene fluorohydrin; isobutyronitrile; malononitrile; methanol; N,N-
dimethylformamide; oxygen difluoride; propionitrile; propylene oxide; 
silicon tetrafluoride; stibine; tetrachloroethylene; 1,1,1-
trichloroethane; and toluene.

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

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Beckman Center, 100 Academy, 
Irvine, CA 92617.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Colby 
Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division 
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention

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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), Economics, Exposure, and Technology 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.

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 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. 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 June 
2007 and a future Federal Register notice will provide details of the 
meeting site, dates, and chemicals to be addressed. The following 
chemicals may be addressed at this June meeting: Allyltrichlorosilane, 
amyltrichlorosilane, butyltrichlorosilane, BZ (3-quinuclidinyl 
benzilate), chloromethyltrichlorosilane, chlorosulfonic acid, 
dichlorosilane, diphenyldichlorosilane, dodecyltrichlorosilane, 
fluorosulfonic acid, hexyltrichlorosilane, magnesium diamide, 
methanesulfonylchloride, nonyltrichlorosilane, 
octadecyltrichlorosilane, octyltrichlorosilane, osmium tetroxide, 
pentaborane, propyltrichlorosilane, silicon tetrachloride, 
trichloro(dichlorophenyl)silane, trichlorosilane, and 
vinyltrichlorosilane.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Chemicals, Hazardous substances, Health.

    Dated: January 29, 2007.
Charles M. Auer,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. E7-1792 Filed 2-2-07; 8:45 am]

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