

[Federal Register: February 13, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 30)]
[Notices]               
[Page 8309]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-1080; FRL-8352-6]

 
Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program; Second Workshop to Discuss 
Draft Policies and Procedures; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA is convening a half-day public workshop to discuss the 
Agency's draft administrative policies and procedures for completing 
the initial screening and testing under EPA's Endocrine Disruptor 
Screening Program (EDSP). In the Federal Register issue of December 13, 
2007 (72 FR 70842) (FRL-8340-3), EPA announced the availability for 
public review and comment of the draft policies and procedures EPA is 
considering adopting for conducting the initial screening and testing 
under EDSP. A 1-day public workshop was held on December 17, 2007, in 
Arlington, VA to help the public understand the draft policies and 
procedures. Subsequently, EPA extended the public comment period for 
the draft policies and procedures by 30 days in the Federal Register 
issue of February 6, 2008 (73 FR 6963) (FRL-8351-2). The public comment 
period now ends March 12, 2008. The purpose of the second public 
workshop, announced in this notice, is to provide another opportunity 
for the public to ask questions about the draft EDSP policies and 
procedures.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, February 28, 2008, from 9 
a.m. to noon.
    Special accommodations: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, and to request accommodation of a 
disability, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT at least 10 days prior to the meeting to give EPA 
as much time as possible to process your request.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Environmental Protection 
Agency, Conference Center-Lobby Level, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 
2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Wooge, Office of Science 
Coordination and Policy (OSCP), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(202) 546-8476; e-mail address: wooge.william@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Who Should Attend?

    You may be interested in attending this workshop if you produce, 
manufacture, use, or import pesticide/agricultural chemicals and other 
chemical substances; or if you are or may otherwise be involved in the 
testing of chemical substances for potential endocrine effects. To 
determine whether you or your business may have an interest in this 
workshop, you should carefully examine section 408(p) of the Federal, 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) (21 U.S.C. 346a(p)).

II. Why Hold a Second Workshop?

    EPA is holding a half-day workshop to facilitate the public's 
comments on the draft policies and procedures that EPA is considering 
for conducting the initial screening and testing of chemicals under the 
EDSP. The workshop is a second opportunity for the public, 
stakeholders, and the regulated community to discuss the draft EDSP 
policies and procedures currently available for public comment. 
Although the workshop is not intended to collect oral comments, the 
Agency intends to consider the discussion and will be documenting the 
discussion for the public docket.
    In addition to attending this workshop, EPA invites you to provide 
comments on the draft policies and procedures for initial EDSP 
screening and testing. The December 13, 2007 Federal Register document 
that announced the availability of draft policies and procedures for 
public comment included a specific list of questions on which the 
Agency is specifically seeking comment. This list, along with an agenda 
for the workshop, will be posted on the Agency's website athttp://www.epa.gov/scipoly/oscpendo/index.htm
 and provided at the workshop. 

EPA will consider all comments received, and EPA will announce the 
availability of the final versions of the policies and procedures for 
the initial EDSP screening and testing in the Federal Register.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Chemicals, Endocrine disruptors, 
Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping.


    Dated: February 7, 2008.
James B. Gulliford,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic 
Substances.

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