[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 55 (Friday, March 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 16096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05826]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0500; FRL-10006-79]


Trichloroethylene; TSCA Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals 
(SACC) Meeting; Amended Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing that the March 24-26, 2020, Toxic Substances 
Control Act (TSCA) Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) 
meeting, previously announced in the Federal Register on February 26, 
2020, (85 FR 11079) (FRL-10005-52) is being changed to a virtual public 
meeting, with participation by phone and webcast only. There will be no 
in-person gathering for this meeting. Meeting times and dates are 
adjusted to accommodate this change.

DATES: Virtual meeting: The virtual meeting will be held on March 24-
27, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m. (EDT). To make 
oral comments during the virtual meeting, please register by noon on 
March 20, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Virtual meeting: Please visit http://www.epa.gov/tsca-peer-review to register. You must register online to receive the webcast 
meeting link and audio teleconference information for participation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: TSCA SACC: Dr. Todd Peterson, DFO, 
Office of Science Coordination and Policy (7201M), Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 564-6428; email address: 
peterson.todd@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    EPA is announcing that the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) 
Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) meeting to consider and 
review the draft risk evaluation for Trichloroethylene (TCE) will be a 
virtual public meeting, with participation by phone and webcast only. 
There will be no in-person gathering for this meeting. To accommodate 
this change, meeting start times are adjusted, and the meeting dates 
are extended by one day. The topic for this meeting remains unchanged 
from that described in the February 26, 2020, Federal Register notice 
(85 FR 11079) (FRL-10005-52). Due to the outbreak of the novel 
coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, the cause of COVID-19, the agency is 
implementing this change out of an abundance of caution and in response 
to travel restrictions imposed by some SACC members' employers and 
other members' concerns regarding travel.

II. How do I participate in the virtual public meeting?

    Virtual meeting. The virtual meeting will be conducted via webcast 
and telephone. You may participate in the virtual meeting by 
registering to join the webcast. You may also submit written or oral 
comments.
    i. Registration. You must register to participate in the virtual 
meeting. To participate by listening or making a comment during this 
meeting, please go to the EPA website to register: http://www.epa.gov/tsca-peer-review. Registration online will be confirmed by an email 
that will include the webcast meeting link and audio teleconference 
information.
    ii. Oral comments. Requests to make brief oral comments to the TSCA 
SACC during the virtual meeting should be submitted when registering 
online or with the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT on 
or before noon on the date set in the DATES section. Oral comments 
before the TSCA SACC during the virtual meeting are limited to 
approximately 5 minutes. Each speaker should email their comments and 
presentation to the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, 
preferably, at least 24 hours prior to the oral public comment period.
    iii. Written comments. Please refer to the February 26, 2020, 
Federal Register notice (85 FR 11079) for detailed instructions on 
written comments.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.

    Dated: March 13, 2020.
Hayley Hughes,
Director, Office of Science Coordination and Policy.
[FR Doc. 2020-05826 Filed 3-19-20; 8:45 am]
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