[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 213 (Friday, November 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56541-56542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-28098]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPPTS-00201; FRL-5571-1]
National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels
for Hazardous Substances (NAC/AEGL)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of open meeting and chemicals to be addressed.
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SUMMARY: A meeting of the National Advisory Committee for Acute
Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances (NAC/AEGL) will be
held on December 16-18, 1996, in Washington, D.C. At this meeting, the
committee will continue deliberations on various aspects of the acute
toxicology and development of Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs)
for the following chemicals: ammonia, cyanogen chloride, and nitric
acid. In addition, as time permits, the committee intends to address
the development of AEGLs for the following chemicals: dimethyl
hydrazine, methyl hydrazine, ethylene oxide, phosgene, chlorine, and
phosphine.
DATES: A meeting of the NAC/AEGL will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on
Monday, December 16; from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on December 17; and
from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on December 18, 1996.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Green Room on the third
floor of the Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington D.C.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul S. Tobin, Designated Federal
Officer (DFO), Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
(7406), 401 M St., SW., Washington, D.C. 20460, (202) 260-1736, e-mail:
tobin.paul@epamail.epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting of the NAC/AEGL will be open to
the public. Oral presentations and statements by interested parties
will be limited to ten minutes. Since space is
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limitied, those wishing to attend as observers should contact the NAC/
AEGL DFO at the earliest possible date to insure adequate seating
arrangements. Inquiries regarding oral presentaions and the submission
of written statements or chemical specific information should also be
directed to the DFO.
Another meeting of the NAC/AEGL is expected to be held in
Washington, D.C. in March 1997. It is anticipated that chemicals to be
addressed at this meeting will include, but not necessarily be limited
to the following: carbon tetrachloride, aniline, toluene 2,6-
diisocyanate and 2,4-isomer, isopropyl chloroformate, ethyleneimine,
methyl isocyanate, and hydrogen chloride. Inquiries regarding the
submission of data, written statements or chemical-specific information
on these chemicals should be directed to the DFO at the earliest date
possible to allow for consideration of this information in the
preparation of committee materials.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection.
Dated: October 24, 1996.
William H. Sanders, III,
Director, Office Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 96-28098 Filed 10-31-96; 8:45 am]
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