[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 114 (Thursday, June 14, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32847-32849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-11518]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8327-4; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0351]
Draft Toxicological Review of Bromobenzene: In Support of the
Summary Information in the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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ACTION: Notice of peer-review workshop and public comment period.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing that the Oak Ridge Institute of Science and
Education (ORISE), under an Interagency agreement between the
Department of Energy and EPA, will convene an independent panel of
experts and organize and conduct an external peer-review workshop to
review the external review draft document titled, ``Toxicological
Review of Bromobenzene: In Support of Summary Information on the
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)'' (NCEA-C-1497). The EPA also
is announcing a public comment period for the draft document. EPA
intends to consider comments and recommendations from the public and
the expert panel meeting when EPA finalizes the draft document.
The public comment period and the external peer-review workshop are
separate processes that provide opportunities for all interested
parties to comment on the document. EPA intends to forward public
comments submitted in accordance with this notice to ORISE for
consideration by the external peer-review panel prior to the workshop.
EPA is releasing this draft document solely for the purpose of pre-
dissemination peer review under applicable information quality
guidelines. This document has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It
does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency
policy or determination.
ORISE invites the public to register to attend this workshop as
observers. In addition, ORISE invites the public to give brief oral
comments at the workshop regarding the draft document under review. The
draft document and EPA's peer-review charge are available via the
Internet on NCEA's home page under the Recent Additions and the Data
and Publications menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea. When finalizing the
draft document, EPA intends to consider ORISE's report of the comments
and recommendations from the external peer-review workshop and any
public comments that EPA receives in accordance with this notice.
DATES: The peer-review panel workshop will begin on August 29, 2007, at
9 a.m. and end at 3 p.m. The public comment period begins June 15,
2007, and ends August 14, 2007. Technical comments should be in writing
and must be received by EPA by August 14, 2007. EPA intends to submit
comments from the public received by this date to ORISE prior to the
workshop for consideration by the panel.
ADDRESSES: The peer-review workshop will be held at the American
Geophysical Union, 2000 Florida Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20009. ORISE
is organizing, convening, and conducting the peer-review workshop. To
attend the workshop, register by August 15, 2007, via the Internet at
http://www.orau.gov/bromobenzene. You may also register by calling
ORISE at 865-576-2922, sending a facsimile to 865-241-3168, or sending
an e-mail to Margaret Lyday, [email protected]. You must register by
August 15, 2007, if you wish to provide brief oral comments at the
workshop.
The draft Toxicological Review of Bromobenzene: In Support of
Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) is
available via the Internet on the National Center for Environmental
Assessment's (NCEA) home page under the Recent Additions and the Data
and Publications menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of
paper copies are available from the Technical Information Staff, NCEA-
W; telephone: 202-564-3261; facsimile: 202-565-0050. If you are
requesting a paper copy, please provide your name, mailing address, and
the document title. Copies are not available from ORISE. The National
Toxicology Program studies referenced in the Toxicological Review of
Bromobenzene are available by calling EPA's IRIS Hotline at (202) 566-
1676, by fax at (202) 566-1749 or by e-mail at [email protected].
Comments may be submitted electronically via www.regulations.gov,
by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/courier. Please follow the
detailed instructions as provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the peer review
workshop, contact Margaret Lyday, ORISE, P.O. Box 117, MS 17, Oak
Ridge, TN 37831-0117, 865-576-2922 or 865-241-3168 (facsimile),
[email protected] (e-mail).
For information on the public comment period, contact the Office of
Environmental Information Docket; telephone: 202-566-1752; facsimile:
202-566-1753; or e-mail: [email protected].
If you have questions about the document, contact Martin Gehlhaus,
IRIS Staff, National Center for Environmental Assessment, (8601D), U.S.
EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone:
202-564-1596; facsimile: 202-565-0075; [email protected] (e-
mail).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Summary of Information About the Integrated Risk Information System
(IRIS)
IRIS is a database that contains potential adverse human health
effects information that may result from chronic (or lifetime) exposure
to specific chemical substances found in the environment. The database
(available on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/iris) contains
qualitative and quantitative health effects information for more than
500 chemical substances that may be used to support the first two steps
(hazard identification and dose-response evaluation) of a risk
assessment process. When supported by available data, the database
provides oral reference doses (RfDs) and inhalation reference
concentrations (RfCs) for chronic health effects, and oral slope
factors and inhalation unit risks for carcinogenic effects. Combined
with specific exposure information, government and private entities can
use IRIS data to help characterize public health risks of chemical
substances in a site-specific situation and thereby support risk
management decisions designed to protect public health.
II. Workshop Information
Members of the public may attend the workshop as observers, and
there will be a limited time for oral comments from the public. Please
let ORISE know if you wish to make comments during the workshop prior
to the meeting by registering on the web site at http://www.orau.gov/bromobenzene and indicating your intent to make oral comments. Space is
limited, and reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first-
served basis.
III. How To Submit Technical Comments to the Docket at
www.regulations.gov
Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-
0351 by one of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
E-mail: [email protected].
Fax: 202-566-1753.
Mail: Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket
(Mail Code: 2822T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. The phone number is 202-
566-1752.
Hand Delivery: The OEI Docket is located in the EPA
Headquarters Docket Center, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public
Reading Room is open
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from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is 202-566-
1744. Such deliveries are only accepted during the docket's normal
hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
If you provide comments by email or hand delivery, please submit
one unbound original with pages numbered consecutively, and three
copies of the comments. For attachments, provide an index, number pages
consecutively with the comments, and submit an unbound original and
three copies.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-
2007-0351. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the
specified comment period. Comments received after the closing date will
be marked ``late,'' and may only be considered if time permits. It is
EPA's policy to include all comments it receives in the public docket
without change and to make the comments available online at
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,
unless a comment includes information claimed to be confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to
be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov or e-mail.
The www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system,
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov,
your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part
of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available
on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends
that you include your name and other contact information in the body of
your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read
your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional
information about EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center
homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., 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 either electronically
in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the OEI Docket in the EPA
Headquarters Docket Center.
Dated: June 8, 2007.
Peter Preuss,
Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
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