[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 16 (Thursday, January 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4213-4214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1224]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8520-5; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-1095]
Draft Toxicological Review of Chlordecone (Kepone): In Support of
the Summary Information in the Integrated Risk Information System
(IRIS)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Peer-Review Workshop and Public Comment Period.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing that Versar, under a contract with EPA, will
convene an independent panel of experts and organize and conduct an
external peer-review workshop to review the external review draft
document entitled, ``Toxicological Review of Chlordecone (Kepone): In
Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information
System (IRIS)'' (EPA/635/R-07/004). The EPA is also 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 the external
peer-review panel prior to the workshop for their consideration.
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.
Versar invites the public to register to attend this workshop as
observers. In addition, Versar 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 any public comments that EPA
receives in accordance with this notice.
DATES: The peer-review panel workshop will be held on April 10, 2008 at
9 a.m. The 60-day public comment period begins on January 24, 2008 and
ends March 24, 2008. Technical comments should be in writing and must
be received by EPA by March 24, 2008. EPA intends to submit comments
from the public received by this date to Versar prior to the workshop
for consideration by the panel.
ADDRESSES: The peer-review workshop will be held at the Westin
Alexandria, 400 Courthouse Square, Alexandria, Virginia 22314. Versar
is organizing, convening, and conducting the peer-review workshop. To
attend the workshop, register by April 1, 2008 via the Internet at
http://epa.versar.com/kepone. You may also register by calling Versar
at 703-750-3000 extension 582, or sending an email to Gina Casciano at
[email protected]. You must register by April 1, 2008 and indicate
whether you wish to provide brief oral comments at the workshop.
The draft ``Toxicological Review of Chlordecone (Kepone): 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 NCEA's
Information Management Team; telephone: 703-347-8561; facsimile: 703-
347-8691. If you are requesting a paper copy, please provide your name,
mailing address, and the document title.
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 Gina Casciano at Versar; telephone: 703-750-3000
extension 582 or e-mail [email protected]. 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
Kathleen Newhouse, IRIS Staff, National Center for Environmental
Assessment, (8601P), U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 703-347-8641; e-mail:
[email protected].
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
540 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 may attend the
workshop as observers, and there will be a limited time for oral
comments from the public. Please let Versar know if you wish to make
comments during the workshop prior to the meeting by registering on the
Web site at http://epa.versar.com/kepone 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-ORD2007-
1095 by one of the following methods:
http://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 mail 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-
2007-1095. 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: January 17, 2008.
Rebecca Clark,
Deputy Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
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