[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 45 (Thursday, March 6, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12171-12172]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-4358]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8538-4; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0165]
Draft Toxicological Review of Propionaldehyde: In Support of
Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing a public comment period to review
selected sections of the final draft document titled, ``Toxicological
Review of Propionaldehyde: In Support of Summary Information on the
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)'' (EPA/600/R-08/003), related
to the human health assessment for Propionaldehyde. The document was
prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA)
within EPA's Office of Research and Development.
Public comments submitted to the EPA by May 5, 2008 will be
provided to the external peer review panel prior to their meeting (to
be announced).
EPA is releasing the 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. EPA will consider any public comments
submitted in accordance with this notice when revising the document.
DATES: The 60-day public comment period begins on March 6, 2008 and
ends May 5, 2008. Technical comments should be in writing and must be
received by EPA by May 5, 2008. The peer review panel meeting will be
announced in a subsequent Federal Register Notice.
ADDRESSES: The draft ``Toxicological Review of Propionaldehyde: In
Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information
System (IRIS)'' (EPA/600/R-08/003) is available primarily via the
Internet on NCEA's
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home page under the Recent Additions menu at http://www.epa.gov/ncea. A
limited number of paper copies are available by contacting the IRIS
Hotline at (202) 566-1676, (202) 566-1749 (facsimile), or
[email protected]. If you are requesting a paper copy, please
provide your name, mailing address, the document title, and the EPA
number of the requested publication. Technical comments may be
submitted electronically via www.regulations.gov, by mail, by
facsimile, or by hand delivery/courier. Please follow the detailed
instructions provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this
notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 John Stanek,
Chemical Manager, National Center for Environmental Assessment;
telephone: 919-541-1048; facsimile: 919-541-0248; e-mail:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Information About the Document
IRIS is a database that contains scientific Agency positions on
potential adverse human health effects 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 the 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 use IRIS 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. How To Submit Technical Comments to the Docket at
www.regulations.gov
Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-
0165, 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, Room 3334 EPA West Building, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public
Reading Room is open 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
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-
2008-0165. 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: 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 materials,
such as copyrighted material, are 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: February 28, 2008.
Rebecca Clark,
Deputy Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
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