[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 24 (Monday, February 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5797-5798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2512]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9627-2; EPA-HQ-ORD-2011-0738]
Draft Toxicological Review of Vanadium Pentoxide: In Support of
Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of peer review meeting.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing that Versar, Inc., an EPA contractor for
external scientific peer review, will convene an independent panel of
experts and organize and conduct an external peer review meeting to
review the draft human health assessment titled, ``Toxicological Review
of Vanadium Pentoxide: In Support of Summary Information on the
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)'' (EPA/635/R-11/004A). The
draft assessment
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was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA)
within the EPA Office of Research and Development.
EPA is releasing this draft assessment for the purposes of public
comment and peer review. This draft assessment is not final as
described in EPA's information quality guidelines, and it does not
represent and should not be construed to represent Agency policy or
views.
Versar invites the public to register to attend this meeting as
observers. In addition, Versar invites the public to give brief oral
comments and/or provide written comments at the meeting regarding the
draft assessment under review. Space is limited, and reservations will
be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. In preparing a final
report, EPA will consider Versar's report of the comments and
recommendations from the external peer review meeting and any written
public comments that EPA received in accordance with the announcements
of the public comment period for the vanadium pentoxide assessment in
Federal Register Notices published September 30, 2011, (76 FR 60827)
and November 9, 2011 (76 FR 69736).
DATES: The peer review panel meeting on the draft assessment for
Vanadium Pentoxide will be held on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, beginning
at 9:00 a.m. and end at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
ADDRESSES: The draft ``Toxicological Review of Vanadium Pentoxide: In
Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information
System (IRIS)'' is available primarily via the Internet on the NCEA
home page under the Recent Additions and Publications menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of paper copies are available from
the Information Management Team (Address: Information Management Team,
National Center for Environmental Assessment [Mail Code: 8601P], U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (703) 347-8561; facsimile: (703) 347-
8691). If you request a paper copy, please provide your name, mailing
address, and the draft assessment title.
The peer review meeting on the draft Vanadium Pentoxide assessment
will be held at Hyatt Regency Crystal City, 2799 Jefferson Davis
Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202. To attend the meeting, register no
later than Wednesday, February 29, 2012, by calling Versar at: (703)
750-3000, extension 737, or calling toll free: 1-(800) 2-VERSAR,
sending a facsimile to: (703) 642-6809, or sending an email to:
[email protected]. Space is limited, and reservations will be
accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. There will be a limited
time at the peer review meeting for comments from the public. Please
inform Versar if you wish to make comments during the meeting.
Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities: EPA
welcomes public attendance at the ``Vanadium Pentoxide Peer Review
Meeting'' and will make every effort to accommodate persons with
disabilities. For information on access or services for individuals
with disabilities, contact: Stephanie Sarraino, by phone: (703) 750-
3000, extension 737, or email: [email protected].
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: For information on registration, access or
services for individuals with disabilities, or logistics for the
external peer review meeting, please contact Versar by calling (703)
750-3000, extension 737, or calling Toll free: 1-(800) 2-VERSAR,
sending a facsimile to: (703) 642-6809, or sending an email to:
[email protected].
For information on the draft assessment, please contact Maureen
Gwinn, National Center for Environmental Assessment (Mail Code: 8601P),
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (703) 347-8565; facsimile: (703) 347-
8689; or email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Information About IRIS
EPA's IRIS is a human health assessment program that evaluates
quantitative and qualitative risk information on effects that may
result from exposure to chemical substances found in the environment.
Through the IRIS Program, EPA provides the highest quality science-
based human health assessments to support the Agency's regulatory
activities. The IRIS database contains information for more than 550
chemical substances that can be used to support the first two steps
(hazard identification and dose-response evaluation) of the risk
assessment process. When supported by available data, IRIS provides
oral reference doses (RfDs) and inhalation reference concentrations
(RfCs) for chronic noncancer health effects and cancer assessments.
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.
Dated: January 30, 2012.
Darrell A. Winner,
Acting Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
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