[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 4, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 453-454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-152]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ECAO-RTP-0671; FRL-5133-8]


Three Peer Review Workshops on Draft Chapters of the Revised EPA 
Document: Air Quality Criteria for Particulate Matter

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: Three peer review workshops will be held by the Environmental 
Criteria and Assessment Office (ECAO) of EPA'S Office of Health and 
Environmental Assessment to facilitate preparation of draft chapters 
dealing with (1) respiratory tract dosimetry and toxicology of 
particulate matter; (2) airborne particle sampling and analysis 
methods, ambient concentrations, and exposure to particulate matter; 
and (3) epidemiology studies of health effects [[Page 454]] associated 
with ambient air particulate matter exposures. These draft chapters 
will become part of the revised EPA document entitled: Air Quality 
Criteria for Particulate Matter.

DATES: The first workshop, which addresses respiratory tract dosimetry 
and toxicologic effects of particulate matter, will be held January 11 
through January 13, 1995. The second workshop, which addresses sampling 
and analysis, concentrations, and exposure to particulate matter, will 
be held January 17 and 18, 1995. The third workshop, which addresses 
particulate matter epidemiologic studies, will be held January 23 
through January 25, 1995. The daily meeting times for the sessions of 
all three workshops are from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and the sessions 
will be held at EPA's Environmental Research Center at Research 
Triangle Park, NC. The workshops will be open to the public, but 
advance registration is required due to space limitations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Annie M. Jarabek, manager for the chapters on dosimetry and on 
toxicological studies, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ECAO, MD-
52, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone 919-541-4847, for 
information on the first workshop. Information on the second workshop 
may be obtained from Mr. William G. Ewald, manager for the chapters on 
sampling and analysis, on concentrations, and on exposure, at the same 
address, telephone 919-541-4164. For information on the third workshop, 
contact Dr. Allan Marcus, manager for the chapter on epidemiology 
studies, at the same address, telephone 919-541-0636. Members of the 
public wishing to attend any of the three workshops as observers should 
contact Ms. Emily Lee (telephone 919-541-4169) to register in advance.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As discussed in a previous call for 
information (59 FR 17375), EPA is undertaking to review, where 
appropriate, update and revise the document, Air Quality Criteria for 
Particulate Matter. As part of this review, the first workshop will 
cover draft chapters on respiratory tract deposition of inhaled 
particles and on toxicological studies of particulate matter exposures. 
The second workshop will cover draft chapters on sampling and analysis 
of airborne particulate matter, on environmental concentrations of 
particulate matter and on ambient and indoor exposures to airborne 
particles. The third workshop will cover a draft chapter on the 
epidemiology studies of particulate matter exposure including both 
mortality and morbidity effects associated with short-term and chronic 
particulate matter exposures. The specific chapters covered at each 
workshop will be made available to the public at the time of the 
workshop. Members of the public will have an opportunity at the 
workshops to make brief, oral statements. Interested parties also are 
invited to assist the EPA in developing and refining the scientific 
information base for particulate matter by submitting new information 
on the topics covered at these three workshops. To be considered for 
inclusion in the review process, submitted information should be 
published or accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed, scientific 
journal.

    Dated: December 16, 1994.
Joseph K. Alexander,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Research and Development.
[FR Doc. 95-152 Filed 1-3-95; 8:45 am]
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