[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 59018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-29385]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7107-5]


Trichloroethylene Health Risk Assessment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending by 
60 days the public comment period on the draft report, 
``Trichloroethylene Health Risk Assessment: Synthesis and 
Characterization,'' External Review Draft, (EPA/600/P-01/002A). An 
initial 60-day public comment period had been announced in the Notice 
of Availability published on September 19 (66 FR 48257-48258). 
Extensions were requested by the Air Force, the Halogenated Solvents 
Industry Alliance, ARCADIS G&M, the Chlorine Chemistry Council, and the 
General Electric Company. EPA has decided to grant an extension of the 
comment period until January 18, 2002.
    EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB) will convene an external peer-
review panel to review the draft assessment. The SAB will publish a 
subsequent Federal Register notice to announce the time and place of 
the peer-review meeting, including information on how the public can 
participate. After the peer-review meeting, NCEA will address the 
panel's comments and the public's comments and issue a final 
assessment. At that time, a summary of the final assessment will be 
included on EPA's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS).

DATES: Comments should be in writing and must be received (not 
postmarked) by January 18, 2002.

ADDRESSES: The draft assessment is available on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of paper copies are available from 
the National Center for Environmental Assessment's Technical 
Information Staff, telephone: 202-564-3261; facsimile: 202-565-0050. If 
you request a paper copy, please provide your name, mailing address, 
and the report title, Trichloroethylene Health Risk Assessment.
    Comments may be mailed to the Technical Information Staff at the 
mailroom address: Technical Information Staff (8623-D), U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20460. Comments should be in writing and must be 
received by January 18, 2002. Comments may also be delivered to the 
Technical Information Staff at the office address: 808 17th Street NW., 
5th Floor, Washington, DC 20006; telephone: 202-564-3261; facsimile: 
202-565-0050. Electronic comments may be e-mailed to: 
[email protected]. While not a requirement, commenters are 
encouraged to provide both a hard copy of their comments and electronic 
files of their comments in a common word-processing format.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Jim Cogliano, National Center for 
Environmental Assessment, telephone: 202-564-3288; facsimile: 202-565-
0079; e-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: November 16, 2001.
George W. Alapas,
Acting Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
[FR Doc. 01-29385 Filed 11-23-01; 8:45 am]
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