[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 28, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59418-59419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-29555]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPPTS-00328; FRL-6813-3]


Technical Workshop for the Voluntary Children's Chemical 
Evaluation Program (VCCEP); Notice of a Workshop

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA and the American Chemistry Council are jointly sponsoring 
a workshop to present information on planning and conducting exposure 
assessments and characterizing and reporting exposure assessment 
results for the Voluntary Children's Chemical Evaluation Program 
(VCCEP). The workshop will consist of a series of presentations by 
representatives of EPA and the chemical industry. Discussion topics 
will include tiered approaches for children's exposure assessment, 
resources and models for conducting exposure assessments, examples of 
exposure assessment with emphasis on children's exposure assessment, 
summarizing and presenting exposure assessment results, and the role of 
peer consultation in the VCCEP. After the presentation of each topic, 
individual opinions of invited technical experts, interested 
stakeholders, and other persons in attendance will be solicited. The 
workshop will be of interest to companies and consortia who have signed 
up for the Voluntary Children's Chemical Evaluation Program (VCCEP) as 
well as to those who may want to voluntarily submit exposure assessment 
results. There is no charge for attending this workshop.

DATES: The workshop will commence at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, December 11, 
2001, and end at noon on Thursday, December 13, 2001.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Hyatt Hotel-Dulles Airport, 
2300 Dulles Corner Boulevard, Herndon, VA 20171-3400.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information related to 
the workshop for presenting chemical exposure assessment results 
contact: Patrick Kennedy, Economics, Exposure and Technology Division 
(7406), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: (202) 564-8529; e-mail: [email protected].
    For questions regarding registration and logistics contact: EPA's 
contractor, Eastern Research Group, Inc., (ERG). To ensure that all 
interested parties can be accommodated, please preregister by calling 
ERG's conference registration line at (781) 674-7374 or fax a 
registration request to (781) 674-2906. You may also send an e-mail 
registration request to ERG at [email protected]. Prior to the workshop, 
registrants will be sent an agenda and a logistical fact sheet.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. This action may, 
however, be of special interest to those chemical manufacturers, 
importers, and processors who produce or use chemical substances that 
are covered by the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), individuals or 
groups concerned with chemical testing and children's health, and 
animal welfare groups. Since other entities may also be interested, the 
Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may 
be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the 
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the 
technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

II. Purpose of the Meeting

    The purpose of this workshop is to present and discuss technical 
information which may assist sponsors of chemicals in the VCCEP in 
planning, conducting, characterizing, and reporting exposure 
assessments. To facilitate the discussion at the workshop, EPA and 
invited speakers will present examples of exposure assessment for 
scenarios involving children and prospective parents. Additional 
examples will be given to illustrate the principles of consistency, 
transparency, completeness, and quality in characterizing and reporting 
of summary exposure assessment information. Papers, presentations, and 
examples presented at the workshop will be provided to attendees; 
selected EPA presentations and examples will be made available via the 
EPA Internet Site at http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/chemrtk following the 
workshop.
    To enable the discussion, EPA has invited technical experts from 
industry, non-governmental organizations, and government agencies, 
including EPA, to discuss the presentations on exposure assessment in a 
roundtable format. The invited participants were selected to provide a 
balanced representation of stakeholder interests. Presentations by EPA 
and invited speakers will be followed by roundtable discussion by the 
invited participants. Opportunity for public comment from anyone who 
wishes to provide oral remarks will be provided at the conclusion of 
the roundtable discussion. Oral comments from the public may be limited 
to 5 minutes per individual to allow all those who wish to comment the 
opportunity to speak. Written comments may also be submitted to EPA via 
fax transmission to ERG at (781) 674-2906 until 1 week prior to the 
meeting or may be included with an evaluation of the meeting. EPA is 
not asking participants in the workshop to reach agreement or provide 
any collective recommendations on the summaries for presenting exposure 
assessment results. EPA's intent is to transfer technical information 
and the individual perspective of invited participants based upon their 
unique backgrounds and experiences. Accordingly, EPA does not intend to 
organize this workshop as an

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advisory committee as defined in the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 
U.S.C. App.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection.

    Dated: November 15,2001.
William H. Sanders, III,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
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