[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 53 (Wednesday, March 19, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 13306]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6580]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Bioavailability Workshop on In Vitro and In Vivo Testing Methods 
for Metals

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting to gather comments from 
expert scientists and others on in vivo and in vitro-testing protocols 
for metals which may be applicable at cleanup activities. The 2003 U.S. 
EPA Bioavailability Workshop will be a 2-day meeting (4 half-day panel 
sessions) to provide the EPA with expert technical opinions specific to 
applications of bioavailability measurements for human health risk 
assessment. The EPA expects to use information presented during this 
workshop in its efforts to establish the most scientifically-sound 
approach to utilizing bioavailability measurements at contaminated 
sites. National experts will participate through presentations and 
panel discussions. Candid scientific discussion will be encouraged 
among invited scientists and the workshop audience. A contractor will 
collect summary notes and comments during the presentations. No formal 
publication is anticipated although individual authors and presenters 
may submit manuscripts to journals after presenting the data to EPA. 
This meeting is being sponsored by EPA's Office of Solid Waste and 
Emergency Response, the Science Policy Council of EPA's Office of 
Research and Development, EPA Region 7 and EPA Region 8. There is no 
charge for attending the conference.

DATES: The workshop will be held on April 15 and 16, 2003. The workshop 
hours will be from 8:30 am to 4 pm on April 15 and from 8 am to 3 pm on 
Wednesday, April 16.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Safety Harbor Resort, 105 
N. Bayshore Drive, Tampa, Florida, 34695. To attend the workshop as an 
observer, contact Syracuse Research Corp. (SRC) by electronic mail, or 
by telephone. The electronic registration web site is at http://conference.syrres.com/bcreg.htm. Other information can be obtained by 
calling SRC at 207-883-2605. Individuals need to make their own 
reservations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information, contact the 
RCRA/CERCLA Call Center at 800-424-9346 or TDD 800-553-7672 (hearing 
impaired). In the Washington, DC metropolitan area, call 703-412-9810 
or TDD 703-412-3323. For more detailed technical information on this 
conference call Richard Troast (703-603-8805) Office of Emergency and 
Remedial Response, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460-0002, Mail Code 5204G. 
Information concerning the meeting (including agenda, speaker list, and 
registration) is available online at http://conference.syrres.com/.

David Lopez,
Director, Region 3/8 Support Center, OERR
[FR Doc. 03-6580 Filed 3-18-03; 8:45 am]
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