[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 71 (Monday, April 14, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 17941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-9048]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7483-1]


Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period on the Draft Final 
Guidelines for Carcinogen Risk Assessment and the Draft Supplemental 
Guidance for Assessing Cancer Susceptibility From Early-Life Exposure 
to Carcinogens

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: This notice extends the comment period for the Draft Final 
Guidelines for Carcinogen Risk Assessment and the draft Supplemental 
Guidance for Assessing Cancer Susceptibility from Early-Life Exposure 
to Carcinogens. The availability of these documents was originally 
announced in the Federal Register on March 3, 2003 (68 FR 10012).

DATES: Comments must be received by Monday, June 2, 2003.

ADDRESSES: The documents are available via the Internet from 
www.epa.gov/ncea/raf/cancer2003.htm. Instructions for submitting 
comments are provided at this website and in the March 3, 2003 Federal 
Register notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. William P. Wood, Risk Assessment 
Forum (mail code 8601D), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460, telephone 202-564-3361, 
or send electronic mail inquiries to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the March 3, 2003 Federal Register (68 FR 
10012), EPA announced the availability of, and opportunity to comment 
on, the Draft Final Guidelines for Carcinogen Risk Assessment (February 
2003, NCEA-F-0644A) and the draft Supplemental Guidance for Assessing 
Cancer Susceptibility from Early-Life Exposure to Carcinogens (EPA/630/
R-03/003). The comment period was scheduled to close on May 1, 2003. 
This notice extends the comment period until June 2, 2003. EPA will 
consider all comments received by this date in completing final 
Guidelines and supplemental guidance.
    As announced in the Federal Register on April 11, 2003, a panel of 
EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB) will meet to review the draft 
Supplemental Guidance on May 12 to 14, 2003. EPA will provide all 
public comments on the draft Supplemental Guidance that EPA has 
received by May 1, 2003 to the SAB review panel prior to its meeting. 
Comments received by EPA by June 2, 2003 but after May 1, 2003 will 
also be forwarded to the SAB for consideration by the review panel in 
completing its report. Comments may also be submitted directly to the 
SAB in the manner described in the Federal Register notice announcing 
the SAB meeting. It is the policy of the SAB to accept written comments 
and accommodate oral public comments wherever possible at its public 
meetings.

    Dated: April 8, 2003.
Paul Gilman,
Assistant Administrator for Research and Development.
[FR Doc. 03-9048 Filed 4-11-03; 8:45 am]
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