[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 126 (Thursday, July 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39928-39929]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-14994]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7781-1]


Neurotoxicity of Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene): 
Workshop Report

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of a final report 
titled, Summary Report of the Peer Review Workshop on the Neurotoxicity 
of Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) Discussion Paper (EPA/600/R-
04/041), which is being published by the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency's, National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within 
the Office of Research and Development (ORD).

ADDRESSES: The document will be made available electronically through 
the NCEA Web site (www.epa.gov/ncea).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Technical Information Staff, 
National Center for Environmental Assessment (8623D), U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20460. Telephone: (202) 564-3261; fax: (202) 565-0050.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA is developing a human health effects 
toxicological review document on tetrachloroethylene. As part of the 
document development process, EPA brought together recognized 
scientific experts to engage in a public discussion on the neurological 
effects of inhalation of tetrachloroethylene, as well as a review of 
studies that focus on these effects. The workshop was held February 25, 
2004, and was organized and convened by Versar, Inc. under contract to 
EPA. Expert information gathered at the workshop will help in EPA's 
development of the draft assessment of tetrachloroethylene health 
effects.

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    The Summary Report of the Peer Review Workshop on the Neurotoxicity 
of Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) Discussion Paper, prepared 
by Versar, Inc., summarizes the discussions at the February 25, 2004, 
workshop. The expert consultants based their discussion on an October 
2003 External Review Draft EPA paper entitled, Neurotoxicity of 
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) Discussion Paper (EPA/600/P-03/
005A), which was provided both to the expert consultants and to the 
public prior to the workshop meeting. At the workshop, the external 
experts provided EPA with their individual opinions on science issues 
related to the neurotoxicological effects of tetrachloroethylene.

    Dated: June 25, 2004.
George W. Alapas,
Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
[FR Doc. 04-14994 Filed 6-30-04; 8:45 am]
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