[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 10 (Thursday, January 15, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2635-2636]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-664]


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NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY COORDINATION OFFICE


Nanoscale Science, Engineering and Technology Subcommittee, 
National Science and Technology Council, Committee on Technology; Human 
and Environmental Exposure Assessment Workshop: Public Meeting

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO), on 
behalf of the Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology (NSET) 
Subcommittee of the Committee on Technology, National Science and 
Technology Council (NSTC), will hold a workshop on February 24-25, 2009 
to provide an open forum to discuss the state-of-the-art of the science 
related to environmental, health, and safety aspects of engineered 
nanoscale materials in the area of human and environmental exposure 
assessment. Human and Environmental Exposure Assessment is one of the 
five environmental, health, and safety research categories identified 
in the NSET Subcommittee document Strategy for Nanotechnology-Related 
Environmental, Health, and Safety Research (http://www.nano.gov/NNI_EHS_Research_Strategy.pdf), which was released February 14, 2008.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 
from 8 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. and on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 from 8 
a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be at the Consumer Protection Safety 
Commission conference facility, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 
20814 (Metro stop: Bethesda on the Red Line). For directions, please 
see http://www.cpsc.gov/about/direct.html.
    Registration: Due to space limitations and security requirements, 
pre-registration for the workshop is required. People interested in 
attending the workshop should register online at http://www.nano.gov/html/meetings/exposure/registration.html. Written notices of 
participation by e-mail should be sent to [email protected]. 
Written notices may be mailed to the Exposure Assessment Workshop, c/o 
NNCO, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Stafford II, Suite 405, Arlington, VA 22230. 
Registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Registration will 
close on February 21, 2009 at 5 p.m. EST.
    Information about the meeting, including the agenda, is posted at 
http://www.nano.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: For information regarding this 
Notice, please contact Liesl Heeter, National Nanotechnology 
Coordination Office. Telephone: (703) 292-4533. E-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Human and environmental exposure assessment 
research is used to guide efforts to improve environmental, health, and 
safety (EHS) protection with regard to nanoscale engineered materials 
and to monitor trends and progress. The purpose of this workshop is to 
hold an open forum to discuss the progress achieved in the area of 
human and environmental exposure assessment research and to discuss the 
path forward for addressing the research needs in this area. 
Specifically, the Nanotechnology Environmental Health Implications 
(NEHI) Working Group of the NSET Subcommittee has identified five 
priority research needs within the human and environmental exposure 
category: Characterizing exposure among workers; identifying population 
groups and environments exposed to engineered nanoscale materials; 
characterizing exposure to the general population from industrial 
processes

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and industrial and consumer products containing nanomaterials; 
characterizing the health of exposed populations and environments; and 
understanding workplace processes and factors that determine exposure 
to nanomaterials.
    The presentations, discussions, and comments provided at this 
meeting will inform the NEHI Working Group's continuing adaptive 
management of the National Nanotechnology Initiative's environmental, 
health, and safety research strategy.
    The NSET Subcommittee coordinates planning, budgeting, and program 
implementation and review to ensure a balanced and comprehensive 
National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI). The NSET Subcommittee is 
composed of representatives from Federal agencies participating in the 
NNI. In order to perform work in the area of environmental, health, and 
safety, NSET created a working group, the Nanotechnology Environmental 
Implications (NEHI) Working Group. The NNCO provides technical and 
administrative support to the NSET Subcommittee and serves as a central 
point of contact for the NNI.
    For more information on the National Nanotechnology Initiative and 
its various working entities, please visit http://www.nano.gov.

M. David Hodge,
Operations Manager, OSTP.
[FR Doc. E9-664 Filed 1-14-09; 8:45 am]
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