[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 250 (Thursday, December 30, 2010)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32977]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Next Generation Risk Assessment Public Dialogue Conference

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Public Dialogue Conference.

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SUMMARY: As a part of the ``Advancing the Next Generation of Risk 
Assessment'' (NexGen) program, EPA is announcing a 2-day public 
dialogue conference to engage, inform, and encourage feedback from key 
stakeholders. The conference will take place on February 15 and 16, 
2011 in Washington, DC and will be open to attendance by interested 
public participants on a first-come, first-serve basis up to the limits 
of available space.

DATES: The conference will be held on February 15, 2011 from 8 a.m. to 
5:30 p.m. and on February 16, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The conference will take place at the Embassy Suites 
Convention Center, 900 10th Street, Northwest, Washington, DC 20001. 
ICF International, an EPA contractor, is providing logistical support 
for the conference. Questions regarding information, registration, and 
logistics for the workshop should be directed to Deshira Wallace, 
telephone: (703) 225-2910; e-mail: [email protected]. 
Questions regarding the scientific and technical aspects of the 
workshop should be directed to Audrey Hoffer, telephone: (703) 347-
0218; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Summary of Information About the Conference

    The landscape of risk assessment is changing rapidly with new 
advances in molecular systems biology, the advent of several recent 
reports from the National Research Council, and volumes of new test 
data emerging from the Tox21 and European REACH programs. In response, 
EPA has developed the NexGen program, a collaborative exploration of 
new science and methods with the National Institutes of Environmental 
Health Sciences' National Toxicology Program, Center for Disease 
Control's Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, National 
Human Genome Research Institute, and the State of California's 
Environmental Protection Agency.
    The NexGen program aims to create a cheaper, faster, and more 
robust system for chemical risk assessment by incorporating new 
knowledge about molecular system biology. This is the beginning of a 
process that will evolve over several years, and engaging key 
stakeholders from the beginning is central to making it a success. The 
NexGen public dialogue conference in February 2011 offers stakeholders 
an opportunity to become involved early, comment on the process, and 
help direct the next phases.
    The conference will feature several informational presentations 
regarding the current science surrounding the NexGen program as well as 
highlights from an invitation-only scientists' meeting that took place 
in November 2010. Following these presentations, breakout sessions will 
be held in order to obtain public feedback and give stakeholders an 
opportunity to voice questions, comments, and concerns.

II. Conference Information

    Members of the public may participate in the conference. Space is 
limited, and reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve 
basis. For more information on how to register for the conference 
please visit: http://epa.nexgen.icfi.com. Further information regarding 
the conference and the NexGen program in general can be found at http://www.epa.gov/risk/nexgen.

    Dated: December 22, 2010.
Darrell A. Winn,
Acting Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
[FR Doc. 2010-32977 Filed 12-29-10; 8:45 am]
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