[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 28 (Friday, February 11, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7257-7259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2712]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-7872-2]
Draft Toxicological Review of n-Hexane: In Support of Summary
Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of public comment period and external peer-review panel
meeting.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing
that the Oak Ridge Institute of Science and Education (ORISE),
Department of Energy, under an Interagency Agreement with EPA, will
convene a panel of experts and organize and conduct an external peer-
review panel meeting to review the external review draft document
entitled, ``Toxicological Review of n-Hexane: In Support of Summary
Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)'' (NCEA-S-
1605). The EPA is also announcing a thirty-day public comment period
for the draft document. The document was prepared by EPA's National
Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) of the Office of Research
and Development. EPA will use comments and recommendations from the
public and the expert panel meeting to finalize the draft document.
DATES: The public comment period will begin on February 11, 2005 and
continue for thirty days through March 11, 2005. The peer-review panel
meeting will begin on March 30, 2005, at 9 a.m. and end at 3 p.m. To
attend the meeting, register by March 16, 2005.
ADDRESSES: The external peer-review panel meeting will be held at the
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Headquarters, 2000 Florida Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC, 20009. Under an Interagency Agreement between EPA and
the Department of Energy, the Oak Ridge Institute of Science and
Education (ORISE) is organizing, convening, and conducting the peer-
review panel meeting. To attend the meeting, register by March 16,
2005, by contacting ORISE, P.O. Box 117, MS 17, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-
0117, at (865) 241-5784 or (865) 241-3168 (facsimile). Interested
parties may also register on-line at: http://www.orau.gov/nhexane.
Space is limited, and reservations will be accepted on a first-come,
first-served basis. Members of the public may submit comments to the
EPA EDOCKET (see Supplementary Information below). Public comments
submitted to the EPA EDOCKET by March 11, 2005 will be provided to the
external peer review panel prior to the meeting. Members of the public
are invited to provide oral statements at the commencement of the
meeting (for more information refer to the instructions for
registration below).
A limited number of paper copies are available by contacting the
IRIS Hotline at (202) 566-1676 or (202) 566-1749 (facsimile),
[email protected] (e-mail). If you are requesting a paper copy, please
provide your name, mailing address, and the document title and number,
``Draft Toxicological Review of n-Hexane: In Support of Summary
Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)'' (NCEA-S-
1605). Copies are not available from ORISE.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding registration and
logistics should be directed to Leslie Shapard, ORISE, P.O. Box 117, MS
17, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-0117, at (865) 241-5784 or (865) 241-3168
(facsimile), [email protected] (e-mail).
If you have questions about the document, contact Jamie C.
Benedict, IRIS Staff, National Center for Environmental Assessment,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., (8601 D), Washington, DC 20460;
telephone: 202-564-3386; facsimile: 202-565-0075;
[email protected] (e-mail).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
IRIS is a database that contains information on the potential
adverse human health effects that may result from chronic (or lifetime)
exposure to specific chemical substances found in the environment. The
database (available on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/iris)
contains qualitative and quantitative health effects information for
more than 500 chemical substances that may be used to support the first
two steps (hazard identification and dose-response evaluation) of the
risk assessment process. When supported by available data, the database
provides oral reference doses (RfDs) and inhalation reference
concentrations (RfCs) for chronic health effects, and oral slope
factors and inhalation unit risks for carcinogenic effects. Combined
with specific exposure information, government and private entities use
IRIS to help characterize public health risks of chemical substances in
a site-specific situation and thereby support risk management decisions
designed to protect public health.
EPA's E-Docket
EPA has established an official public docket for this action under
Docket ID No. ORD-2005-0007. The official public docket consists of the
documents specifically referenced in this action, any public comments
received, and other information related to this action. Although a part
of the official docket, the public docket does not include Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. The official public docket is the collection of
materials that is available for public viewing at the Office of
Environmental Information (OEI) Docket in the Headquarters EPA Docket
Center, (EPA/DC) EPA West Building, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is 202-566-
1744, and the telephone number for the OEI Docket is 202-566-1752;
facsimile: 202-566-1753; or e-mail: ORD.D[email protected].
An electronic version of the public docket is available through
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may
use EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit or view public
comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official
public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that
are available electronically. Once in the system, select ``search,''
then key in the appropriate docket identification number.
Certain types of information will not be placed in the EPA Dockets.
Information claimed as CBI and other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute, which is not included in the official public
docket, will not be available for public viewing in EPA's electronic
public docket. EPA's policy is that copyrighted material will not be
placed in EPA's electronic public docket but will be available only in
printed, paper form in the official public docket.
EPA's policy is that public comments, whether submitted
electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing
in EPA's electronic public docket as EPA receives them and without
change, unless the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. When EPA
identifies a comment containing copyrighted material, EPA will provide
a reference to that material in the version of the comment that is
placed in EPA's electronic public docket. The entire printed comment,
including the copyrighted material, will be available in the public
docket.
Public comments submitted on computer disks that are mailed or
delivered to the docket will be transferred to EPA's electronic public
docket. Public comments that are mailed or delivered to the Docket will
be scanned and placed in EPA's electronic public docket. Where
practical, physical objects will be photographed, and the photograph
will be placed in EPA's electronic public docket along with a brief
description written by the docket staff.
You may submit comments electronically, by mail, by facsimile, or
by hand delivery/courier. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, identify the
appropriate docket identification number in the subject line on the
first page of your comment. Please ensure that your comments are
submitted within the specified comment period. Comments received after
the close of the comment period will be marked ``late.'' Late comments
may be considered if time permits.
If you submit an electronic comment as prescribed below, EPA
recommends that you include your name, mailing address, and an e-mail
address or other contact information in the body of your comment. Also
include this contact information on the outside of any disk or CD ROM
you submit, and in any cover letter accompanying the disk or CD ROM.
This ensures that you can be identified as the individual who submitted
the comment and allows EPA to contact you in case EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties or needs further information on
the substance of your comment. EPA's policy is that EPA will not edit
your comment, and any identifying or contact information provided in
the body of a comment will be included as part of the comment that is
placed in the official public docket, and made available in EPA's
electronic public docket. If EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA
may not be able to consider your comment.
Your use of EPA's electronic public docket to submit comments to
EPA electronically is EPA's preferred method for receiving comments. Go
directly to EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket, and follow the
online instructions for submitting comments. To access EPA's electronic
public docket from the EPA Internet Home Page, select ``Information
Sources,'' ``Dockets,'' and ``EPA Dockets.'' Once in the system, select
``search,'' and then key in Docket ID No. ORD-2005-0007. The system is
an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity, e-mail address, or other contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail) to
ORD.D[email protected], Attention Docket ID No. ORD-2005-0007. In contrast
to EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's e-mail system is not an
``anonymous access'' system. If you send an e-mail comment directly to
the Docket without going through EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's
e-mail system automatically captures your e-mail address. E-mail
addresses that are automatically captured by EPA's e-mail system are
included as part of the comment that is placed in the official
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public docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public docket.
You may submit comments on a disk or CD ROM that you mail to the
OEI Docket mailing address. These electronic submissions will be
accepted in WordPerfect, Word, or ASCII file format. Avoid the use of
special characters and any form of encryption.
If you provide comments in writing, please submit one unbound
original with pages numbered consecutively, and three copies of the
comments. For attachments, provide an index, number pages consecutively
with the comments, and submit an unbound original and three copies.
Dated: February 7, 2005.
Peter W. Preuss,
Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
[FR Doc. 05-2712 Filed 2-10-05; 8:45 am]
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