[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 50954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-17540]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8463-7; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2006-0812]
Child-Specific Exposure Factors Handbook
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of peer-review panel workshop.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that
Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG), an EPA contractor for external
scientific review, will convene an independent panel of experts and
organize and conduct a peer-review workshop, to review the external
review draft document titled, ``Child-Specific Exposure Factors
Handbook'' (EPA/600/R-06/096A). EPA provided an opportunity for public
comment on the draft document from October 2006 to January 2007. The
draft document was prepared by the National Center for Environmental
Assessment (NCEA) within EPA's Office of Research and Development. The
``Child-Specific Exposure Factors Handbook'' provides a summary of
statistical data on various exposure factors used in assessing
children's exposures, including: Drinking water consumption; soil
ingestion and mouthing behavior; inhalation rates; dermal factors
including skin surface area and soil adherence factors; consumption of
retail and home-grown foods; breast milk intake; and human activity
pattern data. Once completed, this report will serve as a resource for
exposure assessors for estimating children's exposures. An interim
final version of this handbook was published in 2002. This updated
version provides analysis of exposure factors data using the age groups
for children recommended in the EPA document entitled, ``Guidance on
Selecting Age Groups for Monitoring and Assessing Childhood Exposures
to Environmental Contaminants'' (EPA/630/P-03/003F) (Available on line
at http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=146583).
EPA released this draft document in October 2006, solely for the
purpose of pre-dissemination peer review under applicable information
quality guidelines. This document has not been formally disseminated by
EPA. It does not represent and should not be construed to represent any
Agency policy or determination.
In preparing a final report, EPA will consider the public comments
submitted to EPA's docket during the public comment period, and the
contractor's report of the external peer-review workshop, including any
oral public comments received at the workshop.
DATES: The peer-review panel workshop will begin on September 19, 2007,
at approximately 8 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. on September 20, 2007.
Members of the public may attend the peer-review panel workshop. Time
will be set aside on the morning of September 19, 2007, for registered
attendees who wish to make brief oral comments (for more information
refer to the instructions for registration below).
ADDRESSES: Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG), an EPA contractor for
external scientific review, will convene an independent panel of
experts and organize and conduct a peer-review panel workshop to review
this draft document. The peer-review panel workshop will be held at The
Navy League Building, located at 2300 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA.
Observers may attend the peer-review panel workshop through a
registration process by calling ERG's conference line between the hours
of 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.EDT at (781) 674-7374 or toll free at (800) 803-
2833, or by faxing a registration request to (781) 674-2906 (please
reference the CSEFH Peer-Review Panel Workshop and include full address
and contact information) , or by sending an e-mail to [email protected]
(subject line: CSEFH Peer-Review Panel Workshop; body: Include full
address and contact information). Pre-registration is strongly
recommended as space is limited, and registrations will be accepted on
a first-come, first-served basis. The deadline for pre-registration is
September 12, 2007. If space allows, registrations will continue to be
accepted after this date, including on-site registration. Time will be
set aside during the morning of the first day of the meeting to hear
comments from observers, and individuals will be limited to a maximum
of five minutes. Please inform ERG when registering if you wish to make
a comment at the workshop.
The draft document, ``Child-Specific Exposure Factors Handbook,''
is available primarily via the Internet on the National Center for
Environmental Assessment's home page under the Recent Additions and the
Data and Publications menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited
number of paper copies are available from the Technical Information
Staff, NCEA-W; telephone: (202) 564-3261; facsimile: (202) 565-0050. If
you are requesting a paper copy, please provide your name, mailing
address, and the document title, ``Child-Specific Exposure Factors
Handbook''. Copies are not available from ERG and copies will not be
available onsite.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding registration and
logistics for the external peer-review panel workshop should be
directed to ERG, 110 Hartwell Avenue, Lexington, MA 02421-3136;
telephone: (781) 674-7374 or toll free at (800) 803-2833; facsimile:
(781) 674-2906; e-mail: [email protected].
If you need technical information about the draft document, please
contact Jacqueline Moya, National Center for Environmental Assessment
(NCEA); telephone: (202) 564-3245; facsimile: (202) 565-0079; e-mail
[email protected].
Dated: August 29, 2007.
Rebecca Clark,
Acting Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
[FR Doc. E7-17540 Filed 9-4-07; 8:45 am]
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