[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 42 (Friday, March 2, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 12836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5133]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9642-1; EPA-HQ-ORD-2011-0739]
Draft Toxicological Review of Biphenyl: In Support of Summary
Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS); Peer
Review Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of peer review meeting.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing that Versar, Inc., an EPA contractor for
external scientific peer review, will convene an independent panel of
experts and organize and conduct an external peer review meeting to
review the draft human health assessment titled, ``Toxicological Review
of Biphenyl: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk
Information System (IRIS)'' (EPA/635/R-11/005A). The draft assessment
was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA)
within the EPA Office of Research and Development.
EPA is releasing this draft assessment for the purposes of public
comment and peer review. This draft assessment is not final as
described in EPA's information quality guidelines and it does not
represent and should not be construed to represent Agency policy or
views.
Versar invites the public to register to attend this meeting as
observers. In addition, Versar invites the public to give brief oral
comments and/or provide written comments at the meeting regarding the
draft assessment under review. Space is limited, and reservations will
be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. In preparing a final
report, EPA will consider Versar's report of the comments and
recommendations from the external peer review meeting and any written
public comments that EPA received in accordance with the announcements
of the public comment period for the biphenyl assessment in a Federal
Register Notice published September 30, 2011, (76FR60827).
DATES: The peer review panel meeting on the draft assessment for
Biphenyl will be held on Tuesday, April 3, 2012, beginning at 9 a.m.
and end at 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
ADDRESSES: The draft ``Toxicological Review of Biphenyl: In Support of
Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)''
is available primarily via the Internet on the NCEA home page under the
Recent Additions and Publications menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea. A
limited number of paper copies are available from the Information
Management Team (Address: Information Management Team, National Center
for Environmental Assessment [Mail Code: 8601P], U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone: 703-347-8561; facsimile: 703-347-8691). If you request a
paper copy, please provide your name, mailing address, and the draft
assessment title.
The peer review meeting on the draft Biphenyl assessment will be
held at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Arlington, Virginia 22202. To attend the meeting, register no later
than Tuesday, March 27, 2012, by calling Versar: 703-642-6727, calling
toll free: 1-800-2-VERSAR, ext. 6727, sending a facsimile to: 703-642-
6809, or sending an email to: [email protected]. Space is limited, and
reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
There will be a limited time at the peer review meeting for comments
from the public. Please inform Versar if you wish to make comments
during the meeting.
Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities: EPA
welcomes public attendance at the ``Biphenyl Peer Review Meeting'' and
will make every effort to accommodate persons with disabilities. For
information on access or services for individuals with disabilities,
contact: Betzy Colon, by phone: 703-642-6727, or email:
[email protected].
Additional Information: For information on registration, access, or
services for individuals with disabilities, or logistics for the
external peer review meeting, please contact Versar by calling: 703-
642-6727, or calling Toll free: 1-800-2-VERSAR, or sending an email to:
[email protected].
For information on the draft IRIS assessment, please contact Zheng
(Jenny) Li, National Center for Environmental Assessment (Mail Code:
8601P), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 703-347-8577; send a facsimile
to: 703-347-8689, or email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA's IRIS is a human health assessment
program that evaluates quantitative and qualitative risk information on
effects that may result from exposure to chemical substances found in
the environment. Through the IRIS Program, EPA provides the highest
quality science-based human health assessments to support the Agency's
regulatory activities. The IRIS database contains information for more
than 550 chemical substances that can be used to support the first two
steps (hazard identification and dose-response evaluation) of the risk
assessment process. When supported by available data, IRIS provides
oral reference doses (RfDs) and inhalation reference concentrations
(RfCs) for chronic noncancer health effects and cancer assessments.
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.
Dated: February 23, 2012.
Darrell A. Winner,
Acting Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
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