81_FR_48934 81 FR 48791 - External Peer Review Meeting for Draft Guidelines for Human Exposure Assessment

81 FR 48791 - External Peer Review Meeting for Draft Guidelines for Human Exposure Assessment

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 143 (July 26, 2016)

Page Range48791-48791
FR Document2016-17708

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is announcing that Versar, a contractor to the EPA, will convene an independent panel of experts to review the draft document, Guidelines for Human Exposure Assessment (draft guidelines). EPA previously announced release of the draft guidance for comment. The public comment period ended on March 22, 2016. The public may register to attend this peer review meeting and time will be set aside at the meeting for brief oral comments from the public regarding the draft document. The draft document is available: Via the internet at http://www.regulations.gov or www.epa.gov/osa/ guidelines-human-exposure-assessment; or from Dr. Michael Broder via the contact information below.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0684; FRL-9949-60-ORD]


External Peer Review Meeting for Draft Guidelines for Human 
Exposure Assessment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is 
announcing that Versar, a contractor to the EPA, will convene an 
independent panel of experts to review the draft document, Guidelines 
for Human Exposure Assessment (draft guidelines). EPA previously 
announced release of the draft guidance for comment. The public comment 
period ended on March 22, 2016.
    The public may register to attend this peer review meeting and time 
will be set aside at the meeting for brief oral comments from the 
public regarding the draft document. The draft document is available: 
Via the internet at http://www.regulations.gov or www.epa.gov/osa/guidelines-human-exposure-assessment; or from Dr. Michael Broder via 
the contact information below.

DATES: The peer review meeting on the draft document, Guidelines for 
Human Exposure Assessment will be held on August 15-16, 2016. The 
meeting will run from approximately 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight 
Time on August 15 and from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on 
August 16, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the following address: Crystal 
City Marriott at Reagan National Airport, located at 1999 Jefferson 
Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. Versar, Inc. invites the public to 
register to attend this meeting, either in-person or via 
teleconference. The phone number for the teleconference line will be 
provided to register prior to the meeting.
     Internet: The draft document can be downloaded from http://www.regulations.gov Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0684.
     Instructions: To attend the peer review meeting, either 
in-person or via teleconference, you must register no later than August 
12, 2016. You may do this by calling Versar at (703) 642-6815; sending 
a facsimile to (703) 642-6809 ATTN: Exposure Guidelines Peer Review 
Registration (include your name, title, affiliation, full address, 
email, and phone number); or sending an email to Mr. David Bottimore of 
Versar, Inc. at dbottimore@versar.com (Subject line: Exposure 
Guidelines Peer Review Registration and include your name, title, 
affiliation, full address, email, and phone number). Please indicate 
which day(s) you plan to attend the meeting and whether you plan to 
attend via teleconference or in-person. Space is limited, and 
registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. 
There will be a limited amount of time for comments from the public at 
the peer review meeting. Please inform Versar if you wish to make oral 
comments during the meeting.
     Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities: 
The Agency welcomes public attendance at the peer review meeting on the 
draft document, Guidelines for Human Exposure Assessment, and will make 
every effort to accommodate persons with disabilities. For information 
on access or services for individuals with disabilities, contact David 
Bottimore of Versar at (703) 642-6815.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Dr. Michael Broder, Office of the 
Science Advisor, Mail Code 8105R, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number 
(202) 564-3393; fax number (202) 564-2070; or email: 
broder.michael@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The current guidance document for human 
exposure assessment, Guidelines for Exposure Assessment, was published 
in 1992, reflecting the state-of-the-science in the 1970s and 1980s. 
Since its publication, the field of exposure science has undergone 
significant transformation in methods and approaches, which EPA has 
incorporated into its policies and practices to better align with the 
current state-of-the-science. The 1992 guidelines are being updated to 
reflect the advancement in exposure science and assessment and Agency 
policies.
    The draft guidelines benefit from over two decades of experience 
with EPA assessments conducted by Agency programs under their 
respective authorities and constraints, and from input from external 
panels, including the National Academy of Sciences and EPA's Science 
Advisory Board. This draft document builds on topics covered in the 
1992 exposure guidelines including planning and scoping for an 
assessment, data acquisition and use, modeling, and considerations of 
uncertainty in exposure assessment. It also includes new material on 
planning and conducting an observational human exposure measurement 
study and considerations of lifestages and sensitive populations in 
exposure assessments. These draft guidelines present the most current 
science used in EPA exposure assessments and incorporates information 
about the Agency's current policies.

    Dated: July 19, 2016.
Thomas Burke,
EPA Science Advisor.
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                                                anticipates that approximately 150                       from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern                      science has undergone significant
                                                people will be able to attend each of the                Daylight Time on August 16, 2016.                     transformation in methods and
                                                meetings in person. For registrants not                  ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at                approaches, which EPA has
                                                able to attend in person, the meetings                   the following address: Crystal City                   incorporated into its policies and
                                                will also provide remote access                          Marriott at Reagan National Airport,                  practices to better align with the current
                                                capabilities; registered participants will               located at 1999 Jefferson Davis                       state-of-the-science. The 1992
                                                be provided information on how to                        Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. Versar,                 guidelines are being updated to reflect
                                                connect to the meetings prior to their                   Inc. invites the public to register to                the advancement in exposure science
                                                start.                                                   attend this meeting, either in-person or              and assessment and Agency policies.
                                                                                                         via teleconference. The phone number                     The draft guidelines benefit from over
                                                B. Required Registration Information
                                                                                                         for the teleconference line will be                   two decades of experience with EPA
                                                   Members of the public may register to                 provided to register prior to the meeting.            assessments conducted by Agency
                                                attend as observers or speak if planning                    • Internet: The draft document can be              programs under their respective
                                                to offer oral comments during the                        downloaded from http://                               authorities and constraints, and from
                                                scheduled public comment periods. To                     www.regulations.gov Docket ID No.                     input from external panels, including
                                                register for the meetings online, you                    EPA–HQ–ORD–2015–0684.                                 the National Academy of Sciences and
                                                must provide your full name,                                • Instructions: To attend the peer                 EPA’s Science Advisory Board. This
                                                organization or affiliation, and contact                 review meeting, either in-person or via               draft document builds on topics covered
                                                information.                                             teleconference, you must register no                  in the 1992 exposure guidelines
                                                   Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2605.                            later than August 12, 2016. You may do                including planning and scoping for an
                                                                                                         this by calling Versar at (703) 642–6815;             assessment, data acquisition and use,
                                                  Dated: July 20, 2016.
                                                                                                         sending a facsimile to (703) 642–6809                 modeling, and considerations of
                                                Jeffery T. Morris,
                                                                                                         ATTN: Exposure Guidelines Peer                        uncertainty in exposure assessment. It
                                                Acting Director, Office of Pollution Prevention          Review Registration (include your                     also includes new material on planning
                                                and Toxics.
                                                                                                         name, title, affiliation, full address,               and conducting an observational human
                                                [FR Doc. 2016–17706 Filed 7–25–16; 8:45 am]              email, and phone number); or sending                  exposure measurement study and
                                                BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                   an email to Mr. David Bottimore of                    considerations of lifestages and
                                                                                                         Versar, Inc. at dbottimore@versar.com                 sensitive populations in exposure
                                                                                                         (Subject line: Exposure Guidelines Peer               assessments. These draft guidelines
                                                ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                 Review Registration and include your                  present the most current science used in
                                                AGENCY                                                   name, title, affiliation, full address,               EPA exposure assessments and
                                                [EPA–HQ–ORD–2015–0684; FRL–9949–60–                      email, and phone number). Please                      incorporates information about the
                                                ORD]                                                     indicate which day(s) you plan to attend              Agency’s current policies.
                                                                                                         the meeting and whether you plan to                     Dated: July 19, 2016.
                                                External Peer Review Meeting for Draft                   attend via teleconference or in-person.
                                                Guidelines for Human Exposure                                                                                  Thomas Burke,
                                                                                                         Space is limited, and registrations will
                                                Assessment                                                                                                     EPA Science Advisor.
                                                                                                         be accepted on a first-come, first-served
                                                                                                                                                               [FR Doc. 2016–17708 Filed 7–25–16; 8:45 am]
                                                AGENCY: Environmental Protection                         basis. There will be a limited amount of
                                                                                                         time for comments from the public at                  BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                Agency (EPA).
                                                ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                         the peer review meeting. Please inform
                                                                                                         Versar if you wish to make oral
                                                                                                                                                               ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                SUMMARY:   The U.S. Environmental                        comments during the meeting.
                                                                                                            • Information on Services for                      AGENCY
                                                Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is
                                                announcing that Versar, a contractor to                  Individuals with Disabilities: The                    [EPA–HQ–OECA–2012–0701; FRL–9949–
                                                the EPA, will convene an independent                     Agency welcomes public attendance at                  25–OEI]
                                                panel of experts to review the draft                     the peer review meeting on the draft
                                                document, Guidelines for Human                           document, Guidelines for Human                        Information Collection Request
                                                Exposure Assessment (draft guidelines).                  Exposure Assessment, and will make                    Submitted to OMB for Review and
                                                EPA previously announced release of                      every effort to accommodate persons                   Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP
                                                the draft guidance for comment. The                      with disabilities. For information on                 for Miscellaneous Coating
                                                public comment period ended on March                     access or services for individuals with               Manufacturing (Renewal)
                                                22, 2016.                                                disabilities, contact David Bottimore of              AGENCY: Environmental Protection
                                                  The public may register to attend this                 Versar at (703) 642–6815.                             Agency (EPA).
                                                peer review meeting and time will be set                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                               ACTION: Notice.
                                                aside at the meeting for brief oral                      Dr. Michael Broder, Office of the
                                                comments from the public regarding the                   Science Advisor, Mail Code 8105R, U.S.                SUMMARY:   The Environmental Protection
                                                draft document. The draft document is                    Environmental Protection Agency, 1200                 Agency has submitted an information
                                                available: Via the internet at http://                   Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,                    collection request (ICR), ‘‘NESHAP for
                                                www.regulations.gov or www.epa.gov/                      DC 20460; telephone number (202) 564–                 Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing
                                                osa/guidelines-human-exposure-                           3393; fax number (202) 564–2070; or                   (40 CFR part 63, subpart HHHHH)
                                                assessment; or from Dr. Michael Broder                   email: broder.michael@epa.gov.                        (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 2115.05, OMB
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                                                via the contact information below.                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                        Control No. 2060–0535), to the Office of
                                                DATES: The peer review meeting on the                    current guidance document for human                   Management and Budget (OMB) for
                                                draft document, Guidelines for Human                     exposure assessment, Guidelines for                   review and approval in accordance with
                                                Exposure Assessment will be held on                      Exposure Assessment, was published in                 the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
                                                August 15–16, 2016. The meeting will                     1992, reflecting the state-of-the-science             3501 et seq.). This is a proposed
                                                run from approximately 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.                  in the 1970s and 1980s. Since its                     extension of the ICR, which is currently
                                                Eastern Daylight Time on August 15 and                   publication, the field of exposure                    approved through July 31, 2016. Public


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ActionNotice.
DatesThe peer review meeting on the draft document, Guidelines for Human Exposure Assessment will be held on August 15-16, 2016. The meeting will run from approximately 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on August 15 and from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on August 16, 2016.
ContactDr. Michael Broder, Office of the Science Advisor, Mail Code 8105R, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number (202) 564-3393; fax number (202) 564-2070; or email: [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 48791 

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