81 FR 7791 - Notice of Availability of Draft Guidelines for Human Exposure Assessment: Extension of Public Comment Period

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 30 (February 16, 2016)

Page Range		7791-7792
FR Document		2016-03110

On January 7, 2016 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the release of the external review draft of ``Guidelines for Human Exposure Assessment'' for public review and comment (81 FR 774-775). With this notice EPA is announcing the extension of the comment period to March 22, 2016. EPA is seeking public comment prior to external peer review. The document will undergo review during an expert peer review meeting, which will be convened, organized, and conducted by an independent contractor. The date and location of the peer review meeting will be announced in a subsequent Federal Register notice. All comments received in the docket by the closing date March 22, 2016 will be shared with the peer review panel for their consideration. Comments received after the close of the comment period may be considered by EPA when it finalizes the document. Members of the public may obtain the draft guidance at http:// www.regulations.gov; or www.epa.gov/osa/guidelines-human-exposure- assessment or from Dr. Michael Broder via the contact information below.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 30 (Tuesday, February 16, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-03110]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0684; FRL-9942-25-ORD]

Notice of Availability of Draft Guidelines for Human Exposure
Assessment: Extension of Public Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: On January 7, 2016 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) announced the release of the external review draft of
``Guidelines for Human Exposure Assessment'' for public review and
comment (81 FR 774-775). With this notice EPA is announcing the
extension of the comment period to March 22, 2016. EPA is seeking
public comment prior to external peer review. The document will undergo
review during an expert peer review meeting, which will be convened,
organized, and conducted by an independent contractor. The date and
location of the peer review meeting will be announced in a subsequent
Federal Register notice. All comments received in the docket by the
closing date March 22, 2016 will be shared with the peer review panel
for their consideration. Comments received after the close of the
comment period may be considered by EPA when it finalizes the document.
Members of the public may obtain the draft guidance 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: All comments received in the docket by March 22, 2016 will be
shared with the external peer review panel for their consideration.
Comments received beyond that time may be considered by EPA when it
finalizes the document.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
ORD-2015-0684 by one of the following methods:
Internet: http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
Email: ord.docket@epa.gov.
Mail: ORD Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode:
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Room 3334, EPA West
Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention
Docket ID No EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0684. Deliveries are only accepted from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-
2015-0684. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected by statute through http://www.regulations.gov or email. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site
is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an email comment directly to EPA, without
going through http://www.regulations.gov, your email address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. 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. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of
any defects or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the ORD Docket, EPA/
DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC.
The 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
ORD Docket is (202) 566-1752.

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 updated methods and approaches.

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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 Academies 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: February 4, 2016.
Thomas Burke,
EPA Science Advisor.
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two decades of experience with EPA U.S.C. 2000e–8(c)), the Equal Jenny R. Yang,
assessments conducted by Agency Employment Opportunity Commission Chair.
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modeling, and considerations of Pursuant to the provisions of the
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uncertainty in exposure assessment. It
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also includes new material on planning
and conducting an observational human This notice sets the hearing for March the Federal Deposit Insurance
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considerations of lifestages and Persons wishing to speak at the meet in open session at 10:00 a.m. on
sensitive populations in exposure hearing should notify the Commission Wednesday, February 17, 2016, to
assessments. These draft guidelines of their desire to do so by February 22, consider the following matters:
present the most current science used in 2016. EEOC requests that written SUMMARY AGENDA: No substantive
EPA exposure assessments and requests to participate in the hearing discussion of the following items is
incorporates information about the include a brief summary of the planned anticipated. These matters will be
Agency’s current policies. statement. Written requests may be resolved with a single vote unless a
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Thomas Burke, Wilson, Acting Executive Officer, requests that an item be moved to the
Executive Secretariat, Equal discussion agenda.
EPA Science Advisor.
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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Extension of public comment period.
Dates		All comments received in the docket by March 22, 2016 will be shared with the external peer review panel for their consideration. Comments received beyond that time may be considered by EPA when it finalizes the document.
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: [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 7791