81_FR_7821 81 FR 7791 - Notice of Availability of Draft Guidelines for Human Exposure Assessment: Extension of Public Comment Period

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 Range7791-7792
FR Document2016-03110

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 Members of the public may obtain the draft guidance at http:// www.regulations.gov; or www.epa.gov/osa/guidelines-human-exposure- assessment or from Dr.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]
[Pages 7791-7792]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[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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                                                  the part or all of the information that                 comment prior to external peer review.                or contact information unless you
                                                  you claim to be CBI. For CBI                            The document will undergo review                      provide it in the body of your comment.
                                                  information in a disk or CD ROM that                    during an expert peer review meeting,                 If you send an email comment directly
                                                  you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the                which will be convened, organized, and                to EPA, without going through http://
                                                  disk or CD ROM as CBI and then                          conducted by an independent                           www.regulations.gov, your email
                                                  identify electronically within the disk or              contractor. The date and location of the              address will be automatically captured
                                                  CD ROM the specific information that is                 peer review meeting will be announced                 and included as part of the comment
                                                  claimed as CBI. Information so marked                   in a subsequent Federal Register notice.              that is placed in the public docket and
                                                  will not be disclosed except in                         All comments received in the docket by                made available on the Internet. If you
                                                  accordance with the procedures set                      the closing date March 22, 2016 will be               submit an electronic comment, EPA
                                                  forth in 40 CFR part 2, subpart B. In                   shared with the peer review panel for                 recommends that you include your
                                                  addition to the submission of one                       their consideration. Comments received                name and other contact information in
                                                  complete version of the comment that                    after the close of the comment period                 the body of your comment and with any
                                                  includes information claimed as CBI, a                  may be considered by EPA when it                      disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA
                                                  copy of the comment that does not                       finalizes the document. Members of the                cannot read your comment due to
                                                  contain the information claimed as CBI                  public may obtain the draft guidance at               technical difficulties and cannot contact
                                                  must be submitted for inclusion in the                  http://www.regulations.gov; or                        you for clarification, EPA may not be
                                                  public docket.                                          www.epa.gov/osa/guidelines-human-                     able to consider your comment.
                                                     2. Tips for Preparing Your Comments.                 exposure-assessment or from Dr.                       Electronic files should avoid the use of
                                                  When submitting comments, remember                      Michael Broder via the contact                        special characters, any form of
                                                  to:                                                     information below.                                    encryption, and be free of any defects or
                                                     • Identify the notice by docket                      DATES: All comments received in the                   viruses.
                                                  number and other identifying                            docket by March 22, 2016 will be shared                  Docket: All documents in the docket
                                                  information (subject heading, Federal                   with the external peer review panel for               are listed in the http://
                                                  Register date and page number).                         their consideration. Comments received                www.regulations.gov index. Although
                                                     • Explain your views as clearly as                   beyond that time may be considered by                 listed in the index, some information is
                                                  possible, avoiding the use of profanity                 EPA when it finalizes the document.                   not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
                                                  or personal threats.                                    ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
                                                                                                                                                                information whose disclosure is
                                                     • Describe any assumptions and                       identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–                   restricted by statute. Certain other
                                                  provide any technical information and/                  ORD–2015–0684 by one of the following                 material, such as copyrighted material,
                                                  or data that you used.                                  methods:                                              will be publicly available only in hard
                                                     • Provide specific examples to                          Internet: http://www.regulations.gov:              copy. Publicly available docket
                                                  illustrate your concerns, and suggest                   Follow the on-line instructions for                   materials are available either
                                                  alternatives.                                           submitting comments.                                  electronically in http://
                                                     • Make sure to submit your                              Email: ord.docket@epa.gov.                         www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
                                                  comments by the comment period                             Mail: ORD Docket, Environmental                    the ORD Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West,
                                                  deadline identified.                                    Protection Agency, Mailcode: 28221T,                  Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave.
                                                    Dated: January 14, 2016.                              1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,                           NW., Washington, DC. The Public
                                                                                                          Washington, DC 20460.                                 Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to
                                                  Shari Wilson,
                                                                                                             Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center                   4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
                                                  Acting Director, Office of Federal Activities.
                                                                                                          (EPA/DC), Room 3334, EPA West                         excluding legal holidays. The telephone
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–03102 Filed 2–12–16; 8:45 am]                                                                   number for the Public Reading Room is
                                                                                                          Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue
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                                                                                                          NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention                  (202) 566–1744, and the telephone
                                                                                                          Docket ID No EPA–HQ–ORD–2015–                         number for the ORD Docket is (202)
                                                                                                          0684. Deliveries are only accepted from               566–1752.
                                                  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                                                                          8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
                                                  AGENCY
                                                                                                          Friday, excluding legal holidays.                     Michael Broder, Office of the Science
                                                  [EPA–HQ–ORD–2015–0684; FRL–9942–25–                     Special arrangements should be made                   Advisor, Mail Code 8105R, U.S.
                                                  ORD]                                                    for deliveries of boxed information.                  Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
                                                                                                             Instructions: Direct your comments to              Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
                                                  Notice of Availability of Draft                                                                               DC 20460; telephone number (202) 564–
                                                                                                          Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2015–
                                                  Guidelines for Human Exposure                                                                                 3393; fax number (202) 564–2070; or
                                                                                                          0684. EPA’s policy is that all comments
                                                  Assessment: Extension of Public                                                                               email: broder.michael@epa.gov.
                                                                                                          received will be included in the public
                                                  Comment Period
                                                                                                          docket without change and may be                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                  AGENCY:  Environmental Protection                       made available online at http://                      current guidance document for human
                                                  Agency (EPA).                                           www.regulations.gov, including any                    exposure assessment, Guidelines for
                                                  ACTION: Extension of public comment                     personal information provided, unless                 Exposure Assessment, was published in
                                                  period.                                                 the comment includes information                      1992, reflecting the state-of-the-science
                                                                                                          claimed to be Confidential Business                   in the 1970s and 1980s. Since its
                                                  SUMMARY:   On January 7, 2016 the U.S.                  Information (CBI) or other information                publication, the field of exposure
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                                                  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                   whose disclosure is restricted by statute.            science has undergone significant
                                                  announced the release of the external                   Do not submit information that you                    transformation in methods and
                                                  review draft of ‘‘Guidelines for Human                  consider to be CBI or otherwise                       approaches, which EPA has
                                                  Exposure Assessment’’ for public review                 protected by statute through http://                  incorporated into its policies and
                                                  and comment (81 FR 774–775). With                       www.regulations.gov or email. The                     practices to better align with the current
                                                  this notice EPA is announcing the                       http://www.regulations.gov Web site is                state-of-the-science. The 1992
                                                  extension of the comment period to                      an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which                 guidelines are being updated to reflect
                                                  March 22, 2016. EPA is seeking public                   means EPA will not know your identity                 the updated methods and approaches.


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                                                    The draft guidelines benefit from over                Rights Act of 1964, as amended (42                      For the Commission.
                                                  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.
                                                  programs under their respective                         (EEOC) on February 1, 2016, published                 [FR Doc. 2016–03088 Filed 2–12–16; 8:45 am]
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                                                  draft document builds on topics covered                 can be found at http://www.eeoc.gov/                  CORPORATION
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                                                  uncertainty in exposure assessment. It
                                                                                                          and stated that a hearing would be held.              U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given that
                                                  also includes new material on planning
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                                                  Thomas Burke,                                           Wilson, Acting Executive Officer,                     requests that an item be moved to the
                                                                                                          Executive Secretariat, Equal                          discussion agenda.
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                                                                                                          Employment Opportunity Commission,                       Disposition of minutes of previous
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionExtension of public comment period.
DatesAll 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.
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 7791 

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