83 FR 4479 - Availability of the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Assessment Plan for Uranium
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 21 (January 31, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 21 (January 31, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-01915 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 21 (Wednesday, January 31, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 4479-4480] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-01915] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-ORD-2017-0474; FRL-9973-13-ORD] Availability of the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Assessment Plan for Uranium AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of public comment period. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a 30- day public comment period associated with release of the draft IRIS Assessment Plan for Uranium. This document communicates information on the scoping needs identified by EPA program and regional offices and the IRIS Program's initial problem formulation activities. Specifically, the assessment plan outlines the objectives for each assessment and the type of evidence considered most pertinent to address the scoping needs. EPA is releasing this draft IRIS Assessment Plan for public comment at least 60 days in advance of a public science webinar planned on March 22, 2018. DATES: The 30-day public comment period begins January 31, 2018, and ends March 2, 2018. Comments must be received on or before March 2, 2018. ADDRESSES: The IRIS Assessment Plan for Uranium, will be available via the internet on IRIS' website at https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/iris2/chemicalLanding.cfm?substance_nmbr=259 and in the public docket at https://www.regulations.gov, Docket ID: EPA-HQ-ORD-2017-0474. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the public comment period, contact the ORD Docket at the EPA Headquarters Docket Center; telephone: 202-566-1752; facsimile: 202-566-9744; or email: [email protected]. For technical information on the draft IRIS Assessment Plan for Uranium, contact Dr. James Avery, NCEA; telephone: 202-564-1494; or email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background Information on IRIS Assessment Plans EPA's IRIS Program is a human health assessment program that evaluates quantitative and qualitative risk information on effects that may result from exposure to chemicals 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 and decisions to protect public health. As part of scoping and initial problem formulation activities prior to the development of a draft assessment, the IRIS Program carries out a broad, preliminary literature survey to assist in identifying health effects that have been studied in relation to the chemical or substance of interest, as well as science issues that may need to be considered when evaluating toxicity. This information, in conjunction with scoping needs identified by EPA program and regional offices, is used to inform the development of an IRIS Assessment Plan (IAP). The IAP communicates the plan for developing each individual chemical assessment to the public and includes summary information on the IRIS Program's scoping and initial problem formulation, objectives and specific aims for the assessment, and a PECO (Populations, Exposures, Comparators, and Outcomes) for the systematic review. The PECO provides the framework for developing literature search strategies and inclusion/exclusion criteria, particularly with respect to evidence stream (i.e., human, animal, mechanistic), exposure measures and outcome measures. The IAP serves to inform the subsequent development of chemical-specific systematic review protocols, which will be made publicly available. II. Public Webinar In order to allow for public input, EPA is convening a public webinar to discuss the draft IRIS Assessment Plan for Uranium March 22, 2018. Specific teleconference and webinar information regarding this public meeting will be provided through the IRIS website (https://www.epa.gov/iris) and via EPA's Human Health Risk Assessment (HHRA) and IRIS listservs. To register for the HHRA or IRIS listserv, visit the IRIS website (https://www.epa.gov/iris) or visit https://www.epa.gov/iris/forms/staying-connected-integrated-risk-information-system#connect. III. How To Submit Technical Comments to the Docket at http://www.regulations.gov Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2017- 0474 for uranium, by one of the following methods:www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. Email: [email protected]. Fax: 202-566-9744. Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center (ORD Docket), Mail Code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460. The phone number is 202-566-1752. Hand Delivery: The ORD Docket is located in the EPA Headquarters Docket Center, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20229. The EPA Docket Center 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. Deliveries are only accepted during the docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. If you provide comments by mail or hand delivery, please submit three copies of the comments. For attachments, provide an index, number pages consecutively with the comments, and submit an unbound original and three copies. Instructions: Direct your comments to docket number EPA-HQ-ORD- 2017-0474 for uranium. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified comment period. Comments received after the closing date will be marked ``late,'' and may only be considered if time permits. It is EPA's policy to include all comments it receives in the public docket without change and to make the comments available online at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless a comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information for which disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information through www.regulations.gov or email that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected. The www.regulations.gov website 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 [[Page 4480]] email comment directly to EPA without going through 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. For additional information about EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. Docket: Documents in the docket are listed in the 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 materials, such as copyrighted material, are publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the ORD Docket in the EPA Headquarters Docket Center. Dated: January 8, 2018. Tina Bahadori, Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment. [FR Doc. 2018-01915 Filed 1-30-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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Changes in Estimates: There is a contact Dr. James Avery, NCEA; staying-connected-integrated-risk-
decrease of 1,731 hours and $134,284 in telephone: 202–564–1494; or email: information-system#connect.
the total estimated respondent burden avery.james@epa.gov.
III. How To Submit Technical
compared with the ICR currently SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments to the Docket at http://
approved by OMB. This decrease is due www.regulations.gov
to a reduced number of laboratories (45 I. Background Information on IRIS
to 43), re-evaluation of hours for tasks, Assessment Plans Submit your comments, identified by
and an improved demonstration of EPA’s IRIS Program is a human health Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2017–
capability by the laboratories. assessment program that evaluates 0474 for uranium, by one of the
quantitative and qualitative risk following methods:
Courtney Kerwin, • www.regulations.gov: Follow the
Director, Regulatory Support Division. information on effects that may result
on-line instructions for submitting
from exposure to chemicals found in the
[FR Doc. 2018–01899 Filed 1–30–18; 8:45 am] comments.
environment. Through the IRIS • Email: Docket_ORD@epa.gov.
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Program, EPA provides the highest • Fax: 202–566–9744.
quality science-based human health • Mail: U.S. Environmental
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION assessments to support the Agency’s Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center
AGENCY regulatory activities and decisions to (ORD Docket), Mail Code: 28221T, 1200
protect public health. As part of scoping Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington,
[EPA–HQ–ORD–2017–0474; FRL–9973–13– and initial problem formulation
ORD]
DC 20460. The phone number is 202–
activities prior to the development of a 566–1752.
Availability of the Integrated Risk
draft assessment, the IRIS Program • Hand Delivery: The ORD Docket is
carries out a broad, preliminary located in the EPA Headquarters Docket
Information System (IRIS) Assessment
literature survey to assist in identifying Center, EPA West Building, Room 3334,
Plan for Uranium
health effects that have been studied in 1301 Constitution Avenue NW,
AGENCY: Environmental Protection relation to the chemical or substance of Washington, DC 20229.
Agency (EPA). interest, as well as science issues that The EPA Docket Center Public
ACTION: Notice of public comment may need to be considered when Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to
period. evaluating toxicity. This information, in 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
conjunction with scoping needs excluding legal holidays. The telephone
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection identified by EPA program and regional number for the Public Reading Room is
Agency (EPA) is announcing a 30-day offices, is used to inform the 202–566–1744. Deliveries are only
public comment period associated with development of an IRIS Assessment accepted during the docket’s normal
release of the draft IRIS Assessment Plan (IAP). hours of operation, and special
Plan for Uranium. This document The IAP communicates the plan for arrangements should be made for
communicates information on the developing each individual chemical deliveries of boxed information. If you
scoping needs identified by EPA assessment to the public and includes provide comments by mail or hand
program and regional offices and the summary information on the IRIS delivery, please submit three copies of
IRIS Program’s initial problem Program’s scoping and initial problem the comments. For attachments, provide
formulation activities. Specifically, the formulation, objectives and specific an index, number pages consecutively
assessment plan outlines the objectives aims for the assessment, and a PECO with the comments, and submit an
for each assessment and the type of (Populations, Exposures, Comparators, unbound original and three copies.
evidence considered most pertinent to and Outcomes) for the systematic Instructions: Direct your comments to
address the scoping needs. EPA is review. The PECO provides the docket number EPA–HQ–ORD–2017–
releasing this draft IRIS Assessment framework for developing literature 0474 for uranium. Please ensure that
Plan for public comment at least 60 days search strategies and inclusion/ your comments are submitted within
in advance of a public science webinar exclusion criteria, particularly with the specified comment period.
planned on March 22, 2018. respect to evidence stream (i.e., human, Comments received after the closing
DATES: The 30-day public comment animal, mechanistic), exposure date will be marked ‘‘late,’’ and may
period begins January 31, 2018, and measures and outcome measures. The only be considered if time permits. It is
ends March 2, 2018. Comments must be IAP serves to inform the subsequent EPA’s policy to include all comments it
received on or before March 2, 2018. development of chemical-specific receives in the public docket without
ADDRESSES: The IRIS Assessment Plan systematic review protocols, which will change and to make the comments
for Uranium, will be available via the be made publicly available. available online at www.regulations.gov,
internet on IRIS’ website at https:// including any personal information
cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/iris2/chemical II. Public Webinar provided, unless a comment includes
Landing.cfm?substance_nmbr=259 and In order to allow for public input, information claimed to be Confidential
in the public docket at https:// EPA is convening a public webinar to Business Information (CBI) or other
www.regulations.gov, Docket ID: EPA– discuss the draft IRIS Assessment Plan information for which disclosure is
HQ–ORD–2017–0474. for Uranium March 22, 2018. Specific restricted by statute. Do not submit
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For teleconference and webinar information information through
regarding this public meeting will be www.regulations.gov or email that you
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information on the public comment
period, contact the ORD Docket at the provided through the IRIS website consider to be CBI or otherwise
EPA Headquarters Docket Center; (https://www.epa.gov/iris) and via EPA’s protected. The www.regulations.gov
telephone: 202–566–1752; facsimile: Human Health Risk Assessment (HHRA) website is an ‘‘anonymous access’’
202–566–9744; or email: Docket_ORD@ and IRIS listservs. To register for the system, which means EPA will not
epa.gov. HHRA or IRIS listserv, visit the IRIS know your identity or contact
For technical information on the draft website (https://www.epa.gov/iris) or information unless you provide it in the
IRIS Assessment Plan for Uranium, visit https://www.epa.gov/iris/forms/ body of your comment. If you send an
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email comment directly to EPA without this Protocol available to the public via based on the evaluation of the literature
going through www.regulations.gov, the docket and the IRIS website. These and any updates will be posted to the
your email address will be documents were prepared by the docket and on the IRIS website.
automatically captured and included as National Center for Environmental
II. How To Submit Technical Comments
part of the comment that is placed in the Assessment (NCEA) within EPA’s Office
to the Docket at http://
public docket and made available on the of Research and Development (ORD).
www.regulations.gov
internet. If you submit an electronic DATES: The 30-day public comment
comment, EPA recommends that you period begins January 31, 2018, and Submit your comments, identified by
include your name and other contact ends March 2, 2018. Comments must be Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2017–
information in the body of your received on or before March 2, 2018. 0497 for chloroform, by one of the
comment and with any disk or CD–ROM The Systematic Review Protocol for following methods:
you submit. If EPA cannot read your chloroform can also be found on the • http://www.regulations.gov: Follow
comment due to technical difficulties chemical landing page on the IRIS the on-line instructions for submitting
and cannot contact you for clarification, website (https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/ comments.
EPA may not be able to consider your iris2/chemicalLanding.cfm?substance_ • Email: Docket_ORD@epa.gov.
• Fax: 202–566–9744.
comment. Electronic files should avoid nmbr=25). • Mail: U.S. Environmental
the use of special characters, any form ADDRESSES: The Systematic Review Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center
of encryption, and be free of any defects Protocol for the chloroform IRIS (ORD Docket), Mail Code: 28221T, 1200
or viruses. For additional information assessment, will be available via the Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington,
about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA internet on IRIS website at https:// DC 20460. The phone number is 202–
Docket Center homepage at cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/iris2/chemical 566–1752.
www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. Landing.cfm?substance_nmbr=25 and in • Hand Delivery: The ORD Docket is
Docket: Documents in the docket are the public docket at http:// located in the EPA Headquarters Docket
listed in the www.regulations.gov index. www.regulations.gov, Docket ID: EPA– Center, EPA West Building, Room 3334,
Although listed in the index, some HQ–ORD–2017–0497. 1301 Constitution Avenue NW,
information is not publicly available, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Washington, DC 20229.
e.g., CBI or other information whose information on the docket, contact the The EPA Docket Center Public
disclosure is restricted by statute. ORD Docket at the EPA Headquarters Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to
Certain other materials, such as Docket Center; telephone: 202–566– 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
copyrighted material, are publicly 1752; facsimile: 202–566–9744; or excluding legal holidays. The telephone
available only in hard copy. Publicly email: Docket_ORD@epa.gov. number for the Public Reading Room is
available docket materials are available For technical information on the 202–566–1744. Deliveries are only
either electronically in protocol, contact Dr. James Avery, accepted during the docket’s normal
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at NCEA; telephone: 202–564–1494; or hours of operation, and special
the ORD Docket in the EPA email: avery.james@epa.gov. arrangements should be made for
Headquarters Docket Center. deliveries of boxed information. If you
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: January 8, 2018. provide comments by mail or hand
Tina Bahadori,
I. Background Information on the IRIS delivery, please submit three copies of
Program and Systematic Review the comments. For attachments, provide
Director, National Center for Environmental
Assessment.
Protocols an index, number pages consecutively
[FR Doc. 2018–01915 Filed 1–30–18; 8:45 am] EPA’s IRIS Program is a human health with the comments, and submit an
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
assessment program that evaluates unbound original and three copies.
quantitative and qualitative risk Instructions: Direct your comments to
information on effects that may result EPA–HQ–ORD–2017–0497 for
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION from exposure to chemicals found in the chloroform. Please ensure that your
AGENCY environment. Through the IRIS comments are submitted within the
Program, EPA provides the highest specified comment period. Comments
[EPA–HQ–ORD–2017–0497; FRL–9973–15– quality science-based human health received after the closing date will be
ORD] marked ‘‘late,’’ and may only be
assessments to support the Agency’s
regulatory activities and decisions to considered if time permits. It is EPA’s
Availability of the Systematic Review
protect public health. As part of policy to include all comments it
Protocol for the Chloroform Integrated
developing a draft IRIS assessment, EPA receives in the public docket without
Risk Information System (IRIS)
presents a methods document, referred change and to make the comments
Assessment.
to as the protocol, for conducting a available online at https://
AGENCY: Environmental Protection chemical-specific systematic review of www.regulations.gov, including any
Agency (EPA). the available scientific literature. personal information provided, unless a
ACTION: Notice of public comment Protocols include strategies for literature comment includes information claimed
period. searches, criteria for study inclusion or to be Confidential Business Information
exclusion, considerations for evaluating (CBI) or other information for which
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection study methods, information disclosure is restricted by statute. Do
Agency (EPA) is announcing a 30-day not submit information through https://
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
management for extracting data,
public comment period associated with approaches for synthesis within and www.regulations.gov or email that you
the Systematic Review Protocol for the across lines of evidence, and methods consider to be CBI or otherwise
IRIS Chloroform Assessment. The for derivation of toxicity values. protected. The https://
protocol describes the systematic review The protocol serves to inform the www.regulations.gov website is an
procedures and other methodology subsequent development of the draft ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
planned for use in developing the assessment and is made available to the means EPA will not know your identity
chloroform assessment. EPA is making public. EPA may update the protocol or contact information unless you
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| Action | Notice of public comment period. | |
| Dates | The 30-day public comment period begins January 31, 2018, and ends March 2, 2018. Comments must be received on or before March 2, 2018. | |
| Contact | For information on the public comment period, contact the ORD Docket at the EPA Headquarters Docket Center; telephone: 202-566-1752; facsimile: 202-566-9744; or email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 4479 |
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