83 FR 4480 - Availability of the Systematic Review Protocol for the Chloroform Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Assessment.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 21 (January 31, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 21 (Wednesday, January 31, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 4480-4481] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-01914] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-ORD-2017-0497; FRL-9973-15-ORD] Availability of the Systematic Review Protocol for the Chloroform Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Assessment. 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 the Systematic Review Protocol for the IRIS Chloroform Assessment. The protocol describes the systematic review procedures and other methodology planned for use in developing the chloroform assessment. EPA is making this Protocol available to the public via the docket and the IRIS website. These documents were prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD). 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. The Systematic Review Protocol for chloroform can also be found on the chemical landing page on the IRIS website (https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/iris2/chemicalLanding.cfm?substance_nmbr=25). ADDRESSES: The Systematic Review Protocol for the chloroform IRIS assessment, will be available via the internet on IRIS website at https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/iris2/chemicalLanding.cfm?substance_nmbr=25 and in the public docket at http://www.regulations.gov, Docket ID: EPA- HQ-ORD-2017-0497. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the docket, 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 protocol, contact Dr. James Avery, NCEA; telephone: 202-564-1494; or email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background Information on the IRIS Program and Systematic Review Protocols 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 developing a draft IRIS assessment, EPA presents a methods document, referred to as the protocol, for conducting a chemical-specific systematic review of the available scientific literature. Protocols include strategies for literature searches, criteria for study inclusion or exclusion, considerations for evaluating study methods, information management for extracting data, approaches for synthesis within and across lines of evidence, and methods for derivation of toxicity values. The protocol serves to inform the subsequent development of the draft assessment and is made available to the public. EPA may update the protocol based on the evaluation of the literature and any updates will be posted to the docket and on the IRIS website. II. 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- 0497 for chloroform, by one of the following methods:http://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 EPA-HQ-ORD-2017-0497 for chloroform. 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 https://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 https://www.regulations.gov or email that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected. The https://www.regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you [[Page 4481]] provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email comment directly to EPA without going through https://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 https://www.epa.gov/dockets. Docket: Documents in the docket are listed in the https://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 https://www.regulations.gov or 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. 2018-01914 Filed 1-30-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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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
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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://
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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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provide it in the body of your comment. about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA Dated: January 8, 2018.
If you send an email comment directly Docket Center homepage at https:// Tina Bahadori,
to EPA without going through https:// www.epa.gov/dockets. Director, National Center for Environmental
www.regulations.gov, your email Docket: Documents in the docket are Assessment.
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| 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. The Systematic Review Protocol for chloroform can also be found on the chemical landing page on the IRIS website (https:// cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/iris2/chemicalLanding.cfm?substance_nmbr=25). | |
| Contact | For information on the docket, 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 4480 |
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