Availability of the BMD Model Code and BMD Modeling Output Files for the Draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Inorganic Arsenic; Notice of Comment Period
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a public comment period on the benchmark dose (BMD) model code and BMD modeling output files associated with the Draft IR...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a public comment period on the benchmark dose (BMD) model code and BMD modeling output files associated with the Draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Inorganic Arsenic. The original
Federal Register
notice associated with the draft IRIS inorganic arsenic assessment was published on October 16, 2023, and closed on December 15, 2023. After reviewing the comments received on the draft assessment, EPA is opening an additional public comment period on the BMD model code and the BMD modeling output files that were not accessible by the public during the original comment period due to a technical issue. For submissions received during this public comment period, EPA will only address comments on the BMD model code and BMD modeling output files, which are available at:
https://gaftp.epa.gov/EPADataCommons/ORD/DRAFTiAsToxReview/.
DATES:
The 15-day public comment period begins December 29, 2023 and ends January 16, 2024. Comments must be received on or before January 16, 2024.
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:
Docket_ORD@epa.gov.
Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2012-0830 for the BMD model code and BMD modeling output files for the draft inorganic arsenic IRIS assessment, by one of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov:
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is 202-566-1744. The public can submit comments via
www.regulations.gov
or email.
Instructions:
Direct your comments on the BMD model code and BMD modeling output files to docket number EPA-HQ-ORD-2012-0830 for Inorganic Arsenic IRIS Assessment.
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 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 as a hard copy
( printed page 90183)
at the ORD Docket in the EPA Headquarters Docket Center.
Wayne Cascio,
Director, Center for Public Health & Environmental Assessment.
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
88 FR 90182
Web Citation
Suggested Web Citation
Use this when citing the archival web version of the document.
“Availability of the BMD Model Code and BMD Modeling Output Files for the Draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Inorganic Arsenic; Notice of Comment Period,” thefederalregister.org (December 29, 2023), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2023-28766/availability-of-the-bmd-model-code-and-bmd-modeling-output-files-for-the-draft-iris-toxicological-review-of-inorganic-ar.