[Federal Register: May 19, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 97)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-7664-5; E-docket Number: ORD-2004-0005]
Proposed Oral Reference Dose (RfD) for Barium and Compounds
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of external peer-review panel meeting.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing
an external peer-review panel meeting for the draft document entitled,
``Proposed Oral Reference Dose (RfD) for Barium and Compounds'' (NCEA-
S-1683). The document was prepared by EPA's National Center for
Environmental Assessment (NCEA) of the Office of Research and
Development.
DATES: The half-day meeting will begin on June 10, 2004, at 9 a.m. and
end at 12 p.m. Members of the public may attend as observers.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Headquarters, 2000 Florida Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20009. Under an
Interagency Agreement with EPA and the Department of Energy, the Oak
Ridge Institute of Science and Education (ORISE) is organizing,
convening, and conducting the peer-review meeting. To attend the
meeting, register by June 1, 2004, by visiting: http://www.orau.gov/2004bariumreview.
Interested parties may also register by contacting
Leslie Shapard (ORISE) at (865) 241-5784. Space is limited, and
reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding registration and
logistics should be directed to Leslie Shapard, Oak Ridge Institute of
Science and Education (ORISE), MS-17, PO Box 117, Oak Ridge, TN 37831,
865-241-5784 (telephone), 865-241-3168 (facsimile) or shapardL@orau.gov
(email). If you have questions about the document, contact Stiven
Foster, IRIS Staff, National Center for Environmental Assessment, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; 202-564-2239
(telephone), 202-565-0075 (facsimile), foster.stiven@epa.gov (email).
See Supplementary Information below regarding access to the document.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA is seeking external peer review on
the draft document entitled: ``Proposed Oral Reference Dose (RfD) for
Barium and Compounds.'' EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD),
National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA), developed the
proposed RfD in response to a Request for Correction that was submitted
to EPA in 2002. The request was submitted to the Agency in accordance
with the Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality,
Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by the
Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA, 2002). The Request for
Correction was related to the derivation of the RfD as presented on
EPA's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database. IRIS is a
database that contains scientific Agency positions on potential adverse
human health effects that may result from chronic (or lifetime)
exposure to specific chemical substances found in the environment. The
database (available on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/iris)
contains qualitative and quantitative health effects information for
more than 500 chemical substances that may be used to support the first
two steps (hazard identification and dose-response evaluation) of the
risk assessment process. In response to the Request for Correction, the
data used to derive the current RfD on IRIS have been re-evaluated by
NCEA, resulting in the proposed RfD presented in this document.
EPA has established an official public docket for this peer review
announcement under Docket ID No. ORD-2004-0005. The official public
docket consists of the document referenced in this notice and a list of
charge questions that have been submitted to the external peer
reviewers. Both the document and charge are available on the Internet
at http://www.epa.gov/docket/. Once in the system, select ``search,''
then key in the appropriate docket identification number (ORD-2004-
0005). A limited number of paper copies are available by contacting the
IRIS Hotline at (202) 566-1676 or (202) 566-1749 (facsimile). If you
are requesting a paper copy, please provide your name, mailing address,
and the document title, ``Proposed Oral Reference Dose (RfD) for Barium
and Compounds'' (NCEA-S-1683). Copies are not available from ORISE. You
may also find a copy of the document at the EPA Docket Center Reading
Room. The address of the Public Reading Room is EPA Docket Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Room B102, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. Visitation is between 8:30 a.m. and
4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744.
Although a part of the official docket, the public docket does not
include Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Dated: April 30, 2004.
Peter W. Preuss,
Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
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