[Federal Register: August 11, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 155)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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EPA Science Advisory Board; Notification of Public Meetings of
the Integrated Human Exposure and Environmental Health Committees
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces two public meetings of the
Integrated Human Exposure Committee (IHEC) and Environmental Health
Committee (EHC) to conduct a consultation on the efforts of the EPA to
improve its risk assessment practices and to update its Exposure
Guidelines.
DATES: September 6-7, 2006; the meeting regarding the EPA Risk
Assessment Principles and Practices will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(Eastern Time) on Wednesday, September 6, 2006, and the Guidelines for
Exposure Assessment will be held from 9 am to 4 pm (Eastern Time) on
Thursday September 7, 2006.
Location: The meetings will take place at the Science Advisory
Board Conference Center, 1025 F St., NW., Washington DC 20004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to
obtain general information concerning this meeting should contact Dr.
Sue Shallal, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory
Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail: (202) 343-
9977; fax: (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at: shallal.suhair@epa.gov.
General information concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be
found on the EPA Web Site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab.
Technical Contact: Any questions concerning the Risk Assessment
Principles and Practices Staff Paper should be directed to Dr. William
Sette, OSA, at phone: (202) 564-0693, or e-mail: sette.william@epa.gov.
Any
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questions concerning the update of the EPA Guidelines for Exposure
Assessment should be directed to Mr. Gary Bangs, RAF, at phone: (202)
564-6667 or e-mail: bangs.gary@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given that the SAB Integrated
Human Exposure Committee and the Environmental Health Committee will
hold two public meetings to conduct a consultation on the efforts of
the EPA to improve its risk assessment practices and to update its
Exposure Guidelines. The SAB was established by 42 U.S.C. 4365 to
provide independent scientific and technical advice to the
Administrator on the technical basis for Agency positions and
regulations. The SAB is a Federal Advisory Committee chartered under
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App.
The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB
Staff Office procedural policies.
Background: In March 2004, EPA issued a staff paper entitled, ``An
Examination of EPA Risk Assessment Principles and Practices''
(available at: http://www.epa.gov/osa/pdfs/ratf-final.pdf). The staff
paper presented the perspectives of EPA risk assessors on their
understanding of how risk assessments are conducted in EPA and staff
recommendations for strengthening and improving its practices. EPA is
seeking the SAB's recommendations regarding their current and planned
activities to improve risk assessment.
In addition, in 1992, EPA's Guidelines for Exposure Assessment
(available at: http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=15263
) was published. Exposure assessment has
changed significantly with the advancement of probabilistic analyses,
human activity factors, and consideration of susceptible populations
and life stages. EPA is now seeking advice on the scope and content of
this update from the SAB.
Availability of Meeting Materials: The draft agendas and other
materials will be posted on the SAB Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab/
prior to the meetings.
Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the
public may submit relevant written or oral information for these SAB
committees to consider during the consultative process. Oral
Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral
presentation at a public meeting will be limited to five minutes per
speaker, with no more than a total of one hour for all speakers.
Interested parties should contact Dr. Sue Shallal, DFO, in writing
(preferably via e-mail), by August 29, 2006, at the contact information
noted above, to be placed on the public speaker list for this meeting.
Written Statements: Written statements should be received in the SAB
Staff Office by August 25, 2006, so that the information may be made
available to the SAB committees for their consideration prior to this
meeting. Written statements should be supplied to the DFO in the
following formats: one hard copy with original signature, and one
electronic copy via e-mail (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat PDF,
WordPerfect, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM-PC/
Windows 98/2000/XP format).
Accessibility: For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please contact Dr. Sue Shallal at (202)
343-9977 or shallal.suhair@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a
disability, please contact Dr. Shallal preferably at least ten days
prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process
your request.
Dated: August 7, 2006.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Associate Director for Science, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff
Office.
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