Notice2021-18029
Availability of the Draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Perfluorobutanoic Acid (PFBA) and Related Compound Ammonium Perfluorobutanoic Acid
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August 23, 2021
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a 60- day public comment period associated with release of the IRIS Toxicological Review of Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) and Related Compound Ammonium Perfluorobutanoic Acid. The draft document was prepared by the Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment (CPHEA) within EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD). EPA is releasing this draft IRIS assessment for public comment in advance of a contract-led peer review. Public comments received will be provided to the external peer reviewers. Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG), a contractor to EPA, will convene a public meeting to discuss the draft report with the public during Step 4 of the IRIS Process. The external peer reviewers will consider public comments submitted in response to this notice and provided at the public meeting when reviewing this document. EPA will consider all comments received when revising the document post-peer review. This draft assessment is not final as described in EPA's information quality guidelines, and it does not represent, and should not be construed to represent Agency policy or views.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 160 (Monday, August 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47100-47101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18029]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2020-0675; FRL-8870-01-ORD]
Availability of the Draft IRIS Toxicological Review of
Perfluorobutanoic Acid (PFBA) and Related Compound Ammonium
Perfluorobutanoic Acid
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a 60-
day public comment period associated with release of the IRIS
Toxicological Review of Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) and Related
Compound Ammonium Perfluorobutanoic Acid. The draft document was
prepared by the Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment
(CPHEA) within EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD). EPA is
releasing this draft IRIS assessment for public comment in advance of a
contract-led peer review. Public comments received will be provided to
the external peer reviewers. Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG), a
contractor to EPA, will convene a public meeting to discuss the draft
report with the public during Step 4 of the IRIS Process. The external
peer reviewers will consider public comments submitted in response to
this notice and provided at the public meeting when reviewing this
document. EPA will consider all comments received when revising the
document post-peer review. This draft assessment is not final as
described in EPA's information quality guidelines, and it does not
represent, and should not be construed to represent Agency policy or
views.
DATES: The 60-day public comment period begins August 23, 2021 and ends
October 22, 2021. Comments must be received on or before October 22,
2021.
ADDRESSES: The IRIS Toxicological Review of Perfluorobutanoic acid
(PFBA) and Related Compound Ammonium Perfluorobutanoic Acid will be
available via the internet on the IRIS website at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/iris/iris-recent-additions">https://www.epa.gov/iris/iris-recent-additions</a> and in the public docket at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2020-0675.
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:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#175378747c7263485845535772677639707861"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="03476c606866775c4c5147436673622d646c75">[email protected]</span></a>.
For technical information on the IRIS Toxicological Review of
Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) and Related Compound Ammonium
Perfluorobutanoic Acid, contact Ms. Vicki Soto, CPHEA; telephone: 202-
564-3077; or email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c6b5a9b2a9e8b0afa5adaf86a3b6a7e8a1a9b0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="daa9b5aeb5f4acb3b9b1b39abfaabbf4bdb5ac">[email protected]</span></a>. The IRIS Program will provide
updates through the IRIS website (<a href="https://www.epa.gov/iris">https://www.epa.gov/iris</a>) and via
EPA's IRIS listserv. To register for the IRIS listserv, visit the IRIS
website (<a href="https://www.epa.gov/iris">https://www.epa.gov/iris</a>) or visit <a href="https://www.epa.gov/iris/forms/staying-connected-integrated-risk-information-system#connect">https://www.epa.gov/iris/forms/staying-connected-integrated-risk-information-system#connect</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Information on IRIS PFAS Assessments
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large class of
man-made chemicals widely used in consumer products and industrial
processes. The basic structure of PFAS consists of a carbon chain
surrounded by fluorine atoms, with different chemicals possessing
different end groups. The five toxicity assessments being developed
according to the scope and methods outlined in the publicly posted
systematic review protocol (<a href="https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/iris_drafts/recordisplay.cfm?deid=345065">https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/iris_drafts/recordisplay.cfm?deid=345065</a>) build upon several other PFAS assessments
that have already been developed, and represent only one component of
the broader PFAS action plan underway at the U.S. EPA (<a href="https://www.epa.gov/pfas/epas-pfas-action-plan">https://www.epa.gov/pfas/epas-pfas-action-plan</a>).
II. How To Submit Technical Comments to the Docket at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>
Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2020-
0675 for the draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Perfluorobutanoic acid
(PFBA) and Related Compound Ammonium Perfluorobutanoic Acid, by one of
the following methods:
<bullet> <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
<bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b3f7dcd0d8d6c7ecfce1f7f3d6c3d29dd4dcc5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="42062d212927361d0d1006022732236c252d34">[email protected]</span></a>.
<bullet> Fax: 202-566-9744. Due to COVID-19, there may be a delay
in processing comments submitted by fax.
<bullet> 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. Due to COVID-
19, there may be a delay in processing comments submitted by mail.
Note: The EPA Docket Center and Reading Room may be closed to
public visitors to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19. Docket
Center staff will continue to provide remote customer service via
email, phone, and webform. The public can submit comments via
www.Regulations.gov or email. No hand deliveries are currently being
accepted.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-
2020-0675. 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
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>, 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
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> or email that you consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected. The <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> 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
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>, 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 <a href="http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm">www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm</a>.
Docket: Documents in the docket are listed in the
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> 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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> or in hard copy at
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the ORD Docket in the EPA Headquarters Docket Center.
Timothy Watkins,
Acting Director, Center for Public Health & Environmental Assessment.
[FR Doc. 2021-18029 Filed 8-20-21; 8:45 am]
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