Notice2023-15613
Availability of the Draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Perfluorohexane Sulfonate (PFHxS) and Related Salts
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Published
July 24, 2023
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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 draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Perfluorohexane Sulfonate (PFHxS) and Related Salts. The draft assessment 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 contractor-led peer review. Public comments received will be provided to the external peer reviewers. ERG, a contractor to EPA, will convene a public meeting to discuss the draft report during Step 4 of the IRIS Process. The external peer reviewers will consider public comments submitted in response to this notice and those provided at the public meeting when reviewing this assessment. EPA will consider all comments received when revising the assessment 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 88, Number 140 (Monday, July 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15613]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2021-0562; FRL-11038-01-ORD]
Availability of the Draft IRIS Toxicological Review of
Perfluorohexane Sulfonate (PFHxS) and Related Salts
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 draft IRIS
Toxicological Review of Perfluorohexane Sulfonate (PFHxS) and Related
Salts. The draft assessment 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 contractor-led peer
review. Public comments received will be provided to the external peer
reviewers. ERG, a contractor to EPA, will convene a public meeting to
discuss the draft report during Step 4 of the IRIS Process. The
external peer reviewers will consider public comments submitted in
response to this notice and those provided at the public meeting when
reviewing this assessment. EPA will consider all comments received when
revising the assessment 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 July 24, 2023 and ends
September 22, 2023. Comments must be received on or before September
22, 2023.
ADDRESSES: The draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Perfluorohexane
Sulfonate (PFHxS) and Related Salts 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-2021-0562.
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#c98da6aaa2acbd96869b8d89acb9a8e7aea6bf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d397bcb0b8b6a78c9c819793b6a3b2fdb4bca5">[email protected]</span></a>.
For technical information on the draft IRIS Toxicological Review of
Perfluorohexane Sulfonate (PFHxS) and Related Salts, contact the IRIS
Hotline; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2f667d667c7067607b6366616a6f4a5f4e01484059"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e6afb4afb5b9aea9b2aaafa8a3a6839687c8818990">[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>.
For questions about the peer review, please contact: Laurie Waite,
ERG, by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9feffafaededfae9f6fae8dffaedf8b1fcf0f2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0171646473736477686476416473662f626e6c">[email protected]</span></a> (subject line: EPA PFAS assessments
peer review); or by phone: (781) 674-7362.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
How To Submit Technical Comments to the Docket at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>
Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2021-
0562 for the Perfluorohexane Sulfonate (PFHxS) and Related Salts IRIS
Assessment, 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#7c38131f17190823332e383c190c1d521b130a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bafed5d9d1dfcee5f5e8fefadfcadb94ddd5cc">[email protected]</span></a>.
<bullet> Fax: 202-566-9744.
<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.
For information on visiting the EPA Docket Center Public Reading
Room, visit <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>. 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 to docket number EPA-HQ-ORD-
2021-0562 for Perfluorohexane Sulfonate (PFHxS) and Related Salts 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
<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 the ORD Docket in the EPA
Headquarters Docket Center.
Wayne Cascio,
Director, Center for Public Health & Environmental Assessment.
[FR Doc. 2023-15613 Filed 7-21-23; 8:45 am]
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