Letter Peer Review; White Paper: Quantitative Human Health Approach To Be Applied in the Risk Evaluation for Asbestos Part 2; Notice of Availability and Request for Comment
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of and soliciting public comment on the document entitled: "White Paper: Quantitative Human Health Approach to be Applied in the Risk Evaluation for Asbestos Part 2--Supplemental Evaluation including Legacy Uses and Associated Disposals of Asbestos" and related charge questions. EPA will be soliciting comments from expert ad hoc reviewers on the quantitative approach described in this white paper. The white paper describes the systematic review considerations and criteria for identifying studies for dose-response analysis; includes an evaluation and comparison of existing cancer IURs and the non-cancer point of departure (POD) with the results of the new systematic review; and a proposal for a cancer IUR and non-cancer POD for use in the Part 2 risk evaluation for asbestos. In addition to the final charge questions and white paper, public comments received by the date specified in this document will be provided to the peer reviewers for consideration. The letter peer review is expected to begin October 25, 2023, and end November 24, 2023. Feedback from the letter peer review will be considered by EPA in the development of the Part 2 risk evaluation for asbestos, a draft of which will be released subsequently, along with a separate response document.
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