Notice2023-22776
Availability of the Draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Inorganic Arsenic
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Published
October 16, 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 Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Toxicological Review of Inorganic Arsenic. 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 Science Advisory Board (SAB) managed peer review. SAB will convene a public meeting to discuss the draft assessment with the public during Step 4 of the IRIS Process. The external peer reviewers will consider public comments submitted to the EPA docket in response to this notice and any others provided at the public meeting when reviewing this assessment. EPA will consider all comments submitted to the docket 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 88, Number 198 (Monday, October 16, 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: 2023-22776]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2012-0830; FRL-11230-01-ORD]
Availability of the Draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Inorganic
Arsenic
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
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Toxicological Review of
Inorganic Arsenic. 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 Science Advisory Board
(SAB) managed peer review. SAB will convene a public meeting to discuss
the draft assessment with the public during Step 4 of the IRIS Process.
The external peer reviewers will consider public comments submitted to
the EPA docket in response to this notice and any others provided at
the public meeting when reviewing this assessment. EPA will consider
all comments submitted to the docket 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 October 16, 2023 and
ends December 15, 2023. Comments must be received on or before December
15, 2023.
ADDRESSES: The IRIS Toxicological Review of Inorganic Arsenic 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-2012-0830.
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#52163d313937260d1d0016123722337c353d24"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c480aba7afa1b09b8b968084a1b4a5eaa3abb2">[email protected]</span></a>.
For technical information on the IRIS Toxicological Review of
Inorganic Arsenic contact the IRIS Hotline; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#40091209131f080f140c090e05002530216e272f36"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="efa6bda6bcb0a7a0bba3a6a1aaaf8a9f8ec1888099">[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 information about the peer review, please visit the EPA SAB
website: <a href="https://sab.epa.gov/ords/sab/f?p=114:18:11986040837293:::RP,18:P18_ID:2631">https://sab.epa.gov/ords/sab/f?p=114:18:11986040837293:::RP,18:P18_ID:2631</a>.
For technical information on the protocol, contact Mr. Dahnish
Shams, Center for Public Health & Environmental Assessment email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8bf8e3eae6f8a5efeae3e5e2f8e3cbeefbeaa5ece4fd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="94e7fcf5f9e7baf0f5fcfafde7fcd4f1e4f5baf3fbe2">[email protected]</span></a>.
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-2012-0830 for the Inorganic Arsenic 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#7e3a111d151b0a21312c3a3e1b0e1f50191108"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="de9ab1bdb5bbaa81918c9a9ebbaebff0b9b1a8">[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
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> or email.
Instructions: Direct your comments to docket number EPA-HQ-ORD-
2012-0830 for IRIS Toxicological Review of Inorganic Arsenic. Please
ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified comment
period. It is EPA's policy to include all comments it receives in the
public docket within the specified comment period 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. 2023-22776 Filed 10-13-23; 8:45 am]
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