Notice2024-29242
EPA Database Calibrated Assessment Product (DCAP) Panel Under the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC)-January 2025
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December 13, 2024
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a public meeting. The EPA has selected technical experts to serve as Special Government Employees (SGEs) on a review panel under the authority of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC), a Federal advisory committee to the Office of Research and Development (ORD). Selected experts will review ORD's draft documents detailing the development and implementation of the Database Calibrated Assessment Product (DCAP). The DCAP is a proposed new ORD human health assessment product that is intended to be applied to substances with existing, publicly accessible in vivo repeat-dose toxicity studies, but lacking expert-derived human health assessments from authoritative sources. DCAP is a methods-based approach to develop oral, non-cancer human health assessments that inform timely decisions by EPA and external stakeholders using a scalable and transparent process.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 240 (Friday, December 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 101006-101007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29242]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0765; FRL-12456-01-ORD]
EPA Database Calibrated Assessment Product (DCAP) Panel Under the
Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC)--January 2025
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a public
meeting. The EPA has selected technical experts to serve as Special
Government Employees (SGEs) on a review panel under the authority of
the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC), a Federal advisory committee
to the Office of Research and Development (ORD). Selected experts will
review ORD's draft documents detailing the development and
implementation of the Database Calibrated Assessment Product (DCAP).
The DCAP is a proposed new ORD human health assessment product that is
intended to be applied to substances with existing, publicly accessible
in vivo repeat-dose toxicity studies, but lacking expert-derived human
health assessments from authoritative sources. DCAP is a methods-based
approach to develop oral, non-cancer human health assessments that
inform timely decisions by EPA and external stakeholders using a
scalable and transparent process.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, January 16, 2025, from 9
a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday, January 17, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.
All times noted are Eastern Time and approximate. The meeting may
adjourn early if all business is finished. Attendees should register by
Saturday, January 11, 2025, at <a href="https://us-epa-ord-dcap-panel-meeting.eventbrite.com">https://us-epa-ord-dcap-panel-meeting.eventbrite.com</a>. Attendees have the option to attend the meeting
in-person or virtually and should indicate the type of attendance upon
registration. Requests for making oral presentations at the meeting
will be accepted through noon Eastern Time on Monday, January 6, 2025,
and individuals making an oral presentation will be limited to a total
of three minutes. Comments may be submitted through noon Eastern Time
on Monday, January 6, 2025.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the EPA's Research Triangle Park
Main Campus Facility, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park,
North Carolina 27711. Submit your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-
2015-0765 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: Send comments by electronic mail (email) to:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#afe0fdeb81ebc0ccc4cadbefcadfce81c8c0d9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="400f12046e042f232b2534002530216e272f36">[email protected]</span></a>, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0765.
<bullet> Fax: Fax comments to: (202) 566-0224, Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0765.
<bullet> Mail: Send comments by mail to: Board of Scientific
Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee Docket, Mail Code: 2822T, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20004, Attention Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0765.
<bullet> Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver comments to: EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), Room 3334, William Jefferson Clinton West Building,
1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-ORD-2015-0765. Note: This is not a mailing address. Deliveries are
only accepted during the docket's normal hours of operation, and
special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information.
Instructions: The EPA's policy is that all comments received will
be included in the public docket without change and may be made
available online at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>, including any personal
information provided unless the comment includes information claimed to
be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>
or email. The <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> website is an ``anonymous access''
system, which means the 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 the 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, the 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 the EPA cannot read your comment due to technical
difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, the 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 the EPA's public
docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets/">https://www.epa.gov/dockets/</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Designated Federal Officer (DFO),
Tom Tracy, via phone/voicemail at: (919) 541-4334; or via email at:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e4909685879dca908b89a4819485ca838b92"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b8cccad9dbc196ccd7d5f8ddc8d996dfd7ce">[email protected]</span></a>.
Meeting access: This meeting will be open to the public; attendees
should register online at <a href="https://us-epa-ord-dcap-panel-meeting.eventbrite.com">https://us-epa-ord-dcap-panel-meeting.eventbrite.com</a> and indicate whether their attendance will be
in-person or virtual. The full agenda and meeting materials will be
available prior to the start of the meeting at the BOSC website:
<a href="https://www.epa.gov/bosc">https://www.epa.gov/bosc</a>. For questions on document availability, or if
you do not have access to the internet, consult with the DFO, Tom
Tracy, listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For security purposes, all in-person
attendees must provide their names to the DFO by registering online at
<a href="https://us-epa-ord-dcap-panel-meeting.eventbrite.com">https://us-epa-ord-dcap-panel-meeting.eventbrite.com</a> by January 11,
2025, and must go through a metal detector, sign in with the security
desk, and show REAL ID Act-compliant government-issued photo
identification to enter the building. Attendees are encouraged to
arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the meeting to allow
enough time for security screening. Proposed agenda items for the
meeting include but are not limited to the following: Review of charge
questions, overview of the report describing the process to develop the
Database Calibrated Assessment Product, overview of the proposed
implementation of the new human health assessment product, and
subcommittee deliberations.
Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities: For
information on access or services for individuals with disabilities,
please contact Tom Tracy at (919) 541-4334 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1a6e687b7963346e75775a7f6a7b347d756c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="592d2b383a20772d3634193c2938773e362f">[email protected]</span></a>. To
request accommodation of a disability, please contact Tom Tracy,
preferably at least ten days prior to the meeting, to give the
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EPA as much time as possible to process your request.
Kathleen Deener,
Director, Office of Science Advisor, Policy, and Engagement.
[FR Doc. 2024-29242 Filed 12-12-24; 8:45 am]
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