A Framework for Assessing Health Risks of Environmental Exposures to Children, 29954-29955 [06-4817]

Download as PDF 29954 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 100 / Wednesday, May 24, 2006 / Notices funded; award information; eligibility requirements; application and submission information; award review information; and regional agency contacts if applicable. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Grants, Pollution prevention. Dated: May 11, 2006. Susan B. Hazen, Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances. B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information? [FR Doc. E6–7952 Filed 5–23–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0465; FRL–8069–9] The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/State-FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG); Notice of Public Meeting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/ State-FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) will hold a 2–day meeting, beginning on June 19, 2006 and ending June 20, 2006. This notice announces the location and times for the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics. DATES: The meeting will be held on June 19 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and June 20, 2006 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Georgia McDuffie, Field and External Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 605-0195; fax number: (703) 308-1850; e-mail address: mcduffie.georgia@epa.gov or Philip H. Gray, SFIREG Executive Secretary, P.O. Box 1249, Hardwick, VT 05843-1249; telephone number (802) 472-6956; fax: (802) 472-6957; e-mail address: aapco@plainfield.bypass.com. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? You may be potentially affected by this action if you all parties interested in SFIREG information exchange relationship with EPA regarding important issues related to human health, environmental exposure to pesticides and insight into EPA’s VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:08 May 23, 2006 Jkt 208001 decision-making process are invited and encourage to attend the meetings and participate as appropriate Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to: This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of particular interest to those persons who are or may be required to conduct testing of chemical substances under the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rondenticide Act (FIFRA). 1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– OPPT–2006–0465. Publicly available docket materials are available either in the electronic docket at https:// www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket telephone number is (703) 305-5805. 2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document electronically through the EPA Internet under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr. C. Tentative Agenda 1. Container Recycling Rule Making Discussion 2. WPS proposed Changes 3. Unique Label Identifiers - RAPID 4. Endangered Species Enforcement Concerns 5. NPDES - Pesticides in Water Discussion on Rule 6. Availability of Laboratory Methods to States 7. Budget, General Discussion and C & T Funding 8. EPA Update/Briefing: a. Office of Pesticide Program Update b. Office of Enforcement Compliance Assurance Update List of Subjects Environmental protection. Dated: May 16, 2006. William R. Diamond, Director, Field External Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs FR Doc. E6–7931 Filed 5–23–06; 8:45 am BILLING CODE 6560–50–S PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8174–3; Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD– 2006–0134] A Framework for Assessing Health Risks of Environmental Exposures to Children Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of Peer-Review Workshop. AGENCY: SUMMARY: EPA is announcing that Eastern Research Group, Inc., an EPA contractor for external scientific peer review, plans to convene an independent panel of experts and organize and conduct an external peer review workshop to review the external review draft document titled, ‘‘A Framework for Assessing Health Risks of Environmental Exposures to Children’’ (EPA/600/R–05/093A). The draft document was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within EPA’s Office of Research and Development. This document is available on the Internet at: https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/ recordisplay/cfm?deid=150263. EPA is releasing this draft document solely for the purpose of predissemination peer review under applicable information quality guidelines. This document has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency policy or determination. Eastern Research Group, Inc. invites the public to register to attend this workshop as observers. In addition, Eastern Research Group, Inc. invites the public to give oral and/or provide written comments at the workshop regarding the draft document under review. The draft document and EPA’s peer review charge are available primarily via the Internet on NCEA’s home page under the Recent Additions and the Data and Publications menus at https://www.epa.gov/ncea. On March 14, 2006, EPA announced a 45day public comment period on the draft document (71 FR 13125). The public comment period and the external peer review workshop are separate processes that provide opportunities for all interested parties to comment on the document. EPA has provided Eastern Research Group, Inc. with the public comments EPA received. In preparing a final report, EPA will consider public comments it received during the public comment period and will consider the Eastern Research Group, Inc. report of the comments and recommendations E:\FR\FM\24MYN1.SGM 24MYN1 jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 100 / Wednesday, May 24, 2006 / Notices from the external peer-review workshop. DATES: The peer-review panel workshop will begin on June 6, 2006, at 8:30 a.m. and end at Noon on June 7, 2006. ADDRESSES: The peer-review workshop will be held at Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, 400 New Jersey Avenue, NW. The EPA contractor, Eastern Research Group, Inc., is organizing, convening, and conducting the peer review workshop. To attend the workshop, register by May 31, 2006, by calling Eastern Research Group, Inc. at 781– 674–7374, sending a facsimile to 781– 674–2906, or sending an e-mail to meetings@erg.com. You may also register via the Internet at https:// www2.ergweb.com/projects/ conferences/ncea/childhra.htm. Members of the public may attend the workshop as observers, and there will be a limited time for comments from the public in the afternoon. Please let Eastern Research Group, Inc. know if you wish to make comments during the workshop. Space is limited, and reservations will be accepted on a firstcome, first-served basis. The draft ‘‘A Framework for Assessing Health Risks of Environmental Exposures to Children’’ is available primarily via the Internet on the National Center for Environmental Assessment’s home page under the Recent Additions and the Data and Publications menus at https:// www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of paper copies are available from the Technical Information Staff, NCEA-W; telephone: 202–564–3261; facsimile: 202–565–0050. If you are requesting a paper copy, please provide your name, mailing address, and the document title, ‘‘A Framework for Assessing Health Risks of Environmental Exposures to Children’’. Copies are not available from Eastern Research Group, Inc. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding information, registration, and logistics for the external peer-review workshop should be directed to Eastern Research Group, Inc., 100 Hartwell Avenue, Lexington, MA 02421–3136; telephone: 781–674– 7260; facsimile: 781–674–2906; e-mail erin.pittorino@erg.com. For information on the public comment period, contact the Office of Environmental Information Docket; telephone: 202–566–1752; facsimile: 202–566–1753; or e-mail: ORD.Docket@epa.gov. If you need technical information about the document, please contact Stan Barone Jr., National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA); telephone: 202–564–3308; facsimile: VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:08 May 23, 2006 Jkt 208001 29955 202–565–0076; e-mail barone.stan@epa.gov. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: [FRL–8173–7] I. Information About the Document Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Meeting of the Science Advisory Board Over the past decade there has been a dramatic increase in the recognition and public health concern for the vulnerability of children to exposure to environmental agents. Children have unusual patterns of exposure and have vulnerabilities to chemical agents that are quite distinct from those of adults, and thus require special consideration in risk assessment. Children often have disproportionately higher exposures to certain environmental toxicants because, pound-for-pound of body weight, children have higher food and water intake and breathe more air than adults. Metabolic pathways in the young, especially in the first few months after birth, are immature, and the ability to detoxify environmental agents is different from that of adults. In addition, behavior and activity patterns of children often magnify their exposures. These factors imply that children are likely to have more substantial exposures than adults to certain environmental agents. This document attempts to organize and present current knowledge and practices in a programmatic framework for assessing human health risks from exposures to environmental agents from prior to conception through adolescence. It describes this framework within the current Agency risk assessment paradigm, and includes problem formulation, analysis and risk characterization as discrete steps in the process. Moreover, this document focuses on mode of action as a context for considering the toxicokinetic and toxicodynamic differences between children and adults, and considers approaches for risk assessment in the context of uncertainty and variability in exposure and critical windows of development. Dated: May 18, 2006. Peter W. Preuss, Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment. [FR Doc. 06–4817 Filed 5–23–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public face-to-face meeting of the chartered SAB to discuss EPA Regional science programs, review and approve one or more draft SAB Committee reports, and continue the planning of upcoming SAB meetings. DATES: The dates for the meeting are Thursday, June 22, 2006, from 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. through Friday, June 23, 2006, from 8 a.m.–12 noon (Eastern Time). ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. EPA Region 2 Headquarters Office, 290 Broadway, Room 27A, New York, NY 10007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to obtain further information about this meeting may contact Mr. Thomas O. Miller, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), by mail at EPA SAB Staff Office (1400F), U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; by telephone at (202) 343–9982; by fax at (202) 233–0643; or by e-mail at: miller.tom@epa.gov. The SAB mailing address is: U.S. EPA, Science Advisory Board (1400F), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC, 20460. General information about the SAB, as well as any updates concerning the meeting announced in this notice, may be found on the SAB Web site at: https:// www.epa.gov/sab. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SAB was established by 42 U.S.C. 4365 to provide independent scientific and technical advice, consultation, and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on the technical basis for Agency positions and regulations. The SAB is a Federal advisory committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App. The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. Background: At this meeting, the Science Advisory Board will: (a) Receive briefings from Regional management and scientists about regional science programs and identify opportunities for SAB and Regional E:\FR\FM\24MYN1.SGM 24MYN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8174-3; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2006-0134]


A Framework for Assessing Health Risks of Environmental Exposures 
to Children

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Peer-Review Workshop.

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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing that Eastern Research Group, Inc., an EPA 
contractor for external scientific peer review, plans to convene an 
independent panel of experts and organize and conduct an external peer 
review workshop to review the external review draft document titled, 
``A Framework for Assessing Health Risks of Environmental Exposures to 
Children'' (EPA/600/R-05/093A). The draft document was prepared by the 
National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within EPA's Office 
of Research and Development. This document is available on the Internet 
at: https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay/cfm?deid=150263.
    EPA is releasing this draft document solely for the purpose of pre-
dissemination peer review under applicable information quality 
guidelines. This document has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It 
does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency 
policy or determination. Eastern Research Group, Inc. invites the 
public to register to attend this workshop as observers. In addition, 
Eastern Research Group, Inc. invites the public to give oral and/or 
provide written comments at the workshop regarding the draft document 
under review. The draft document and EPA's peer review charge are 
available primarily via the Internet on NCEA's home page under the 
Recent Additions and the Data and Publications menus at https://
www.epa.gov/ncea. On March 14, 2006, EPA announced a 45-day public 
comment period on the draft document (71 FR 13125). The public comment 
period and the external peer review workshop are separate processes 
that provide opportunities for all interested parties to comment on the 
document. EPA has provided Eastern Research Group, Inc. with the public 
comments EPA received. In preparing a final report, EPA will consider 
public comments it received during the public comment period and will 
consider the Eastern Research Group, Inc. report of the comments and 
recommendations

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from the external peer-review workshop.

DATES: The peer-review panel workshop will begin on June 6, 2006, at 
8:30 a.m. and end at Noon on June 7, 2006.

ADDRESSES: The peer-review workshop will be held at Hyatt Regency on 
Capitol Hill, 400 New Jersey Avenue, NW. The EPA contractor, Eastern 
Research Group, Inc., is organizing, convening, and conducting the peer 
review workshop. To attend the workshop, register by May 31, 2006, by 
calling Eastern Research Group, Inc. at 781-674-7374, sending a 
facsimile to 781-674-2906, or sending an e-mail to meetings@erg.com. 
You may also register via the Internet at https://www2.ergweb.com/
projects/conferences/ncea/childhra.htm. Members of the public may 
attend the workshop as observers, and there will be a limited time for 
comments from the public in the afternoon. Please let Eastern Research 
Group, Inc. know if you wish to make comments during the workshop. 
Space is limited, and reservations will be accepted on a first-come, 
first-served basis.
    The draft ``A Framework for Assessing Health Risks of Environmental 
Exposures to Children'' is available primarily via the Internet on the 
National Center for Environmental Assessment's home page under the 
Recent Additions and the Data and Publications menus at https://
www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of paper copies are available from 
the Technical Information Staff, NCEA-W; telephone: 202-564-3261; 
facsimile: 202-565-0050. If you are requesting a paper copy, please 
provide your name, mailing address, and the document title, ``A 
Framework for Assessing Health Risks of Environmental Exposures to 
Children''. Copies are not available from Eastern Research Group, Inc.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding information, 
registration, and logistics for the external peer-review workshop 
should be directed to Eastern Research Group, Inc., 100 Hartwell 
Avenue, Lexington, MA 02421-3136; telephone: 781-674-7260; facsimile: 
781-674-2906; e-mail erin.pittorino@erg.com.
    For information on the public comment period, contact the Office of 
Environmental Information Docket; telephone: 202-566-1752; facsimile: 
202-566-1753; or e-mail: ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
    If you need technical information about the document, please 
contact Stan Barone Jr., National Center for Environmental Assessment 
(NCEA); telephone: 202-564-3308; facsimile: 202-565-0076; e-mail 
barone.stan@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Information About the Document

    Over the past decade there has been a dramatic increase in the 
recognition and public health concern for the vulnerability of children 
to exposure to environmental agents. Children have unusual patterns of 
exposure and have vulnerabilities to chemical agents that are quite 
distinct from those of adults, and thus require special consideration 
in risk assessment. Children often have disproportionately higher 
exposures to certain environmental toxicants because, pound-for-pound 
of body weight, children have higher food and water intake and breathe 
more air than adults. Metabolic pathways in the young, especially in 
the first few months after birth, are immature, and the ability to 
detoxify environmental agents is different from that of adults. In 
addition, behavior and activity patterns of children often magnify 
their exposures. These factors imply that children are likely to have 
more substantial exposures than adults to certain environmental agents. 
This document attempts to organize and present current knowledge and 
practices in a programmatic framework for assessing human health risks 
from exposures to environmental agents from prior to conception through 
adolescence.
    It describes this framework within the current Agency risk 
assessment paradigm, and includes problem formulation, analysis and 
risk characterization as discrete steps in the process. Moreover, this 
document focuses on mode of action as a context for considering the 
toxicokinetic and toxicodynamic differences between children and 
adults, and considers approaches for risk assessment in the context of 
uncertainty and variability in exposure and critical windows of 
development.

    Dated: May 18, 2006.
Peter W. Preuss,
Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
[FR Doc. 06-4817 Filed 5-23-06; 8:45 am]
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