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External Review Draft, Estimation of
Biota Sediment Accumulation Factor
(BSAF) From Paired Observations of
Chemical Concentrations in Biota and
Sediment
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public comment
period.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a 30-day
public comment period for the draft
document titled, ‘‘Estimation of Biota
Sediment Accumulation Factor (BSAF)
from Paired Observations of Chemical
Concentrations in Biota and Sediment’’
(EPA/600/R–06/047). The document
was prepared by the Ecological Risk
Assessment Support Center managed by
the National Center for Environmental
Assessment within EPA’s Office of
Research and Development.
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
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not represent and should not be
construed to represent any Agency
policy or determination. EPA will
consider any public comments
submitted in accordance with this
notice when revising the document.
DATES: The 30-day public comment
period begins June 8, 2006, and ends
July 10, 2006. Technical comments
should be in writing and must be
received by EPA by July 10, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The draft document,
‘‘Estimation of Biota Sediment
Accumulation Factor (BSAF) from
Paired Observations of Chemical
Concentrations in Biota and Sediment,’’
is available primarily via the Internet on
the National Center for Environmental
Assessment(s home page under the
Recent Additions and Data and
Publications menus at https://
www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of
paper copies are available from the
Technical Information Staff, NCEA-Cin;
telephone: 513–569–7257; facsimile:
513–569–7916. If you are requesting a
paper copy, please provide your name,
your mailing address, and the document
title, ‘‘Estimation of Biota Sediment
Accumulation Factor (BSAF) from
Paired Observations of Chemical
Concentrations in Biota and Sediment.’’
Comments may be submitted
electronically via https://
www.regulations.gov, by mail, by
facsimile, or by hand delivery/courier.
Please follow the detailed instructions
provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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.
For technical information, contact
Michael Kravitz, NCEA; telephone: 513–
569–7740; facsimile: 513–487–2540; or
e-mail: kravitz.michael@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Information About the Project/
Document
U.S. EPA’s Ecological Risk
Assessment Support Center (ERASC) is
a knowledge center that provides
technical information and addresses
scientific questions on topics relevant to
ecological risk assessment at hazardous
waste sites for EPA’s Office of Solid
Waste and Emergency Response
(OSWER) and Regional Superfund/
Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act (RCRA) staff. Topics are submitted
to ERASC by users in EPA program
offices and regions. The ERASC is
managed by the Office of Research and
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Development’s (ORD’s) National Center
for Environmental Assessment and is
located in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The ERASC recently completed an
external review draft of the document
titled, ‘‘Estimation of Biota Sediment
Accumulation Factor (BSAF) from
Paired Observations of Chemical
Concentrations in Biota and Sediment.’’
BSAF is a parameter describing
bioaccumulation of sediment-associated
organic compounds or metals into
tissues of ecological receptors. The draft
provides information on methodologies
to estimate BSAF. It is focused solely on
the determination of BSAFs for
nonionic organic chemicals and is
primarily applicable to fish and high
level shellfish, e.g., crabs. The
determination of BSAFs for metals is
not discussed.
II. How To Submit Technical Comments
to the Docket at www.regulations.gov
Submit your comments, identified by
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2006–
0491 by one of the following methods:
• https://www.regulations.gov: Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• E-mail: ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
• Fax: 202–566–1753.
• Mail: Office of Environmental
Information (OEI) Docket (Mail Code:
2822T), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. The phone
number is 202–566–1752.
• Hand Delivery: The OEI Docket is
located in the EPA Headquarters Docket
Center, Room B102 EPA West Building,
1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. The EPA Docket
Center Public Reading Room is open
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the
Public Reading Room is 202–566–1744.
Such deliveries are only accepted
during the Docket’s normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements
should be made for deliveries of boxed
information.
If you provide comments in writing,
please submit one unbound original
with pages numbered consecutively,
and three copies of the comments. For
attachments, provide an index, number
pages consecutively with the comments,
and submit an unbound original and
three copies.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2006–
0491. 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 https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
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the comment includes information
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means EPA will not know your identity
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provide it in the body of your comment.
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to EPA without going through https://
www.regulations.gov, your e-mail
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
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able to consider your comment.
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Dated: May 26, 2006.
George W. Alapas,
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Environmental Assessment.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8181-6; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2006-0491]
External Review Draft, Estimation of Biota Sediment Accumulation
Factor (BSAF) From Paired Observations of Chemical Concentrations in
Biota and Sediment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a 30-day public comment period for the draft
document titled, ``Estimation of Biota Sediment Accumulation Factor
(BSAF) from Paired Observations of Chemical Concentrations in Biota and
Sediment'' (EPA/600/R-06/047). The document was prepared by the
Ecological Risk Assessment Support Center managed by the National
Center for Environmental Assessment within EPA's Office of Research and
Development.
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
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not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency
policy or determination. EPA will consider any public comments
submitted in accordance with this notice when revising the document.
DATES: The 30-day public comment period begins June 8, 2006, and ends
July 10, 2006. Technical comments should be in writing and must be
received by EPA by July 10, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The draft document, ``Estimation of Biota Sediment
Accumulation Factor (BSAF) from Paired Observations of Chemical
Concentrations in Biota and Sediment,'' is available primarily via the
Internet on the National Center for Environmental Assessment(s home
page under the Recent Additions and Data and Publications menus at
https://www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of paper copies are available
from the Technical Information Staff, NCEA-Cin; telephone: 513-569-
7257; facsimile: 513-569-7916. If you are requesting a paper copy,
please provide your name, your mailing address, and the document title,
``Estimation of Biota Sediment Accumulation Factor (BSAF) from Paired
Observations of Chemical Concentrations in Biota and Sediment.''
Comments may be submitted electronically via https://
www.regulations.gov, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/
courier. Please follow the detailed instructions provided in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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.
For technical information, contact Michael Kravitz, NCEA;
telephone: 513-569-7740; facsimile: 513-487-2540; or e-mail:
kravitz.michael@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Information About the Project/Document
U.S. EPA's Ecological Risk Assessment Support Center (ERASC) is a
knowledge center that provides technical information and addresses
scientific questions on topics relevant to ecological risk assessment
at hazardous waste sites for EPA's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency
Response (OSWER) and Regional Superfund/Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (RCRA) staff. Topics are submitted to ERASC by users in
EPA program offices and regions. The ERASC is managed by the Office of
Research and Development's (ORD's) National Center for Environmental
Assessment and is located in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The ERASC recently completed an external review draft of the
document titled, ``Estimation of Biota Sediment Accumulation Factor
(BSAF) from Paired Observations of Chemical Concentrations in Biota and
Sediment.'' BSAF is a parameter describing bioaccumulation of sediment-
associated organic compounds or metals into tissues of ecological
receptors. The draft provides information on methodologies to estimate
BSAF. It is focused solely on the determination of BSAFs for nonionic
organic chemicals and is primarily applicable to fish and high level
shellfish, e.g., crabs. The determination of BSAFs for metals is not
discussed.
II. How To Submit Technical Comments to the Docket at
www.regulations.gov
Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2006-
0491 by one of the following methods:
https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
Fax: 202-566-1753.
Mail: Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket
(Mail Code: 2822T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. The phone number is 202-
566-1752.
Hand Delivery: The OEI Docket is located in the EPA
Headquarters Docket Center, Room B102 EPA West Building, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public
Reading Room is 202-566-1744. Such deliveries are only accepted during
the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should
be made for deliveries of boxed information.
If you provide comments in writing, please submit one unbound
original with pages numbered consecutively, and three copies of the
comments. For attachments, provide an index, number pages consecutively
with the comments, and submit an unbound original and three copies.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-
2006-0491. 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 https://www.regulations.gov, 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 https://
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The https://www.regulations.gov Web site
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 e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through https://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail 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 https://www.epa.gov/
epahome/dockets.htm.
Docket: Documents in the docket are listed in the https://
www.regulations.gov 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
at https://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the OEI Docket in the
EPA Headquarters Docket Center.
Dated: May 26, 2006.
George W. Alapas,
Acting Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
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