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Draft Toxicological Review of
Dichlorobenzenes: In Support of
Summary Information on the
Integrated Risk Information System
(IRIS)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Extension of Public
Comment Period and Rescheduled
External Peer Review Panel Meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The EPA is extending the
public comment period and
rescheduling an external peer review
panel meeting to review selected
sections of the final draft document
titled, ‘‘Toxicological Review of
Dichlorobenzenes: In Support of
Summary Information on the Integrated
Risk Information System (IRIS)’’ (EPA/
635/R–03/015), related to the inhalation
reference concentration (RfC) and
inhalation cancer assessment for 1,4dichlorobenzene. The document was
prepared by the National Center for
Environmental Assessment (NCEA)
within EPA’s Office of Research and
Development.
On July 11, 2006, EPA published a
Federal Register notice (71 FR 39113)
announcing a comment period that
ended August 9 and an external peer
review panel meeting that was
scheduled for August 16. EPA is
extending the public comment period to
October 10, 2006, in response to
requests. The external peer review panel
meeting will be held on October 30,
2006.
As previously stated in 71 FR 39113,
EPA is releasing this draft document
solely for the purpose of predissemination peer review under
applicable information quality
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formally disseminated by EPA. It does
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construed to represent any Agency
policy or determination. EPA will
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submitted in accordance with this
notice when revising the document.
DATES: The period for submission of
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will end on October 10, 2006. Technical
comments should be in writing and
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2006. Comments submitted to the EPA
by October 10, 2006, will be provided to
the external peer review panel prior to
the teleconference meeting. The peer
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invited to provide oral statements at the
commencement of the teleconference.
(For more information refer to the
instructions for registration provided in
the ADDRESSES section of this notice.)
ADDRESSES: The external peer review
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by October 10, 2006, by calling ORISE,
P.O. Box 117, MS 17, Oak Ridge, TN
37831–0117, at (865) 576–2922 or (865)
241–3168 (facsimile). Interested parties
may also register on-line at: https://
www.orau.gov/dichlorobenzene.
The draft ‘‘Toxicological Review of
Dichlorobenzenes: In Support of
Summary Information on the Integrated
Risk Information System (IRIS)’’ (EPA/
635/R–03/015) is available primarily via
the Internet on NCEA’s home page
under the Recent Additions menu at
https://www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited
number of paper copies are available by
contacting the IRIS Hotline at (202) 566–
1676, (202) 566–1749 (facsimile), or
hotline.iris@epa.gov. If you are
requesting a paper copy, please provide
your name, mailing address, the
document title, and the EPA number of
the requested publication. Copies are
not available from ORISE.
Copies of the study by Aiso et al.
(2005), referenced in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice are
available from the IRIS Hotline in paper
or electronic format. If you are
requesting a copy, please provide your
name, mailing address or e-mail
address, and document citation: Aiso et
al. (2005) Carcinogenicity and chronic
toxicity in mice and rats exposed by
inhalation to para-dichlorobenzene for
two years. J Vet Med Sci 67(10):1019–
1029. EPA is providing this study in the
interest of transparency. EPA does not
endorse or support the study or its
findings.
Technical 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.
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(facsimile), lydaym@orau.gov (e-mail).
If you have questions about the
document, contact Audrey Galizia,
Chemical Manager, National Center for
Environmental Assessment telephone:
(732) 906–6887 facsimile: (732) 452–
6429 e-mail: galizia.audrey@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Information About the Document
IRIS is a database that contains
Agency scientific positions on potential
adverse human health effects that may
result from chronic (or lifetime)
exposure to specific chemical
substances found in the environment.
The database (available on the Internet
at https://www.epa.gov/iris) contains
qualitative and quantitative health
effects information for more than 500
chemical substances that may be used to
support the first two steps (hazard
identification and dose-response
evaluation) of the risk assessment
process. When supported by available
data, the database provides oral
reference doses (RfDs) and inhalation
reference concentrations (RfCs) for
chronic health effects, and oral slope
factors and inhalation unit risks for
carcinogenic effects. Combined with
specific exposure information,
government and private entities use IRIS
to help characterize public health risks
of chemical substances in a site-specific
situation and thereby support risk
management decisions designed to
protect public health.
1,4-Dichlorobenzene is widely used as
a space deodorant for toilets and refuse
containers, as a moth repellent in moth
balls or crystals, and in other pesticide
applications. The current IRIS
assessment for 1,4-dichlorobenzene was
placed on the database in 1994 and
contains an inhalation RfC. A
reassessment of the potential health
effects of dichlorobenzenes has been
undertaken. The draft assessment for
dichlorobenzenes (including the 1,2-,
1,3-, and 1,4-isomers) was subject to an
external peer review and 30-day public
comment period in February 2004 (69
FR 4514, January 30, 2004). The scope
of the current external peer review and
public comment is limited to the
analyses based on a chronic inhalation
bioassay of 1,4-dichlorobenzene
published in the peer-reviewed
literature (Aiso et al., 2005. J Vet Med
Sci 67(10):1019–29) that was not
included in the February 2004 external
peer review draft. This study was
identified originally as an unpublished
study report by the Japan Bioassay
Research Center (JBRC, 1995). Data from
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subsequently in the quantitative doseresponse assessments for the 1,4dichlorobenzene RfC and inhalation
cancer assessment.
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Dated: August 4, 2006.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Draft Toxicological Review of Dichlorobenzenes: In Support of
Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period and Rescheduled
External Peer Review Panel Meeting.
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SUMMARY: The EPA is extending the public comment period and
rescheduling an external peer review panel meeting to review selected
sections of the final draft document titled, ``Toxicological Review of
Dichlorobenzenes: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated
Risk Information System (IRIS)'' (EPA/635/R-03/015), related to the
inhalation reference concentration (RfC) and inhalation cancer
assessment for 1,4-dichlorobenzene. The document was prepared by the
National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within EPA's Office
of Research and Development.
On July 11, 2006, EPA published a Federal Register notice (71 FR
39113) announcing a comment period that ended August 9 and an external
peer review panel meeting that was scheduled for August 16. EPA is
extending the public comment period to October 10, 2006, in response to
requests. The external peer review panel meeting will be held on
October 30, 2006.
As previously stated in 71 FR 39113, 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. EPA will
consider any public comments submitted in accordance with this notice
when revising the document.
DATES: The period for submission of comments on the final draft
document will end on October 10, 2006. Technical comments should be in
writing and must be received by EPA by October 10, 2006. Comments
submitted to the EPA by October 10, 2006, will be provided to the
external peer review panel prior to the teleconference meeting. The
peer review panel meeting will be conducted on October 30, 2006, by
teleconference
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and will begin at 1 p.m. and end at 4 p.m. Members of the public may
call into the teleconference meeting and are invited to provide oral
statements at the commencement of the teleconference. (For more
information refer to the instructions for registration provided in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice.)
ADDRESSES: The external peer review panel meeting will be held by
teleconference. Under an Interagency Agreement between EPA and the
Department of Energy, the Oak Ridge Institute of Science and Education
(ORISE) is organizing, convening, and conducting the peer review panel
meeting. To obtain the teleconference call-in number and access code,
register by October 10, 2006, by calling ORISE, P.O. Box 117, MS 17,
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-0117, at (865) 576-2922 or (865) 241-3168
(facsimile). Interested parties may also register on-line at: https://
www.orau.gov/dichlorobenzene.
The draft ``Toxicological Review of Dichlorobenzenes: In Support of
Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)''
(EPA/635/R-03/015) is available primarily via the Internet on NCEA's
home page under the Recent Additions menu at https://www.epa.gov/ncea. A
limited number of paper copies are available by contacting the IRIS
Hotline at (202) 566-1676, (202) 566-1749 (facsimile), or
hotline.iris@epa.gov. If you are requesting a paper copy, please
provide your name, mailing address, the document title, and the EPA
number of the requested publication. Copies are not available from
ORISE.
Copies of the study by Aiso et al. (2005), referenced in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice are available from the
IRIS Hotline in paper or electronic format. If you are requesting a
copy, please provide your name, mailing address or e-mail address, and
document citation: Aiso et al. (2005) Carcinogenicity and chronic
toxicity in mice and rats exposed by inhalation to para-dichlorobenzene
for two years. J Vet Med Sci 67(10):1019-1029. EPA is providing this
study in the interest of transparency. EPA does not endorse or support
the study or its findings.
Technical 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: Questions regarding registration and
logistics for the external peer review panel teleconference should be
directed to Margaret Lyday, ORISE, P.O. Box 117, MS 17, Oak Ridge, TN
37831-0117, at (865) 576-2922 or (865) 241-3168 (facsimile),
lydaym@orau.gov (e-mail).
If you have questions about the document, contact Audrey Galizia,
Chemical Manager, National Center for Environmental Assessment
telephone: (732) 906-6887 facsimile: (732) 452-6429 e-mail:
galizia.audrey@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Information About the Document
IRIS is a database that contains Agency scientific positions on
potential adverse human health effects that may result from chronic (or
lifetime) exposure to specific chemical substances found in the
environment. The database (available on the Internet at https://
www.epa.gov/iris) contains qualitative and quantitative health effects
information for more than 500 chemical substances that may be used to
support the first two steps (hazard identification and dose-response
evaluation) of the risk assessment process. When supported by available
data, the database provides oral reference doses (RfDs) and inhalation
reference concentrations (RfCs) for chronic health effects, and oral
slope factors and inhalation unit risks for carcinogenic effects.
Combined with specific exposure information, government and private
entities use IRIS to help characterize public health risks of chemical
substances in a site-specific situation and thereby support risk
management decisions designed to protect public health.
1,4-Dichlorobenzene is widely used as a space deodorant for toilets
and refuse containers, as a moth repellent in moth balls or crystals,
and in other pesticide applications. The current IRIS assessment for
1,4-dichlorobenzene was placed on the database in 1994 and contains an
inhalation RfC. A reassessment of the potential health effects of
dichlorobenzenes has been undertaken. The draft assessment for
dichlorobenzenes (including the 1,2-, 1,3-, and 1,4-isomers) was
subject to an external peer review and 30-day public comment period in
February 2004 (69 FR 4514, January 30, 2004). The scope of the current
external peer review and public comment is limited to the analyses
based on a chronic inhalation bioassay of 1,4-dichlorobenzene published
in the peer-reviewed literature (Aiso et al., 2005. J Vet Med Sci
67(10):1019-29) that was not included in the February 2004 external
peer review draft. This study was identified originally as an
unpublished study report by the Japan Bioassay Research Center (JBRC,
1995). Data from Aiso et al. (2005) were used subsequently in the
quantitative dose-response assessments for the 1,4-dichlorobenzene RfC
and inhalation cancer assessment.
II. How To Submit Technical Comments to the Docket at
www.regulations.gov
Note: The EPA Docket Center suffered damage due to flooding
during the last week of June 2006. The Docket Center is continuing
to operate. However, during the cleanup, there will be temporary
changes to Docket Center telephone numbers, addresses, and hours of
operation for people who wish to make hand deliveries or visit the
Public Reading Room to view documents. Consult EPA's Federal
Register notice at 71 FR 38147 (July 5, 2006) or the EPA Web site at
https://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm for current information on
docket operations, locations and telephone numbers. The Docket
Center's mailing address for U.S. mail and the procedure for
submitting comments to https://www.regulations.gov are not affected
by the flooding and will remain the same.
Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD 2004-
0002 by one of the following methods:
https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the online instructions
for submitting comments.
E-mail: ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
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, 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-
2004-0002. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information
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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: All 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 material, such
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
in https://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the OEI Docket in the
EPA Headquarters Docket Center.
Dated: August 4, 2006.
P.W. Preuss,
Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
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