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EPA Science Advisory Board;
Notification of a Public Teleconference
and Meeting of the Science Advisory
Board Acrylamide Review Panel
AGENCY:
Environmental Protection
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ACTION:
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Notice.
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board
(SAB) Staff Office announces a public
teleconference and meeting of the
Acrylamide Review Panel (ARP) to
review the Agency’s draft assessment,
‘‘IRIS Toxicological Review of
Acrylamide’’.
DATES: The SAB will hold the public
teleconference on February 20, 2008.
The teleconference will be held from
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Eastern Time). A
face-to-face meeting will be held on
March 10, 2008 and March 11, 2008
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time) and
will continue on March 12, 2008 from
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Eastern Time).
Location: The February 20, 2008
telephone conference will be conducted
by phone only. The March 10–12, 2008
face-to-face meeting will be held in the
Washington DC metropolitan area. The
actual venue will be announced on the
SAB Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/
sab.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
member of the public wishing to obtain
general information concerning this
public teleconference or meeting should
contact Dr. Sue Shallal, Designated
Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science
Advisory Board (1400F), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington,
DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail:
(202) 343–9977; fax: (202) 233–0643; or
e-mail at: shallal.suhair@epa.gov .
General information concerning the EPA
Science Advisory Board can 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 to the 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. Pursuant to
the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
Public Law 92–463, notice is hereby
given that the EPA SAB Acrylamide
Review Panel will hold a public
teleconference and face-to-face meeting
to review EPA’s draft IRIS assessment.
Background: EPA’s Office of Research
and Development (ORD) had requested
that the SAB peer review the Agency’s
draft assessment, ‘‘Toxicological Review
of Acrylamide.’’ Background on this
SAB review and the process for
formation of this review panel was
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provided in a Federal Register Notice
published on March 29, 2007 (72 FR 60
14804–14805). The purpose of this
upcoming teleconference is for the SAB
Review Panel to discuss EPA’s charge
questions and plan for the face-to-face
meeting. The Panel will then discuss
and deliberate on the charge questions
at the face-to-face meeting.
Availability of Materials: The draft
agendas and other materials will be
posted on the SAB Web site at:
https://www.epa.gov/sab prior to each
meeting. For questions and information
concerning the Agency’s draft
assessment, (https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/
cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=187729),
please contact Dr. Rob Dewoskin, at
(919) 541–1089, or
dewoskin.rob@epa.gov.
Procedures for Providing Public Input:
Interested members of the public may
submit relevant written or oral
information for the Acrylamide Review
Panel to consider throughout the
advisory process. Oral Statements: In
general, individuals or groups
requesting an oral presentation at a
public SAB teleconference will be
limited to three minutes per speaker,
with no more than a total of one-half
hour for all speakers. At the face-to-face
meeting, presentations will be limited to
five minutes, with no more than a total
of one hour for all speakers. To be
placed on the public speaker list,
interested parties should contact Dr. Sue
Shallal, DFO, in writing (preferably via
e-mail), by February 13, 2008 for the
teleconference and by March 3, 2008 for
the face-to-face meeting, at the contact
information noted above. Written
Statements: Written statements should
be received in the SAB Staff Office by
February 13, 2008, so that the
information may be made available to
the SAB for their consideration prior to
the teleconference or by March 3, 2008
for their consideration prior to the faceto-face meeting. Written statements
should be supplied to the DFO via email to shallal.suhair@epa.gov
(acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat
PDF, WordPerfect, MS Word, MS
PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBMPC/Windows 98/2000/XP format).
Accessibility: For information on
access or services for individuals with
disabilities, please contact Dr. Sue
Shallal at (202) 343–9977 or
shallal.suhair@epa.gov. To request
accommodation of a disability, please
contact Dr. Shallal preferably at least ten
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA
as much time as possible to process
your request.
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Dated January 28, 2008.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board
Staff Office.
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Notification of a Public Teleconference
of the Science Advisory Board
Exposure and Human Health
Committee
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a
public teleconference of the SAB
Exposure and Human Health Committee
(EHHC) to discuss advisory activities for
the coming year.
DATES: The SAB will hold a public
teleconference on February 29, 2008.
The teleconference will be held from 2
p.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The teleconference will be
conducted by telephone only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
member of the public wishing to obtain
general information concerning this
public teleconference or meeting should
contact Dr. Sue Shallal, Designated
Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science
Advisory Board (1400F), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/
voice mail: (202) 343–9977; fax: (202)
233–0643; or e-mail at:
shallal.suhair@epa.gov. General
information concerning the EPA Science
Advisory Board can be found on the
EPA 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 to the 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: EPA’s Office of the
Science Advisor (OSA) has requested
that the SAB EHHC evaluate three
Agency activities in the coming year.
EPA will provide introductory briefings
to the committee on: (1) Exposure
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Assessment Guidelines; (2)
Immunosuppression Guidance; and (3)
Microbial Risk Assessment Guidance
Document. The Agency will offer these
briefings to acquaint the EHHC with the
Agency’s activities in preparation for
future meetings. Preliminary
background information on these
activities follows.
Exposure Assessment Guidelines: The
practice of exposure assessment has
been evolving rapidly and has changed
significantly since the 1992 publication
of EPA’s Guidelines for Exposure
Assessment. The science has advanced
in the areas of personal monitoring and
modeling, activity pattern analysis, and
susceptible populations and life stages.
The EPA has published specific
guidance in such areas as probabilistic
analyses, exposure factors, aggregate
exposure and cumulative risk, and
community-based research. The update
incorporates and refers to advances and
changes in the theory and practice of
exposure assessment. The SAB provided
a consultation on the general goals,
topic areas, and approach for the update
in September 2006 (SAB letter dated
February 28, 2007, EPA–SAB–07–003).
The SAB is asked to provide peer
review, and to comment specifically on
the scope and content of the updated
Guidelines, the completeness and
clarity of the text, the suitability of
figures and tables, and the inclusion of
appropriate emerging areas in this field.
Immunosuppression Guidance: The
Agency is developing a guidance
document for interpreting changes in
the activity or histology of components
of the immune system to identify
hazards from exposure to environmental
stressors. The immune system is a
complex array of components that work
both independently and in concert with
other components to protect humans
against infection and suppress the
spread of neoplasia. Given this
complexity, the Agency is soliciting
input from the SAB on the direction and
scope of the draft guidance document.
Microbial Risk Assessment Guidance
Document: EPA is working with other
government agencies to develop
guidance for microbial risk assessment.
The draft document is intended to
reflect the issues and approaches of all
contributing agencies, from which EPA
will derive its own internal guidance,
specific to the regulatory mandates of
the program offices. The EPA has
requested a consultation with the SAB
EHHC on the content and direction of a
draft microbial risk assessment guidance
document to determine if its approach
is appropriate and the content adequate.
Availability of Materials: The draft
agenda and other materials will be
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EPA Science Advisory Board; Notification of a Public
Teleconference and Meeting of the Science Advisory Board Acrylamide
Review Panel
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference and meeting
of the Acrylamide Review Panel (ARP) to review the Agency's draft
assessment, ``IRIS Toxicological Review of Acrylamide''.
DATES: The SAB will hold the public teleconference on February 20,
2008. The teleconference will be held from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
(Eastern Time). A face-to-face meeting will be held on March 10, 2008
and March 11, 2008 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time) and will
continue on March 12, 2008 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Eastern Time).
Location: The February 20, 2008 telephone conference will be
conducted by phone only. The March 10-12, 2008 face-to-face meeting
will be held in the Washington DC metropolitan area. The actual venue
will be announced on the SAB Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/sab.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to
obtain general information concerning this public teleconference or
meeting should contact Dr. Sue Shallal, Designated Federal Officer
(DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460;
via telephone/voice mail: (202) 343-9977; fax: (202) 233-0643; or e-
mail at: shallal.suhair@epa.gov . General information concerning the
EPA Science Advisory Board can 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 to the
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. Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given that the EPA
SAB Acrylamide Review Panel will hold a public teleconference and face-
to-face meeting to review EPA's draft IRIS assessment.
Background: EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) had
requested that the SAB peer review the Agency's draft assessment,
``Toxicological Review of Acrylamide.'' Background on this SAB review
and the process for formation of this review panel was
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provided in a Federal Register Notice published on March 29, 2007 (72
FR 60 14804-14805). The purpose of this upcoming teleconference is for
the SAB Review Panel to discuss EPA's charge questions and plan for the
face-to-face meeting. The Panel will then discuss and deliberate on the
charge questions at the face-to-face meeting.
Availability of Materials: The draft agendas and other materials
will be posted on the SAB Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/sab prior to
each meeting. For questions and information concerning the Agency's
draft assessment, (https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/
recordisplay.cfm?deid=187729), please contact Dr. Rob Dewoskin, at
(919) 541-1089, or dewoskin.rob@epa.gov.
Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the
public may submit relevant written or oral information for the
Acrylamide Review Panel to consider throughout the advisory process.
Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral
presentation at a public SAB teleconference will be limited to three
minutes per speaker, with no more than a total of one-half hour for all
speakers. At the face-to-face meeting, presentations will be limited to
five minutes, with no more than a total of one hour for all speakers.
To be placed on the public speaker list, interested parties should
contact Dr. Sue Shallal, DFO, in writing (preferably via e-mail), by
February 13, 2008 for the teleconference and by March 3, 2008 for the
face-to-face meeting, at the contact information noted above. Written
Statements: Written statements should be received in the SAB Staff
Office by February 13, 2008, so that the information may be made
available to the SAB for their consideration prior to the
teleconference or by March 3, 2008 for their consideration prior to the
face-to-face meeting. Written statements should be supplied to the DFO
via e-mail to shallal.suhair@epa.gov (acceptable file format: Adobe
Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in
IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format).
Accessibility: For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please contact Dr. Sue Shallal at (202)
343-9977 or shallal.suhair@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a
disability, please contact Dr. Shallal preferably at least ten days
prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process
your request.
Dated January 28, 2008.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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