Availability of the IRIS Assessment Plan for Inhalation Exposure to Vanadium and Compounds, 28832-28833 [2021-11383]

Download as PDF 28832 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 102 / Friday, May 28, 2021 / Notices ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–ORD–2020–0182; FRL–10024–13– ORD] Availability of the IRIS Assessment Plan for Inhalation Exposure to Vanadium and Compounds Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of public comment period. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a 30-day public comment period associated with release of the IRIS Assessment Plan for Inhalation Exposure to Vanadium and Compounds. This document communicates information on the scoping needs identified by EPA program and regional offices and the IRIS Program’s initial problem formulation activities. EPA is releasing this IRIS Assessment Plan for a 30-day public comment period in advance of a public science webinar planned for July 2021. EPA will announce the virtual public meeting date and registration details in June 2021 on the EPA IRIS website. SUMMARY: The 30-day public comment period begins May 28, 2021 and ends June 28, 2021. Comments must be received on or before June 28, 2021. ADDRESSES: The IRIS Assessment Plan for Inhalation Exposure to Vanadium and Compounds will be available via the internet on the IRIS website at https://www.epa.gov/iris/iris-recentadditions and in the public docket at https://www.regulations.gov, Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2020–0182. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the public comment period, contact the ORD Docket at the EPA Headquarters Docket Center; telephone: 202–566–1752; facsimile: 202–566–9744; or email: Docket_ORD@ epa.gov. For technical information on the IRIS Assessment Plan for Inhalation Exposure to Vanadium and Compounds, contact Mr. Dahnish Shams, CPHEA; telephone (202) 564–2758, email: shams.dahnish@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DATES: I. Information About IRIS Assessment Plans EPA’s IRIS Program is a human health assessment program that evaluates quantitative and qualitative information on the health effects that may result from exposure to chemicals found in the environment. Through the IRIS Program, EPA provides high quality VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:28 May 27, 2021 Jkt 253001 science-based human health assessments to support the Agency’s regulatory activities and decisions to protect public health. As part of scoping and initial problem formulation activities prior to the development of an assessment, the IRIS Program carries out a broad, preliminary literature survey to assist in identifying health effects that have been studied in relation to the chemical or substance of interest, as well as science issues that may need to be considered when evaluating toxicity. This information, in conjunction with scoping needs identified by EPA program and regional offices, is used to inform the development of an IRIS Assessment Plan (IAP). The IAP communicates the plan for developing each individual chemical assessment to the public and includes summary information on the IRIS Program’s scoping and initial problem formulation activities, objectives and specific aims for the assessment, and a PECO (Populations, Exposures, Comparators, and Outcomes) for the systematic review. The PECO provides the framework for developing detailed literature search strategies and inclusion/exclusion criteria, particularly with respect to evidence stream (e.g., human, animal, mechanistic), exposure measures, and outcome measures. The IAP serves to inform the subsequent development of chemical-specific systematic review protocols, which will be made available for public review. II. Public Webinar Information To allow for public input, EPA is convening a public webinar to discuss the IRIS Assessment Plan for Inhalation Exposure to Vanadium and Compounds in July 2021. EPA will announce the virtual public meeting date and registration details in June 2021 on the EPA IRIS website (https://www.epa.gov/ iris). Registration information will be provided through the IRIS website (https://www.epa.gov/iris) and via EPA’s IRIS listserv. To sign-up for the IRIS listserv, visit IRIS website at https:// www.epa.gov/iris/forms/stayingconnected-integrated-risk-informationsystem#connect. III. How To Submit Technical Comments to the Docket at https:// www.regulations.gov Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2020– 0182 for IRIS Assessment Plan for Inhalation Exposure to Vanadium and Compounds, by one of the following methods: • www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 • Email: Docket_ORD@epa.gov. • Fax: 202–566–9744. Due to COVID– 19, there may be a delay in processing comments submitted by fax. • Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center (ORD Docket), Mail Code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460. The phone number is 202– 566–1752. Due to COVID–19, there may be a delay in processing comments submitted by mail. Note: The EPA Docket Center and Reading Room is currently closed to public visitors to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID–19. Docket Center staff will continue to provide remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. The public can submit comments via www.Regulations.gov or email. No hand deliveries are currently being accepted. Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2020– 0182. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified comment period. Comments received after the closing date will be marked ‘‘late,’’ and may only be considered if time permits. 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 www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless a comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information for which disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information through www.regulations.gov or email that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected. The www.regulations.gov website 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 email comment directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov, 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, 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 E:\FR\FM\28MYN1.SGM 28MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 102 / Friday, May 28, 2021 / Notices Docket Center homepage at www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. Docket: Documents in the docket are listed in the 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 in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the ORD Docket in the EPA Headquarters Docket Center. Wayne Cascio, Director, Center for Public Health & Environmental Assessment. Conclusion of the Open Meeting on June 10, 2021. PLACE: 1050 First Street NE, Washington, DC (This Meeting Will be a Virtual Meeting). STATUS: This meeting will be closed to the public. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Compliance matters pursuant to 52 U.S.C. 30109. Matters concerning participation in civil actions or proceedings or arbitration. * * * * * CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Judith Ingram, Press Officer, Telephone: (202) 694–1220. Vicktoria J. Allen, Acting Deputy Secretary of the Commission. 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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2020-0182; FRL-10024-13-ORD]


Availability of the IRIS Assessment Plan for Inhalation Exposure 
to Vanadium and Compounds

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a 30-
day public comment period associated with release of the IRIS 
Assessment Plan for Inhalation Exposure to Vanadium and Compounds. This 
document communicates information on the scoping needs identified by 
EPA program and regional offices and the IRIS Program's initial problem 
formulation activities. EPA is releasing this IRIS Assessment Plan for 
a 30-day public comment period in advance of a public science webinar 
planned for July 2021. EPA will announce the virtual public meeting 
date and registration details in June 2021 on the EPA IRIS website.

DATES: The 30-day public comment period begins May 28, 2021 and ends 
June 28, 2021. Comments must be received on or before June 28, 2021.

ADDRESSES: The IRIS Assessment Plan for Inhalation Exposure to Vanadium 
and Compounds will be available via the internet on the IRIS website at 
https://www.epa.gov/iris/iris-recent-additions and in the public docket 
at https://www.regulations.gov, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2020-0182.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the public comment 
period, contact the ORD Docket at the EPA Headquarters Docket Center; 
telephone: 202-566-1752; facsimile: 202-566-9744; or email: 
[email protected].
    For technical information on the IRIS Assessment Plan for 
Inhalation Exposure to Vanadium and Compounds, contact Mr. Dahnish 
Shams, CPHEA; telephone (202) 564-2758, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Information About IRIS Assessment Plans

    EPA's IRIS Program is a human health assessment program that 
evaluates quantitative and qualitative information on the health 
effects that may result from exposure to chemicals found in the 
environment. Through the IRIS Program, EPA provides high quality 
science-based human health assessments to support the Agency's 
regulatory activities and decisions to protect public health. As part 
of scoping and initial problem formulation activities prior to the 
development of an assessment, the IRIS Program carries out a broad, 
preliminary literature survey to assist in identifying health effects 
that have been studied in relation to the chemical or substance of 
interest, as well as science issues that may need to be considered when 
evaluating toxicity. This information, in conjunction with scoping 
needs identified by EPA program and regional offices, is used to inform 
the development of an IRIS Assessment Plan (IAP).
    The IAP communicates the plan for developing each individual 
chemical assessment to the public and includes summary information on 
the IRIS Program's scoping and initial problem formulation activities, 
objectives and specific aims for the assessment, and a PECO 
(Populations, Exposures, Comparators, and Outcomes) for the systematic 
review. The PECO provides the framework for developing detailed 
literature search strategies and inclusion/exclusion criteria, 
particularly with respect to evidence stream (e.g., human, animal, 
mechanistic), exposure measures, and outcome measures. The IAP serves 
to inform the subsequent development of chemical-specific systematic 
review protocols, which will be made available for public review.

II. Public Webinar Information

    To allow for public input, EPA is convening a public webinar to 
discuss the IRIS Assessment Plan for Inhalation Exposure to Vanadium 
and Compounds in July 2021. EPA will announce the virtual public 
meeting date and registration details in June 2021 on the EPA IRIS 
website (https://www.epa.gov/iris). Registration information will be 
provided through the IRIS website (https://www.epa.gov/iris) and via 
EPA's IRIS listserv. To sign-up for the IRIS listserv, visit IRIS 
website at https://www.epa.gov/iris/forms/staying-connected-integrated-risk-information-system#connect.

III. How To Submit Technical Comments to the Docket at https://www.regulations.gov

    Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2020-
0182 for IRIS Assessment Plan for Inhalation Exposure to Vanadium and 
Compounds, by one of the following methods:
     www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for 
submitting comments.
     Email: [email protected].
     Fax: 202-566-9744. Due to COVID-19, there may be a delay 
in processing comments submitted by fax.
     Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket 
Center (ORD Docket), Mail Code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20460. The phone number is 202-566-1752. Due to COVID-
19, there may be a delay in processing comments submitted by mail.
    Note: The EPA Docket Center and Reading Room is currently closed to 
public visitors to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19. Docket 
Center staff will continue to provide remote customer service via 
email, phone, and webform. The public can submit comments via 
www.Regulations.gov or email. No hand deliveries are currently being 
accepted.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-
2020-0182. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the 
specified comment period. Comments received after the closing date will 
be marked ``late,'' and may only be considered if time permits. 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 
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, 
unless a comment includes information claimed to be Confidential 
Business Information (CBI) or other information for which disclosure is 
restricted by statute. Do not submit information through 
www.regulations.gov or email that you consider to be CBI or otherwise 
protected. The www.regulations.gov website 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 email comment directly to EPA without going through 
www.regulations.gov, 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, 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

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Docket Center homepage at www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
    Docket: Documents in the docket are listed in the 
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 
in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the ORD Docket in the EPA 
Headquarters Docket Center.

Wayne Cascio,
Director, Center for Public Health & Environmental Assessment.
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