UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 

WASHINGTON, DC 20460 

AUG 2 8 2014 

OFFICE OF 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 

MEMORANDlJM 

SUH.JECT: Po ng ,E P~ OR ) 11 4- 0637 o Regulations.gov for Public Access 

FROM: Joe DeSantiS • 

ORD/NCEA/IRIS Di sion 

Thru: Vincent Cogliano ~ 

Acting Director, IRIS Division 

Ofticc of Research and Development --- National Center for Environmental AsSt!ssment 

This memorandum authorizes the posting of EPA-HQ-ORD-2014-0637, IRIS 

Assessment Materials f(H Diisononyl Phthalate ( DiNP), to Regulations.gov for public 

access. 

In accordance with recently announced enhancements of the IRIS program. EPA will 

hold a series of public meetings during ca lendar years 2013 and 2014 ( 78 FR 48674, 

August 9. 2013) to obtain public input on IRIS asst:ssments. The purpose o f the public 

meetings is to allow all interested parties to present scientific and technical comments on 

prcliminar)' materials for chemical assessments, and on draft IRIS health assessments, to 

EPA and other interested parties attending the meeting. I~P A has released preliminary 

materials related to DiNP lt)r review and comment by all interested parties. These 

materials are available on the IRIS website at httD:,/v, \\ " .cpa.!.!o \'. in.·: pL blicme ·t ~ . 

Comments should be submitted to this docket as indicated below. In addition, 

information and meeting materials that interested parties arc scheduled to discuss at the 

IRIS bimonthly public meeting on DiNP should be submitted to this docket belt)re the 

public meeting. Detailed inl(.>rmation on these meetings will be posted on the IRIS 

website approximately 60 days before each meeting. This docket will be open from 

August 29, 2014 to August 31, 2015. 

Submit your comments and meeting materials re lat ·d to DiNP, identilied by Docket ID 

No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2014-0637 by one of the ltlllowing methods: 

• ~ '' ~ .rceulation . . eo\ : Follow the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: Docket ORJ) a cp<l.l!O\ . 

Internet Address (URL) • http://www.epa.gov 

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• Fax: 202-566-9744 

• Mail: Oftice of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, Mail code 28221 T, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: The OEI Docket is located in the EPA Headquarters 

Docket Center, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave, 

NW., Washington DC. The EPA Docket Center's Public Reading Room 

is open from 8:30a.m. to 4:30p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 

legal holidays. The telephone number l(lr the Public Reading Room is 

202-566-1744. Deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal 

hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made fix 

deliveries of boxed information. 

EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without 

change and may be made available online at tt p: ,:L_ _~vw.J~~g!.!lations._g_\!_ , including any 

personal information provided, unless the comment includes intormation claimed to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Do not submit infonnation that you consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through http://w\V\V.rC!!.ulations.!!~lV or e-mail. The b!!n.:ifv, \"\ !..!.I ations.g v 

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 

http://\V\V\v.regul ations.gm:. 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 ditliculties 

and cannot contact you f()r clarification. EPA may not be able to consider your comment. 

Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, avoid any torm of encryption, 

and be tl·ec of any detects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public 

docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at 

http://w\\ \\ .cpa.gov/epahomc/d(JCkds.htm. 

Should you have any questions regarding this memorandum. please contact Eric Shultz at 

(202) 566-1883, or via email at schult/..cric a cpa.!!O\ .