UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT WASHINGTON, DC 20460 

## DEC 1 1 20i5 MEMORANDUM OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SUBJECT: Posting EPA-HQ-ORD -2014-0211 to Regulations.gov for Public Access FROM: 

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# Cogliano**~~** Director, IRIS Division Office of Research and Development National Center for Environmental Assessment This memorandum authorizes the extension ofEPA-HQ-ORD -2014-02 1 1 to Regulations.gov for public access from January 1, 2016 to December 31 , 2016 . EPA's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Program is committed to proactive stakeholder engagement, transparency, and using the best available science in IRIS assessments . EPA has increased opportunities to obtain public input at specific stages in the process of developing an IRIS assessment. As part of the effort to increase the opportunity for public input, this docket will be used to accept public comments that have broad applicability to the IRIS Program . Examples of the types of comments appropriate for this docket include comments on general scientific issues that apply to all assessments, and other general comments (not chemical -specific) about the IRIS Program . General comments about the IRIS Program should be submitted to Docket ID No . EPAHQ-ORD-2014 -0211 by one ofthe following methods : • http ://www.regulations .gov . Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments . • E-mail : Docket ORD @ epa. gov . • Fax: 202 -566-9744 . • Mail : U.S . Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, (ORD Docket), Mail Code : 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N .W. , Washington, DC 20460 . • Hand Delivery : The ORO Docket is located in the EPA Headquarters Docket Center, PA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue , N .W., Washington, DC 20004 . Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries ofboxed information .

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### EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at http://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 http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The http://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 ofyour comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through http://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part ofthe 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 ofyour 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, avoid any form ofencryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www2 .epa.gov/dockets. Should you have any questions regarding this memorandum, please contact Eric Shultz at (202) 566-1883, or via email at schultz.eric@epa.gov.