UNITED STA TES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 

WASHINGTON, DC 20460 

APR 15 2015 

MEMORANDUM 

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RESEARCH ANO DEVELOPMENT 

SUBJECT: Posting EPA-HQ-ORDf 1 -0676 to Regulations.gov for Public Access 

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This memorandum authorizes the posting ofEPA-HQ-ORD-2011-0676, IRIS 

Assessment Materials for Polychorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) to Regulations.gov for public 

access. 

EPA will hold a series of public science meetings during calendar year 2015 to obtain 

public input on IRIS assessments. The purpose of these meetings is to allow all interested 

parties to present scientific and technical comments on problem formulation and 

preliminary materials, and on draft IRIS health assessments. These materials are made 

available on the IRIS website at http://www.epa.gov/iris/publicmeeting/ approximately 2 

months before each public meeting. Comments on assessment materials and draft 

assessments should be submitted to the appropriate docket as indicated below. In 

addition, information and meeting materials that interested parties are scheduled to 

discuss at an IRIS public science meeting should be submitted to the appropriate docket 

before the public meeting. 

EPA will hold a public meeting on June 17-18,2015 to obtain public input on scoping 

and problem formulation information for the toxicological review of PCBs ( effects other 

than cancer). Comments and meeting materials related to the toxicological review of 

PCBs (effects other than cancer), should be submitted to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD20 11 -0676. This docket will be open for the public from June 17, 2015 to December 31, 

2016 to submit materials and presentations that will be discussed at a public science 

meeting on PCBs. While the docket will remain open through the end of2016, in order 

to ensure materials are considered by the program at the appropriate times, those 

submitting comments and presentations must adhere to the deadlines called for by the 

program at each individual step in the process. 

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

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Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2011-0676 by one 

of the following methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: Docket ORJ?@epa.gov. 

• Fax: 202-566-9744 

• Mail: Office ofEnvironmental Inforrnation (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 OC. The EPA Docket Center's Public Reading Room 

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

legal holidays. The telephone number for 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 for 

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 http://www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal inforrnation provided, unless the comment includes inforrnation claimed to be 

Confidential Business Inforrnation (CBI) or other inforrnation whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Do not submit inforrnation 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 yo u provide it in the body of your comment. If yo u 

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 yo u submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that yo u in elude 

your name and other contact inforrnation in the body of your comment and with any disk 

or CD-ROM you submit. lf 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 forrn of encryption, 

and be free of any defects or viruses. F or additional inforrnation about EPA' s public 

docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at 

h ttp :/ /www .epa. gov 1 epahome/ dockets.htm. 

Should you have any questions regarding this memorandum, please contact Eric Shu1tz at 

(202) 566-1883, or vi a email at schultz.eric@epa.gov.