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



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### MEMORANDUM SUB.JECT:

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### FROM: Joe DeSantis 

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Thru: ORD/N C EA/ IRIS Div . siorf Vince Cogliano Director, IRIS Division Onice of Research and Deve lpn ent National Cente r fi.)r Environme n ·I Assessment 

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This memorandum authorizes the reopening of EPA-IIQ-ORD
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### thm1 December 2. 2013 to December 20, 2013 . In accordance with recently announced enhancements of the IRIS program. EPA will hold a public meeting on December 12
- 13. 2013 to obtain public input. materials and presentations on the draft IRIS assessment '·Toxicological Re v iew of Benzo!a]pyrene : In Support of Summary lnfi.)nnation on the Integrated Risk lnfi.mnation System (IRIS)"' ( EPA/635 / R
- 131138) and the draft peer review charge 4ucstions . The purpose of the public meeting is to allow all interested parties to present scientific and technical comment s on the draft IRIS health assessment and charge 4uestion s to EPA and other interested parties attending the meeting . Submit your comments , idcntilied by Docket ID No . EPA
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### • \\\\ \\ . n: oulations . !.!o\ : Follow the on - line instructions ti.)r submitting comments . • Email:**Dock~?t** O R Dacp<l.gQl_ . • Fax : 202-566
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• Mail: Oftice of Environmental Information (O E I) Docket , U. S .



### • Environmental Protection Agency , Mail code 282 2 1 T , 1200 Penns y l ama Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20460. Hand Delivery: The OEI Docket is located in the EPA Hcad4uartersDocket 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 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**}ltt.[>);\y,~,- :!..!ulations.RQ..** **.** 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:/(~""'"~"_rcgulatiotb go\**  or e-mail. The**llliv..:U~bvw c!..!** **ulat~ w**  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 ://w w\\ .re !..!ul ations.!..!OV, 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 di fticulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not he able to consider your comment. Electronic tiles should avoid the use of special characters, avoid any form of encryption, and be free o f any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http :// w \V\v .ep a. !..! OV/e palwme/dockets .htm. Should you have any questions regarding this memorandum. please contact Eric Shultz at (202) 566-1883, or via email at**schul!~.erictii\:pa.gov.**