UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 

WASHINGTON, DC 20460 

SEP Z 4 2014 

MEMORANDUM 

OFFICE OF 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 

SUB.JECT: Posting EP /\-HQ-ORD-2 

FROM: Joe DeSantis 

ORD/NCEA/IRIS Divisio 

0); ;::a;;:w lllf Public Access 

Thru: Vincent Cogliano l ~ 

Acting Director. IRIS Division }j('!iju 1~ 

Oftice of Research and Development 

National Center for Environmental Assessment 

This memorandum authoriz.cs the posting of EPA-I IQ-ORD-20 14-0727, IRIS 

Assessment Materials for Diisohutyl Phthalate ( DiBP). to Regulations.gov f(lr public 

access. 

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

will hold a series of public meetings during calendar years 2013 and 2014 (78 FR 486 74, 

August 9, 2013) to obtain public input on IRIS assessments. The purpose of the public 

meeting is to allow all interested pa11ics to present scientific and technical comments on 

preliminary materials f(H chemical assessments, and on draft IRIS health assessments, to 

EPA and other interested parties attending the meeting. EPA has released preliminary 

materials related to DiBP I(H review and comment by all interested parties. These 

materials are available on the IRIS website at http: ' "' \\ "' .cpa.!!oY i.!i:!.Jlt.!.blicJl1f_0iD&· 

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

inl(mnation and meeting materials that interested parties arc scheduled to discuss at the 

IRIS bimonthly public meeting on DiBP should he submitted to this docket hcfi.)re the 

public meeting. Detailed inl(mllation on these meetings will he posted on the IRIS 

website approximately 60 days hcf()re each meeting. This docket will be open IJ·om 

September 30. 2014 to August 3 L 2015. 

Submit your comments and meeting materials related to DiBP, identified by 

Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2014-0727 by one ofthe fi.)llowing methods: 

• "' "' "' .rceulation:-..eo\ : Follow the on-line instructions f()r submitting 

comments. 

• Email: Docket ORD a,cpa.!.!.m. 

• Fax: 202-566-9744 

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

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• Mail: Office of Environmentallnt(mnation (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 Cenh:r'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 t()r 

deliveries of hoxed inf()rmation. 

EPA's policy is that all comments received will he included in the puhlic docket 

without change and may be made available online at !Htp://v,'\\\V.rt.'!.!.Ulations.gov, 

including any personal infonnation provided, unless the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business lnf()rmation (CBl) or other information whose 

disclosure is restricted hy statute. Do not submit intormation that you consider to be CBI 

or otherwise protected through b. p:/ ysv .r_w)..;:HiQ ).gov or e-mail. The 

http :/ v,·~vv .r !.! ulati ns .twv 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://ww\v.re!.!ulations.!.!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 intormation in the body of your comment and with any disk 

or CD- ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difliculties 

and cannot contact you for claritication, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. 

Electronic tiles should avoid the use of special characters, avoid any form of encryption, 

and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public 

docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at 

bttp://\\ \\\\ .cpa.!.!ov/cpahomc/Jockcts.htm. 

Should you have any questions regarding this memorandum. please contact !:.ric Shultz at 

(202) 566-1883, or via email at schultz.cric a,~.:p a.go\ .