UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 

WASHINGTON, DC 20460 

AR 1 1 20J4 

MEMORANDUM 

OFFICE OF 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 

SUBJECT: Posting EPA-IIQ-ORD-20 14-0211to Regulations.gov l(lr Public Access 

FROM: Joe 

National 

DeSantis 

Center ry}rnvirom'it

. (} b.t { ~ tal Assessment (NCEA) 

IRIS Division 

Thru: Vincent Cogliano ,1:/t ~u.}/ jp-o/ Acting IRIS Program Director, NCEA (860 ~ 

This memorandum authori1es the posting of FPA-I IQ-ORD-20 14-02 11 to 

Rcgulations.gov for public access. 

EPA's Integrated Risk lnl(mnation System (I RIS) Program is committed to proactive 

stakeholder engagement, transparency, and using the best available science in IRIS 

assessments. In accordance with the recently announced enhancements of the IRIS 

Program. EPA increased opportunities to obtain public input at specific stages in the 

process of developing an IRIS assessment. As part of the emm to increase the 

opportunity l()r public input. this docket will he used to accept public comments that have 

broad applicability to the IRIS Program. Examples ofthe types of comments appropriate 

lor this docket include comments on general scientific issues that apply to all assessments, 

and other general comments (not chemical-specific) about the IRIS Program. The IRIS 

Program·s stakeholders ha\e specifically requested this docket be created to provide a 

single depository li.)r general (.;Omments and to avoid the need f()r duplicate submissions 

of general comments to several chemical-specific dockets. 

This document wi II be open f()r puhl ic comment from March 6. 2014 to December 31, 

2014. General comments about the IRIS Program should he submitted to Docket ID No. 

EPA-IIQ-ORD-20 14 hy one of the f()IJowing methods: 

• htt p: 1 \\"\\ \\ .n:!lulations.!lo\ . Follow the on-line instructions lor submitting 

comments. 

• Email: Docket_ORDrq:cpa.gov. 

• Fax: 202-566-9744. 

• Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, (ORO 

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. EPA West Building. Room 3334, 1301 Constitution 

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

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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 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://v, \vv. .n:!.!ulations.g<l\ , including any 

personal infonnation 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 CBl or otherwise 

protected through http://v.:,vw.regulations.!.!ov or e-mail. The http://\\W\v.re!.!.ulations.gov 

website 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\\·.n:gulations.gov. 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 difliculties 

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

Electronic tiles should avoid the use of special characters, avoid any f(mn of encryption, 

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

docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at 

http:/;"'"' \v .epa .govlepahome/dod.et!i.Jl!m. 

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

(202) 566-1883, or via email at scbultL. eric:a epa._!.!OV.