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. gov l i.1r pub l ic a ccess . In accordan ce with rec ently anno un c ed enha nc eme nts of 

### the I R IS program. E PA will hold a series of 

### publil: meeting s du ring calendar ye ars 20 13 and 2014 (78 

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### 2 013) to obtain publi c input on IRI S assessments. The purpose ofthe public meetings is to allow all in terested parties to pres ent scientific and technical comments on preliminary materials l(n chemi c al a ssess ments

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. EPA has released problem l()fmulation mctt e rial s relcttcd to et hyl bc nz e nc f or revie\V and c omme n t by all interested parties

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### . C omment s s hould be suhmitted to this docket as indicated below. In addition, information and meeting materials that interested parties arc s cheduled to present at the IR IS bimon t hly puhlic meeting on ethylhenzcnc should be 

### s ubmitt e d to thi s docket bcl(lre the public meeting

. D e tailed in t{ mnation on these meetings will he posted on the IRIS website ap prox imately 60 da)S b e t<.1re ca\:h meeting. T his docket will be open fi ·om J ul y 15. 2014 to Dec e mber 31 , 2 015. Submit your comments and me e ting materia ls re la ted to ethylhe r venc, identified by Docket I D No

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