UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 

WASHINGTON, DC 20460 

JUl 14 20n 

MEMORANilliM 

OFFICE OF 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 

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ORD/NCEA/IRIS 

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SUH.JECT: Posting EP A-IIQ-0 

FROM: 

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Acting Director. IRIS Division 

Oftice of Research and Development 

National Center for Environmental Assessment 

This memorandum authorites the posting of EP A-IIQ-ORD-20 14-0526, IRIS 

Assessment Materials f(n Ethylbenzcne, to Regulations.gov li.1r public access. 

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

hold a series of publil: meetings during calendar years 20 13 and 2014 (78 FR 4&6 74. 

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

meetings is to allow all interested parties to present scientific and technical comments on 

preliminary materials l(n chemical assessments. and on dratl IRIS health assessments. to 

EJ> A and other interested parties attending the meeting. EPA has released problem 

l()fmulation mctterials relcttcd to et hyl bcnzenc for revie\V and comment by all interested 

parties. These materials ctre available on the IRIS website at 

!l!.Ul~ \ '' :.~.lli_ [j, puhlicn\\:ctJIH.! . Comments should be suhmitted to this docket 

as indicated below. In addition, information and meeting materials that interested parties 

arc scheduled to present at the IRIS bimonthly puhlic meeting on ethylhenzcnc should be 

submitted to this docket bcl(lre the public meeting. Detailed in t{mnation on these 

meetings will he posted on the IRIS website approximately 60 da)S bet<.1re ca\:h meeting. 

This docket will be open fi·om Jul y 15. 2014 to December 31 , 2015. 

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

Docket I D No. EP A-IIQ-ORD-20 14-0526 hy one of the f(lllowing methods: 

• '" ~~\ .n:g~tlatitHb.!.!O\ : Follow the on-line instructions fi.lr submitting 

comments. 

• Email: Docket OR!li.Lg111.!.!tn . 

• fax: 202-566-9744 

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

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• Mail: Office of Environmental Information (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 lleadquarters 

Docket Center, EPA West Building. Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave, 

NW., Washington DC. The EPA Docket Center"s Public Reading Room 

is open from 8:30 a.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 lttp :/ '!l'U~,_r_~ ul t:t ti ns .go v, 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 htill..;.e.lY.'\ '~Jlltlati on_:i:.@}: or e-mail. The http://w\_V\\ . .rc gul atj_Q_~1s. gg'::. 

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 \'{,_re!!. a!ions.!!.Q_~_. 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. 1fEPA cannot read your comment due to technical ditliculties 

and cannot contact you tor clari tication, 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 

http://wwv .. ·.e a. ov/cpahom c/doc kct~.htm. 

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

(202) 566-1883. or via email at schultl(..cricrakpa.gov.