UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 

WASHINGTON, DC 20460 

SEP 24 2014 

MEMORANDUM 

OFFICE OF 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 

SUBJECT: 

FROM: 

Thru: 

Posting EPA-IIQ-ORD-201 

Joe DeSantis 

ORD/NCEA/IRIS Division 

Vincent Cogliano I! /} p 

Acting Director. IRIS Division f1 AA ~ 

Oflice of Research and Develt(p;;ent 

National Center t(1r Environmental As~essment 

I his memorandum authorizes the posting of EPA-IIQ-ORD-20 14-0723, IRIS 

Assessment Materials I(H Butyl Benzyl Phthalate ( HBP). to Rcgulations.gov l(lr public access. 

In accordance \\-ith recently announced enhancements ofthe IRIS program. EPA will 

hold a series of public meetings during calendar years 2013 and 2014 ( 78 FR 48674, August 9, 

2013) to obtain public input on IRIS assessments. Tht: purpose ofthe public meetings is to allow 

all interested parties to present scientific and technical comments on preliminary materials for 

chemical assessments. and on dratt IRIS health assessments, to EPA and other interested parties 

attending the meeting. EPA has released preliminary materials related to BBP l(1r review and 

comment by all interested parties. These materials are available on the IRIS website at 

http://www.epa.gov/iris/puhlicmeeting/. Comments should he submitted to this docket as 

indicated below. In addition. int(mnation and meeting materials that interested parties are 

scheduled to discuss at the IRIS bimonthly public meeting on BBP should he submitted to this 

docket hcltlfC the public meeting. Detailed int<m11ation on these meetings will he posted on the 

IRIS website approximately 60 days hel(m! each meeting. This docket will he open from 

September 30, 2014 to August 3 I. 2015. 

Submit your comments and meeting materials related to BBP, identilicd by Docket ID 

No. EPA-IIQ-ORD-2014-0723 by one of the l(lllowing methods: 

• www.rcgulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions l(w submitting comments. 

• Email: f)od,L\_01<1) u cp,t.g_o\ . 

• Fax : 202-566-9744. 

• Mail : Onice of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency. Mail code 28221 T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, 

Washington, DC 20460. 

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

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• 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 Center's Public Reading Room is open from 

8:30a.m. to 4:30p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 

telephone number f()r 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 f()r 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://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 

inf()rmation provided, unless the comment includes int(mnation claimed to be Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not 

submit int(mnation that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through 

http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The http://www.regulations.gov 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://www.regulations.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 dit1iculties 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 form of encryption, and he free of any 

defects or viruses. For additional int<.m11ation about EPA· s public docket, visit the EPA Docket 

Center homepage at http://www.cpa.gov/epahomc/dockets.htm. 

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

(202) 566-1883, or via email at schultz.eric@epa.gov.