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

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-201 Joe DeSantis ORD/NC EA/IRIS Division Vincent Cogliano I! /} 

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## f1**AA ~**  Oflice of Research and Develt(p;; ent National Center t(1r Environmental**As~essment** I his me morandum authori zes the posting of EPA-IIQ-ORD-20 14-0723, IRIS Asses sment Materials I(H Butyl Benzyl Phthalate (HBP) . to Rcgulations.gov l(lr public access . In accordance \\-ith recently announc ed 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 . T ht: purpose ofthe public meetings is to allow all interested parties to present scientif i c and technical comments on preliminary materials for c hemical asses sments. 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 shou ld he subm itted to thi s docket hcltlfC the public meeting . Detailed int<m11ation on these meetings will he posted on the IRIS website approximatel y 60 day s hel(m ! each meeting. This docke t 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

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-9744 . • Mail : Onice of Environmental I nformation (O EI) Docket, U . S . Environmental Protection Agency . Mail code 28221 T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW , Washington , DC 20460 .

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### • Hand Delivery: The O EI 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 ofoperation, 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 .