UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT WASHINGTON, DC 20460


## JUL 14 2014 OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVE LOPMENT

MEMORANDUM SUBJECT: Posting EPA

-HQ-O;q,DH 4-052 to Regulation s .gov for Public Access FROM: Joe DeSantis

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. 1 sion Vincent Cogliano

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This memorandum authori zes the posting of EPA

-IIQ-ORD-2014

-05 2 7, IRIS Assessment Materials for Naphthalene, to Regulations.gov l(>r public access. In accordance with recentl y announced enhancements of the IRIS program, EPA will hold a series of public meetings during calendar years 20IJ and 2014 (78 FR 48674, August 9, 2013) to obtain public input on IRIS assessments . The purpose of the public meetings is to allow all interested parties to present scientific and technical comments on preliminary materials for chemical assessments, and on draft IRIS health assessments. to EPA and other interested parties attending the meeting
. EPA has released problem formulation material s related to naphthalene ft1r review and comment by all interested parties
. These materials are available on the IRIS website at bll p :/i\\ W \ \ .epa. l! m /iris/ )Liblicnll:etinl! , . Comments should be submitted to this docket as indicated below
. In addition, information and meeting materials that interested parties are scheduled to present at the IRIS bimonthly public meeting on naphthalene should be submitted to this docket before the public meeting
. Detailed information on these meetings will be posted on the IRIS website approximately 60 days before each meeting
. This docket will be open from July 15.2014 to December 31,2015
. Submit your comments and meeting materials related to naphthalene. identified by Docket ID No
. EPA-HQ-ORD-2014-0527 by one ofthe following methods: • '"' '' '"' .n:oulations
.oo\ : Follow the on-line instructions tor submitting comments . • Email:**Doc:k~t** OR[) a 1.' )<l.!.W\.
• Fax: 202-566-9744

### • Mail: Office ofEnvironmental 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 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 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 ofboxed 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://ww~v.regulations.g v,**  

### including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Contidential Business Intonnation (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://\W.'\v.rcgulations.gov or e-mail. The http://www .regulatio ns .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 ofyour comment. Ifyou send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through http://,vww.rcgulations.gov:. your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part ofthe 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 infmmation in the body ofyour comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. lfEPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic tiles should avoid the use of special characters, avoid any forn1 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://www.~pa.gov/cpah or:nc/d** **ockets htnl.**  

### Should you have any questions regarding this memorandum, please contact Eric Shultz at (202) 566-1883, or via email at schultz.eric .'£/.l:pa.gov.