UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 

WASHINGTON, DC 20460 

JUL 14 2014 

OFFICE OF 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 

MEMORANDUM 

SUBJECT: Posting EPA-HQ-O;q,D H4-052 to Regulations.gov for Public Access 

FROM: Joe DeSantis ~ 

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ORD/NCEA/IRIS D. 1sion 

Vincent Cogliano ft~ -t/1A"V<- ,_j__,J 

Acting Director. IRIS Division 

Office of Research and Development 

National Center t(1r Environmental Assessment 

This memorandum authori zes the posting of EPA-IIQ-ORD-2014-0527, IRIS 

Assessment Materials for Naphthalene, to Regulations.gov l(>r public access. 

In accordance with recently 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 materials 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 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 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 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://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.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://,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 of your 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.