UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 

WASHINGTON, DC 20460 

NOV 2 0 2014 

OFFICE OF 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 

MEMORANDUM 

SUBJECT: 

FROM: 

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Posting EPA-HQ-ORD-20 14-0856 to Regulations.gov for Public Access 

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ORD/NCEA/IRIS Division JI'JJV~v'-' 

Vincent Cogliano . IJ. Y 

Acting Director, IRIS Division 1 :Yf)vi"ytOftice of Research and Development 

National Center for Environmental Assessment 

This memorandum authorizes the posting ofEPA-HQ-ORD-2014-0856, IRIS 

Assessment Materials for Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP), to Regulations.gov for public access. 

In accordance with 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. 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 preliminary materials related to DBP tor review and 

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

http://www.epa.gov/iris/publicmeeting/. Comments should be submitted to this docket as 

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

scheduled to discuss at the IRIS bimonthly public meeting on DBP 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 

November 21, 2014 to August 31, 2015 . 

Submit your comments and meeting materials related to DBP, identified by Docket ID 

No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2014-0856 by one ofthe following methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions tor submitting comments. 

• Email: Dod.ct ORD a cpa.!!O\ . 

• Fax : 202-566-9744. 

Internet Address (URL) • http:ltwww.epa gov 

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

Protection Agency, Mail code 28221T, 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://www.regulations.gov, 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 

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 difficulties and 

cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic 

files 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://www.epa.gov/epahome/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.