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review the external review draft 

document titled, ‘‘An Exploratory 

Study: Assessment of Modeled Dioxin 

Exposure in Ceramic Art Studios’’ (EPA/ 

600/R–06/044A). The draft document 

was prepared by the National Center for 

Environmental Assessment (NCEA) 

within EPA’s Office of Research and 

Development. The purpose of this report 

is to describe an exploratory 

investigation of potential dioxin 

exposures to artists/hobbyists who use 

ball clay to make pottery and related 

products. Dermal, inhalation and 

ingestion exposures to clay were 

measured at the ceramics art department 

of Ohio State University in Columbus, 

OH. Estimates of exposure were made 

based on measured levels of clay in the 

studio air, deposited on surrogate food 

samples and on the skin of artists. EPA 

is releasing this draft document solely 

for the purpose of pre-dissemination 

peer review under applicable 

information quality guidelines. This 

document has not been formally 

disseminated by EPA. It does not 

represent and should not be construed 

to represent any Agency policy or 

determination. 

On October 4, 2007, EPA announced 

a 45-day public comment period on the 

draft document (72 FR 56756). The 

public comment period has closed as of 

November 19, 2007. The public 

comment period and the external peerreview panel workshop are separate 

processes that provide opportunities for 

all interested parties to comment on the 

document. All public comments 

submitted have been forwarded to EPA’s 

contractor, Eastern Research Group, Inc. 

(ERG), and provided to the external 

peer-review panel members prior to the 

workshop for consideration during 

discussions at the workshop. 

In preparing a final report, EPA will 

consider the public comments 

submitted to EPA’s docket during the 

public comment period, and the 

comments and, recommendations from 

the external peer-review workshop, 

including any oral public comments 

made at the workshop. 

DATES: The peer-review panel workshop 

will begin on Wednesday, January 16, 

2008, at approximately 9 a.m. and end 

at 5 p.m. Members of the public may 

attend the peer-review panel workshop. 

Time will be set aside on the morning 

of January 16, 2008 for registered 

attendees who wish to make brief oral 

comments (for more information refer to 

the instructions for registration below). 

ADDRESSES: Eastern Research Group 

(ERG), an EPA contractor for external 

scientific review, will convene an 

independent panel of experts and 

organize and conduct the peer-review 

workshop to review this draft 

document. The peer-review workshop 

will be held at the Navy League 

Building, 2300 Wilson Boulevard, 

Arlington, Virginia 22201. 

Observers may attend the peer-review 

workshop through a registration process 

by calling ERG’s conference line 

between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5:30 

p.m. EST at (781) 674–7374 or toll free 

at (800) 803–2833, or by faxing a 

registration request to (781) 674–2906 

(please reference the ‘‘Dioxin/Cermics 

Peer-Review Panel Workshop’’ and 

include full address and contact 

information) or by sending an e-mail to 

Meetings@erg.com (Subject line: Dioxin/ 

Ceramics Peer-Review Panel Workshop; 

Body: include full address and contact 

information). Pre-registration is strongly 

recommended as space is limited, and 

registration will be accepted on a firstcome, first-served basis. The deadline 

for pre-registration is Monday, January 

7, 2008. If space allows, registrations 

will continue to be accepted after this 

date, including on-site registration. 

Time will be set aside to hear comments 

from observers, and individuals will be 

limited to a maximum of five minutes 

during the morning of the day of the 

workshop. When you register, please 

inform ERG that you wish to make 

comments during the comment period. 

The draft document, ‘‘An Exploratory 

Study: Assessment of Modeled Dioxin 

Exposure in Ceramic Art Studios,’’ is 

available primarily via the Internet on 

the National Center for Environmental 

Assessment(s home page under the 

Recent Additions and the Data and 

Publications menus at http:// 

www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of 

paper copies are available from the 

NCEA Information Management Team; 

telephone: 202–564–3261; facsimile: 

202–565–0050. 

If you are requesting a paper copy, 

please provide your name, mailing 

address, and the document title, ‘‘An 

Exploratory Study: Assessment of 

Modeled Dioxin Exposure in Ceramic 

Art Studios’’. Copies are not available 

from ERG and copies will not be 

available at the workshop. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions regarding information, 

registration, and logistics for the 

external peer-review workshop should 

be directed to Eastern Research Group, 

110 Hartwell Avenue, Lexington, MA 

02421–3136; telephone: (781) 674–7374 

or toll free at (800) 803–2833; facsimile: 

(781) 674–2906; e-mail: 

Meetings@erg.com. 

If you need technical information 

about the document, please contact John 

Schaum, National Center for 

Environmental Assessment (NCEA); 

telephone: 202–564–3237; facsimile: 

202–565–0078; e-mail 

schaum.john@epa.gov. 

Dated: November 21, 2007. 

Peter W. Preuss, 

Director, National Center for Environmental 

Assessment. 

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