Technical Workshop for the Voluntary Children's Chemical Evaluation Program (VCCEP); Notice of a Workshop

EPA and the American Chemistry Council are jointly sponsoring a workshop to present information on planning and conducting exposure assessments and characterizing and reporting exposure assessment results for the Voluntary Children's Chemical Evaluation Program (VCCEP). The workshop will consist of a series of presentations by representatives of EPA and the chemical industry. Discussion topics will include tiered approaches for children's exposure assessment, resources and models for conducting exposure assessments, examples of exposure assessment with emphasis on children's exposure assessment, summarizing and presenting exposure assessment results, and the role of peer consultation in the VCCEP. After the presentation of each topic, individual opinions of invited technical experts, interested stakeholders, and other persons in attendance will be solicited. The workshop will be of interest to companies and consortia who have signed up for the Voluntary Children's Chemical Evaluation Program (VCCEP) as well as to those who may want to voluntarily submit exposure assessment results. There is no charge for attending this workshop.