Draft Toxicological Review of Urea: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)

EPA is announcing that Versar, Inc., an EPA contractor for external scientific peer review, will convene an independent panel of experts and organize and conduct an external peer review meeting to review the draft human health assessment titled, "Toxicological Review of Urea: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)" (EPA/635/R-10/005). The draft assessment was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within the EPA Office of Research and Development. On September 28 EPA released this draft assessment [75 FR 59716] solely for the purpose of pre-dissemination peer review under applicable information quality guidelines. This draft assessment has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency policy or determination. Versar, Inc. invites the public to register to attend this workshop as observers. In addition, Versar, Inc. invites the public to give brief oral comments and/or provide written comments at the workshop regarding the draft assessment under review. Time is limited, and reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. In preparing a final report, EPA will consider Versar, Inc.'s report of the comments and recommendations from the external peer review workshop and any written public comments that EPA receives in accordance with this notice.