Workshop: Cumulative Mixtures Risk of Six Selected Phthalates in Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)

EPA is announcing that ICF International, an EPA contractor for external scientific peer consultation, will convene a panel of independent experts and conduct an external peer consultation workshop to: (1) Review the recommendations for evaluation of the cumulative mixtures risk of phthalates as set forth in the National Academies of Science (NAS) report "Phthalates and Cumulative Risk Assessment: The Tasks Ahead" (2008); and (2) propose additional methods and approaches, not already captured in the 2008 NAS report, that may facilitate the assessment of risk(s) associated with exposure to cumulative mixtures of the six selected phthalates. ICF International invites all interested public parties to register to attend this workshop as observers. Space is limited, and reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. In addition, ICF International invites the public to give brief oral comments at the conclusion of each workshop day. Furthermore, there is an opportunity to provide written comments regarding the subject matter under discussion; for more information please see below. In conceptualizing and preparing a draft of the "Toxicological Review of the Cumulative Mixtures Risk of Six Selected Phthalates," EPA will consider ICF's report of the comments and recommendations from individuals participating in the external peer consultation workshop and any written public comments that EPA receives in accordance with this notice.