NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
Federal Register: December 27, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 249)] [Notices] [Page 79089-79090]
rom the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID;fr27de02-90]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Draft Exposure and Human Health Evaluation of Airborne Pollution From the World Trade
•Senter Disaster and Final Toxicological Effects of Fine Particle Matter Derived From the
Destruction of the World Trade Center
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of availability of a draft document for public review and comment, and notice of
availability of a final document.
iUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) OfiBce of Research and
Development (ORD) is announcing a 60-day public comment period for the external review draft
fERD) entitled, "Exposure and Human Health Evaluation of Airborne Pollution from the World
Trade Center Disaster (EPA/600ZP-02/002A, October 2002)." This draft document was prepared
by ORD's National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA). ORD also is announcing the
public availability of a final report entitled, "Toxicological Effects of Fine Particle Matter Derived
from the Destruction of the World Trade Center (EPA/600ZR-02/ 028, June 2002)," hereafter,
: odent respiratory toxicological report. This final report was prepared by ORD's National Health
and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (NHEERL).
DATES: The 60-day public comment period on the ERD begins December 27, 2002, and ends
February 25, 2003. Technical comments should be in writing and must be postmarked by
•ebruary 25, 2003. The final rodent respiratory toxicological report is available today.
ADDRESSES: The primary distribution method for the ERD will be via ORD's web site at
ittp ://www.epa. gov/ncea/wtc.htm. This draft report, in PDF format, can be viewed and
downloaded from the Internet for review and comment. In addition, a limited number of CD-
ROM and paper copies of the ERD are available by contacting the Technical Information Staff,
NCEA-W (8623D), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC 20460; telephone:
202-564-3261; facsimile: 202-565-0050; email: nceadc. comment@epa. gov. Please provide your
name, mailing address, and the title and EPA number of the requested publication.
The rodent respiratory toxicological report is also available via ORD's web site at
attp ://www. epa, gov/nheeri. A limited number of paper copies are available from EPA's National
Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP). To obtain copies, please contact
NSCEP by telephone: 1-800-490-9198 or 513-489-8190; facsimile; 513-489- 8695, by mail: P.O.
Box 42419, Cincinnati, OH 45242-0419. Please provide your name and mailing address and the
itle and EPA number of the document requested.
COMMENT SUBMISSION; Comments on the ERD may be mailed to the Technical Information
NYC-WTC_000161604
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