[Federal Register: November 20, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 224)]
[Notices]               
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7589-3]

 
Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period on the Document 
Entitled Guidance on Selecting the Appropriate Age Groups for Assessing 
Childhood Exposures to Environmental Contaminants (External Review 
Draft)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: This notice extends the comment period for the document 
entitled Guidance on Selecting the Appropriate Age Groups for Assessing 
Childhood Exposures to Environmental Contaminants. (External Review 
Draft). The availability of this document was originally announced in 
the Federal Register on September 22, 2003 (68 FR 55047 ).

DATES: Comments must be received by Monday December 22, 2003.

ADDRESSES: The document is available via the Internet from http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/raf/recordisplay.cfm?deid=55887.
 Instructions for 
submitting comments are provided in the July 30, 2003 Federal Register 
notice, which is accessible from this website.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marilyn Brower, Risk Assessment Forum 
Staff (8601D), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone: 202-564-3363; fax: 202-565-0061; e-mail: brower.marilyn@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the September 22, 2003 Federal Register 
(68 FR 55047), EPA announced the availability of, and opportunity to 
comment on, the document entitled Guidance on Selecting the Appropriate 
Age Groups for Assessing Childhood Exposures to Environmental 
Contaminants. (External Review Draft, February, 2003, EPA/630/P-03/
003A). The comment period was scheduled to close on November 21, 2003. 
This notice extends the comment period until December 22, 2003. EPA 
will consider all comments received by this date in finalizing the 
document.
    As announced in the Federal Register September 22, 2003, a panel of 
external experts, organized by Versar, Inc., a contractor to EPA, will 
review this document concurrent to the public comment period described 
in this notice.

    Dated: November 14, 2003.
Peter W. Preuss,
Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
[FR Doc. 03-29005 Filed 11-19-03; 8:45 am]

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