Ord Staff Handbook for Developing IRIS Assessments (2022)
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History/Chronology
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| Oct 2020 | NASEM held a preliminary closed meeting of the panel prior to the release of the public comment draft report. [NAS Meeting Oct 26, 2020] |
| Nov 2020 | EPA released the draft IRIS Handbook and charge to reviewers for a 90-day public comment period. The comment period ended on March 1, 2021. Refer to the official notice in the Federal Register Notice and in the docket on Regulations.gov for additional information. [FR Nov 30, 2020] |
| Feb 2021 | NASEM had it's first public meeting to discuss the EPA draft IRIS Handbook. [NAS Meeting Feb 11, 2021] |
| Mar 2021 | NASEM held a closed meeting for the panel to discuss the study selection and deriving toxicity values. [NAS Meeting Mar 1, 2021] |
| Nov 2022 | NASEM released the prepublication copy of their peer review report. A link was added to the EPA website. |
| Dec 2022 | EPA released the ORD Staff Handbook for Developing IRIS Assessments on the EPA website. |
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- ORD Staff Handbook for Developing IRIS Assessments (PDF) (243 pp, 4.3 MB, about PDF)
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