94-26514. Review of Ecological Assessment Case Studies From a Risk Assessment Perspective Volume II

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Review of Ecological Assessment Case Studies From a Risk 
Assessment Perspective Volume II

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of a report entitled 
``Review of Ecological Assessment Case Studies from a Risk Assessment 
Perspective Volume II''. The report includes five peer-reviewed case 
studies that explore the relationship between the ecological risk 
assessment process as described in the EPA report ``Framework for 
Ecological Risk Assessment'' (EPA 630/R-92/001) and several types of 
ecological assessments done by EPA and others. The report is a 
companion volume to a previously published set of 12 case studies 
(``Review of Ecological Assessment Case Studies from a Risk Assessment 
Perspective'', EPA/630/R-92/005).

ADDRESSES: To obtain a single copy of the report, interested parties 
should contact the ORD Publications Office, CERI, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 
45268, Tel: [phone], FAX: [phone]. Please provide your 
name and mailing address, and request the document by the title and EPA 
number (EPA/630/R-94/003).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill van der Schalie, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency (8101), 401 M Street, SW., Washington, 
DC 20460, Telephone [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1993, EPA's Risk Assessment Forum 
published an evaluation of 12 ecological assessment case studies from a 
risk perspective (``Review of Ecological Assessment Case Studies from a 
Risk Assessment Perspective'', EPA/630/R-92/005). To complement this 
original set of case studies, five new case studies were developed and 
peer reviewed to provide further insight into the ecological risk 
assessment process. The new case studies expand the range of the first 
case study set by including different kinds of stressors 
(radionuclides, genetically-engineering organisms, and physical 
alteration of wetlands) and programmatic approaches (Pre-Manufacture 
Notice assessments under the Toxic Substances Control Act and the EPA's 
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program). Both case studies 
reports provide useful perspectives concerning the application of 
ecological risk assessment principles to a range of problems.

    Dated: August 30, 1994.
Carl Gerber,
Assistant Administrator for Research and Development.
[FR Doc. 94-26514 Filed 10-25-94; 8:45 am]
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