draft revised Guidelines for Carcinogen Risk Assessment
(NCEA-F-0644, July 1999)
( 1,026 KB)

FR notice
(November 2001)
( 41 KB)

EPA announces its intent to proceed to issue final revised Guidelines for Carcinogen Risk Assessment in 2002. The Agency is soliciting additional scientific information and comments that could assist us in completing the final Guideliness.

Supplementary Materials

In addition to the draft revised Guidelines, below are supplementary materials which mark key milestones in the development of the current draft guidelines or that will be considered as EPA completes revisions to the guidelines.

These materials include:

Proposed Guidelines for Carcinogen Risk Assessment
(EPA/600/P-92/003C, April 1996)
( 424 KB)

In 1996 EPA proposed changes to the 1986 Guidelines for Carcinogen Risk Assessment (51 FR 33992).

An SAB Report: Guidelines for Cancer Risk Assessment
(EPA-SAB-EHC-97-010, Sept 1997)

The EPA Science Advisory Board's review of the 1996 proposed revisions to the cancer guidelines.

EPA's Response to the SAB's Review of the 1996 Proposed Guidelines
(March 1998)
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Review of Revised Sections of the Proposed Guidelines for Carcinogen Risk Assessment
(EPA-SAB-EC-99-015, July 1999)

The EPA Science Advisory Board's review of the Agency's revisions to sections of the proposed guidelines.

Review of the EPA's Draft Revised Cancer Risk Assessment Pertaining to Children
(EPA-SAB-EC-00-016, September 2000)

The SAB's review of the Agency's July 1999 revisions to address the protection of children.

EPA's Response to the SAB January 1999 and July 1999 reviews
(January 2001)

EPA's consolidated response to two SAB reviews held in 1999. The SAB considered revised sections of the 1996 proposed guidelines (EPA-SAB-EC-99-015, July 1999) and later considered guideline revisions to address the protection of children (EPA-SAB-EC-00-016, September 2000).

EPA's Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) letter
(May 1999)
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CHPAC suggested questions for the EPA Science Advisory Board to consider in its review of revisions to the proposed guidelines.

Summary of the Workshop on Information Needs to Address Children's Cancer Risk
(EPA/600/R-00/105, September 2000)
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Report from the March 2000 workshop co-sponsored by EPA on information needs to address children's cancer risk.