The US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) is planning a public workshop to discuss some specific recommendations from the National Academies National Research Council (NAS NRC) May 2014 report on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) related to further improving the scientific quality of IRIS assessments. The workshop will take place October 15–16, 2014, in the Washington, DC, area, and it will be available by webinar. Specific details, including the location, agenda, and how to register, will be available at a later date.
According to the US EPA announcement of this workshop, the NRC "commended US EPA for its substantive new approaches, continuing commitment to improving the process, and successes to date. They noted that the program has moved forward steadily in planning for and implementing changes in each element of the assessment process. They also provided several recommendations which they said should be seen as building on the progress that US EPA has already made." This workshop will allow US EPA to receive input from the public and scientific community about some specific topics related to the NRC May 2014 recommendations. For additional information, please visit the US EPA website.