# Highlights of the Exposure Factors Handbook: 2011 Update Release of Final Report
**AGENCY:**
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
**ACTION:**
Notice of availability.
**SUMMARY:**
EPA is announcing the release of the report *Highlights of the Exposure Factors Handbook: 2011 Update.* The *Highlights of the Exposure Factors Handbook: 2011 Update* provides a summary of the recommended exposure factors extracted from the *Exposure Factors Handbook* published on September 30, 2011. The *Highlights* document was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within EPA's Office of Research and Development. The parent *Exposure Factors Handbook* provides detailed data and analyses on various physiological and behavioral factors commonly used in assessing exposure to environmental chemicals.
The *Highlights of the Exposure Factors Handbook: 2011 Update* (EPA/600/R-10/030) is available via the Internet at *http://www.epa.gov/ncea.*
**DATES:**
This report was posted publically on October 13, 2011.
**ADDRESSES:**
The report is available primarily via the Internet on the National Center for Environmental Assessment's home page under the Recent Additions and Publications menus at *http://www.epa.gov/ncea* . A limited number of printed copies will be available from the Information Management Team, NCEA; *telephone:* (703) 347-8561; *facsimile:* (703) 347-8691. If you are requesting a printed copy, please provide your name, your mailing address, and the document title.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
For additional information, contact the National Center for Environmental Assessment; Linda Phillips; *telephone:* (703) 347-0366; or *email:**[email protected]* .
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
**I. Information About the Project/Document**
The *Highlights of the Exposure Factors Handbook* was developed to provide a brief overview of the content of the *Exposure Factors Handbook: 2011 Edition* and to facilitate access to its exposure factors recommendations. As such, it contains a subset of the information provided in the *Handbook.* Excerpts of each chapter of the *Handbook* and summaries of key recommendations are provided. This *Highlights* document is intended for use by exposure assessors, within the Agency as well as those outside, as a reference tool and source of summary information of exposure factors information. It may be used by scientists, economists, and other interested parties as a source of data and/or U.S. EPA recommendations on numeric estimates for behavioral and physiological characteristics needed to estimate exposure to environmental agents.
Dated: October 27, 2011.
Darrell A. Winner,
Acting Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.