HPV Challenge Program Testing Activities with Submitted Test Plans

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Last updated on Wednesday, November 28th, 2007.

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Directions for Submitting Robust Summaries

Directions for Submitting Robust Summaries
Companies and consortia which sponsor chemicals in the HPV Challenge Program begin by
identifying and assessing all existing data to determine whether there are any missing data on SIDS
endpoints which will need to be filled by new testing. Existing data should be submitted in the form
of robust summaries which contain enough information and data to permit an assessment of study
quality. The robust summaries support the test plans submitted by sponsoring organizations, which
identify any needed SIDS data and present a strategy for fulfilling the test data requirements.
Guidance documents on conducting effective literature searches to locate existing information; on
the content and preparation of robust summaries; and on assessing data adequacy are available on
this website. Additional guidance specifically addressing test plans and animal welfare concerns is
also on the website.
To encourage electronic submission of information in a consistent database format which will
enhance the ability of all interested groups to view, study, and analyze submitted data, EPA has
developed a database structure for robust summary submissions. This structure will allow the user
to enter information about test results and submit them to EPA in electronic format. We are
providing this format as a service; we do not require that it be used. EPA will accept robust
summary information which already exists in other database formats (for example, the International
Uniform Chemical Information Database (IUCLID) system used by the HPV SIDS program of the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), other electronic formats (e.g., word
processing), or in hard copy.
EPA's databases are being designed to be fully compatible with the anticipated international robust
summary changes in IUCLID, so that a single data submission would be acceptable in both the
domestic and international programs. A Web query module will also be developed to support public
access to the EPA database over the Internet.
Please note that only the input module for this database structure is currently available. Until the
web query module is available, robust summaries submitted using the input module will be posted
as flat files which users will be able to download and view using their own personal database
software.
In order to use the EPA robust summary database input module to make your submissions, you can
either download the database software directly from this website, or request a copy on CD-ROM.
Instructions for using the input module can be found in the User's Guide.
Because the download is 14 MB in size, you may prefer to request the CD-ROM if your Internet
connection is slow. You can make your request by email, or by contacting:
TSCA Non-Confidential Information Center
EPA East Building, Room 6428
1201 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC. 20460
Telephone: 202-260-7099
The Center is open Monday through Friday from 12:00 noon to 4:0+0 PM Eastern time, except for

national holidays. Ask for the EPA HPV Tracker, Version 1.0. You do not need to have any other
database programs or software already on your computer in order to use the EPA robust summary
database.
Complete instructions on how to download, install, and use this EPA robust summary database input
module software are available on this website in both PDF and HTML formats.
You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the PDF version. If you do not already
have the Reader on your computer, your can download it for free at www.adobe.com.
SUBMITTING COMPLETED SUMMARIES
Electronic Robust Summary submissions to the Agency may be sent via email . Alternatively, they
may be submitted on 1.44 MB, high density, double-sided floppy disks mailed to:
Administrator
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Ben Franklin Post Office
P.O. Box 862
Washington, DC 20044
Attention: Chemical Right-to-Know Program
Please indicate in the email message or cover letter accompanying the submission that the
information is a Robust Summary being submitted for the HPV Challenge Program, AR-201, and
identify the program or format in which the files have been saved (for example, EPA HPV Database
format; IUCLID; a named word processing format; .PDF; or some other program). Companies and
consortia submitting data should also reference the unique seven-digit registration number which
they were assigned when the Agency verified the information presented in their original
commitment letters. Companies and consortia which need to reconfirm their registration numbers
should call 202-566-0278.
If electronic versions are unavailable, hard copy Robust Summaries can be mailed to the Post Office
box identified above.
For TSCA Confidential Business Information (CBI):
Enclose the material in a double envelope; the inside envelope should be marked "TSCA CBI, to be
opened by addressee only." The outside envelope should have no such distinguishing markings
besides this address:
US EPA
Document Control Officer (7407M)
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20460
Attn: HPV Challenge Program.
If delivery is in person, by courier, or overnight/express mail, use this address on the outside
envelope: Document Control Office (DCO), EPA East Building, Room 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave.,
NW, Washington, DC. The DCO is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays. The telephone number for the DCO is (202) 564-8930.
The second copy should be sanitized to remove the CBI information and included in the same
envelope with the CBI version that is sent to the Document Control Office.