80_FR_20072 80 FR 20001 - Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods; Notice of Public Meeting; Request for Public Input

80 FR 20001 - Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods; Notice of Public Meeting; Request for Public Input

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 71 (April 14, 2015)

Page Range20001-20003
FR Document2015-08528

The Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM) will hold a public forum to share information and facilitate direct communication of ideas and suggestions from stakeholders. Interested persons may attend in person or remotely. Time will be set aside for public statements and questions on the topics discussed. Registration is requested for both public attendance and oral statements, and required for remote access. Information about the meeting and registration is available at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/ iccvamforum-2015.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of 
Alternative Methods; Notice of Public Meeting; Request for Public Input

SUMMARY: The Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of 
Alternative Methods (ICCVAM) will hold a public forum to share 
information and facilitate direct communication of ideas and 
suggestions from stakeholders. Interested persons may attend in person 
or remotely. Time will be set aside for public statements and questions 
on the topics discussed.

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Registration is requested for both public attendance and oral 
statements, and required for remote access. Information about the 
meeting and registration is available at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/iccvamforum-2015.

DATES: Meeting: May 27, 2015, 9:00 a.m. to approximately 12:00 p.m. 
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
    Registration for Onsite Meeting: Deadline is May 15, 2015.
    Registration for Webcast: Deadline is May 27, 2015
    Submission of Oral Public Statements: Deadline is May 15, 2015.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting Location: William H. Natcher Conference Center, National 
Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.
    Meeting Web page: The preliminary agenda, registration, and other 
meeting materials are at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/iccvamforum-2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Warren S. Casey, Director, 
National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of 
Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM); email: 
[email protected]; telephone: (919) 316-4729.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: ICCVAM promotes the development and validation of 
chemical safety testing methods that protect human health and the 
environment while replacing, reducing, or refining animal use.
    ICCVAM's goals include promotion of national and international 
partnerships between governmental and nongovernmental groups, including 
academia, industry, advocacy groups, and other key stakeholders. To 
foster these partnerships ICCVAM initiated annual public forums in 2014 
to share information and facilitate direct communication of ideas and 
suggestions from stakeholders (79 FR 25136).
    The second of these forums will be held on May 27, 2015, at the 
National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD. The meeting will 
begin with presentations by NICEATM and ICCVAM members on current 
activities related to the development and validation of alternative 
test methods and approaches for assessing acute systemic toxicity, 
endocrine activity, vaccine safety, and skin sensitization potential, 
as well as updates on ICCVAM processes. Following each presentation, 
there will be an opportunity for participants to ask questions of the 
ICCVAM members. Instructions for submitting questions will be provided 
to remote participants prior to the webcast. The agenda also includes 
time for participants to make public oral statements to inform ICCVAM 
on topics relevant to its mission and current activities.
    Preliminary Agenda and Other Meeting Information: The preliminary 
agenda, ICCVAM roster and other background materials, and public 
statements submitted prior to the meeting will be posted at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/iccvamforum-2015 to allow remote participation. 
Public statements will be distributed to NICEATM and ICCVAM members. 
Interested individuals are encouraged to visit this Web page to stay 
abreast of the most current meeting information.
    Meeting and Registration: This meeting is open to the public with 
time scheduled for oral public statements and for questions following 
ICCVAM's and NICEATM's presentations. The public may attend the meeting 
at NIH, where attendance is limited only by the space available, or 
view remotely by webcast. Those planning to attend the meeting in 
person are encouraged to register at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/iccvamforum-2015 by May 15, 2015, to facilitate planning for 
appropriate meeting space. Those planning to view the webcast must 
register at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/iccvamforum-2015 by May 27, 
2015. The URL for the webcast will be provided in the email confirming 
registration.
    Visitor and security information for visitors to NIH is available 
at http://www.nih.gov/about/visitor/index.htm. Individuals with 
disabilities who need accommodation to participate in this event should 
contact Dr. Elizabeth Maull at phone: (919) 316-4668 or email: 
[email protected]. TTY users should contact the Federal TTY Relay 
Service at 800-877-8339. Requests should be made at least five business 
days in advance of the event.
    Request for Oral Public Statements: Time will be allotted during 
the meeting for oral public statements with associated slides relevant 
to ICCVAM's mission and current activities. The number and length of 
presentations may be limited based on available time. Submitters will 
be identified by their name and affiliation and/or sponsoring 
organization, if applicable. Persons submitting public statements and/
or associated slides should include their name, affiliation (if any), 
mailing address, telephone, email, and sponsoring organization (if any) 
with the document.
    Persons wishing to present oral statements are encouraged to 
indicate the topic(s) on which they plan to speak on the registration 
form. They should also provide a copy of their statement to Dr. 
Elizabeth Maull at email: [email protected] by May 15, 2015, to allow 
time for review by NICEATM and ICCVAM and posting to the meeting page 
prior to the forum. Written statements may supplement and expand the 
oral presentation.
    Registration for oral public statements will be available onsite, 
although onsite registration and time allotted for these statements may 
be limited based on the number of individuals who register to make 
statements and available time. If registering onsite and reading from 
written text, please bring 20 copies of the statement for distribution 
and to supplement the record.
    In addition to in-person oral statements at the meeting, public 
statements may be presented by teleconference line. Directions for 
accessing the meeting by teleconference line will be provided to 
registered participants prior to the meeting date.
    Responses to this notice are voluntary. No proprietary, classified, 
confidential, or sensitive information should be included in statements 
submitted in response to this notice or presented during the meeting. 
This request for input is for planning purposes only and is not a 
solicitation for applications or an obligation on the part of the U.S. 
Government to provide support for any ideas identified in response to 
the request. Please note that the U.S. Government will not pay for the 
preparation of any information submitted or for its use of that 
information.
    Background Information on ICCVAM and NICEATM: ICCVAM is an 
interagency committee composed of representatives from 15 federal 
regulatory and research agencies that require, use, generate, or 
disseminate toxicological and safety testing information. ICCVAM 
conducts technical evaluations of new, revised, and alternative safety 
testing methods and integrated testing strategies with regulatory 
applicability and promotes the scientific validation and regulatory 
acceptance of testing methods that both more accurately assess the 
safety and hazards of chemicals and products and replace, reduce, or 
refine (enhance animal well-being and minimize or prevent pain and 
distress) animal use. The ICCVAM Authorization Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 
285l-3) establishes ICCVAM as a permanent interagency committee of the 
NIEHS and provides the authority for ICCVAM involvement in activities 
relevant to the development of alternative test methods. ICCVAM acts to 
ensure that new and revised test methods are validated to meet the 
needs of Federal agencies, increase the efficiency and effectiveness of 
federal

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agency test method review, and optimize utilization of scientific 
expertise outside the federal Government. Additional information about 
ICCVAM can be found at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/iccvam.
    NICEATM administers ICCVAM, provides scientific and operational 
support for ICCVAM-related activities, and conducts and publishes 
analyses and evaluations of data from new, revised, and alternative 
testing approaches. NICEATM and ICCVAM work collaboratively to evaluate 
new and improved testing approaches applicable to the needs of U.S. 
federal agencies. NICEATM and ICCVAM welcome the public nomination of 
new, revised, and alternative testing approaches for validation studies 
and technical evaluations. Additional information about NICEATM can be 
found at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/niceatm.

    Dated: April 6, 2015.
John R. Bucher,
Associate Director, National Toxicology Program.
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                                                    6394.                                                      The meeting will be open to the                    Alternative Methods (ICCVAM) will
                                                                                                            public, with attendance limited to space              hold a public forum to share
                                                    VII. Agency Contacts                                    available. Individuals who plan to                    information and facilitate direct
                                                       1. Questions on the programmatic                     attend and need special assistance, such              communication of ideas and suggestions
                                                    issues may be directed to:                              as sign language interpretation or other              from stakeholders. Interested persons
                                                    Ms. Nancy Bill, Program Manager,                        reasonable accommodations, should                     may attend in person or remotely. Time
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                                                    Registration is requested for both public               public oral statements to inform                      niehs.nih.gov by May 15, 2015, to allow
                                                    attendance and oral statements, and                     ICCVAM on topics relevant to its                      time for review by NICEATM and
                                                    required for remote access. Information                 mission and current activities.                       ICCVAM and posting to the meeting
                                                    about the meeting and registration is                     Preliminary Agenda and Other                        page prior to the forum. Written
                                                    available at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/               Meeting Information: The preliminary                  statements may supplement and expand
                                                    iccvamforum-2015.                                       agenda, ICCVAM roster and other                       the oral presentation.
                                                    DATES: Meeting: May 27, 2015, 9:00 a.m.                 background materials, and public                         Registration for oral public statements
                                                    to approximately 12:00 p.m. Eastern                     statements submitted prior to the                     will be available onsite, although onsite
                                                    Daylight Time (EDT).                                    meeting will be posted at http://                     registration and time allotted for these
                                                       Registration for Onsite Meeting:                     ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/iccvamforum-2015                 statements may be limited based on the
                                                    Deadline is May 15, 2015.                               to allow remote participation. Public                 number of individuals who register to
                                                       Registration for Webcast: Deadline is                statements will be distributed to                     make statements and available time. If
                                                    May 27, 2015                                            NICEATM and ICCVAM members.                           registering onsite and reading from
                                                       Submission of Oral Public Statements:                Interested individuals are encouraged to              written text, please bring 20 copies of
                                                    Deadline is May 15, 2015.                               visit this Web page to stay abreast of the            the statement for distribution and to
                                                    ADDRESSES:
                                                                                                            most current meeting information.                     supplement the record.
                                                       Meeting Location: William H. Natcher                   Meeting and Registration: This                         In addition to in-person oral
                                                    Conference Center, National Institutes of               meeting is open to the public with time               statements at the meeting, public
                                                    Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.                             scheduled for oral public statements                  statements may be presented by
                                                       Meeting Web page: The preliminary                    and for questions following ICCVAM’s                  teleconference line. Directions for
                                                    agenda, registration, and other meeting                 and NICEATM’s presentations. The                      accessing the meeting by teleconference
                                                    materials are at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/              public may attend the meeting at NIH,                 line will be provided to registered
                                                    go/iccvamforum-2015.                                    where attendance is limited only by the               participants prior to the meeting date.
                                                                                                            space available, or view remotely by                     Responses to this notice are
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.                                                                          voluntary. No proprietary, classified,
                                                                                                            webcast. Those planning to attend the
                                                    Warren S. Casey, Director, National                     meeting in person are encouraged to                   confidential, or sensitive information
                                                    Toxicology Program Interagency Center                   register at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/              should be included in statements
                                                    for the Evaluation of Alternative                       iccvamforum-2015 by May 15, 2015, to                  submitted in response to this notice or
                                                    Toxicological Methods (NICEATM);                        facilitate planning for appropriate                   presented during the meeting. This
                                                    email: warren.casey@nih.gov; telephone:                 meeting space. Those planning to view                 request for input is for planning
                                                    (919) 316–4729.                                         the webcast must register at http://                  purposes only and is not a solicitation
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/iccvamforum-2015                 for applications or an obligation on the
                                                       Background: ICCVAM promotes the                      by May 27, 2015. The URL for the                      part of the U.S. Government to provide
                                                    development and validation of chemical                  webcast will be provided in the email                 support for any ideas identified in
                                                    safety testing methods that protect                     confirming registration.                              response to the request. Please note that
                                                    human health and the environment                          Visitor and security information for                the U.S. Government will not pay for
                                                    while replacing, reducing, or refining                  visitors to NIH is available at http://               the preparation of any information
                                                    animal use.                                             www.nih.gov/about/visitor/index.htm.                  submitted or for its use of that
                                                       ICCVAM’s goals include promotion of                  Individuals with disabilities who need                information.
                                                    national and international partnerships                 accommodation to participate in this                     Background Information on ICCVAM
                                                    between governmental and                                event should contact Dr. Elizabeth                    and NICEATM: ICCVAM is an
                                                    nongovernmental groups, including                       Maull at phone: (919) 316–4668 or                     interagency committee composed of
                                                    academia, industry, advocacy groups,                    email: maull@niehs.nih.gov. TTY users                 representatives from 15 federal
                                                    and other key stakeholders. To foster                   should contact the Federal TTY Relay                  regulatory and research agencies that
                                                    these partnerships ICCVAM initiated                     Service at 800–877–8339. Requests                     require, use, generate, or disseminate
                                                    annual public forums in 2014 to share                   should be made at least five business                 toxicological and safety testing
                                                    information and facilitate direct                       days in advance of the event.                         information. ICCVAM conducts
                                                    communication of ideas and suggestions                    Request for Oral Public Statements:                 technical evaluations of new, revised,
                                                    from stakeholders (79 FR 25136).                        Time will be allotted during the meeting              and alternative safety testing methods
                                                       The second of these forums will be                   for oral public statements with                       and integrated testing strategies with
                                                    held on May 27, 2015, at the National                   associated slides relevant to ICCVAM’s                regulatory applicability and promotes
                                                    Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda,                 mission and current activities. The                   the scientific validation and regulatory
                                                    MD. The meeting will begin with                         number and length of presentations may                acceptance of testing methods that both
                                                    presentations by NICEATM and                            be limited based on available time.                   more accurately assess the safety and
                                                    ICCVAM members on current activities                    Submitters will be identified by their                hazards of chemicals and products and
                                                    related to the development and                          name and affiliation and/or sponsoring                replace, reduce, or refine (enhance
                                                    validation of alternative test methods                  organization, if applicable. Persons                  animal well-being and minimize or
                                                    and approaches for assessing acute                      submitting public statements and/or                   prevent pain and distress) animal use.
                                                    systemic toxicity, endocrine activity,                  associated slides should include their                The ICCVAM Authorization Act of 2000
                                                    vaccine safety, and skin sensitization                  name, affiliation (if any), mailing                   (42 U.S.C. 285l–3) establishes ICCVAM
                                                    potential, as well as updates on                        address, telephone, email, and                        as a permanent interagency committee
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                                                    ICCVAM processes. Following each                        sponsoring organization (if any) with                 of the NIEHS and provides the authority
                                                    presentation, there will be an                          the document.                                         for ICCVAM involvement in activities
                                                    opportunity for participants to ask                       Persons wishing to present oral                     relevant to the development of
                                                    questions of the ICCVAM members.                        statements are encouraged to indicate                 alternative test methods. ICCVAM acts
                                                    Instructions for submitting questions                   the topic(s) on which they plan to speak              to ensure that new and revised test
                                                    will be provided to remote participants                 on the registration form. They should                 methods are validated to meet the needs
                                                    prior to the webcast. The agenda also                   also provide a copy of their statement to             of Federal agencies, increase the
                                                    includes time for participants to make                  Dr. Elizabeth Maull at email: maull@                  efficiency and effectiveness of federal


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                                                    agency test method review, and                          Transportation Security Administration,               information on a flight-by-flight basis.
                                                    optimize utilization of scientific                      601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA                  Foreign air carriers are required to
                                                    expertise outside the federal                           20598–6011.                                           provide this information via electronic
                                                    Government. Additional information                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      means. On June 19, 2014, TSA removed
                                                    about ICCVAM can be found at http://                    Christina A. Walsh at the above address,              the previous security program
                                                    ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/iccvam.                            or by telephone (571) 227–2062.                       requirement that foreign air carriers
                                                      NICEATM administers ICCVAM,                                                                                 submit information regarding the
                                                                                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                    provides scientific and operational                                                                           amount of cargo screened because all
                                                    support for ICCVAM-related activities,                  Comments Invited                                      foreign air carriers are required to screen
                                                    and conducts and publishes analyses                        In accordance with the Paperwork                   100% of cargo.
                                                    and evaluations of data from new,                       Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501                    Additionally, foreign air carriers must
                                                    revised, and alternative testing                        et seq.), an agency may not conduct or                maintain these records, as well as
                                                    approaches. NICEATM and ICCVAM                          sponsor, and a person is not required to              training records for crew members and
                                                    work collaboratively to evaluate new                    respond to, a collection of information               individuals performing security-related
                                                    and improved testing approaches                         unless it displays a valid OMB control                functions, and make them available to
                                                    applicable to the needs of U.S. federal                 number. The ICR documentation is                      TSA for inspection upon request. TSA
                                                    agencies. NICEATM and ICCVAM                            available at http://www.reginfo.gov.                  will continue to collect information to
                                                    welcome the public nomination of new,                   Therefore, in preparation for OMB                     determine foreign air carrier compliance
                                                    revised, and alternative testing                        review and approval of the following                  with other requirements of 49 CFR part
                                                    approaches for validation studies and                   information collection, TSA is soliciting             1546. TSA estimates that there will be
                                                    technical evaluations. Additional                       comments to—                                          approximately 170 respondents to the
                                                    information about NICEATM can be                           (1) Evaluate whether the proposed                  information collection, with an annual
                                                    found at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/                   information requirement is necessary for              burden estimate of 1,029,010 hours.
                                                    niceatm.                                                the proper performance of the functions                  Dated: April 6, 2015.
                                                      Dated: April 6, 2015.                                 of the agency, including whether the                  Christina A. Walsh,
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                                                    Associate Director, National Toxicology                    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the                   of Information Technology.
                                                    Program.                                                agency’s estimate of the burden;                      [FR Doc. 2015–08562 Filed 4–13–15; 8:45 am]
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                                                    of One Current Public Collection of                                                                           Evaluation Branch End of Course
                                                                                                               OMB Control Number 1652–0005;
                                                    Information: Security Programs for                                                                            Level 1 Evaluation (Formerly Named:
                                                                                                            Security Programs for Foreign Air
                                                    Foreign Air Carriers                                                                                          National Explosives Detection Canine
                                                                                                            Carriers, 49 CFR part 1546. TSA uses
                                                    AGENCY:  Transportation Security                        the information collected to determine                Team Program Handler Training
                                                    Administration, DHS.                                    compliance with 49 CFR part 1546 and                  Assessment Survey)
                                                    ACTION: 60-Day notice.                                  to ensure passenger safety by                         AGENCY:  Transportation Security
                                                                                                            monitoring foreign air carrier security               Administration, DHS.
                                                    SUMMARY:   The Transportation Security                  procedures. Foreign air carriers must                 ACTION: 30-day notice.
                                                    Administration (TSA) invites public                     carry out security measures to provide
                                                    comment on one currently approved                       for the safety of persons and property                SUMMARY:   This notice announces that
                                                    Information Collection Request (ICR),                   traveling on flights provided by the                  the Transportation Security
                                                    Office of Management and Budget                         foreign air carrier against acts of                   Administration (TSA) has forwarded the
                                                    (OMB) control number 1652–0005,                         criminal violence and air piracy, and                 Information Collection Request (ICR),
                                                    abstracted below that we will submit to                 the introduction of explosives,                       Office of Management and Budget
                                                    OMB for renewal in compliance with                      incendiaries, or weapons aboard an                    (OMB) control number 1652–0041
                                                    the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA).                      aircraft. This information collection is              abstracted below, to OMB for review
                                                    The ICR describes the nature of the                     mandatory for foreign air carriers and                and approval of an extension of the
                                                    information collection and its expected                 must be submitted prior to entry into                 currently-approved collection under the
                                                    burden. This information collection is                  the United States. The information TSA                Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The
                                                    mandatory for foreign air carriers and                  collects includes identifying                         ICR describes the nature of the
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                                                    must be submitted prior to entry into                   information on foreign air carriers’ flight           information collection and its expected
                                                    the United States.                                      crews and passengers. Specifically, TSA               burden. TSA published a Federal
                                                    DATES: Send your comments by June 15,                   requires foreign air carriers to submit               Register notice, with a 60-day comment
                                                    2015.                                                   the following information: (1) A master               period, describing the collection of
                                                    ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed                      crew list of all flight and cabin crew                information on December 29, 2014, 79
                                                    to TSAPRA@tsa.dhs.gov or delivered to                   members flying to and from the United                 FR 78099. The collection involves the
                                                    the TSA PRA Officer, Office of                          States; (2) the flight crew list on a flight-         submission of numerical ratings and
                                                    Information Technology (OIT), TSA–11,                   by-flight basis; and (3) passenger                    written comments about the quality of


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
DatesMeeting: May 27, 2015, 9:00 a.m. to approximately 12:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
ContactDr. Warren S. Casey, Director, National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM); email: [email protected]; telephone: (919) 316-4729.
FR Citation80 FR 20001 

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