80 FR 62533 - Availability of Draft Toxicological Profile; Set 27 Toxicological Profiles
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 200 (October 16, 2015)
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 200 (October 16, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-26321 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 200 (Friday, October 16, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 62533-62534] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-26321] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry [Docket No. ATSDR-2015-0002] Availability of Draft Toxicological Profile; Set 27 Toxicological Profiles AGENCY: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), located within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the availability of Set 27 Toxicological Profiles for review and comment. The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended by [[Page 62534]] the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), Sec. 104(i)(3), (42 U.S.C. 9604(i)(3)), directs the ATSDR Administrator to prepare Toxicological Profiles of Priority hazardous substances and, as necessary, to revise and publish each updated toxicological profile. Comments can include additional information or reports on studies about the health effects of Set 27 substances. Although ATSDR considered key studies for each of these substances during the profile development process, the Federal Register notice solicits any relevant, additional studies, particularly unpublished data. ATSDR will evaluate the quality and relevance of such data or studies for possible inclusion into the profile. ATSDR remains committed to providing a public comment period for this document as a means to best serve public health and our clients. DATES: Written comments on this draft Toxicological Profile must be received on or before January 14, 2016. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number ATSDR- 2015-0002, by any of the following methods:Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Mail: Division of Toxicology and Human Health Sciences, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 1600 Clifton Rd. NE., MS F-57, Atlanta, GA 30329. Attn: Docket No. ATSDR-2015-0002. Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number for this notice. All relevant comments will be posted without change. Because all public comments regarding ATSDR Toxicological Profiles are available for public inspection, no confidential business information or other confidential information should be submitted in response to this notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Delores Grant, Division of Toxicology and Human Health Sciences, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 1600 Clifton Rd. NE., MS F-57, Atlanta, GA 30329. Phone: (800) 232-4636 or 770-488-3351. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) (Pub. L. 99-499) amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund) (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) by establishing certain responsibilities for ATSDR and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) regarding hazardous substances most commonly found at facilities on the CERCLA National Priorities List (NPL). As part of these responsibilities, the ATSDR Administrator must prepare Toxicological Profiles for substances enumerated on the priority list of hazardous substances. This list identifies 275 hazardous substances which, according to ATSDR and U.S. EPA, pose the most significant potential threat to human health. The availability of the revised priority list of 275 hazardous substances was announced in the Federal Register on May 28, 2014 (79 FR 30613). In addition, ATSDR has the authority to prepare Toxicological Profiles for substances not found at sites on the National Priorities List, in an effort to ``. . . establish and maintain inventory of literature, research, and studies on the health effects of toxic substances'' under CERCLA Section 104(i)(1)(B). ATSDR also prepares Toxicological Profiles in response to requests for consultation under section 104(i)(4), and as otherwise necessary to support the site-specific response actions conducted by ATSDR. Each profile will include an examination, a summary, and an interpretation of available toxicological information and epidemiological evaluations. This information and these data identify the levels of significant human exposure for the substance and for the associated health effects. The profiles must also include a determination of whether adequate information on the health effects of each substance is available (or in the process of development) in order to identify levels of significant human exposure. If adequate information is not available, ATSDR, in cooperation with the National Toxicology Program (NTP), is required to ensure the initiation of a program of research to provide such information. Set 27 Toxicological Profiles ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Name ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1............................. Polybrominated Biphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) UPDATE. 2............................. N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET). 3............................. Toluene Diisocyanates (mixture). Methylenediphenyl Diisocyanates (NEW). 4............................. Nitrates/Nitrites (NEW). 5............................. Toluene (UPDATE). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Set 27 Toxicological Profiles are available online at http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/index.asp and http://www.regulations.gov, Docket No. ATSDR-2015-0002. Donna B. Knutson, Acting Director, Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation, National Center for Environmental Health and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. [FR Doc. 2015-26321 Filed 10-15-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P
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collection of public comments to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Profile; Set 27 Toxicological Profiles
consider and use in this proceeding as I. Purpose AGENCY: Agency for Toxic Substances
appropriate. The Commission will The National Advisory Council for and Disease Registry (ATSDR),
consider all timely and responsive Healthcare Research and Quality is Department of Health and Human
public comments that it receives on or authorized by Section 941 of the Public Services (HHS).
before December 15, 2015. You can find Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 299c. In ACTION: Notice of availability and
more information, including routine accordance with its statutory mandate, request for comment.
uses permitted by the Privacy Act, in the Council is to advise the Secretary of
the Commission’s privacy policy, at the Department of Health and Human SUMMARY: The Agency for Toxic
http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/privacy.htm. Services and the Director, Agency for Substances and Disease Registry
Healthcare Research and Quality (ATSDR), located within the
srobinson on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
David C. Shonka,
(AHRQ), on matters related to AHRQ’s Department of Health and Human
Principal Deputy General Counsel. conduct of its mission including Services (HHS) announces the
[FR Doc. 2015–26362 Filed 10–15–15; 8:45 am] providing guidance on (A) priorities for availability of Set 27 Toxicological
BILLING CODE 6750–01–P health care research, (B) the field of Profiles for review and comment. The
health care research including training Comprehensive Environmental
needs and information dissemination on Response, Compensation, and Liability
health care quality and (C) the role of Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended by
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the Superfund Amendments and most commonly found at facilities on www.regulations.gov, Docket No.
Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), the CERCLA National Priorities List ATSDR–2015–0002.
§ 104(i)(3), (42 U.S.C. 9604(i)(3)), directs (NPL). As part of these responsibilities, Donna B. Knutson,
the ATSDR Administrator to prepare the ATSDR Administrator must prepare
Toxicological Profiles of Priority Acting Director, Office of Policy, Planning
Toxicological Profiles for substances and Evaluation, National Center for
hazardous substances and, as necessary, enumerated on the priority list of Environmental Health and Agency for Toxic
to revise and publish each updated hazardous substances. This list Substances and Disease Registry.
toxicological profile. identifies 275 hazardous substances [FR Doc. 2015–26321 Filed 10–15–15; 8:45 am]
Comments can include additional which, according to ATSDR and U.S. BILLING CODE 4163–18–P
information or reports on studies about EPA, pose the most significant potential
the health effects of Set 27 substances.
threat to human health. The availability
Although ATSDR considered key DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
of the revised priority list of 275
studies for each of these substances HUMAN SERVICES
during the profile development process, hazardous substances was announced in
the Federal Register notice solicits any the Federal Register on May 28, 2014
(79 FR 30613). In addition, ATSDR has Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
relevant, additional studies, particularly Services
unpublished data. ATSDR will evaluate the authority to prepare Toxicological
the quality and relevance of such data Profiles for substances not found at sites [Document Identifier: CMS–10003, CMS–
on the National Priorities List, in an 10467, CMS–1450(UB–04), CMS–1500(08–
or studies for possible inclusion into the
effort to ‘‘. . . establish and maintain 05)]
profile. ATSDR remains committed to
providing a public comment period for inventory of literature, research, and Agency Information Collection
this document as a means to best serve studies on the health effects of toxic Activities: Proposed Collection;
public health and our clients. substances’’ under CERCLA Section Comment Request
DATES: Written comments on this draft 104(i)(1)(B). ATSDR also prepares
Toxicological Profile must be received Toxicological Profiles in response to AGENCY: Centers for Medicare &
on or before January 14, 2016. requests for consultation under section Medicaid Services, HHS.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 104(i)(4), and as otherwise necessary to ACTION: Notice.
identified by docket number ATSDR– support the site-specific response
actions conducted by ATSDR. SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare &
2015–0002, by any of the following
Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing
methods: Each profile will include an
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: an opportunity for the public to
examination, a summary, and an comment on CMS’ intention to collect
www.regulations.gov. Follow the interpretation of available toxicological
instructions for submitting comments. information from the public. Under the
information and epidemiological Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the
• Mail: Division of Toxicology and
Human Health Sciences, Agency for evaluations. This information and these PRA), federal agencies are required to
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, data identify the levels of significant publish notice in the Federal Register
1600 Clifton Rd. NE., MS F–57, Atlanta, human exposure for the substance and concerning each proposed collection of
GA 30329. Attn: Docket No. ATSDR– for the associated health effects. The information (including each proposed
2015–0002. profiles must also include a extension or reinstatement of an existing
Instructions: All submissions received determination of whether adequate collection of information) and to allow
must include the agency name and information on the health effects of each 60 days for public comment on the
docket number for this notice. All substance is available (or in the process proposed action. Interested persons are
relevant comments will be posted of development) in order to identify invited to send comments regarding our
without change. Because all public levels of significant human exposure. If burden estimates or any other aspect of
comments regarding ATSDR adequate information is not available, this collection of information, including
Toxicological Profiles are available for ATSDR, in cooperation with the any of the following subjects: (1) The
public inspection, no confidential National Toxicology Program (NTP), is necessity and utility of the proposed
business information or other information collection for the proper
required to ensure the initiation of a
confidential information should be performance of the agency’s functions;
program of research to provide such
submitted in response to this notice. (2) the accuracy of the estimated
information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
Delores Grant, Division of Toxicology utility, and clarity of the information to
SET 27 TOXICOLOGICAL PROFILES be collected; and (4) the use of
and Human Health Sciences, Agency for
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, automated collection techniques or
Name
1600 Clifton Rd. NE., MS F–57, Atlanta, other forms of information technology to
GA 30329. Phone: (800) 232–4636 or 1 .. Polybrominated Biphenyl Ethers minimize the information collection
770–488–3351. (PBDEs) UPDATE. burden.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 2 .. N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET). DATES: Comments must be received by
Superfund Amendments and 3 .. Toluene Diisocyanates (mixture). December 15, 2015.
Reauthorization Act (SARA) (Pub. L. Methylenediphenyl Diisocyanates ADDRESSES: When commenting, please
(NEW).
99–499) amends the Comprehensive reference the document identifier or
srobinson on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
4 .. Nitrates/Nitrites (NEW).
Environmental Response, OMB control number. To be assured
5 .. Toluene (UPDATE).
Compensation, and Liability Act consideration, comments and
(CERCLA or Superfund) (42 U.S.C. 9601 recommendations must be submitted in
et seq.) by establishing certain The Set 27 Toxicological Profiles are any one of the following ways:
responsibilities for ATSDR and the U.S. available online at http:// 1. Electronically. You may send your
Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/ comments electronically to http://
EPA) regarding hazardous substances index.asp and http:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the
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| Contact | Ms. Delores Grant, Division of Toxicology and Human Health Sciences, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 1600 Clifton Rd. NE., MS F-57, Atlanta, GA 30329. Phone: (800) 232-4636 or 770-488-3351. | |
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