81 FR 76621 - National Toxicology Program Board of Scientific Counselors; Announcement of Meeting; Request for Comments

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 213 (November 3, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-26609

This notice announces the next meeting of the National Toxicology Program (NTP) Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC). The BSC, a federally chartered, external advisory group composed of scientists from the public and private sectors, will review and provide advice on programmatic activities. The meeting is open to the public except for parts that are closed, as indicated on the agenda. Registration is requested for both attendance and oral comment and required to access the webcast. Information about the meeting and registration are available at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Toxicology Program Board of Scientific Counselors; 
Announcement of Meeting; Request for Comments

SUMMARY: This notice announces the next meeting of the National 
Toxicology Program (NTP) Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC). The BSC, 
a federally chartered, external advisory group composed of scientists 
from the public and private sectors, will review and provide advice on 
programmatic activities. The meeting is open to the public except for 
parts that are closed, as indicated on the agenda. Registration is 
requested for both attendance and oral comment and required to access 
the webcast. Information about the meeting and registration are 
available at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165.

DATES: Meeting: December 14-15, 2016, 8:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time 
(EST) on both days and continues to adjournment.
    Written Public Comment Submissions: Deadline is November 30, 2016.
    Registration for Oral Comments: Deadline is December 7, 2016.
    Registration to Attend and/or View Webcast: Deadline is December 
15, 2016. Registration to view the meeting via the webcast is required.

ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: Rodbell Auditorium, Rall Building, 
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), 111 T.W. 
Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.
    Meeting Web page: The preliminary agenda, registration, and other 
meeting materials are at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165.
    Webcast: The meeting will be webcast on December 15; the URL will 
be provided to those who register for viewing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Lori White, Designated Federal 
Officer for the BSC, Office of Liaison, Policy, and Review, Division of 
NTP, NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233, K2-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. 
Phone: 919-541-9834, Fax: 301-480-3272, Email: [email protected]. 
Hand Deliver/Courier address: 530 Davis Drive, Room K2124, Morrisville, 
NC 27560.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Meeting and Registration: Parts of the meeting are open to the 
public as indicated on the agenda; in-person attendance at NIEHS is 
limited only by the space available. Parts of the meeting

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are closed to the public as indicated on the agenda in accordance with 
the provisions set forth in section 552(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as 
amended, for the review, discussion, and evaluation of individual 
intramural programs and projects conducted by the NIEHS, including 
consideration of personnel qualifications and performance, and the 
competence of individual investigators, the disclosure of which would 
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
    The BSC will provide input to the NTP on programmatic activities 
and issues. Preliminary agenda topics include: Reports from the NIEHS/
NTP Director and the NTP Associate Director, updates on projects and 
recent meetings, a report on release of the 14th Report on Carcinogens, 
and draft concepts for substances nominated for the Report on 
Carcinogens.
    A preliminary agenda, roster of BSC members, background materials, 
public comments, and any additional information, when available, will 
be posted on the BSC meeting Web site (http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165) 
or may be requested in hardcopy from the Designated Federal Officer for 
the BSC. Following the meeting, summary minutes will be prepared and 
made available on the BSC meeting Web site.
    The public may attend the open portions of the meeting in person on 
both days or view the webcast on December 15. Registration is required 
to view the Web cast; the URL for the webcast will be provided in the 
email confirming registration. Individuals who plan to provide oral 
comments (see below) are encouraged to register online at the BSC 
meeting Web site (http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165) by December 7, 2016, 
to facilitate planning for the meeting. Individuals interested in this 
meeting are encouraged to access the Web site to stay abreast of the 
most current information regarding the meeting. Visitor and security 
information for those attending in-person is available at 
niehs.nih.gov/about/visiting/index.cfm. Individuals with disabilities 
who need accommodation to participate in this event should contact Ms. 
Robbin Guy at phone: (919) 541-4363 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 Comments: Written comments submitted in response to 
this notice should be received by November 30, 2016. Comments will be 
posted on the BSC meeting Web site and persons submitting them will be 
identified by their name, affiliation, and sponsoring organization, if 
applicable. Persons submitting written comments should include their 
name, affiliation (if applicable), phone, email, and sponsoring 
organization (if any) with the document. Guidelines for public comments 
are at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/about_ntp/guidelines_public_comments_508.pdf.
    Time is allotted during the meeting, as indicated on the agenda, 
for the public to present oral comments to the BSC on the agenda 
topics. Public comments can be presented in-person at the meeting or by 
teleconference line. There are 50 lines for this call; availability is 
on a first-come, first-served basis. The lines will be open on December 
15 from 8:30 a.m. until adjournment; however, the BSC will receive 
public comments only during the formal public comment periods, which 
are indicated on the preliminary agenda. Each organization is allowed 
one time slot per agenda topic. Each speaker is allotted at least 7 
minutes, which if time permits, may be extended to 10 minutes at the 
discretion of the BSC chair. Please note that the time limit may be 
modified depending on the number of individuals who register for oral 
comments. Persons wishing to present oral comments should register on 
the BSC meeting Web site by December 7, 2016, indicate whether they 
will present comments in-person or via the teleconference line, and 
indicate the topic(s) on which they plan to comment. The access number 
for the teleconference line will be provided to registrants by email 
prior to the meeting. On-site registration for oral comments will also 
be available on the meeting day, although time allowed for comments by 
these registrants may be limited and will be determined by the number 
of persons who register at the meeting.
    Persons registering to make oral comments are asked to send a copy 
of their statement and/or PowerPoint slides to the Designated Federal 
Officer by December 7, 2016. Written statements can supplement and may 
expand upon the oral presentation. If registering on-site and reading 
from written text, please bring 20 copies of the statement for 
distribution to the BSC and NTP staff and to supplement the record.
    Background Information on the BSC: The BSC is a technical advisory 
body comprised of scientists from the public and private sectors that 
provides primary scientific oversight to the NTP. Specifically, the BSC 
advises the NTP on matters of scientific program content, both present 
and future, and conducts periodic review of the program for the purpose 
of determining and advising on the scientific merit of its activities 
and their overall scientific quality. Its members are selected from 
recognized authorities knowledgeable in fields such as toxicology, 
pharmacology, pathology, biochemistry, epidemiology, risk assessment, 
carcinogenesis, mutagenesis, molecular biology, behavioral toxicology, 
neurotoxicology, immunotoxicology, reproductive toxicology or 
teratology, and biostatistics. Members serve overlapping terms of up to 
four years. The BSC usually meets biannually. The authority for the BSC 
is provided by 42 U.S.C. 217a, section 222 of the Public Health Service 
Act (PHS), as amended. The BSC is governed by the provisions of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. app.), which sets 
forth standards for the formation and use of advisory committees.

    Dated: October 27, 2016.
Linda S. Birnbaum,
Director, National Institute of Environmental, Health Sciences and 
National Toxicology Program.
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RoC is cumulative, that is, it lists newly
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reviewed substances in addition to
the development of alternative test and private sectors, will review and
methods. Information about NICEATM substances listed in the previous
edition. Information about the RoC is provide advice on programmatic
and ICCVAM is found at http:// activities. The meeting is open to the
ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/niceatm and available on the RoC Web site (http://
ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/roc) or by public except for parts that are closed,
http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/iccvam. as indicated on the agenda. Registration
contacting Dr. Lunn (see ADDRESSES).
Dated: October 27, 2016. is requested for both attendance and
Linda S. Birnbaum, NTP prepares the RoC on behalf of the oral comment and required to access the
Director, National Institute of Environmental,
Secretary of Health and Human webcast. Information about the meeting
Health Sciences and National Toxicology Services. For the 14th RoC, NTP and registration are available at http://
Program. followed an established, multi-step ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165.
[FR Doc. 2016–26605 Filed 11–2–16; 8:45 am] process with multiple opportunities for DATES: Meeting: December 14–15, 2016,
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criteria to evaluate the scientific on both days and continues to
evidence on each candidate substance adjournment.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND under review (http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ Written Public Comment
HUMAN SERVICES go/rocprocess). Submissions: Deadline is November 30,
New Listings in the 14th RoC: The 2016.
National Institutes of Health Registration for Oral Comments:
14th RoC contains 248 listings, some of
which consist of a class of structurally Deadline is December 7, 2016.
Announcement of Availability of the
related chemicals or agents. There are Registration to Attend and/or View
Fourteenth Report on Carcinogens
six new listings and one revised listing Webcast: Deadline is December 15,
SUMMARY: The Department of Health and 2016. Registration to view the meeting
in this edition. The revised listing is for
Human Services released the 14th via the webcast is required.
trichloroethylene, which was previously
Report on Carcinogens (RoC) to the ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: Rodbell
listed as reasonably anticipated to be a
public on November 3, 2016. The report Auditorium, Rall Building, National
human carcinogen and is now listed as
is available on the RoC Web site at: Institute of Environmental Health
http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/roc or from known to be a human carcinogen. Five
Sciences (NIEHS), 111 T.W. Alexander
the Office of the RoC (see ADDRESSES). of the new listings are in the category of
Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC
known to be a human carcinogen:
DATES: The 14th RoC is available to the 27709.
Epstein Bar virus, Kaposi sarcoma- Meeting Web page: The preliminary
public on November 3, 2016.
associated herpesvirus, human T-cell agenda, registration, and other meeting
ADDRESSES: Dr. Ruth Lunn, Director,
lymphotropic virus type 1, human materials are at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/
Office of the RoC, National Toxicology immunodeficiency virus-type 1, and
Program (NTP), National Institute of go/165.
Merkel cell polyomavirus. The new Webcast: The meeting will be webcast
Environmental Health Sciences
listing in the category of reasonably on December 15; the URL will be
(NIEHS), P.O. Box 12233, MD K2–14,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709; anticipated to be a human carcinogen is provided to those who register for
telephone: (919) 316–4637; FAX: (301) for cobalt and cobalt compounds that viewing.
480–2970; lunn@niehs.nih.gov. release cobalt ions in vivo.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dated: October 25, 2016. Lori White, Designated Federal Officer
Questions or comments concerning the Linda S. Birnbaum, for the BSC, Office of Liaison, Policy,
14th RoC should be directed to Dr. Lunn Director, National Institute of Environmental and Review, Division of NTP, NIEHS,
(see ADDRESSES). Health Science and National Toxicology P.O. Box 12233, K2–03, Research
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Dates		Meeting: December 14-15, 2016, 8:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on both days and continues to adjournment.
Contact		Dr. Lori White, Designated Federal Officer for the BSC, Office of Liaison, Policy, and Review, Division of NTP, NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233, K2-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Phone: 919-541-9834, Fax: 301-480-3272, Email: [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 76621

81 FR 76621 - National Toxicology Program Board of Scientific Counselors; Announcement of Meeting; Request for Comments

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESNational Institutes of Health

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 213 (November 3, 2016)

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