82 FR 16322 - Intercountry Adoptions
DEPARTMENT OF STATE Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 63 (April 4, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 63 (April 4, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 4, 2017)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 16322] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-06558] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF STATE 22 CFR Part 96 [Public Notice: 9940] RIN 1400-AD91 Intercountry Adoptions AGENCY: Department of State. ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of withdrawal. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of State (Department) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on September 8, 2016, proposing to amend its regulations implementing the 1993 Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption and the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000. 81 FR 62322. The Department hereby withdraws that action. The comments provided in response to the NPRM will be considered in drafting a new rule, which is expected to be published later this year. DATES: September 8, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Trish Maskew, (202) 485-6024. Theodore ``Ted'' R. Coley Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Overseas Citizen Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State. [FR Doc. 2017-06558 Filed 4-3-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P
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• Confidential Submissions—To Improving Kids’ Environment, 1506.6(b)), we are placing the
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information that you do not wish to be Defense Council, Consumer Federation with the subject petition on public
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submission. You should submit two Howard Mielke, c/o Thomas Neltner, interested persons may review the
copies total. One copy will include the 1875 Connecticut Ave. NW., Suite 600, document. If we determine that the
information you claim to be confidential Washington, DC 20009. The petition petitioners’ claim of categorical
with a heading or cover note that states proposes that we repeal the color exclusion is warranted and that neither
‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS additive regulation for lead acetate in an environmental assessment nor
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.’’ We § 73.2396 (21 CFR 73.2396), which environmental impact statement is
will review this copy, including the permits the use of lead acetate in required, we will announce our
claimed confidential information, in our cosmetics intended for coloring hair on determination in the Federal Register if
consideration of comments. The second the scalp only, subject to certain this petition results in the repeal of
copy, which will have the claimed restrictions. § 73.2396. If we determine that the
confidential information redacted/ II. Repeal of § 73.2396 claim of categorical exclusion is not
blacked out, will be available for public warranted, we will place the
viewing and posted on https:// In accordance with the procedure in environmental assessment on public
www.regulations.gov. Submit both section 721(d) of the FD&C Act for display at the Division of Dockets
copies to the Division of Dockets issuance, amendment, or repeal of Management and provide notice in the
Management. If you do not wish your regulations, the petition asks us to Federal Register announcing its
name and contact information to be repeal § 73.2396 to no longer provide for availability for review and comment.
made publicly available, you can the use of lead acetate in cosmetics
intended for coloring hair on the scalp. Dated: March 29, 2017.
provide this information on the cover Dennis M. Keefe,
sheet and not in the body of your Specifically, the petitioners contend
that new data, available since we issued Director, Office of Food Additive Safety,
comments and you must identify this Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
information as ‘‘confidential.’’ Any § 73.2396 in 1980 (45 FR 72112, October
information marked as ‘‘confidential’’ 31, 1980), demonstrate that lead acetate: [FR Doc. 2017–06581 Filed 4–3–17; 8:45 am]
will not be disclosed except in (1) Is readily absorbed through human BILLING CODE 4164–01–P
skin; (2) once absorbed, is transported to
accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
various organs, including the brain, and
applicable disclosure law. For more
into extracellular fluid compartments; DEPARTMENT OF STATE
information about FDA’s posting of
(3) has been designated as ‘‘reasonably
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR
anticipated to be a human carcinogen’’ 22 CFR Part 96
56469, September 18, 2015, or access
based on evidence of carcinogenicity in
the information at: https://www.gpo.gov/ [Public Notice: 9940]
experimental animals; (4) has other
fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-
adverse health effects including RIN 1400–AD91
23389.pdf.
neurotoxicity; and (5) there is no safe
Docket: For access to the docket to
level of exposure to lead. The Intercountry Adoptions
read background documents or the
petitioners cite, as evidence,
electronic and written/paper comments AGENCY: Department of State.
conclusions by the National Toxicology
received, go to https://
Program, the Centers for Disease Control ACTION:Proposed rule; notice of
www.regulations.gov and insert the and Prevention, the Environmental withdrawal.
docket number, found in brackets in the Protection Agency, and decisions
heading of this document, into the related to lead and lead compounds by SUMMARY: The Department of State
‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts other national regulatory agencies, (Department) published a notice of
and/or go to the Division of Dockets including Health Canada. The proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on
Management, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. petitioners claim that there is no longer September 8, 2016, proposing to amend
1061, Rockville, MD 20852. a reasonable certainty of no harm from its regulations implementing the 1993
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the use of lead acetate for coloring hair Hague Convention on Protection of
Molly A. Harry, Center for Food Safety on the scalp. Children and Co-operation in Respect of
and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug We invite comments and additional Intercountry Adoption and the
Administration, 5001 Campus Dr., scientific data and other information Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000. 81
College Park, MD 20740, 240–402–1075. related to the issues raised by this FR 62322. The Department hereby
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: petition. If we determine that the withdraws that action. The comments
available data justify repealing § 73.2396 provided in response to the NPRM will
I. Background be considered in drafting a new rule,
to no longer provide for the use of lead
Under section 721(d)(1) of the Federal acetate, we will publish our decision in which is expected to be published later
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the the Federal Register in accordance with this year.
FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C. 379e(d)(1)), we are 21 CFR 71.20. DATES: September 8, 2016.
giving notice that we have filed a color We also are reviewing the potential FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
nlaroche on DSK30NT082PROD with PROPOSALS
additive petition (CAP 7C0309), environmental impact of the petitioners’ Trish Maskew, (202) 485–6024.
submitted by the Environmental requested action. The petitioners claim
Defense Fund, Earthjustice, a categorical exclusion from preparing Theodore ‘‘Ted’’ R. Coley
Environmental Working Group, Center an environmental assessment or Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Overseas
for Environmental Health, Healthy environmental impact statement under Citizen Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs,
Homes Collaborative, Health Justice 21 CFR 23.32(m). In accordance with U.S. Department of State.
Project of Loyola University Chicago regulations issued under the National [FR Doc. 2017–06558 Filed 4–3–17; 8:45 am]
School of Law, Breast Cancer Fund, Environmental Policy Act (40 CFR BILLING CODE P
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Proposed Rules | |
| Action | Proposed rule; notice of withdrawal. | |
| Dates | September 8, 2016. | |
| Contact | Trish Maskew, (202) 485-6024. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 16322 | |
| RIN Number | 1400-AD91 |
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