[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 218 (Friday, November 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 57876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-28728]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Review and 
Evaluation of the NIOSHTIC and Registry of Toxic Effects of 
Chemical Substances (RTECS) Electronic Databases

AGENCY: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health 
and Human Services.

ACTION: Request for Comments.

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SUMMARY: NIOSH is conducting a comprehensive evaluation of two of its 
electronic databases, the NIOSH Technical Information Center 
(NIOSHTIC) and the Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical 
Substances (RTECS). The goal of this evaluation is to 
determine the importance and usefulness of NIOSHTIC and 
RTECS to the national and international occupational safety 
and health communities and to other users. Evaluation results will be 
used to generate a set of recommendations outlining possible options 
for the future of these databases.

DATES: Written comments on the issues outlined below should be 
submitted to Diane Manning, NIOSH Docket Office, 4676 Columbia Parkway, 
Mailstop C-34, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, or by fax (513) 533-8285. 
Comments must be received on or before December 13, 1996. Comments may 
also be submitted by e-mail to: [email protected]. as WordPerfect 
5.0, 5.1/5.2, 6.0/6.1, or ASCII files.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Technical information may be obtained 
from Jay Bainbridge, NIOSH, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, N.E., Mailstop D-
40, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone (404) 639-3526, e-mail address: 
[email protected].
    Information may also be obtained by calling 1-800-35-NIOSH or 
through the NIOSH Home Page: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage/html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIOSH is interested in all comments 
regarding these databases, particularly useful would be comments about 
the following: the utility of the specific databases, the ability for 
these specific databases to supply needed information, the negative 
impact if the databases were no longer available, sources of comparable 
data, and suggestions for improvement.

    Dated: November 4, 1996.
Diane D. Porter,
Acting Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 96-28728 Filed 11-7-96; 8:45 am]
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