[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 68 (Friday, April 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 17402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8876]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
National Toxicology Program; National Toxicology Program (NTP)
Board of Scientific Counselors' Meeting; Review of Draft NTP Technical
Reports.
Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of the next
meeting of the NTP Board of Scientific Counselors' Technical Reports
Review Subcommittee on May 21, 1999, in the Rodbell Auditorium,
Building 101, South Campus, National Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences (NIEHS), 111 Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina. The meeting will begin at 8:45 a.m. on May 21 and is open to
the public. The agenda topic is the peer review of draft Technical
Reports of long-term toxicology and carcinogenesis studies from the
National Toxicology Program.
Tentatively scheduled to be peer reviewed on May 21 are draft
Technical Reports of four two-year studies, listed alphabetically,
along with supporting information in the attached table. All studies
were done using Fischer 344 rats and B6C3F1 mice. The order
of review is given in the far right column of the table. By April 21,
1999, full copies of these draft reports will be available for free on
the Internet for public review and comment through the Environmental
Health Information Service (EHIS) at http://ehis.niehs.nih.gov. Printed
copies can be obtained, as available, from: Central Data Management, MD
E1-02, P.O. Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 (919/541-3419),
FAC (919/541-3687), email: [email protected].
Public comment on any of the Technical Reports is welcome. Persons
wanting to make a formal presentation regarding a particular Technical
Report must notify the Executive Secretary by telephone at 919/541-
3971, by FAX at 919/541-0295, by mail, or by email at
[email protected], by no later than May 18, 1999, and, if possible,
provide a written copy in advance of the meeting so copies can be made
and distributed to all Subcommittee members and staff, and made
available at the meeting for public.Written statements could supplement
and may expand on the oral presentation. Oral presentations should be
limited to no more than five minutes.
The Program would welcome receiving toxicology and carcinogenesis
information from completed, ongoing, or planned studies by others as
well as current production data, human exposure information, and use
patterns for any of the chemicals listed in this announcement. Please
contact Central Data Management at the address given above, and they
will relay the information to the appropriate staff scientist.
The Executive Secretary, Dr. Larry G. hart, P.O. Box 12233,
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, will furnish agenda and a
roster of Subcommittee members prior to the meeting, Summary minutes
subsequent to the meeting will be available upon request to Central
Data Management.
Dated: April 2, 1999.
Samuel. H. Wilson,
Deputy Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
Summary Data for Technical Reports Tentatively Scheduled for Review at the Meeting of the NTP Board of
Scientific Counselor's Technical Reports Review Subcommittee May 21, 1999
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Technical report Route/exposure Review
Chemical CAS No. No. Primary uses levels order
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Anthraquinone 84-65-1............ TR-94 Intermediate in the Feed:.............. 3
manufacture of dyes and Rats: 0, 469, 938,
other organics. Organic 1875, or 3750 ppm.
inhibitor. Catalyst. Mice: 0, 833, 2500,
Accelerator in nickel or 7500 ppm.
electroplating.
Improving adhesion and
heat stability of tire
cord..
Emodin 518-82-1.................. TR-493 Major component of Feed:.............. 2
natural laxative drugs Rats: 0, 280, 830,
of plant origin. or 2500 ppm;.
Medicine, natural plant Mice: 0, 160, 312,
dye.. 625, or 1250 pp,
(60/sex/species/
group).
Fumonisin B1 116355-83-0......... TR-496 Mycotoxin produced by Feed:.............. 4
certain strains of Rats & Mice: 0, 15,
fusarium moniliforme, a 50,100, or 150 ppm.
commonly occurring fungi
on U.S. agricultural
products, especially
corn. No known uses..
Gallium Arsenide 1303-00-0....... TR-492 Semiconductors. Inhalation......... 1
Magnetoresistance Rats: 0, 0.01, 0.1,
devices. Light-emitting or 1.0 mg/m \3\;.
diodes. Microwave Mice: 0, 0.1, 0.5,
generation.. or 1.0 mg/m \3\,
(50/group).
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[FR Doc. 99-8876 Filed 4-8-99; 8:45 am]
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