[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 7, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41243-41244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-19689]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

[ATSDR-171]


Availability of Draft Toxicological Profiles

AGENCY: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of three new draft 
toxicological profiles, comprising the second set developed for the 
Department of Energy, prepared by ATSDR for review and comment.

DATES: To ensure consideration, comments on these draft toxicological 
profiles must be received on or before October 31, 2001. Comments 
received after the close of the public comment period will be 
considered at the discretion of ATSDR based upon what is deemed to be 
in the best interest of the general public.

ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the draft toxicological profiles or 
comments regarding the draft toxicological profiles should be sent to 
the attention of Ms. Franchetta Stephens, Division of Toxicology, 
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Mailstop E-29, 1600 
Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
    Requests for the draft toxicological profiles must be in writing, 
and must specifically identify the hazardous substance(s) profile(s) 
that you wish to receive. ATSDR reserves the right to provide only one 
copy of each profile requested, free of charge. In case of extended 
distribution delays, requestors will be notified.
    Written comments and other data submitted in response to this 
notice and the draft toxicological profiles should bear the docket 
control number ATSDR-171. Send one copy of all comments and three 
copies of all supporting documents to the Division of Toxicology at the 
above address by the end of the comment period. Because all public 
comments regarding ATSDR toxicological profiles are available for 
public inspection after the profile is published in final, no 
confidential business information should be submitted in response to 
this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Franchetta Stephens, Division of 
Toxicology, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry,

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Mailstop E-29, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone 
1-(888) 422-8737 or (404) 498-0720.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These toxicological profiles were developed 
by ATSDR for hazardous substances at Department of Energy (DOE) waste 
sites under Section 104(i)(3) and (5) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA 
or Superfund). This public law directed ATSDR to prepare toxicological 
profiles for hazardous substances most commonly found at facilities on 
the CERCLA National Priorities List (NPL) and that pose the most 
significant potential threat to human health, as determined by ATSDR 
and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The current ATSDR 
priority list of hazardous substances at DOE NPL sites was announced in 
the Federal Register on July 24, 1996 (61 FR 38451).
    Although key studies for each of the substances were considered 
during the profile development process, this Federal Register notice 
seeks to solicit any additional studies, particularly unpublished data 
and ongoing studies, which will be evaluated for possible addition to 
the profiles now or in the future.
    The following draft toxicological profiles will be made available 
to the public on or about August 7, 2001.

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              Document                Hazardous substance      CAS No.
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1..................................  Americium............     7440-35-9
2..................................  Cesium...............     7440-46-2
                                     Cesium Chloride......     7647-17-8
                                     Cesium-134...........    13967-70-9
                                     Cesium-137...........   010045-97-3
3..................................  Strontium............     7440-35-9
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    All profiles issued as ``Drafts for Public Comment'' represent 
ATSDR's best efforts to provide important toxicological information on 
priority hazardous substances.
    We are seeking public comments and additional information which may 
be used to supplement these profiles. ATSDR remains committed to 
providing a public comment period for these documents as a means to 
best serve public health and our clients.

    Dated: August 1, 2001.
Georgi Jones,
Director, Office of Policy and External Affairs, Agency for Toxic 
Substances and Disease Registry.
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