[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53610-53611]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-26585]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

[ATSDR-174]


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 one update and one 
new draft toxicological profile, completing the 2nd 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 February 22, 2002. 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-174. 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 is final, no 
confidential business information or other confidential 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, 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 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 October 17, 2001.

 
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        Document               Hazardous substance            CAS No.
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1......................  Cobalt.........................       7440-48-4
                         Cobalt (II) Acetate............         71-48-7
                         Cobalt (III) Acetate...........        917-69-1
                         Cobalt (II) Carbonate..........       513-79-10
                         Cobalt Carbonyl................      10210-68-1
                         Cobalt (II) Chloride...........       7646-79-9
                         Cobalt (II) Hydroxide..........      21041-93-0
                         Cobalt (II) Mesoporphyrin......      21158-51-0
                         Cobalt (II) Naphthalene........      61789-51-3
                         Cobalt (II) Nitrate............      10026-22-9
                         Cobalt (II) Oxide..............       1307-96-6
                         Cobalt (II) Oxide..............        1308-4-9
2......................  Iodine.........................       7553-56-2
                         Hydrogen Iodide................      10034-85-2
                         Sodium Iodide..................       7681-82-5
                         Potassium Iodide...............       7681-11-0
                         Methyl Iodide..................         74-88-4
                         Cesium Iodide..................       7789-17-5
                         Potassium Iodate...............       7758-05-6
                         Sodium Periodate...............       7790-28-5
                         Calcium Iodide.................      10102-68-8
                         Copper (I) Iodide..............       7681-65-4
                         Povidone Iodine................      25655-41-8
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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

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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: October 16, 2001.
Georgi Jones,
Director, Office of Policy and External Affairs Agency for Toxic 
Substances and Disease Registry.
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