[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 60 (Thursday, March 28, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 14957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7401]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Public Health Service


National Toxicology Program; Call for Public Comments on One 
Additional Substance Proposed for Listing in the Report on Carcinogens, 
Eleventh Edition

Additional Nomination Under Consideration

    The National Toxicology Program (NTP) announces its intent to 
review one additional substance, 2-Amino-3,8-dimethylimidazo[4,5-
f]quinoxaline (MeIQx), (Chemical Abstract Services Registry Number 
77500-04-0) for possible listing in the Report on Carcinogens (RoC), 
Eleventh Edition that is scheduled for publication in 2004. This 
substance is added to the list of nominations under consideration for 
the Report on Carcinogens (RoC), Eleventh Edition that was announced 
previously in the Federal Register (July 24, 2001: Volume 66, Number 
142, pages 38430-38432). Background information about the RoC, 
including the criteria for listing, is provided in that notice. A 
detailed description of the review procedures, including the steps in 
the formal review process, is available at http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov (see Report on Carcinogens) or can be obtained by 
contacting Dr. C. W. Jameson, Head of the Report on Carcinogens, at the 
address below.
    MeIQx is a heterocyclic amine that is formed during heating or 
cooking of meat and fish. It was nominated by the National Institute of 
Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) based on the International Agency 
for Research on Cancer (IARC) finding of sufficient evidence of 
carcinogenicity of MeIQx in experimental animals (Vol. 56; 1993).

Public Comment Requested

    The NTP invites public comment on this additional nomination, and 
asks for relevant information concerning carcinogenicity, as well as 
human exposure. The NTP also invites interested parties to identify any 
scientific issues related to the listing of this nomination in the RoC 
that they feel should be addressed during the reviews. Comments 
concerning this nomination for listing in the Eleventh RoC will be 
accepted through May 28, 2002. Individuals submitting public comments 
are asked to include relevant contact information [name, affiliation 
(if any), address, telephone, fax, and email]. Comments or questions 
should be directed to Dr. C.W. Jameson, National Toxicology Program, 
Report on Carcinogens, 79 Alexander Drive, Building 4401, Room 3118, PO 
Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709; phone: (919) 541-4096, 
fax: (919) 541-0144, e-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: March 1, 2002.
Kenneth Olden,
Director, National Toxicology Program.
[FR Doc. 02-7401 Filed 3-27-02; 8:45 am]
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