[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 110 (Tuesday, June 8, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32036-32037]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-12853]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Public Health Service


National Toxicology Program (NTP); Notice of a Meeting of the NTP 
Board of Scientific Counselors

    Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of a meeting 
of the National Toxicology Program (NTP) Board of Scientific Counselors 
on June 29, 2004, at the Marriott at Research Triangle Park, 4700 
Guardian Drive, Durham, NC 27703.
    The NTP Board of Scientific Counselors (``the Board'') is composed 
of scientists from the public and private sector and provides primary 
scientific oversight to the NTP.

Agenda and Registration

    The meeting on June 29, 2004 begins at 8:30 a.m. and is open to the 
public from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 3:30 p.m., when it will be 
closed to the public until adjournment. The closure is in accordance 
with the provisions set forth in section 552b(c)(4) ``disclosure of 
commercial or financial information,'' (c)(6) ``disclosure of 
information of personal nature where disclosure would constitute a 
clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy'' and (c)(9) 
``disclosure of information of a premature nature which would 
significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed agency action'' of 
Title 5 U.S.C. for the review and evaluation of the Carcinogenic 
Potency Database.
    Attendance at the public meeting will be limited only by the space 
available. Persons needing special assistance should contact the 
Executive Secretary (contact information below) at least 7 business 
days in advance of the meeting.
    A draft agenda with a tentative schedule is provided below. Primary 
agenda topics include: (1) NTP activities for development of a roadmap 
(or framework) for implementation of the NTP Vision for the 21st 
Century (http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov), (2) report from the Board's 
Working Group on the review of statistical methods to analyze 
photocarcinogenicity studies, (3) planned NTP Studies on 
trimethylolpropane triacrylate (TMPTA), (4) activities of the NTP 
Board's Technical Reports Review Subcommittee, and (5) an update on the 
Report on Carcinogens, including the status of the Eleventh Edition, 
and on the public meeting held January 27, 2004, to receive comment on 
the review process and criteria used to evaluate nominations to the 
Report on Carcinogens.
    The agenda and background materials on agenda topics, as available, 
will be posted on the NTP Web site (http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov, 
see What's New) or available upon request to the Executive Secretary 
(contact information below). Following the meeting, minutes will be 
prepared and available through the NTP Web site and upon request to 
Central Data Management, NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233, MD E1-02, Research 
Triangle Park, NC 27709; telephone: 919-541-3419, fax: 919-541-3687, 
and e-mail: [email protected].

Public Comments Welcome

    Time is allotted during the meeting for the public to present 
comments to the Board and NTP staff on any agenda topic. This meeting 
provides another

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opportunity for the public to provide input to the NTP on its vision 
and important elements for the roadmap. At least 7 minutes will be 
allotted to each speaker, and if time permits, may be extended to 10 
minutes. Each organization is allowed one time slot per agenda topic. 
Persons registering to make oral comments are asked to contact Dr. 
Barbara Shane, NTP Executive Secretary (NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233, MD A3-
01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709; telephone: 919-541-0530; and e-
mail: [email protected]), by June 21, 2004, and provide their name, 
affiliation, mailing address, phone, fax, e-mail, and sponsoring 
organization (if any). Individuals will also be able to register to 
give oral public comments on-site at the meeting. However, if 
registering on-site and reading from written text, please bring 30 
copies of the statement for distribution to the Board and NTP staff and 
to supplement the record.
    Persons may also submit written comments in lieu of making oral 
comments and these comments should be sent to the Executive Secretary 
and received by June 21, 2004, to enable review by the Board and NTP 
staff prior to the meeting. Written comments received in response to 
this notice will be posted on the NTP Web site along with other meeting 
information. Persons submitting written comments should include their 
contact information (name, affiliation, mailing address, phone, fax, e-
mail) and sponsoring organization (if any) with the document.

NTP Board of Scientific Counselors

    The Board is a federally chartered advisory committee comprised of 
scientists from the public and private sectors who provide primary 
scientific oversight to the NTP on its overall program and centers. 
Specifically, the Board advises the NTP on matters of scientific 
program content, both present and future, and conducts periodic review 
of the program for the purposes of determining and advising on the 
scientific merit of its activities and their overall scientific 
quality. Its members are selected from recognized authorities 
knowledgeable in fields, such as toxicology, pharmacology, pathology, 
biochemistry, epidemiology, risk assessment, carcinogenesis, 
mutagenesis, molecular biology, behavioral toxicology and 
neurotoxicology, immunotoxicology, reproductive toxicology or 
teratology, and biostatistics. The NTP strives for equitable geographic 
distribution and minority and female representation on the Board. The 
Secretary of Health and Human Services appoints members to the Board 
and they are invited to serve overlapping terms of up to four years. 
Meetings are held once or twice annually for the Board and its two 
standing subcommittees (the Report on Carcinogens Subcommittee and the 
Technical Reports Review Subcommittee).

    Dated: May 28, 2004.
Samuel H. Wilson,
Deputy Director, National Toxicology Program.

Preliminary Agenda: National Toxicology Program (NTP) Board of 
Scientific Counselors

June 29, 2004

Marriott at Research Triangle Park, 4700 Guardian Drive, Durham, NC 
27703, Hotel Telephone: 919-941-6200.
June 29, 2004
8:30 a.m. Welcome and Opening Comments
    NTP Update
    NTP Vision for the 21st Century
    Working Group Report on Statistical Methods to Analyze 
Photocarcinogenicity Studies
11:45 a.m. Lunch
1 p.m. Updates
    NTP Studies on Trimethylolpropane Triacrylate (TMPTA)
    NTP Board's Technical Reports Subcommittee Meeting on February 17-
18, 2004
    Report on Carcinogens
3:30 p.m. Closed Session*
    Review and Evaluation of the Carcinogenic Potency Database
5 p.m. Adjourn
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    *The closure is in accordance with the provisions set forth in 
section 552b(c)(4) ``disclosure of commercial or financial 
information,'' (c)(6) ``disclosure of information of personal nature 
where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of 
personal privacy'' and (c)(9) ``disclosure of information of a 
premature nature which would significantly frustrate implementation 
of a proposed agency action'' of Title 5 U.S.C.
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[FR Doc. 04-12853 Filed 6-7-04; 8:45 am]
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