[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 8, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54298-54299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-20292]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Public Health Service

National Institutes of Health


National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Notice of a 
Meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee on Alternative 
Toxicological Methods

    Pursuant to section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of a meeting of 
the Scientific Advisory Committee on Alternative Toxicological Methods 
(SACATM) on October 20, 2004, at the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA), 109 TW Alexander Drive, Durham, NC (Building C, Room 
C111, Auditorium sections A. and B). The SACATM provides advice on the 
statutorily mandated duties of the Interagency Coordinating Committee 
on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM) and the activities of 
the National Toxicology Program (NTP) Interagency Center for the 
Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM).
    The meeting is being held on October 20, 2004, from 8:30 a.m. until 
adjournment and is open to the public with attendance limited only by 
the space available. Individuals who plan to attend are strongly 
encouraged to register with the NTP Executive Secretary by October 13, 
2004, in order to ensure access to the EPA campus (Dr. Kristina Thayer 
at the NTP Liaison and Scientific Review Office, National Institute of 
Environmental Health Sciences, P.O. Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, 
NC 27709; telephone: 919-541-5021; facsimile: 919-541-0295; or e-mail: 
[email protected]) or online on the NTP Web site (http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov) under ``What's New.'' A map of the EPA campus, 
including visitor parking, is available at http://www.epa.gov/rtp/transportation/parking/map.htm. Please note that a photo ID is required 
to access the EPA campus.
    Persons needing special assistance, such as sign language 
interpretation or other reasonable accommodation in order to attend, 
are asked to notify the NTP Executive Secretary at least seven business 
days in advance of the meeting (see contact information above).

Agenda

    A preliminary agenda is provided below. A copy of the agenda, 
committee roster, and any additional information, when available, will 
be posted on the

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NTP Web site (http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov) under ``What's New'' or 
available upon request to the NTP Executive Secretary (contact 
information provided above). Additional information about SACATM is 
available through the NICEATM/ICCVAM Web site (http://iccvam.niehs.nih.gov) under ``Advisory Committee.'' Following the 
meeting, summary minutes will be prepared and available at this Web 
site and upon request to the NTP Liaison and Scientific Review Office 
(contact information above).

Preliminary Agenda

    Scientific Advisory Committee on Alternative Toxicological Methods, 
October 20, 2004. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Building C, 
Room C111 (Auditorium sections A. and B), 109 TW Alexander Drive, 
Durham, NC 27709. (A photo ID is required to access the EPA campus.)
October 20, 2004
8:30 a.m.

     Call to Order and Introductions.
     Welcome and Remarks from the National Institute of 
Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the National Toxicology 
Program (NTP).
     Welcome and Remarks from the Interagency Coordinating 
Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM) Chair.
     Update on Activities of the National Toxicology Program 
(NTP) Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative 
Toxicological Methods (NICEATM) and ICCVAM.
     Update on the European Center for the Validation of 
Alternative Methods (ECVAM) Workshop Recommendations andValidation 
Studies.
     Evaluation of the Under-Prediction Rate for the In Vivo 
Rabbit Dermal Irritation Test.
     Public Comment.
     Evaluation of the Under-Prediction Rate for the In Vivo 
Rabbit Occular Irritation Test.
     Public Comment.

12 p.m.
    Lunch break (on your own, the EPA campus has a cafeteria).
1 p.m.
     ICCVAM Nominations.
     Public Comment.
     NTP Roadmap.
     Public Comment.
     ECVAM-ICCVAM-NICEATM Workshop on Validation of 
Toxicogenomic-Based Test Systems.
     General Discussion.

4:30 p.m. Adjourn

Public Comment Welcome

    Public input at this meeting is invited and time is set aside for 
the presentation of public comments on any agenda topic. Each 
organization is allowed one time slot per agenda topic. At least 7 
minutes will be allotted to each speaker, and if time permits, may be 
extended to 10 minutes. In order to facilitate planning for this 
meeting, persons wishing to make an oral presentation are asked to 
notify the NTP Executive Secretary (contact information above) by 
October 13, 2004, and to provide their name, affiliation, mailing 
address, phone, fax, e-mail, and sponsoring organization (if any). 
Registration to present oral public comments or to submit written 
comments can be completed online at the NTP Web site (http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov) under ``What's New.'' Registration for oral 
comments will also be available on-site, although time allowed for 
presentation by on-site registrants may be less then that for pre-
registered speakers and will be determined by the number of persons who 
register at the meeting.
    Persons registering to make oral comments are asked, if possible, 
to provide a copy of their statement to the NTP Executive Secretary 
(contact information above) by October 13, 2004, to enable review by 
the SACATM and NIEHS/NTP staff prior to the meeting. Written statements 
can supplement and may expand the oral presentation. If registering on-
site and reading from written text, please bring 40 copies of the 
statement for distribution to the SACATM and NIEHS/NTP staff and to 
supplement the record. Written comments received in response to this 
notice will be posted on the NTP Web site (http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov) under ``What's New''. Persons may also submit 
written comments in lieu of making oral comments. Written comments 
should be sent to the NTP Executive Secretary and received by October 
13, 2004, to enable review by the SACATM and NIEHS/NTP staff prior to 
the meeting. Persons submitting written comments should include their 
name, affiliation, mailing address, phone, fax, e-mail, and sponsoring 
organization (if any) with the document.

Background

    The SACATM was established January 9, 2002, to fulfill section 3(d) 
of Public Law 106-545, the ICCVAM Authorization Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 
285l-3(d)) and is composed of scientists from the public and private 
sectors (Federal Register: March 13, 2002: vol. 67, no. 49, page 
11358). The SACATM provides advice to the Director of the NIEHS, the 
ICCVAM, and the NICEATM regarding statutorily mandated duties of the 
ICCVAM and activities of the NICEATM. The committee's charter is posted 
on the Web at http://iccvam.niehs.nih.gov under ``Advisory Committee'' 
and is available in hard copy upon request from the NTP Executive 
Secretary (contact information above). Information about NICEATM and 
ICCVAM activities can also be found at the NICEATM/ICCVAM Web site 
(http://iccvam.niehs.nih.gov) or by contacting the Director of NICEATM, 
Dr. William Stokes (telephone: 919-541-2384, or e-mail: 
[email protected]).

    Dated: August 26, 2004.
Samuel Wilson,
Deputy Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
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