[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 83 (Tuesday, May 1, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23831-23832]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-8289]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


National Toxicology Program (NTP); Liaison and Scientific Review 
Office; Meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee on Alternative 
Toxicological Methods (SACATM)

AGENCY: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), 
National Institutes of Health (NIH).

ACTION: Meeting announcement and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: 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 SACATM on June 12, 2007, at the Marriott Bethesda North 
Hotel and Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, Bethesda, Maryland. 
The meeting is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to adjournment (~5 p.m.) and is 
open to the public with attendance limited only the space available. 
SACATM advises the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation 
of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM), the NTP Interagency Center for the 
Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM), and the 
Director of the NIEHS and NTP regarding statutorily mandated duties of 
ICCVAM and activities of NICEATM.

DATES: The SACATM meeting will be held on June 12, 2007. All 
individuals who plan to attend are encouraged to register online at the 
NTP Web site (http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/7441) by June 8, 2007. In 
order to facilitate planning, persons wishing to make an oral 
presentation are asked to notify Dr. Mary S. Wolfe via online 
registration, phone, or email by June 4, 2007 (see ADDRESSES below). 
Written comments should also be received by June 4 to enable review by 
SACATM and NIEHS/NTP staff before the meeting.

ADDRESSES: The SACATM meeting will be held at the Marriott Bethesda 
North Hotel & Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, Bethesda, 
Maryland 20852 [hotel: (301) 822-9200]. Public comments and other 
correspondence should be directed to Dr. Mary S. Wolfe (NIEHS, P.O. Box 
12233, MD A3-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709; telephone: 919-541-
7539 or e-mail: [email protected]). Persons needing special 
assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable 
accommodation in order to attend, should contact 919-541-2475 voice, 
919-541-4644 TTY (text telephone), through the Federal TTY Relay System 
at 800-877-8339, or send e-mail to [email protected]. Requests 
should be made at least 7 days in advance of the meeting.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Preliminary Agenda and Availability of Meeting Materials

    A preliminary agenda is provided below. Additional background 
materials will be posted on the NTP Web site (http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/7441) or available upon request (see ADDRESSES above). One agenda 
topic is discussion of the draft NICEATM-ICCVAM 5-Year Plan, which will 
be available by May 7 and presented at a public Town Meeting at the 
William H. Natcher Center, NIH, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 
on June 11 (http://iccvam.niehs.nih.gov/meetings/5YPlanTM/townmtg.htm). 
The Town Meeting will be announced in a separate

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Federal Register notice. Following the SACATM meeting, summary minutes 
will be prepared and available on NTP Web site or upon request.

Preliminary Agenda

Scientific Advisory Committee on Alternative Toxicological Methods

June 12, 2007
Marriott Bethesda North Hotel & Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, 
Bethesda, Maryland 20852
8:30 a.m.
     Call to Order and Introductions
     NICEATM-ICCVAM Update
     Draft NICEATM-ICCVAM 5-Year Plan
    [cir] Public Comment
Noon LUNCH
1 p.m.
     ICCVAM Evaluation of In Vitro Pyrogenicity Test Methods
    [cir] Public Comment
     Nominations to ICCVAM
    [cir] Public Comment
     NTP High Throughput Screening Initiative
    [cir] Public Comment
     Update from the European Center for the Evaluation of 
Alternative Methods
     Update from the Japanese Center for the Validation of 
Alternative Methods
     Other Business
5 p.m. ADJOURN

Request for Comments

    Public input is invited and time is set-aside at the meeting for 
presentation of oral comments. Each organization is allowed one time 
slot per public comment period. At least 7 minutes will be allotted for 
each speaker, and if time permits, may be extended up to 10 minutes at 
the discretion of the chair. Registration for oral comments will also 
be available on-site, although time allowed for presentation by on-site 
registrants may be less than 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 to do so 
through the online registration form (http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/7441) 
and to send a copy of their statement to Dr. Wolfe (see ADDRESSES 
above) by June 4 to enable review by 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 and to 
supplement the record. Written comments received in response to this 
notice will be posted on the NTP Web site. Persons submitting written 
comments should include their name, affiliation (if applicable), and 
sponsoring organization (if any) with the document.

Background Information on SACATM

    SACATM was established in response to the ICCVAM Authorization Act 
[42 U.S.C. 285l-3(d)] and is composed of scientists from the public and 
private sectors. SACATM advises ICCVAM, NICEATM, and the Director of 
the NIEHS and NTP regarding statutorily mandated duties of ICCVAM and 
activities of NICEATM. SACATM provides advice on priorities and 
activities related to the development, validation, scientific review, 
regulatory acceptance, implementation, and national and international 
harmonization of new, revised, and alternative toxicological test 
methods. Additional information about SACATM, including the charter, 
roster, and records of past meetings, can be found at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/167. Information about NICEATM and ICCVAM is 
available at http://iccvam.niehs.nih.gov or by contacting the NICEATM 
Director, Dr. William Stokes (telephone: 919-541-2384 or e-mail: 
[email protected]).

    Dated: April 17, 2007.
Samuel H. Wilson,
Deputy Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 
and National Toxicology Program.
[FR Doc. E7-8289 Filed 4-30-07; 8:45 am]
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