[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 8, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 64700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-29249]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


National Toxicology Program (NTP); Center for the Evaluation of 
Risks to Human Reproduction (CERHR); Announcement of the Soy Formula 
Expert Panel Meeting: Amended Notice

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

ACTION: Availability of telephone conferencing and extension of 
registration period.

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SUMMARY: The CERHR announces the availability of a teleconference line 
to allow presentation of oral comments at the expert panel meeting on 
December 16-18, 2009, at the Hilton Alexandria Old Town, 1767 King 
Street, Alexandria, VA. Information regarding the soy formula expert 
panel meeting was announced in the Federal Register (74 FR 53508) 
published on October 19, 2009, and is available on the CERHR Web site 
(http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov). The guidelines and deadlines published in 
this Federal Register notice still apply, except that the deadline for 
registering to attend or to present oral comments by telephone is now 
December 11, 2009.

DATES: The expert panel meeting for soy formula will be held on 
December 16-18, 2009, and convene each day at 8:30 a.m. EST. Persons 
wishing to attend are asked to register by December 11, 2009, via the 
CERHR Web site (http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov). Time is set-aside at the 
expert panel meeting on December 16, 2009, for oral public comments. 
Individuals wishing to make oral public comments are asked to register 
online (http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov) or contact Dr. Kristina A. Thayer, 
CERHR Acting Director, by December 11, 2009, and if possible, send a 
copy of the statement at that time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Alexandria Old Town, 
1767 King Street, Alexandria, VA. Access to on-line registration to 
either attend the meeting in person or participate by teleconference 
line is available on the CERHR Web site (http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov). 
Public comments and any other correspondence should be submitted to Dr. 
Kristina A. Thayer, CERHR Acting Director, NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233, Mail 
Drop K2-04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 (mail), 919-541-5021 
(telephone), or [email protected] (e-mail). Courier address: NIEHS, 
530 Davis Drive, Room K2154, Morrisville, NC 27560.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kristina A. Thayer (telephone: 
919-541-5021 or e-mail: [email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Teleconferencing

    To allow greater public participation at the soy formula expert 
panel meeting, the NTP will provide a teleconference line to access the 
public comment session of the meeting. The NTP has reserved a limited 
number of telephone lines for this call and access availability will be 
on a first-come, first-served basis. Individuals interested in 
participating in the meeting by teleconference line must register by 
December 11, 2009. Those registering to present oral comments by 
telephone will be provided the access number prior to the meeting. The 
formal public comment period is scheduled for December 16, 2009, at 
approximately 9 a.m. until 10 a.m. EST. Oral public comments should not 
exceed 7 minutes in length and each organization is allowed only one 
comment slot (in person or by telephone). Every effort will be made to 
accommodate the public, but the total time allotted for oral comments 
and the time allotted per speaker by telephone will depend on the 
number of people who register online to speak. In addition, 
teleconference participants are encouraged to send a copy of their oral 
statement or talking points, which can supplement and/or expand the 
oral presentation, for distribution at the meeting and for the meeting 
record.

    Dated: December 1, 2009.
John R. Bucher,
Associate Director, National Toxicology Program.
[FR Doc. E9-29249 Filed 12-7-09; 8:45 am]
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