[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67371-67372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26937]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Draft Report on Carcinogens Monographs for ortho-Toluidine and 
Pentachlorophenol and By-products of Its Synthesis; Availability of 
Documents; Request for Comments; Notice of Rescheduled Meeting

SUMMARY: The notice announces the meeting to peer review the Draft 
Report on Carcinogens (RoC) Monographs for ortho-Toluidine and 
Pentachlorophenol and By-products of its Synthesis (hereafter referred 
to as ``pentachlorophenol''). These documents were prepared by the 
Office of the Report on Carcinogens (ORoC), Division of the National 
Toxicology Program (DNTP), National Institute of Environmental Health 
Sciences (NIEHS). The peer-review meeting, originally scheduled for 
October 7-8, 2013 (78 FR 51733), was cancelled due to the Federal 
government shutdown, and has been rescheduled for December 12-13, 2013. 
Written public comments previously submitted for the originally 
scheduled meeting are applicable for this meeting and do not need to be 
resubmitted. Persons planning to attend the meeting and/or present oral 
comments are asked to re-register.

DATES: Meeting: December 12, 2013, 8:30 a.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m. 
Eastern Standard Time (EST) and December 13, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. until 
adjournment, approximately 11:30 a.m.
    Document Availability: Draft monographs are available at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/38853.
    Public Comments Submissions: Deadline is November 21, 2013.
    Pre-Registration for Meeting and/or Oral Comments: Deadline is 
December 5, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: The meeting location will be in the 
Research Triangle Park, NC area and announced on the meeting page 
(http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/38853) when set.
    Agency Meeting Web page: Information for the peer review including 
draft monographs, draft agenda, roster, and other meeting materials 
will be posted, when available at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/38853. 
Online registration is available on this Web page.
    Webcast: The meeting will be available via webcast at http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/video/index.cfm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Lori White, NTP Designated Federal 
Official, Office of Liaison, Policy and Review, DNTP, NIEHS, P.O. Box 
12233, MD K2-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Phone: (919) 541-
9834, Fax: (301) 480-3272, Email: [email protected]. Hand Delivery/
Courier: 530 Davis Drive, Room 2136, Morrisville, NC 27560.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    Information regarding this peer-review meeting, originally 
scheduled for October 7-8, 2013 was published in the Federal Register 
(78 FR 51733). Due to the Federal government shutdown in October 2013, 
the meeting was cancelled and is now rescheduled for December 12-13, 
2013. This notice provides updated information about the meeting 
including deadlines for registration and submission of public comments.

Meeting and Registration

    The meeting is open to the public with time set aside for oral 
public comment; attendance is limited only by the space available. The 
exact location of the meeting has not been set, although it will be in 
the Research Triangle Park, NC area and posted on the meeting Web site 
when available.
    The meeting is scheduled for December 12, 2013, 8:30 a.m. to 
approximately 5:00 p.m. EST and December 13, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. until 
adjournment, approximately 11:30 a.m. Two days are set aside for the 
meeting; however, it may adjourn sooner if the panel completes its peer 
review of the draft monographs. Pre-registration to attend the meeting 
and/or provide oral comments is by December 5, 2013, at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/38853. For planning purposes by the NTP, anyone 
who pre-registered for the October 7-8 meeting should re-register for 
the December 12-13 meeting if they want to attend. Registered attendees 
are encouraged to access the meeting Web page at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/38853 to stay abreast of the most current 
information regarding the meeting.

Request for Comments

    The NTP invites written and oral public comments on the draft 
monographs. Written public comments previously submitted for the 
originally scheduled meeting on October 7-8, 2013, (78 FR 51733) are 
applicable for this meeting, do not need to be resubmitted, and have 
been posted to the NTP Web site (http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/40594) and 
shared with the peer-review panel and NTP staff. The deadline for 
submission of additional written comments is November 21, 2013, to 
enable review by

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the peer-review panel and NTP staff prior to the meeting.
    Persons wishing to make oral comments, including those who 
originally registered to present comments at the October 7-8, 2013 and 
those now interested in making comments, are asked to register online 
at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/38853 by December 5, 2013. As noted in 
the previous Federal Register notice (78 FR 51733), oral public 
comments may be presented in person or by teleconference line and will 
adhere to the procedures stated in that notice. The lines will be open 
from 8:30 a.m. until approximately 5:00 p.m. EST on December 12 and 
from 8:30 a.m. EST until adjournment on December 13, and oral comments 
will be received only during the formal public comment periods 
indicated on the preliminary agenda.

    Dated: November 6, 2013.
John R. Bucher,
Associate Director, National Toxicology Program.
[FR Doc. 2013-26937 Filed 11-8-13; 8:45 am]
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