[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 99 (Thursday, May 22, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29446-29447]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11848]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
[Docket No. ATSDR-2014-0002]
Proposed Substances to be Evaluated for Set 28 Toxicological
Profiles
AGENCY: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR),
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Request for comments on the proposed substances to be evaluated
for Set 28 toxicological profiles.
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SUMMARY: ATSDR is initiating the development of its 28th set of
toxicological profiles (CERCLA Set 28). This notice announces the list
of proposed substances that will be evaluated for CERCLA Set 28
toxicological profile development. ATSDR's Division of Toxicology and
Human Health Sciences is soliciting public nominations from the list of
proposed substances to be evaluated for toxicological profile
development. ATSDR also will consider the nomination of any additional,
non-CERCLA substances that may have public health implications, on the
basis of ATSDR's authority to prepare toxicological profiles for
substances not found at sites on the National Priorities List. The
agency will do so in order to ``. . . establish and maintain inventory
of literature, research, and studies on the health effects of toxic
substances'' under CERCLA Section 104(i)(1)(B), to respond to requests
for consultation under section 104(i)(4), and to support the site-
specific response actions conducted by ATSDR, as otherwise necessary.
DATES: Nominations from the Substance Priority List and/or additional
substances must be submitted no later than June 20, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit nominations, identified by Docket No. ATSDR-
2014-0002, by any of the following methods:
*Internet: Access the Federal eRulemaking portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
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*Mail: Division of Toxicology and Human Health Sciences, 1600
Clifton Rd. NE., MS F-57, Atlanta, Ga. 30333
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number for this notice. All relevant comments will be posted
without change. This means that no confidential business information or
other confidential information should be submitted in response to this
notice. Refer to the section Submission of Nominations (below) for the
specific information required.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, please
contact Commander Jessilynn B. Taylor, Division of Toxicology and Human
Health Sciences, 1600 Clifton Rd. NE., MS F-57, Atlanta, Ga. 30333,
Email: [email protected]; phone: 1-800-232-4636.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (CERCLA or
Superfund) [42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.] establishes certain requirements
for ATSDR and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with
regard to hazardous substances most commonly found at facilities on the
CERCLA National Priorities List (NPL). Among these statutory
requirements is a mandate for the Administrator of ATSDR to prepare
toxicological profiles for each substance included on the Priority List
of Hazardous Substances. This list identifies 275 hazardous substances
that ATSDR and EPA have determined pose the most significant current
potential threat to human health. The revised list of the 275 priority
substances is available at www.atsdr.cdc.gov/SPL. For prior versions of
the list of substances, see www.atsdr.cdc.gov/SPL/resources.
Substances to be Evaluated for Set 28 Toxicological Profiles
Each year, ATSDR develops a list of substances to be considered for
toxicological profile development. The Set 28 nomination process
includes consideration of all substances on ATSDR's Priority List of
Hazardous Substances, also known as the Substance Priority List (SPL),
as well as other substances nominated by the public. The 275 substances
on the SPL will be considered for Set 28 Toxicological Profile
development. This list may be found at the following Web site:
www.atsdr.cdc.gov/SPL and in the docket at www.regulations.gov.
Existing Toxicological Profiles may be found at the following Web site:
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/index.asp.
Submission of Nominations for the Evaluation of Set 28 Proposed
Substances: Today's notice invites voluntary public nominations for
substances included on the SPL and for substances not listed on the
SPL. All nominations should include the full name of the nominator,
affiliation, email address. When nominating a non-SPL substance, please
include the rationale for the nomination. Please note that email
addresses will not be posted on regulations.gov.
ATSDR will evaluate all data and information associated with
nominated substances and will determine the final list of substances to
be chosen for toxicological profile development. Substances will be
chosen according to ATSDR's specific guidelines for selection. These
guidelines can be found in the Selection Criteria announced in the
Federal Register on May 7, 1993 (58FR27286-27287). A hard copy of the
selection criteria is available upon request or may be accessed at the
following Web site: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/guidance/criteria_for_selecting_tp_support.pdf.
Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified
nomination period. Nominations received after the closing date will be
marked as late and may be considered only if time and resources permit.
Sascha Chaney,
Acting Director, Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation, National
Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic, Substances and
Disease Registry.
[FR Doc. 2014-11848 Filed 5-21-14; 8:45 am]
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