[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6090-6091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02097]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


Renewal of Charters for Certain Federal Advisory Committees

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human 
Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended (5 U.S.C. App), the U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services is hereby announcing that the charters have been renewed for 
the following federal advisory committees for which the National 
Institutes of Health provides management support: National Toxicology 
Program Board of Scientific Counselors (NTPBSC) and National Toxicology 
Program Special Emphasis Panel (NTPSEP). Functioning as federal 
advisory committees, these committees are governed by the provisions of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). Under FACA, the charter for 
a federal advisory committee must be renewed every two years in order 
for the committee to continue to operate.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Spaeth, Director, Office of 
Federal Advisory Committee Policy, Office of the Director, National 
Institutes of Health, 6701 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 1000, Bethesda, 
Maryland 20892 (Mail code 4875). Telephone (301) 496-2123, or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1978 the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services established the National Toxicology Program (NTP) to 
coordinate toxicological testing programs within the Department, 
strengthen the science base in toxicology, develop and validate 
improved testing methods, and provide information about potentially 
toxic agents to health regulatory and research agencies, medical and 
scientific communities, and the public. The NTP is an interagency 
program that provides

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information that improves the nation's ability to evaluate potential 
human health effects from chemical or physical exposures. The NTP plays 
a critical role in providing needed scientific data, interpretations, 
and guidance on the appropriate uses of data to regulatory agencies and 
other groups involved in health-related research and in providing 
information to regulatory agencies about alternative methods for 
toxicity screening.
    The results of NTP's long-term, generally two-year, toxicology and 
carcinogenicity studies, are published as NTP Technical Reports. The 
NTP uses established criteria to evaluate the findings and determine 
the strength of the evidence for conclusions regarding the carcinogenic 
activity of each substance evaluated. Panels are technical, scientific 
advisory bodies established to provide independent scientific peer 
review of the draft NTP Technical Reports.
    Copies of the charters for the designated committees can be 
obtained by accessing the FACA data base that is maintained by the 
Committee Management Secretariat under the General Services 
Administration.

    Dated: January 29, 2015.
Carolyn A. Baum,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015-02097 Filed 2-3-15; 8:45 am]
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