[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 120 (Tuesday, June 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35938-35939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15366]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC- 2014-0033]


Notice of Availability: Estimated Phthalate Exposure and Risk to 
Pregnant Women and Women of Reproductive Age as Assessed Using Four 
NHANES Biomonitoring Data Sets (2005/2006, 2007/2008, 2009/2010, 2011/
2012)

AGENCY: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (``Commission,'' or 
``CPSC'') is announcing the availability of a document titled, 
``Estimated Phthalate Exposure and Risk to Pregnant Women and Women of 
Reproductive Age as Assessed Using Four NHANES Biomonitoring Data Sets 
(2005/2006, 2007/2008, 2009/2010, 2011/2012).''

DATES: Submit comments by August 7, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC- 
2014-0033, by any of the following methods:
    Electronic Submissions: Submit electronic comments to the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments. The Commission does not accept 
comments submitted by electronic mail (email), except through 
www.regulations.gov. The Commission encourages you to submit electronic 
comments by using the Federal eRulemaking Portal, as described above.
    Written Submissions: Submit written submissions by mail/hand 
delivery/courier to: Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, Room 820, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; 
telephone (301) 504-7923.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number for this notice. All comments received may be posted 
without change, including any personal identifiers, contact 
information, or other personal information provided, to:

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http://www.regulations.gov. Do not submit confidential business 
information, trade secret information, or other sensitive or protected 
information that you do not want to be available to the public. If 
furnished at all, such information should be submitted in writing.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to: http://www.regulations.gov, and insert the 
docket number CPSC- 2014-0033, into the ``Search'' box, and follow the 
prompts.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kent R. Carlson, Ph.D., Toxicologist, 
Division of Toxicology & Risk Assessment, Directorate for Health 
Sciences, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 5 Research Place, 
Rockville, MD 20850-3213; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 30, 2014, the Commission issued 
a notice of proposed rulemaking (``NPR'') that would prohibit 
children's toys and child care articles containing specified 
phthalates. 79 FR 78324 (December 30, 2014). As provided in section 108 
of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (``CPSIA''), the 
NPR was based on a report to the Commission (``CHAP Report'') from a 
Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel (``CHAP'') that the CPSIA directed the 
Commission to convene. The CHAP report is available at http://www.cpsc.gov/PageFiles/169902/CHAP-REPORT-With-Appendices.pdf.
    As stated in the NPR, the CHAP used several data sources for human 
biomonitoring analysis, including data from the National Human Health 
and Nutrition Survey (``NHANES''). See 79 FR at 78327. Specifically, 
the CHAP used biomonitoring data from the 2005/2006 NHANES data set, 
which was the most recent data available at the time of the CHAP's 
analysis.
    CPSC staff has reviewed subsequent NHANES data sets that were 
released after the CHAP's analysis. Staff also reviewed the 2005/2006 
data set to replicate the CHAP's methodology. CPSC staff has prepared a 
document titled, ``Estimated Phthalate Exposure and Risk to Pregnant 
Women and Women of Reproductive Age as Assessed Using Four NHANES 
Biomonitoring Data Sets (2005/2006, 2007/2008, 2009/2010, 2011/2012)'' 
reflecting the staff's analysis. The document is available on the 
Commission's Web site at: http://www.cpsc.gov/Global/Regulations-Laws-and-Standards/CPSIA/CHAP/NHANES-Biomonitoring-analysis-for-Commission.pdf and from the Commission's Office of the Secretary at the 
location listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
    The Commission invites comment on the document, ``Phthalate 
Exposure and Risk to Pregnant Women and Women of Reproductive Age as 
Assessed Using Four NHANES Biomonitoring Data Sets (2005/2006, 2007/
2008, 2009/2010, 2011/2012).'' Comments should be submitted by August 
7, 2015. Information on how to submit comments can be found in the 
ADDRESSES section of this notice.

    Dated: June 18, 2015.
Todd A. Stevenson,
 Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2015-15366 Filed 6-22-15; 8:45 am]
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