[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 134 (Tuesday, July 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41047-41048]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17165]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Scientific Advisory Committee on Alternative Toxicological 
Methods; Announcement of Meeting; Request for Comments

SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Scientific Advisory 
Committee on Alternative Toxicological Methods (SACATM). SACATM advises 
the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative 
Methods (ICCVAM), the National Toxicology Program (NTP) Interagency 
Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods 
(NICEATM), and the Director of the National Institute of Environmental 
Health Sciences (NIEHS) and NTP regarding statutorily mandated duties 
of ICCVAM and activities of NICEATM. The meeting is open to the public. 
Registration is requested for both public attendance and oral comment 
and required to access the webcast. Information about the meeting and 
registration is available at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/32822.

DATES: Meeting: September 2, 2015, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Eastern 
Daylight Time (EDT) and continuing until adjournment at approximately 
5:00 p.m.
    Written Public Comments Submissions: Deadline is August 19, 2015.
    Registration for Meeting and/or Oral Comments: Deadline is August 
26, 2015.
    Registration to View Webcast: Deadline is September 2, 2015. 
Registration to view the meeting via the webcast is required.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting Location: Rodbell Auditorium, Rall Building, NIEHS, 111 
T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
    Meeting Web page: The preliminary agenda, registration, and other 
meeting materials will be at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/32822.
    Webcast: The meeting will be webcast; the URL will be provided to 
those who register for viewing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Lori White, Designated Federal 
Officer for SACATM, Office of Liaison, Policy and Review, Division of 
NTP, NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233, K2-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. 
Phone: 919-541-9834, fax: (301) 480-3272, email: [email protected]. 
Hand Deliver/Courier address: 530 Davis Drive, Room K2136, Morrisville, 
NC 27560.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Preliminary Agenda and Other Meeting Information: A preliminary 
agenda, roster of SACATM members, background materials, public 
comments, and any additional information, when available, will be 
posted on the SACATM meeting Web site (http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/32822) or is available upon request from the Designated Federal 
Officer. Following the meeting, summary minutes will be prepared and 
available on the SACATM Web site or upon request.
    Meeting and Registration: This meeting is open to the public with 
time scheduled for oral public comments. The public may attend the 
meeting at NIEHS, where attendance is limited only by the space 
available, or view the webcast. Registration is required to view the 
webcast; the URL for the webcast will be provided in the email 
confirming registration. Individuals who plan to attend and/or provide 
oral comments are encouraged to register at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/32822 by August 26, 2015, to facilitate planning for the meeting. 
Individuals interested in the meeting are encouraged to access this Web 
site to stay abreast of the most current information regarding the 
meeting. Visitor and security information for those attending in person 
is available at niehs.nih.gov/about/visiting/index.cfm. Individuals 
with disabilities who need accommodation to participate in this event 
should contact Ms. Robbin Guy at phone: (919) 541-4363 or email: 
[email protected]. TTY users should contact the Federal TTY Relay 
Service at 800-877-8339. Requests should be made at least five business 
days in advance of the event.
    Request for Comments: Both written and oral public input on the 
agenda topics is invited. Written comments submitted in response to 
this notice should be received by August 19, 2015. Comments will be 
posted on the meeting Web site and persons submitting them will be 
identified by their name and affiliation and/or sponsoring 
organization, if applicable. Persons submitting written comments should 
include their name, affiliation (if applicable), and sponsoring 
organization (if any) with the document. Time is allotted during the 
meeting for presentation of oral comments and each organization 
(sponsoring organization or affiliation) is allowed one time slot per

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topic. At least 7 minutes will be allotted for each speaker, and if 
time permits, may be extended up to 10 minutes at the discretion of the 
chair. Registration for oral comments will also be available on-site, 
although time allowed for presentation by on-site registrants may be 
less than for registered speakers and will be determined by the number 
of persons who register at the meeting. In addition to in-person oral 
comments at the meeting, public comments can be presented by 
teleconference line. There will be 50 lines for this call; availability 
will be on a first-come, first-served basis. The lines will be open 
from 8:30 a.m. until approximately 5:00 p.m., although public comments 
will be received only during the formal public comment periods, which 
will be indicated on the preliminary agenda. The access number for the 
teleconference line will be provided to registrants by email prior to 
the meeting.
    Persons wishing to present oral comments are encouraged to register 
using the SACATM meeting registration form (http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/32822), indicate the topic(s) on which they plan to comment, and, if 
possible, send a copy of their statement to [email protected] by 
August 26, 2015, to enable review by SACATM, NICEATM, ICCVAM, and 
NIEHS/NTP staff prior to the meeting. Written statements can supplement 
and may expand the oral presentation. If registering on-site and 
reading from written text, please bring 20 copies of the statement for 
distribution and to supplement the record.
    Background Information on ICCVAM, NICEATM, and SACATM: ICCVAM is an 
interagency committee composed of representatives from 15 federal 
regulatory and research agencies that require, use, generate, or 
disseminate toxicological and safety testing information. ICCVAM 
conducts technical evaluations of new, revised, and alternative safety 
testing methods with regulatory applicability and promotes the 
scientific validation and regulatory acceptance of toxicological and 
safety-testing methods that more accurately assess the safety and 
hazards of chemicals and products and that reduce, refine (decrease or 
eliminate pain and distress), or replace animal use. The ICCVAM 
Authorization Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 285l-3) established ICCVAM as a 
permanent interagency committee of the NIEHS under NICEATM.
    NICEATM administers ICCVAM, provides scientific and operational 
support for ICCVAM-related activities, and conducts independent 
validation studies to assess the usefulness and limitations of new, 
revised, and alternative test methods and strategies. NICEATM and 
ICCVAM work collaboratively to evaluate new and improved test methods 
and strategies applicable to the needs of U.S. federal agencies. 
NICEATM and ICCVAM welcome the public nomination of new, revised, and 
alternative test methods and strategies for validation studies and 
technical evaluations. Additional information about ICCVAM and NICEATM 
can be found at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/iccvam and http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/niceatm.
    SACATM was established in response to the ICCVAM Authorization Act 
[Section 285l-3(d)] and is composed of scientists from the public and 
private sectors. SACATM advises ICCVAM, NICEATM, and the Director of 
the NIEHS and NTP regarding statutorily mandated duties of ICCVAM and 
activities of NICEATM. SACATM provides advice on priorities and 
activities related to the development, validation, scientific review, 
regulatory acceptance, implementation, and national and international 
harmonization of new, revised, and alternative toxicological test 
methods. Additional information about SACATM, including the charter, 
roster, and records of past meetings, can be found at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/167.

    Dated: July 8, 2015.
John R. Bucher,
Associate Director, National Toxicology Program.
[FR Doc. 2015-17165 Filed 7-13-15; 8:45 am]
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