[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 155 (Thursday, August 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53147-53148]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19051]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Docket Number CDC-2016-0074; NIOSH 156-B]


National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Draft 
Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health (IDLH) Value Profile for 
Peracetic Acid (CAS #79-21-0)

AGENCY: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) 
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of draft document for public comment.

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SUMMARY: On May 1, 2015, the Director of the National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC), published a notice in the Federal 
Register [80 FR 24930] announcing the availability of and a request for 
comments for the draft immediately dangerous to life or health (IDLH) 
values and support technical documents, entitled IDLH Values Profiles, 
for 14 chemicals. Written comments were to be received before the end 
of the comment period on June 30, 2015. Due to subsequent requests from 
the public, this Notice announces that NIOSH is seeking further 
comments on the draft IDLH Value Profile for peracetic acid (CAS #79-
21-0) http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docket/review/docket156a/pdfs/g1-013-peracetic-acid-cas-79-21-0.pdf for an additional 60 days.

DATES: Electronic or written comments on the draft IDLH Value Profile 
for peracetic acid must be received by October 11, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by CDC-2016-0074 and 
docket number NIOSH 156-B, by either of the two following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health, NIOSH Docket Office, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS C-34, Cincinnati, 
OH 45226.
    Instructions: All information received in response to this notice 
must include the agency name and docket number [CDC-2016-0074; NIOSH 
156-B]. All relevant comments received will be posted without change to 
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. For 
access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, 
go to www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: G. Scott Dotson, NIOSH, Education and 
Information Division, Robert A. Taft Laboratories, 1090 Tusculum 
Avenue, MS C-32, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, telephone (513) 533-8540 (not 
a toll free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed IDLH value and draft IDLH Value 
Profile for peracetic acid is based on the process outlined in the 
NIOSH Current Intelligence Bulletin 66--Derivation of Immediately 
Dangerous to Life or Health (IDLH) Values http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2014-100/pdfs/2014-100.pdf. The draft IDLH Value Profile was 
developed to provide the scientific rationale behind the derivation of 
the proposed IDLH value for peracetic acid. This includes a detailed 
summary of the health hazards of acute exposure to high airborne 
concentrations of peracetic acid and the rationale for the proposed 
IDLH value for peracetic acid.
    To facilitate the review of this draft document, NIOSH requests 
that the following questions be taken into consideration:
    1. Does this document clearly outline the health hazards associated 
with acute (or short-term) exposures to peracetic acid? If not, what 
specific information is missing from the document?
    2. Are the rationale and logic behind the derivation of an IDLH 
value for peracetic acid clearly explained? If not, what specific 
information is needed to clarify the basis of the IDLH value?

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    3. Are the conclusions supported by the data?
    4. Are the tables clear and appropriate?
    5. Is the document organized appropriately? If not, what 
improvements are needed?
    6. Are you aware of any scientific data reported in governmental 
publications, databases, peer-reviewed journals, or other sources that 
should be included within this document?

John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2016-19051 Filed 8-10-16; 8:45 am]
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