[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 55 (Thursday, March 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14900-14901]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05736]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

[Docket No. ATSDR-2017-0003]


Proposed Substances To Be Evaluated for Set 31 Toxicological 
Profiles

AGENCY: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) 
located in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is 
initiating the development of its 31st set of toxicological profiles 
(Set 31). Today's announcement invites voluntary public nominations of 
substances for profile development. ATSDR is soliciting public 
nominations of substances found on the Substance Priority List (SPL) at 
https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/spl.

DATES: Comments must be submitted April 24, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit nominations, identified by Docket No. ATSDR-
2017-0003, by any of the following methods:
    *Internet: Access the Federal eRulemaking portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    *Mail: Division of Toxicology and Human Health Sciences, 1600 
Clifton Rd. NE., MS F-57, Atlanta, GA 30329.
    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 30329, 
Email: [email protected]; phone: 770-488-3313.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization 
Act of 1986 (SARA) [42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.] amended the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA 
or Superfund) [42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.] by establishing 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 SPL. 
This list identifies 275 hazardous substances that ATSDR and EPA have 
determined pose the most

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significant current potential threat to human health. The availability 
of the revised list of the 275 SPL substances was announced in April, 
2015 on the following Web site: https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/spl.

Substances To Be Evaluated for Set 31 Toxicological Profiles

    Each year, ATSDR develops a list of substances to be considered for 
toxicological profile development. The Set 31 nomination process 
includes consideration of all substances on ATSDR's SPL, as well as 
other substances nominated by the public. The 275 substances on the SPL 
will be considered for Set 31 Toxicological Profile development. This 
list may be found at the following Web site: https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/spl.

Submission of Nominations for the Evaluation of Set 31 Proposed 
Substances

    ATSDR also will consider the nomination of any substance that is 
not on the SPL under the authority of the Comprehensive, Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) to ``. . . establish 
and maintain an 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.
    Today's document 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, and email address. When nominating a non-SPL substance, 
please include the rationale for the nomination. Please note that email 
addresses will not be posted in the docket found at 
www.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 (58 FR 27286). A hard copy of the 
Selection Criteria is available upon request or may be accessed at: 
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.

Pamela I. Protzel Berman,
Associate Director, Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation, National 
Center for Environmental Health, Agency for Toxic substances and 
Disease Registry.
[FR Doc. 2017-05736 Filed 3-22-17; 8:45 am]
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