[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 112 (Tuesday, June 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27066-27067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12161]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

[Docket No. ATSDR-2014-0002]


Availability of Draft Toxicological Profiles: Antimony; 2,4-D; 
Molybdenum; Silica

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

ACTION: Notice of availability, and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), 
within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the 
availability of Toxicological Profiles for review and comment. All 
toxicological profiles issued as ``Drafts for Public Comment'' 
represent ATSDR's best efforts to provide important toxicological 
information on priority hazardous substances. ATSDR is seeking public 
comments and additional information or reports on studies about the 
health effects of these four substances for review and potential 
inclusion in the profiles.
    Although ATSDR considers key studies for these substances during 
the profile development process, this document solicits any relevant, 
additional studies. ATSDR will evaluate the quality and relevance of 
such data or studies for possible inclusion into the profile. ATSDR 
remains committed to providing a public comment period for these 
documents as a means to best serve public health and the public.

DATES: Comments must be submitted by September 11, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number ATSDR-
2014-0002, by any of the following methods:
     Internet: Access the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Division of Toxicology and Human Health Sciences, 
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander Jessilynn B. Taylor, 
Division of Toxicology and Human Health Sciences, Agency for Toxic 
Substances and Disease Registry, 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) regarding hazardous substances that are 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 
priority list of hazardous substances [also called the Substance 
Priority List (SPL)]. This list identifies 275 hazardous substances 
that ATSDR and EPA have determined pose the most significant potential 
threat to human health. The SPL is available online at 
www.atsdr.cdc.gov/spl.
    In addition, CERCLA provides ATSDR with the authority to prepare 
toxicological profiles for substances not found on the SPL. CERCLA 
authorizes ATSDR to establish and maintain inventory of literature, 
research, and studies on the health effects of toxic substances (CERCLA 
Section 104(i)(1)(B)); to respond to requests for health consultations 
(CERCLA Section 104(i)(4)); and to support the site-specific response 
actions conducted by the agency.

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Availability

    The Draft Toxicological Profiles are available online at http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ToxProfiles and at www.regulations.gov, Docket No. 
ATSDR-2014-0002.

Pamela I. Protzel Berman,
Director, Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Agency for Toxic 
Substances and Disease Registry.
[FR Doc. 2017-12161 Filed 6-12-17; 8:45 am]
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