[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17177-17178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08090]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

[Docket No. ATSDR-2018-0003]


Proposed Substances To Be Evaluated for Toxicological Profile 
Development

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

ACTION: Request for comments on proposed substances to be evaluated for 
Toxicological Profile development.

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SUMMARY: The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) 
within the Department of Health and Human Services is initiating the 
development of another set of Toxicological Profiles. This notice 
solicits public nominations of substances for ATSDR to evaluate for 
Toxicological Profile development. ATSDR will consider nominations from 
the Substance Priority List, as well as any non-Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERLA) 
substances that may have public health implications, on the basis of 
ATSDR's authority to prepare Toxicological Profiles for substances not 
found at sites on the National Priorities List. The agency will do so 
in order to ``. . . establish and maintain inventory of literature, 
research, and studies on the health effects of toxic substances'', to 
respond to requests for consultation, and to support the site-specific 
response actions conducted by ATSDR, as otherwise necessary.

DATES: Nominations from the Substance Priority List and/or additional 
substances must be submitted by May 18, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit nominations, identified by Docket No. ATSDR-
2018-0003 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

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Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 1600 Clifton Rd. NE, MS F-57, 
Atlanta, GA 30329. Attn: Docket No. ATSDR-2018-0003.
    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 Susan Z. Ingber, 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: 
770.488.0605.

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 
Priority List of Hazardous Substances. This list identifies 275 
hazardous substances that ATSDR and EPA have determined pose the most 
significant current potential threat to human health.

Substances To Be Evaluated for Toxicological Profile Development

    Each year, ATSDR develops a list of substances to be considered for 
Toxicological Profile development. The nomination process includes 
consideration of all substances on ATSDR's Substance Priority List 
(SPL), as well as other substances nominated by the public. The SPL may 
be found at the following website: www.atsdr.cdc.gov/SPL.

Submission of Nominations for Toxicological Profile Development

    Today's notice 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 on regulations.gov.
    ATSDR will evaluate 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, which may be 
accessed at www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/guidance/ATSDR_TP_Selection%20Criteria.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 Protzel Berman,
Director, Office of Policy, Planning and Partnerships, Agency for Toxic 
Substances and Disease Registry.
[FR Doc. 2018-08090 Filed 4-17-18; 8:45 am]
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