[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 90 (Thursday, May 9, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20359-20360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09538]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
[Docket No. ATSDR-2019-0006]
Availability of Draft Toxicological Profiles
AGENCY: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR),
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
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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
opening of a docket to obtain comments on Draft Toxicological Profiles
for Dinitrophenols, 2-Butanone, Mirex and Chlordecone, 1,2-
Diphenylhydrazine, 1,2,3-Trichloropropane, Lead, and Endrin. ATSDR has
updated these profiles based on availability of new health effects
information since their initial release. On March 21, 2016 ATSDR
announced that it was preparing to develop Draft Toxicological Profiles
for public comment release (81 FR 15110), which include those profiles
mentioned above. All toxicological profiles issued as ``Drafts for
Public Comment'' represent the result of ATSDR's evidence-based
evaluations 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
dinitrophenols, 2-butanone, mirex and chlordecone, 1,2-
diphenylhydrazine, 1,2,3-trichloropropane, lead, and endrin for review
and potential inclusion in the profiles. 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.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before August 7, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number ATSDR-
2019-0006, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: 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,
Mail Stop S102-1, Atlanta, GA, 30329-4027. Attn: Docket No. ATSDR-2019-
0006.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
Docket Number. All relevant comments received will be posted without
change to http://regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided. For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Ingber, Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry, Division of Toxicology and Human
Health Sciences, 1600 Clifton Rd. NE, Mail Stop S102-1, Atlanta, GA,
30329-4027, Email: [email protected]; Phone: 1-800-232-4636.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation
Interested persons or organizations are invited to participate by
submitting written views, information, and data.
Please note that comments received, including attachments and other
supporting materials, are part of the public record and are subject to
public disclosure. Comments will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, do not include any information in your
comment or supporting materials that you consider confidential or
inappropriate for public disclosure. If you include your name, contact
information, or other information that identifies you in the body of
your comments, that information will be on public display. ATSDR will
review all submissions and may choose to redact, or withhold,
submissions containing private or proprietary information such as
Social Security numbers, medical information, inappropriate language,
or duplicate/near duplicate examples of a mass-mail campaign. ATSDR
will carefully consider all comments submitted in preparation of the
final Toxicological Profiles and may revise the profiles as
appropriate.
Legislative Background
The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) [42
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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 an inventory of literature,
research, and studies on the health effects of toxic substances (CERCLA
Section 104(i)(1)(B); 42 U.S.C. 9604(i)(1)(B)); to respond to requests
for health consultations (CERCLA Section 104(i)(4); 42 U.S.C.
9604(i)(4)); and to support the site-specific response actions
conducted by the agency.
Availability
These Draft Toxicological Profiles will be available online at
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ToxProfiles and at www.regulations.gov, Docket
No. ATSDR-2019-0006.
Pamela I. Protzel Berman,
Director, Office of Policy, Partnerships and Planning, Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry.
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