[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 29529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13338]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Draft NTP Monograph on Systematic Review of Traffic-Related Air
Pollution and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy; Availability of
Document; Request for Comments
AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Toxicology Program (NTP) announces the
availability of the Draft NTP Monograph on Systematic Review of
Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
for public comment. The Office of Health Assessment and Translation
(OHAT), Division of the National Toxicology Program (DNTP), National
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), prepared the
monograph.
DATES:
Written Public Comment Submission: Deadline is August 7, 2019.
Document Availability: The draft monograph should be available by
June 24, 2019, at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/peer_trap.
ADDRESSES: Written public comments should be submitted electronically
at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/peer_trap.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Canden Byrd, 2635 Meridian Parkway,
Suite 200, Durham, NC, USA 27713. Phone: (919) 293-1660, Fax: (919)
293-1645, Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: Traffic-related air pollution and hypertensive
disorders of pregnancy were selected for review following nomination in
July 2012 to evaluate emerging children's health issues associated with
ambient air pollution and review by the NTP Board of Scientific
Counselors on April 18, 2014. After considering the literature on
children's health outcomes, the scope was narrowed to focus on traffic-
related air pollution and hypersensitive disorders of pregnancy due to:
(1) The significant impact of hypertension in pregnancy on children's
health, and (2) a number of recent studies assessing hypertensive
outcomes in pregnant women exposed to traffic-related air pollution.
Information on NTP's review of traffic-related air pollution and
children's health is available at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/trap.
Request for Comments: NTP invites public comments on the draft
monograph that address scientific or technical issues. Guidelines for
public comments are available at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/about_ntp/guidelines_public_comments_508.pdf. The deadline for
submission of written comments is August 7, 2019. Written public
comments should be submitted electronically at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/peer_trap. Persons submitting written comments
should include their name, affiliation, mailing address, phone, email,
and sponsoring organization (if any). Written comments received in
response to this notice will be posted on the NTP website and the
submitter will be identified by name, affiliation, and sponsoring
organization (if any). Following the public comment period, the draft
monograph will undergo external peer review by letter. Comments that
address scientific/technical issues will be shared with external
scientists for their consideration during the peer review.
Background Information on OHAT: NTP and NIEHS established OHAT to
serve as an environmental health resource to the public and to
regulatory and health agencies. The office conducts evaluations to
assess the evidence that environmental chemicals, physical substances,
or mixtures (collectively referred to as ``substances'') cause adverse
health effects and provides opinions on whether these substances may be
of concern given what is known about current human exposure levels.
The product of an evaluation may be a systematic review, scoping
report, interactive evidence map, or workshop report, which may be
published as a NTP monograph, NTP technical report, or peer-reviewed
journal publication. Information about OHAT is available on the OHAT
website (https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/ohat).
Dated: June 13, 2019.
Brian R. Berridge,
Associate Director, National Toxicology Program.
[FR Doc. 2019-13338 Filed 6-21-19; 8:45 am]
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