[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 103 (Thursday, May 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32039-32040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11423]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

[Docket No. ATSDR-2020-0002]


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 (available at https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/SPL/). ATSDR also accepts nominations for non-Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
(CERCLA) 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 CERCLA National Priorities List. 
For more information on the CERCLA National Priorities List, visit 
https://www.epa.gov/superfund/superfundnational-priorities-list-npl. 
The agency will do so in order to establish and maintain an 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 received by June 29, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit nominations, identified by Docket No. ATSDR-
2020-0002, 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, 
Mail Stop S102-1, Atlanta, GA, 30329-4027. Attn: Docket No. ATSDR-2020-
0002.
    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 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: 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) (for more 
information, visit https://www.epa.gov/superfund/superfund-nationalpriorities-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 known as the Substance Priority list (SPL)). This list 
identifies 275 hazardous substances found at NPL sites that ATSDR and 
EPA have determined pose the most significant current potential threat 
to human health.

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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 SPL, as well as other 
substances nominated by the public. For more information on ATSDR's 
SPL, visit https://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. When 
nominating a non-SPL substance, please include the rationale for the 
nomination. 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.

Pamela I. Protzel Berman,
Director, Office of Policy, Planning and Partnerships, Agency for Toxic 
Substances and Disease Registry.
[FR Doc. 2020-11423 Filed 5-27-20; 8:45 am]
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