[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 42 (Friday, March 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12956-12957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-04596]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Toxicology Program Board of Scientific Counselors; 
Announcement of Meeting; Request for Comments

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the next meeting of the National 
Toxicology Program (NTP) Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC). The BSC, 
a federally chartered, external advisory group composed of scientists 
from the public and private sectors, will review and provide advice on 
programmatic activities. This meeting is a virtual meeting and is open 
to the public. Written comments will be accepted and registration is 
required to present oral comments. Information about the meeting and 
registration are available at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165.

DATES: 
    Meeting: Scheduled for April 23, 2021, 12:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern 
Daylight Time (EDT).
    Written Public Comment Submissions: Deadline is April 16, 2021.
    Registration for Oral Comments: Deadline is April 16, 2021.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting Web page: The preliminary agenda, registration, and other 
meeting materials are available at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165.
    Virtual Meeting: The URL for viewing the virtual meeting will be 
provided on the meeting web page.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Sheena Scruggs, Designated Federal 
Official for the BSC, Office of Liaison, Policy and Review, Division of 
NTP, NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233, K2-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. 
Phone: 984-287-3355, Fax: 301-451-5759, Email: [email protected]. 
Hand Deliver/Courier address: 530 Davis Drive, Room K2130, Morrisville, 
NC 27560.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BSC will provide input to the NTP on 
programmatic activities and issues. The preliminary agenda topics 
include presentations from two of the Division of the National 
Toxicology Program (DNTP)'s research program areas. The preliminary 
agenda, roster of BSC members, background materials, public comments, 
and any additional information, when available, will be posted on the 
BSC meeting web page (https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165) or may be 
requested in hardcopy from the Designated Federal Official for the BSC. 
Following the meeting, summary minutes will be prepared and made 
available on the BSC meeting web page.
    Meeting Attendance Registration: The meeting is open to the public 
with time scheduled for oral public comments. Registration is not 
required to view the virtual meeting; the URL for the virtual meeting 
is provided on the BSC meeting web page (https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165). TTY users should contact the Federal TTY Relay Service at 800-
877-8339. Requests should be made at least five business days in 
advance of the event.
    Written Public Comments: NTP invites written public comments. 
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 April 16, 2021. 
Written public comments should be submitted through the meeting web 
page. Persons submitting written comments should include 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 web page, and the submitter will be identified by 
name, affiliation, and sponsoring organization (if any).
    Oral Public Comment Registration: The agenda allows for two formal 
public comment periods--one comment period for each program area (up to 
3 commenters, up to 5 minutes per speaker, per topic). Persons wishing 
to make an oral comment are required to register online at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165 by April 16, 2021. Oral comments will be 
received only during the formal comment periods indicated on the 
preliminary agenda. Oral comments will only be by teleconference line. 
The access number for the teleconference line will be provided to 
registrants by email prior to the meeting. Registration is on a first-
come, first-served basis. Each organization is allowed one time slot 
per topic. After the maximum number of speakers per comment period is 
exceeded, individuals registered to provide oral comment will be placed 
on a wait list and notified should an opening become available. 
Commenters will be notified approximately one week

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before the meeting about the actual time allotted per speaker.
    If possible, oral public commenters should send a copy of their 
slides and/or statement or talking points to [email protected] by 
April 16, 2021.
    Meeting Materials: The preliminary meeting agenda is available on 
the meeting web page (https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165) and will be 
updated one week before the meeting. Individuals are encouraged to 
access the meeting web page to stay abreast of the most current 
information regarding the meeting.
    Background Information on the BSC: The BSC is a technical advisory 
body comprised of scientists from the public and private sectors that 
provides primary scientific oversight to the NTP. Specifically, the BSC 
advises the NTP on matters of scientific program content, both present 
and future, and conducts periodic review of the program for the purpose 
of determining and advising on the scientific merit of its activities 
and their overall scientific quality. Its members are selected from 
recognized authorities knowledgeable in fields such as toxicology, 
pharmacology, pathology, epidemiology, risk assessment, carcinogenesis, 
mutagenesis, cellular biology, computational toxicology, 
neurotoxicology, genetic toxicology, reproductive toxicology or 
teratology, and biostatistics. Members serve overlapping terms of up to 
four years. The BSC usually meets periodically. The authority for the 
BSC is provided by 42 U.S.C. 217a, section 222 of the Public Health 
Service Act (PHS), as amended.
    The BSC is governed by the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. app.), which sets forth standards 
for the formation and use of advisory committees.

    Dated: March 2, 2021.
Brian R. Berridge,
Associate Director, National Toxicology Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-04596 Filed 3-4-21; 8:45 am]
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