[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34771-34773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13919]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Scientific Advisory Committee on Alternative Toxicological
Methods; 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 Scientific
Advisory Committee on Alternative Toxicological Methods (SACATM).
SACATM is a federally chartered external advisory group of scientists
from the public and private sectors, including
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representatives of regulated industry and national animal protection
organizations. SACATM advises the Interagency Coordinating Committee on
the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM), the National Toxicology
Program (NTP) Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative
Toxicological Methods (NICEATM), and the Director of the National
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and NTP regarding
statutorily mandated duties of ICCVAM and activities of NICEATM. This
SACATM meeting will be a virtual meeting only and available to the
public for remote viewing. Registration is required to access the
virtual meeting and to present oral comments. Information about the
meeting and registration are available at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/32822.
DATES:
Meeting: September 28, 2021, 10:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. EDT; September
29, 2021, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. EDT. Ending times are approximate;
meeting may end earlier or run later.
Registration for Virtual Meeting: Deadline is September 29, 2021,
4:00 p.m. EDT.
Written Public Comment Submissions: Deadline is September 17, 2021.
Register to Present Oral Comments: Deadline is September 17, 2021.
Registration to view the virtual meeting and present oral public
comments is required.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting web page: The preliminary agenda, registration, and other
meeting materials are at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/32822.
Virtual Meeting: The URL for viewing the virtual meeting will be
provided to those who register for viewing.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Sheena Scruggs, Designated Federal
Official for SACATM, Office of Policy, Review, and Outreach, Division
of NTP, NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233, K2-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.
Phone: 984-287-3355, Email: [email protected]. Hand Deliver/
Courier address: 530 Davis Drive, Room K2126, Morrisville, NC 27560.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Meeting and Registration: The meeting is open to the public with
time scheduled for oral public comments. Due to restrictions on in-
person gatherings amid ongoing public health concerns, the meeting will
be convened as a virtual meeting.
SACATM will provide input to ICCVAM, NICEATM, and NIEHS on
programmatic activities and issues. Preliminary agenda items for the
upcoming meeting include: (1) Major ICCVAM accomplishments in 2021; (2)
regulatory needs and research applications for ecotoxicity testing; (3)
evolving approaches to validation; and (4) update on NICEATM
computational resources. Please see the preliminary agenda for
information about specific presentations.
The preliminary agenda, roster of SACATM members, background
materials, public comments, and any additional information will be
posted when available on the SACATM meeting website (https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/32822) or may be requested in hardcopy from the
Designated Federal Official for SACATM. Following the meeting, summary
minutes will be prepared and made available on the SACATM meeting
website.
Registration is required to attend the virtual meeting and is open
to all interested persons. Registrants will receive instructions on how
to access the virtual meeting in the email confirming their
registration. Individuals who plan to provide oral comments (see below)
are required to register online at the SACATM meeting website (https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/32822) by September 17, 2021, to facilitate
planning for the meeting. Individuals are encouraged to visit the
website often to stay abreast of the most current information regarding
the meeting.
Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as
sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should
notify Ms. Robbin Guy at phone: (984) 287-3136 or email:
[email protected] in advance of the meeting. 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: Written and oral public comments are
invited for the agenda topics. 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 September 17, 2021. Written public comments should
be submitted through the meeting website. 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 website, and the
submitter will be identified by name, affiliation, and sponsoring
organization (if any).
Oral Public Comment Registration: The preliminary agenda allows for
several public comment periods, each allowing up to six commenters a
maximum of five minutes per speaker. Registration for oral comments is
on or before September 17, 2021, at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/32822.
Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Each organization
is allowed one time slot per comment period. After the maximum number
of speakers per comment period is exceeded, individuals registering to
submit an oral comment for the topic will be placed on a wait list and
notified should an opening become available. Commenters will be
notified after September 17, 2021, to provide logistical information
for their presentations. If possible, oral public commenters should
send a copy of their slides and/or statement or talking points to
Robbin Guy by email: [email protected] by September 17, 2021.
Meeting Materials: The preliminary meeting agenda will be posted
when available on the meeting web page at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/32822 and will be updated one week before the meeting. Individuals are
encouraged to visit this web page often to stay abreast of the most
current information regarding the meeting.
Responses to this notice are voluntary. No proprietary, classified,
confidential, or sensitive information should be included in statements
submitted in response to this notice or presented during the meeting.
This request for input is for planning purposes only and is not a
solicitation for applications or an obligation on the part of the U.S.
Government to provide support for any ideas identified in response to
the request. Please note that the U.S. Government will not pay for the
preparation of any information submitted or for its use of that
information.
Background Information on ICCVAM, NICEATM, and SACATM: ICCVAM is an
interagency committee composed of representatives from 17 federal
regulatory and research agencies that require, use, generate, or
disseminate toxicological and safety testing information. ICCVAM
conducts technical evaluations of new, revised, and alternative safety
testing methods and integrated testing strategies with regulatory
applicability, and promotes the scientific validation and regulatory
acceptance of testing methods that more accurately assess the safety
and hazards of chemicals and products and replace, reduce, or refine
(enhance animal well-being and lessen or avoid pain and distress)
animal use.
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The ICCVAM Authorization Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 285l-3) establishes
ICCVAM as a permanent interagency committee of NIEHS and provides the
authority for ICCVAM involvement in activities relevant to the
development of alternative test methods. Additional information about
ICCVAM can be found at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/iccvam.
NICEATM administers ICCVAM, provides scientific and operational
support for ICCVAM-related activities, and conducts and publishes
analyses and evaluations of data from new, revised, and alternative
testing approaches. NICEATM and ICCVAM work collaboratively to evaluate
new and improved testing approaches applicable to the needs of U.S.
federal agencies. NICEATM and ICCVAM welcome the public nomination of
new, revised, and alternative test methods and strategies for
validation studies and technical evaluations. Additional information
about NICEATM can be found at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/niceatm.
SACATM, established by the ICCVAM Authorization Act [Section 285l-
3(d)], provides advice on priorities and activities related to the
development, validation, scientific review, regulatory acceptance,
implementation, and national and international harmonization of new,
revised, and alternative toxicological test methods to ICCVAM, NICEATM,
and Director of NIEHS and NTP. Additional information about SACATM,
including the charter, roster, and records of past meetings, can be
found at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/167.
Dated: June 24, 2021.
Brian R. Berridge,
Associate Director, National Toxicology Program.
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