[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 125 (Friday, July 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35308-35309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14238]
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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 August 4, 2021, 12:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern
Daylight Time (EDT).
Written Public Comment Submissions: Deadline is July 28, 2021.
Registration for Oral Comments: Deadline is July 28, 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 the day before the meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Sheena Scruggs, Designated Federal
Official for the BSC, 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, Fax: 301-451-5759, Email: [email protected].
Hand Deliver/Courier address: 530 Davis Drive, Room K2126, 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) the day before 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: 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 July 28, 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 July 28, 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 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
July 28, 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
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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: June 29, 2021.
Brian R. Berridge,
Associate Director, National Toxicology Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-14238 Filed 7-1-21; 8:45 am]
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