[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 110 (Thursday, June 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37554-37555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12223]


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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.

DATES: 
    Meeting: Scheduled for July 11, 2023, 11:00 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Eastern 
Daylight Time (EDT). Ending times are approximate; meeting may end 
earlier or run later.
    Written Public Comment Submissions: Deadline is July 5, 2023; 5:00 
p.m. EDT.
    Registration for Oral Comments: Deadline is July 5, 2023; 5:00 p.m. 
EDT.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting Web Page: The preliminary agenda, registration, and other 
meeting materials will be available at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165 
by June 12, 2023.
    Virtual Meeting: A link to the URL for viewing the virtual meeting 
will be provided on the meeting web page by noon the day before the 
meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Milene Brownlow, Designated 
Federal Officer for the BSC, Office of Policy, Review, and Outreach, 
Division of Translational Toxicology, NIEHS. Phone: 984-287-3364, 
Email: [email protected]. Hand Deliver/Courier address: 530 Davis 
Drive, Room K2136, Durham, NC 27713.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BSC will provide input to the NTP on 
programmatic activities and issues. The preliminary agenda topics 
include a presentation on needed research capabilities to support 
predictive toxicology and evidence evaluation, including the 
development and implementation of computational, alternative, 
literature-based, and quality assessment tools and methodologies. The 
NIEHS proposes to obtain support for these activities via contract 
mechanism due to the scope of the required capabilities and 
availability of personnel with relevant experience to perform these 
activities exceeding the internal resources available. 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 Officer for the BSC. 
Following the meeting, summary minutes will be prepared and made 
available on the BSC meeting web page within 90 calendar days of the 
meeting.
    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 
will be provided on the BSC meeting web page (https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165) by noon 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 5, 2023, by 
5:00 p.m. EDT. Written public comments should be submitted through the 
meeting web page. Persons submitting written comments should

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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 public 
comment periods on the agenda topics (up to five commenters per topic, 
up to five minutes per speaker per topic). Oral comments will be 
received only during the formal comment periods indicated on the 
preliminary agenda. Persons wishing to make an oral comment are 
required to register online at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165 by July 
5, 2023, by 5:00 p.m. EDT. Registration is on a first-come, first-
served basis. Each organization is allowed one time slot per topic. 
After the maximum number of speakers is exceeded, individuals 
registered to provide oral comment will be placed on a wait list and 
notified should an opening become available. Logistical information for 
presentations will be provided to commenters approximately 2-3 days 
before the meeting.
    If possible, oral public commenters should send a copy of their 
slides and/or statement or talking points to Ms. Robbin Guy by email: 
[email protected] by July 5, 2023; 5:00 p.m. EDT.
    Meeting Materials: The preliminary meeting agenda will be available 
on the meeting web page (https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165) by 5:00 p.m. 
on June 12, 2023, and updated one week before the meeting. Individuals 
are encouraged to access the meeting web page periodically 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. ch.10), which sets forth standards 
for the formation and use of advisory committees.

Richard P. Woychik,
Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and 
National Toxicology Program, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2023-12223 Filed 6-7-23; 8:45 am]
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