[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53488-53489]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16914]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

[Docket No. ATSDR-2023-0003]


Nominations for 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: Notice with comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), 
within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces 
that it is soliciting nominations of substances to be evaluated for an 
upcoming set of toxicological profiles. ATSDR is opening a docket for 
the public to submit nominations and provide comment on which 
toxicological profiles are developed next. Members of the public, 
government agencies, or private organizations may comment on which 
substances they are concerned about so that ATSDR may take this 
information into consideration when developing future toxicological 
profiles.

DATES: Written nominations and comments must be received by September 
7, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit nominations, identified by Docket No. ATSDR-
2023-0003, by either of the methods listed below. Do not submit 
comments by email. ATSDR does not accept comments by email.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 
Office of Innovation and Analytics, 4770 Buford Highway, Mail Stop 
S106-5, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717. Attn: Docket No. ATSDR-2023-0003.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and 
docket number for this notice. All relevant comments will be posted 
without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information provided. Refer to the Submission of Nominations section 
(below) for the specific information required to be included in a 
nomination. For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Farhana Rahman, Agency for Toxic 
Substances and Disease Registry, Office of Innovation and Analytics, 
1600 Clifton Rd. NE, Mail Stop S106-5, 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) concerning hazardous substances most commonly found at facilities 
on the CERCLA National Priorities 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 has determined currently pose the most significant potential 
threat to human health. For more information on ATSDR's SPL, visit 
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/SPL/.

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.

Submission of Nominations for Toxicological Profile Development

    This notice invites public nominations of substances for 
toxicological profile development. If nominating a substance that is 
not on the SPL, please include the rationale for the nomination and any 
supporting data. 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.

Public Participation

    Interested persons or organizations are invited to participate by 
submitting nominations for substances. These

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submissions may include written views and data to support the 
nomination. Please note that comments received, including attachments 
and other supporting materials, are part of the public record and are 
subject to public disclosure. Comments will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, do not include any information in your 
comment or supporting materials that you consider confidential or 
inappropriate for public disclosure. If you include your name, contact 
information, or other information that identifies you in the body of 
your comments, that information will be on public display. ATSDR will 
review all submissions and may choose to redact, or withhold, 
submissions containing private or proprietary information such as 
Social Security numbers, medical information, inappropriate language, 
or duplicate/near duplicate examples of a mass-mail campaign related to 
substances being nominated. Do not submit comments by email. ATSDR does 
not accept comment by email.

Donata Green,
Acting Associate Director, Office of Policy, Planning and Partnerships, 
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
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