| Federal Register Notice 4/26/00 |
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Public Health Service National Toxicology Program Meeting of the NTP Board of Scientific Counselors Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of a meeting of the National Toxicology Program (NTP) Board of Scientific Counselors, U.S. Public Health Service, in the Rodbell Auditorium, Building 101, South Campus, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), 111 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, on May 24, 2000. The NTP Board of Scientific Counselors is composed of scientists from the public and private sector. The Board provides primary scientific oversight to the NTP.
Agenda The meeting is open to the public from 8:30 a.m. to adjournment with attendance limited only by space available. A draft agenda with a tentative schedule is provided below. There are three primary agenda topics: 1) an update on the NTP Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction (CERHR) including a discussion of its progress, the phthalates review, and its procedures for nomination, selection and review of chemicals; 2) presentations about current initiatives for NTP toxicology studies; and 3) recommendations of substances by the Interagency Committee for future NTP studies. Also in the afternoon, there will be reports on activities of the Report on Carcinogens and Technical Reports Review Subcommittees. The Board will review a concept proposal for the continued use of a contract mechanism to perform NTP toxicology and carcinogenesis studies. Information about the CERHR including the chemicals currently under consideration for Expert Panel evaluation and the evaluation process are described in a Federal Register notice [March 20, 2000, Volume 65, Number 54, pages 14997-14998]. The opportunity for submission of written public comments on those candidate chemicals is provided through May 4, 2000. A copy of this notice is available on-line at the NTP web site (http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov) and CERHR web site (http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov) or by contacting the Executive Secretary (address given below). The chemicals under consideration include: 1-Bromopropane, 2-Bromopropane, Dimethyl Methyl Phosphonate, Ethylene glycol, Glycol ethers, Glyphosate, Methanol, Nicotine, Phenol, Thimerosal, and Toluene. This meeting provides an additional opportunity for the public to present any comments to the NTP Board of Scientific Counselors and NTP staff. However, if written comments were submitted in response to the March 20th Federal Register announcement they are being considered and do not need to be resubmitted or readdressed. The NTP has a broad mandate to provide toxicological characterization for chemicals and agents of public health concern and strives to balance the selection of agents for study. Current NTP initiatives include water disinfection by-products, DNA-based products, herbal/dietary supplements, phototoxicology studies and occupational exposures and mixtures. Information about substances nominated to the NTP for toxicology studies and recommendations for testing by the NTP Interagency Committee for Chemical Evaluation and Coordination (ICCEC) are provided in the Federal Register notice dated March 2, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 42, Pages 11329-11331). The opportunity for submission of written public comments on those candidate chemicals is provided through April 30, 2000. Substances currently under consideration include: Substances recommended for testing: 1-Bromopropane and 2-Bromopropane, Chitosan, DNA-based products, Juglone, Potassium ferricyanide, and Radio frequency radiation emissions of wireless communication devices; Substances for which no testing is recommended at this time: Cafestol and Plumbagin; Substances for which a testing recommendation is deferred pending receipt and consideration of additional information: Ethylenebis(tetrabromo-phthalimide), Terpinolene, Tetrabromophthalic anhydride, and Texanol benzyl phthalate. Testing recommendations from the ICCEC are given in the referenced Federal Register notice. This meeting provides an additional opportunity for the public to comment to the NTP Board and staff. However, if written comments were submitted in response to the March 2nd Federal Register announcement, they are under consideration and do not need to be resubmitted or readdressed.
Public Comment Encouraged Public input at the meeting is welcome and time is set aside in the agenda for presentation of public comments on any agenda topic. Seven minutes are allotted for each formal oral presentation. To facilitate planning for the meeting, persons interested in providing formal written or oral comments are asked to notify the Executive Secretary, Dr. Mary S. Wolfe, NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233 MD A3-07, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 (telephone 919/541-3971, fax 919/541-0295, and email wolfe@niehs.nih.gov). Written comments submitted for consideration by the Board and NTP staff prior to the meeting must be received by May 15, 2000. Persons wishing to register to make a formal presentation during a public comment period are asked to notify the Executive Secretary preferably no later than May 22, 2000, and, if possible, to provide a copy of the statement in advance of the meeting for distribution to the Board and NTP staff. Individuals will also be able to register to give oral public comments on-site at the meeting. However, if registering on-site and reading from written text, please bring 25 copies of the statement to the meeting for distribution to the Board and NTP staff and to supplement the record. Persons registering to make oral comments or submitting written comments are asked to provide their name, affiliation, mailing address, phone, fax, e-mail, and sponsoring organization (if any).
Additional Information about Meeting Prior to the meeting, a copy of the agenda and a roster of the Board members will be available from the Executive Secretary. Following the meeting, summary minutes will be prepared and available upon request to Central Data Management, NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233 MD E1-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709; telephone 919/541-3419; fax 919/541-3687; and email CDM@niehs.nih.gov. Dated: April 19, 2000
[Billing Code 4140-01-P]
DRAFT AGENDA May 24, 2000
Substances Nominated to the NTP for Study and Testing Recommendations Made by the ICCEC on December 13, 1999
Table 1 -- Substances Recommended for Testing
Table 2 -- Substances for Which No Testing Is Recommended at this Time
Table 3 -- Substances for Which a Testing Recommendation is Deferred
Pending Receipt and Consideration of Additional Information
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