[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58854-58855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-20519]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Toxicology Program (NTP); Liaison and Scientific Review
Office; Meeting of the NTP Board of Scientific Counselors
AGENCY: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS),
National Institutes of Health, HHS.
ACTION: Meeting announcement and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of a
meeting of the NTP Board of Scientific Counselors (NTP BSC). The NTP
BSC is composed of scientists from the public and private sectors and
provides primary scientific oversight to the NTP Director and evaluates
the scientific merit of the NTP's intramural and collaborative
programs.
DATES: The NTP BSC meeting will be held on December 6, 2007. The
deadlines for submission of written comments and for pre-registration
for the meeting are November 21 and November 29, 2007, respectively.
Persons needing special assistance, such as sign language
interpretation or other reasonable accommodation in order to attend,
should contact 919-541-2475 (voice), 919-541-4644 TTY (text telephone),
through the Federal TTY Relay System at 800-877-8339, or by e-mail to
niehsoeeo@niehs.nih.gov. Requests should be made at least 7 days in
advance of the event.
ADDRESSES: The NTP BSC meeting will be held in the Rodbell Auditorium,
Rall Building at the NIEHS, 111 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle
Park, NC 27709. Public comments and any other correspondence should be
submitted to Dr. Barbara Shane, Executive Secretary for the NTP BSC
(NTP Liaison and Scientific Review Office, NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233, MD
A3-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709; fax: 919-541-0295; or e-mail:
shane@niehs.nih.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Barbara Shane (telephone: 919-541-
4253 or e-mail: shane@niehs.nih.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Preliminary Agenda Topics and Availability of Meeting Materials
Preliminary agenda topics include:
Update of NTP activities
NTP study plans for mold
Review of NTP study nominations and proposed research and
testing activities: aminopyridines, diethyl phthalate, 2-methoxy-4-
nitroaniline, nanoscale gold, 2',2'-dithiobisbenzanilide, and
pentaethylenehexamine. The BSC will discuss research concepts for
aminopyridines, diethyl phthalate, 2-methoxy-4-nitroaniline, and
nanoscale gold. In addition, they will provide comment on a research
concept for a phthalates initiative.
Report of the Technical Reports Review Subcommittee
meeting held May 16-17, 2007
Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction
nominations: lead and cadmium
Update on process and timelines for the Report on
Carcinogens
Implementation of workshop and NTP retreat recommendations
A copy of the preliminary agenda, committee roster, draft NTP research
concepts, and any additional information when available, will be posted
on the NTP Web site (http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165) or may be
requested in hardcopy from the Executive Secretary for the NTP BSC (see
ADDRESSES above). Following the meeting, summary minutes will be
prepared and made available on the NTP Web site.
Attendance and Registration
The meeting is scheduled for December 6, 2007, from 8:30 a.m. to
adjournment and is open to the public with attendance limited only by
the space available. Individuals who plan to attend are encouraged to
register online at the NTP website by November 29, 2007, to facilitate
planning for the meeting. Please note that a photo ID is required to
access the NIEHS campus. The NTP is making plans to videocast the
meeting through the Internet at http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/video/
index.cfm.
Request for Comments
Time is allotted during the meeting for the public to present
comments to
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the NTP BSC on the agenda topics. Each organization is allowed one time
slot per agenda topic. At least 7 minutes will be allotted to each
speaker, and if time permits, may be extended to 10 minutes at the
discretion of the NTP BSC chair. Registration for oral comments will
also be available on-site, although time allowed for presentation by
on-site registrants may be less than that for pre-registered speakers
and will be determined by the number of persons who register at the
meeting.
Persons registering to make oral comments are asked, if possible,
to send a copy of their statement to the Executive Secretary for the
NTP BSC (see ADDRESSES above) by November 21, 2007, to enable review by
the NTP BSC prior to the meeting. Written statements can supplement and
may expand the oral presentation. If registering on-site and reading
from written text, please bring 40 copies of the statement for
distribution to the NTP BSC and NIEHS/NTP staff and to supplement the
record. Written comments received in response to this notice will be
posted on the NTP Web site and persons identified by their name and
affiliation and/or sponsoring organization, if applicable. Persons
submitting written comments should include their name, affiliation (if
applicable), phone, e-mail, and sponsoring organization (if any) with
the document. Public comments submitted on NTP study nominations in
response to a March 29, 2007, Federal Register notice (72 FR 14816) are
posted on the NTP Web site (http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/29306). These
submissions will be part of the materials provided to the BSC and do
not need to be resubmitted.
Background Information on the NTP Board of Scientific Counselors
The NTP BSC is a technical advisory body comprised of scientists
from the public and private sectors that provides primary scientific
oversight to the overall program and its centers. Specifically, the NTP
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, biochemistry, epidemiology, risk
assessment, carcinogenesis, mutagenesis, molecular biology, behavioral
toxicology, neurotoxicology, immunotoxicology, reproductive toxicology
or teratology, and biostatistics. Members serve overlapping terms of up
to four years. NTP BSC meetings are held annually or biannually.
Dated: October 10, 2007.
Samuel H. Wilson,
Acting Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
and National Toxicology Program.
[FR Doc. E7-20519 Filed 10-16-07; 8:45 am]
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