[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67371-67372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26937]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Draft Report on Carcinogens Monographs for ortho-Toluidine and
Pentachlorophenol and By-products of Its Synthesis; Availability of
Documents; Request for Comments; Notice of Rescheduled Meeting
SUMMARY: The notice announces the meeting to peer review the Draft
Report on Carcinogens (RoC) Monographs for ortho-Toluidine and
Pentachlorophenol and By-products of its Synthesis (hereafter referred
to as ``pentachlorophenol''). These documents were prepared by the
Office of the Report on Carcinogens (ORoC), Division of the National
Toxicology Program (DNTP), National Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences (NIEHS). The peer-review meeting, originally scheduled for
October 7-8, 2013 (78 FR 51733), was cancelled due to the Federal
government shutdown, and has been rescheduled for December 12-13, 2013.
Written public comments previously submitted for the originally
scheduled meeting are applicable for this meeting and do not need to be
resubmitted. Persons planning to attend the meeting and/or present oral
comments are asked to re-register.
DATES: Meeting: December 12, 2013, 8:30 a.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Standard Time (EST) and December 13, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. until
adjournment, approximately 11:30 a.m.
Document Availability: Draft monographs are available at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/38853.
Public Comments Submissions: Deadline is November 21, 2013.
Pre-Registration for Meeting and/or Oral Comments: Deadline is
December 5, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: The meeting location will be in the
Research Triangle Park, NC area and announced on the meeting page
(http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/38853) when set.
Agency Meeting Web page: Information for the peer review including
draft monographs, draft agenda, roster, and other meeting materials
will be posted, when available at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/38853.
Online registration is available on this Web page.
Webcast: The meeting will be available via webcast at http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/video/index.cfm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Lori White, NTP Designated Federal
Official, Office of Liaison, Policy and Review, DNTP, NIEHS, P.O. Box
12233, MD K2-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Phone: (919) 541-
9834, Fax: (301) 480-3272, Email: [email protected]. Hand Delivery/
Courier: 530 Davis Drive, Room 2136, Morrisville, NC 27560.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Information regarding this peer-review meeting, originally
scheduled for October 7-8, 2013 was published in the Federal Register
(78 FR 51733). Due to the Federal government shutdown in October 2013,
the meeting was cancelled and is now rescheduled for December 12-13,
2013. This notice provides updated information about the meeting
including deadlines for registration and submission of public comments.
Meeting and Registration
The meeting is open to the public with time set aside for oral
public comment; attendance is limited only by the space available. The
exact location of the meeting has not been set, although it will be in
the Research Triangle Park, NC area and posted on the meeting Web site
when available.
The meeting is scheduled for December 12, 2013, 8:30 a.m. to
approximately 5:00 p.m. EST and December 13, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. until
adjournment, approximately 11:30 a.m. Two days are set aside for the
meeting; however, it may adjourn sooner if the panel completes its peer
review of the draft monographs. Pre-registration to attend the meeting
and/or provide oral comments is by December 5, 2013, at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/38853. For planning purposes by the NTP, anyone
who pre-registered for the October 7-8 meeting should re-register for
the December 12-13 meeting if they want to attend. Registered attendees
are encouraged to access the meeting Web page at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/38853 to stay abreast of the most current
information regarding the meeting.
Request for Comments
The NTP invites written and oral public comments on the draft
monographs. Written public comments previously submitted for the
originally scheduled meeting on October 7-8, 2013, (78 FR 51733) are
applicable for this meeting, do not need to be resubmitted, and have
been posted to the NTP Web site (http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/40594) and
shared with the peer-review panel and NTP staff. The deadline for
submission of additional written comments is November 21, 2013, to
enable review by
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the peer-review panel and NTP staff prior to the meeting.
Persons wishing to make oral comments, including those who
originally registered to present comments at the October 7-8, 2013 and
those now interested in making comments, are asked to register online
at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/38853 by December 5, 2013. As noted in
the previous Federal Register notice (78 FR 51733), oral public
comments may be presented in person or by teleconference line and will
adhere to the procedures stated in that notice. The lines will be open
from 8:30 a.m. until approximately 5:00 p.m. EST on December 12 and
from 8:30 a.m. EST until adjournment on December 13, and oral comments
will be received only during the formal public comment periods
indicated on the preliminary agenda.
Dated: November 6, 2013.
John R. Bucher,
Associate Director, National Toxicology Program.
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