[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6090-6091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02097]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
Renewal of Charters for Certain Federal Advisory Committees
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human
Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. App), the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services is hereby announcing that the charters have been renewed for
the following federal advisory committees for which the National
Institutes of Health provides management support: National Toxicology
Program Board of Scientific Counselors (NTPBSC) and National Toxicology
Program Special Emphasis Panel (NTPSEP). Functioning as federal
advisory committees, these committees are governed by the provisions of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). Under FACA, the charter for
a federal advisory committee must be renewed every two years in order
for the committee to continue to operate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Spaeth, Director, Office of
Federal Advisory Committee Policy, Office of the Director, National
Institutes of Health, 6701 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 1000, Bethesda,
Maryland 20892 (Mail code 4875). Telephone (301) 496-2123, or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1978 the Secretary of Health and Human
Services established the National Toxicology Program (NTP) to
coordinate toxicological testing programs within the Department,
strengthen the science base in toxicology, develop and validate
improved testing methods, and provide information about potentially
toxic agents to health regulatory and research agencies, medical and
scientific communities, and the public. The NTP is an interagency
program that provides
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information that improves the nation's ability to evaluate potential
human health effects from chemical or physical exposures. The NTP plays
a critical role in providing needed scientific data, interpretations,
and guidance on the appropriate uses of data to regulatory agencies and
other groups involved in health-related research and in providing
information to regulatory agencies about alternative methods for
toxicity screening.
The results of NTP's long-term, generally two-year, toxicology and
carcinogenicity studies, are published as NTP Technical Reports. The
NTP uses established criteria to evaluate the findings and determine
the strength of the evidence for conclusions regarding the carcinogenic
activity of each substance evaluated. Panels are technical, scientific
advisory bodies established to provide independent scientific peer
review of the draft NTP Technical Reports.
Copies of the charters for the designated committees can be
obtained by accessing the FACA data base that is maintained by the
Committee Management Secretariat under the General Services
Administration.
Dated: January 29, 2015.
Carolyn A. Baum,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015-02097 Filed 2-3-15; 8:45 am]
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