[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 57 (Friday, March 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16248-16249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7235]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

[ATSDR-168]


Availability of the Draft Document, Public Health Reviews of 
Hazardous Waste Thermal Treatment Technologies

AGENCY: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), HHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability and request for public comment of the 
draft document, Public Health Reviews of Hazardous Waste Thermal 
Treatment Technologies.

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SUMMARY: The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry announces 
the availability for public comment of the draft document, Public 
Health Reviews of Hazardous Waste Thermal Treatment Technologies.

DATES: Comments must be received by April 23, 2001.

ADDRESSES: The document is available by contacting the Chief, Program 
Evaluation, Records, and Information Services Branch, Agency for Toxic 
Substances and Disease Registry, 1600 Clifton Road (E-56), Atlanta, GA 
30333. Please submit written comments relating to the document to the 
same location. ATSDR reserves the right to provide only one copy of 
this draft document free of charge. The document may also be accessed 
at the ATSDR Home page News section at www.atsdr.cdc.gov. Generally, 
comments submitted will be available to the public upon request. 
Information submitted which is claimed as personal, medical, or 
otherwise confidential and proprietary must be clearly marked as such. 
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with 
45 CFR part 5.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Further information may be obtained by 
contacting Betty C. Willis, ATSDR (Mailstop E-56), 1600 Clifton Road, 
NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone (404) 639-6071 or (toll free) 1-
888-42-ATSDR, 1-888-422-8737, or Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease 
Registry (ATSDR) is the lead Department of Health and Human Services 
agency addressing human health concerns and risks in communities near 
hazardous waste sites or other sources of environmental contamination. 
ATSDR has specific responsibilities for public health

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activities under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or ``Superfund''). These 
activities include: Health consultations and public health assessments 
at sites listed on, or proposed for, the Superfund National Priorities 
List and at sites that are the subject of petitions from the public.
    This draft document, Public Health Reviews of Hazardous Waste 
Thermal Treatment Technologies, will assist in the Agency's critical 
mission to reduce and prevent exposures and adverse health outcomes 
from exposure to hazardous substances. The document provides technical 
guidance for Agency staff who review thermal treatment technologies to 
evaluate the potential public health effects associated with the use of 
incinerators or thermal desorbers to treat hazardous wastes. This 
document contains detailed technical guidance to promote consistency 
among Agency staff during evaluations of thermal treatment facilities. 
People who do not have technical experience and knowledge of thermal 
technologies may find it difficult to understand.
    This draft, Public Health Reviews of Hazardous Waste Thermal 
Treatment Technologies, is available for public comment so the Agency 
can benefit from public review and input before finalizing the 
document. This Federal Register notice announces that this draft 
document is available for public comment.

    Dated: March 19, 2001.
Georgi Jones,
Director, Office of Policy and External Affairs, Agency for Toxic 
Substances and Disease Registry.
[FR Doc. 01-7235 Filed 3-22-01; 8:45 am]
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