[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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