[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23600-23601]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10146]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
[CDC-2011-0005]
Availability of Draft Toxicological Profile
AGENCY: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR),
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of the Toxicological
Profile for Uranium (Update) for review and comment. These comments can
include additional information or reports on studies about the health
effects of uranium. Although ATSDR considered key studies for uranium
during the profile development process, this Federal Register notice
solicits any relevant, additional studies, particularly unpublished
data. ATSDR will evaluate the quality and relevance of such data or
studies for possible addition to the profile. ATSDR remains committed
to providing a public comment period for this document as a means to
best serve public health and our clients.
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended by the Superfund Amendments
and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), Sec. 104(i)(3), [42 U.S.C.
9604(i)(3)], directs the ATSDR administrator to prepare toxicological
profiles of priority hazardous substances and, as necessary, to revise
and publish each updated toxicological profile.
DATES: To be considered, comments on this draft toxicological profile
must be received not later than July 29th, 2011. Comments received
after the close of the public comment period will be considered at the
discretion of ATSDR, based upon what is deemed to be in the best
interest of the general public.
ADDRESSES: Requests for printed copies of the draft toxicological
profile should be sent via e-mail to [email protected], or
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to Ms. Delores Grant, Division of Toxicology and Environmental
Medicine, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Mailstop F-
62, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30333. Electronic access
to this document is also available at the ATSDR Web site: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/index.asp.
Electronic comments may be sent via http://www.regulations.gov,
docket control number CDC-2011-0005. Please follow the directions on
the site to submit comments. Comments may also be sent to the attention
of Ms. Nickolette Roney, Division of Toxicology and Environmental
Medicine, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Mailstop F-
62, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30333, e-mail:
[email protected]. Send one copy of all comments and three copies
of all supporting documents. Because all public comments regarding
ATSDR toxicological profiles are available for public inspection, no
confidential business information or other confidential information
should be submitted in response to this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Delores Grant, Division of
Toxicology and Environmental Medicine, Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry, Mailstop F-62, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Atlanta,
Georgia 30333, telephone (770) 488-3351.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization
Act (SARA) (Pub. L. 99-499) amends the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund) (42
U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) by establishing certain responsibilities for ATSDR
and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) with regard to
hazardous substances most commonly found at facilities on the CERCLA
National Priorities List (NPL). As part of these responsibilities, the
ATSDR administrator must prepare toxicological profiles for substances
enumerated on the priority list of hazardous substances. This list
identifies 275 hazardous substances which, according to ATSDR and U.S.
EPA, pose the most significant potential threat to human health. The
availability of the revised priority list of 275 hazardous substances
was announced in the Federal Register on March 6, 2008 (73 FR 12178).
In addition, ATSDR has the authority to prepare toxicological profiles
for substances not found at sites on the National Priorities List, in
an effort to ``* * * establish and maintain inventory of literature,
research, and studies on the health effects of toxic substances'' under
CERCLA Section 104(i)(1)(B), to respond to requests for consultation
under section 104(i)(4), and as otherwise necessary to support the
site-specific response actions conducted by ATSDR.
Each profile will include an examination, a summary, and an
interpretation of available toxicological information and
epidemiological evaluations. This information and these data identify
the levels of significant human exposure for the substance and for the
associated health effects. The profiles must also include a
determination of whether adequate information on the health effects of
each substance is available or is in the process of development. If
adequate information is not available, ATSDR, in cooperation with the
National Toxicology Program (NTP), is required to ensure the initiation
of research to determine such health effects.
All toxicological profiles issued as ``Drafts for Public Comment''
represent ATSDR's best efforts to provide important toxicological
information on priority hazardous substances.
The draft toxicological profile will be made available to the
public on or about April 29th, 2011.
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Hazardous substance CAS No.
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Uranium (Update)........................................... 7440-61-1
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Dated: April 21, 2011.
Ken Rose,
Director, Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation, National Center
for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry.
[FR Doc. 2011-10146 Filed 4-26-11; 8:45 am]
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