National Toxicology Program

[Federal Register: November 18, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 222]
[Notices]
[Page 61520-61521]

Public Health Service

National Toxicology Program

National Toxicology Program (NTP) Board of Scientific Counselors' Meeting;
Review of Draft NTP Technical Reports

Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of the next meeting of the NTP Board of Scientific Counselors' Technical Reports Review Subcommittee on December 9 and 10, 1997, in the Conference Center, Building 101, South Campus, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), 111 Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. The meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. on December 9, and at 8:30 a.m. on December 10, and is open to the public. The agenda topic is the peer review of draft Technical Reports of long-term toxicology and carcinogenesis studies from the National Toxicology Program. Additionally, there will be a presentation made concerning data obtained from transgenic mouse models on several of the chemicals being reviewed.

Tentatively scheduled to be peer reviewed on December 9-10 are draft Technical Reports of 10 two-year studies, listed alphabetically, along with supporting information in the attached table. All studies were done using Fischer 344 rats and B6C3F₁mice. The order of review is given in the far right column of the table. Copies of the draft Reports may be obtained, as available, from: Central Data Management, MD E1-02, P.O. Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 (919/541-3419), FAX (919/541-3687), email: CDM@niehs.nih.gov.

Public comment on any of the Technical Reports is welcome. Persons wanting to make a formal presentation regarding a particular Technical Report must notify the Executive Secretary by telephone, by FAX, by mail, or by email no later than December 4, 1997, and provide a written copy in advance of the meeting so copies can be made and distributed to all Subcommittee members, ad hoc expert consultants, and staff, and made available at the meeting for attendees. Written statements should supplement and may expand on the oral presentation. Oral presentations should be limited to no more than five minutes.

The program would welcome receiving toxicology and carcinogenesis information from completed, ongoing, or planned studies by others, as well as current production data, human exposure information, and use patterns for any of the chemicals listed in this announcement. Please contact Central Data Management at the address given above, and they will relay the information to the appropriate staff scientist.

The Executive Secretary, Dr. Larry G. Hart, P.O. Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709 (telephone 919/541-3971; FAX 919/541-0295; email hart@niehs.nih.gov) will furnish agenda and a roster of Subcommittee members and expert consultants prior to the meeting. Summary minutes subsequent to the meeting will be available upon request to Central Data Management.

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Dated: November 7, 1997

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Charles E. Leasure, Jr.
Acting Director
National Toxicology Program

(Billing Code 4140-01-P)

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