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Draft Report on Carcinogens
Monograph on Haloacetic Acids Found
as Water Disinfection By-Products;
Availability of Document; Request for
Comments; Notice of Peer-Review
Meeting
The National Toxicology
Program (NTP) announces a meeting to
peer review the Draft Report on
Carcinogens (RoC) Monograph on
Haloacetic Acids Found as Water
Disinfection By-Products. The
monograph was prepared by the Office
of the Report on Carcinogens (ORoC),
Division of the National Toxicology
Program (DNTP), National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences
(NIEHS). The peer review meeting is
open to the public. Registration is
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requested for both public attendance
and oral comment and required to
access the webcast. Information about
the meeting and registration is available
at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/38853.
DATES:
Meeting: July 24, 2017, 8:30 a.m. to
adjournment at approximately 4:00 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Document Availability: Draft
monograph should be available by June
7, 2017, at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/
38853.
Written Public Comment
Submissions: Deadline is July 14, 2017.
Registration for Oral Comments:
Deadline is July 14, 2017.
Registration for Meeting and/or to
View Webcast: Deadline is July 24, 2017.
Registration to view the meeting via the
webcast is required.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting Location: Rodbell
Auditorium, Rall Building, NIEHS, 111
T.W. Alexander Drive, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709.
Meeting Web page: The draft
monograph, preliminary agenda,
registration, and other meeting materials
will be available at https://
ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/38853.
Webcast: The URL for viewing
webcast will be provided to those who
register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Canden Byrd, ICF, 2635 Meridian
Parkway, Suite 200, Durham, NC, USA
27713. Phone: (919) 293–1660, Fax:
(919) 293–1645, Email: canden.byrd@
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The RoC is a
congressionally mandated, sciencebased, public health report that
identifies agents, substances, mixtures,
or exposures (collectively called
‘‘substances’’) in our environment that
pose a cancer hazard for people in the
United States. NTP prepares the RoC on
behalf of the Secretary of Health and
Human Services. NTP follows an
established, four-part process for
preparation of the RoC (https://
ntp.niehs.nih.gov/pubhealth/roc/
process/). For each substance
selected for review, a draft RoC
monograph is prepared that presents (1)
information on human exposure to the
substance; (2) an assessment of the
evidence from cancer studies in humans
and experimental animals, mechanisms
of carcinogenicity, and other data
relevant for evaluating the substance’s
potential carcinogenicity; and (3) NTP’s
preliminary preliminary RoC listing
recommendation. The draft monograph
also contains a draft profile that
provides the NTP’s preliminary listing
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recommendation for the substance and
a summary of the scientific evidence
considered key to reaching that
recommendation.
Haloacetic acids found as drinking
water by-products were selected for
review following solicitation of public
comment, review by the NTP Board of
Scientific Counselors on April 11, 2016,
and approval by the NTP Director
(https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/9741).
Water disinfection is among the most
important and beneficial public health
advances of the 20th century and has
substantially reduced United States
incidence of cholera, typhoid, and
amoebic dysentery caused by
waterborne pathogens. A consequence
of the water disinfection process is
formation of a large number of
unintended compounds from chemicals
and organic material in the water; these
unintended chemicals are of potential
public health concern. Haloacetic acids
are the second largest group by weight
(36%) of total halogenated disinfection
by-products found in public water
supplies. The draft RoC monograph
includes a cancer hazard assessment of
13 haloacetic acids containing chlorine,
bromine, or iodine, or a combination of
these halogens that have been identified
in disinfected water.
Meeting and Registration: The
meeting is open to the public with time
set aside for oral public comment;
attendance at the NIEHS is limited only
by the space available. Registration to
attend the meeting in-person and/or
view the webcast is by July 24, 2017, at
https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/38853.
Registration is required to view the
webcast; the URL for the webcast will be
provided in the email confirming
registration. Visitor and security
information for those attending inperson is available at https://
www.niehs.nih.gov/about/visiting/
index.cfm. Individuals with disabilities
who need accommodation to participate
in this event should contact Canden
Byrd by phone: (919) 293–1660 or
email: canden.byrd@icf.com. TTY users
should contact the Federal TTY Relay
Service at (800) 877–8339. Requests
should be made at least five business
days in advance of the event.
The draft monograph and preliminary
agenda will be available on the NTP
Web site at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/
38853. The draft monograph should be
available by June 7, 2017. Additional
information will be posted when
available or may be requested in
hardcopy, see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. Following the meeting, a
report of the peer review will be
prepared and made available on the
NTP Web site. Individuals are
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encouraged to access the meeting Web
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Request for Comments: NTP invites
written and oral public comments on
the draft monograph. The deadline for
submission of written comments is July
14, 2017, to enable review by the peer
review panel and NTP staff prior to the
meeting. Registration to provide oral
comments is by July 14, 2017, at https://
ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/38853. Public
comments and any other
correspondence on the draft monograph
should be sent to the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT. Persons
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address, phone, email, and sponsoring
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guidelines_public_comments_508.pdf.
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welcome, with time set aside for the
presentation of oral comments on the
draft monograph. In addition to inperson oral comments at the NIEHS,
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EDT on July 24, 2017, although oral
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the formal public comment periods
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of speakers who register on-site.
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Background Information on the RoC:
Published biennially, each edition of the
RoC is cumulative and consists of
substances newly reviewed in addition
to those listed in previous editions. For
each listed substance, the RoC contains
a substance profile, which provides
information on cancer studies that
support the listing—including those in
humans, animals, and studies on
possible mechanisms of action—
information about potential sources of
exposure to humans, and current federal
regulations to limit exposures. The 14th
RoC, the latest edition, was published
on November 3, 2016 (available at
https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/roc14).
Background Information on NTP Peer
Review Panels: NTP panels are
technical, scientific advisory bodies
established on an ‘‘as needed’’ basis to
provide independent scientific peer
review and advise the NTP on agents of
public health concern, new/revised
toxicological test methods, or other
issues. These panels help ensure
transparent, unbiased, and scientifically
rigorous input to the program for its use
in making credible decisions about
human hazard, setting research and
testing priorities, and providing
information to regulatory agencies about
alternative methods for toxicity
screening. NTP welcomes nominations
of scientific experts for upcoming
panels. Scientists interested in serving
on an NTP panel should provide current
curriculum vitae to the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT (see above). The
authority for NTP panels is provided by
42 U.S.C. 217a; section 222 of the Public
Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended.
The panel is governed by the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5
U.S.C. Appendix 2), which sets forth
standards for the formation and use of
advisory committees.
Dated: June 6, 2017.
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Associate Director, National Toxicology
Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Draft Report on Carcinogens Monograph on Haloacetic Acids Found
as Water Disinfection By-Products; Availability of Document; Request
for Comments; Notice of Peer-Review Meeting
SUMMARY: The National Toxicology Program (NTP) announces a meeting to
peer review the Draft Report on Carcinogens (RoC) Monograph on
Haloacetic Acids Found as Water Disinfection By-Products. The monograph
was prepared by the Office of the Report on Carcinogens (ORoC),
Division of the National Toxicology Program (DNTP), National Institute
of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). The peer review meeting is
open to the public. Registration is requested for both public
attendance and oral comment and required to access the webcast.
Information about the meeting and registration is available at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/38853.
DATES:
Meeting: July 24, 2017, 8:30 a.m. to adjournment at approximately
4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Document Availability: Draft monograph should be available by June
7, 2017, at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/38853.
Written Public Comment Submissions: Deadline is July 14, 2017.
Registration for Oral Comments: Deadline is July 14, 2017.
Registration for Meeting and/or to View Webcast: Deadline is July
24, 2017. Registration to view the meeting via the webcast is required.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting Location: Rodbell Auditorium, Rall Building, NIEHS, 111
T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.
Meeting Web page: The draft monograph, preliminary agenda,
registration, and other meeting materials will be available at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/38853.
Webcast: The URL for viewing webcast will be provided to those who
register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Canden Byrd, ICF, 2635 Meridian
Parkway, Suite 200, Durham, NC, USA 27713. Phone: (919) 293-1660, Fax:
(919) 293-1645, Email: canden.byrd@icf.com.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The RoC is a congressionally
mandated, science-based, public health report that identifies agents,
substances, mixtures, or exposures (collectively called ``substances'')
in our environment that pose a cancer hazard for people in the United
States. NTP prepares the RoC on behalf of the Secretary of Health and
Human Services. NTP follows an established, four-part process for
preparation of the RoC (https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/pubhealth/roc/process/). For each substance selected for review, a draft
RoC monograph is prepared that presents (1) information on human
exposure to the substance; (2) an assessment of the evidence from
cancer studies in humans and experimental animals, mechanisms of
carcinogenicity, and other data relevant for evaluating the substance's
potential carcinogenicity; and (3) NTP's preliminary preliminary RoC
listing recommendation. The draft monograph also contains a draft
profile that provides the NTP's preliminary listing recommendation for
the substance and a summary of the scientific evidence considered key
to reaching that recommendation.
Haloacetic acids found as drinking water by-products were selected
for review following solicitation of public comment, review by the NTP
Board of Scientific Counselors on April 11, 2016, and approval by the
NTP Director (https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/9741).
Water disinfection is among the most important and beneficial
public health advances of the 20th century and has substantially
reduced United States incidence of cholera, typhoid, and amoebic
dysentery caused by waterborne pathogens. A consequence of the water
disinfection process is formation of a large number of unintended
compounds from chemicals and organic material in the water; these
unintended chemicals are of potential public health concern. Haloacetic
acids are the second largest group by weight (36%) of total halogenated
disinfection by-products found in public water supplies. The draft RoC
monograph includes a cancer hazard assessment of 13 haloacetic acids
containing chlorine, bromine, or iodine, or a combination of these
halogens that have been identified in disinfected water.
Meeting and Registration: The meeting is open to the public with
time set aside for oral public comment; attendance at the NIEHS is
limited only by the space available. Registration to attend the meeting
in-person and/or view the webcast is by July 24, 2017, at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/38853. Registration is required to view the
webcast; the URL for the webcast will be provided in the email
confirming registration. Visitor and security information for those
attending in-person is available at https://www.niehs.nih.gov/about/visiting/index.cfm. Individuals with disabilities who need
accommodation to participate in this event should contact Canden Byrd
by phone: (919) 293-1660 or email: canden.byrd@icf.com. TTY users
should contact the Federal TTY Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
Requests should be made at least five business days in advance of the
event.
The draft monograph and preliminary agenda will be available on the
NTP Web site at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/38853. The draft monograph
should be available by June 7, 2017. Additional information will be
posted when available or may be requested in hardcopy, see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT. Following the meeting, a report of the peer review
will be prepared and made available on the NTP Web site. Individuals
are
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encouraged to access the meeting Web page to stay abreast of the most
current information regarding the meeting.
Request for Comments: NTP invites written and oral public comments
on the draft monograph. The deadline for submission of written comments
is July 14, 2017, to enable review by the peer review panel and NTP
staff prior to the meeting. Registration to provide oral comments is by
July 14, 2017, at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/38853. Public comments
and any other correspondence on the draft monograph should be sent to
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Persons submitting written
comments should include their name, affiliation, mailing address,
phone, email, and sponsoring organization (if any). Written comments
received in response to this notice will be posted on the NTP Web site,
and the submitter will be identified by name, affiliation, and/or
sponsoring organization (if any). Guidelines for public comments are at
https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/about_ntp/guidelines_public_comments_508.pdf.
Public comment at this meeting is welcome, with time set aside for
the presentation of oral comments on the draft monograph. In addition
to in-person oral comments at the NIEHS, public comments can be
presented by teleconference line. There will be 50 lines for this call;
availability is on a first-come, first-served basis. The lines will be
open from 8:30 a.m. until adjournment at approximately 4:00 p.m. EDT on
July 24, 2017, although oral comments will be received only during the
formal public comment periods indicated on the preliminary agenda. The
access number for the teleconference line will be provided to
registrants by email prior to the meeting. Each organization is allowed
one time slot. At least 7 minutes will be allotted to each time slot,
and if time permits, the allotment may be extended to 10 minutes at the
discretion of the chair.
Persons wishing to make an oral presentation are asked to register
online at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/38853 by July 14, 2017, and
indicate whether they will present comments in-person or via the
teleconference line. If possible, oral public commenters should send a
copy of their slides and/or statement or talking points at that time.
Written statements can supplement and may expand the oral presentation.
Registration for in-person oral comments will also be available at the
meeting, although time allowed for presentation by on-site registrants
may be less than that for registered speakers and will be determined by
the number of speakers who register on-site.
Background Information on the RoC: Published biennially, each
edition of the RoC is cumulative and consists of substances newly
reviewed in addition to those listed in previous editions. For each
listed substance, the RoC contains a substance profile, which provides
information on cancer studies that support the listing--including those
in humans, animals, and studies on possible mechanisms of action--
information about potential sources of exposure to humans, and current
federal regulations to limit exposures. The 14th RoC, the latest
edition, was published on November 3, 2016 (available at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/roc14).
Background Information on NTP Peer Review Panels: NTP panels are
technical, scientific advisory bodies established on an ``as needed''
basis to provide independent scientific peer review and advise the NTP
on agents of public health concern, new/revised toxicological test
methods, or other issues. These panels help ensure transparent,
unbiased, and scientifically rigorous input to the program for its use
in making credible decisions about human hazard, setting research and
testing priorities, and providing information to regulatory agencies
about alternative methods for toxicity screening. NTP welcomes
nominations of scientific experts for upcoming panels. Scientists
interested in serving on an NTP panel should provide current curriculum
vitae to the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT (see above). The authority
for NTP panels is provided by 42 U.S.C. 217a; section 222 of the Public
Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended. The panel is governed by the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), which
sets forth standards for the formation and use of advisory committees.
Dated: June 6, 2017.
John R. Bucher,
Associate Director, National Toxicology Program.
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