Availability of an Update to the ATSDR Policy Guideline for Dioxins and Dioxin-Like Compounds in Residential Soil, 61133 [E8-24420]

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ACTION: Notice of availability. jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of an Update to the ATSDR Policy Guideline for Dioxins and Dioxin-Like Compounds in Residential Soil at: https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ toxpro2.html and https:// www.atsdr.cdc.gov/substances/dioxin/ policy. DATES: The policy update will be available on or about September 30, 2008. ADDRESSES: The document will be available on ATSDR’s Web site at https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxpro2.html as Appendix B of the Toxicological Profile for Chlorinated Dibenzo-pDioxins and https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ substances/dioxin/policy. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Tom Sinks, Office of the Director, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Mailstop F–61, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone (888) 422–8737. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This update replaces Appendix B in the Toxicological Profile for Chlorinated VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:32 Oct 14, 2008 Jkt 217001 61133 Richmond, VA Spottswood W. Robinson III and Robert R. Merhige, Jr., United States Courthouse, 701 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219 Dibenzo-p-dioxins (CDDs) (December, 1998). It also supersedes ATSDR’s releases of the former policy as contained in the following publications: De Rosa CT et al. 1997; J Clean Technol Environ Toxicol & Occup Med 6(2):117– 163, and De Rosa CT et al. 1999; Toxicol Ind Health 15(6):552–576. The purpose of this update is to ensure that ATSDR health assessors evaluate dioxin levels that exceed the ATSDR established screening level of 0.05 ppb as described in the ATSDR Public Health Assessment Guidance Manual (PHAGM) (ATSDR 2005). When following the PHAGM, assessors should use the 0.05 ppb value as the comparison value. The comparison value is not, however, a threshold for toxicity and should not be used to predict adverse health effects (ATSDR 2005). This update does not signal a change in ATSDR’s scientific assessment on dioxin toxicity or a change in the ATSDR Minimal Risk Level (MRL). Moreover, the update does not change the assessment of risk associated with dioxin soil levels up to 1 ppb—the level U.S. EPA has set as a preliminary remediation goal for residential soils (EPA 1998). Dated: October 9, 2008. Ken Rose, Director, Office of Policy, Planning, and Evaluation, National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. [FR Doc. E8–24420 Filed 10–14–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–70–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry [ATSDR–246] Availability of Final Toxicological Profile for Perchlorates Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of the final toxicological profile for perchlorates, which completes the nineteenth set prepared by ATSDR. The announcement of seven PO 00000 Frm 00117 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 toxicological profiles for the nineteenth set was published in the Federal Register on October 25, 2005 (70 FR 61622). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Olga Dawkins, Division of Toxicology and Environmental, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Mailstop F–32, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone 1– (800) 232–4636 or (770) 488–3315. 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 statutory requirements for ATSDR and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) regarding hazardous substances most commonly found at facilities on the National Priorities List (NPL). Among the requirements is a mandate for the Administrator of ATSDR to prepare toxicological profiles for each substance included on the priority list of hazardous substances. This list identifies 275 hazardous substances that ATSDR and U.S. EPA determined pose the most significant potential threat to human health. The availability of the revised list of the 275 priority substances was announced in the Federal Register on March 6, 2008 (73 FR 12178). 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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

[ATSDR-245]


Availability of an Update to the ATSDR Policy Guideline for 
Dioxins and Dioxin-Like Compounds in Residential Soil

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 an Update to the 
ATSDR Policy Guideline for Dioxins and Dioxin-Like Compounds in 
Residential Soil at: https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxpro2.html and https://
www.atsdr.cdc.gov/substances/dioxin/policy.

DATES: The policy update will be available on or about September 30, 
2008.

ADDRESSES: The document will be available on ATSDR's Web site at http:/
/www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxpro2.html as Appendix B of the Toxicological 
Profile for Chlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins and https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/
substances/dioxin/policy.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Tom Sinks, Office of the Director, 
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Mailstop F-61, 1600 
Clifton Road, NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone (888) 422-8737.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This update replaces Appendix B in the 
Toxicological Profile for Chlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins (CDDs) 
(December, 1998). It also supersedes ATSDR's releases of the former 
policy as contained in the following publications: De Rosa CT et al. 
1997; J Clean Technol Environ Toxicol & Occup Med 6(2):117-163, and De 
Rosa CT et al. 1999; Toxicol Ind Health 15(6):552-576.
    The purpose of this update is to ensure that ATSDR health assessors 
evaluate dioxin levels that exceed the ATSDR established screening 
level of 0.05 ppb as described in the ATSDR Public Health Assessment 
Guidance Manual (PHAGM) (ATSDR 2005). When following the PHAGM, 
assessors should use the 0.05 ppb value as the comparison value. The 
comparison value is not, however, a threshold for toxicity and should 
not be used to predict adverse health effects (ATSDR 2005).
    This update does not signal a change in ATSDR's scientific 
assessment on dioxin toxicity or a change in the ATSDR Minimal Risk 
Level (MRL). Moreover, the update does not change the assessment of 
risk associated with dioxin soil levels up to 1 ppb--the level U.S. EPA 
has set as a preliminary remediation goal for residential soils (EPA 
1998).

    Dated: October 9, 2008.
Ken Rose,
Director, Office of Policy, Planning, and Evaluation, National Center 
for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease 
Registry.
[FR Doc. E8-24420 Filed 10-14-08; 8:45 am]
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