Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry November 22, 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This notice announces the availability of the Toxicological Profile for Toxaphene (Update) and the Toxicological Profile for Trichlorobenzenes for review and comment. We are seeking public comments for review and potential inclusion in the profiles. These comments can include additional information or reports on studies about the health effects of toxaphene and trichlorobenzenes. ATSDR remains committed to providing a public comment period for these documents 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), section 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.