[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 29, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19562-19563]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9845]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Toxicology Program (NTP); Office of Liaison, Policy and
Review; Meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee on Alternative
Toxicological Methods (SACATM)
AGENCY: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS),
National Institutes of Health (NIH).
ACTION: Meeting announcement and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of a
meeting of SACATM on June 25-26, 2009, at the Hilton Arlington Hotel,
950 North Stafford Street, Arlington, VA 22203. The meeting is open to
the public with attendance limited only by the space available. SACATM
advises the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of
Alternative Methods (ICCVAM), the NTP Interagency Center for the
Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM), and the
Director of the NIEHS and NTP regarding statutorily mandated duties of
ICCVAM and activities of NICEATM.
DATES: The SACATM meeting will be held on June 25 and 26, 2009. The
meeting is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 25 and 8:30 a.m.
until adjournment on June 26, 2009. All individuals who plan to attend
are encouraged to register online at the NTP Web site (http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/7441) by June 17, 2009. In order to facilitate
planning, persons wishing to make an oral presentation are asked to
notify Dr. Lori White, NTP Executive Secretary, via online
registration, phone, or e-mail by June 17, 2009 (see ADDRESSES below).
Written comments should also be received by June 17, 2009, to enable
review by SACATM and NIEHS/NTP staff before the meeting.
ADDRESSES: The SACATM meeting will be held at the Hilton Arlington
Hotel, 950 North Stafford Street, Arlington, VA 22203 [hotel: (703)
528-6000)]. Public comments and other correspondence should be directed
to Dr. Lori White (NTP Office of Liaison, Policy and Review, NIEHS,
P.O. Box 12233, MD K2-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709; telephone:
919-541-9834 or e-mail: whiteld@niehs.nih.gov). Courier address: NIEHS,
530 Davis Drive, Room 2136, Durham, NC 27713. Persons needing
interpreting services in order to attend should contact 301-402-8180
(voice) or 301-435-1908 (TTY).
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Requests should be made at least 7 days in advance of the meeting.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Preliminary Agenda Topics and Availability of Meeting Materials
Preliminary agenda topics include:
NICEATM-ICCVAM Update.
Regulatory Acceptance of ICCVAM-Recommended Alternative
Test Methods.
NRC Report Recognition and Alleviation of Pain in
Laboratory Animals.
Implementation of NICEATM-ICCVAM Five-Year Plan.
Federal Agency Research, Development, Translation, and
Validation Activities Relevant to the NICEATM-ICCVAM Five-Year Plan
(EPA and USDA).
Report on second meeting of Independent Peer Review Panel:
Evaluation of the Updated Validation Status of New Versions and
Applications of the Murine Local Lymph Node Assay: Assessing the
Allergic Contact Dermatitis Potential of Chemicals and Products.
Report on the Independent Scientific Peer Review Panel on
Alternative Ocular Safety Testing Methods.
Update from the Japanese Center for the Validation of
Alternative Methods.
Update from the European Centre for the Evaluation of
Alternative Methods.
Update from Health Canada.
A copy of the preliminary agenda, committee roster, and additional
information, when available, will be posted on the NTP Web site (http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/7441) or available upon request (see ADDRESSES
above). Following the SACATM meeting, summary minutes will be prepared
and available on the NTP Web site or upon request.
Request for Comments
Both written and oral public input on the agenda topics is invited.
Written comments received in response to this notice will be posted on
the NTP Web site. Persons submitting written comments should include
their name, affiliation (if applicable), and sponsoring organization
(if any) with the document. Time is allotted during the meeting for
presentation of oral comments and each organization is allowed one time
slot per public comment period. At least 7 minutes will be allotted for
each speaker, and if time permits, may be extended up to 10 minutes at
the discretion of the chair. Registration for oral comments will also
be available on-site, although time allowed for presentation by on-site
registrants may be less than for pre-registered speakers and will be
determined by the number of persons who register at the meeting.
Persons registering to make oral comments are asked to do so
through the online registration form (http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/7441)
and to send a copy of their statement to Dr. White (see ADDRESSES
above) by June 17, 2009, to enable review by SACATM, NICEATM-ICCVAM,
and NIEHS/NTP staff prior to the meeting. Written statements can
supplement and may expand the oral presentation. If registering on-site
and reading from written text, please bring 40 copies of the statement
for distribution and to supplement the record.
Background Information on ICCVAM, NICEATM, and SACATM
ICCVAM is an interagency committee composed of representatives from
15 Federal regulatory and research agencies that use, generate, or
disseminate toxicological information. ICCVAM conducts technical
evaluations of new, revised, and alternative methods with regulatory
applicability and promotes the development, scientific validation,
regulatory acceptance, implementation, and national and international
harmonization of new, revised, and alternative toxicological test
methods that more accurately assess the safety and hazards of chemicals
and products and that refine, reduce, and replace animal use. The
ICCVAM Authorization Act of 2000 [42 U.S.C. 285l-3] established ICCVAM
as a permanent interagency committee of the NIEHS under NICEATM.
NICEATM administers ICCVAM and provides scientific and operational
support for ICCVAM-related activities. NICEATM and ICCVAM work
collaboratively to evaluate new and improved test methods applicable to
the needs of U.S. Federal agencies. Additional information about ICCVAM
and NICEATM can be found on their Web site (http://iccvam.niehs.nih.gov).
SACATM was established in response to the ICCVAM Authorization Act
[Section 285l-3(d)] and is composed of scientists from the public and
private sectors. SACATM advises ICCVAM, NICEATM, and the Director of
the NIEHS and NTP regarding statutorily mandated duties of ICCVAM and
activities of NICEATM. SACATM provides advice on priorities and
activities related to the development, validation, scientific review,
regulatory acceptance, implementation, and national and international
harmonization of new, revised, and alternative toxicological test
methods. Additional information about SACATM, including the charter,
roster, and records of past meetings, can be found at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/167.
Dated: April 22, 2009.
John R. Bucher,
Associate Director, National Toxicology Program.
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