Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 221 / Friday, November 15, 2013 / Notices 68849 

LeRoy Richardson, 

Chief, Information Collection Review Office, 

Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the 

Associate Director for Science, Office of the 

Director, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[CDC–2013–0023; Docket Number NIOSH 

240–A] 

Draft Current Intelligence Bulletin 

‘‘Update of NIOSH Carcinogen 

Classification and Target Risk Level 

Policy for Chemical Hazards in the 

Workplace’’ 

AGENCY: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC), 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice of draft document 

available for public comment and public 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) 

announces the availability of the 

following draft document for public 

comment entitled ‘‘Current Intelligence 

Bulletin: Update of NIOSH Carcinogen 

Classification and Target Risk Level 

Policy for Chemical Hazards in the 

Workplace.’’ To view the notice, 

document and related materials, visit 

http://www.regulations.gov and enter 

CDC–2013–0023 in the search field and 

click ‘‘Search.’’ Additional information 

is also located at the following Web site: 

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/

cancer/policy.html. Comments may be 

provided to the NIOSH docket, as well 

as given orally at the following meeting. 

Public Comment Period: Comments 

must be received by February 13, 2014. 

Public Meeting Time and Date: 

December 16, 2013, 9 a.m.–4 p.m., 

Eastern Time. Please note that public 

comments may end before the time 

indicated, following the last call for 

comments. Members of the public who 

wish to provide public comments 

should plan to attend the meeting at the 

start time listed. 

Place: Surface Transportation Board 

Hearing Room, Patriots Plaza One, 395 

E Street SW., 1st Floor, Room 120, 

Washington, DC 20201. 

Status: The meeting is open to the 

public, limited only by the space 

available. The meeting space 

accommodates approximately 150 

people. In addition, there will be an 

audio conference for those who cannot 

attend in person. There is no 

registration fee to attend this public 

meeting. However, those wishing to 

attend are encouraged to register by 

December 3, 2013 with the NIOSH 

Docket Office at 513/533–8611 or email 

niocindocket@cdc.gov. 

Security Considerations: Due to 

mandatory security clearance 

procedures at the Patriots Plaza 

Building, in-person attendees must 

present valid government-issued picture 

identification to security personnel 

upon entering the building and go 

through an airport-type security check. 

Non-U.S. citizens: Because of CDC 

Security Regulations, any non-U.S. 

citizen wishing to attend this meeting 

must provide the following information 

in writing to the NIOSH Docket Officer 

at the address below no later than 

November 22, 2013 to allow time for 

mandatory CDC facility security 

clearance procedures to be completed. 

1. Name: 

2. Gender: 

3. Date of Birth: 

4. Place of birth (city, province, state, 

country): 

5. Citizenship: 

6. Passport Number: 

7. Date of Passport Issue: 

8. Date of Passport Expiration: 

9. Type of Visa: 

10. U.S. Naturalization Number (if a 

naturalized citizen): 

11. U.S. Naturalization Date (if a 

naturalized citizen): 

12. Visitor’s Organization: 

13. Organization Address: 

14. Organization Telephone Number: 

15. Visitor’s Position/Title within the 

Organization: 

This information will be transmitted 

to the CDC Security Office for approval. 

Visitors will be notified as soon as 

approval has been obtained. Non-U.S. 

citizens are encouraged to participate in 

the audio conferencing due to the extra 

clearance involved with in-person 

attendance. 

Attendee and Speaker Registration: 

Attendees are encouraged to sign up by 

December 3, 2013 with the NIOSH 

Docket Office. Individuals wishing to 

speak during the meeting may sign up 

when registering with the NIOSH 

Docket Office no later than December 3, 

at 513/533–8611 or by email at 

nioshdocket@cdc.gov. Those who have 

not signed up to present in advance may 

be allowed to present at the meeting if 

time allows. 

Persons wanting to provide oral 

comments will be permitted up to 20 

minutes. If additional time becomes 

available, presenters will be notified. 

Oral comments given at the meeting 

must also be submitted to the docket in 

writing in order to be considered by the 

Agency. 

Priority for attendance will be given 

to those providing oral comments. Other 

requests to attend the meeting will then 

be accommodated on a first-come basis. 

Unreserved walk-in attendees will not 

be admitted due to security clearance 

requirements. 

Purpose of Meeting: To discuss and 

obtain comments on the draft document, 

‘‘Current Intelligence Bulletin: Update 

of NIOSH Carcinogen Classification and 

Target Risk Level Policy for Chemical 

Hazards in the Workplace.’’ Special 

emphasis will be placed on discussion 

of the following: 

Overall Questions 

(1) Are the proposed carcinogen 

policies consistent with the current 

scientific knowledge of toxicology, risk 

assessment, industrial hygiene, and 

occupational cancer? If not, provide 

specific information and references that 

should be considered. 

(2) Is there additional scientific 

information related to the issues of the 

proposed NIOSH carcinogen policies 

that should be considered for inclusion? 

If so, provide information and specify 

references for consideration. Is there any 

discussion in the document that should 

be omitted? 

(3) Is the proposed carcinogen 

classification policy explained in a clear 

and transparent manner? Is the basis for 

the proposed policy adequately 

explained? If not, specify (section, page, 

and line number) where clarification is 

needed. 

(4) Are there issues relevant to the 

classification of occupational 

carcinogens that have not been 

adequately addressed in this proposed 

policy? If so, provide information and 

specify references for consideration. 

(5) NIOSH adapted the OSHA Hazard 

Communication Table Relating 

Approximate Equivalences among 

IARC, NTP RoC, and GHS 

Carcinogenicity Classifications 

(Appendix F, Part D, OSHA Globally 

Harmonized System for Hazard 

Communication) to provide a simple, 

systematic method of determining GHS 

cancer hazard categories. However, 

NIOSH has further considered the GHS 

carcinogen categories 1B and 2 because 

NTP classification reasonably 

anticipated to be a human carcinogen 

and IARC classification 2B have criteria 

that overlap the two GHS categories. 


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NIOSH has reviewed the criteria for 

GHS classification and has determined 

that chemicals classified by NTP as 

reasonably anticipated and chemicals 

classified as IARC 2B ‘‘that have 

sufficient evidence from animal data’’ 

meet the criteria for GHS Carcinogen 

Category 1B. Chemicals classified by 

NTP as reasonably anticipated and 

chemicals classified by IARC as 2B ‘‘that 

have limited evidence from animal 

data’’ meet the criteria for GHS 

Carcinogen Category 2. NIOSH is 

requesting comments on the validity of 

the NIOSH Correspondence table (Table 

2) and its usefulness as a guide to 

determine GHS hazard categories. 

(6) Is the proposed target risk level 

policy explained in a clear and 

transparent manner? Is the basis for the 

proposed policy adequately explained? 

If not, specify (section, page, and line 

number) where clarification is needed. 

(7) An analytical feasibility (AF) 

notation will be used to identify those 

RELs that are established to reflect the 

limitations of the sampling and 

analytical method (i.e., AF) and not the 

target risk level of 1 in 1,000. Is this 

notation adequately explained? 

(8) Is the proposed analytical 

feasibility and technical achievability 

policy explained in a clear and 

transparent manner? Is the basis for the 

proposed policy adequately explained? 

If not, specify (section, page, and line 

number) where clarification is needed. 

Written comments will be accepted at 

the meeting. Written comments may 

also be submitted by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: NIOSH Docket Office, Robert 

A. Taft Laboratories, 4676 Columbia 

Parkway, MS C–34, Cincinnati, Ohio 

45226. 

All material submitted to the Agency 

should reference the agency name and 

docket number [CDC–2013–0023; 

NIOSH 240–A]. All electronic 

comments should be formatted as 

Microsoft Word. Please make reference 

to CDC–2013–0023 and Docket Number 

NIOSH 240–A. 

Transcript: A transcript will be 

prepared and posted to NIOSH Docket 

within 30 days after the meeting. Each 

person making a comment will be asked 

to give his or her name and affiliation, 

and all comments (including their name 

and affiliation) are considered to be in 

the public domain, and the transcript 

will be archived in the NIOSH Docket 

and posted on a public Web site. 

All information received in response 

to this notice will be available for public 

examination and copying at the NIOSH 

Docket Office, Room 111, 4676 

Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 

45226. 

Background: This draft NIOSH 

document provides an update of the 

NIOSH Carcinogen Classification and 

relevant Recommended Exposure Limit 

(REL) policies. The proposed update of 

policies is prompted by comments from 

the public and stakeholders and recent 

developments in how the carcinogenic 

risk to substances is assessed. NIOSH 

stakeholders have recently expressed 

concerns about limitations in the 

NIOSH approach to classifying and 

controlling carcinogens. A major 

limitation identified is use of the term 

‘‘Potential Occupational Carcinogen’’ 

which dates to the OSHA hazard 

classification for carcinogens outlined 

in 29 CFR 1990.103 (see below). The 

adjective ‘‘potential’’ conveys 

uncertainty that is not warranted with 

many carcinogens such as asbestos, 

benzene, and others. 

Further, the existing NIOSH 

carcinogen policy does not allow for 

classification on the basis of the 

magnitude and sufficiency of the 

scientific evidence. In contrast, other 

organizations such as the National 

Toxicology Program (NTP), the 

International Agency for Research on 

Cancer (IARC) and the Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) have 

differential classification systems with 

categories that reflect the weight of 

scientific evidence. 

Coincident with NIOSH recognition of 

this language limitation was 

international recognition of the need for 

more efficient and faster classification of 

substances and the consideration of 

alternative substances that are less toxic 

and more environmentally sustainable. 

In August 2011, NIOSH published in 

the Federal Register its intent to review 

and request for information regarding its 

approach to classifying carcinogens and 

establishing recommended exposure 

limits for occupational exposures to 

hazards associated with cancer. The 

initial comment period of September 22, 

2011 was subsequently extended until 

December 30, 2011. On December 12, 

2011, a public meeting was held at the 

Hubert H. Humphrey Building in 

Washington, DC to engage stakeholders 

and members of the public in 

discussions of the relevant issues 

pertaining to the NIOSH assessment. 

Input received from the public and 

stakeholders during this process was 

considered and is reflected in the draft 

document now available for public 

review. To view this docket’s previous 

information go to: http://www.cdc.gov/

niosh/docket/archive/docket240.html. 

The purpose of the public review of 

the draft document is to obtain 

comments on whether NIOSH has 

adequately explained the basis for its 

revised policies on classifying 

chemicals as carcinogens and deriving 

RELs that are transparent, consistent, 

and that contribute to the effective risk 

management of chemical carcinogens in 

the workplace. 

Contact Persons for Technical 

Information: T.J. Lentz, telephone (513) 

533–8260, or Faye Rice, telephone (513) 

533–8335, NIOSH, MS–C32, Robert A. 

Taft Laboratories, 4676 Columbia 

Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226. 

Dated: November 8, 2013. 

John Howard, 

Director, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60-Day–14–0210] 

Proposed Data Collections Submitted 

for Public Comment and 

Recommendations; List of Ingredients 

Added to Tobacco in the Manufacture 

of Cigarette Products; Withdrawn 

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), Office on Smoking 

and Health, National Center for Chronic 

Disease Prevention and Health 

Promotion (NCCDPHP), Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice Withdrawal. In 

compliance with the requirement of 

Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 FR Doc. 2013– 

26469 Filed 11–4–13; 8:45am. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention requests 

withdrawal from publication the 60-Day 

Federal Register Notice (FRN) 14 0210 

concerning the List of Ingredients 

Added to Tobacco in the Manufacture of 

Cigarette Products (FR Doc. 2013– 

26469), which was submitted on 

October 30, 2013 for public inspection 

in the Federal Register. 

The purpose behind this notice 

withdrawal request is that an original 

60-day FRN was previously published 

on October 31, 2013 (Document 

Number—2013–25799). A duplicate 60- 

day FRN was inadvertently published 

on November 5, 2013. Please disregard 

the duplicate FRN. 


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