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By immunodampening the dominant

epitope the immune system then reacts

to other more conserved epitopes.

The prospective exclusive license will

be royalty-bearing and will comply with

the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C.

209 and 37 CFR 404.7. This prospective

exclusive license may be granted unless

within 90 days from the date of this

published notice, NIH receives written

evidence and argument that established

that the grant of the license would not

be consistent with the requirements of

35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.

Applications for a license filed in

response to this notice will be treated as

objections to the grant of the

contempleted license. Comments and

objections submitted to this notice will

not be made available for public

inspection and, to the extent permitted

by law, will not be released under the

Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C.

§ 552.

Dated: November 5, 1997.

Barbara M. McGarey,

Deputy Director, Office of Technology

Transfer.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Public Health Service

National Toxicology Program; National

Toxicology Program (NTP), Board of

Scientific Counselors’ Meeting; Review

of Draft NTP Technical Reports

Pursuant to Public Law 92–463,

notice is hereby given of the next

meeting of the NTP Board of Scientific

Counselors’ Technical Reports Review

Subcommittee on December 9 and 10,

1997, in the Conference Center,

Building 101, South Campus, National

Institute of Environmental Health

Sciences (NIEHS), 111 Alexander Drive,

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

The meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. on

December 9, and at 8:30 a.m. on

December 10, and is open to the public.

The agenda topic is the peer review of

draft Technical Reports of long-term

toxicology and carcinogenesis studies

from the National Toxicology Program.

Additionally, there will be a

presentation made concerning data

obtained from transgenic mouse models

on several of the chemicals being

reviewed.

Tentatively scheduled to be peer

reviewed on December 9–10 are draft

Technical Reports of 10 two-year

studies, listed alphabetically, along with

supporting information in the attached

table. All studies were done using

Fischer 344 rats and B6C3F1 mice. The

order of review is given in the far right

column of the table. Copies of the draft

Reports may be obtained, as available,

from: Central Data Management, MD

E1–02, P.O. Box 12233, Research

Triangle Park, NC 27709 (919/541–

3419), FAX (919/541–3687), email:

CDM@niehs.nih.gov.

Public comment on any of the

Technical Reports is welcome. Persons

wanting to make a formal presentation

regarding a particular Technical Report

must notify the Executive Secretary by

telephone, by FAX, by mail, or by email

no later than December 4, 1997, and

provide a written copy in advance of the

meeting so copies can be made and

distributed to all Subcommittee

members, ad hoc expert consultants,

and staff, and made available at the

meeting for attendees. Written

statements should supplement and may

expand on the oral presentation. Oral

presentations should be limited to no

more than five minutes.

The program would welcome

receiving toxicology and carcinogenesis

information from completed, ongoing,

or planned studies by others, as well as

current production data, human

exposure information, and use patterns

for any of the chemicals listed in this

announcement. Please contact Central

Data Management at the address given

above, and they will relay the

information to the appropriate staff

scientist.

The Executive Secretary, Dr. Larry G.

Hart, P.O. Box 12233, Research Triangle

Park, North Carolina 27709 (telephone

919/541–3971; FAX 919/541–0295;

email hart@niehs.nih.gov) will furnish

agenda and a roster of Subcommittee

members and expert consultants prior to

the meeting. Summary minutes

subsequent to the meeting will be

available upon request to Central Data

Management.

Attachment.

Charles E. Leasure, Jr.,

Acting Director, National Toxicology

Program.

SUMMARY DATA FOR TECHNICAL REPORTS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR REVIEW AT THE MEETING OF THE NTP BOARD

OF SCIENTIFIC COUNSELOR’S TECHNICAL REPORTS REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE

[December 9–10, 1997]

Chemical CAS No.

Technical

route/

report

number

Primary uses Exposure levels Review

order

1-Chloro-2-Propanol, Technical, 127–

00–4.

TR–477 Chemical intermediate for propylene

oxide & other organic compounds.

Dosed-Water (deionized water): Rats:

0, 150, 325, or 650 ppm; Mice: 0,

250, 500, or 1000 ppm (50/sex/

group).

10

Coconut Oil Acid, Diethanolamine Condensate, 68603–42–9.TR–479 Foam stabilizer in shampoos and dishwashing liquids; dyeing assistant in

textile processing.

Topical (95% ethanol): Rats: 0, 50, or

100 mg/kg; Mice: 0, 100, or 200 mg/

kg (50 sex/species/group).

2

Diethanolamine, 111–42–2 ..................... TR–478 Production of textile lubricants. Rubber

chemicals intermediate; emulsifier in

agricultural chemicals, cosmetics,

and pharmaceuticals; gas conditioning agent.

Topical (ethanol): Male Rats: 0, 16, 32,

or 64 mg/kg; Female Rats: 0, 8, 16,

or 32 mg/kg; Mice: 0, 40, 80, or 160

mg/kg (50/sex/species/group).

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SUMMARY DATA FOR TECHNICAL REPORTS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR REVIEW AT THE MEETING OF THE NTP BOARD

OF SCIENTIFIC COUNSELOR’S TECHNICAL REPORTS REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE—Continued

[December 9–10, 1997]

Chemical CAS No.

Technical

route/

report

number

Primary uses Exposure levels Review

order

Furfuryl Alcohol, 098–00–0 ..................... TR–482 Solvent for ethers and esters; in manufacture of phenolic and furan resins.

chemical intermediate. wetting agent;

liquid propellant; flavoring agent, obtained from processing corncobs,

coffee beans.

Inhalation (air): Rats & Mice: 0, 2, 8, or

32 ppm (50/sex/species/group).

8

Isobutene, 115–11–7 ............................... TR–487 Production of diisobutylene, trimers,

butyl rubber, antioxidants for foods,

packaging, food supplements & plastics, isooctane, high-octane aviation

gasoline, polyisobutene resins. (NTP

Executive Summary).

Inhalation (air): Rats & Mice: 0, 500,

2000, or 8000 ppm 50/sex/species/

group).

6

Isoprene 78–79–5 ................................... TR–486 Monomer and comonomer for

elastomers, prepared from turpentine, petroleum products (Merck

1989).

Inhalation (air): Rats: 0, 220, 700, or

7000 ppm; 50/sex/group).

7

Lauric Acid, Diethanolamine Condensate, 120–40–1.TR–480 Foam stabilizer for liquid household detergents and shampoos.Topical (95% ethanol): Rats: 0, 50, or

100 mg/kg; Mice: 0, 100, or 200 mg/

kg (50/sex/species/group.

3

Oleic Acid, Diethanolamine Condensate,

93–83–4.

TR–481 Surfactant in wax emulsion; to increae

shampoo viscosity.

Topical (95% ethanol): Rats: 0, 50, or

100 mg/kg; 50/sex/group; Mice: 0,

15, or 30 mg/kg; 55/sex/group.

4

Pentachlorophenol, Purified, 87–86–5 .... TR–483 Wood preservative, fungicide, soil fumigant for termites, preharvest defoliant, seed treatment for beans, preservative for paint, leather, textiles,

inks, antibacterial agent in disinfectants & cleaners (HSDB 1990).

Dosed-Feed (NIH–07); Rats: 0, 200,

400, or 600 ppm; 50/sex/group—

1000 ppm Stop Study (60/sex).

5

Pyridine 110–86–1 .................................. TR–470 Solvent, organic synthesis, flavoring ingredient, manufacture of fungicides,

pharmaceuticals, dyestuff, explosives, mfr. of vitamins, sulfa drugs,

intermediate in manufacture of diquat

& paraquat, waterproofing textiles

(HSDB 1990).

Dosed-Water (deionized water): Rats:

0, 100, 200, or 400 ppm; Male Mice:

0, 250, 500, or 1000 ppm; Female

Mice: 125, 250 or 500 ppm; Male

Wistar Rats: 0, 100, 200, or 400 ppm

(50/sex/group).

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Receipt of Application for

Endangered Species Permit

The following applicants have

applied for permits to conduct certain

activities with endangered species. This

notice is provided pursuant to Section

10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of

1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et

seq.):

Applicant: Mark Hartman, Nashville,

Tennessee PRT–836121.

The applicant requests authorization

to take (salvage dead shells, and harass

during surveys) the dwarf wedge

mussel, Alasmidonta heterodon,

throughout the species range in North

Carolina, for the purpose of

enhancement of survival of the species.

Applicant: David L. Leonard, Sebring,

Florida PRT–836133.

The applicant requests authorization

to take (harass during installation of

cavity inserts) the red-cockaded

woodpecker, Picoides borealis, at St.

Sebastian River State Buffer Preserve,

Brevard County, Florida, for the purpose

of enhancement of survival of the

species.

Written data or comments on these

applications should be submitted to:

Regional Permit Biologist, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, 1875 Century

Boulevard, Suite 200, Atlanta, Georgia

30345. All data and comments must be

received by December 18, 1997.

Documents and other information

submitted with this application are

available for review, subject to the

requirements of the Privacy Act and

Freedom of Information Act, by any

party who submits a written request for

a copy of such documents to the

following office within 30 days of the

date of publication of this notice: U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, 1875 Century

Boulevard, Suite 200, Atlanta, Georgia

30345 (Attn: David Dell, Permit

Biologist). Telephone: 404/679–7313;

Fax: 404/679–7081.

Dated: November 3, 1997.

Sam D. Hamilton,

Regional Director.

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