Friday, 

July 27, 2007 

Part III 

Environmental 

Protection Agency 

Sixtieth Report of the TSCA Interagency 

Testing Committee to the Administrator 

of the Environmental Protection Agency; 

Receipt of Report and Request for 

Comments; Notice 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2007–0420; FRL–8137–6] 

Sixtieth Report of the TSCA 

Interagency Testing Committee to the 

Administrator of the Environmental 

Protection Agency; Receipt of Report 

and Request for Comments 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Toxic Substances Control 

Act (TSCA) Interagency Testing 

Committee (ITC) transmitted its 60th ITC 

Report to the Administrator of EPA on 

June 14, 2007. In the 60th ITC Report, 

which is included with this notice, the 

ITC is revising the TSCA section 4(e) 

Priority Testing List by adding ‘‘lead and 

lead compounds’’ to the Priority Testing 

List so that EPA may expeditiously 

obtain unpublished health and safety 

studies that relate to the lead content of 

consumer products that are intended for 

use by children. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before August 27, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2007–0420, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Document Control Office 

(7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 

0001. 

• Hand Delivery: OPPT Document 

Control Office (DCO), EPA East Bldg., 

Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC. Attention: Docket ID 

Number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2007–0420. 

The DCO is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

DCO is (202) 564–8930. Such deliveries 

are only accepted during the DCO’s 

normal hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPPT– 

2007–0420. EPA’s policy is that all 

comments received will be included in 

the docket without change and may be 

made available on-line at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through regulations.gov or email. The regulations.gov website is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an e-mail comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

regulations.gov, your e-mail address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the docket and made available 

on the Internet. If you submit an 

electronic comment, EPA recommends 

that you include your name and other 

contact information in the body of your 

comment and with any disk or CD-ROM 

you submit. If EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

EPA may not be able to consider your 

comment. Electronic files should avoid 

the use of special characters, any form 

of encryption, and be free of any defects 

or viruses. For additional information 

about EPA’s public docket, visit the EPA 

Docket Center homepage at http:// 

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the docket index available 

in regulations.gov. To access the 

electronic docket, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, select ‘‘Advanced 

Search,’’ then ‘‘Docket Search.’’ Insert 

the docket ID number where indicated 

and select the ‘‘Submit’’ button. Follow 

the instructions on the regulations.gov 

website to view the docket index or 

access available documents. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

will be publicly available only in hard 

copy. Publicly available docket 

materials are available electronically at 

http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the OPPT 

Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in 

the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) at Rm. 

3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 

Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room 

hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 

Federal holidays. The telephone number 

of the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is 

(202) 566–1744, and the telephone 

number for the OPPT Docket is (202) 

566–0280. Docket visitors are required 

to show photographic identification, 

pass through a metal detector, and sign 

the EPA visitor log. All visitor bags are 

processed through an X-ray machine 

and subject to search. Visitors will be 

provided an EPA/DC badge that must be 

visible at all times in the building and 

returned upon departure. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colby Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, 

Environmental Assistance Division 

(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (202) 554–1404; e-mail address: 

TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this Action Apply to Me? 

This notice is directed to the public 

in general. It may, however, be of 

particular interest to you if you 

manufacture (defined by statute to 

include import) and/or process TSCAcovered chemicals and you may be 

identified by the North American 

Industrial Classification System 

(NAICS) codes 325 and 32411. Because 

this notice is directed to the general 

public and other entities may also be 

interested, the Agency has not 

attempted to describe all the specific 

entities that may be interested in this 

action. If you have any questions 

regarding the applicability of this action 

to a particular entity, consult the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare 

My Comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through 

regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark 

the part or all of the information that 

you claim to be CBI. For CBI 

information in a disk or CD-ROM that 

you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the 

disk or CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, 

mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM 

as CBI and then identify electronically 

within the disk or CD-ROM the specific 

information that is claimed as CBI. In 

addition to one complete version of the 

comment that includes information 

claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment 

that does not contain the information 

claimed as CBI must be submitted for 

inclusion in the public docket. 

Information so marked will not be 

disclosed except in accordance with 

procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. 

2. Tips for preparing your comments. 

When submitting comments, remember 

to: 

i. Identify the document by docket ID 

number and other identifying 

information (subject heading, Federal 

Register date and page number). 

ii. Follow directions. The Agency may 

ask you to respond to specific questions 

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or organize comments by referencing a 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 

or section number. 

iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; 

suggest alternatives and substitute 

language for your requested changes. 

iv. Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

v. If you estimate potential costs or 

burdens, explain how you arrived at 

your estimate in sufficient detail to 

allow for it to be reproduced. 

vi. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns and suggest 

alternatives. 

vii. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible, avoiding the use of profanity 

or personal threats. 

viii. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the comment period 

deadline identified. 

II. Background 

The Toxic Substances Control Act 

(TSCA) (15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) 

authorizes the Administrator of EPA to 

promulgate regulations under TSCA 

section 4(a) requiring testing of 

chemicals and chemical groups in order 

to develop data relevant to determining 

the risks that such chemicals and 

chemical groups may present to health 

or the environment. Section 4(e) of 

TSCA established the ITC to 

recommend chemicals and chemical 

groups to the Administrator of EPA for 

priority testing consideration. Section 

4(e) of TSCA directs the ITC to revise 

the TSCA section 4(e) Priority Testing 

List at least every 6 months. 

You may access additional 

information about the ITC at http:// 

www.epa.gov/opptintr/itc. 

A. The ITC’s 60th Report 

The ITC is revising the TSCA section 

4(e) Priority Testing List by adding ‘‘lead 

and lead compounds’’ to the Priority 

Testing List so that EPA may 

expeditiously obtain unpublished 

health and safety studies that relate to 

the lead content of consumer products 

that are intended for use by children. 

B. Status of the Priority Testing List 

The Priority Testing List includes 2 

alkylphenols, 5 tungsten compounds, 12 

lead compounds, 16 chemicals with 

insufficient dermal absorption rate data, 

and 243 High Production Volume (HPV) 

Challenge Program orphan chemicals. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Chemicals, 

Hazardous substances. 

Dated: July 23, 2007. 

Charles M. Auer, 

Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics. 

Sixtieth Report of the TSCA 

Interagency Testing Committee to the 

Administrator, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency 

Table of Contents 

Summary 

I. Background 

II. TSCA Section 8 Reporting 

A. TSCA Section 8 Reporting Rules 

B. ITC’s Use of TSCA Section 8 and 

Other Information 

C. New Requests to Add Chemicals to 

the TSCA Section 8(d) HaSDR Rule 

III. ITC’s Activities During this 

Reporting Period (December 2006 to 

May 2007) 

IV. Revisions to the TSCA Section 4(e) 

Priority Testing List: Chemicals 

Added to the Priority Testing List: 

Lead and Lead Compounds 

V. References 

VI. The TSCA Interagency Testing 

Committee 

Summary 

The ITC is revising the Toxic 

Substances Control Act (TSCA) section 

4(e) Priority Testing List by adding ‘‘lead 

and lead compounds’’ to the Priority 

Testing List so that EPA may 

expeditiously obtain unpublished 

health and safety studies that relate to 

the lead content of consumer products 

that are intended for use by children. 

The TSCA section 4(e) Priority Testing 

List is Table 1 of this unit. 

TABLE 1.—TSCA SECTION 4(E) PRIORITY TESTING LIST (MAY 2007) 

ITC Report Date Chemical Name/Group Action 

31 January 1993 2 Chemicals with insufficient dermal absorption 

rate data 

Designated 

32 May 1993 10 Chemicals with insufficient dermal absorption 

rate data 

Designated 

35 November 1994 4 Chemicals with insufficient dermal absorption 

rate data 

Designated 

37 November 1995 Branched 4-nonylphenol (mixed isomers) Recommended 

41 November 1997 Phenol, 4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)- Recommended 

53 November 2003 5 Tungsten compounds Recommended 

55 December 2004 238 High Production Volume (HPV) Challenge 

Program orphan chemicals 

Recommended 

56 August 2005 5 HPV Challenge Program orphan chemicals Recommended 

60 May 2007 Lead and lead compounds Recommended 

I. Background 

The ITC was established by TSCA 

section 4(e) ‘‘to make recommendations 

to the Administrator respecting the 

chemical substances and mixtures to 

which the Administrator should give 

priority consideration for the 

promulgation of rules for testing under 

section 4(a).... At least every six months 

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..., the Committee shall make such 

revisions to the Priority Testing List as 

it determines to be necessary and 

transmit them to the Administrator 

together with the Committee’s reasons 

for the revisions’’ (Public Law 94–469, 

90 Stat. 2003 et seq., 15 U.S.C. 2601 et 

seq.). ITC reports are available from the 

ITC’s website (http://www.epa.gov/ 

oppt/itc) within a few days of 

submission to the EPA Administrator 

and from EPA’s website (http:// 

www.epa.gov/fedrgstr) after publication 

in the Federal Register. The ITC 

produces its revisions to the Priority 

Testing List with administrative and 

technical support from the ITC staff, ITC 

members, and their U.S. Government 

organizations, and contract support 

provided by EPA. ITC members and 

staff are listed at the end of this report. 

II. TSCA Section 8 Reporting 

A. TSCA Section 8 Reporting Rules 

Following receipt of the ITC’s report 

(and the revised Priority Testing List) by 

the EPA Administrator, the EPA’s Office 

of Pollution Prevention and Toxics 

(OPPT) may add the chemicals from the 

revised Priority Testing List to the TSCA 

section 8(a) Preliminary Assessment 

Information Reporting (PAIR) rule (40 

CFR part 712) and/or the TSCA section 

8(d) Health and Safety Data Reporting 

(HaSDR) rule (40 CFR part 716). The 

PAIR rule requires manufacturers 

(including importers) of chemicals 

added to the Priority Testing List to 

submit to EPA certain production and 

exposure information (http:// 

www.epa.gov/oppt/chemtest/pubs/ 

pairform.pdf). The HaSDR rule requires 

manufacturers (including importers) of 

chemicals added to the Priority Testing 

List to submit unpublished health and 

safety studies to EPA. 

B. ITC’s Use of TSCA Section 8 and 

Other Information 

ITC’s use of TSCA section 8 and other 

information is described in the 52nd ITC 

Report (http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/ 

itc/rptmain.htm). 

C. New Requests to Add Chemicals to 

the TSCA Section 8(d) HaSDR Rule 

ITC is requesting that EPA add lead 

and lead compounds to the TSCA 

section 8(d) HaSDR rule. The lead and 

lead compounds are discussed in Unit 

IV. of this report. 

III. ITC’s Activities During this 

Reporting Period (December 2006 to 

May 2007) 

During this reporting period, the ITC 

discussed: 

• Lead and lead compounds. 

• Alkylphenols. 

• Brominated flame retardants. 

• Flavoring agents that cause airway 

obstruction during occupational 

exposures. 

Lead and lead compounds are discussed 

in Unit IV. of this report. 

1. Alkylphenols. As noted in the 59th

ITC Report, the ITC is leaving phenol, 

4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)- (CAS No. 

140–66–9) and phenol, 4-nonyl-, 

branched (CAS No. 84852–15–3) on the 

Priority Testing List (Ref. 1). The ITC 

made this decision because it needed 

time to: 

i. Determine if the existing fish 

reproductive effects data are sufficient 

to meet the ITC’s data needs. 

ii. Determine if phenol, 4-(1,1,3,3- 

tetramethylbutyl)- or phenol, 4-nonyl-, 

branched should be tested for avian 

reproductive effects. 

While the ITC is considering whether 

phenol, 4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)- or 

phenol, 4-nonyl-, branched should be 

tested for avian reproductive effects, it 

has determined that existing fish 

reproductive effects data are sufficient 

to meet the ITC’s data needs (Tables 2 

and 3 of this unit). 

TABLE 2.—FISH REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY STUDIES FOR PHENOL, 4- 

NONYL-, BRANCHED (CAS NO. 

84852–15–3) 

Study 

91–Day early life stage test with Rainbow 

Trout embryos and fry (Ref. 2). Nearly all 

larvae were abnormal at ≥ 53.09 

micrograms/Liter (μg/L). Based on 

growth, the No Observed Effect Concentration (NOEC) and Lowest Observed 

Effect Concentration (LOEC) were 6.0 

and ≥ 10.3 μg/L, respectively. 

33–Day early life stage test with Fathead 

Minnow embryos and larvae (Ref. 3). Embryos exposed to nonylphenol (NP) 

began hatching on day 4; control embryos hatched on day 3. Based on survival, the NOEC and LOEC were 7.4 μg/L 

and 14.0 μg/L, respectively. 

TABLE 3.—FISH REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY STUDIES FOR PHENOL, 4- 

(1,1,3,3-TETRAMETHYLBUTYL)- (CAS 

NO. 140–66–9) 

Study Name 

60–Day early life stage test with Rainbow 

Trout embryos and Trout fry (Ref. 4). 

Based on fry growth, the NOEC and 

LOEC were 6.1 μg/L and 11.0 μg/L, respectively.

TABLE 3.—FISH REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY STUDIES FOR PHENOL, 4- 

(1,1,3,3-TETRAMETHYLBUTYL)- (CAS 

NO. 140–66–9)—Continued 

Study Name 

1.5–Generation test with Medaka (Ref. 5). 

Based on growth, the NOEC and 

LOEC were 20.0 μg/L and 50.0 μg/L, 

respectively. Based on survival during 

mating trials of exposed females and 

unexposed males, the NOEC and 

LOEC were 2.0 μg/L and 20.0 μg/L, respectively.

185–Day life-cycle test with Zebra Fish 

(Ref. 6). EC50 (fertilization success) = 

28 μg/L.

185–Day life-cycle test with Zebra Fish 

(Ref. 7). Based on growth, time to first 

spawn, egg production, and fertilization 

success on fish maturing from fry to 

breeding adults, the NOEC and LOEC 

were 12.0 and 35.0 μg/L, respectively.

2. Brominated flame retardants. 

During discussions with the American 

Chemistry Council’s Brominated Flame 

Retardants Industry Panel (BFRIP), 

Canadian Wildlife Service, and McGill 

University scientists, the ITC learned 

that the BFRIP will be sponsoring avian 

reproductive testing of 1,2,5,6,9,10- 

hexabromocyclododecane (CAS No. 

3194–55–6) or 

hexabromocyclododecane (CAS No. 

25637–99–4) using American Kestrels. 

The BFRIP provided the ITC with the 

International Uniform Chemical 

Information Database (IUCLID) data set 

for hexabromocyclododecane (CAS No. 

25637–99–4) as well as the IUCLID data 

set and Voluntary Children’s Chemical 

Evaluation Program (VCCEP) Tier I and 

II data summary for decabromodiphenyl 

ether (DBDE) (CAS No. 1163–19–5). In 

addition, the ITC discussed the National 

Institute of Standards and Technology’s 

(NIST) ongoing work with the National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), including the 

collaboration with the National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS) via 

cooperation with the Marine Mammal 

Health and Stranding Response 

Program. The ITC also discussed the 

NOAA/NMFS Dolphin Health 

Assessments, and the Seabird Tissue 

Archival and Monitoring Project to 

measure persistent bioaccumulative 

contaminants, including brominated 

flame retardants. 

3. Flavoring agents that cause airway 

obstruction during occupational 

exposures. The ITC discussed the 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health (NIOSH) alert, 

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1For the purposes of this recommendation, 

‘‘Intended for use by children’’ has the meaning 

provided in 40 CFR 710.43 of the TSCA section 8(a) 

Inventory Update Rule. The definition was 

originally intended for a different audience (those 

submitting information under the Inventory Update 

Rule) but the same concepts can apply to the 

products at issue here. The definition reads as 

follows: 

Intended for use by children means the chemical 

substance or mixture is used in or on a product that 

is specifically intended for use by children age 14 

or younger. A chemical substance or mixture is 

intended for use by children when the submitter 

answers ‘‘yes’’ to at least one of the following 

questions for the product into which the submitter’s 

chemical substance or mixture is incorporated: 

(1) Is the product commonly recognized (i.e., by 

a reasonable person) as being intended for children 

age 14 or younger? 

(2) Does the manufacturer of the product state 

through product labeling or other written materials 

that the product is intended for or will be used by 

children age 14 or younger? 

(3) Is the advertising, promotion, or marketing of 

the product aimed at children age 14 or younger? 

‘‘Preventing Lung Disease in Workers 

Who Use or Make Flavorings’’ (http:// 

www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2004–110), 

because of concerns related to 

occupational exposures to flavoring 

agents that may be respiratory irritants. 

IV. Revisions to the TSCA Section 4(e) 

Priority Testing List: Chemicals Added 

to the Priority Testing List: Lead and 

Lead Compounds 

1. Recommendation. EPA requests 

that the ITC add the category ‘‘lead and 

lead compounds’’ to the Priority Testing 

List (Table 4 of this unit). 

TABLE 4.—EXAMPLES OF COMPOUNDS

IN THE LEAD AND LEAD COMPOUNDS

CATEGORY BEING ADDED TO THE

PRIORITY TESTING LIST

CAS No. Chemical Name 

301–04–2 Acetic acid, 

lead(2+) salt 

598–63–0 Carbonic acid, 

lead(2+) salt 

(1:1) 

1309–60–0 Lead oxide 

(PbO2) 

1314–87–0 Lead sulfide 

(PbS) 

7428–48–0 Octadecanoic 

acid, lead salt 

(1:?) 

7439–92–1 Lead 

7446–27–7 Phosphoric acid, 

lead(2+) salt 

(2:3) 

7758–95–4 Lead chloride 

(PbCl2) 

7758–97–6 Chromic acid 

(H2CrO4), 

lead(2+) salt 

(1:1) 

13814–96–5 Borate (1-), 

tetrafluoro-, 

lead(2+) (2:1) 

53466–66–3 Silicic acid, lead 

salt, basic 

63653–42–9 Sulfuric acid, 

lead salt (1:?), 

basic 

EPA is making this request to obtain 

unpublished health and safety studies 

that relate to the lead content of 

consumer products that are ‘‘intended 

for use by children (as that term is 

defined at 40 CFR 710.43)1 (excluding 

children’s metal jewelry) and studies 

that assess children’s exposure to lead 

from such products (including studies 

of bioavailability). 

2. Rationale for recommendation. In 

pursuit of the Federal goal of 

eliminating childhood lead poisoning 

by 2010 (Ref. 8), EPA is looking beyond 

paint-related sources in an effort to 

address risks from other potentially 

significant sources. Although the 

Consumer Product Safety Commission 

(CPSC) has an effort underway to 

address risks from children’s metal 

jewelry containing lead (Ref. 9), there is 

less information available on the lead 

content of, and exposure to lead from, 

other children’s products.CPSC is 

currently addressing lead containing 

children’s metal jewelry, but has not yet 

established a definition of these 

products. Thus, EPA recommends that 

the ITC include the category listing for 

lead and lead compounds described in 

Unit IV.1. Information obtained on this 

category may assist both EPA and CPSC 

in taking further action as appropriate to 

protect children from lead poisoning 

due to lead in products. It should be 

noted that for the purposes of regulating 

products by CPSC, products intended 

for children might not be defined in the 

same manner as for actions by EPA 

under TSCA. 

3. Supporting information. EPA has a 

long-standing interest in limiting human 

and environmental exposure to lead and 

lead compounds, with special concern 

for exposures to children. In the context 

of its Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) 

Program, EPA has classified lead as a 

‘‘persistent, bioaccumulative, toxic 

chemical,’’ (TRI Lead Rule published in 

the Federal Register of January 17, 2001 

(66 FR 4500) (FRL–6722–4)) and in past 

actions has presented evidence that lead 

can cause significant deleterious health 

effects, particularly in children (e.g., 

Identification of Dangerous Levels of 

Lead; Proposed Rule published in the 

Federal Register of June 3, 1998 (63 FR 

30301) (FRL–5791–9)). A major focus of 

EPA has been on lead and lead 

compounds in paint, with a particular 

emphasis to limit lead exposures from 

paint following enactment of the 

‘‘Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard 

Reduction Act of 1992.’’ Public Law 

102–550. In that Act, Congress 

emphasized its concerns about 

children’s exposure to lead. 

CPSC recently published an Advance 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

(ANPRM) in the Federal Register of 

January 9, 2007 (72 FR 920) addressing 

certain products beyond paint; CPSC is 

considering whether there may be a 

need to ban children’s metal jewelry 

containing more than 0.06% lead by 

weight in metal components. In 

addition to children’s metal jewelry 

products, EPA also believes there may 

be potential risks to children’s health 

from exposure to other products 

intended for use by children that 

contain lead or lead compounds. 

However, information regarding such 

products is currently incomplete. 

4. Information needs. EPA is 

interested in health and safety studies 

that relate to the lead content of 

consumer products that are ‘‘intended 

for use by children’’ (as defined at 40 

CFR 710.43), but excluding ‘‘children’s 

metal jewelry’’ as described by the CPSC 

in its ANPRM of January 9, 2007. 

For all lead and lead compounds, EPA 

needs the following information to 

assess the extent and degree of exposure 

and potential hazard associated with 

these substances: 

• Studies that relate to the lead 

content of consumer products that are 

intended for use by children (includes 

studies showing any measurable lead 

content), and/or 

• Studies that assess children’s 

exposure to lead from such products 

(including studies of bioavailability). 

With regards to grade or purity, 

studies showing any measurable lead 

content in such products are of interest. 

V. References 

1. ITC. 2007. Fifty-Ninth Report of the 

TSCA Interagency Testing Committee to 

the Administrator of the Environmental 

Protection Agency; Receipt of Report 

and Request for Comments. Federal 

Register (72 FR 2756, January 22, 2007) 

(FRL–8110–2). Available on-line at: 

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr. 

2. Brooke, L.T. 1993. Acute and 

chronic toxicity of nonylphenol to ten 

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species of aquatic organisms. Report to 

the U.S. EPA for Work Assignment No. 

02 of Contract No. 68–C1–0034. Lake 

Superior Research Institute, University 

of Wisconsin-Superior, Superior, WI. 

March 24,1993. Amended October 18, 

2005. 

3. Ward, T.J. and Boeri, R.L. 1991. 

Early life stage toxicity of nonylphenol 

to the fathead minnow, Pimephales 

promelas. Study Number 8979 CMA. 

EnviroSystems, Hampton, NH. 

4. Analytical Bio-Chemistry (ABC) 

Laboratories, Inc. 1986. Early life stage 

toxicity of para-tert octylphenol to 

Rainbow trout (salmo gairdneri). Report 

34452. Columbia, MO. 

5. Knorr, S. and Braunbeck, T. 2002. 

Decline in reproductive success, sex 

reversal, and developmental alterations 

in Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes) 

after continuous exposure to 

octylpheno1. Ecotoxicology and 

Environmental Safety Journal. 51:187–

196. 

6. Segner, H.; Navas, J. M.; Schafers, 

C.; and Wenzel, A. 2003. Potencies of 

estrogenic compounds in in vitro 

screening assays and in life cycle tests 

with zebraflsh in vitro. Ecotoxicology 

and Environmental Safety Journal. 

54:315–322. 

7. Wenzel, A.; Schafers, C.; Vollmer, 

G., et al. 2001. Research efforts towards 

the development and validation of a test 

method for the identification of 

endocrine disrupting chemicals. Final 

Report of European Commission 

Contract B6–7920/98/000015. 

Schmallenberg, Germany. 

8. President’s Task Force on 

Environmental Health Risks and Safety 

Risks to Children. 2000. Eliminating 

Childhood Lead Poisoning: A Federal 

Strategy Targeting Lead Paint Hazards. 

Available on-line at: http:// 

www.epa.gov/oppt/lead/pubs/ 

fedstrategy2000.pdf. 

9. CPSC. Children’s Jewelry 

Containing Lead; Advanced Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking; Request for 

Comments and Information. Federal 

Register (72 FR 920, January 9, 2007). 

Available on-line at: http:// 

www.cpsc.gov/businfo/frnotices/fr07/ 

leadjewelry.pdf. 

VI. The TSCA Interagency Testing 

Committee 

Statutory Organizations and Their 

Representatives 

Council on Environmental Quality 

Vacant 

Department of Commerce 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

Dianne Poster, Member, Chair 

National Oceanographic and 

Atmospheric Administration 

Tony Pait, Member 

Environmental Protection Agency 

John Schaeffer, Member 

Gerry Brown, Alternate 

National Cancer Institute 

Vacant 

National Institute of Environmental 

Health Sciences 

John Bucher, Member 

Scott Masten, Alternate 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health 

Dennis W. Lynch, Member Vice-Chair 

Mark Toraason, Alternate 

National Science Foundation 

Cindy Lee, Member 

Marge Cavanaugh, Alternate 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

Maureen Ruskin, Member 

Thomas Nerad, Alternate 

Liaison Organizations and Their 

Representatives 

Agency for Toxic Substances and 

Disease Registry 

Daphne Moffett, Member 

Glenn D. Todd, Alternate 

Consumer Product Safety Commission 

Jacqueline Ferrante, Member 

Department of Agriculture 

Clifford P. Rice, Member 

Laura L. McConnell, Alternate 

Department of Defense 

Laurie Roszell, Member 

Department of the Interior 

Barnett A. Rattner, Member 

Food and Drug Administration 

Kirk Arvidson, Alternate 

Ronald F. Chanderbhan, Alternate 

National Library of Medicine 

Vera W. Hudson, Member 

National Toxicology Program 

NIEHS, FDA, and NIOSH, Members 

Technical Support Contractor 

Syracuse Research Corporation 

ITC Staff 

John D. Walker, Director 

Carol Savage, Administrative 

Assistant 

TSCA Interagency Testing Committee, 

Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics (7401M), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–

0001; e-mail address: 

savage.carol@epa.gov; url: http:// 

www.epa.gov/opptintr/itc. 

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