9618 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 35 / Tuesday, February 22, 2022 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Toxic Substances and 

Disease Registry 

[Docket No. ATSDR–2022–0001] 

Availability of Six Draft Toxicological 

Profiles 

AGENCY: Agency for Toxic Substances 

and Disease Registry (ATSDR), 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice with comment period. 

SUMMARY: The Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry 

(ATSDR), within the Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS), 

announces the opening of a docket to 

obtain comments on drafts of six 

updated toxicological profiles: 

Beryllium, Chloromethane, 1,2- 

Dichloroethane, Methyl tert-butyl ether 

(MTBE), N-Nitrosodimethylamine, and 

Chlorodibenzofurans. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before May 23, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket Number ATSDR– 

2022–0001, by either of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Office of Innovation and 

Analytics, Agency for Toxic Substances 

and Disease Registry, 4770 Buford 

Highway, Mail Stop S102–1, Atlanta, 

GA 30341–3717. Attn: Docket No. 

ATSDR–2022–0001. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the Agency name and Docket 

Number. All relevant comments 

received will be posted without change 

to http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information provided. Do 

not submit comments by email. ATSDR 

does not accept comments by email. For 

access to the docket to read background 

documents or comments received, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kambria Haire, Office of Innovation and 

Analytics, Agency for Toxic Substances 

and Disease Registry, 4770 Buford 

Highway, Mail Stop S102–1, Atlanta, 

GA 30329–4027, Email: 

ATSDRToxProfileFRNs@cdc.gov; 

Telephone: 1–800–232–4636. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ATSDR 

has prepared drafts of six updated 

toxicological profiles based on 

availability of new health effects and 

other information since their initial 

releases. All toxicological profiles 

issued as ‘‘Drafts for Public Comment’’ 

represent the result of ATSDR’s 

evidence-based evaluations to provide 

important toxicological information on 

priority hazardous substances to the 

public and health professionals. ATSDR 

is seeking public comments and 

additional information or reports on 

studies about the health effects of these 

six substances for review and potential 

inclusion in the profiles. ATSDR 

considers key studies for these 

substances during the profile 

development process. This notice 

solicits any relevant, additional studies. 

ATSDR will evaluate the quality and 

relevance of such data or studies for 

possible inclusion in the profile. 

Public Participation 

Interested persons or organizations 

are invited to participate by submitting 

written views, information, and data. 

Comments received, including 

attachments and other supporting 

materials, are part of the public record 

and are subject to public disclosure. 

Comments will be posted on https://

www.regulations.gov. Therefore, do not 

include any information in your 

comment or supporting materials that 

you consider confidential or 

inappropriate for public disclosure. If 

you include your name, contact 

information, or other information that 

identifies you in the body of your 

comments, that information will be on 

public display. Do not submit comments 

by email. ATSDR does not accept 

comments by email. ATSDR will review 

all submissions and may choose to 

redact or withhold submissions 

containing private or proprietary 

information such as Social Security 

numbers, medical information, 

inappropriate language, or duplicate/ 

near duplicate examples of a mass-mail 

campaign. ATSDR will carefully review 

and consider all comments submitted in 

preparation of the Final Toxicological 

Profiles and may revise the profiles as 

appropriate. 

Legislative Background 

The Superfund Amendments and 

Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) [42 

U.S.C. 9601 et seq.] amended the 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act of 1980 (CERCLA or Superfund) [42 

U.S.C. 9601 et seq.] by establishing 

certain requirements for ATSDR and the 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA) regarding the hazardous 

substances most commonly found at 

facilities on the CERCLA National 

Priorities List. Among these statutory 

requirements is a mandate for the 

Administrator of ATSDR to prepare 

toxicological profiles for each substance 

included on the priority list of 

hazardous substances [also called the 

Substance Priority List (SPL)]. This list 

identifies 275 hazardous substances that 

ATSDR and EPA have determined pose 

the most significant potential threat to 

human health. The SPL is available 

online at www.atsdr.cdc.gov/spl. 

ATSDR is also mandated to revise and 

publish updated toxicological profiles, 

as necessary, to reflect updated health 

effects and other information. 

In addition, CERCLA provides ATSDR 

with the authority to prepare 

toxicological profiles for substances not 

found on the SPL. CERCLA authorizes 

ATSDR to establish and maintain an 

inventory of literature, research, and 

studies on the health effects of toxic 

substances (CERCLA Section 

104(i)(1)(B); 42 U.S.C. 9604(i)(1)(B)); to 

respond to requests for health 

consultations (CERCLA Section 

104(i)(4); 42 U.S.C. 9604(i)(4)); and to 

support the site-specific response 

actions conducted by the agency 

(CERCLA Section 104(i)(6); 42 U.S.C. 

9604(i)(6)). Public nominations for 

substances from the SPL (or other 

substances) for toxicological profile 

development were requested on April 

18, 2018 (83 FR 17177). 

ATSDR has now prepared drafts of six 

updated toxicological profiles based on 

availability of new health effects and 

other information since their initial 

release. 

Availability 

The Draft Toxicological Profiles are 

available online at http://

www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ToxProfiles and at 

www.regulations.gov, Docket No. 

ATSDR–2022–0001. 

Pamela Protzel Berman, 

Associate Director, Office of Policy, Planning 

and Partnerships, Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry. 

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