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would constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy.

Name of Committee: National Institute of

Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel.

Date: June 18, 2001.

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m..

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: Hyatt Hotel, One Bethesda Metro

Center; Bethesda, MD 20814.

Contact Person: Richard E. Weise,

Scientific Review Administrator, National

Institute of Mental Health, DEA, National

Institute of Health, 6001 Executive

Boulevard, Room 6140, MSC9606, Bethesda,

MD 20892–9606, 301–443–1340,

rweise@mail.nih.gov.

Name of Committee: National Institute of

Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel.

Date: June 7, 2001.

Time: 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: Neuroscience Center, National

Institute of Health, 6001 Executive Blvd,

Bethesda, MD 20892, (Telephone Conference

Call).

Contact Person: David I. Sommers, PHD,

Scientific Review Administrator, Division of

Extramural Activities, National Institute of

Mental Health, NIH, Neuroscience Center,

6001 Executive Blvd., Room 6144, MSC 9606,

Bethesda, MD 20892–9606, 301–443–6470,

dsommers@mail.nih.gov.

Name of Committee: National Institute of

Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel.

Date: July 12, 2001.

Time: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: Bethesda Holiday Inn, 8120

Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814.

Contact Person: Henry J. Haigler, PHD,

Associate Director for Staff Development,

Division of Extramural Activities, National

Institute of Mental Health, NIH,

Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive Blvd.,

Rm 6150, MSC 9608, Bethesda, MD 20892–

9608, 301/443–7216.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.242, Mental Health Research

Grants; 93.281, Scientist Development

Award, Scientist Development Award for

Clinicians, and Research Scientist Award;

93.282, Mental Health National Research

Service Awards for Research Training,

National Institutes of Health, HHS)

Dated: May 23, 2001.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory

Committee Policy.

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BILLING CODE 4140–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Public Health Service

National Toxicology Program (NTP);

Availability of the Report on

Carcinogens, Ninth Edition

Background

The National Toxicology Program

(NTP) announces the availability of the

Report on Carcinogens, Ninth Edition.

The Report on Carcinogens (RoC)

(previously known as the Annual Report

on Carcinogens) is a Congressionally

mandated listing of known human

carcinogens and reasonably anticipated

human carcinogens and its preparation

is delegated to the National Toxicology

Program by the Secretary, Department of

Health and Human Services (DHHS).

Section 301 (b) (4) of the Public Health

Service Act, as amended, provides that

the Secretary, (DHHS), shall publish a

biennial report which contains a list of

all substances (1) which either are

known to be human carcinogens or may

reasonably be anticipated to be human

carcinogens; and (2) to which a

significant number of persons residing

in the United States (US) are exposed.

The law also states that the reports

should provide available information on

the nature of exposures, the estimated

number of persons exposed and the

extent to which the implementation of

Federal regulations decreases the risk to

public health from exposure to these

chemicals. The Report on Carcinogens,

Ninth Edition was submitted to

Congress on May 15, 2000.

The new entries for the Report on

Carcinogens, Ninth Edition have

undergone a multiphased peer review.

This review included two Federal and

one non-government, scientific peer

reviews and public comment and

review. The three scientific review

committees evaluated all available data

relevant to the criteria for inclusion of

candidate nominations in the Report.

The criteria used in the review process

and a detailed description of the review

procedures, including the steps in the

current formal review process, can be

obtained from the NTP Home Page web

site at http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov/

or by contacting: Dr. C. W. Jameson,

National Toxicology Program, Report on

Carcinogens, at the address listed below.

The Report on Carcinogens, Ninth

Edition, which was publicly released on

May 15, 2000, contains 218 entries, 14

of which have not appeared in earlier

Reports. This Report also reclassifies

1,3-butadiene, cadmium and cadmium

compounds, Direct Black 38, Direct Blue

6, ethylene oxide, and silica (crystalline,

respirable size) from reasonably

anticipated to be a human carcinogen to

known to be a human carcinogen, with

corresponding revisions of the earlier

entries for these chemicals. Two

substances, saccharin and ethyl acrylate,

have been removed from the Report on

Carcinogens, Ninth Edition as a result of

formal reviews for delisting. In addition,

the NTP published an addendum to its

Report on Carcinogens, Ninth Edition

on January 19, 2001. This addendum

changes the listing of 2,3,7,8-

tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin CAS No.

1746–01–6, also known as ‘‘TCDD’’ or

‘‘Dioxin’’, to a known to be human

carcinogen, from its earlier listing as

reasonably anticipated to be a human

carcinogen. Publication of this

addendum followed the ruling by the

US Court of Appeals for the District of

Columbia to dismiss a request for an

injunction to prevent the listing of

TCDD as a known to be human

carcinogen in the Report on

Carcinogens, Ninth Edition. The

proposal to list TCDD as a known

human carcinogen was reviewed in the

same way and at the same time as the

other new listings for the Report on

Carcinogens, Ninth Edition.

The Report on Carcinogens is an

informational scientific and public

health document that identifies and

discusses agents, substances, mixtures,

or exposure circumstances that may

pose a carcinogenic hazard to human

health. It serves as a meaningful and

useful compilation of data on the (1)

carcinogenicity, genotoxicity, and

biologic mechanisms of the listed

substances in humans and/or animals,

(2) the potential for exposure to these

substances, and (3) the regulations

promulgated by Federal agencies to

limit exposures. The Report does not

present quantitative assessments of

carcinogenic risk, an assessment that

defines the conditions under which the

hazard may be unacceptable. Listing of

substances in the Report, therefore, does

not establish that such substances

present carcinogenic risks to individuals

in their daily lives. Such formal risk

assessments are the purview of the

appropriate Federal, State, and local

health regulatory and research agencies.

Hard copies of the Report on

Carcinogens, Ninth Edition can be

obtained by contacting the NIEHS

Environmental Health Information

Service, ATTN: Order Processing, PO

Box 12510, Research Triangle Park, NC

27709–2510, fax number (919) 541–

0763, email: ehis@niehs.nih.gov. The

Report on Carcinogens, Ninth Edition is

also available on the internet and can be

accessed from the NIEHS Environmental

Health Information Service Home Page

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at: http://ehis.niehs.nih.gov/ or from the

NTP Home Page at: http://ntpserver.niehs.nih.gov/.

Questions or comments concerning

the Report on Carcinogens, Ninth

Edition should be directed to: Dr. C. W.

Jameson, National Toxicology Program,

Report on Carcinogens, MD EC–14, P.O.

Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC

27709; phone: (919) 541–4096, fax: (919)

541–0144, email:

jameson@niehs.nih.gov.

Dated: April 17, 2001.

Kenneth Olden,

Director, National Toxicology Program.

SUMMARY FOR AGENTS, SUBSTANCES OR MIXTURES NEWLY LISTED, UPGRADED OR DELISTED IN THE REPORT ON

CARCINOGENS, NINTH EDITION

Agent, substance or mixture Primary uses or exposures Action

Alcoholic Beverage Consumption ...................... Consumption of alcoholic beverages ............... Listed as a known to be human carcinogen.

1,3-Butadiene/CAS# 106–99–0 ......................... Used primarily in the manufacture of synthetic

rubber.

Listing upgraded to a known to be human carcinogen.

Cadmium and Cadmium Compounds/CAS#

7440–43–9.

Used in batteries, coating and plating, plastics

and in alloys.

Listing upgraded to a known to be human carcinogen.

Chloroprene/CAS# 126–99–8 ............................ Used as a monomer for industrial rubber

products, and as a component of adhesives

in food packaging.

Listed as a reasonably anticipated to be

human carcinogen.

Diesel Exhaust Particulates ............................... Diesel engine exhaust ...................................... Listed as a reasonably anticipated to be

human carcinogen.

Dyes Metabolized To Benzidine (Benzidine

Dyes As A Class).

Benzidine-based dyes are used primarily for

dyeing textiles, paper and leather products.

Listed as known to be human carcinogens.

This action also resulted in the upgrading of

the listing of Direct Black 38, Direct Blue 6

to known to be human carcinogens.

Environmental Tobacco Smoke ......................... ‘‘Passive’’ inhalation of tobacco smoke from

environmental sources.

Listed as a known to be human carcinogen.

Ethyl Acrylate/CAS# 140–88–5 ......................... Monomer used to produce polymers for use in

latex paints, textiles, etc.

Removed (delisted) from the RoC.

Ethylene Oxide/CAS# 75–21–8 ......................... Industrial chemical used as a synthetic intermediate and also widely used in the health

care industry as a sterilant.

Listing upgraded to a known to be human carcinogen.

Isoprene/CAS# 78–79–5 .................................... Widely used in the production of isoprene-butadiene copolymers..Listed as a reasonably anticipated to be

human carcinogen.

Phenolphthalein/CAS# 77–09–8 ........................ Used as a laboratory reagent and in over-thecounter laxative preparations.Listed as reasonably anticipated to be a

human carcinogen.

Saccharin/CAS# 218–44–9 ................................ Used primarily as a nonnutritive sweetening

agent.

Removed (delisted) from the RoC.

Silica, Crystalline (Respirable Size)/CAS#

7631–86–9.

Exposure from mining of coal and other minerals, stone cutting, production of glass and

ceramics and in occupations such as sandblasting, polishing and grinding.

Listing upgraded to a known to be human carcinogen.

Smokeless Tobacco ........................................... Oral use of smokeless tobacco products ........ Listed as a known to be human carcinogen.

Strong Inorganic Acid Mists Containing Sulfuric

Acid.

Present in a wide variety of industries, especially the finishing of metal and fertilizer production.Listed as a known to be human carcinogen.

Tamoxifen/CAS# 10540–29–1 ........................... Used as an anti-estrogen drug and in the palliative treatment of breast cancer.Listed as a known to be human carcinogen.

2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-Dioxin (TCDD)/

CAS# 1746–01–6.

Found as a contaminant in the production of

some pesticides and other commercial

products.

Listing upgraded to a known to be human carcinogen.

Tetrafluoroethylene/CAS# 116–14–3 ................. Used in the production of polytetrafluoroethylene.Listed as a reasonably anticipated to be

human carcinogen.

Tobacco Smoking .............................................. Inhalation of tobacco smoke ............................ Listed as a known to be human carcinogen.

Trichloroethylene/CAS# 79–01–6 ...................... Used mainly as an industrial solvent for vapor

degreasing and cold cleaning of fabricated

metal parts.

Listed as a reasonably anticipated human carcinogen.

Solar UV Radiation And Exposure To Sunlamps And Sunbeds.Solar and artificial sources of ultraviolet radiation.Listed as known to be human carcinogens.

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BILLING CODE 4140–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4687–N–01]

RIN 2577–AC08

Public Housing Assessment System

(PHAS); Revised Timetable for

Issuance of Management Operations

Official Scores and PHAS Advisory

Scores; and Notice of Intent To

Commence Informal Meetings on

PHAS

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Public and Indian

Housing, and Office of the Director of

the Real Estate Assessment Center,

HUD.

ACTION: Notice of revised timetable for

issuance of management operations

official scores and PHAS advisory

scores and intent to commence informal

meetings on PHAS.

SUMMARY: This document advises that

the Management Operations indicator

under the Public Housing Assessment

System (PHAS) will continue to be the

official assessment for public housing

agencies (PHAs) with fiscal years ending

on June 30, 2000, through June 30, 2001.

Accordingly, HUD will issue these

management scores and PHAS advisory

scores as provided in the

Supplementary Information section of

this document. Further, this document

notifies the public of the intent of the

Department to conduct informal

consultations with PHAs, public

housing residents, representatives of

PHAs and residents, housing advocacy

representatives, governmental

representatives, and such other groups

that HUD may identify regarding ways

to improve HUD’s on-going procedures

for assessing the performance of public

housing agencies. It is expected that

these informal consultations will

commence within the near future and

occur periodically through November,

2001, and thereafter as necessary on

dates and at locations provided by the

Department.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information contact the Office of

Public and Indian Housing, Office of

Troubled Agency Recovery Attention:

Judy Wojciechowski, Director of PHAS

Operations, U. S. Department of

Housing and Urban Development, 451

Seventh Street, SW, Room 4112,

Washington, D.C. 20410 or the Real

Estate Assessment Center (REAC),

Attention: Wanda Funk, U. S.

Department of Housing and Urban

Development, 1280 Maryland Avenue,

SW, Suite 800, Washington DC, 20024;

telephone Customer Service Center at

(888)-245–4860 (this is a toll free

number). Persons with hearing or

speech impairments may access that

number via TTY by calling the Federal

Information Relay Service at (800) 877–

8339. Additional information is

available from the REAC Internet Site,

http://www.hud.gov/reac.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HUD’s

rule implementing the PHAS was

published on September 1, 1998 (64 FR

46596), and became effective October 1,

1998. Although the PHAS regulation

became effective October 1, 1998, the

final rule provided a one year delayed

implementation date.

On January 11, 2000 (65 FR 1712),

HUD issued an amended PHAS rule.

The amendments were prompted by

both statutory and administrative

changes to the PHAS and comments

from interested parties. The amended

rule deferred full implementation of

PHAS for PHAs with fiscal year end

dates of September 30, 1999, and

December 31, 1999. The January 11,

2000 rule provided that these PHAs

would receive an assessment score

based only on the Management

Operations indicator (MASS).

On June 6, 2000 (65 FR 36042), HUD

issued a technical correction to the

January 11, 2000, final rule and one of

the corrections further deferred full

implementation of PHAS for PHAs with

fiscal years ending on and after June 30,

2000.

The Conference Report 106–988 for

the Department’s Fiscal Year 2001

Appropriations Act (Pub L. 106–377,

approved October 27, 2000), directed

the Department to, among other things,

continue to assess the accuracy and

effectiveness of the PHAS system,

perform a statistically valid test of

PHAS, conduct a thorough analysis of

the results, and have the methodology

and results reviewed by an independent

expert before taking any adverse action

against a PHA based solely on its PHAS

score. A report addressing these issues

was provided to HUD’s Committee on

Appropriations on March 1, 2001.

Consistent with the direction of the

conferees, HUD issued a PIH notice

(Notice PIH 2001–5), issued January 19,

2001, that provided prior to March 1,

2001, HUD would not take adverse

action against PHAs solely on the basis

of the PHAS scores. ‘‘Adverse action’’

was defined as troubled designations

based upon the official PHAS composite

score. In accordance with the PIH

notice, all official troubled/substandard

designations (with the exception of

substandard management operations

indicator designations), beginning with

PHAs with June 30, 2000, fiscal year

end dates, were held in abeyance prior

to HUD’s March 1, 2001, submission

date.

Given these recent events, HUD has

determined that full implementation of

PHAS should be further deferred until

after June 30, 2001. Accordingly, PHAs

with fiscal years ending June 30, 2000,

through June 30, 2001, will receive an

assessment solely on the basis of HUD’s

assessment of the PHA’s management

operations in accordance with 24 CFR

part 902, subpart D of the PHAS

regulations (PHAS Indicator #3,

Management Operations), as amended

by the January 11, 2000, final rule, and

corrected by the June 6, 2000, PHAS

Technical Correction.

Further, it is the Department’s intent

to meet with public housing

stakeholders (such as PHAs,

representatives of PHAs, public housing

residents, representatives of PHAs and

residents, housing advocacy

representatives, governmental

representatives and other groups HUD

may identify) and seek their input to

identify any necessary modifications to

the rule and to publish, if appropriate,

a new amended PHAS rule to address

changes. Through these meetings, HUD

is not seeking consensus advice, but

only feedback on experiences with the

PHAS, identification of problems and

recommendations for modifications. In

the interim, modified PHAS scores, as

established by appropriate procedures

and notification, may be issued to PHAs

with fiscal years ending on September

30, 2001, December 31, 2001, March 31,

2002, and June 30, 2002. The following

sets out the timetable for issuance of

PHAS advisory scores and official

MASS scores.

Revised Timetable

PHAs With Fiscal Years Ending 6/30/00,

9/30/00, 12/31/00, 3/31/01 and 6/30/01

For PHAs with fiscal years ending

June 30, 2000, September 30, 2000,

December 31, 2000, March 31, 2001, and

June 30, 2001, HUD will not issue PHAS

scores for the fiscal years ending on

these dates. For these PHAs, in lieu of

a PHAS score, HUD will issue the

following:

Management Assessment Score. PHAs

with a fiscal year ending June 30, 2000,

September 30, 2000, December 31, 2000,

March 31, 2001, or June 30, 2001, will

receive an official assessment score on

the basis of HUD’s assessment of the

PHA’s management operations in

accordance with 24 CFR part 902,