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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Toxicology Program (NTP); 

Center for the Evaluation of Risks to 

Human Reproduction (CERHR); 

Evaluation of the Health Effects of 

Low-Level Lead Exposure: Call for 

Information and Nomination of 

Scientific Experts 

AGENCY: National Institute of 

Environmental Health Sciences 

(NIEHS); National Institutes of Health 

(NIH), HHS. 

ACTION: Call for information and 

nomination of scientific experts. 

SUMMARY: CERHR is evaluating the 

scientific evidence regarding the 

potential health effects associated with 

low-level lead exposure (defined as 

having blood lead levels < 10 μg/dL). 

CERHR invites the submission of 

information about ongoing studies or 

upcoming publications on the health 

effects of low-level lead exposure that 

might be considered for inclusion in the 

evaluation. CERHR also invites the 

nomination of scientific experts to 

potentially serve as technical advisors 

in conducting the evaluation or as 

members of an ad hoc expert panel to 

be convened to peer review the draft 

NTP Monograph on Low-level Lead (see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below). 

This expert panel peer review meeting 

is tentatively scheduled for Spring 2011. 

When set, the date and location of the 

meeting will be announced in the 

Federal Register and posted on the 

CERHR Web site (http:// 

cerhr.niehs.nih.gov). CERHR expert 

panel peer review meetings are open to 

the public with time scheduled for oral 

public comment. 

DATES: All information and nominations 

should be received by CERHR by 

October 7, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Information may be 

submitted to Dr. Andrew A. Rooney, 

NTP/CERHR, NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233, 

MD K2–04, Research Triangle Park, NC 

27709 (mail), 919–316–4704 

(telephone), or rooneyaa@niehs.nih.gov 

(e-mail). Courier address: NIEHS, 530 

Davis Drive, Room K2163, Morrisville, 

NC 27560. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The main uses of lead are in 

manufacture of storage batteries, 

ammunition, nuclear and x-ray 

shielding devices, cable coverings, 

pipes, and solders. Lead may be present 

in paint pigments, ceramics, caulk, 

plastics, and electronic devices. 

Exposure to the general population can 

occur through inhalation of lead in dust 

and industrial emissions, intake of lead 

in drinking water, consumption of 

contaminated food, ingestion of lead 

dust, eating of paint flakes by children, 

occupational exposure, and secondary 

exposure in families of workers exposed 

occupationally to lead. Lead exposure 

remains a significant health concern 

despite policies and practices that have 

resulted in continued progress in 

reducing exposures and lowering blood 

lead levels in the U.S. population. 

CERHR selected low-level lead for 

evaluation because of: (1) Widespread 

human exposure, (2) published studies 

on health effects associated with low 

blood lead levels (< 10 μg/dL) in 

humans, and (3) public concern. An 

evaluation of low-level lead was 

initially discussed by the NTP Board of 

Scientific Counselors (BSC) on 

December 6, 2007 (72 FR 58854) and the 

approach for the evaluation was 

discussed at the May 10, 2010 BSC 

meeting (75 FR 12244). BSC meeting 

minutes are available at http:// 

ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/9741. 

Request for Information 

CERHR invites the public and other 

interested parties to submit information 

on low-level lead including toxicology 

information from completed and 

ongoing studies, information on 

planned studies, and information about 

current production levels, human 

exposure, use patterns, and 

environmental occurrence. This 

information will be considered in 

evaluating the potential health effects of 

exposure to low-level lead. Information 

should be submitted to CERHR (see 

ADDRESSES). 

Request for Nomination of Scientific 

Experts 

CERHR invites nominations of 

qualified scientists to serve as technical 

advisors and/or as members of an ad 

hoc expert panel to peer review the draft 

NTP Monograph on Low-level Lead. 

Scientists serving as technical advisors 

or on the peer review panel should 

represent a wide range of expertise 

including, but not limited to, 

developmental toxicology, 

neurotoxicology, reproductive 

toxicology, cardiovascular toxicology, 

renal toxicology, immunotoxicology, 

epidemiology, general toxicology, 

medicine, pharmacokinetics, exposure 

assessment, and biostatistics. Technical 

advisors and expert panel members 

should meet criteria to serve as an 

expert including, but not limited to, 

formal academic training and 

experience in a relevant scientific field, 

publications in peer-reviewed journals, 

and membership in relevant 

professional societies. Nominations 

should include contact information and 

current curriculum vitae (if possible) 

and be forwarded to CERHR (see 

ADDRESSES). Final selection of 

individuals to serve on the peer review 

panel will be made in accordance with 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

and Department of Health and Human 

Services implementing regulations. All 

technical advisors and panel members 

serve as individual experts and not as 

representatives of their employers or 

other organizations. 

Background Information on CERHR 

The NTP established CERHR in 1998 

(63 FR 68782). CERHR is a publicly 

accessible resource for information 

about adverse reproductive and/or 

developmental health effects associated 

with exposure to environmental and/or 

occupational exposures. CERHR 

publishes monographs that assess the 

evidence regarding whether 

environmental chemicals, physical 

substances, or mixtures (collectively 

referred to as ‘‘substances’’) cause 

adverse effects on reproduction and/or 

development and provide opinion on 

whether these substances are hazardous 

for humans. Information about CERHR 

can be obtained from its homepage 

(http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov). 

Dated: August 12, 2010. 

John R. Bucher, 

Associate Director, National Toxicology 

Program. 

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BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Decision To Evaluate a Petition To 

Designate a Class of Employees From 

the Norton Company, Worcester, MA, 

To Be Included in the Special 

Exposure Cohort 

AGENCY: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HHS gives notice as required 

by 42 CFR 83.12(e) of a decision to 

evaluate a petition to designate a class 

of employees from the Norton Company, 

Worcester, Massachusetts, to be 

included in the Special Exposure Cohort 

under the Energy Employees 

Occupational Illness Compensation 

Program Act of 2000. The initial 

proposed definition for the class being 

evaluated, subject to revision as 

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warranted by the evaluation, is as 

follows: 

Facility: Norton Company. 

Location: Worcester, Massachusetts. 

Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All 

employees who worked in any building 

or area. 

Period of Employment: January 1, 

1960 through December 31, 1972. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Interim Director, 

Division of Compensation Analysis and 

Support, National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS 

C–46, Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 

877–222–7570. Information requests can 

also be submitted by e-mail to 

DCAS@CDC.GOV. 

John Howard, 

Director, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health; Final Effect of 

Designation of a Class of Employees 

for Addition to the Special Exposure 

Cohort 

AGENCY: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HHS gives notice concerning 

the final effect of the HHS decision to 

designate a class of employees from the 

De Soto Avenue Facility in Los Angeles 

County, California, as an addition to the 

Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under 

the Energy Employees Occupational 

Illness Compensation Program Act of 

2000. On July 14, 2010, as provided for 

under 42 U.S.C. 7384q(b), the Secretary 

of HHS designated the following class of 

employees as an addition to the SEC: 

All employees of the Department of 

Energy, its predecessor agencies, and their 

contractors and subcontractors who worked 

at the De Soto Avenue Facility in Los 

Angeles County, California, from January 1, 

1959 through December 31, 1964, for a 

number of work days aggregating at least 250 

work days, occurring either solely under this 

employment or in combination with work 

days within the parameters established for 

one or more other classes of employees 

included in the Special Exposure Cohort. 

This designation became effective on 

August 13, 2010, as provided for under 

42 U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C). Hence, 

beginning on August 13, 2010, members 

of this class of employees, defined as 

reported in this notice, became members 

of the Special Exposure Cohort. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Interim Director, 

Division of Compensation Analysis and 

Support, National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS 

C–46, Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 

877–222–7570. Information requests can 

also be submitted by e-mail to 

DCAS@CDC.GOV. 

John Howard, 

Director, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2010–20898 Filed 8–20–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–19–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health 

Final Effect of Designation of a Class 

of Employees for Addition to the 

Special Exposure Cohort 

AGENCY: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HHS gives notice concerning 

the final effect of the HHS decision to 

designate a class of employees from the 

Downey Facility in Los Angeles County, 

California, as an addition to the Special 

Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy 

Employees Occupational Illness 

Compensation Program Act of 2000. On 

July 13, 2010, as provided for under 42 

U.S.C. 7384q(b), the Secretary of HHS 

designated the following class of 

employees as an addition to the SEC: 

All employees of the Department of 

Energy, its predecessor agencies, and their 

contractors and subcontractors who worked 

at the Downey Facility in Los Angeles 

County, California from January 1, 1948 

through December 31, 1955, for a number of 

work days aggregating at least 250 work days, 

occurring either solely under this 

employment or in combination with work 

days within the parameters established for 

one or more other classes of employees 

included in the Special Exposure Cohort. 

This designation became effective on 

August 12, 2010, as provided for under 

42 U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C). Hence, 

beginning on August 12, 2010, members 

of this class of employees, defined as 

reported in this notice, became members 

of the Special Exposure Cohort. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Interim Director, 

Division of Compensation Analysis and 

Support, National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS 

C–46, Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 

877–222–7570. Information requests can 

also be submitted by e-mail to 

DCAS@CDC.GOV. 

John Howard, 

Director, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2010–20896 Filed 8–20–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–19–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health 

Final Effect of Designation of a Class 

of Employees for Addition to the 

Special Exposure Cohort 

AGENCY: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HHS gives notice concerning 

the final effect of the HHS decision to 

designate a class of employees from the 

Mound Plant in Miamisburg, Ohio, as 

an addition to the Special Exposure 

Cohort (SEC) under the Energy 

Employees Occupational Illness 

Compensation Program Act of 2000. On 

July 14, 2010, as provided for under 42 

U.S.C. 7384q(b), the Secretary of HHS 

designated the following class of 

employees as an addition to the SEC: 

All employees of the Department of Energy 

(DOE), its predecessor agencies, and its 

contractors and subcontractors who had at 

least one tritium bioassay sample and worked 

at the Mound Plant in Miamisburg, Ohio 

from March 1, 1959 through March 5, 1980, 

for a number of work days aggregating at least 

250 work days, occurring either solely under 

this employment, or in combination with 

work days within the parameters established 

for one or more other classes of employees 

in the Special Exposure Cohort. 

This designation became effective on 

August 13, 2010, as provided for under 

42 U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C). Hence, 

beginning on August 13, 2010, members 

of this class of employees, defined as 

reported in this notice, became members 

of the Special Exposure Cohort. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Interim Director, 

Division of Compensation Analysis and 

Support, National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS 

C–46, Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone