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priority, of at least 100 hazardous

substances that are most commonly

found at facilities on the NPL and

which, in their sole discretion, are

determined to pose the most significant

potential threat to human health (see 52

FR 12866, April 17, 1987). CERCLA also

requires the agencies to revise the

priority list to include 100 or more

additional hazardous substances (see 53

FR 41280, October 20, 1988), and to

include at least 25 additional hazardous

substances in each of the three

successive years following the 1988

revision (see 54 FR 43619, October 26,

1989; 55 FR 42067, October 17, 1990; 56

FR 52166, October 17, 1991). CERCLA

also requires that ATSDR and EPA shall,

not less often than once every year

thereafter, revise the list to include

additional hazardous substances that are

determined to pose the most significant

potential threat to human health. In

1995, the agencies decided to alter the

publication schedule of the priority list

by moving to a 2-year publication

schedule, reflecting the stability of this

listing activity (see 60 FR 16478, March

30, 1995). As a result, the priority list

is now on a 2-year publication schedule

with a yearly informal review and

revision. Each substance on the

CERCLA Priority List of Hazardous

Substances is a candidate to become the

subject of a toxicological profile

prepared by ATSDR and subsequently a

candidate for the identification of

priority data needs.

The previous priority lists of

hazardous substances were based on the

most comprehensive and relevant

information available when the lists

were developed. More comprehensive

sources of information on the frequency

of occurrence and the potential for

human exposure to substances at NPL

sites became available for use in the

1991 priority list with the development

of ATSDR’s HazDat database.

Additional information from HazDat

became available for the 1995 listing

activity.

In the initial listing activities (1987–

1990), new substances were added to

the end of the list, without a

comparative reranking. A notice

announcing the intention of ATSDR and

EPA to revise and rerank the Priority

List of Hazardous Substances was

published on June 27, 1991 (56 FR

29485). In the 1995 listing activity, as in

the previous three years, new candidate

substances (substances found at three or

more NPL sites) were assigned a

toxicity/environmental score (TES)

using the EPA Reportable Quantity

methodology, and were added to the

group of substances previously

considered for the list. All substances

were then evaluated together for

consideration on the priority list.

The approach used to generate the

1991 revised priority list was

summarized in the ‘‘Revised Priority

List of Hazardous Substances’’ (56 FR

52166, October 17, 1991). The same

approach and the same algorithm were

used in the 1995 listing activity. As a

result, more than 750 candidate

substances have been ranked to create

the current list of 275 substances.

The additional information used in

the 1995 listing activity has been

entered into ATSDR’s HazDat database

since the development of the 1993

Priority List of Hazardous Substances.

As with other site-specific information

used in the listing activity, this

information has been collected from

ATSDR public health assessments and

from site file data packages used in the

development of public health

assessments. The new information

includes more recent NPL frequency of

occurrence data, additional

concentration data, and more

information on exposure or potential

exposure to substances at NPL sites.

At this time the list includes 275

substances that ATSDR and EPA have

determined to pose the most significant

potential threat to human health based

on the criteria of CERCLA Section

104(i)(2) [42 U.S.C. 9604(i)(2)]. All

candidate substances have been

analyzed and ranked with the current

algorithm, and may become the subject

of toxicological profiles in the future.

The addition of approximately 14,000

contaminant data records to the HazDat

database since the 1993 listing activity

has allowed the agencies to better assess

the potential for human exposure to

substances at NPL hazardous waste

sites. With these additional data, 23

substances have been replaced on the

list of 275 substances. Of the 23

replacement substances, 12 are new

candidate substances, and 11 are

substances that were previously under

consideration. These changes in the

order of substances appearing on the

CERCLA Priority List of Hazardous

Substances will be reflected in the

program activities that rely on the list

for future direction. These changes

reflect the dynamic nature of scientific

data on substances present at NPL

hazardous waste sites.

This evaluation activity and

announcement of a revised Priority List

of Hazardous Substances fulfills the

conditions of CERCLA Section 104(i), as

amended. ATSDR and EPA intend to

publish the next revised list of

hazardous substances in two years, with

an informal review and revision

performed in one year. These revisions

will reflect changes and improvements

in data collection and availability.

Additional information on the existing

methodology used in the development

of the CERCLA Priority List of

Hazardous Substances can be found in

the Federal Register notices mentioned

previously.

Administrative Record

ATSDR and EPA are establishing a

single administrative record entitled

ATSDR–108 for materials pertaining to

this notice. All materials received as a

result of this notice will be included in

the public file, which is available for

inspection from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, except Federal

legal holidays, at the Agency for Toxic

Substances and Disease Registry, #4

Executive Park Drive, Suite 2400,

Atlanta, Georgia (not a mailing address).

Dated: April 22, 1996.

Claire V. Broome,

Deputy Administrator, Agency for Toxic

Substances and Disease Registry.

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Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

Advisory Committees; Annual Reports;

Notice of Availability

Notice is hereby given that pursuant

to Section 13 of Public Law 92–463 (5

U.S.C. Appendix 2), the Fiscal Year

1995 annual reports for the following

Federal advisory committees used by

the Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention and the Agency for Toxic

Substances and Disease Registry have

been filed with the Library of Congress:

Advisory Committee for Energy-Related

Epidemiologic Research

Advisory Committee for Injury Prevention

and Control

Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead

Poisoning Prevention

Advisory Committee on Immunization

Practices

Advisory Committee to the Director, Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention

Advisory Council for the Elimination of

Tuberculosis

Board of Scientific Counselors, Agency for

Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

Board of Scientific Counselors, National

Center for Infectious Diseases

Board of Scientific Counselors, National

Institute for Occupational Safety and

Health

Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection

and Control Advisory Committee

CDC Advisory Committee on the Prevention

of HIV Infection
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Citizens Advisory Committee on Public

Health Service Activities and Research at

Department of Energy Sites: Hanford

Health Effects Subcommittee

Citizens Advisory Committee on Public

Health Service Activities and Research at

Department of Energy Sites: Savannah

River Site

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory

Committee

Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention

and Control Special Emphasis Panel

Hanford Thyroid Morbidity Study Advisory

Committee

Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory

Committee

Injury Research Grant Review Committee

Interagency Committee on Smoking and

Health

Mine Health Research Advisory Committee

National Committee on Vital and Health

Statistics

Safety and Occupational Health Study

Section

Technical Advisory Committee for Diabetes

Translation and Community Control

Programs

Workers’ Family Protection Task Force

Copies are available to the public for

inspection at the Library of Congress,

Newspaper and Current Periodical

Reading Room, Room LM 133, Madison

Building, 101 Independence Avenue,

SE, Washington, DC 20540–4760,

telephone 202/707–5690. Additionally,

on weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4:30

p.m., copies will be available for

inspection at the Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC),

Committee Management Office, 4

Executive Park Drive, Suite 1117,

Atlanta, Georgia 30329, telephone 404/

639–6389. Copies may also be obtained

by writing to the Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC),

Committee Management Office M/S E–

72, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta,

Georgia 30333.

Dated: April 23, 1996.

Nancy C. Hirsch,

Acting Director, Management Analysis and

Services Office, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC).

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Administration for Children and

Families

Proposed Information Collection

Activity; Comment Request; Proposed

Projects

Title: Refugee Assistance-byNationality Report—ORR–10.

OMB No.: 0970–0044.

Description: The Office of Refugee

Resettlement uses the ORR–10 (Refugee

Assistance-by-Nationality Report) to

collect information about refugee receipt

of public assistance. Section 412(a)(3) of

the Immigration and Nationality Act

requires ORR to compile and maintain

data, by State of residence and

nationality, on the number of refugees

receiving cash or medical assistance. To

satisfy this requirement, ORR requires

each State that participates in the

Refugee Resettlement program to

enumerate, by nationality, its refugee

caseload of Refugee Cash Assistance

(RCA) and Refugee Medical Assistance

(RMA) as of June 30 of each year. ORR

then consolidates all responses and

reports these data in Appendix A of the

annual Report to Congress.

Program managers use data on public

assistance utilization by nationality

groups to: (1) Plan employment services

for refugee populations, (2) gauge the

relative need for specialized services of

different refugee populations in

different areas of the country, and (3)

determine whether newly arriving

populations have adjusted to the

American economy.

Respondents: State Governments.

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of

respondents

Number of

responses

per respondent

Average

burden

hours per

respondent

Total burden hours

ORR–10 ............................................................................................................................ 50 1 .417 135.8

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 135.8.

In compliance with the requirements

of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Administration for Children and

Families is soliciting public comment

on the specific aspects of the

information collection described above.

Copies of the proposed collection of

information can be obtained and

comments may be forwarded by writing

to the Administration for Children and

Families, Office of Information Services,

Division of Information Resource

Management Services, 370 L’Enfant

Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C.

20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance

Officer. All requests should be

identified by title.

In addition, requests for copies may

be made and comments forwarded to

the Reports Clearance Officer over the

Internet by sending a message to

rkatson@acf.dhhs.gov. Internet messages

must be submitted as an ASCII file

without special characters or

encryption.

The Department specifically requests

comments on: (a) Whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology. Consideration will be given

to comments and suggestions submitted

within 60 days of this publication.

Dated: April 22, 1996.

Roberta Katson,

Director, Division of Information Resource

Management Services.

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Proposed Information Collection

Activity; Comment Request; Proposed

Projects

Title: Refugee State-of-Origin Report.

OMB No.: 0970–0043.

Description: The information

collection of the ORR–11 (Refugee Stateor-Origin Report) is designed to satisfy

the statutory requirements of the

Immigration and Nationality Act.

Section 412(a)(3) of the Act requires

ORR to compile and maintain data on

the secondary migration of refugees

within the United States after arrival.

In order to meet this legislative

requirement, ORR requires each State

participating in the Refugee