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Dated: November 6, 2017. 

Melanie J. Pantoja, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Draft Report on Carcinogens 

Monograph on Antimony Trioxide; 

Availability of Document; Request for 

Comments; Notice of Peer-Review 

Meeting 

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Toxicology 

Program (NTP) announces a meeting to 

peer review the Draft Report on 

Carcinogens (RoC) Monograph on 

Antimony Trioxide. The Office of the 

Report on Carcinogens, Division of the 

National Toxicology Program (DNTP), 

National Institute of Environmental 

Health Sciences (NIEHS) prepared the 

monograph. This peer-review meeting is 

by webcast only and is open to the 

public. Registration is requested for oral 

comment and is required to access the 

webcast. Information about the meeting 

and registration is available at https://

ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/38853. 

DATES:

Meeting: January 24, 2018, 8:30 a.m. 

to adjournment at approximately 4:00 

p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). The 

meeting may end sooner or later than 

4:00 p.m. EST. 

Document Availability: The draft 

monograph should be available by 

November 30, 2017, at https://

ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/38853. 

Written Public Comment 

Submissions: Deadline is January 10, 

2018. 

Registration for Oral Comments: 

Deadline is January 10, 2018. 

Registration to View Webcast: 

Deadline is January 24, 2018. 

Registration to view the meeting 

webcast is required. 

ADDRESSES: 

Meeting Location: Webcast. 

Meeting Web page: The draft 

monograph, preliminary agenda, 

registration, and other meeting materials 

will be available at https://

ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/38853. 

Webcast: The URL for viewing the 

peer-review meeting webcast will be 

provided to registrants. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Canden Byrd, ICF, 2635 Meridian 

Parkway, Suite 200, Durham, NC, USA 

27713. Phone: (919) 293–1660, Fax: 

(919) 293–1645, Email: canden.byrd@

icf.com. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The RoC is a 

congressionally mandated, sciencebased, public health report that 

identifies agents, substances, mixtures, 

or exposures (collectively called 

‘‘substances’’) in our environment that 

pose a cancer hazard for people in the 

United States. NTP prepares the RoC on 

behalf of the Secretary of Health and 

Human Services. 

NTP follows an established, four-part 

process for preparing the RoC (https:// 

ntp.niehs.nih.gov/pubhealth/roc/ 

process/index.html). For each substance 

selected for review, a draft RoC 

monograph is prepared that presents (1) 

information on human exposure to the 

substance; (2) an assessment of the 

evidence from cancer studies in humans 

and experimental animals, mechanisms 

of carcinogenicity, and other data 

relevant for evaluating the substance’s 

potential carcinogenicity; and (3) NTP’s 

preliminary RoC listing 

recommendation. The draft monograph 

also contains a draft profile that 

provides NTP’s preliminary listing 

recommendation for the substance and 

a summary of the scientific evidence 

considered key to reaching that 

recommendation. 

Antimony trioxide was selected for 

review following solicitation of public 

comment, review by the NTP Board of 

Scientific Counselors on December 14– 

15, 2016, and approval by the NTP 

Director (https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/ 

9741). 

Antimony trioxide is the most 

commercially significant form of 

antimony and is a high-productionvolume chemical with a production 

volume exceeding one million pounds 

per year. Its major industrial use is as a 

synergist with halogenated flameretardants in textiles, plastics, and 

rubber. The main exposures to antimony 

trioxide are from inhalation of airborne 

solid dust and for workers in facilities 

producing or using antimony trioxide. 

Exposures of the public to antimony 

trioxide are primarily from 

environmental exposures secondary to 

human activities. Antimony trioxide can 

form in the product life cycle of other 

antimony compounds, such as during 

the use of automobile brake containing 

antimony trisulfate, which can oxidize 

into antimony trioxide. The draft RoC 

monograph includes a cancer hazard 

assessment of antimony trioxide. 

Meeting and Registration: The 

meeting is open to the public with time 

set aside for oral public comment. 

Registration to view the webcast is by 

January 24, 2018, at https://

ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/38853. Registration 

is required to view the webcast; the URL 

for the webcast will be provided in the 

email confirming registration. 

Individuals with disabilities who need 

accommodation to view the webcast 

should contact Canden Byrd by phone: 

(919) 293–1660 or email: canden.byrd@

icf.com. TTY users should contact the 

Federal TTY Relay Service at (800) 877– 

8339. Requests should be made at least 

five business days in advance of the 

event. 

Meeting Materials: The draft 

monograph and preliminary agenda will 

be available on the NTP Web site at 

https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/38853. The 

draft monograph should be available by 

November 30, 2017. Additional 

information will be posted when 

available or may be requested in 

hardcopy, contact Canden Byrd by 

phone: (919) 293–1660 or email: 

canden.byrd@icf.com. 

Following the meeting, a report of the 

peer review will be prepared and made 

available on the NTP Web site. 

Individuals are encouraged to access the 

meeting Web page to stay abreast of the 

most current information regarding the 

meeting. 

Request for Comments: NTP invites 

written and oral public comments on 

the draft monograph. The deadline for 

submission of written comments is 

January 10, 2018, to enable review by 

the peer-review panel and NTP staff 

prior to the meeting. Registration to 

provide oral comments is on or before 

January 10, 2018, at https://

ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/38853. Written 

public comments and any other 

correspondence on the draft monograph 

should be sent to Canden Byrd by email: 

canden.byrd@icf.com. Persons 

submitting written comments should 

include name, affiliation, mailing 

address, phone, email, and sponsoring 

organization (if any). Written comments 

received in response to this notice will 

be posted on the NTP Web site, and the 

submitter will be identified by name, 

affiliation, and sponsoring organization 

(if any). Guidelines for public comments 

are available at https://

ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/about_ntp/ 

guidelines_public_comments_508.pdf. 

Oral public comment at this meeting 

is welcome, with time set aside on 

January 24 for the presentation of oral 

remarks on the draft monograph. Public 

comments will be presented by 

teleconference line. Fifty (50) lines will 

be available for this call; availability is 

on a first-come, first-served basis. The 

lines will be open from 8:30 a.m. until 


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adjournment at approximately 4:00 p.m. 

EST on January 24, 2018 (meeting may 

end sooner or later than 4:00 p.m. EST). 

Oral comments will be received only 

during the formal public comment 

periods indicated on the preliminary 

agenda. The access number for the 

teleconference line will be provided to 

registrants by email prior to the meeting. 

Each organization is allowed one time 

slot. At least 7 minutes will be allotted 

to each time slot, and if time permits, 

the allotment may be extended to 10 

minutes at the discretion of the chair. 

Please note: The time per speaker may 

be decreased if the number of 

commenters exceeds the total time 

allotted for public remarks. If the time 

per speaker changes, commenters would 

be notified after January 10, 2018, the 

deadline to register for oral public 

comments. 

Persons wishing to make an oral 

presentation are asked to register online 

at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/38853 by 

January 10, 2018. If possible, oral public 

commenters should send a copy of their 

slides and/or statement or talking points 

to Canden Byrd by email: canden.byrd@

icf.com by January 10, 2018. Written 

statements may supplement and may 

expand the oral presentation. 

Background Information on the RoC: 

Published biennially, each edition of the 

RoC is cumulative and consists of 

substances newly reviewed in addition 

to those listed in previous editions. For 

each listed substance, the RoC contains 

a substance profile, which provides 

information on cancer studies that 

support the listing—including those in 

humans and animals and studies on 

possible mechanisms of action, 

information about potential sources of 

exposure to humans, and current 

Federal regulations to limit exposures. 

The 14th RoC, the latest edition, was 

published on November 3, 2016 

(available at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ 

go/roc14). 

Background Information on NTP PeerReview Panels: NTP panels are 

technical, scientific advisory bodies 

established on an ‘‘as needed’’ basis to 

provide independent scientific peer 

review and advise NTP on agents of 

public health concern, new/revised 

toxicological test methods, or other 

issues. These panels help ensure 

transparent, unbiased, and scientifically 

rigorous input to the program for its use 

in making credible decisions about 

human hazard, setting research and 

testing priorities, and providing 

information to regulatory agencies about 

alternative methods for toxicity 

screening. NTP welcomes nominations 

of scientific experts for upcoming 

panels. Scientists interested in serving 

on an NTP panel should provide their 

current curriculum vitae to Canden 

Byrd by email: canden.byrd@icf.com. 

The authority for NTP panels is 

provided by 42 U.S.C. 217a; section 222 

of the Public Health Service Act, as 

amended. The panel is governed by the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), which 

sets forth standards for the formation 

and use of advisory committees. 

Dated: November 1, 2017. 

John R. Bucher, 

Associate Director, National Toxicology 

Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day 

Comment Request; Generic Clearance 

for the Collection of Qualitative 

Feedback on Agency Service Delivery 

(Eunice Kennedy Shriver National 

Institute of Child Health and Human 

Development) 

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

National Institutes of Health (NIH) has 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) a request for review 

and approval of the information 

collection listed below. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

information collection are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30-days of the date of this 

publication. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or 

suggestions regarding the item(s) 

contained in this notice, especially 

regarding the estimated public burden 

and associated response time, should be 

directed to the: Office of Management 

and Budget, Office of Regulatory Affairs, 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or by 

fax to 202–395–6974, Attention: Desk 

Officer for NIH. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on the 

proposed project or to obtain a copy of 

the data collection plans and 

instruments, contact: Dr. Jennifer 

Guimond, Project Clearance Liaison, 

Office of Science Policy, Reporting, and 

Program Analysis, Eunice Kennedy 

Shriver National Institute of Child 

Health and Human Development, 

National Institutes of Health, 31 Center 

Drive, Room 2A18, Bethesda, Maryland, 

20892 or call non-toll-free number (301) 

496–1877 or Email your request, 

including your address to: 

Jennifer.guimond@nih.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

proposed information collection was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register on August 28, 2017, page 40778 

(82 FR 40778) and allowed 60 days for 

public comment. No public comments 

were received. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow an additional 30 days 

for public comment. 

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National 

Institute of Child Health and Human 

Development (NICHD), National 

Institutes of Health, may not conduct or 

sponsor, and the respondent is not 

required to respond to, an information 

collection that has been extended, 

revised, or implemented on or after 

October 1, 1995, unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

In compliance with section 

3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the National 

Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) a request for review and 

approval of the information collection 

listed below. 

Proposed Collection: Generic 

Clearance for the Collection of 

Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service 

Delivery–0925–0643, Expiration Date 

10/31/2014, REINSTATEMENT 

WITHOUT CHANGE, Eunice Kennedy 

Shriver National Institute of Child 

Health and Human Development 

(NICHD), National Institutes of Health 

(NIH). 

Need and Use of Information 

Collection: The proposed information 

collection activity provides a means to 

garner qualitative customer and 

stakeholder feedback in an efficient, 

timely manner, in accordance with the 

Administration’s commitment to 

improving service delivery. By 

qualitative feedback we mean 

information that provides useful 

insights on perceptions and opinions, 

but are not statistical surveys that yield 

quantitative results that can be 

generalized to the population of study. 

This feedback will provide information 

about the NICHD’s customer or 

stakeholder perceptions, experiences 

and expectations, provide an early 

warning of issues with service, or focus 

attention on areas where 

communication, training or changes in 

operations might improve delivery of 

products or services. These collections 

will allow for ongoing, collaborative and 

actionable communications between the 


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