The Federal Register

Update to ATSDR Policy Guideline for Dioxins and Dioxin-Like Compounds in Residential Soil

Fri, Dec 29 2006 11:00:00 GMT

ATSDR is seeking public comment on the draft revision of its 1998 Policy Guideline for Dioxins and DioxinLike Compounds in Residential Soil. The policy is intended to assist health assessors who must evaluate the public health implications of dioxin and dioxinlike compounds (e.g., 2,3,7,8tetrachlorodibenzopdioxin [TCDD],
chlorinated dibenzodioxins [CDDs], chlorinated dibenzofurans [CDFs], and other structurally related groups of chemicals from the family of halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons) in residential soils near or on hazardous waste sites. The 1998 policy established a screening level of 0.05 ppb TEQ (50 ppt), an evaluation level (>0.05 ppb TEQ, <1 ppb), and an action level of 1 ppb TEQ (1,000 ppt) for dioxins in residential soil.

ATSDR revised the 1998 policy because it has been used inconsistently over the past eight years. The ATSDR ``action'' level has been misinterpreted by health assessors and others as ... (1) A soil concentration that defines a public health hazard, (2) an ATS

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

Fri, Dec 29 2006 11:00:00 GMT

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of information collection requests under review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 6395960 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 3956974. Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice. Proposed Project

Metropolitan Atlanta Stillbirth Management Survey: Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice Patterns from Obstetricians,NewNational Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

The U.S. Congress House Report 108792 (joint conference report for the Fiscal Year 2005 omnibus appropriations bill) provides speci

Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Fri, Dec 29 2006 11:00:00 GMT

Advisory Committees; Tentative Schedule of Meetings for 2007

Fri, Dec 29 2006 11:00:00 GMT

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a tentative schedule of forthcoming meetings of its public advisory committees for 2007. During 1991, at the request of the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (the Commissioner), the Institute of Medicine (the IOM) conducted a study of the use of FDA's advisory committees. In its final report, one of the IOM's recommendations was for the agency to publish an annual tentative schedule of its meetings in the Federal Register. This publication implements the IOM's recommendation.

Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; American Health Information Community Meeting

Fri, Dec 29 2006 11:00:00 GMT

This notice announces the 11th meeting of the American Health Information Community in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92463, 5 U.S.C., app.) The American Health Information Community will advise the Secretary and recommend specific actions to achieve a common interoperability framework for health information technology (IT).

Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Genetic Studies in a Cohort of U.S. Radiologic Technologists

Fri, Dec 29 2006 11:00:00 GMT

In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the National Cancer Institute, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.

Proposed Collection

Title: Genetic Studies in a Cohort of U.S. Radiologic Technologists (formerly known as ``Generic Clearance to Collect Medical Outcome and Risk Factor Data from a Cohort of U.S. Radiologic Technologists'').

Type of Information Collection Request: Renewal with change of a previously approved collection (OMB No. 09250405, expiration 02/28/ 2007).

Need and Use of Information Collection: The primary aim of this collection is to substantially increase knowledge about the possible modifying role of genetic variation on the longterm health effects associated with protracted lowto moderatedose radia