ATSDR Extends Comment Period for Draft Toxicological Profiles

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Published January 14th, 2025

Detected March 14th, 2026

Summary

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has extended the public comment period for five draft toxicological profiles. The deadline for submitting comments has been moved to February 13, 2025.

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What changed

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), part of HHS, has extended the public comment period for five draft toxicological profiles concerning benzene, carbon disulfide, cyanide, thallium, and chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins. This extension, announced on November 8, 2024, moves the deadline for written comments from the original date to February 13, 2025. The profiles are intended to provide updated information on the health effects of exposure to these substances.

Regulated entities and interested parties are advised that the deadline to submit comments on these draft toxicological profiles has been extended to February 13, 2025. While these profiles are non-binding, they provide important information regarding potential health risks associated with exposure to various chemical substances. No specific actions are mandated by this notice, but stakeholders wishing to provide input on the draft profiles should ensure their comments are submitted by the new deadline through the Federal eRulemaking Portal or via mail.

What to do next

Submit comments on draft toxicological profiles by February 13, 2025, if desired.

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Content

ACTION:

Extension of comment period.

SUMMARY:

On November 8, 2024, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), within the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), announced the opening of a docket to obtain comments on drafts of five updated toxicological profiles. This
notice extends the comment period to February 13, 2025.

DATES:

The comment period for the notice published November 8, 2024, at 89 FR 88772 is extended. Written comments must be received
on or before February 13, 2025.

ADDRESSES:

You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. ATSDR-2024-0004 by either of the methods listed below. Do not submit comments
by email. ATSDR does not accept comments by email.

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

• Mail: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Office of Innovation and Analytics, 4770 Buford Highway, Mail Stop S106-5,
Atlanta, GA 30341-3717. Attn: Docket No. ATSDR-2024-0004.

Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket Number. All relevant comments received will be posted without
change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go
to http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Farhana Rahman, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Office of Innovation and Analytics, 4770 Buford Highway,
Mail Stop S106-5, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717; Email: ATSDRToxProfileFRNs@cdc.gov; Phone: 1-800-232-4636.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

In the “Availability of Five Draft Toxicological Profiles” notice that appeared in the November 8, 2024
Federal Register
(89 FR 88772), we solicited public comments on drafts of five updated

  toxicological profiles: benzene, carbon disulfide, cyanide, thallium, and chlorinated dibenzo- *p* -dioxins. This action is necessary as this is the opportunity for members of the public and organizations to submit comments
  on drafts of the profiles. The intended effect of this action is to ensure that the public can note any pertinent additional
  information or reports on studies about the health effects caused by exposure to the substances covered in these five profiles
  for review.

We have received requests from interested parties to extend the comment period. Therefore, we are extending the comment period
for an additional seven days.

Donata Green, Associate Director, Office of Policy, Planning and Partnerships, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. [FR Doc. 2025-00827 Filed 1-14-25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-70-P