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AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY TOXICOLOGICAL PROFILE INFORMATION SHEET Fall 1992
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November 25, 1992
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Description:revised November 25, 1992
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has been mandated by Congress to produce "toxicological profiles" for hazardous substances found at National Priorities List (NPL) sites. These hazardous substances have been ranked based upon frequency of occurrence at NPL sites, toxicity, and potential for human exposure.
Two hundred and seventy-five substances have been identified in the Federal Register on April 17, 1987 (100), October 20, 1988 (100), October 26, 1989 (25), October 17, 1990 (25), and on October 17,1991 (revised list of 275). The current priority list of 275 hazardous substances was published in the Federal Register on October 28, 1992. The development of the Toxicological Profile occurs in two stages:
(1) Initially, the Toxicological Profiles are produced in draft form, and an announcement of the release of these draft profiles for a 90-day public comment period appears in the Federal Register. Each draft Toxicological Profile is available from ATSDR.
(2) After the 90-day comment period expires, all comments are considered for incorporation into the documents, and the profiles are finalized and distributed by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS).
ATSDR has also been mandated to provide toxicological profiles to state health and environmental agencies, and make them available to other interested parties. ATSDR has determined the principal audiences for the profiles are health professionals at the federal, state, and local levels; academia; and members of the public involved with Superfund sites. The Division of Toxicology (DT) maintains a mailing list, which is updated and verified yearly, of these persons and distributes to them free copies of both draft and final profiles. The Agency publishes notices in the Federal Register announcing the availability of profiles as draft or final versions. For persons not on the mailing list, requests for final profiles must be submitted to NTIS, which distributes the final profiles for a fee. Please refer to the end of this information sheet for more information concerning ATSDR's mailing list policy.
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