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| 02-2421 | Update on the Status of the Superfund Substance-Specific Applied Research Program | Notice | This Notice provides the status of ATSDR's Superfund-mandated Substance-Specific Applied Research Program (SSARP) which was last updated in a Federal Register notice in 1999 (64 FR 2760). Authorized by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA, also known as the Superfund statute), as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) 42 U.S.C. 9604 (i), this research program was initiated on October 17, 1991. At that time, a list of priority data needs for 38 priority hazardous substances frequently found at waste sites was announced in the Federal Register (56 FR 52178). The list was subsequently revised based on public comments and published in final form on November 16, 1992 (57 FR 54150). The 38 substances, each of which is found on ATSDR's Priority List of Hazardous Substances (66 FR 54014, October 25, 2001), are aldrin/ dieldrin, arsenic, benzene, beryllium, cadmium, carbon tetrachloride, chloroethane, chloroform, chromium, cyanide, p,p'-DDT,DDE,DDD, di(2- ethylhexyl) phthalate, lead, mercury, methylene chloride, nickel, polychlorinated biphenyl compounds (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs--includes 15 substances), selenium, tetrachloroethylene, toluene, trichloroethylene, vinyl chloride, and zinc. On July 30, 1997, priority data needs for 12 additional hazardous substances frequently found at waste sites were determined and announced in the Federal Register (62 FR 40820). The 12 substances, each of which is included in ATSDR's Priority List of Hazardous Substances, are chlordane, 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane, di-n-butyl phthalate, disulfoton, endrin (includes endrin aldehyde), endosulfan (alpha-, beta-, and endosulfan sulfate), heptachlor (includes heptachlor epoxide), hexachlorobutadiene, hexachlorocyclohexane (alpha- , beta-, delta- and gamma-), manganese, methoxychlor, and toxaphene. Recently, priority data needs for 10 additional hazardous substances frequently found at waste sites were determined and announced in the Federal Register (66 FR 42659). The 10 substances, each of which is included in ATSDR's Priority List of Hazardous Substances, are asbestos, benzidine, chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, 1,2-dibromoethane, 1,2-dichloroethane, 1,1-dichloroethane, ethylbenzene, pentachlorophenol, 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane, and total xylenes. ATSDR invited the public to comment on the priority data needs for these substances during a period of 90 days. ATSDR is responding to the comments, and a final list of priority data needs will be published in the Federal Register in the near future. To date, 190 priority data needs have been identified for the first 50 hazardous substances (Table 1). ATSDR fills these data needs through U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulatory mechanisms (test rules), private-sector voluntarism, and the direct use of CERCLA funds. Additional data needs are being addressed through collaboration with the National Toxicology Program (NTP), by ATSDR's Great Lakes Human Health Effects Research Program, and other agency programs. Currently, 101 priority data needs associated with the first 50 substances are being addressed via these mechanisms, and 62 priority data needs have been filled. Priority data needs documents describing ATSDR's rationale for prioritizing research needs for each substance are available. See ADDRESSES section of this Notice. This Notice also serves as a continuous call for voluntary research proposals. Private-sector organizations may volunteer to conduct research to address specific priority data needs identified in this Notice by indicating their interest through submission of a letter of intent to ATSDR (see ADDRESSES section of this Notice). A Tri-Agency Superfund Applied Research Committee (TASARC) composed of scientists from ATSDR, NTP, and the EPA, will review all proposed voluntary research efforts. | 2002-01-31 | 2002 | 1 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/01/31/02-2421/update-on-the-status-of-the-superfund-substance-specific-applied-research-program | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-01-31/pdf/02-2421.pdf | Health and Human Services Department; Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry | 221,7 | This Notice provides the status of ATSDR's Superfund-mandated Substance-Specific Applied Research Program (SSARP) which was last updated in a Federal Register notice in 1999 (64 FR 2760). Authorized by the Comprehensive Environmental Response,... |