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bank holding companies may be DATES: The final expert panel report on Request for Comments obtained from the National Information soy infant formula will be available for CERHR invites written public Center website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/. public comment on January 15, 2010. comments on the expert panel report on Unless otherwise noted, comments Written public comments on this report soy infant formula. Written comments regarding the applications must be should be received by March 1, 2010. should be sent to Dr. Kristina A. Thayer received at the Reserve Bank indicated ADDRESSES: Comments on the expert (see ADDRESSES above). Persons or the offices of the Board of Governors panel report and any other submitting written comments are asked not later than January 29, 2010. correspondence should be submitted to to include their name and contact A. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (E. Dr. Kristina A. Thayer, Acting CERHR information (affiliation, mailing address, Ann Worthy, Vice President) 2200 Director, NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233, MD telephone and facsimile numbers, e- North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201– K2–04, Research Triangle Park, NC mail, and sponsoring organization, if 2272: 27709 (mail), 919–541–5021 any). Any comments received will be 1. One World Holdings, Inc., Dallas, (telephone), or [email protected] (e- posted on the CERHR Web site and the Texas; to engage de novo through its mail). Courier address: NIEHS, 530 commenter identified by name, subsidiary, One World Asset Davis Drive, Room K2154, Morrisville, affiliation, and sponsoring organization, Management, Inc., Dallas, Texas, in NC 27560. if applicable. All public comments will lending activities, pursuant to section be considered by the NTP during 225.28(b)(1) of Regulation Y. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: preparation of the NTP Brief (see Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Background ‘‘Background’’ above). System, January 11, 2010. Soy infant formula is fed to infants as Background Information on CERHR Robert deV. Frierson, a supplement or replacement for human The NTP established CERHR in 1998 Deputy Secretary of the Board. milk or cow milk formula. Soy infant (63 FR 68782). CERHR is a publicly [FR Doc. 2010–602 Filed 1–14–10; 8:45 am] formula contains such as accessible resource for information BILLING CODE 6210–01–S (CAS RN: 446–72–0), about adverse reproductive and/or (CAS RN: 486–66–8), and (CAS developmental health effects associated RN: 40957–83–3). Genistein, daidzein, with exposure to environmental and/or DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND glycitein, and the daidzein metabolite occupational exposures. CERHR follows HUMAN SERVICES are non-steroidal, estrogenic a formal process for the evaluation of compounds that occur naturally in some selected substances that includes National Institutes of Health plants and are often referred to as multiple opportunities for public input. ‘‘.’’ In plants, nearly all CERHR invites the nomination of National Toxicology Program (NTP); genistein, daidzein, and glycitein are substances for review or scientists for its Center for the Evaluation of Risks to linked to a sugar molecule and these expert registry. Information about Human Reproduction (CERHR); -sugar complexes are called CERHR and the nomination process can Availability of the Final Expert Panel , , or . be obtained from its homepage (http:// Report on Soy Infant Formula; Request On December 16–18, 2009, CERHR cerhr.niehs.nih.gov) or by contacting Dr. for Public Comment (74 FR 53508) convened an expert panel Thayer (see ADDRESSES above). CERHR selects substances for evaluation based AGENCY: National Institute of to conduct an updated evaluation of the Environmental Health Sciences potential developmental toxicity of soy upon several factors including (NIEHS); National Institutes of Health infant formula and its predominant production volume, potential for human (NIH); HHS. isoflavone constituents. CERHR selected exposure from use and occurrence in soy infant formula for evaluation the environment, extent of public ACTION: Announcement of report because of (1) The availability of concern, and extent of data from availability and request for comment. numerous developmental toxicity reproductive and developmental SUMMARY: CERHR announces the studies in laboratory animals and toxicity studies. availability of the final expert panel humans, (2) the availability of Dated: January 8, 2010. report on soy infant formula on January information on exposures in infants, John R. Bucher, 15, 2010, from the CERHR Web site and (3) public concern for effects on Associate Director, National Toxicology (http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov) or in infant or child development. Program. hardcopy from CERHR (see ADDRESSES Following receipt of public comments [FR Doc. 2010–674 Filed 1–14–10; 8:45 am] below). The expert panel report is an on the final expert panel report on soy BILLING CODE 4140–01–P evaluation of the developmental toxicity infant formula, CERHR staff will prepare of soy infant formula conducted by an the NTP monograph. NTP monographs independent, 14-member expert panel are divided into three major sections: (1) DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND composed of scientists from the public The NTP Brief that provides the NTP’s HUMAN SERVICES and private sectors convened by interpretation of the potential for the CERHR. CERHR invites the submission substance to cause adverse reproductive Call for Collaborating Partners for of public comments on this report (see and/or developmental effects in exposed National Women’s Health Week SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below). humans, (2) a roster of expert panel AGENCY: Department of Health and The expert panel met in public session members, and (3) the final expert panel Human Services, Office of the Secretary, (December 16–18, 2009) to review and report. The NTP Brief is based on the Office of Public Health and Science, revise the draft expert panel report and expert panel report, public comments Office on Women’s Health. reach conclusions regarding whether on that report, public and peer review ACTION: Notice. exposure to soy infant formula is a comments on the draft NTP Brief, and hazard to human development. The any new, relevant information that SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of expert panel also identified data gaps becomes available after the expert panel Health and Human Services (HHS), and research needs. meetings. Office on Women’s Health (OWH)

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