[Federal Register: August 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 156)]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

 
Notice of Meeting of Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel on Diisononyl 
Phthalate (DINP)

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Commission announces the third meeting of the Chronic 
Hazard Advisory Panel (CHAP) on diisononyl phthalate (DINP). The 
Commission appointed this CHAP to advise the Commission on any chronic 
hazards of cancer, birth defects, and gene mutations associated with 
children's products containing DINP.

DATES: The meeting will be held from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm on September 12 
and from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm on September 13, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the fourth floor hearing room in 
the Commission's offices at 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marilyn Wind, Directorate for Health 
Sciences, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, D.C. 20207; 
telephone (301) 504-0477, ext. 1205; email mwind@cpsc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission has been concerned with 
potential risks posed to children under 3 years of age by the 
plasticizer diisononyl phthalate (DINP), which is used to soften some 
children's teethers, rattles, and toys made from polyvinyl chloride 
(PVC). DINP can leach from such products when they are mouthed, causing 
some DINP to be absorbed through mucous membranes. DINP has been shown 
to cause liver and other organ toxicity in laboratory animals. Also, 
the Commission has received a petition (No. HP 99-1) from the National 
Environmental Trust and eleven other organizations asking that the 
Commission ban PVC in certain children's products.
    The Commission appointed a seven-member CHAP to evaluate the 
existing scientific information regarding chronic hazards posed by DINP 
and the implications of these hazards on risk to children. The CHAP 
members were selected from scientists recommended by the National 
Academy of Sciences. See 15 U.S.C. 2077 and 2080(b). The first meeting 
of the CHAP was on May 10-11, 2000. The second meeting of the CHAP was 
on June 20-22, 2000.
    The third CHAP meeting will be from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm on September 
12 and from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm on September 13, 2000. The purpose of 
the meeting is for the CHAP to discuss draft sections of the report 
they will submit to the Commission.
    The meeting is open to the public. However, the CHAP will not 
entertain public comment during this meeting. The period for written 
public comment to the CHAP closed on June 13, 2000. Oral comment was 
also entertained by the CHAP on June 20, 2000 during its second 
meeting. See, Federal Register notice of second CHAP meeting. 65 FR 
34446 (May 30, 2000).

    Dated: August 7, 2000.
Sadye E. Dunn,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 00-20461 Filed 8-10-00; 8:45 am]
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