[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 219 (Friday, November 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63472-63473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30393]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-00562; FRL-6044-1]
FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Open Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: There will be a two-day meeting of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and Food Quality Protection Act
(FQPA) Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) to review a set of scientific
issues being considered by the Agency in connection with methodology
for conducting comparative ecological risk assessments, developmental
neurotoxicity study (a retrospective analysis), and a status report on
use of the FQPA 10x safety factor.
The Agency will present methods for comparing the potential
ecological risk of pesticides used on similar crop sites. Risk indices
or quotients are calculated and the results are compared to established
levels of concern (LOCs). The resultant exceedances are used to rank
pesticides and use sites. In addition, since numerous calculations are
made using a range of use rates and toxicity values, pesticides and
their use sites are compared based on frequency distributions of LOC
exceedances. The comparisons include acute and chronic endpoints for
terrestrial and aquatic organisms, as well as incident reports and
information on extent of use. Pesticide specific ecotoxicology data and
environmental fate and transport data are used in the analysis. Models
such as GENEEC and FATE are used to estimate pesticide exposure. The
Agency will also present two sessions concerning human health risk
assessment. The first session will concern a retrospective analysis of
12 developmental neurotoxicity studies. The Agency will also provide an
update of activities concerning the FQPA 10x safety factor.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 8
and 9, 1998, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at: The Sheraton Crystal Hotel,
1800 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia. The telephone number
for the hotel is: (703) 486-1111.
By mail, submit written comments (one original and 20 copies) to:
Paul I. Lewis, Designated Federal Official (DFO) for the FIFRA/
Scientific Advisory Panel (7101C), Environmental Protection Agency, 401
M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In person or by delivery service,
bring comments to: Room 117S, Crystal Mall 2 (CM #2), 1921 Jefferson
Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202.
Comments and data also may be submitted electronically by sending
electronic mail (e-mail) to: opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov. Electronic
comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special
characters and any form of encryption. Comments and data also will be
accepted on disks in WordPerfect in 5.1/6.1 file format or ASCII file
format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by
the docket number ``OPP-00562.'' No Confidential Business Information
(CBI) should be submitted through e-mail. Electronic comments may be
filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries. Additional
information on electronic submissions can be found under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Paul I. Lewis, DFO, FIFRA
Scientific Advisory Panel (7101C), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., S.W., Washington, DC 20460;
Office location: Rm. 117S, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Arlington, VA; telephone: (703) 305-5369; e-mail:
Lewis.Paul@epamail.epa.gov
A meeting agenda is currently available and copies of EPA primary
background documents for the meeting will be available no later than
November 13, 1998. The meeting agenda and EPA primary background
documents are available on the EPA web site http://www.epa.gov/
pesticides/SAP/ or may be obtained by contacting the Public Information
and Records Integrity Branch, Information Resources and Services
Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460; Office
location: Rm. 119, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA;
telephone: (703) 305-5805.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any member of the public wishing to submit
written comments should contact Paul I. Lewis at the address or the
phone number given above to confirm that the meeting is still scheduled
and that the agenda has not been modified or changed. Interested
persons are permitted to file written statements before the meeting. To
the extent that time permits and upon advanced written request to the
DFO, interested persons may be permitted by the Chair of the Scientific
Advisory Panel to present oral statements at the meeting. There is no
limit on the length of written comments for consideration by the Panel,
but oral statements before the Panel are limited to approximately five
minutes. The Agency will allow additional time for presentation of oral
comments at the FQPA 10x safety factor session to provide public
commenters sufficient time to state their remarks at the meeting. The
Agency also urges the public to submit written comments in lieu of oral
presentations. Persons wishing to make oral and/or written statements
should notify the DFO and submit 20 copies of the summary information.
The Agency encourages that written statements be submitted before the
meeting to provide Panel Members the time necessary to consider and
review the comments.
Information submitted as a comment in response to this notice may
be claimed confidential by marking any part or all of that information
as CBI. Information marked CBI will not be disclosed except in
accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. An edited copy
of the comment that does not contain the CBI material must be submitted
for inclusion in the public docket. Information not marked confidential
will be included in the public docket. All comments and materials
received will be made part of the public record and will be considered
by the Panel.
A public record has been established for this notice under docket
number ``OPP-00562'' (including comments and data submitted
electronically). A public version of this record, including printed
versions of electronic comments, which does not include information
claimed as CBI, is available for inspection from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The public
record is located in Rm. 119 of the Public Information and Records
Integrity Branch, Information Resources and Services Division (7502C),
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
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Protection Agency, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington,
Virginia 22202.
Electronic comments can be sent directly to EPA at: docket@epamail.epa.gov. Electronic comments must be submitted as an
ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and any form of
encryption.
The official record for this notice, as well as the public version,
as described above will be kept in paper form. Accordingly, EPA will
transfer all comments received electronically into printed, paper form
as they are received and will place the paper copies in the official
record which will also include all comments submitted directly in
writing. The official record is the paper record maintained at the
address in ``ADDRESSES'' at the beginning of this document.
Copies of the Panel's report of their recommendations will be
available approximately 30 working days after the meeting and may be
obtained by contacting the Public Information and Records Integrity
Branch at the address or telephone number given above.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection.
Dated: November 3, 1998.
Marcia E. Mulkey,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 98-30393 Filed 11-12-98; 8:45 am]
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