[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 72 (Wednesday, April 15, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18408-18409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-10017]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-00514A; FRL-5777-1]
FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel, Appointments
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Notice is given of the appointment of three new members to the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Scientific
Advisory Panel established pursuant to section 25(d) of FIFRA. Public
notice of nominees along with a request for public comments appeared in
the Federal Register of December 5, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Larry C. Dorsey, Designated
Federal Official, FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel (7501C), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 40l M St., SW.,
Washington, DC 20460, Office location, telephone number, and e-mail
address: Rm. 815B, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA
22203, Telephone: (703) 305-5369 or 305-7351, e-mail address:
dorsey.larry@epamail.epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Congress mandated that the Scientific
Advisory Panel would consist of seven members selected from candidates
nominated by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National
Institutes of Health (NIH). Congress also mandated that the terms of
appointment would be staggered. A list of nominees, including
biographical data, appeared in the Federal Register of December 5, 1997
(62 FR 64371) (FRL-57758-6). Comments about several nominees and
suggestions for additional nominees were received from the U.S. House
of Representatives, Committee on Agriculture; the Natural Resources
Defense Council; the Children's Environmental Health Network; and
Zeneca Ag Products, in response to this Notice. The purpose of this
Notice is to announce the appointment of Dr. Fumio Matsumura, Dr.
Herbert Needleman, and Dr. Christopher Portier as members of the FIFRA
Scientific Advisory Panel. Dr. Matsumura is Chair of the Department of
Toxicology at the University of California at Davis; he will provide
the experience and technical background needed in the area of the
environmental health sciences. Dr. Needleman is Professor of Pediatrics
at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; he will provide
expertise in the area of pediatric medicine. Dr. Christopher Portier is
Head of the Toxicokinetics Faculty at the National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences in Research Triangle Park, NC; his
background in mathematics and biostatistics will provide the Panel with
expertise in biostatistics and human health risk assessment
methodology.
The decision to appoint Drs. Matsumura, Neeedleman, and Portier is
based upon several additional factors: Dr. Matsumura's extensive
experience in the toxicology of pesticides and related chemicals; Dr.
Needleman's focus on the effects of lead, drugs, and other pollutants
on children; and Dr. Portier's experience in the analysis of such
diverse risks to human health as dioxin, Agent Orange, and
polychlorinated biphenyls.
Meetings of the Scientific Advisory Panel are announced in the
Federal Register at least 15 days prior to each meeting, in accordance
with the directives of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
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List of Subjects
Environmental protection.
Dated: April 2, 1998.
Lynn R. Goldman
Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic
Substances.
[FR Doc. 98-10017 Filed 4-14-98; 8:45 am]
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