[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19276-19277]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10805]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-00433; FRL-5366-3]
FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Open Meetings
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of open meetings.
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SUMMARY: There will be a 3-day meeting of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP)
to review a set of scientific issues being considered by the Agency in
connection with: (1) Proposed testing guidelines for the following two
series: Series 835-Fate, Transport and Transformation Test Guidelines
and Series 850-Ecological Effects Test Guidelines (Only the Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) guidelines from the 835 Series
are being reviewed at this time. The Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)
guidelines will be made available at a later date.); (2) Carbofuran
environmental risk assessment; (3) TriButylTin (TBT) long-term
monitoring issues; and (4) ``Corn Cluster'' environmental risk
assessment. The test guidelines (Series 835 and 850) were made
available in a Federal Register notice published at 61 FR 16486, April
15, 1996 (OPP-00430; FRL-5363-1). These test guidelines have been
updated and harmonized, to the extent possible, with the Organization
for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) guidelines for testing
of chemicals, and other relevant international standards. A schedule is
available from the docket which identifies when each of the above
topics will be considered by the FIFRA SAP.
DATES: The meetings will be held May 29 thru May 31, 1996, daily from
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The full comment period for written comments to these test
guidelines is 60 days from the April 15, 1996, Federal Register notice
of availability and request for comments. Written comments on the test
guidelines must be submitted on or before June 14, 1996. Comments
received after the FIFRA SAP meetings will be taken into full
consideration by the Agency in the final revision of these guidelines.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at: The Crystal Gateway Marriott
Hotel, 1700 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. A meeting
room will be announced in the hotel. The phone number for the hotel is
(703) 920-3230.
Submit written comments (1 original and 20 copies) to: By mail:
Public Response and Program Resources Branch, Field Operations Division
(7506C), Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., Washington, DC
20460. In person, bring comments to: Rm. 1132, Crystal Mall #2, 1921
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.
Comments and data may also 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 will also be
accepted on disks in WordPerfect in 5.1 file format or ASCII file
format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by
the docket number ``OPP-00433.'' No Confidential Business Information
(CBI) should be submitted through e-mail. Electronic comments on this
document may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.
Additional information on electronic submissions can be found under
``SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.''
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 so marked will not be disclosed except in
accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. A copy of the
comment that does not contain CBI must be submitted for inclusion in
the public docket. Information not marked confidential will be included
in the public docket without prior notice. All statements will be made
part of the record and will be taken into consideration by the Panel.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Robert B. Jaeger, Designated
Federal Official, FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel (7509C), Office of
Pesticide Programs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office location and telephone number: Rm.
815B, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA (703) 305-5369
or 305-7351; e-mail: jaeger.bruce@epamail.epa.gov.
Copies of the EPA document and Series 835 and 850 guidelines may be
obtained by contacting: By mail: Public Docket and Freedom of
Information Section, Field Operations Division (7506C), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,
Washington, DC 20460. In person or for courier pick-up: Office location
and telephone number: Rm. 1132, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Arlington, VA, (703) 305-5805. By internet: e-mail requests to:
guidelines@epamail.epa.gov or via the EPA Public Access Gopher
(gopher.epa.gov) under the heading
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``Environmental Test Methods and Guidelines.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any member of the public wishing to submit
written comments should contact Robert B. Jaeger at the address or the
phone number given above to be sure that the meetings are still
scheduled and to confirm the Panel's agenda. Interested persons are
permitted to file written statements before the meetings. To the extent
that time permits and upon advanced written request to the Designated
Federal Official, interested persons may be permitted by the chairman
of the Scientific Advisory Panel to present oral statements at the
meetings. There is no limit on written comments for consideration by
the Panel, but oral statements before the Panel are limited to
approximately 5 minutes. Since oral statements will be permitted only
as time permits, the Agency urges the public to submit written comments
in lieu of oral presentations. Persons wishing to make oral and/or
written statements should notify the Designated Federal Official and
submit twenty copies of a summary no later than May 20, 1996, in order
to ensure sufficient time for appropriate consideration by the Panel.
A public record has been established for this notice under docket
number ``OPP-00433'' (including comments and data submitted
electronically as described below). A public version of this record,
including printed, paper versions of electronic comments, which does
not include any informaiton claimed as CBI, is available for inspection
from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The public record is located in Rm. 1132, Public Response and
Program Resources Branch, Field Operations Division (7506C), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, Crystal Mall #2,
1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.
Electronic comments can be sent directly to EPA at:
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.
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 10 to 15 working days after the meetings and may be obtained
by contacting the Public Response and Program Resources Branch, at the
address or telephone number given above.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Test guidelines.
Dated: April 23, 1996.
Daniel M. Barolo,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 96-10805 Filed 4-30-96; 8:45 am]
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