[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 121 (Friday, June 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32673-32674]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15442]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-00411; FRL-4962-2]


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 1-day meeting of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP), 
in conjunction with members of the Science Advisory Board, to review a 
set of scientific issues being considered by the Agency in connection 
with a report prepared by the Aquatic Dialogue Group for the Society of 
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) titled: Aquatic Risk 
Assessment and Mitigation (November 1994). The report presents the 
Aquatic Dialogue Group's deliberations concerning aquatic risk 
assessment procedures, when aquatic mitigation would be necessary for 
agricultural use of pesticides, followed by mitigation methods that are 
currently available. Methods for assessing the efficacy of mitigation 
actions to reduce or eliminate exposure and/or effects to aquatic 
resources are also presented in this report. This report is the result 
of open scientific discussions between EPA, the Agricultural Chemical 
Protection Association, agrichemical companies, academia, and 
environmental and agricultural interest groups.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, July 17, 1995, from 8:30 
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Written comments should be submitted by June 30, 
1995.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at: Environmental Protection 
Agency, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, 
in the 11th Floor Conference Room (``Fishbowl'', Rm. 1123).
    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., SW., 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: [email protected]. 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-00411.'' 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Robert B. Jaeger, Designated 
Federal Official, FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel (7509C), 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, 192l Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, 
(703) 305-5369/7351, e-mail: [email protected]. Copies of the 
SETAC Report may be obtained by contacting: By mail: Rodney Parrish, 
Executive Director, SETAC//SETAC Foundation for Environmental 
Education, 1010 North 12th Avenue, Pensacola, Florida 32501. By 
telephone: (904) 469-1500/9777.
    Copies of EPA documents may be obtained by contacting: By mail: 
Public Response and Program Resources Branch, Field Operations Division 
(7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs, [[Page 32674]] Environmental 
Protection Agency, 40l M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office 
location and telephone number: Rm. ll32 Bay, CM #2, l92l Jefferson 
Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, (703) 305-5805.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agenda for the meeting will follow the 
general outline of the report. 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 meeting is still 
scheduled and to confirm the Panel's agenda. Interested persons are 
permitted to file written statements before the meeting. 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 
meeting. 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 20 copies of a summary no later than June 30, 1995, in order to 
ensure appropriate consideration by the Panel.
    Information submitted as a comment in response to this notice may 
be claimed confidential by marking any part or all of that information 
as ``Confidential Business Information'' (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.
     A public record has been established for this notice under docket 
number ``OPP-00411'' (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 information claimed as CBI, is available for inspection 
from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays. The public record is located in Rm. 1132 of the 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:

    [email protected]

    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 meeting and may be obtained 
by contacting the Public Response and Program Resources Branch, at the 
address or telephone number given above.

    Dated: June 16, 1995.
Penelope A. Fenner-Crisp,
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 95-15442 Filed 6-22-95; 8:45 am]
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