[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 165 (Friday, August 25, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44343-44345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-21167]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-00414; FRL-4974-3]


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) 
to review a set of scientific issues being considered by the Agency in 
connection with EPA's policy document on Acute Dietary Risk Assessment 
Pesticide Assessment and the product chemistry and residue chemistry 
test guidelines of the Harmonized Test Guidelines for OPPTS (derived 
from the FIFRA Pesticide Assessment Guidelines Subdivision D and O, and 
TSCA Testing Guidelines). These Test Guidelines have been updated and 
harmonized, to the extent possible, with the OECD Guidelines for 
Testing of Chemicals, and other relevant international standards.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 27, 1995, from 
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Written comments on the guidelines must be submitted on or before 
October 31, 1995.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at: The Doubletree Hotel, 300 Army 
Navy Drive, Arlington, VA, in the Commonwealth Room. The telephone 
number for the hotel is (703) 416-4100.
    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. ll32, Crystal Mall #2, l92l 
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. 

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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-00414.'' 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, U.S. 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 EPA documents may be obtained by contacting: The Public 
Response and Program Resources Branch, Field Operations Division at the 
office location listed under the ADDRESSES unit or by telephoning (703) 
305-5805.

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 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 September 20, 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 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. 
However, the full comment period for written comments to these 
guidelines is until October 31, 1995. Comments received after the FIFRA 
SAP Meeting will be taken into full consideration by the Agency.
    The following is a list of the guidelines being made available for 
comment at this time:

                                 Series 830--Product Properties Test Guidelines                                 
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                                                                        Existing Numbers               EPA Pub. 
                                                            ----------------------------------------     no.    
     OPPTS Number                      Name                                                         ------------
                                                                   OTS           OPP         OECD       712-C-  
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                       Group A--Product Identity,                                                               
                        Composition, and Analysis Test                                                          
                        Guidelines.                                                                             
                                                                                                                
830.1550               Product identity and composition           none         158.155       none       95-006  
                                                                                                                
830.1600               Description of materials used to           none         158.160       none       95-007  
                        produce the product                                                                     
                                                                                                                
830.1620               Description of production process          none         158.162       none       95-008  
                                                                                                                
830.1650               Description of formulation process         none         158.165       none       95-009  
                                                                                                                
830.1670               Discussion of formation of                 none         158.167       none       95-010  
                        impurities                                                                              
                                                                                                                
830.1700               Preliminary analysis                       none         158.170       none       95-011  
                                                                                                                
830.1750               Certified limits                           none         158.175       none       95-012  
                                                                                                                
830.1800               Enforcement analytical method              none         158.180       none       95-013  
                                                                                                                
830.1900               Submittal of samples                       none           64-1        none       95-015  
                                                                                                                
                       Group B--Physical/Chemical                                                               
                        Properties Test Guidelines.                                                             
                                                                                                                
830.6302               Color                                      none           63-2        none       95-019  
                                                                                                                
830.6303               Physical state                             none           63-3        none       95-020  
                                                                                                                
830.6304               Odor                                       none           63-4        none       95-021  
                                                                                                                
830.6313               Stability to sunlight, normal and          none          63-13        none       95-022  
                        elevated temperatures, metals, and                                                      
                        metal ions                                                                              
                                                                                                                
830.6314               Oxidizing or reducing action               none          63-14        none       95-023  
                                                                                                                
830.6315               Flammability                               none          63-15        none       95-024  
                                                                                                                
830.6316               Explodability                              none          63-16        none       95-025  
                                                                                                                
830.6317               Storage stability of product               none          63-17        none       95-026  
                                                                                                                
830.6319               Miscibility                                none          63-19        none       95-027  
                                                                                                                
830.6320               Corrosion characteristics                  none          63-20        none       95-028  
                                                                                                                
830.6321               Dielectric breakdown voltage               none          63-21        none       95-029  
                                                                                                                
830.7000               pH of water solutions or suspensions     796.1450        63-12        none       95-030  
                                                                                                                
830.7050               UV/Visible absorption                    796.1050         none        101        95-031  
                                                                                                                
830.7100               Viscosity                                  none          63-18        114        95-032  
                                                                                                                
830.7200               Melting point/melting range              796.1300         63-5        102        95-033  
                                                                                                                
830.7220               Boiling point/boiling range              796.1220         63-6        103        95-034  
                                                                                                                
830.7300               Density/relative density                 796.1150         63-7        109        95-035  
                                                                                                                
830.7370               Dissociation constant in water           796.1370        63-10        112        95-036  
                                                                                                                

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830.7520               Particle size, fiber length, and         796.1520         none        110        95-037  
                        diameter distribution                                                                   
                                                                                                                
830.7550               Partition coefficient (n-octanol/        796.1550        63-11        107        95-038  
                        H2O), shake flask method                                                                
                                                                                                                
830.7560               Partition coefficient (n-octanol/        796.1720        63-11        none       95-039  
                        H2O), generator column method                                                           
                                                                                                                
830.7570               Partition coefficient (n-octanol/        796.1570        63-11        117        95-040  
                        H2O), estimation by liquid                                                              
                        chromatography                                                                          
                                                                                                                
830.7840               Water solubility: Column elution         796.1840         63-8        105        95-041  
                        method; shake flask method                                                              
                                                                                                                
830.7860               Water solubility, generator column       796.1860         63-8        none       95-042  
                        method                                                                                  
                                                                                                                
830.7950               Vapor pressure                           796.1950         63-9        104        95-043  
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                                  Series 860--Residue Chemistry Test Guidelines                                 
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                                                                        Existing Numbers            EPA Pub. no.
     OPPTS Number                       Name                 ---------------------------------------------------
                                                                  OTS          OPP         OECD        712-C-   
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860.1000                Background                                none        170-1        none        95-169   
                                                                                                                
860.1100                Chemical identity                         none        171-2        none        95-170   
                                                                                                                
860.1200                Directions for use                        none        171-3        none        95-171   
                                                                                                                
860.1300                Nature of the residue--plants,            none       171-4a,b      none        95-172   
                         livestock                                                                              
                                                                                                                
860.1340                Residue analytical method                 none       171-4c,d      none        95-174   
                                                                                                                
860.1360                Multiresidue method                       none        171-4m       none        95-176   
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
860.1380                Storage stability data                    none        171-4e       none        95-177   
                                                                                                                
860.1400                Potable water, fish, irrigated crops      none     171-4f,g,h,     none        95-178   
                                                                               165-5                            
                                                                                                                
860.1460                Food handling                             none        171-4i       none        95-181   
                                                                                                                
860.1480                Meat/milk/poultry/eggs                    none        171-4j       none        95-182   
                                                                                                                
860.1500                Crop field trials                         none        171-4k       none        95-183   
                                                                                                                
860.1520                Processed food/feed                       none        171-4l       none        95-184   
                                                                                                                
860.1550                Proposed tolerances                       none        171-6        none        95-186   
                                                                                                                
860.1560                Reasonable grounds in support of the      none        171-7        none        95-187   
                         petition                                                                               
                                                                                                                
860.1650                Submittal of analytical reference         none        171-13       none        95-016   
                         standards                                                                              
                                                                                                                
860.1850                Confined accumulation in rotational       none        165-1        none        95-188   
                         crops                                                                                  
                                                                                                                
860.1900                Field accumulation in rotational          none        165-2        none        95-189   
                         crops                                                                                  
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    A public record has been established for this notice under docket 
number ``OPP-00414'' (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. ll32 Bay 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.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection.

    Dated: August 21, 1995.
Daniel M. Barolo,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 95-21167 Filed 8-24-95; 8:45 am]
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