[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: [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-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: [email protected].
    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: 
[email protected] 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:
    [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 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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