[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 239 (Wednesday, December 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65208-65209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-31304]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-00454; FRL-5572-5]


FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel, Appointments

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is given of the appointment of a new member to the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Scientific 
Advisory Panel established pursuant to Section 25(d) of FIFRA, as 
amended (86 Stat. 973 and 89 Stat. 75l; 7 U.S.C. l36 et seq.). Public 
notice of nominees along with a request for public comments appeared in 
the Federal Register of February 14, 1996 (61 FR 5762).

ADDRESSES: Public Response and Program Resources Branch, Field 
Operations Division (7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. 
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 5.1 file format or ASCII file format. 
All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by docket 
number [OPP-00454]. No CBI should be submitted through e-mail. 
Electronic comments on this notice of filing may be filed online at 
many Federal Depository Libraries.
    Information submitted as a comment concerning this document may be 
claimed confidential by marking any

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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 record. Information not marked confidential may be disclosed 
publicly by EPA without prior notice. All written comments will be 
available for public inspection in Rm. 1132 at the address given above, 
from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays.

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: Rm. 815B, CM#2, 1921 Jefferson 
Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22203, Telephone: (703) 305-5369, e-mail: 
[email protected].

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 as indicated above. 
No comments were received in response to this Notice.
    Dr. Patricia Buffler and Dr. Ron Kendall have been appointed as 
members of the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel. Dr. Buffler is Dean of 
the School of Public Health at the University of California at 
Berkeley; she will provide the experience and technical background 
needed in the area of epidemiology and public health. Dr. Kendall is 
the Director of The Institute of Wildlife and Environmental Toxicology 
at Clemson University; he will provide expertise in the area of 
wildlife and environmental toxicology.
    The decision to appoint Dr. Buffler and Dr. Kendall is based upon 
several factors, including: Dr. Buffler's expertise in the areas of 
association of diet, smoking, air pollution, toxic chemical wastes, 
low-level radiation, and electromagnetic fields on the risks of cancer, 
lung diseases, fertility, pregnancy outcomes, diseases and conditions 
among working and nonworking populations, and the protective effects of 
vitamin A and beta-carotene for laryngeal cancer; Dr. Kendall's work in 
the areas of effects of pesticides on fish and wildlife populations, 
behavioral toxicology of pesticides in wildlife, heavy metal and 
industrial contamination in the environment, toxicology of lead, 
cadmium, and PCBs in avian and mammalian wildlife species, and 
ecological risk assessment; the need for a disciplinary mix; and the 
need for broader scientific views.
    Meetings of the Scientific Advisory Panel are always announced in 
the Federal Register at least fifteen days prior to each meeting, in 
accordance with the directives of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

List of subjects

    Environmental protection.

    Dated: December 2, 1996.

Carol M. Browner,
Administrator.

[FR Doc. 96-31304 Filed 12-10-96; 8:45 am]
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