[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 72 (Wednesday, April 15, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18408-18409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-10017]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-00514A; FRL-5777-1]


FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel, Appointments

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is given of the appointment of three new members to the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Scientific 
Advisory Panel established pursuant to section 25(d) of FIFRA. Public 
notice of nominees along with a request for public comments appeared in 
the Federal Register of December 5, 1997.

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, telephone number, and e-mail 
address: Rm. 815B, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 
22203, Telephone: (703) 305-5369 or 305-7351, e-mail address: 
[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 of December 5, 1997 
(62 FR 64371) (FRL-57758-6). Comments about several nominees and 
suggestions for additional nominees were received from the U.S. House 
of Representatives, Committee on Agriculture; the Natural Resources 
Defense Council; the Children's Environmental Health Network; and 
Zeneca Ag Products, in response to this Notice. The purpose of this 
Notice is to announce the appointment of Dr. Fumio Matsumura, Dr. 
Herbert Needleman, and Dr. Christopher Portier as members of the FIFRA 
Scientific Advisory Panel. Dr. Matsumura is Chair of the Department of 
Toxicology at the University of California at Davis; he will provide 
the experience and technical background needed in the area of the 
environmental health sciences. Dr. Needleman is Professor of Pediatrics 
at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; he will provide 
expertise in the area of pediatric medicine. Dr. Christopher Portier is 
Head of the Toxicokinetics Faculty at the National Institute of 
Environmental Health Sciences in Research Triangle Park, NC; his 
background in mathematics and biostatistics will provide the Panel with 
expertise in biostatistics and human health risk assessment 
methodology.
    The decision to appoint Drs. Matsumura, Neeedleman, and Portier is 
based upon several additional factors: Dr. Matsumura's extensive 
experience in the toxicology of pesticides and related chemicals; Dr. 
Needleman's focus on the effects of lead, drugs, and other pollutants 
on children; and Dr. Portier's experience in the analysis of such 
diverse risks to human health as dioxin, Agent Orange, and 
polychlorinated biphenyls.
    Meetings of the Scientific Advisory Panel are announced in the 
Federal Register at least 15 days prior to each meeting, in accordance 
with the directives of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

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List of Subjects

    Environmental protection.

    Dated: April 2, 1998.
Lynn R. Goldman
Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic 
Substances.

[FR Doc. 98-10017 Filed 4-14-98; 8:45 am]
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