[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 111 (Wednesday, June 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 31768]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15444]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-00541; FRL-5796-7]


EPA-USDA Tolerance Reassessment Advisory Committee; Notice of 
Public Meetings

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA-USDA Tolerance Reassessment Advisory Committee (TRAC) 
has been established as a subcommittee under the auspices of the EPA 
National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology 
(NACEPT). The TRAC is in response to Vice President Gore's request for 
EPA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to work together to 
ensure the smooth implementation of the Food Quality Protection Act 
(FQPA).

DATES: The second set of TRAC meetings will be held on Monday, June 22, 
1998, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday, June 23, 1998, from 9 a.m. to 
5 p.m. The third set of TRAC meetings will be held on Monday, July 13, 
1998, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday, July 14, 1998, from 9 a.m. to 
5 p.m. The dates of the final set of TRAC meetings are July 27 and 28, 
1998.

ADDRESSES: The second and third TRAC meetings will be held at the 
International Trade Center--Conference Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., 
NW., Washington, DC; telephone: (202) 312-1300 and fax: (202) 312-1310. 
Specific times and location of the final meeting will be announced in 
the  Federal Register prior to that meeting. The permanent record is 
available for inspection during normal business hours, Monday through 
Friday, excluding legal holidays at the Environmental Protection 
Agency, Crystal Mall 2, Rm. 101, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, 
VA, telephone: (703) 305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Margie Fehrenbach or Linda 
Murray, Office of Pesticide Programs (7501C), Environmental Protection 
Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office location, 
telephone number, and e-mail address: Crystal Mall 2, Rm. 1119, 1921 
Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA; telephone: (703) 305-7090; e-mail: 
[email protected] or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FQPA, Pub. L.104-170, was passed in 1996, 
this new law strengthens the nation's system for regulating pesticides 
on food. The TRAC will be asked to provide policy guidance on sound 
science, ways to increase transparency in decisionmaking, strategies 
for a reasonable transition for agriculture, and ways to enhance 
consultations with stakeholders, as pesticide tolerances are 
reassessed, including those for organophosphates.
    The TRAC is co-chaired by EPA Deputy Administrator Fred Hansen and 
USDA Deputy Secretary Richard Rominger. The TRAC is composed of experts 
that include farmers, environmentalists, public health officials, 
pediatric experts, pesticide companies, food processors and 
distributors, public interest groups, academicians, and tribal, State, 
and local governments.
    The TRAC meetings are open to the public under section 10(a)(2) of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-463. Outside statements 
by observers are welcome. Oral statements will be limited to 2-3 
minutes, and it is preferred that only one person per organization 
present the statement. Any person who wishes to file a written 
statement may do so before or after a TRAC meeting. These statements 
will become part of the permanent record and will be provided to the 
TRAC members. The permanent record will be available for public 
inspection at the address in ``Addresses'' at the beginning of this 
document.
    Agendas and other background information specific to these 
meetings, as well as information from the first meeting, will be 
available on the EPA TRAC World Wide Web site (http://www.epa.gov/
pesticides/trac) 1 week before each meeting or can be obtained by 
calling (703) 305-7090.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Agriculture, Chemicals, Foods, Pesticides 
and pests.

    Dated: June 4, 1998.

Marcia E. Mulkey,
 Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

 [FR Doc. 98-15444 Filed 6-9-98; 8:45 am]
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