[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 8813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4316]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-00587; FRL-6064-9]


EPA-USDA Tolerance Reassessment Advisory Committee: Notice of 
Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA-USDA Tolerance Reassessment Advisory Committee (TRAC) 
will hold two ``update'' meetings to provide status reports on recent 
policy developments, organophosphate risk assessments and refinements, 
and the overall status of tolerance reassessments. TRAC was established 
in 1998 as a subcommittee under the auspices of the EPA National 
Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT), in 
response to Vice President Gore's request for EPA and the U.S. 
Department of Agriculture (USDA) to work together to ensure 
implementation of the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA).

DATES: The East Coast TRAC Update meeting will be held on February 25, 
1999, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The West Coast TRAC Update meeting 
will be held in Phoenix, AZ on March 2, 1999, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The East Coast TRAC meeting will be held at the Hotel 
Washington, 15th & Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC (202-638-
5900). (Approximately two blocks from the Metro Center station).
    The West Coast TRAC Update meeting will be held at the Embassy 
Suites Phoenix North, 2577 West Greenway Road, Phoenix, AZ (602-375-
1777).
    The official record is available in the Docket for inspection 
during normal business hours, Monday - Friday, excluding Federal 
holidays, at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Crystal Mall 2 
(CM #2), Room 101, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, 
telephone: 703-305-5805 or the EPA TRAC World Wide Web site (http://
www.epa.gov/pesticides/trac).

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) (Pub. 
L-104-170) was passed in 1996. This new law strengthens the nation's 
system for regulating pesticides on food. The TRAC was established by 
EPA and USDA to provide policy guidance on sound science, ways to 
increase transparency in decision-making, 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 Acting Deputy Administrator Peter 
Roberston and USDA Deputy Secretary Richard Rominger. The TRAC is 
composed of experts that include farmers, environmental and public 
interest groups representatives, public health officials, pediatric 
experts, pesticide companies, food processors and distributors, 
academicians, Federal agencies, 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 
will be limited to 3-5 minutes by each person or organization. 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 official 
record and will be provided to the TRAC members. The official record 
will be available for public inspection at the address listed under 
``Addresses'' at the beginning of this document.
    Agenda topics: Update on Science Policy Framework Development, 
overall status of tolerance reassessment, progress on organophosphate 
preliminary risk assessments and refinements, risk management process, 
transition strategies and other relevant issues.

List of Subjects

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

    Dated: February 16, 1999.

Marcia E. Mulkey,

Director Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 99-4316 Filed 2-18-99; 11:54 am]
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