[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 63 (Friday, April 2, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15970-15971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8235]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-00592; FRL-6073-2]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA-U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Tolerance 
Reassessment Advisory Committee (TRAC) will hold a meeting of Workgroup 
II to discuss the status of the organophosphate pilot process and 
transition strategies. On April 27-28, 1999, the TRAC ``Full 
Committee'' will meet to provide status reports on recent policy 
developments, organophosphate risk assessments and refinements, the 
overall status of tolerance reassessments, and transition strategies. 
TRAC was established in 1998 as a

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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 USDA to work together to 
ensure implementation of the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA).

DATES: The TRAC Workgroup II meeting will be held on Thursday April 8, 
1999, from 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m., and Friday, April 9, 1999, from 9:00 
a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
    The TRAC ``Full Committee'' meeting will be held on Tuesday April 
27, 1999, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Wednesday, April 28, 1999, 
from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The TRAC Workgroup II will be held on April 8-9 at the 
Ramada Plaza Hotel Old Town, 901 N. Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 
(703-683-6000).
    The TRAC ``Full Committee'' meeting will be held on April 27-28, 
1999, at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Conference 
Center, 4301 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA (703-907-5934; across from 
Ballston Metro stop).
    The official record is available in the Docket for inspection 
during normal business hours, Monday-Friday, excluding Federal 
holidays, at the Office of Pesticide Program, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Crystal Mall 2 (CM 2,) Rm. 101, 1921 Jefferson Davis 
Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, telephone: 703-305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By Mail: Margie Fehrenbach or Terria 
Northern, Office of Pesticide Programs (7501-C), Environmental 
Protection Agency, 401 M Street, 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 a 
diverse group of stakeholders representing a broad range of interests, 
including farmers and growers; environmental and public interest 
groups; public health officials; pediatric experts; pesticide companies 
and trade associations; 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.
    An agenda and background information are being developed and will 
be posted on the Agency's website one week prior to each meeting at: 
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/trac.

List of Subjects

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

    Dated: March 26, 1999.
Marcia E. Mulkey,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 99-8235 Filed 3-31-99; 12:41 pm]
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