[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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