[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 214 (Friday, November 3, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66245-66246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-28279]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-00687; FRL-6753-4]


FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:  Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY:  There will be a 3-day meeting of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and Food Quality Protection Act 
(FQPA) Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) to review a set of issues being 
considered by the Agency pertaining to the following topics: (1) 
LifeLine\TM\ Model Review, and (2) A Case Study of the Cumulative Risk 
of 24 Organophosphate Pesticides.
    The meeting is open to the public. Seating at the meeting will be 
on a first-come basis. Individuals requiring special accommodations at 
this meeting, including wheelchair access, should contact Olga Odiott 
at the address listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least 5 
business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can 
be made.

DATES:  The meeting will be held on December 6, 7, and 8, 2000 from 
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES:  The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Crystal City 
Hotel, 1800 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA. The telephone 
number for the Sheraton Hotel is (703) 486-1111. Requests to 
participate may be submitted by mail, electronically, or in person. 
Please follow the detailed instructions for each method as provided in 
Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure proper receipt by 
EPA, your request must identify docket control number OPP-00687 in the 
subject line on the first page of your response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Olga Odiott, Designated Federal 
Official, Office of Science Coordination and Policy, (7101C), Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone 
number: (703) 305-5369; fax number: (703) 605-0656; e-mail address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. This action may, 
however, be of interest to those persons who are or may be required to 
conduct testing of chemical substances under the Federal Food, Drug and 
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), FIFRA, and FQPA. Since other entities may also be 
interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific 
entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions 
regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, 
consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Additional Information, Including Copies of this 
Document and Other Related Documents?

    1. Electronically. A meeting agenda and copies of EPA primary 
background documents for the meeting will be available by November 6, 
2000. You may obtain electronic copies of these documents, and certain 
other related documents that might be available electronically, from 
the FIFRA/SAP Internet Home Page at http://www.epa.gov./scipoly/sap/. 
To access this document, on the Home Page, select ``Federal Register 
Notice Announcing This Meeting.'' You can also go directly to the 
Federal Register listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedregstr/.
    2. In person. The Agency has established an administrative record 
for this meeting under docket control number OPP-00687. The 
administrative record consists of the documents specifically referenced 
in this notice, any public comments received during an applicable 
comment period, and other information related to the (1) LifeLine\TM\ 
Model review, and (2) A Case Study of the Cumulative Risk of 24 
Organophosphate Pesticides, including any information claimed as 
Confidential Business Information (CBI). This administrative record 
includes the documents that are physically located in the docket, as 
well as the documents that are referenced in those documents. The 
public version of the administrative record, which includes printed, 
paper versions of any electronic comments that may be submitted during 
an applicable comment period, is available for inspection in the Public 
Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall 
# 2 (CM #2), 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The PIRIB 
telephone number is (703) 305-5805.

C. How Can I Request to Participate in this Meeting?

    You may submit a request to participate in this meeting through the 
mail, in person, or electronically. Do not submit any information in 
your request that is considered CBI. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, 
it is imperative that you identify docket control number OPP-00687 in 
the subject line on the first page of your request. Members of the 
public wishing to submit comments should contact the person listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT to confirm that the meeting date 
and agenda have not been modified. Interested persons are permitted to 
file written statements before the meeting. To the extent that time 
permits, and upon advance written request to the persons listed under 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, interested persons may be permitted by 
the Chair of the FIFRA SAP to present oral statements at the meeting. 
The request should identify the name of the individual making the 
presentation, the organization (if any) the individual will represent, 
and any requirements for audiovisual equipment (e.g., overhead 
projector, 35 mm projector, chalkboard, etc.). There is no limit on the 
extent of written comments for consideration by the Panel, but oral 
statements before the panel are limited to approximately 5 minutes. The 
Agency also urges the public to submit written comments in lieu of oral 
presentations. Persons wishing to make oral or written statements at 
the meeting should contact the persons listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT and submit 30 copies of their presentation and/or 
remarks to the Panel. The Agency encourages that written statements be 
submitted before the meeting to provide Panel Members the time 
necessary to consider and review the comments.
    1. By mail. You may submit a request to: Public Information and 
Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information Resources and Services 
Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    2. In person or by courier. Public Information and Records 
Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information Resources and Services Division 
(7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection 
Agency, Rm. 119, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA. The 
PIRIB is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
excluding legal holidays. The

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PIRIB telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
    3. Electronically. You may submit your request electronically by e-
mail to: ``[email protected].'' Do not submit any information 
electronically that you consider to be CBI. Use WordPerfect 6.1/8.0 or 
ASCII file format and avoid the use of special characters and any form 
of encryption. Be sure to identify by docket control number OPP-00687. 
You may also file a request online at many Federal Depository 
Libraries.

II. Background

A. Purpose of the Meeting

    This 3-day meeting concerns several scientific issues undergoing 
consideration within the EPA Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic 
Substances (OPPTS), as follows.
    1. LifeLine\TM\ Model review. Review key features of the 
LifeLine\TM\ Model to include the software code, data requirements, 
data inputs, and output reports. To assist the Panel in their 
evaluation of LifeLine\TM\ each Panel member will be provided a CD 
containing the LifeLine\TM\ software and supporting documentation. The 
Panel will be evaluating hypothetical, yet representative, residue and 
toxicological data sets for assessing aggregate and cumulative exposure 
and risk via the dietary, residential and drinking water pathways.
    2. A Case Study of the Cumulative Risk of 24 Organophosphate 
Pesticides. The case study will illustrate data use and the process for 
integrating multi-pathway exposures to 24 organophosphate pesticides 
from food, drinking water and residential sources. This topic will be 
divided in 4 sessions: (1) Cumulative risk assessment method for 
dietary (food) exposure, (2) Cumulative risk assessment for residential 
exposure, (3) Cumulative risk assessment for drinking water, and (4) 
Integrated cumulative risk assessment. The first three sessions will 
illustrate how the Agency applied the principles described in the 
exposure sections of the cumulative risk assessment guidance to 
monitoring data for residues of organophosphates on food and water. 
This approach uses available surrogate data on residential/
institutional uses to estimate cumulative exposures/risk using the 
Relative Potency Factor Method as reviewed by the FIFRA SAP in 
September, 2000. The background material will describe the assumptions, 
procedures, and methods employed in the assessment to estimate the 
cumulative exposures resulting from each of the three pathways. An 
illustration of an approach to integrate exposures from the three 
pathways into a complete cumulative assessment will be described in 
session 4.

B. Panel Report

    Copies of the Panel's report of their recommendations will be 
available approximately 45 working days after the meeting, and will be 
posted on the FIFRA SAP web site or may be obtained by contacting PIRIB 
at the address and telephone listed below under Unit I.B. of this 
document.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection.


    Dated: October 27, 2000.

  Steven K. Galson,

Director, Office of Science Coordination and Policy.

[FR Doc. 00-28279 Filed 11-2-00; 8:45 am]
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