[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 43 (Monday, March 5, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13315-13316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5235]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-00704; FRL-6767-1]


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 1-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 LifeLine Model 
System Operation Review as a tool for dietary and residential pesticide 
exposure and risk assessments.

 DATES:  The meeting will be held on March 28 from 8:30 a.m. 
toapproximately 4:30 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 0PP-00704 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, (7202C), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Bldg., 
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), the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and the Food Quality Protection Act (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 theapplicability of 
this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed above 
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 February 28. 
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

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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-00704. 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 review of key 
features of the LifeLine Model, 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 thatmay 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, 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?

    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.
     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-00704 
in the subject line on the first page of your request. Members of the 
public wishing to submit comments should contact the person listed 
above 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 Scientific Advisory Panel 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 timenecessary 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, Ariel Rios Bldg., 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, Crystal Mall #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 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-00704. 
You may also file a request online at many Federal Depository 
Libraries.

 II. Background

 A. Purpose of the Meeting

    This 1-day meeting concerns scientific issues undergoing 
consideration within the EPA Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP). The 
purpose of this meeting is the review of key features of the 
LifeLine Model to include the software code, data 
requirements, data inputs, and output reports. The presentation will 
focus on the operating system and will solicit panel comments and 
advice with respect to the transparency and operation of the model. 
LifeLine is a model for assessing aggregate and cumulative 
exposures and risks from pesticides. Previous SAP presentations for 
LifeLine focused on model design (September 1999) and model 
utility(September 2000). To assist the Panel in the evaluation of 
LifeLine each Panel member will be provided a copy of the 
LifeLine software and supporting documentation. The Panel 
will also be provided with hypothetical, yet representative, residue 
and toxicological data sets for assessing aggregate and cumulative 
exposure and risk via the dietary, residential, and drinking water 
pathways. Interested public parties can obtain a copy of the 
LifeLine software by contacting the LifeLine Group, Inc., at 
http://www.hrilifeline.org. This program is copyrighted and there will 
be a charge for a copy of the program.

 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 the 
Public Information Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB) at the address and 
telephone listed under Unit I of this document.

List of Subjects

     Environmental protection, Aggregate risk assessment, Cumulative 
risk assessment, Exposure models.


    Dated: February 13, 2001.

Steven K. Galson,
Director, Office of Science Coordination and Policy.

[FR Doc. 01-5235 Filed 3-2-01; 8:45 a.m.]
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