[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 16, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27116-27117]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-11837]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-00718; FRL-6783-1]


Workshop Series on Bt Corn Insect Resistance Management Framework 
Development; Notice of Public Workshops

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA will hold a series of small expert group (about 15 people) 
workshops focusing on Bt corn insect resistance management (IRM). These 
workshops are designed to provide EPA with information on the following 
general topics: Pest simulation model design and validation, resistance 
monitoring and field survey techniques with validation, resistance 
monitoring program design and resistance control strategies (refuges, 
seed mixtures, etc.), and remedial action plans. Information from these 
workshops will be used to assist the Agency in the design and 
evaluation of effective insect resistance management strategies for Bt 
corn. EPA will provide a publically-available workshop report after all 
four workshops have been concluded.

DATES: The first workshop will be held on June 4-5, 2001, from 8 a.m. 
to 5 p.m. The second workshop will be held on July 26-27, 2001, from 8 
a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Requests to participate in the workshops must be received on or 
before May 31, 2001, for the first workshop and July 23, 2001, for the 
second workshop.

ADDRESSES: The workshops will be held at EPA's Conference Center, WIC 1 
North, Waterside Mall, 401 M St., SW., Washington DC 20460. Space is 
limited.
    Requests to participate may be submitted by mail, electronically, 
or in person. Please follow the detailed instructions for each method 
as provided in Unit II. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure 
proper receipt by EPA, your request must identify docket control number 
OPP-00718 in the subject line on the first page of your response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Glaser, National Risk Management 
Research Laboratory, Environmental Protection Agency, 26 W. King Dr., 
Cincinnati, OH 45268; telephone number: (513) 569-7568; fax number: 
(513) 487-2511; e-mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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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 registrants and users of Bt corn under the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), or the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) as well as non-
users of Bt corn and the public. 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. You may obtain electronic copies of this 
document, and certain other related documents that might be available 
electronically, from the EPA Internet Home Page at http://www.epa.gov/. 
To access this document, on the Home Page select ``Laws and 
Regulations,'' ``Regulations and Proposed Rules,'' and then look up the 
entry for this document under the ``Federal Register--Environmental 
Documents.'' You can also go directly to the Federal Register listings 
at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
    To access information about the Office of Research and Development 
(ORD) workshops on Bt corn IRM, go directly to the Home Page for 
Biopesticides at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/biopesticides, and 
select ``ORDworkshops.''
    2. In person. The Agency has established an administrative record 
for this meeting under docket control number OPP-00718. 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 ORD Workshops on 
Bt Corn IRM, including any information claimed as Confidential Business 
Information (CBI). This administraive 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, 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.

II. 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. Your request must be received by 
EPA on or before May 31, 2001, for the first workshop on June 4th and 
5th and July 23, 2001, for the second workshop on July 26th and 27th. 
To ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative that you identify 
docket control number OPP-00718 in the subject line on the first page 
of your request.
    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, 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-00718. 
You may also file a request online at many Federal Depository 
Libraries.

III. Focus of Workshops

    The first workshop (June 4-5) will focus on pest simulation model 
design and validation. The second workshop (July 26-27) will focus on 
resistance monitoring and field survey techniques with validation. The 
third workshop will focus on resistance monitoring program design and 
resistance control strategies (refuges, seed mixture etc.). The fourth 
workshop will focus on remedial action plans. The third and fourth 
workshops will be announced later in a Federal Register notice.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Bt corn.

    Dated: May 3, 2001.
  Janet L. Andersen,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
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