[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 106 (Friday, June 1, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29799-29800]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13840]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-00722; FRL-6786-8]


Meeting on Consumer Awareness Program for Chromated Copper 
Arsenicals--Treated Wood; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a June 7th meeting which will focus on the 
Consumer Awareness Program and a new proposed action plan developed by 
the Chromated Copper Arsenicals (CCA)-treated wood industry to 
strengthen dissemination of information regarding proper consumer use 
and handling precautions to all purchasers and users of CCA-treated 
wood products. This meeting is a follow-up to two meetings held on May 
9, 2001, concerning the consumer awareness program for dissemination of 
information to consumers on the proper use and handling of CCA-treated 
wood products. The first meeting was between the Agency and public 
interest groups (Beyond Pesticides and Environmental Working Group), 
while representatives of the American Wood Preservers Institute, Home 
Depot, Lowe's, the National Lumber and Building Materials Dealers 
Association, and the manufacturers of CCA attended the second meeting. 
A representative from the University of Florida and the Florida 
Department of Agriculture were also in attendance at both meetings. The 
purpose of the May 9th meetings was to evaluate current efforts for 
informing the public about the safe use and handling of CCA-treated 
wood.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, June 7, 2001, from 9 a.m. 
to 11 a.m.
    Requests to participate in the meeting must be received by EPA on 
or before June 6, 2001.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Crystal City, 2399 
Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA.
    Requests to participate in this meeting may be submitted by mail, 
electronically, or in person. Please

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follow the detailed instructions for each method as provided in Unit 
III. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Connie Welch, Chief, Regulatory 
Management Branch II, Antimicrobials Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs (7510C), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 308-8218; e-
mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Does this Notice Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. This action may, 
however, be of interest to all stakeholders interested in pressure-
treated wood. Participants may include environmental/public interest 
and consumer groups; industry and trade associations; wood preservative 
users; Federal, State and local governments; and the general 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.

II. How Can I Get Additional Information, Including Copies of this 
Document or 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/.
    2. In person. The Agency has established an official record for 
this meeting under docket control number OPPTS-00722. The official 
record consists of the documents specifically referenced in this notice 
and other information related to the ``Meetings on CCA-Treated Wood and 
the Consumer Awareness Program.'' This 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 
official record is available for inspection in the Public Information 
and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information Resources and 
Services Division, 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 telephone number for the 
PIRIB is (703) 305-5805.

III. 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 Wednesday, June 6, 2001. To ensure proper receipt by 
EPA, it is imperative that you identify docket control number OPPTS-
00722 in the subject line on the first page of your request.
    1. By mail. You may submit a written 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. You may deliver a written request to: 
Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information 
Resources and Services Division, 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 telephone number for the 
PIRIB 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 8.0 or 
ASCII file format and avoid the use of special characters and any form 
of encryption. All comments in electronic form must be identified by 
docket control number OPPTS-00722. You may also file a request online 
at many Federal Depository Libraries.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides.


    Dated: May 23, 2001.
Frank Sanders,
Director, Antimicrobials Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 01-13840 Filed 5-29-01 4:36 pm]
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