[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 34183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16122]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-00726; FRL-6790-5]


EPA-USDA Committee to Advise on Reassessment and Transition 
(CARAT); Workgroup on Cumulative Risk Assessment Public Participation 
Process: Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency-United States Department 
of Agriculture (USDA) Committee to Advise on Reassessment and 
Transition (CARAT) will hold a public meeting of the Workgroup on 
Cumulative Risk Assessment Public Participation Process on June 28, 
2001. This Workgroup will focus on the public participation process for 
the regulatory consideration of the cumulative risks of 
organophosphates.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, June 28, 2001 from 9 a.m. 
to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Radisson Hotel Old Town, 901 
North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314; telephone number (703) 683-
6000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margie Fehrenbach, Office of Pesticide 
Programs (7501C), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 308-4775; 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 persons who are concerned about 
implementation of the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA). Passed in 
1996, this new law strengthens the nation's system for regulating 
pesticides on food.Participants may include environmental/public 
interest and consumer groups; industry and trade associations; 
pesticide user and grower groups; Federal, State and local governments; 
food processors; academia; general public; etc. 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 administrative record 
for this meeting under docket control number OPP-00726. The 
administrative record consists of the documents specifically referenced 
in this notice and other information related to the ``Committee to 
Advise on Reassessment and Transition.'' 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 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, CM2, 1921 Jefferson Davis 
HWY., Arlington, VA. The PIRIB is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number 
for the PIRIB is (703) 305-5805.
    3. 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.

III. How Can I Request To Participate in this Meeting?

    CARAT meetings and workgroup meetings are open to the public under 
section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463). Outside statements by observers are welcome. Oral statements will 
be limited to 3 to 5 minutes, and it is preferred that only l person 
per organization present the statement. Any person who wishes to file a 
written statement may do so before or after the workgroup meeting. 
These statements will become part of the permanent record and will be 
available for public inspection at the address listed in Unit II.B. of 
this document.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Agriculture, Chemicals, pesticides, 
Cumulative risk.

    Dated: June 15, 2001.
Joseph J. Merenda,
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs

[FR Doc. 01-16122 Filed 6-26-01; 8:45 am]
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