[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 170 (Friday, August 31, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45985-45986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22023]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-00734; FRL-6797-8]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: EPA will hold the third and fourth workshops in a series 
focusing on Bt corn insect resistance management (IRM). Workshops will 
involve small expert groups (about 15 people). These four workshops are 
designed to provide EPA with information on the following general 
topics: (1) Pest simulation model design and validation, (2) resistance 
monitoring and detection design and validation, (3) insect resistance 
management strategies and refuge validation, and (4) remedial action 
strategies. 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 third workshop on insect resistance management strategies 
and refuge validation will be held on September 10-11, 2001, from 8 
a.m. to 5 p.m. The fourth workshop will focus on remedial action 
strategies and will be held October 29-30, 2001, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
Requests for participation in the meeting must be received on or before 
September 4, 2001, for the third workshop on September 10-11, 2001, and 
October 22, 2001, for the fourth workshop on October 29-30, 2001.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at EPA, Crystal Station, Room A, 
2800 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. 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 III. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure proper receipt by 
EPA, your request must identify docket control number OPP-00734 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:

I. 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

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listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

II. 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 
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-00734. 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.

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 September 4, 2001, for the third workshop on September 
10th and 11th and October 22, 2001, for the fourth workshop on October 
29th and 30th. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative that 
you identify docket control number OPP-00734, 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-00734. 
You may also file a request online at many Federal Depository 
Libraries.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Bt corn.


    Dated: August 17, 2001.

Janet L. Andersen,
 Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 01-22023 Filed 8-30-01; 8:45 am]
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