[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 184 (Friday, September 21, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48675-48676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-23481]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-34239; FRL-6804-5]


Technical Briefing on Background, Methods, and Data Proposed for 
Use in the Organophosphate Pesticide Cumulative Exposure Assessment for 
Drinking Water; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a public technical briefing for October 3, 
2001, to further the public discussion on the methods and data proposed 
for use in the organophosphate pesticide cumulative exposure assessment 
for drinking water. The briefing will update stakeholders on the 
probabilistic method proposed for use in the drinking water assessment, 
the methods for estimating exposures to be used in the probabilistic 
assessment, and the data required by those methods. The Agency will 
provide preliminary data on usage and use patterns for stakeholder 
review.

DATES: The technical briefing will be held on Wednesday, October 3, 
2001, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Thursday, October 4, 2001, from 9 a.m. 
to noon, EPA and USDA will hold a public meeting of the CARAT Workgroup 
on Cumulative Risk Assessment/Public Participation Process to discuss 
issues and questions regarding drinking water as a follow-up to the 
technical briefing.

ADDRESSES: Both the technical briefing and the follow-up meeting will 
be held at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association 
Conference Center, 4301 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA (across from 
the Ballston Metro Stop).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: 
Terria Northern, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), 
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 
305-7093; fax number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: 
northern.terria&epa.gov.
    For technical information contact: Laura Parsons, Special Review 
and Reregistration Division (7508C), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 305-5776; fax number: 
(703) 308-8005; e-mail address: parsons.laura&epa.gov.

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 persons who are concerned about 
implementation of the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA). Passed in 
1996, this 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 
others 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 technical 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/.
    To access information about the cumulative process, go directly to 
the Home Page for the Office of Pesticides at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/cumulative.
    2. In person. The Agency has established an administrative record 
for this meeting under docket control number OPP-34239. 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 cumulative risk 
assessment of organophosphate pesticides. 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 that may be submitted during 
an applicable comment period, is available for inspection in the Public 
Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB),

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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 Do I Participate in this Meeting?

    This meeting is open to the public. Outside statements by observers 
are welcome. Oral statements will be limited to 3 to 5 minutes, and it 
is preferred that only one person per organization present the 
statement. Any person who wishes to file a written statement may do so 
before or after the meeting. These statements will become part of the 
permanent record and will be available for public inspection at the 
address listed in Unit II.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Agriculture, Chemicals, Drinking water, 
Organophosphate pesticides, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: September 10, 2001.
James Jones,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 01-23481 Filed 9-20-01; 8:45 am]
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