[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 211 (Wednesday, October 31, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54992-54993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-27384]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-34240; FRL-6810-7]


Technical Briefing on Dietary and Residential Exposure 
Methodologies for Use in the Organophosphate Pesticide Cumulative 
Preliminary Risk Assessment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a public technical briefing on November 15, 
2001, to discuss the exposure methodologies proposed for use in the 
organophosphate (OP) cumulative risk assessment for food and 
residential exposures. The briefing will provide the public with an 
explanation in non-technical terms of the proposed exposure 
methodologies. In addition, the briefing will cover how the Calendex 
model calculates and combines these exposure estimates. This briefing 
follows the August 22, 2001, briefing on the hazard portion of the 
assessment and the October 3, 2001, briefing on the water exposure 
methodology. This technical briefing will complete the background 
briefings on the proposed OP cumulative risk assessment methodology.

DATES: The technical briefing will be held on Thursday, November 15, 
2001, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Friday, November 16, 2001, from 9 a.m. 
to noon, EPA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture will hold a public 
meeting of the CARAT Workgroup on Cumulative Risk Assessment/Public 
Participation Process.

ADDRESSES: The technical briefing will be held at the Old Town Holiday 
Inn Select, 480 King Street, Alexandria, VA. The telephone number for 
the hotel is (703) 549-6080. Complimentary shuttle service to and from 
the Ronald Reagon Airport and the King Street Metro Station is 
available. The CARAT Workgroup Meeting will be held at the 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Room 
1110 (Fishbowl), Arlington, VA.

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: 
[email protected].
    For technical questions contact: Kathy Monk, Special Review and 
Reregistration Division (7508C), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 308-8071; fax number 
(703) 308-8005, e-mail address: [email protected].
    Deanna Scher, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), 
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 
308-7043; fax number (703) 308-7042, e-mail address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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 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 others may also 
be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all

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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 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 cumulative process you can also go 
directly to the Home Page for the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) at 
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/cumulative.
    2. In person. The Agency has established an official record under 
docket control number OPP-34240. The official record consists of the 
documents specifically referenced in this action, and other information 
related to this action, including any information claimed as 
Confidential Business Information (CBI). This official 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 does not include any information claimed as CBI. 
The public version of the official record, which includes printed, 
paper versions of any electronic comments 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?

    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 
immediately 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, organophosphate pesticides.

    Dated: October 25, 2001.
Marcia E. Mulkey,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 01-27384 Filed 10-30-01; 8:45 am]
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