[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 113 (Wednesday, June 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 40290]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14771]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2002-0071; FRL-7176-3]


Terrestrial Field Dissipation Workshop; Notice

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA and Canada's Pesticide Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) 
will hold a 3-day workshop to discuss a proposed harmonized pesticide 
guideline for terrestrial field dissipation studies beginning on July 
23, 2002, and ending on July 25, 2002. This notice announces the 
location and times for the workshop and sets forth the tentative agenda 
topics.

DATES: The workshop meetings will be held on Tuesday, July 23, 2002, 
and Wednesday, July 24, 2002, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursday, July 
25, 2002, 9 a.m. to noon. The meetings on July 23 and July 25 2002, are 
open to the public. The meeting on July 24, 2002, is an internal 
meeting.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Double Tree Hotel, Crystal 
City, 300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. Space is limited.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Corbin, Environmental Fate and 
Effects Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: (703) 605-0033; fax number: (703) 305-6309; 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 pesticide registrants and to all others who 
are involved in pesticide matters. 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.

B. 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/. For additional information on the goals, 
purpose, and agenda for the terrestrial field dissipation workshop, 
refer to the following Web site: http://esc.syrres.com/fdw/.
    2. In person. The Agency has established an administrative record 
for this workshop under docket control number OPP-2002-0071. 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 workshop. 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 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.

C. Goals/Purpose/Agenda

    The goals of the workshop include the following:
    1. Resolve Science Advisory Panel issues and industry (Crop Life 
America/Crop Life Canada) comments on the 1998 draft harmonized 
guidelines/protocol.
    2. Involve industry, government, academic, and other interested 
parties in providing feedback on and obtaining resolution of the 
remaining issues pertaining to the revised guidelines/protocol.
    3. Finalize the harmonized guidelines/protocol.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection.


    Dated: June 6, 2002.
Elizabeth Leovey,
Acting Director, Environmental Fate and Effects Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 02-14771 Filed 6-11-02; 8:45 am]
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