[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 122 (Friday, June 25, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35596-35597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-14461]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2004-0203; FRL-7363-3]


Committee to Advise on Reassessment and Transition; Request for 
Nominations for Appointment

AGENCY:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY:  EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs is inviting nominations of 
qualified candidates to be considered for appointment to the EPA-USDA 
Committee to Advise on Reassessment and Transition (CARAT). The current 
CARAT Charter expires in June 2004. EPA and the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture (USDA) intend to renew the CARAT Charter for another 2-year 
term, July 2004 to July 2006, in accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act.

DATES:  Nominations must be postmarked no later than July 19, 2004.

ADDRESSES:  Nominations may be submitted electronically, by mail, or 
through hand delivery/courier. Follow the detailed instructions 
provided in Unit III. of the Supplementary Information.

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; fax number: (703) 308-4776; 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; however, persons 
may be interested who work in agricultural settings or persons who are 
concerned

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about implementation of the Food Quality Protection Act (Public Law 
104-170). Passed in 1996, this law strengthens the nation's system for 
regulating pesticides on food. CARAT is preceded by the Tolerance 
Reassessment Advisory Committee which was established in 1998 in order 
for EPA and USDA to work together to ensure smooth implementation of 
FQPA. 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. Potentially affected entities may include but are not 
limited to: Agricultural workers and farmers; pesticide industry and 
trade associations; environmental, consumer and farmworker groups; 
pesticide users and growers; pest consultants; state, local and tribal 
governments; academia; public health organizations; food processors; 
and the public. 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 Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this 
action under docket identification (ID) number OPP-2004-0203. The 
official public docket consists of the documents specifically 
referenced in this action, any public comments received, and other 
information related to this action. Although a part of the official 
docket, the public docket does not include Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute. The official public docket is the collection of materials 
that is available for public viewing at the Public Information and 
Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall 2, 
1801 S. Bell St., Arlington, VA. This docket facility is open from 8:30 
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 
docket telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
    2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document 
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' 
listings athttp://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
    An electronic version of the public docket is available through 
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may 
use EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to view public comments, 
access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket, 
and to access those documents in the public docket that are available 
electronically. Although not all docket materials may be available 
electronically, you may still access any of the publicly available 
docket materials through the docket facility identified in Unit I.B.1. 
Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the appropriate 
docket ID number.

II. Background

    The Food Quality Protection Act, Public Law 104-170, was passed in 
1996 to strengthen the nation's system for regulating pesticides on 
food. The Committee to Advise on Reassessment and Transition, CARAT, is 
preceded by the EPA-USDA Tolerance Reassessment Advisory Committee 
(TRAC). Its purpose is to provide advice and counsel to the 
Administrator of EPA and the Secretary of Agriculture regarding 
strategic approaches for pest management planning and tolerance 
reassessment for pesticides as required by FQPA. Through CARAT, EPA and 
USDA are working together to ensure smooth implementation of FQPA 
through use of sound science, consultation with stakeholders, increased 
transparency, and reasonable transition for agriculture.
    EPA and USDA intend to appoint members to 1- or 2-year terms. An 
important consideration in the selection of members will be to maintain 
balance and diversity of experience and expertise. EPA also intends to 
seek broad geographic representation from the following sectors: 
Pesticide industry and trade associations, farmers, environmental/
public interest groups, public health officials, pediatric experts, 
food processors and distributors, academicians, and tribal, state and 
local government officials.
    Copies of the CARAT Charter are filed with appropriate committees 
of Congress and the Library of Congress and are available upon request.

III. Nomination Submissions

    Potential candidates should submit the following information: Name, 
occupation, organization, position, address, telephone number and a 
brief resume containing their background, experience, qualifications 
and other relevant information as part of the consideration process. 
Any interested person and/or organization may submit the name(s) of 
qualified persons.
    Nominations may be submitted electronically, by mail, or through 
hand delivery/couier.
    1. Electronically. By e-mail:[email protected].
    2. By mail: Margie Fehrenbach, Designated Federal Officer for 
CARAT, Office of Pesticide Programs (7501C), Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    3. By hand delivery/courier. Margie Fehrenbach,Environmental 
Protection Agency, CM 2, Rm. 1119, 1801 S. Bell St., 
Arlington, VA 22202, contact phone number: (703) 308-4775.The room at 
which submissions are accepted is only open until 5 p.m. Uniformed 
couriers are permitted to deliver directly to the contactperson. Non-
uniformed couriers will be met at the 1801 S. Bell St. entrance by EPA 
personnel.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Agriculture, Agricultural workers, 
Chemicals, Fees, Foods, Pesticides, Pests, Registration, Tolerance 
reassessment, Public health.


    Dated: June 21, 2004.
James Jones,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 04-14461 Filed 6-24-04; 8:45 am]
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