[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 62 (Friday, April 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16816-16818]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-6625]


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ENVIONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2005-0090; FRL-7707-5]


EFED Exposure Modeling Work Group; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces an April meeting of the Exposure 
Modeling Work Group (EMWG). The EMWG meetings are sponsored by the 
Office of Pesticide Programs' Environmental Fate and Effects Division 
(EFED). The theme for this meeting is ``pesticides in air'' and will 
include presentations on pesticide volatilization from soil, pesticide 
spray drift and pesticide in rain water. The purpose of the meetings is 
to update those in the pesticide regulatory community on advances in 
estimating pesticide concentrations in media of concern through 
computer simulation. Improvements in estimation of pesticide exposure 
lead directly to improvements in estimation of risk both to the 
environment and to human health.

DATES: The meeting will be held on April 11, 2005 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 1126 Crystal Mall 2, 
1801 S. Bell St., Arlington, VA 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald Parker, Environmental Fate and 
Effects Division (7507C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5505, fax number: (703) 305-6309; e-
mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    You may be interested in this meeting if you perform exposure risk 
assessments for pesticides. This action may, however, be of interest to 
persons who are pesticide industry scientists, government regulatory 
scientists, or environmental group scientists. 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.
    This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides 
a guide for readers. If you have any questions regarding the 
applicability of this information for 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-2005-0090. 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 at http://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

    Exposure Modeling Work Group Meetings are sponsored by EFED, and 
are held quarterly. The purpose of the meetings is to stimulate 
discussion on the subject of pesticide environmental fate and transport 
computer modeling, with the objective of improving the science and 
practice of estimating exposure to pesticides. Media of concern include 
surface water, ground water, soil, air, items that may serve as food 
for wildlife and items that may be food for human consumption. 
Presentations are sometimes focused around a theme.
    The agenda for the meeting follows:
    1. Welcome and Introductions - (9 a.m. - 9:05 a.m.)
    2. Old Action Items - (9:05 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.)
    3. Brief Updates (9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.)
     PRZM3.12.2 Evaluation (J. Hetrick)
     EXPRESS (R. Parker)
     Carbamate Cumulative Assessment (N. Thurman)
    4. Major Topics

Morning Session

    9:45 a.m.-10:15 a.m. - Soil Fumigant Critical Input Parameter 
Selection for Air Dispersion Modeling, Ian van Wesenbeeck, Ph.D. Dow 
AgroSciences
    10:15 a.m.-10:45 a.m. - Fumigant Exposure Modeling System (FEMS): 
David Sullivan - - Sullivan Consulting
    10:45 a.m.-11 a.m. - Break
     11 a.m.-11:30 a.m. - Probabilistic Exposure and Risk model for 
Fumigants (PERFUM): Rick Reiss Sciences International
     11:30 a.m.-12 noon - Predicting Soil Fumigant Acute, Sub-chronic, 
and Chronic Air Concentrations Under Diverse Agronomic Practices: An 
overview of the SOFEA(c) System. Steve Cryer, Ph.D. - Dow AgroSciences
    12 noon-1 p.m. - Lunch Break

Afternoon Session

     1 p.m.-1:30 p.m. - Environmental and Agricultural Factors 
Controlling Pesticide Volatilization, Transport, and Deposition. Laura 
McConnell, Ph.D. USDA/ARS Beltsville, MD
     1:30 p.m.-1:45 - EFED Spray Drift Modeling Activities: Norm 
Birchfield, Ph.D - OPP/EFED
     1:45 p.m.-2:05 - Drift Reducing Technology Project: 2:05 p.m.-2:20 
p.m. Norm Birchfield
     2:20 p.m.-2:45 p.m. - AgDrift/AgDisp Modeling Issues: Dave 
Valcore, Ph.D. - Dow AgroSciences
     2:45 p.m.-3 p.m. - Wrap-Up.
     Next Meeting - R. Parker

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List of Subjects

     Environmental protection, Pesticide exposure assessment, Pesticide 
risk assessment, Pesticide volatilization, Pesticide spray drift, 
Pesticide environmental fate and transport computer modeling.

    Dated: March 22, 2005.
Elizabeth M. Leovey,
Acting Director, Environmental Fate and Effects Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs
[FR Doc. 05-6625 Filed 3-31-05; 8:45 am]
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