[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 53 (Monday, March 20, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 13944]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-3972]


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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT


Comment Request and Notice of Public Meeting for Programmatic 
Environmental Assessment (PEA) for Malaria Vector Control Interventions

AGENCY: Agency for International Development.

ACTION: Comment request and notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with 22 CFR part 216, USAID is conducting a 
``Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for Malaria Vector 
Control Interventions.'' This Assessment is intended to serve as a 
general evaluation of human health and environmental issues related to 
the use of certain mosquito control methods that contribute to malaria 
prevention and control. USAID provides financial and technical support 
for the use of such methods as part of national malaria control 
programs in USAID-assisted countries and, therefore, must conduct this 
Program Environmental Assessment to evaluate the potential health and 
environmental consequences of these agency actions. The Program 
Environmental Assessment will also provide guidance to USAID Missions 
on preparing country- and activity-specific Supplemental Environmental 
Assessments, which will be conducted on major individual actions that 
may have significant environmental impacts where such impacts have not 
been adequately evaluated in the Program Environmental Assessment. The 
PEA is intended to facilitate USAID's use of these interventions while 
meeting safety and efficacy guidelines.
    The Program Environmental Assessment will address Indoor Residual 
Spraying (IRS), Environmental Management and Larviciding. The content 
of the Assessment will include the following: Background on Malaria and 
Malaria Vector Control; Proposed Actions and Alternatives; Affected 
Environment; Human Health and Environmental Consequences; Mitigation, 
Monitoring and Evaluation; Regulatory, Legal and Institutional 
Settings; Training and Institutional Capacity Building; and Cross-
Cutting Issues.
    USAID requests that members of the public review the Assessment and 
provide comments via the electronic format described below. USAID will 
also hold a public meeting to receive comments on the content of the 
Assessment.

DATES: The Assessment will be available for public review on or about 
March 22, 2006. USAID will consider all comments received on or before 
April 14, 2006. A public meeting on the document will be held on March 
29, 2006 at 1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Assessment may be viewed on the Web at http://www.fightingmalaria.gov. All comments must be submitted either via e-
mail ([email protected]) or in person at the public meeting. The public 
meeting location is the USAID Public Information Center, Suite M1, 
Mezzanine Level, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington DC. Note: Photo identification is required for entry into 
the Ronald Reagan Building).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Lynch, Malaria Advisor, USAID 
Washington RRB 3.07-024 3700; telephone number: 202-712-6044; e-mail 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Although USAID supports the use of 
Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) for malaria control, the Assessment 
does not address distribution of ITNs. This intervention is considered 
in a separate, previously completed assessment, entitled ``Programmatic 
Environmental Assessment for Insecticide-Treated Materials in USAID 
Activities in Sub-Saharan Africa'', available at http://www.encapafrica.org/docs/pest-pesticide%20mgmt/ITM%20PEA.DOC.

    Dated: March 14, 2006.
Irene Koek,
Infectious Diseases Division Chief.
[FR Doc. E6-3972 Filed 3-17-06; 8:45 am]
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