[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 3, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 73652]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-28665]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0102; FRL-8392-5]


Exposure Modeling Public Meeting; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: An Exposure Modeling Public Meeting (EMPM) will be held for 
one day on December 9, 2008. This notice announces the location and 
time for the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics.

DATES: The meeting will be held on December 9, 2008 from 9:00 am to 
4:00 pm.
    To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT, preferably at least 10 
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to 
process your request.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Environmental Protection Agency, 
Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), One Potomac Yard (South Building), 
1st Floor South Conference Room, 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 
22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen Wente, Environmental Fate and 
Effects Division (7507P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-0001; 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 potentially affected by this action if you are required 
to conduct testing of chemical substances under the Toxic Substances 
Control Act (TSCA), the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), or 
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). 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 nay 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 a docket for this action under 
docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0102. Publicly available docket 
materials are available either in the electronic docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the Office 
of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One 
Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The 
hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket 
Facility 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.

II. Background

    On a triannual interval, an Exposure Modeling Public Meeting will 
be held for presentation and discussion of current issues in modeling 
pesticide fate, transport, and exposure in support of risk assessment 
in a regulatory context. Meeting dates and abstract requests are 
announced through the ``empmlist'' forum on the LYRIS list server at 
https://lists.epa.gov/read/all_forums/.

III. How Can I Request to Participate in this Meeting?

    You may submit a request to participate in this meeting to the 
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Do not submit any 
information in your request that is considered CBI. Requests to 
participate in the meeting, identified by docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2008-0102, must be received on or before December 18, 2008.

IV. Tentative Topics for the Meeting

    General Theme: Riparian Zone Modeling and Best Management Practices
    Specific Topics:
    Riparian Ecosystem Management Model (REMM)
    Comparative Modeling of Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) and 
REMM
    REMM and Turf Modeling
    Agricultural Policy EXtender (APEX) Model
    Best Management Practices (BMP) Assessment Tools

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Modeling, Model, Best Management 
Practices, Ecosystem, Pesticides.

    Dated: November 11, 2008.
 Donald J. Brady,
Director, Environmental Fate and Effects Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
[FR Doc. E8-28665 Filed 12-2-08; 8:45 am]
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