[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 34183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16122]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-00726; FRL-6790-5]
EPA-USDA Committee to Advise on Reassessment and Transition
(CARAT); Workgroup on Cumulative Risk Assessment Public Participation
Process: Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency-United States Department
of Agriculture (USDA) Committee to Advise on Reassessment and
Transition (CARAT) will hold a public meeting of the Workgroup on
Cumulative Risk Assessment Public Participation Process on June 28,
2001. This Workgroup will focus on the public participation process for
the regulatory consideration of the cumulative risks of
organophosphates.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, June 28, 2001 from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Radisson Hotel Old Town, 901
North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314; telephone number (703) 683-
6000.
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; e-
mail address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Does this Notice Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public in general. This action may,
however, be of interest to persons who are concerned about
implementation of the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA). Passed in
1996, this new law strengthens the nation's system for regulating
pesticides on food.Participants may include environmental/public
interest and consumer groups; industry and trade associations;
pesticide user and grower groups; Federal, State and local governments;
food processors; academia; general public; etc. 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.
II. How Can I Get Additional Information, Including Copies of this
Document or 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/.
2. In person. The Agency has established an administrative record
for this meeting under docket control number OPP-00726. The
administrative record consists of the documents specifically referenced
in this notice and other information related to the ``Committee to
Advise on Reassessment and Transition.'' 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 is available for inspection in the
Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information
Resources and services Division, Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 119, CM2, 1921 Jefferson Davis
HWY., Arlington, VA. The PIRIB is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number
for the PIRIB is (703) 305-5805.
3. By mail. You may submit a written request to: Public Information
and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information Resources and
Services Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,
Washington, DC 20460.
III. How Can I Request To Participate in this Meeting?
CARAT meetings and workgroup meetings are open to the public under
section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463). Outside statements by observers are welcome. Oral statements will
be limited to 3 to 5 minutes, and it is preferred that only l person
per organization present the statement. Any person who wishes to file a
written statement may do so before or after the workgroup meeting.
These statements will become part of the permanent record and will be
available for public inspection at the address listed in Unit II.B. of
this document.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Agriculture, Chemicals, pesticides,
Cumulative risk.
Dated: June 15, 2001.
Joseph J. Merenda,
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs
[FR Doc. 01-16122 Filed 6-26-01; 8:45 am]
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