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DATES: A public face-to-face meeting of 

the SAB will be held from 1 p.m. to 5:30 

p.m. on November 30, 2004.

ADDRESSES: The SAB meeting will be 

held at the Washington Terrace Hotel, 

1515 Rhode Island Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public wishing further 

information concerning this meeting 

should contact Mr. Tom Miller, 

Designated Federal Officer, EPA Science 

Advisory Board Staff Office (1400F), 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone (202) 

343–9982; Fax (202) 233–0643; or via email at miller.tom@epa.gov. General 

information about the SAB as well as 

any updates concerning the meetings 

announced in this notice, may be found 

on the SAB Web site at http://

www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background: The SAB was established 

by 42 U.S.C. 4365 to provide 

independent scientific and technical 

advice, consultation, and 

recommendations to the EPA 

Administrator on the technical basis for 

Agency positions and regulations. The 

EPA has requested that the SAB 

consider and comment on the Agency’s 

science programs and budget requests 

for FY 2006. The SAB will hold a series 

of discussions with EPA offices to 

gather relevant information and learn 

more about the Agency’s science 

programs in preparation for its advisory 

at a face-to-face meeting to be scheduled 

in February, 2005. 

The first meeting, to be held on 

November 30, 2004, will be fact-finding 

in nature. Subsequent fact-finding 

meetings associated with this advisory 

will be conducted by telephone 

conference. These meetings or 

telephone conferences will be 

announced in the Federal Register as 

time permits. Those meetings that are 

held without advance notice in the 

Federal Register will be announced on 

the SAB Web site at least 5 working 

days prior to each meeting. All SAB 

meetings or telephone conferences will 

be open to the public. 

Procedures for Providing Public 

Comments: It is the policy of the EPA 

SAB to accept written public comments 

of any length, and to accommodate oral 

public comments whenever possible. 

The SAB Staff Office expects that public 

statements presented at the meeting will 

not be repetitive of previously 

submitted oral or written statements. 

Oral Comments: In general, each 

individual or group requesting an oral 

presentation at a face-to-face meeting 

will be limited to a total time of ten 

minutes (unless otherwise indicated). 

Interested parties should contact the 

DFO in writing (e-mail, fax or mail—see 

contact information above) by close of 

business November 26, 2004 in order to 

be placed on the public speaker list for 

the meeting. Speakers should bring at 

least 35 copies of their comments and 

presentation slides for distribution to 

the participants and public at the 

meeting. Written Comments: Although 

the SAB Staff Office accepts written 

comments until the date of the meeting 

(unless otherwise stated), written 

comments should be received in the 

SAB Staff Office at least seven business 

days prior to the meeting date so that 

the comments may be made available to 

the panel for their consideration. 

Comments should be supplied to the 

DFO at the address/contact information 

noted above in the following formats: 

one hard copy with original signature, 

and one electronic copy via e-mail 

(acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat, 

WordPerfect, Word, or Rich Text files in 

IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format). 

Those providing written comments and 

who attend the meeting are also asked 

to bring 35 copies of their comments for 

public distribution. 

Meeting Accommodations:

Individuals requiring special 

accommodation to access the public 

meetings listed above should contact the 

DFO at least five business days prior to 

the meeting so that appropriate 

arrangements can be made.

Dated: November 4, 2004. 

Vanessa T. Vu, 

Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff 

Office.

[FR Doc. 04–25222 Filed 11–10–04; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–7837–3] 

Science Advisory Board Staff Office; 

Notification of a Science Advisory 

Board Workshop on Nanotechnology, 

Biotechnology, and Information 

Technology

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory 

Board (SAB) is conducting a workshop 

on nanotechnology, biotechnology, and 

information technology. The workshop 

is open to the public, however, seating 

for the public will be limited and 

available on a first-come basis only to 

those who pre-register (see Workshop 

Registration below).

DATES: The SAB workshop will be held 

on Wednesday, December 1, 2004, 

beginning at 8:30 a.m. and adjourning 

no later than 1:30 p.m., Thursday, 

December 2, 2004.

ADDRESSES: The SAB workshop will be 

held at Washington Terrace Hotel, 1515 

Rhode Island Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public wishing further 

information concerning this workshop 

should contact Ms. Vickie Richardson, 

EPA Science Advisory Board Staff 

Office (1400F), U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone (202) 343–9978; Fax (202) 

233–0643; or via e-mail at 

richardson.vickie@epa.gov. General 

information about the EPA Science 

Advisory Board, may be found on the 

SAB Web site (http://www.epa.gov/sab).

Workshop Registration—Members of 

the public wishing to attend must preregister no later than 12 noon Eastern 

Time on Friday November 26, 2004. 

Please pre-register via e-mail or fax to 

Ms. Vickie Richardson (see above 

information), providing your name, title, 

organization, mailing address, phone 

and e-mail.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SAB 

was established by 42 U.S.C. 4365 to 

provide independent scientific and 

technical advice, consultation, and 

recommendations to the EPA 

Administrator on the technical basis for 

Agency positions and regulations. The 

SAB is convening this workshop to 

learn more about recent developments 

in nanotechnology, biotechnology and 

information technology. The workshop 

is intended to educate and inform the 

SAB, so that it may better understand 

the potential applications and 

implications of these technologies for 

science and research programs at EPA. 

The workshop will include advisory 

members of the SAB, the Clean Air 

Scientific Advisory Committee 

(CASAC), the Advisory Council on 

Clean Air Compliance Analysis 

(COUNCIL), their committees, and 

invited EPA and outside experts in the 

fields of nanotechnology, biotechnology 

and information technology. It will 

begin with a series of plenary 

presentations. Following the plenary 

overviews, workshop participants will 

be assigned to break out groups to learn 

more about the specific topic areas. The 

Workshop will conclude with the 

attendees identifying a number of issues 

that it will consider conducting in order 

to assist the EPA science programs 

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develop the necessary flexibility to deal 

with these issues as they become a 

larger part of EPA’s mission over time. 

Although the SAB is a Federal 

Advisory Committee, this workshop is 

an administrative meeting and, 

therefore, not subject to the open 

meeting requirements of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. However, the 

Workshop is open to the public. Seating 

for the public will be limited and 

available on a first come basis only to 

those who pre-register (see Workshop 

Registration above). 

A draft Workshop agenda is posted on 

the SAB Web site under ‘‘Recent 

Additions’’ (www.epa.gov/sab/

whatsnew.htm). An updated Agenda 

will be posted prior to the Workshop. 

Workshop Proceedings will be available 

at a date to be announced on the SAB 

Web site. 

Meeting Access: Individuals requiring 

special accommodation at this 

workshop should contact Ms. 

Richardson at least five business days in 

advance so that appropriate 

arrangements can be made.

Dated: November 4, 2004. 

Vanessa T. Vu, 

Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff 

Office.

[FR Doc. 04–25223 Filed 11–10–04; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY

[OPP–2004–0337; FRL–7683–8]

Ferbam; Notice of Receipt of Requests 

for Amendments to Delete Uses in 

Certain Pesticide Registrations and to 

Cancel Certain Product Registrations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 

6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, 

Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 

as amended, EPA is issuing a notice of 

receipt of request for amendments by 

registrants to delete uses in certain 

registrations and to cancel certain 

product registrations containing the 

pesticide ferbam. Section 6(f)(1) of 

FIFRA provides that a registrant of a 

pesticide product may at any time 

request that any of its pesticide 

registrations be cancelled or amended to 

terminate one or more uses. FIFRA 

further provides that, before acting on 

the request, EPA must publish a notice 

of receipt of any request in the Federal 

Register.

DATES: The deletions are effective on 

January 11, 2005, unless the Agency 

receives a written withdrawal request 

on or before January 11, 2005, or unless 

the Agency receives substantive 

comments within the comment period 

that would merit its further review of 

these requests. The Agency will 

consider withdrawal requests 

postmarked no later than January 11, 

2005.

ADDRESSES: Written withdrawal 

requests may be submitted 

electronically, by mail, or through hand 

delivery/courier. Follow the detailed 

instructions as provided in Unit I. of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure 

proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative 

that you identify docket identification 

(ID) number OPP–2004–0337 in the 

subject line on the first page of your 

response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Amaris Johnson, Office of Pesticide 

Programs (7508C), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–

0001; telephone number: (703) 305–

9542; e-mail address: 

johnson.amaris@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

This action is directed to the public 

in general. Although, this action may be 

of particular interest to persons who 

produce or use pesticides, 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 information in this notice, 

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 ID number OPP–2004–

0337. 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 submit or 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.

C. How and to Whom Do I Submit 

Written Withdrawal Requests?

1. Electronically—i. E-mail your 

written withdrawal requests to: Amaris 

Johnson at johnson.amaris@epa.gov, 

Attention: Docket ID number OPP–

2004–0337.

ii. Disk or CD ROM. Written 

withdrawal requests on disk or CD ROM 

may be mailed to the address in Unit 

I.C.2. or delivered by hand or courier to 

the address in Unit I.C.3., Attention: 

Docket ID number OPP–2004–0337. 

These electronic submissions will be 

accepted in WordPerfect or ASCII file 

format. Avoid the use of special 

characters and any form of encryption.

2. By mail. Send your written 

withdrawal requests to: Amaris Johnson, 

Office of Pesticide Programs (7508C), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001, Attention: Docket ID 

number OPP–2004–0337.

3. By hand delivery or courier. Deliver 

your written withdrawal requests to: 

Public Information and Records 

Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Office of 

Pesticide Programs (OPP), 

Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 

119, Crystal Mall #2, 1801 S. Bell St., 

Arlington, VA 22202, Attention: Docket 

ID number OPP–2004–0337. Such 

deliveries are only accepted during the 

docket’s normal hours of operation as 

identified in Unit I.B.1.

II. What Action is the Agency Taking?

This notice announces receipt by the 

Agency of applications from registrants 

to delete uses in certain pesticide 

registrations and to cancel certain 

pesticide registrations. The use