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Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Bldg.,

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20460.

2. In person or by courier. Deliver

comments to: Public Information and

Records Integrity Branch, Information

Resources and Services Division, Office

of Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal

Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy.,

Arlington, VA. The PIRIB is open from

8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The

PIRIB telephone number is (703) 305–

5805.

3. Electronically. Submit electronic

comments by e-mail to: ‘‘oppdocket@epa.gov,’’ or you can submit a

computer disk as described in this unit.

Do not submit any information

electronically that you consider to be

CBI. Electronic comments must be

submitted as an ASCII file, avoiding the

use of special characters and any form

of encryption. Comments and data will

also be accepted on standard computer

disks in WordPerfect 6.1/8.0 or ASCII

file format. All comments in electronic

form must be identified by the docket

control number OPP–34196A.

Electronic comments may also be filed

online at many Federal Depository

Libraries.

B. How Should I Handle CBI

Information that I Want to Submit to the

Agency?

Do not submit any information

electronically that you consider to be

CBI. You may claim information that

you submit to EPA in response to this

document as CBI by marking any part or

all of that information as CBI.

Information so marked will not be

disclosed except in accordance with

procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

In addition to one complete version of

the comment that includes any

information claimed as CBI, a copy of

the comment that does not contain the

information claimed as CBI must be

submitted for inclusion in the public

version of the official record.

Information not marked confidential

will be included in the public version

of the official record without prior

notice. If you have any questions about

CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI,

please consult the person listed under

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

IV. What Action is EPA Taking in this

Notice?

EPA is making available for public

viewing the revised risk assessments

and related documents for one

organophosphate pesticide, coumaphos.

These documents have been developed

as part of the pilot public participation

process that EPA and USDA are now

using for involving the public in the

reassessment of pesticide tolerances

under the Food Quality Protection Act

(FQPA), and the reregistration of

individual organophosphate pesticides

under the Federal Insecticide,

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act

(FIFRA). The pilot public participation

process was developed as part of the

EPA–USDA Tolerance Reassessment

Advisory Committee (TRAC), which

was established in April 1998, as a

subcommittee under the auspices of

EPA’s National Advisory Council for

Environmental Policy and Technology.

A goal of the pilot public participation

process is to find a more effective way

for the public to participate at critical

junctures in the Agency’s development

of organophosphate pesticide risk

assessments and risk management

decisions. EPA and USDA began

implementing this pilot process in

August 1998, to increase transparency

and opportunities for stakeholder

consultation. The documents being

released to the public through this

notice provide information on the

revisions that were made to the

coumaphos preliminary risk

assessments, which were released to the

public September 2, 1999 (64 FR 170)

(FRL–6380–9) through a notice in the

Federal Register.

In addition, this notice starts a 60-day

public participation period during

which the public is encouraged to

submit risk management proposals or

otherwise comment on risk management

for coumaphos. The Agency is

providing an opportunity, through this

notice, for interested parties to provide

written risk management proposals or

ideas to the Agency on the chemical

specified in this notice. Such comments

and proposals could address ideas about

how to manage dietary, occupational, or

ecological risks on specific coumaphos

use sites or crops across the United

States or in a particular geographic

region of the country. To address dietary

risk, for example, commenters may

choose to discuss the feasibility of lower

application rates, increasing the time

interval between application and

harvest (‘‘pre-harvest intervals’’),

modifications in use, or suggest

alternative measures to reduce residues

contributing to dietary exposure. For

occupational risks, commenters may

suggest personal protective equipment

or technologies to reduce exposure to

workers and pesticide handlers. For

ecological risks, commenters may

suggest ways to reduce environmental

exposure, e.g., exposure to birds, fish,

mammals, and other non-target

organisms. EPA will provide other

opportunities for public participation

and comment on issues associated with

the organophosphate pesticide tolerance

reassessment program. Failure to

participate or comment as part of this

opportunity will in no way prejudice or

limit a commenter’s opportunity to

participate fully in later notice and

comment processes. All comments and

proposals must be received by EPA on

or before June 26, 2000 at the addresses

given under the ADDRESSES section.

Comments and proposals will become

part of the Agency record for the

organophosphate pesticide specified in

this notice.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Chemicals,

Pesticides and pests.

Dated: April 20, 2000.

Lois A. Rossi,

Director, Special Review and Reregistration

Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

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The National Advisory Council for

Environmental Policy and Technology,

(NACEPT); Standing Committee on

Sectors

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notification of public advisory

NACEPT Standing Committee on

Sectors meeting; open meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, Public Law

92–463, notice is hereby given that the

Standing Committee on Sectors will

meet on the date and time described

below. The meeting is open to the

public. Seating at the meeting will be a

first-come basis and limited time will be

provided for public comment. For

further information concerning this

meeting, please contact the individual

listed with the announcement below.

NACEPT Standing Committee on

Sectors; May 10–11, 2000

Notice is hereby given that the

Environmental Protection Agency will

hold an open meeting of the NACEPT

Standing Committee on Sectors on

Wednesday, May 10, 2000 from 1 pm–

5:30 pm, and Thursday, May 11, 2000

from 9 am–3:30 pm. The meeting will be

held at RESOLVE, Suite 275, 1255 23rd

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St., NW, Washington, DC, 20037, phone

(202) 965–6387.

The agenda for the meeting will be

focused primarily on development of a

5-yr strategy for Sector-Based

Environmental Protection. Members of

the public are invited to observe the

plenary sessions. In addition, on May

10, from 3pm to 5:30pm, the draft

meeting agenda calls for breakout

sessions. During this time, three

workgroups will meet concurrently, and

the public is invited to participate in

workgroup discussions. The workgroups

are: Sector Strategy Workgroup—

focused on development of the 5-yr

strategy; Co-implementers Workgroup

(regions, state, and local government)—

focused on their role in selection and

implementation of sector programs/

projects; and the Measurement and

Message Workgroup—focused on

performance measurement and

evaluation of sector-based projects/

programs, and communication of the

payoff and potential for sector-based

approaches. Public comment at the

plenary session is planned for 2:45pm

on May 11th. A final Agenda can be

obtained at the meeting, or by

contacting the Designated Federal

Officer, as noted below.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NACEPT

is a federal advisory committee under

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, PL

92463. NACEPT provides advice and

recommendations to the Administrator

and other EPA officials on a broad range

of domestic and international

environmental policy issues. NACEPT

consists of a representative cross-section

of EPA’s partners and principal

constituents who provide advice and

recommendations on policy issues and

serve as a sounding board for new

strategies that the Agency is developing.

In follow-up to completion of work by

EPA’s Common Sense Initiative (CSI)

Council, the Administrator asked

NACEPT to create a Standing

Committee on Sectors. This Committee

began its work in March 1999 and

provides a multi-stakeholder forum

through which the Agency can continue

to receive advice and recommendations

on sector-based approaches to

environmental protection. (A sector is

generally defined a discrete production

system of the economy, e.g., petroleum

refining, printing, metal finishing.)

Further information on sectors is

available electronically on our web site

at http.//www.epa.gov/sectors.

For further information concerning

the NACEPT Standing Committee on

Sectors, including the upcoming

meeting, contact Kathleen Bailey,

Designated Federal Officer (DFO), on

(202) 260–3413, or E-mail:

bailey.kathleen@epa.gov.

Inspection of Subcommittee

Documents: Documents relating to the

above topics will be publicly available

at the meeting. Thereafter, key

documents and the minutes of the

meeting will be available electronically

on the web site, or by calling the DFO.

Dated: April 20, 2000.

Kathleen Bailey,

Designated Federal Officer.

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Board of Scientific Counselors,

Executive Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, Public Law

92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C., App. 2)

notification is hereby given that the

Environmental Protection Agency,

Office of Research and Development

(ORD), Board of Scientific Counselors

(BOSC), will hold an Executive

Committee Meeting.

DATES: The Meeting will be held on May

30–31, 2000. On Tuesday, May 30, the

meeting will begin at 1 p.m., and will

recess at 5 p.m. On Wednesday, May 31,

the meeting will reconvene at 8:45 a.m.

and adjourn at approximately 4:30 p.m.

All times noted are Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Washington Monarch Hotel, 2401 M

Street, NW, Washington, DC, (202) 429–

2400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda

items will include, but not limited to:

Discussion on ORD’s Particulate

Matter2.5 Research Program and BOSC

Subcommittee Draft Reports on

Particulate Matter, The SAB and BOSC

Subcommittee Final Report on the

Review of ORD’s Science to Achieve

Results (STAR) Program, and The State

of ORD. Anyone desiring a draft BOSC

agenda may fax their request to Shirley

R. Hamilton, (202) 565–2444. The

meeting is open to the public. Any

member of the public wishing to make

a presentation at the meeting should

contact Shirley Hamilton, Designated

Federal Office, Office of Research and

Development (8701R), 1200

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington,

DC 20460; or by telephone at (202) 564–

6853. In general, each individual

making an oral presentation will be

limited to a total of three minutes.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Shirley R. Hamilton, Designated Federal

Officer, U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Office of Research and

Development, NCERQA (MC 8701R),

401 M Street NW, Washington, DC

20460, (202) 564–6853.

Dated: April 18, 2000.

Peter W. Preuss,

Director, National Center for Environmental

Research.

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Notice of Availability of Pesticide Data

Submitters List

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

availability of an updated version of the

Pesticide Data Submitters List which

supersedes and replaces all previous

versions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: John Jamula, Office of Pesticide

Programs (7502C), Environmental

Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Building,

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.,

Washington, DC 20460. Office location

for commercial courier delivery,

telephone number and e-mail address:

Rm. 226, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson

Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202,

(703) 305–6426; e-mail:

jamula.john@epamail.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 Additional

Information, Including Copies of this

Document and Other Related

Documents?

1. By mail: Microfiche copies of the

document are available from the

National Technical Information Service