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FEIS and Current Design Alternative

4A, I–95/I–495 (Capital Beltway),

Telegraph Road to MD–210, Funding,

COE Section 10 and 404 Permits and

CGD Bridge Permit Issuance, City of

Alexandria, Fairfax County, VA;

Prince George’s County, MD and DC,

Due: May 30, 2000. Contact: John

Gerner (703) 519–9800.

EIS No. 000128, Final EIS, AFS, MT,

Bull Lake Estates Road Access Project,

Implementation, Easement Grant

Permit, Kootenai National Forest,

Three Rivers Rangers District, Lincoln

County, MT, Due: May 30, 2000,

Contact: Mark Natale (406) 295–4693.

Amended Notices

EIS No. 000074, Draft EIS, AFS, CO,

Upper Blue Stewardship Project,

Implementation of Vegetation

Management, Travel Management,

Designation of Dispersed Camping

Sites, White River National Forest,

Dillon Ranger District, Summit

County, CO, Due: May 16, 2000,

Contact: Kathleen Phelps (970) 468–

5400. Published FR on 03/17/00 CEQ

Comment Date has been extended

from 5/1/2000 to 5/16/2000.

EIS No. 000091, Draft Supplement, AFS,

WA, ID, OR, MT, Interior Columbia

Basin Ecosystem Management

Projects, Updated and New

Information on three Management

Alternatives, Implementation, WA,

OR, ID and MT, Due: July 06, 2000,

Contact: Cathy Humphrey (208) 334–

1770. Published FR–4–07–00

Correction to Comment Period from

6–30–2000 to 7–06–2000.

Dated: April 24, 2000.

B. Katherine Biggs,

Associate Director, NEPA Compliance

Division, Office of Federal Activities.

[FR Doc. 00–10676 Filed 4–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[ER–FRL–6353–7]

Environmental Impact Statements and

Regulations; Availability of EPA

Comments

Availability of EPA Comments

Prepared April 10, 2000 Through April

14, 2000 Pursuant to the Environmental

Review Process (ERP), Under Section

309 of the Clean Air Act and Section

102(2)(c) of the National Environmental

Policy Act as Amended

Requests for copies of EPA comments

can be directed to the Office of Federal

Activities at (202) 564–7167.

An explanation of the ratings assigned

to draft environmental impact

statements (EISs) was published in FR

dated April 09, 1999 (63 FR 17856).

Draft EISs

ERP No. D–AFS–J65322–MT Rating

EC2, Spar and Lake Subunits Forest

Health Project, Improvements, Kootenai

National Forest, Three Rivers Ranger

District, Lincoln County, MT.

Summary: EPA supports project

purpose and need, proposed helicopter

logging, minimal new road construction,

and proposed road decommissioning.

EPA expressed concerns about

inadequate information on weed control

chemicals for the project area, and on

the proposed monitoring program to

identify impacts from implementation

activities. EPA notes that the proposed

action could impact drainages classified

as water quality limited by the State of

Montana and the proposed action

should be consistent with the State’s

Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)

development.

ERP No. D–AFS–K65345–CA Rating

EC2, Pendola Fire Restoration Project,

Implementation, Tahoe National Forest,

Downieville Ranger District, Yuba

County, CA.

Summary: EPA expressed concern

that purpose and need is too narrowly

drawn, and recommended that the

Forest Service take additional steps to

address cumulative watershed effects in

the program area.

ERP No. D–NPS–E61074–00 Rating

EC2, Big South Fork National River and

Recreation Area, General Management

Plan, Implementation, McCreary, KY

and Fentress, Morgan, Pickett, and Scott

Counties, TN.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concern due to lack of

information concerning specifics on

management plan implementation and

enforcement, and mitigation for impacts

to water quality.

Final EISs

ERP No. F–AFS–J65311–MT Good

Creek Resource Management Project,

Implementation, Vegetation Treatments

and Other Activities to Restore

Watershed, Flathead National Forest,

Tally Lake Ranger District, Flathead

County, MT.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns regarding the

potential water quality impacts of

timber harvest, and the adequacy of

proposed monitoring to measure aquatic

impacts from proposed management

actions.

ERP No. F–AFS–L65325–ID SloanKennally Timber Sale, Proposal to

Harvest and Regenerate Timber Strands,

Implementation, ayette National Forest,

McCall Ranger District, Valley County,

ID.

Summary: EPA remains concerned

about the loss of roadless character with

this project.

Dated: April 25, 2000.

B. Katherine Biggs,

Associate Director, NEPA Compliance

Division, Office of Federal Activities.

[FR Doc. 00–10675 Filed 4–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–00659; FRL–6557–4]

National Assessment of the Worker

Protection Program—Workshop #1

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The National Assessment of

the Worker Protection Program -

Workshop #1 will be held in Austin,

Texas. The purpose of this meeting is to

initiate a nationwide assessment of the

agricultural worker protection program.

The regulation (40 CFR 170) that

implements this program was fully

implemented in 1995. The Office of

Pesticide Programs, in this national

assessment, will examine the regulation,

the implementation and effectiveness of

its provisions, the enforcement at the

state level, and the possible future

directions for the program. This initial

workshop is an opportunity for EPA,

states, agricultural employers and

worker representatives to engage in

problem solving discussions on major

aspects of the regulation. This workshop

will be the first in a series of workshops

that will offer participants an

opportunity to work with the Agency to

define the components and framework

for the comprehensive national program

assessment of the agricultural worker

protection program.

DATES: June 6–7, 2000. The workshop

will begin at 8 a.m. and end at 6 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Austin Marriott at the Capitol, 701

East 11th St., Austin, TX 78701.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Walsh, U.S. EPA Office of

Pesticide Programs (7506C), 1200

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington,

DC 20460. Telephone: (703) 308–2972.

Fax: (703) 308–2962.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Does this Action Apply to Me?

This action is directed to the public

in general, however, the size of the

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meeting facilities could limit the

number of participants. This action may

be of interest to farm worker groups,

agricultural employers, state

governments, county extension services,

and pesticide product manufacturers. If

you have any questions regarding the

applicability of this action to a

particular entity, consult the party listed

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

II. How Can I Get Copies of this

Document?

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/. You may also go directly

to the Federal Register listings at http:/

/www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.

III. How Can I Participate in this

Meeting and is there a Deadline?

Yes. You may request to participate in

this meeting and register by phone, by

fax, through the mail, or electronically

by no later than May 20, 2000. Please

contact Meetings Management, Inc.,

P.O. Box 30045, Alexandria, Virginia

22310, Tel: (703) 922–7944, Fax: (703)

922–7780, E-mail:

Mmagnini@BellAtlantic.net.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection.

Dated: April 24, 2000.

Anne E. Lindsay,

Director, Field and External Affairs Division,

Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 00–10591 Filed 4–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–34222; FRL–6557–2]

Organophosphate Pesticides;

Availability of Revised Risk

Assessments

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notices announces the

availability of the revised risk

assessments and related documents for

two organophosphate pesticides,

chlorpyrifos-methyl and trichlorfon. In

addition, this notice starts a 60-day

public participation period during

which the public is encouraged to

submit risk management ideas or

proposals. These actions are in response

to a joint initiative between EPA and the

Department of Agriculture (USDA) to

increase transparency in the tolerance

reassessment process for

organophosphate pesticides.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket

control numbers OPP–34202B for

chlorpyrifos-methyl and OPP–34207A

for trichlorfon, must be received by EPA

on or before June 27, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be

submitted by mail, electronically, or in

person. Please follow the detailed

instructions for each method as

provided in Unit III. of the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure

proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative

that you identify docket control

numbers OPP–34202B for chlorpyrifosmethyl and OPP–34207A for trichlorfon

in the subject line on the first page of

your response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Karen Angulo, Special Review and

Reregistration Division (7508C), Office

of Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Bldg.,

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20460; telephone

number: (703) 308–8004; e-mail address:

angulo.karen@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Does this Action Apply to Me?

This action is directed to the public

in general, nevertheless, a wide range of

stakeholders will be interested in

obtaining the revised risk assessments

and submitting risk management

comments on chlorpyrifos-methyl and

trichlorfon, including environmental,

human health, and agricultural

advocates; the chemical industry;

pesticide users; and members of the

public interested in the use of pesticides

on food. As such, the Agency has not

attempted to specifically describe all the

entities potentially 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?

A. Electronically. You may obtain

electronic copies of this document and

other related documents from the EPA

Internet Home Page at http://

www.epa.gov/. To access this

document, on the Home Page select

‘‘Laws and Regulations’’ 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/.

To access information about

organophosphate pesticides and obtain

electronic copies of the revised risk

assessments and related documents

mentioned in this notice, you can also

go directly to the Home Page for the

Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) at

http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/op/.

B. In person. The Agency has

established an official record for this

action under docket control numbers

OPP–34202B for chlorpyrifos-methyl

and OPP–34207A for trichlorfon. The

official record consists of the documents

specifically referenced in this action,

any public comments received during

an applicable comment period, and

other information related to this action,

including any information claimed as

CBI. This official 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 official record

does not include any information

claimed as CBI. The public version of

the official record, which includes

printed, paper versions of any electronic

comments submitted during an

applicable comment period, is available

for inspection in Rm. 119, Crystal Mall

#2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy.,

Arlington, VA, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays. The PIRIB telephone number

is (703) 305–5805.

III. How Can I Respond to this Action?

A. How and to Whom Do I Submit

Comments?

You may submit comments through

the mail, in person, or electronically. To

ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is

imperative that you identify docket

control numbers OPP–34202B for

chlorpyrifos-methyl and OPP–34207A

for trichlorfon in the subject line on the

first page of your response.

1. By mail. Submit comments to:

Public Information and Records

Integrity Branch, Information Resources

and Services Division (7502C), Office of

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.