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of a development application to

construct and operate the project.

Comments, Protests, or Motions to

Intervene—Anyone may submit

comments, a protest, or a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

requirements of Rules of Practice and

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214.

In determining the appropriate action to

take, the Commission will consider all

protests or other comments filed, but

only those who file a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

Commission’s Rules may become a

party to the proceeding. Any comments,

protests, or motions to intervene must

be received on or before the specified

comment date for the particular

application.

Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—Any filings must bear in

all capital letters the title

‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘NOTICE OF INTENT

TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION’’,

‘‘PROTEST’’, ‘‘MOTION TO

INTERVENE’’, as applicable, and the

Project Number of the particular

application to which the filing refers.

Any of the above-names documents

must be filed by providing the original

and the number of copies provided by

the Commission’s regulations to: The

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20426. An additional

copy must be sent to Director, Division

of Project Review, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, at the abovementioned address. A copy of any

notice of intent, competing application

or motion to intervene must also be

served upon each representative of the

Applicant specified in the particular

application.

Agency Comments—Federal, state,

and local agencies are invited to file

comments on the described application.

A copy of the application may be

obtained by agencies directly from the

Applicant. If any agency does not file

comments within the time specified for

filing comments, it will be presumed to

have no comments. One copy of an

agency’s comments must also be sent to

the Applicant’s representatives.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–10337 Filed 4–25–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–34196A; FRL–6556–7]

Organophosphate Pesticide;

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

one organophosphate pesticide,

coumaphos. 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 number OPP–34196A, must be

received by EPA on or before June 26,

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 number

OPP–34196A 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 coumaphos, 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 number

OPP–34196A. 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 number OPP–34196A 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

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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.

[FR Doc. 00–10434 Filed 4–25–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6584–8]

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