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pesticide applicants. An EUP permits

use of a pesticide for experimental or

research purposes only in accordance

with the limitations in the permit.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Registration Division (7505C),

Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel

Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,

NW., Washington, DC 20460.

In person or by telephone: Contact the

designated person at the following

address at the office location, telephone

number, or e-mail address cited in each

experimental use permit: 1921 Jefferson

Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.

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 those persons

who conduct or sponsor research on

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 action,

consult the designated contact person

listed for the individual EUP.

B. How Can I Get Additional

Information, Including Copies of this

Document and Other Related

Documents?

You may obtain electronic copies of

this document from the EPA Internet

Home Page at http://www.epa.gov/. 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/.

II. EUPs

EPA has issued the following EUPs:

241–EUP–147. Issuance. American

Cyanamid Company, P.O. Box 400,

Princeton, NJ 08543–0400. This

experimental use permit allows the use

of 408 pounds of the herbicide

ammonium salt of imazethapyr on 3,712

acres of rice to evaluate the control of

barnyardgrass, large crabgrass, red rice,

broadleaf signalgrass, amazon

sprangletop and bearded sprangletop.

The program is authorized only in the

States of Arkansas, Louisiana,

Mississippi, Puerto Rico, and Texas.

The experimental use permit is effective

from April 6, 2000 to March 31, 2002.

This permit is issued with the limitation

that all treated crops will be destroyed,

used for research purposes only, or are

stored in a bonded warehouse. (James A.

Tompkins; Rm. 241, Crystal Mall #2;

telephone number: (703) 305–5697; email address: tompkins.jim@epa.gov).

241–EUP–146. Issuance. American

Cyanamid Company, P.O. Box 400,

Princeton, NJ 08543–0400. This

experimental use permit allows the use

of 60 pounds of the herbicide

ammonium salt of imazamox on 1,280

acres of wheat to evaluate the control of

broadleaf and grass weeds. The program

is authorized only in the States of

Arizona, Colorado, Minnesota, Montana,

and North Dakota. The experimental use

permit is effective from April 18, 2000

to December 31, 2001. This permit is

issued with the limitation that all

treated crops will be destroyed, used for

research purposes only, or are stored in

a bonded warehouse. (James A.

Tompkins; Rm. 241, Crystal Mall #2;

telephone number: (703) 305–5697; email address: tompkins.jim@epa.gov).

45639–EUP–60. Amendment and

Extension. Aventis CropScience USA

LP, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research

Triangle Park, NC 27709. This

experimental use permit allows the use

of 1,825 pounds of the herbicide

glufosinate-ammonium on 2,500 acres of

rice to evaluate the control of weeds.

The program is authorized only in the

States of Arkansas, Louisiana, and

Texas. The experimental use permit is

effective from March 17, 2000 to

November 30, 2000. This permit was

issued with the conditions that: (1) The

rice seed will be secured in separate

storage facilities and the quantity of

seed, name and place, and person(s) in

charge of the storage facilities are

reported annually under section

172.8(b) until the stored rice seed is

released for sale or other uses; (2) the

rice seed derived from the use-pattern

described on the labeling of the

pesticide product used in this EUP will

not be sold prior to registration of the

use-pattern for rice; and (3) the rice

straw is destroyed by incorporating it

into soil, or by composting, followed by

incorporating its compost into soil.

(Eugene Wilson; Rm. 237, Crystal Mall

#2; telephone number: (703) 305–6103;

e-mail address:

wilson.eugene@epa.gov).

Persons wishing to review these EUPs

are referred to the designated contact

person. Inquiries concerning these

permits should be directed to the

persons cited above. It is suggested that

interested persons call before visiting

the EPA office, so that the appropriate

file may be made available for

inspection purposes from 8 a.m. to 4

p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding

legal holidays.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection,

Experimental use permits.

Dated: April 25, 2000.

James Jones,

Director, Registration Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

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OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND

TECHNOLOGY POLICY

Meeting of the President’s Committee

of Advisors on Science and

Technology

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

schedule and summary agenda for a

meeting of the President’s Committee of

Advisors on Science and Technology

(PCAST), and describes the functions of

the Committee. Notice of this meeting is

required under the Federal Advisory

Committee Act.

DATE AND PLACE: May 18, 2000,

Washington, DC. This meeting will take

place in the Truman Room (Third Floor)

of the White House Conference Center,

726 Jackson Place, NW, Washington,

DC.

Type of Meeting:

Open.

Proposed Schedule And Agenda

The President’s Committee of

Advisors on Science and Technology

(PCAST) is scheduled to meet in open

session on Thursday, May 18, 2000, at

approximately 1:00 p.m., to discuss (1)

public-private research partnerships;

and (2) the work of the PCAST panels.

This session will end at approximately

5:00 p.m.

Public Comments

There will be a time allocated for the

public to speak on any of the above

agenda items. Please make your request

for the opportunity to make a public

comment five (5) days in advance of the

meeting. Written comments are

welcome any time prior to or following

the meeting. Please notify Cynthia

Chase, of the PCAST Executive

Secretariat, at (202) 456–6100, or fax

your requests/comments to (202) 456–

6026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

information regarding time, place, and

agenda, please call Cynthia Chase, of the

PCAST Executive Secretariat, at (202)

456–6100, prior to 3:00 p.m. on

Wednesday, May 17, 2000. Information

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may also be available at the PCAST

website at. http:www.whitehouse.gov/

WH/EOP/PCAST/html/PCAST_

home.html. Please note that public

seating for this meeting is limited, and

is available on a first-come first served

basis.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

President’s Committee of Advisors on

Science and Technology was

established by Executive Order 12882,

as amended, on November 23, 1993. The

purpose of PCAST is to advise the

President on matters of national

importance that have significant science

and technology content, and to assist

the President’s National Science and

Technology Council in securing private

sector participation in its activities. The

Committee members are distinguished

individuals appointed by the President

from non-Federal sectors. The PCAST is

co-chaired by the Assistant to the

President for Science and Technology

and, by John Young, former President

and CEO of the Hewlett-Packard

Company.

Dated: April 24, 2000.

Barbara Ann Ferguson,

Assistant Director, Budget and

Administration Office of Science and

Technology Policy.

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FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Fee Schedule for Processing Requests

for Map Changes, for Flood Insurance

Study Backup Data, and for National

Flood Insurance Program Map and

Insurance Products

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice contains the

revised fee schedules for processing

certain types of requests for changes to

National Flood Insurance Program

(NFIP) maps, for processing requests for

Flood Insurance Study (FIS) technical

and administrative support data, and for

processing requests for particular NFIP

map and insurance products. The

changes in the fee schedules will allow

us (FEMA) to reduce further the

expenses to the NFIP by recovering

more fully the costs associated with: (1)

Processing conditional and final map

change requests; (2) retrieving,

reproducing, and distributing technical

and administrative support data related

to FIS analyses and mapping; and (3)

producing, retrieving, and distributing

particular NFIP map and insurance

products.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The revised fee

schedules are effective for all requests

dated June 1, 2000, or later.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Matthew B. Miller, Chief, Hazards Study

Branch, Mitigation Directorate, 500 C

Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, by

telephone at (202) 646–3461, by

facsimile at (202) 646–4596 (not toll-free

calls), or by email at

matt.miller@fema.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Throughout this notice, we use ‘‘we’’,

‘‘our’’, and ‘‘us’’ to refer to FEMA.

This notice contains the revised fee

schedules for processing certain types of

requests for changes to NFIP maps,

requests for FIS technical and

administrative support data, and

requests for particular NFIP map and

insurance products.

Effective Dates. The revised fee

schedule for map changes is effective for

all requests dated June 1, 2000, or later.

The revised fee schedule supersedes the

current fee schedule, which was

established on March 1, 1999.

The revised fee schedule for requests

for FIS technical and administrative

support data also is effective for all

requests dated June 1, 2000, or later.

The revised fee schedule supersedes the

current fee schedule, which was

established on March 1, 1999.

The revised fee schedule for requests

for particular NFIP map and insurance

products, which are available through

our Map Service Center (MSC), is

effective for all written requests dated

June 1, 2000, and for all telephone

requests received on or after June 1,

2000. The revised fee schedule

supersedes the current fee schedule.

Evaluations Performed. To develop

the revised fee schedule for conditional

and final map change requests, we

evaluated the actual costs of reviewing

and processing requests for Conditional

Letters of Map Amendment (CLOMAs),

Conditional Letters of Map Revision

Based on Fill (CLOMR–Fs), Conditional

Letters of Map Revision (CLOMRs),

Letters of Map Revision Based on Fill

(LOMR–Fs), Letters of Map Revision

(LOMRs), and Physical Map Revisions

(PMRs).

To develop the revised fee schedule

for requests for FIS technical and

administrative support data, we

evaluated the actual costs of retrieving,

reproducing, and distributing archived

data in seven categories. We discuss

these categories in more detail below.

To develop the revised fee schedule

for requests for particular NFIP map and

insurance products, we: (1) Evaluated

the actual costs incurred at the MSC for

producing, retrieving, and distributing

those products; (2) analyzed historical

sales, cost data, and product unit cost

for unusual trends or anomalies; and (3)

analyzed the effect of program changes,

new products, technology investments,

and other factors on future sales and

product costs. We discuss the products

that this notice covers in detail below.

Periodic Evaluation of Fees. As we

indicated in the Federal Register notice

that we published on February 6, 1997,

at 62 FR 5739–5740, primary

components of the fees are the

prevailing rates that the private sector

charges to us for labor and materials.

Because these rates and the actual

review and processing costs may vary

from year to year, we will evaluate the

fees periodically and publish revised fee

schedules as notices in the Federal

Register.

Fee Schedule for Requests for

Conditional Letters of Map Amendment

and Conditional and Final Letters of

Map Revision Based on Fill

Based on our review of actual cost

data for Fiscal Year 1999, we are

continuing to charge the following

review and processing fees, which

requesters must submit with all

requests:

Request for single-lot/single-structure

CLOMA, CLOMR–F, and LOMR–F ........ $400

Request for single-lot/single-structure

LOMR–F based on as-built information

(CLOMR–F previously issued by us) ..... 300

Request for multiple-lot/multiple-structure CLOMA ............................................ 700

Request for multiple-lot/multiple-structure CLOMR–F and LOMR–F ................. 800

Request for multiple-lot/multiple-structure LOMR–F based on as-built information (CLOMR–F previously issued

by us) ....................................................... 700

Fee Schedule for Requests for

Conditional Map Revisions

Based on our review of actual cost

data for Fiscal Year 1999, we are

continuing to charge the following

review and processing fees, which

requesters must submit with all requests

unless 44 CFR 72.5 exempts them:

Request based on new hydrology, bridge,

culvert, channel, or combination of any

of these .................................................... $3,100

Request based on levee, berm, or other

structural measure .................................. 4,000

Fee Schedule for Requests for Map

Revisions

Based on our review of actual cost

data for Fiscal Year 1999, we revised the

review and processing fee for requests

based on levees, berms, or other