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Copies of the Panel’s report of their

recommendations will be available

approximately 45 working days after the

meeting and will be posted on the

FIFRA SAP web site. Or, copies may be

obtained by contacting the Public

Information and Records Integrity

Branch (PIRIB) at the address and

telephone number listed below in Unit

II–2.

II. How Can I Get Additional

Information, Including Copies of this

Document and Other Related

Documents?

1. Electronically. A meeting agenda is

available at present and copies of EPA

background documents for the meeting

will be available by middle May, 2000.

You may obtain electronic copies of

these documents, and certain other

related documents that might be

available electronically, from the

FIFRA/SAP Internet Home Page at http:/

/www.epa.gov/scipoly/sap/. To access

this document, on the Home Page, select

‘‘Federal Register Notice Announcing

This Meeting.’’ You can also go directly

to the Federal Register listings at http:/

/www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.

2. In person. The Agency has

established an administrative record for

this meeting under docket control

number OPP–00660. The administrative

record consists of the documents

specifically referenced in this notice,

any public comments received during

an applicable comment period, and

other information related to the session

topics listed under Unit I of

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, including

any information claimed as Confidential

Business Information (CBI). This

administraive 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 administrative

record, which includes printed, paper

versions of any electronic comments

that may be submitted during an

applicable comment period, is available

for inspection in the Public Information

and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB),

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 Request to Participate in

this Meeting?

You may submit a request to

participate in this meeting through the

mail, in person, or electronically. Do not

submit any information in your request

that is considered CBI. To ensure proper

receipt by EPA, it is imperative that you

identify docket control number OPP–

00660 in the subject line on the first

page of your request. Members of the

public wishing to submit comments

should contact the persons listed above

in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT to

confirm that the meeting date and the

agenda have not been modified or

changed.

Interested persons are permitted to

file written statements before the

meeting. To the extent that time

permits, and upon advanced written

request to the persons listed above in

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT,

interested persons may be permitted by

the Chair of the FIFRA SAP to present

oral statements at the meeting. The

request should identify the name of the

individual making the presentation, the

organization (if any) the individual will

represent, and any requirements for

audiovisual equipment (e.g., overhead

projector, 35mm projector, chalkboard,

etc.) There is no limit on the length of

written comments for consideration by

the Panel, but oral statements before the

Panel are limited to approximately 5

minutes. The Agency also urges the

public to submit written comments in

lieu of oral presentations. Persons

wishing to make oral or written

statements at the meeting should

contact the persons listed above in FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT and

submit 30 copies of their presentation

and/or remarks to the Panel. The

Agency encourages that written

statements be submitted before the

meeting to provide Panel Members the

time necessary to consider and review

the comments.

1. By mail. You may submit a request

to: Public Information and Records

Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information

Resources and Services Division

(7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs

(OPP), Environmental Protection

Agency, Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,

DC 20460.

2. In person or by courier. Public

Information and Records Integrity

Branch (PIRIB), Information Resources

and Services Division (7502C), Office of

Pesticide Programs (OPP),

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. You may submit

your request electronically by e-mail to:

‘‘opp-docket@epa.gov.’’ Do not submit

any information electronically that you

consider to be CBI. Use WordPerfect

6.1/8.0 or ASCII file format and avoid

the use of special characters and any

form of encryption. Be sure to identify

by docket control number OPP–00660.

You may also file a request online at

many Federal Depository Libraries.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection.

Dated: May 11, 2000.

Martha Shimkin,

Acting Director, Office of Science

Coordination and Policy.

[FR Doc. 00–12378 Filed 5–16–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6701–9]

Meeting of the Ozone Transport

Commission for the Northeast United

States

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The United States

Environmental Protection Agency is

announcing the 2000 Annual Meeting of

the Ozone Transport Commission. This

meeting is for the Ozone Transport

Commission to deal with appropriate

matters within the Ozone Transport

Region in the Northeast and MidAtlantic States, as provided for under

the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.

This meeting is not subject to the

provisions of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, as

amended.

DATES: The meeting will be held on June

1, 2000 from 8:30 a.m. to approximately

1 p.m.

PLACE: The meeting will be held at the

Harraskeet Inn, 162 Main Street,

Freeport, Maine 04032; (800) 342–6423.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Judith M. Katz, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region III, 1650

Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103;

(215) 814–2900.

FOR DOCUMENTS AND PRESS INQUIRIES

CONTACT: Bruce S. Carhart, Ozone

Transport Commission, 444 North

Capitol Street N.W., Suite 638,

Washington, DC 20001; (202) 508–3840;

e-mail: ozone@sso.org; website: http://

www.sso.org/otc

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Clean

Air Act Amendments of 1990 contain at

Section 184 provisions for the ‘‘Control

of Interstate Ozone Air Pollution.’’

Section 184(a) establishes an ‘‘Ozone

Transport Region’’ (OTR) comprised of

the States of Connecticut, Delaware,

Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New

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Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,

Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont,

parts of Virginia and the District of

Columbia.

The Assistant Administrator for Air

and Radiation of the Environmental

Protection Agency convened the first

meeting of the commission in New York

City on May 7, 1991. The purpose of the

Ozone Transport Commission is to deal

with ground level ozone formation,

transport, and control within the OTR.

The purpose of this notice is to

announce that this Commission will

meet on June 1, 2000. The meeting will

be held at the address noted earlier in

this notice.

Section 176A(b)(2) of the Clean Air

Act Amendments of 1990 specifies that

the meetings of the Ozone Transport

Commission are not subject to the

provisions of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act. This meeting will be

open to the public as space permits.

Type of Meeting: Open.

Agenda: Copies of the final agenda

will be available from Lisa Sims of the

OTC office (202) 508–3840 (by e-mail:

ozone@sso.org or via our website at

http://www.sso.org/otc) on Thursday,

May 25, 2000. The purpose of this

meeting is to review air quality needs

within the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic

States, including reduction of motor

vehicle and stationary source air

pollution. The OTC is also expected to

address issues related to the transport of

ozone into its region, including actions

by EPA under Sections 110 and 126 of

the Clean Air Act, to evaluate the

potential for additional emission

reductions through new air pollution

control measures, and to discuss

market-based programs which could aid

in the reduction of the pollutants that

cause ozone.

Dated: May 10, 2000.

Bradley M. Campbell,

Regional Administrator, EPA Region III.

[FR Doc. 00–12386 Filed 5–16–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–U

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–181076; FRL–6557–6]

Buprofezin; Receipt of Application for

Emergency Exemption, Solicitation of

Public Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA has received a specific

exemption request from the California

Department of Pesticide Regulation to

use the pesticide buprofezin (CAS No.

95737–68–1) to treat up to 100,000 acres

of cotton to control whiteflies. The

Applicant proposes the use of a new

chemical which has not been registered

by the EPA. EPA is soliciting public

comment before making the decision

whether or not to grant the exemption.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket

control number OPP–181076, must be

received on or before June 16, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be

submitted by mail, electronically, or in

person. Please follow the detailed

instructions for each method as

provided in Unit I. of the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure

proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative

that you identify docket control number

OPP–181076 in the subject line on the

first page of your response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Andrea Beard, Registration Division

(7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel

Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,

NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone

number: (703) 308–9356; fax number:

(703) 308–5433; e-mail address:

beard.andrea@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

You may be potentially affected by

this action if you petition EPA for

emergency exemption under section 18

of FIFRA. Potentially affected categories

and entities may include, but are not

limited to:

Categories NAICS

codes

Examples of

potentially affected

entities

State government9241 State agencies that

petition EPA for

section 18 pesticide exemption.

This listing is not intended to be

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide

for readers regarding entities likely to be

regulated by this action. Other types of

entities not listed in the table in this

unit could also be regulated. The North

American Industrial Classification

System (NAICS) codes have been

provided to assist you and others in

determining whether or not this action

applies to certain entities. To determine

whether you or your business is affected

by this action, you should carefully

examine the applicability provisions in

this document. If you have any

questions regarding the applicability of

this action to a particular entity, 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. 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/. 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/.

2. In person. The Agency has

established an official record for this

action under docket control number

OPP–181076. 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 Confidential

Business Information (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 the Public

Information and Records Integrity

Branch (PIRIB), 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.

C. 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–181076 in the

subject line on the first page of your

response.

1. By mail. Submit your comments to:

Public Information and Records

Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information

Resources and Services Division

(7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs

(OPP), Environmental Protection

Agency, Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200