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of collecting, validating, and verifying

information, processing and

maintaining information, and disclosing

and providing information; adjust the

existing ways to comply with any

previously applicable instructions and

requirements; train personnel to be able

to respond to a collection of

information; search data sources;

complete and review the collection of

information; and transmit or otherwise

disclose the information.

Respondents/Affected Entities:

Pesticide registrants seeking reregistration.

Estimated number of potential

Responses: 30.

Frequency of response: Once, after the

Record of Decision is issued.

Estimated total annual Respondent

burden: 90,725 hours.

Estimated total annual Capital, O&M

costs: 0.

Send comments on the Agency’s need

for this information, the accuracy of the

provided burden estimates, and any

suggested methods for minimizing

respondent burden, including through

the use of automated collection

techniques to the following addresses.

Please refer to EPA ICR No. 1504.04 and

OMB Control No. 2070–0107 in any

correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Office of

Environmental Information,

Collection Strategies Division (2822),

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,

Washington, DC 20460;

and

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for

EPA, 725 17th Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: May 22, 2000.

Oscar Morales,

Director, Collection Strategies Division.

[FR Doc. 00–14184 Filed 6–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–00662; FRL–6590–9]

EPA-USDA Committee To Advise on

Reassessment and Transition; Notice

of Establishment and Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of establishment and

public meeting.

SUMMARY: The EPA-USDA Committee to

Advise on Reassessment and Transition

(CARAT) is being established in

accordance with the Federal Advisory

Committee Act as a subcommittee under

the auspices of the EPA National

Advisory Council for Environmental

Policy and Technology (NACEPT). The

purpose of CARAT is to provide advice

and counsel to the Administrator of EPA

and the Secretary of Agriculture

regarding strategic approaches for pest

management planning and tolerance

reassessment for pesticides as required

by the Food Quality Protection Act of

1996 (FQPA). CARAT is preceded by

the Tolerance Reassessment Advisory

Committee and will be guided by the

principles set forth by the Vice

President for EPA and the U.S.

Department of Agriculture (USDA) to

work together to ensure smooth

implementation of FQPA through use of

sound science, consultation with

stakeholders, increased transparency,

and reasonable transition for

agriculture.

DATES: The first meeting of CARAT will

be held on Friday, June 23, 2000, from

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A background

information session, with limited public

seating, is being offered to the CARAT

members on Thursday, June 22, 2000,

from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The first meeting of CARAT

will be held on June 23, 2000, at the

National Rural Electric Cooperative

Association (NRECA) Conference

Center, 4301 Wilson Boulevard,

Arlington, VA 22203; telephone

number: 703–907–5500. The NRECA

Conference Center is located adjacent to

the Ballston Metro Stop. The

background information session, with

limited public seating, will be held on

June 22, 2000, for CARAT members at

1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Crystal

Mall #2, Rm. 1126 (Fishbowl),

Arlington, VA 22202; telephone

number: 703–305–7090.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Margie Fehrenbach or Terria Northern

(7501C), Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,

DC 20460; telephone number: 703–305–

7090 or 703–305–7093; fax number:

703–308–4776; e-mail address:

Fehrenbach.Margie@epa.gov or

Northern.Terria@epa.gov.

I. Does This Action Apply to Me?

This action is directed to the public

in general; however, it may be of

interest to persons who are concerned

about implementation of the Food

Quality Protection Act (Public Law 104–

170). Passed in 1996, this new law

strengthens the nation’s system for

regulating pesticides on food. CARAT

was preceded by the Tolerance

Reassessment Advisory Committee

which was established in 1998 in

response to Vice President Gore’s

request for EPA and USDA to work

together to ensure smooth

implementation of FQPA. Since other

entities may also be interested, 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 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 and Other Related

Documents?

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/.

To access information about CARAT, go

directly to the Home Page for EPA’s

Office of Pesticide Programs at http://

www.epa.gov/pesticides/carat.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection,

Agriculture, Chemicals, Foods,

Pesticides and Pests.

Dated: May 30, 2000.

Susan H. Wayland,

Acting Assistant Administrator for

Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances.

[FR Doc. 00–13942 Filed 6–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6710–7]

Benchmark Dose Software

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

availability of the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA) Benchmark

Dose Software (BMDS Version 1.2).

BMDS was developed by EPA’s National

Center for Environmental Assessment

(NCEA) as a tool to facilitate the

application of benchmark dose methods

to the assessment of hazardous

pollutants. The software and supporting

documentation are available to Agency