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to-point transmission service and

miscellaneous items are sufficient to

recover project expenses and capital

requirements through FY 2049 for the

AC Intertie 230/345/500-kV

transmission system.

All documents made or kept by

Western for developing the proposed

extension of the firm point-to-point

transmission service rate for the AC

Intertie 500-kV transmission system and

the nonfirm point-to-point transmission

service rate for the AC Intertie 230/345/

500-kV transmission system will be

made available for inspection and

copying at the Desert Southwest

Customer Service Region, located at 615

South 43rd Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona.

Within ninety days after publication

of this notice, Rate Order No. WAPA–

91 will be submitted to the Deputy

Secretary for approval through

December 31, 2003.

Dated: May 30, 2000.

Michael S. Hacskaylo,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 00–14327 Filed 6–6–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–00664; FRL–6591–9]

FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel;

Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: There will be a 3-day meeting

of the Federal Insectide, Fungicide, and

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and Food

Quality Protection Act (FQPA)

Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) to

review a set of issues being considered

by the Agency pertaining to atrazine

cancer and reproductive developmental

hazard and dose response assessment.

The meeting is open to the public.

Seating at the meeting will be on a firstcome basis. Individuals requiring

special accommodations at this meeting,

including wheelchair access, should

contact Larry Dorsey at the address

listed under ‘‘FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT’’ at least 5

business days prior to the meeeting so

that appropriate arrangements can be

made.

DATES: The meeting will be held on June

27, 28, and 29 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30

p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Sheraton Crystal City Hotel, 1800

Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.

The telephone number for the Sheraton

Hotel is (703) 486–1111.

Requests to participate 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, your

request must identify docket control

number OPP–00664 in the subject line

on the first page of your response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Larry Dorsey, Designated Federal

Official (7101C), Office of Science

Coordination and Policy, Environmental

Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Bldg.,

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20460; telephone

number: (703) 305–5369; fax number:

(703) 605–0656; e-mail address:

dorsey.larry@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Does this Action Apply to Me?

This action is directed to the public

in general. This action may, however, be

of interest to those persons who are or

may be required to conduct testing of

chemical substances under the Federal

Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA),

or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,

and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). 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.’’ This 3–

day meeting concerns several scientific

issues undergoing consideration within

the EPA Office of Pesticide Programs

(OPP). The topics to be discussed

include both the cancer and non-cancer

hazard and dose-response assessment of

atrazine.

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 may be obtained

by contacting the Public Information

and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB) at

the address and telephone listed below

under Unit II.2. of ‘‘SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION.’’

II. How Can I Get Additional

Information, Including Copies of this

Document and Other Related

Documents?

1. Electronically. A meeting agenda

and copies of EPA background

documents for the meeting are available.

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–00664. 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 Atrazine:

Hazard and Dose Response Assessment

and Characterization, including any

information claimed as Confidential

Business Information (CBI). This

administrative 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 (CM #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–

00664 in the subject line on the first

page of your request. Members of the

public wishing to submit comments

should contact the persons listed under

‘‘FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT’’ to confirm that the meeting

date and 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 under

‘‘FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT,’’ interested persons may be

permitted by the Chair of the FIFRA

Scientific Advisory Panel to present oral

statements at the meeting. The request

should identify the name of the

individual making the presentation, the

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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 under ‘‘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, CM #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–00664.

You may also file a request online at

many Federal Depository Libraries.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection.

Dated: June 2, 2000.

Steven Galson,

Director, Office of Science Coordination and

Policy.

[FR Doc. 00–14420 Filed 6–6–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL—6711–5]

Notice of Scientific and Technological

Achievement Awards Subcommittee—

Closed Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: An ad hoc Subcommittee of

the Science Advisory Board will meet at

the U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA), Washington, DC, on June

22–23, 2000. Pursuant to section 10(d)

of the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(FACA), 5 U.S.C. app. 2, and section

(c)(6) of the Government in the

Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6), EPA

has determined that the meeting will be

closed to the public. The purpose of the

meeting is to recommend to the

Assistant Administrator of the Office of

Research and Development (ORD) the

recipients of the Agency’s 1999

Scientific and Technological

Achievement Cash Awards. These

awards are established to honor and

recognize EPA employees who have

made outstanding contributions in the

advancement of science and technology

through their research and development

activities, as exhibited in publication of

their results in peer reviewed journals.

In making these recommendations,

including the actual cash amount of

each award, the Agency requires full

and frank advice from the Science

Advisory Board. This advice will

involve professional judgments on the

relative merits of various employees and

their respective work. Such personnel

issues, where disclosure would

constitute an unwarranted invasion of

personal privacy, are protected from

disclosure by section (c)(6) of the

Government in the Sunshine Act, 5

U.S.C. 552b(c)(6). In accordance with

the provisions of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, minutes of the meeting

will be kept for Agency and

Congressional review.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Robert Flaak, Team Leader, Committee

Operations Staff, Science Advisory

Board (1400A), U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20460,

telephone: (202) 564–4546 or e-mail at:

flaak.robert@epa.gov.

Dated: June 1, 2000.

Carol M. Browner,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 00–14460 Filed 6–6–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–301000; FRL–6556–1]

Cut-Roses; Request for Exception to

Worker Protection Standard’s

Prohibition of Early Entry Into

Pesticide-Treated Areas to Harvest

Roses by Hand Cutting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of exception request;

request for comment.

SUMMARY: EPA has received a request for

an exception from some of the restricted

entry provisions of the Worker

Protection Standard for rose harvesters.

The exception would allow rose

harvesters to harvest roses by hand

before restricted entry intervals (REIs)

have expired. Roses, Inc. has submitted

a request to the Agency for a 5-year WPS

cut-rose exception similar to the terms

of a previous exception. This Notice

acknowledges receipt of Roses, Inc.’s

request and invites comment on the

request.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket

control number OPP–301000, must be

received on or before August 7, 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–301000 in the

subject line on the first page of your

response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert I. Rose, Field and External

Affairs Division (7506C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Bldg.,

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington,

DC 20460; telephone number: (703)

305–6708; fax number: (703) 308–2962;

e-mail address: rose.roberti@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

You may be potentially affected by

this action if you are a rose producer or

harvester or pesticide manufacturer.

Potentially affected categories and

entities may include, but are not limited

to: