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three forms as follows. The Partner

Registration Form identifies the

organization and the facilities that will

participate in WasteWise. Each Partner

develops its own waste reduction goals

and submits a one-page Goals

Identification Form to EPA every three

years. Partners also report annually on

the progress made toward achieving

these goals in the Annual Reporting

Form.

The EPA WasteWise program uses the

voluntarily submitted information to: (1)

Identify and recognize outstanding

waste reduction achievements by

individual organizations, (2) compile

aggregate results that indicate overall

accomplishments of WasteWise

Partners, (3) identify cost-effective waste

reduction strategies to share with other

organizations, and (4) identify topics on

which to develop assistance and

information efforts.

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information

unless it displays a currently valid OMB

control number. The OMB control

numbers for EPA’s regulations are listed

in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter

15. The Federal Register document

required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d),

soliciting comments on this collection

of information, was published on March

2, 2000 (65 FR 11304). No comments

were received.

Burden Statement: The annual public

reporting and recordkeeping burden for

this collection of information is

estimated to average 37 hours per

response. Burden means the total time,

effort, or financial resources expended

by persons to generate, maintain, retain,

or disclose or provide information to or

for a Federal agency. This includes the

time needed to review instructions;

develop, acquire, install, and utilize

technology and systems for the purposes

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:

WasteWise Program Volunteers.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

1270.

Frequency of Response: On Occasion,

annually.

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:

64,260.

Estimated Total Annualized Capital,

O&M Cost Burden: 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. 1698.04 and

OMB Control No. 2050–0139 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 30, 2000.

Oscar Morales,

Director, Collection Strategies Division.

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Agency Information Collection

Activities; Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request, Data

Generation for Pesticide Reregistration

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this document announces

that the following Information

Collection Request (ICR), has been

forwarded to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for review and

approval: Data Generation for Pesticide

Re-registration, OMB No. 2070–0107,

expiration date May 30, 2000. The ICR

describes the nature of the information

collection activity and its expected

burden and costs; where appropriate, it

includes the actual data collection

instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before July 6, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

a copy of the ICR contact Sandy Farmer

at EPA by phone at (202) 260–2740, by

E-Mail at

Farmer.Sandy@epamail.epa.gov or

download off the Internet at http://

www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR

No. 1504.04. For technical questions

about the ICR contact Angela Hofmann

at (202) 260–2922.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Data Generation for Pesticide

Reregistration OMB Control No. 2070–

0107, EPA ICR No. 1504.04, expiration

date May 30, 2000.

Abstract: Pursuant to section 4 of the

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended,

EPA must assess health and safety data

for all pesticide active ingredients

originally registered before November 1,

1984, to determine whether such

pesticides’ use poses unreasonable risks

to human health or the environment. In

addition, the Federal Food Drug and

Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by

the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996

(FQPA), requires the Agency to reassess

all existing tolerances (maximum limits

for pesticide residues in food or feed) to

ensure that they meet the safety

standard in FPQA.

Currently, EPA is implementing Phase

5 of the Reregistration Program. In this

final stage, the Agency is actively

reviewing the studies submitted for each

pesticide and determining whether or

not the pesticide is eligible for

reregistration—that is, whether the data

base is substantially complete, and the

pesticide does not cause unreasonable

adverse effects to people or the

environment when used in accordance

with approved labeling. EPA is also

reassessing tolerances for any related

food uses, and considering whether the

pesticide meets the new safety standard

in FQPA.

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information

unless it displays a currently valid OMB

control number. The OMB control

numbers for EPA’s regulations are listed

in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter

15. The Federal Register document

required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d),

soliciting comments on this collection

of information was published on June

16, 1999 (64 FR 32225; no comments

were received.

Burden Statement: The annual public

reporting and recordkeeping burden for

this collection of information is

estimated to average 3,024 hours per

response. Burden means the total time,

effort, or financial resources expended

by persons to generate, maintain, retain,

or disclose or provide information to or

for a Federal agency. This includes the

time needed to review instructions;

develop, acquire, install, and utilize

technology and systems for the purposes

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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.

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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.

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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