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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 EPA would like to solicit

comments to:

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

(ii) evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(iv) minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated electronic,

mechanical, or other technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology, e.g., permitting

electronic submission of responses.

Burden Statement: The information

collection will involve an estimated 25

respondents at a cost of $1617 to those

respondents. The total annual cost to

both respondents and government

including the laboratory contract is

estimated at $38, 839. The annual

number of responses are expected to be

25 or one response per respondent. The

time required for a response ranges from

1 hour to 3 hours, with an average

response time of 2 hours. An estimated

25 respondents are required to keep

records at an average annual burden of

15 minutes per record keeper. The

biosolids survey will entail 6.3 hours of

recordkeeping, 5 hours for government

as users of the data, for a total of 11.3

burden hours.

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.

Dated: January 12, 2000.

Jo Lynn Traub,

Director, Water Division, Region 5.

[FR Doc. 00–1556 Filed 1–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6528–2]

Science Advisory Board; Public

Advisory Committee Meetings

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, Public Law 92–463,

notice is hereby given that two

committees of the Science Advisory

Board will hold public teleconference

meetings on the dates and times noted

below. All times noted are Eastern

Time. All meetings are open to the

public, however, seating and

teleconference lines are limited and

available on a first-come basis.

1. Integrated Risk Project (IRP) Peer

Review Subcommittee

The Integrated Risk Project (IRP) Peer

Review Subcommittee of the Science

Advisory Board will meet Tuesday

February 15, 2000 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm.

The meeting will be coordinated

through a conference call connection

located in Room 6013 of the Ariel Rios

Building at the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA) located at 1200

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20004. The building entrance is

adjacent to the Federal Triangle Metro

Stop on 12th Street. For directions and

further information concerning the

meeting, please contact the individuals

given below. The public is welcome to

attend the meeting physically or

through a telephonic link.

Purpose of the Meeting

At this meeting the Integrated Risk

Project Subcommittee will review the

report of the Integrated Risk Project:

Towards Integrated Environmental

Decision-Making.

2. Research Strategies Advisory

Committee (RSAC)

The Research Strategies Advisory

Committee (RSAC) of the Science

Advisory Board (SAB) will meet

Wednesday, February 16, 2000 from

12:00 am to 2:00 pm. The meeting will

be coordinated through a conference

call connection located in Room 6013 of

the Ariel Rios Building at the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

located at 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW, Washington, DC 20004. The

building entrance is adjacent to the

Federal Triangle Metro Stop on 12th

Street. For directions and further

information concerning the meeting,

please contact the individuals given

below. The public is welcome to attend

the meeting physically or through a

telephonic link.

Purpose of the Meeting

The purpose of this meeting is to plan

for ‘‘Phase 2 of the Review of EPA’s Peer

Review Program: Effectiveness

Evaluation.’’

Proposed Charge

The Subcommittee has tasked itself to

develop specific guidance for the

subsequent SAB evaluation of how peer

reviews are conducted by the Agency

Programs and Regions using specific

case studies. The Committee will work

to develop (a) an overall strategy for the

review, (b) criteria for the selection of

projects to review, and (c) options for

how the review might be conducted,

together with a recommended approach

for consideration by the SAB’s

Executive Committee.

For Further Information Concerning the

Meetings

Members of the public desiring

additional information about either

meeting should contact Dr. John R.

Fowle III, Deputy Staff Director and

Designated Federal Officer (DFO),

Science Advisory Board (1400A), U.S.

EPA, Ariel Rios Building, 1200

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20460; telephone/voice mail at (202)

564–4547; fax at (202) 501–0323; or via

e-mail at fowle.jack@epa.gov or Ms.

Wanda Fields, Management Assistant;

telephone/voice mail at (202) 564–4539;

fax at (202) 501–0256; or via email at

fields.wanda@epa.gov. A copy of the

draft agenda and copies of the

background material will be available

approximately two weeks prior to the

meeting on the SAB website

(www.epa.gov/sab) or from Ms. Wanda

Fields at the fax or address noted above.

Additional instructions about how to

participate in either conference call can

be obtained from Ms. Fields.

Making Oral Presentations During the

Meetings

Members of the public who wish to

make a brief oral presentation at either

meeting must contact Dr. Fowle in

writing (by email, by letter or by fax—

see previously stated information) no

later than 12 noon Eastern Time,

Thursday, February 10, 2000 in order to

be included on the Agenda. Public

comments will be limited to three

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minutes per speaker or organization.

The request should identify the name of

the individual making the presentation,

the organization (if any) they will

represent, any requirements for audio

visual equipment (e.g., overhead

projector, 35mm projector, chalkboard,

etc), and at least 35 copies of an outline

of the issues to be addressed or of the

presentation itself.

Additional information concerning

the Science Advisory Board, its

structure, function, and composition,

may be found on the SAB Website

(http://www.epa.gov/sab) and in the

Annual Report of the Staff Director

which is available from the SAB

Publications Staff at (202) 564–4533 or

via fax at (202) 501–0256.

Dated: January 13, 2000.

Donald G. Barnes, PhD,

Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.

[FR Doc. 00–1560 Filed 1–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–00639; FRL–6488–2]

State FIFRA Issues Research and

Evaluation Group (SFIREG) Water

Quality and Pesticide Disposal

Working Committee; Notice of Public

Meeting

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The SFIREG Water Quality

and Pesticide Disposal Working

Committee will hold a 2-day meeting,

beginning on February 7, 2000 and

ending on February 8, 2000. This notice

announces the location and times for

the meeting and sets forth the tentative

agenda topics.

DATES: The State FIFRA Issues Research

and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) will

meet on Monday, February 7, 2000 from

8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and on Tuesday,

February 8, 2000 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00

noon. There will be a CLOSED SESSION

(Open Only to EPA and State Lead

Agencies) on Monday, February 7, 2000

from 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

The Doubletree Hotel, 300 Army Navy

Drive, Arlington-Crystal City, VA 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Philip H. Gray, SFIREG Executive

Secretary, P. O. Box 1249, Hardwick, VT

05843–1249; (802) 472–6956; fax: (802)

472–6957; e-mail address:

aapco@plainfield.bypass.com or Elaine

Y. Lyon, Field and External Affairs

Division (7506C), Office of Pesticide

Programs, Environmental Protection

Agency, Ariel Rios Building, 1200

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,

DC 20460; telephone number: (703)

305–5306; fax number: (703) 308–1850;

e-mail address: lyon.elaine@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Does this Action Apply to Me?

This action is directed to the public

in general, but all parties interested in

SFIREG’s information exchange

relationship with EPA regarding

important issues related to human

health, environmental exposure to

pesticides, and insight into the EPA’s

decision-making process are invited and

encouraged to attend the meetings and

participate as appropriate.

II. How Can I Get Additional

Information, Including Copies of this

Document and Other Related

Documents?

1. Electronically. You may obtain

electronic copies of the minutes, 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/. You may also

obtain electronic copies of the minutes,

and certain other related documents that

might be available electronically, from

the Association of American Pesticide

Control Officials (AAPCO) Internet

Home Page at http://

aapco.ceris.purdue.edu/doc/index.html.

To access this document, on the Home

Page select ‘‘SFIREG’’ and then look up

the entry for this document under the

‘‘SFIREG Meetings.’’

2. In person. The Agency has

established an administrative record for

this meeting under docket control

number OPP–00639. 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 State

FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation

Group (SFIREG) Water Quality and

Pesticide Disposal Working Committee,

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, 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. Purpose of Meeting

Tentative Agenda:

1. Working committee issues and

updates.

2. Update on pesticide field data plan.

3. Update on Total Maximum Daily

Load & National Pollution Discharge

Elimination System Draft Straw

Proposal.

4. Office of Research and

Developments grant to study ‘‘The

Impact of Lawn Care Practices on

Aquatic Ecosystems in Suburban

Watersheds.’’

5. Update on Pesticides in Ground

Water and Surface Water Data bases.

6. Working committee discussion on

survey on aquatic pesticides and

National Pollution Discharge

Elimination System permitting.

7. Florida State University grant to

develop Indicators.

8. Updates from the Office of

Pesticide Programs and the Office of

Enforcement and Compliance

Assurance.

9. Other topics as appropriate.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection,

Dated: January 14, 2000.

Jay Ellenberger,

Director, Field and External Affairs Division,

Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 00–1547 Filed 1–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[PF–909; FRL–6399–6]

Notice of Filing Pesticide Petitions to

Establish a Tolerance for Certain

Pesticide Chemicals in or on Food

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

initial filing of pesticide petitions

proposing the establishment of

regulations for residues of certain

pesticide chemicals in or on various

food commodities.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket

control number PF–909, must be

received on or before February 23, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be

submitted by mail, electronically, or in