Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 163 / Friday, August 22, 1997 / Notices 44687

Quality Protection Division, Source

Water Protection Branch (6WQ–S), 1445

Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Philip Dellinger, Chief, Ground Water/

UIC Section, EPA—Region 6, telephone

(214) 665–7165.

Oscar Ramirez, Jr.,

Acting Director, Water Quality Protection

Division.

[FR Doc. 97–22361 Filed 8–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5880–1]

Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC)

Subcommittee Review of the National

Center for Environmental Assessment

(NCEA)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting of the Board

of Scientific Counselors (BOSC)

subcommittee to review the National

Center for Environmental Assessment

(NCEA).

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, Public Law

92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C., App.2),

notice is hereby given that the

Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA), Office of Research and

Development (ORD), Board of Scientific

Counselors (BOSC) Subcommittee will

meet to review the National Center for

Environmental Assessment on Monday,

September 8 and Tuesday, September 9,

1997. The meeting will be held in the

Wilson/Glebe Room of the Holiday Inn

Arlington at Ballston, 4610 North

Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia and

will begin at 8:00 a.m. and recess at

approximately 5:00 p.m. on Monday,

September 8. On Tuesday, September 9,

a Subcommittee writing session will

begin at 8:00 a.m and adjourn at 1:00

p.m. Following the writing session, a

wrap-up discussion summarizing the

preliminary findings and conclusions of

the Subcommittee will be held from

1:00 p.m.—3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The

BOSC Subcommittee Review meeting

will adjourn at 3:00 p.m. All times are

Eastern time. The meeting is open to the

public. Any member of the public

wishing to make comments at the

meeting should contact Shirley R.

Hamilton, Designated Federal Official,

Office of Research and Development

(8701R), 401 M Street, S.W.,

Washington, DC 20460; by telephone at

(202) 564–6853. In general, each

individual making an oral presentation

will be limited to three minutes.

Anyone desiring a draft BOSC meeting

agenda may fax their request to Shirley

R. Hamilton at (202) 565–2444.

DATES: The meeting will be held

September 8 and 9, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in

the Wilson/Glebe Room of the Holiday

Inn Arlington at Ballston, 4610 North

Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Shirley R. Hamilton, Designated Federal

Official, Office of Research and

Development (8701R), 401 M Street,

SW, Washington, DC 20460; by

telephone at (202) 564–6853.

Dated: August 15, 1997.

William H. Farland,

Director, National Center for Environmental

Assessment.

[FR Doc. 97–22359 Filed 8–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE: 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[PF–757; FRL–5737–8]

Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

initial filing of a pesticide petition (PP

7F4827), submitted by Abbott

Laboratories, proposing the

establishment of a regulation for an

exemption from the requirement of a

tolerance for residues of the microbial

pesticide, active ingredient, Bacillus

sphaericus, when used in or on all food

and feed crops.

DATES: Comments, identified by the

docket control number PF–757, must be

received on or before September 22,

1997.

ADDRESSES: By mail submit written

comments to: Public Information and

Records Integrity Branch (7506C),

Information Resources and Services

Division, Office of Pesticides Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In

person bring comments to: Rm. 1132,

CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, VA.

Comments and data may also be

submitted electronically by following

the instructions under

‘‘SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.’’

No confidential business information

should be submitted through e-mail.

Information submitted as a comment

concerning this document may be

claimed confidential by marking any

part or all of that information as

‘‘Confidential Business Information’’

(CBI). CBI should not be submitted

through e-mail. Information marked as

CBI will not be disclosed except in

accordance with procedures set forth in

40 CFR part 2. A copy of the comment

that does not contain CBI must be

submitted for inclusion in the public

record. Information not marked

confidential may be disclosed publicly

by EPA without prior notice. All written

comments will be available for public

inspection in Rm. 1132 at the address

given above, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Willie Nelson, (PM) 90,

Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention

Division (7501W), Office of Pesticide

Programs, Environmental Protection

Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington,

DC 20460. Office location and telephone

number: Rm. 5th floor, CS1, 2800

Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. 22202,

(703) 308–8682; e-mail:

nelson.willie@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has

received pesticide petitions as follows

proposing the establishment and/or

amendment of regulations for residues

of certain pesticide chemicals in or on

various food commodities under section

408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and

Comestic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a.

EPA has determined that these petitions

contain data or information regarding

the elements set forth in section

408(d)(2); however, EPA has not fully

evaluated the sufficiency of the

submitted data at this time or whether

the data supports granting of the

petition. Additional data may be needed

before EPA rules on the petition.

The official record for this notice of

filing, as well as the public version, has

been established for this notice of filing

under docket control number [PF–757]

(including comments and data

submitted electronically as described

below). A public version of this record,

including printed, paper versions of

electronic comments, which does not

include any information claimed as CBI,

is available for inspection from 8:30

a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,

excluding legal holidays. The official

record is located at the address in

‘‘ADDRESSES’’ at the beginning of this

document.

Electronic comments can be sent

directly to EPA at:

opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov

Electronic comments must be

submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the

use of special characters and any form

of encryption. Comment and data will