Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 24 / Wednesday, February 5, 1997 / Notices 5397

Documents that are the subject of SAB

reviews are normally available from the

originating EPA office and are not

available from the SAB Office.

1. The Human Exposure and Health

Subcommittee (HEHS) of the Science

Advisory Board’s (SAB) Integrated Risk

Project will hold a public teleconference

on Friday, February 21, 1997, from 3:00

p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard

Time). The teleconference will be

hosted in the SAB Conference Room

2103 of the Mall, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency Headquarters

Building at 401 M Street SW,

Washington, DC 20460. For easy access,

members of the public should use the

EPA entrance next to the Safeway.

Purpose of the Meeting

The main purpose of the meeting is to

continue planning future directions and

activities for the Subcommittee,

particularly on the topic of producing a

ranking of human health risks. This

meeting will focus on data requirements

re environmental stressors and health

endpoints to support a Delphi-type

approach to risk ranking. The

Subcommittee’s activities are part of an

SAB project to update the 1990 SAB

report, Reducing Risk: Setting Priorities

and Strategies for Environmental

Protection.

A limited number of telephone lines

will be available for use by members of

the public.

For Further Information—Members of

the public desiring additional

information concerning the

teleconference or who wish to submit

comments should contact Mr. Samuel

Rondberg, Designated Federal Officer

for the HEHS, Science Advisory Board

(1400), U.S. EPA, 401 M Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20460; by telephone at

(202)260–2559; by fax at (202) 260–7118

or via the INTERNET at:

rondberg.sam@epamail.epa.gov. After

February 10, 1997, copies of the draft

meeting agenda will be available from

Ms. Mary Winston at (202) 260–8414, by

fax at (202) 260–7118, and by

INTERNET at:

winston.mary@epamail.epa.gov.

Information regarding accessing the

teleconference is available by contacting

Ms. Winston at the above numbers.

Members of the public who wish to

make a brief oral presentation to the

Committee must contact Mr. Rondberg

in writing by letter, by fax, or by

INTERNET (at INTERNET address

above) no later than 12 noon (Eastern

Standard Time) Monday, February 17,

1997, in order to be included on the

Agenda. The request should identify the

name of the individual who will make

the presentation and an outline of the

issues to be addressed. Oral comments

will be limited to five minutes per

person.

2. The Ecological Risk Subcommittee

(ERS) of the Science Advisory Board’s

Integrated Risk Project will hold a

teleconference meeting on February 24,

1997 from 2:00–4:30 pm eastern time.

The purpose of the meeting is to

continue development of a methodology

for assessing the relative risks from

ecological stressors. The Subcommittee

will be discussing an approach for

disaggregating an environmental effect

that results from multiple stressors to

determine the relative contribution of

the various stressors. A limited number

of lines will be available for members of

the public who wish to call in. For more

information on the teleconference

meeting, contact Ms. Constance

Valentine, SAB Staff Secretary, at (202)

260–8414, Fax (202) 260–7118, or via

the Internet at

Valentine.Connie@epamail.epa.gov.

Anyone wishing to provide oral

comments to the Subcommittee must

contact Ms. Stephanie Sanzone,

Designated Federal Official for the

Subcommittee, no later than 4:00 p.m.

on February 19, 1997, at (202) 260–

6557, or via the Internet at

Sanzone.Stephanie@epamail.epa.gov.

The request should identify the name of

the individual who will make the

presentation and an outline of the issues

to be addressed. Oral comments will be

limited to five minutes per person.

3. The Steering Committee of the

Science Advisory Board’s Integrated

Risk Project will hold a teleconference

meeting on March 10, 1997 from 1:00—

4:00 p.m. eastern time. The purpose of

the meeting will be to discuss

integration of the subcommittee efforts,

peer review options for the final report,

and an outline for the integration

chapter of the final report. A limited

number of lines will be available for

members of the public who wish to call

in. For more information on the

teleconference meeting, including an

agenda, contact Ms. Constance

Valentine, SAB Staff Secretary, at (202)

260–8414, Fax (202) 260–7118, or via

the Internet at

Valentine.Connie@epamail.epa.gov.

Anyone wishing to provide oral

comments to the Steering Committee

must contact Ms. Stephanie Sanzone,

Designated Federal Official for the

Subcommittee, no later than 4:00 p.m.

on March 5, 1997, at (202) 260–6557, or

via the Internet at

Sanzone.Stephanie@epamail.epa.gov.

The request should identify the name of

the individual who will make the

presentation and an outline of the issues

to be addressed. Oral comments will be

limited to five minutes per person.

Dated: January 30, 1997.

Donald G. Barnes,

Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.

[FR Doc. 97–2849 Filed 2–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

[OPP–30392A; FRL–5582–3]

Meiji Milk Products Co.; Approval of

Pesticide Product Registrations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces

Agency approval of applications

submitted by Meiji Milk Products

Company, to register pesticide products

Phytohealth J08 Post-Harvest Fungicide

and Phytohealth M14 Post-Harvest

Fungicide involving a changed use

pattern of the active ingredient sodium

bicarbonate pursuant to the provisions

of section 3(c)(5) of the Federal

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide

Act (FIFRA), as amended.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Denise Greenway, 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. CS51B6, Westfield Building North

Tower, 2800 Crystal Drive, Arlington,

VA 22202, (703) 308–8263; e-mail:

greenway.denise@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA

issued a notice, published in the

Federal Register of September 27, 1995

(60 FR 49838; FRL–4971–4), which

announced that Meiji Milk Products Co.,

Ltd. Kyobashi, 2-3-6, Chou-ku, Tokyo,

104 Japan, had submitted applications

to register the pesticide products

Phytohealth J08 Post-Harvest Fungicide

and Phytohealth M14 Post-Harvest

Fungicide (EPA File Symbols 67748–R

and 67748–E), both containing the

active ingredient sodium bicarbonate at

80.0 percent, which involves a changed

use pattern of the active ingredient.

The applications for Phytohealth J08

Post-Harvest Fungicide and Phytohealth

M14 Post-Harvest Fungicide (EPA

Registration Numbers 67748–1 and

67748–2, respectively), for use to

control green mold on citrus fruits after

harvest during storage and transport,

were approved on December 16, 1996.

This represents a changed use pattern

for the active ingredient, sodium

bicarbonate.

The Agency has considered all

required data on risks associated with
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the proposed use of sodium bicarbonate,

and information on social, economic,

and environmental benefits to be

derived from use. Specifically, the

Agency has considered the nature of the

chemical and its pattern of use,

application methods and rates, and level

and extent of potential exposure. Based

on these reviews, the Agency was able

to make basic health and safety

determinations which show that use of

sodium bicarbonate when used in

accordance with widespread and

commonly recognized practice, will not

generally cause unreasonable adverse

effects to the environment.

More detailed information on these

registrations is contained in a Pesticide

Fact Sheet on sodium bicarbonate.

A copy of this fact sheet, which

provides a summary description of the

chemical, use patterns and

formulations, science findings, and the

Agency’s regulatory position and

rationale, may be obtained from the

National Technical Information Service

(NTIS), 5285 Port Royal Road,

Springfield, VA 22161.

In accordance with section 3(c)(2) of

FIFRA, a copy of the approved label and

the list of data references used to

support registration are available for

public inspection in the office of the

Product Manager. The data and other

scientific information used to support

registration, except for material

specifically protected by section 10 of

FIFRA, are available for public

inspection in the Public Response and

Program Resources Branch, Field

Operations Division (7506C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, Rm. 1132, CM #2,

Arlington, VA 22202 (703–305–5805).

Requests for data must be made in

accordance with the provisions of the

Freedom of Information Act and must

be addressed to the Freedom of

Information Office (A–101), 401 M St.,

SW., Washington, D.C. 20460. Such

requests should: (1) Identify the product

name and registration number and (2)

specify the data or information desired.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pests, Product registration.

Dated: January 27, 1997.

Janet L. Andersen,

Director, Biopesticides Pollution Prevention

Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 97–2839 Filed 2–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[OPP–340106; FRL 5582–1]

Notice of Receipt of Requests for

Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain

Pesticide Registrations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with section

6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide,

Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA),

as amended, EPA is issuing a notice of

receipt of request for amendment by

registrants to delete uses in certain

pesticide registrations.

DATES: Unless a request is withdrawn,

the Agency will approve these use

deletions and the deletions will become

effective on August 4, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: James A. Hollins, Office of

Pesticide Programs (7502C),

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St., SW, Washington, DC 20460.

Office location for commercial courier

delivery and telephone number: Room

216, Crystal Mall No. 2, 1921 Jefferson

Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, (703)

305–5761; e-mail:

hollins.james@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA provides that

a registrant of a pesticide product may

at any time request that any of its

pesticide registrations be amended to

delete one or more uses. The Act further

provides that, before acting on the

request, EPA must publish a notice of

receipt of any such request in the

Federal Register. Thereafter, the

Administrator may approve such a

request.

II. Intent To Delete Uses

This notice announces receipt by the

Agency of applications from registrants

to delete uses in the 13 pesticide

registrations listed in the following

Table 1. These registrations are listed by

registration number, product names,

active ingredients and the specific uses

deleted. Users of these products who

desire continued use on crops or sites

being deleted should contact the

applicable registrant before August 4,

1997 to discuss withdrawal of the

applications for amendment. This 180–

day period will also permit interested

members of the public to intercede with

registrants prior to the Agency approval

of the deletion.

TABLE 1. — REGISTRATIONS WITH REQUESTS FOR AMENDMENTS TO DELETE USES IN CERTAIN PESTICIDE REGISTRATIONS

EPA Reg No. Product Name Active Ingredient Delete From Label

000228–00061 Riverdale 2,4-D Granules 2,4-D 2-Ethylhexyl ester Lakes & ponds for control of certain aquatic

weeds

000228–00156 MCPA L.V. Ester MCPA, isoctyl ester Rice

000432–00041 Brittle Extract of Cube Root Rotenone Domestic pet use

000432–00046 Rotenone Crystalline Rotenone; Cube Resins other

than rotenone

Domestic pet use

000432–00525 Powdered Cube Root Rotenone Domestic pet use

006458–00001 Cube Powder Rotenone; Cube Resins other

than rotenone

Domestic pet use

006458–00005 Cube Extract Rotenone; Cube Resins other

than rotenone

Domestic pet use

042750–00005 Albaugh Lo-Vol 4D Herbicide 2,4-D 2-Ethylhexyl ester Terrestrial uses, ditch-banks

042750–00006 Albaugh Lo-Vol 6D Herbicide 2,4-D 2-Ethylhexyl ester Terrestrial uses, ditch-banks

042750–00016 Albaugh 2,4-D Gran 20 Herbicide2,4-D 2-Ethylhexyl ester Weed control in lakes & ponds, terrestrial uses