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open to the public at the time and place

listed below in this notice. The public

is encouraged to attend the proceedings

as observers. However, in the interest of

time and efficiency, the meeting is

structured to provide maximum

opportunity for state, tribal, and EPA

invited participants to discuss items on

the predetermined agenda. At the

discretion of the chair of the project, an

effort will be made to accommodate

participation by observers attending the

proceedings.

DATES: The four projects will meet

March 3, 1997, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.,

with a plenary session on Endocrine

Disruptors from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., and on

March 4, 1997, from 8 a.m. to noon.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at

The Holiday Inn, 480 King St.,

Alexandria, VA, in Old Town.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Darlene Harrod, Designated Federal

Official (DFO), Office of Pollution

Prevention and Toxics (7408),

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

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

Telephone: (202) 260–6904, e-mail:

harrod.darlene@epamail.epa.gov. Any

observer wishing to speak should advise

the DFO at the telephone number or email address listed above no later than

4 p.m. on February 27, 1997.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FOSTTA,

a group of state and tribal toxics

environmental managers, is intended to

foster the exchange of toxics-related

program and enforcement information

among the states/tribes and between the

states/tribes and EPA’s Office of

Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic

Substances (OPPTS) and Office of

Enforcement and Compliance Assurance

(OECA). FOSTTA currently consists of

the Coordinating Committee and four

issue-specific projects. The projects are

the: (1) Toxics Release Inventory

Project; Pollution Prevention Project; (3)

Chemical Management Project; and (4)

Lead (Pb) Project.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection.

Dated: February 5, 1997.

Susan B. Hazen,

Director, Environmental Assistance Division,

Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.

[FR Doc. 97–3514 Filed 2–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[FRL–5687–5]

Notice of Open Meeting: State

Voluntary Cleanup Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: The Agency will solicit input

from a broad array of stakeholders on

the key principles for adequate state

voluntary cleanup programs. These

principles will be used in the

development of a draft state voluntary

cleanup program guidance which will

be issued for public comment.

Approximately 25 stakeholders have

been invited by EPA to give oral

testimony at the meeting. The

stakeholders include the State and local

governments, industry, citizens,

environmental and health organizations

and members of the National

Environmental Justice Advisory

Committee (NEJAC). Additional

information about this meeting will be

made available on our World Wide Web

home page at the following address:

http://es.inel.gov/oeca/osre.html.

DATES: The meeting will take place on

Thursday, February 27, 1997, at the

Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 2100 Massachusetts

Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20008. It

will begin at 9 a.m and end at 4:30 p.m.

An agenda will be distributed at the

meeting.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: The meeting will

be open to the public and, as needed,

one hour at the end of the day will be

set aside for oral comments or

questions. Approximately seventy-five

seats will be available for the public

including five seats reserved for the

media. Seats will be available on a firstcome first-served basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bruce Pumphrey, Office of Enforcement

and Compliance Assurance, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St. S.W., 2273–A, Washington, DC

20460, Telephone: 202–564–5106, Email: Pumphrey.bruce

@epamail.epa.gov.

Dated: February 6, 1997.

Barry N. Breen,

Director, Office of Site Remediation

Enforcement.

[FR Doc. 97–3521 Filed 2–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

[OPP–64032; FRL 5585–3]

Notice of Receipt of Request for

Amendments to Delete the use of

Flowable Carbofuran on Grapes and

Strawberries

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

FMC Corporation, the sole US registrant,

to delete the use of the pesticide

flowable carbofuran on grapes and

strawberries.

DATES: Unless the request is withdrawn,

the Agency will approve these use

deletions and the deletions will become

effective on May 14, 1997. FMC has

waived the 180 days allowed under the

Food Quality Protection Act of 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Niloufar Nazmi-Glosson, Office of

Pesticide Programs (7508W),

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

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

Office location for commercial courier

delivery, telephone number, and e-mail:

Room 3–W43, Crystal Station #1, 2800

Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA, (703) 308–

8028; e-mail: nazmiglosson.niloufar@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. Background

In August of 1995, EPA advised FMC

Corporation of its concern for the acute

avian risk posed by the use of flowable

carbofuran. The Agency’s concern was

based on field reports and laboratory

evidence of bird kills due to carbofuran

use and misuse. In response to the

Agency’s concern, FMC Corporation has

agreed to implement a number of

measures intended to reduce the risk of

flowable carbofuran to birds. Among

these measures is the voluntary

cancellation of flowable carbofuran use

on grapes and strawberries.

III. Intent to Delete Uses

This notice announces receipt by the

Agency of an application from FMC

Corporation, to delete uses under

section 3 or 24(c) of FIFRA. FMC

submitted applications to amend its

granular carbofuran registrations on

June 15, 1996. These registrations are

listed by registration number (or

company number and 24(c) number) in

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

Registration No. Product Name Active Ingredient Delete From Label

279–2876 Furadan 4F Insecticide/Nematicide Carbofuran Grapes and strawberries

CA–820076

CT–940002

ME–880004

MI–920003

MN–830013

MO–890002

NH–820004

OH–900001

PA–890003

TN–870008

VA–840007

VT–800009

AZ–890018

OR–850024

WA–820041

CA–850059

Users of this product who desire

continued use on the crops being

deleted should contact both the EPA

contact person listed above, and the

registrant at the following address: Dr.

Don Carlson, FMC Corporation,

Agricultural Chemicals Group, 1735

Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103;

telephone: (215) 299–6436, to discuss

withdrawal of the application for

amendment before May 14, 1997. It

should be noted however, that because

these deletions are being proposed to

reduce avian risk, it is incumbent on

any proponent of further use to

demonstrate that further use will not

pose unreasonable risk to bird species.

This 90–day comment period will also

permit other interested members of the

public to comment prior to the Agency’s

approval of the deletions.

IV. Existing Stocks Provisions

The Agency authorizes FMC

Corporation to sell and distribute

product labeled for use on grapes and

strawberries for a period of 12 months

after approval of the revision.

Remaining stocks of flowable carbofuran

labeled for use on grapes and

strawberries in the hands of growers and

distributors may be used until such

stocks are depleted.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pests, Product registrations.

Dated: January 31, 1997.

Jack E. Housenger,

Acting Director, Special Review and

Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide

Programs.

[FR Doc. 97–3516 Filed 2–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[OPP–340107; FRL 5585–6]

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 12, 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, telephone number and e-mail:

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 10 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 12,

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.