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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.

B. 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’’,

‘‘Regulations and Proposed Rules,’’ 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/.

II. Contractor Requirements

Under Contract No. 68–W0–0067,

Tetrahedron, Inc. and its subcontractor,

TERA, will perform technical support

services on environmental studies to

include engineering analysis, data

management, data validation, and

statistical analysis for the assessment

products of the individual divisions of

OPP. These products are used by the

Director of OPP in making decisions.

The OPP has determined that access

by Tetrahedron, Inc. and its

subcontractor, TERA, to information on

all pesticide chemicals is necessary for

the performance of this contract.

Some of this information may be

entitled to confidential treatment. The

information has been submitted to EPA

under sections 3, 4, 6, and 7 of FIFRA

and under sections 408 and 409 of

FFDCA.

In accordance with the requirements

of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(2), the contract with

Tetrahedron, Inc. and its subcontractor,

TERA, prohibits use of the information

for any purpose not specified in the

contract; prohibits disclosure of the

information to a third party without

prior written approval from the Agency;

and requires that each official and

employee of the contractor sign an

agreement to protect the information

from unauthorized release and to handle

it in accordance with the FIFRA

Information Security Manual. In

addition, Tetrahedron, Inc. and its

subcontractor, TERA, are required to

submit for EPA approval a security plan

under which any CBI will be secured

and protected against unauthorized

release or compromise. No information

will be provided to Tetrahedron, Inc.

and its subcontractor, TERA, until the

requirements in this document have

been fully satisfied. Records of

information provided to Tetrahedron,

Inc. and its subcontractor, TERA, will be

maintained by EPA Project Officers for

this contract. All information supplied

to Tetrahedron, Inc. and its

subcontractor, TERA, by EPA for use in

connection with this contract will be

returned to EPA when Tetrahedron, Inc.

and its subcontractor, TERA, have

completed their work.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Business

and industry, Government contracts,

Government property, Security

measures.

Dated: September 11, 2000.

Richard D. Schmitt,

Acting Director, Information Resources and

Services Division, Office of Pesticide

Programs.

[FR Doc. 00–24207 Filed 9–26–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–00680; FRL–6747–2]

EPA-USDA Committee To Advise on

Reassessment and Transition

(CARAT); Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA)-U.S.

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Committee to Advise on Reassessment

and Transition (CARAT) will hold a

public meeting on October 11-12, 2000.

An agenda is under development and

will be available by October 6, 2000 on

our website at www.epa.gov/pesticides/

carat/. Topics to be discussed will

include pest management strategic

planning and transition activities.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

October 11, 2000, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on October 12,

2000.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Radisson Hotel Old Town, 901

North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA

22314; telephone number (703) 683–

6000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Margie Fehrenbach or Terria Northern,

(7501-C), Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,

DC 20460; telephone number: (703)

308–4775 or (703) 305–7093; fax

number: (703) 308–4776; e-mail address:

Fehrenbach.Margie@epa.gov or

Northern.Terria@epa.gov .

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Does this Action Apply to Me?

This action is directed to the public

in general. This action may, however, 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 is

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?

1. Electronically. 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,’’ ‘‘Regulations

and Proposed Rules,’’ 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.

2. In person. The Agency has

established an administrative record for

this meeting under docket control

number OPP–00657. 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

Committee to Advise on Reassessment

and Transition (CARAT). 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

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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. How Can I Participate in this

Meeting?

CARAT meetings are open to the

public under section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public

Law 92–463. Outside statements by

observers are welcome. Oral statements

will be limited to 3–5 minutes, and it is

preferred that only one person per

organization present the statement. Any

person who wishes to file a written

statement may do so before or after a

CARAT meeting. These statements wil

become part of the permanent record

and will be provided to CARAT

members. The permanent record will be

available for public inspection at the

address in Section II.2 ‘‘In person’’

above.

IV. Background

CARAT was established in

accordance with the Federal Advisory

Committee Act as 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 is 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 FPQA through use of

sound science, consultation with

stakeholders, increased transparency,

and reasonable transition for

agriculture. CARAT is co-chaired by

EPA Deputy Administrator Michael

McCabe and USDA Deputy Secretary

Richard Rominger. CARAT is composed

of experts that include farmers,

environmental/public interest groups,

public health officials, pediatric experts,

pesticide trade associations and

manufacturers, food processors and

distributors, academicians, and tribal,

State and local governments.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection,

Agriculture, Chemicals, Foods,

Pesticides, and Pests.

Dated: September 20, 2000.

Susan H. Wayland

Acting Administrator for Prevention,

Pesticides, and Toxic Substances.

[FR Doc. 00–24783 Filed 9–26–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–00678A; FRL–6748–8]

FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel,

Notice of Public Meeting; Correction

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; correction.

SUMMARY: This document corrects the

location of the October 18, 19, and 20,

2000, open meeting of the Federal

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide

Act (FIFRA) and Food Quality

Protection Act (FQPA) Scientific

Advisory Panel (SAP) in which the

FIFRA SAP is reviewing a set of issues

being considered by the Agency

pertaining to the Bt plant pesticides risk

and benefit assessments.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Crystal City Marriott Hotel, 1999

Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA.

The telephone number for the Crystal

City Marriott Hotel is (703) 413–5500.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul

Lewis, Designated Federal Officer

(DFO), Office of Science Coordination

and Policy (7101C), Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;

telephone number: (703) 305–5369; fax

number: (703) 605–0656; e-mail address:

lewis.paul@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

This action is directed to the public

in general. This action may, however, be

of interest to those persons who are or

may be required to conduct testing of

chemical substances under the Federal

Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA),

the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and the Food

Quality Protection Act (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.

B. How Can I Get Additional

Information, Including Copies of this

Document and Other Related

Documents?

1. Electronically. 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,’’ ‘‘Regulations

and Proposed Rules,’’ 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/.

A meeting agenda is currently

available; copies of EPA primary

background documents for this meeting

will be available by late September. You

may obtain electronic copies of these

documents, and certain other related

documents that might be available

electronically, from the FIFRA SAP

Internet Home Page at http://

www.epa.gov/scipoly/sap.

2. In person. The Agency has

established an official record for this

meeting under docket control number

OPP–00678A. The official 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 Bt plant pesticides risk

and benefit assessments, including any

information claimed as Confidential

Business Information (CBI). This official

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 official record does not include any

information claimed as CBI. The public

version of the official record, which

includes printed, paper versions of any

electronic comments 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.

II. Background

The original notice announcing the

FIFRA SAP meeting for October 18, 19,

and 20, 2000 (FR Doc. 00–22818) was

published in the Federal Register of

September 6, 2000 (65 FR 54001) (FRL–