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Resources (joint with NASA); (4)

Aggregate Exposure Assessment for

Pesticides: Longitudinal Case Studies;

(5) Ecological Indicators for Gulf of

Mexico Estuaries; and (6)

Environmental Statistics Center.

Applications must be received as

follows: February 21, 2001, for topic (1);

February 28, 2001, for topic (2); March

1, 2001, for topic (3); March 7, 2001, for

topic (4); March 8, 2001, for topic (5);

and March 21, 2001, for topic (6).

The RFAs provide relevant

background information, summarize

EPA’s interest in the topic areas, and

describe the application and review

process.

Contact persons for the EMPACT RFA

are Barbara Karn

(karn.barbara@epa.gov), telephone 202–

564–6820, and Charlotte Cottrill

(cottrill.charlotte@epa.gov), telephone

202–564–6771. Contact person for the

Children’s Vulnerability RFA, the

Aggregate Exposure Assessment for

Pesticides RFA, and the Environmental

Statistics Center RFA is Chris Saint

(saint.chris@epa.gov), telephone 202–

564–6909. Contact persons for the

Ecological Indicators for Gulf of Mexico

Estuaries RFA are Barbara Levinson

(levinson.barbara@epa.gov), telephone

202–564–6911, and Eric Lindstrom

(elindstr@hq.nasa.gov), telephone 202–

358–4540. Contact person for the

Statistical Survey Design and Analysis

RFA is Barbara Levinson

(levinson.barbara@epa.gov), telephone

202–564–6911.

Dated: November 1, 2000.

Approved for publication

Norine E. Noonan,

Assistant Administrator for Research and

Development.

[FR Doc. 00–29505 Filed 11–16–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–U

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6903–1]

Science Advisory Board; Notification

of Public Advisory Committee Meeting

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, Public Law 92–463,

notice is hereby given that the

Environmental Engineering Committee

of the US EPA Science Advisory Board

(SAB), will meet December 5–7, 2000 in

conference room 6530, USEPA, Ariel

Rios Building North, 1200 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004.

The meeting will begin by 8:30 a.m. on

December 5 and adjourn no later than

4:00 p.m. on December 7. All times

noted are Eastern Standard Time. The

meeting is open to the public, however,

seating is limited and available on a first

come basis. Important Notice:

Documents that are the subject of SAB

reviews are normally available from the

originating EPA office and are not

available from the SAB Office—

information concerning availability of

documents from the relevant Program

Office is included below.

Purpose of the meeting: At this

meeting, the Committee will consider

for approval the report of the Natural

Attenuation Research Subcommittee.

The Subcommittee reviewed the present

and proposed natural attenuation

research program of EPA’s Office of

Research and Development (ORD) so

that ORD can refine its plans and

programs on this topic. This activity

began with a conference call meeting on

January 26th conference call meeting,

included a face-to-face meeting August

14–15, 2000; the most recent meeting

was October 25, 2000. Background,

including the availability of review

materials, will be found in previous

notices. (The most important of these is

65 FR 1866–1867, January 12, 2000).

The Committee will also consider

potential FY2001 activities. The Agency

has requested a review of the Surface

Impoundments Study for the Office of

Solid Waste and a consultation on

sustainability research for the Office of

Research and Development. The

Committee will consider whether to use

the draft report of the Science Advisory

Board’s Risk Reduction Options

Subcommittee as an input to a potential

initiative on risk reduction.

The Committee has also requested

briefings on various Agency topics. The

exact briefings depend upon the

availability of the speakers, but may

include: contaminated sediments, the

environmental impacts of natural

hazards, industrial ecology, and the

information needs of risk managers.

Availability of materials: A copy of

the Natural Attenuation draft and a draft

meeting agenda will be available on the

SAB website (www.epa.gov/sab)

approximately two weeks prior to the

meeting.

For further information: Any member

of the public wishing further

information concerning this meeting or

wishing to submit brief oral comments

(10 minutes or less) must contact

Kathleen White Conway, Designated

Federal Officer, Science Advisory Board

(1400A), U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone

(202) 564–4559; FAX (202) 501–0582; or

via e-mail at conway.kathleen@epa.gov.

Requests for oral comments must be in

writing (e-mail, fax or mail) and

received by Kathleen White Conway no

later than noon Eastern Standard Time

on November 28.

Providing Oral or Written Comments at

SAB Meetings

It is the policy of the Science

Advisory Board to accept written public

comments of any length, and to

accommodate oral public comments

whenever possible. The Science

Advisory Board expects that public

statements presented at its meetings will

not be repetitive of previously

submitted oral or written statements.

Oral Comments: In general, each

individual or group requesting an oral

presentation at a face-to-face meeting

will be limited to a total time of ten

minutes. For teleconference meetings,

opportunities for oral comment will

usually be limited to no more than three

minutes per speaker and no more than

fifteen minutes total. Deadlines for

getting on the public speaker list for a

meeting are given above. Speakers

should bring at least 35 copies of their

comments and presentation slides for

distribution to the reviewers and public

at the meeting. Written Comments:

Although the SAB accepts written

comments until the date of the meeting

(unless otherwise stated), written

comments should be received in the

SAB Staff Office at least one week prior

to the meeting date so that the

comments may be made available to the

committee for their consideration.

Comments should be supplied to the

appropriate DFO at the address/contact

information noted above in the

following formats: one hard copy with

original signature, and one electronic

copy via e-mail (acceptable file format:

WordPerfect, Word, or Rich Text files

(in IBM-PC/Windows 95/98 format).

Those providing written comments and

who attend the meeting are also asked

to bring 25 copies of their comments for

public distribution.

General information: 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 FY1999 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.

Committee rosters, draft Agendas and

meeting calendars are also located on

our website.

Meeting access: Individuals requiring

special accommodation at this meeting,

including wheelchair access to the

conference room, should contact Ms.

Conway at least five business days prior

to the meeting so that appropriate

arrangements can be made.

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Dated: November 9, 2000.

Donald G. Barnes,

Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.

[FR Doc. 00–29507 Filed 11–16–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–34203E; FRL–6753–3]

Chlorpyrifos; Receipt of Requests For

End-Use Product Amendments and

Cancellations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Companies that hold the

pesticide registrations of enduse

pesticide products containing

chlorpyrifos [O,O-diethyl O-(3,5,6-

trichloro-2-pyridinyl)phosphorothioate]

have asked EPA to cancel or amend

their registrations. Pursuant to section

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

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act

(FIFRA), EPA is announcing the

Agency’s receipt of these requests from

the registrants. These requests for

voluntary cancellation and amendment

are the result of a memorandum of

agreement signed by EPA and the basic

manufacturers of the active ingredient

chlorpyrifos on June 7, 2000. Registrants

identified in this notice requesting

voluntary cancellation and amendments

are in large part the customer of these

basic manufacturers. Given the potential

risks, both dietary and nondietary, that

chlorpyrifos use poses, especially to

children, EPA intends to grant the

requested cancellations and

amendments to delete uses. EPA also

plans to issue a cancellation order for

the deleted uses and the canceled

registrations at the close of the comment

period for this announcement. Upon the

issuance of the cancellation order, any

distribution, sale, or use of chlorpyrifos

products will only be permitted if such

distribution, sale, or use is consistent

with the terms of that order.

DATE: Comments must be received on or

before December 18, 2000. Comments

on the requested amendments to delete

uses and the requested registration

cancellations must be submitted to the

address provided in ADDRESSES and

identified by docket control number

OPP–34203E.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be

submitted by mail, electronically, or in

person. Please follow the detailed

instructions for each method as

provided in Unit I. of the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure

proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative

that you identify docket control number

OPP–34203E in the subject line on the

first page of your response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom

Myers, Special Review and

Reregistration Division (7508C), Office

of Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;

telephone number: (703) 308–8589; fax

number: (703) 308–8041; e-mail address:

myers.tom@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

announcement consists of three parts.

The first part contains general

information. The second part addresses

the registrants’ requests for registration

cancellations and amendments to delete

uses. And the third part proposes

existing stock provisions that will be set

forth in the cancellation order that the

Agency intends to issue at the close of

the comment period for this

announcement.

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

This action is directed to the public

in general. You may be potentially

affected by this action if you

manufacture, sell, distribute, or use

chlorpyrifos products. The

Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801

et seq., as added by the Small Business

Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of

1996, does not apply because this action

is not a rule, for purposes of 5 U.S.C.

804(3). 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/. To access

information about the risk assessment

for chlorpyrifos, go to the Home Page for

the Office of Pesticide Programs or go

directly http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/

op/chlorpyrifos.htm.

2. In person. The Agency has

established an official record for this

action under docket control number

OPP–34203E. The official record

consists of the documents specifically

referenced in this action, any public

comments received during an applicable

comment period, and other information

related to this action, 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.

C. How and to Whom Do I Submit

Comments?

You may submit comments through

the mail, in person, or electronically. To

ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is

imperative that you identify docket

control number OPP–34203E in the

subject line on the first page of your

response.

1. By mail. Submit your comments to:

Public Information and Records

Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information

Resources and Services Division

(7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs

(OPP), Environmental Protection

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20460.

2. In person or by courier. Deliver

your comments to: Public Information

and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB),

Information Resources and Services

Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide

Programs (OPP), Environmental

Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal

Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy.,

Arlington, VA. The PIRIB is open from

8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The

PIRIB telephone number is (703) 305–

5805.

3. Electronically. You may submit

your comments electronically by email

to: opp-docket@epa.gov, or you can

submit a computer disk as described

above. Do not submit any information

electronically that you consider to be