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subject of a joint effort by EPA, USDA,

and interested stakeholders known as

the Tolerance Reassessment Advisory

Committee (TRAC), recently replaced by

the Committee to Advise on

Reassessment and Transition (CARAT).

Among other initiatives, TRAC

established a process for public

participation in the review and

refinement of risk assessments for the

OP pesticides and for developing risk

management options. USDA,

stakeholders, and the public have the

opportunity to participate by submitting

comments on EPA’s preliminary and

revised risk assessments and by

providing risk management proposals.

During the final phase of this process,

EPA prepares an Interim Reregistration

Eligibility Decision (IRED) or a Report

on FQPA Tolerance Reassessment

Progress and Interim Risk Management

Decision (TRED) document for each OP

pesticide, to implement interim risk

management measures. Worker risk

mitigation is but one aspect of the

comprehensive mitigation strategy that

is developed in concluding each

individual OP assessment.

In a number of cases, the OP risk

assessments show that, even with

maximum feasible personal protective

equipment and engineering controls,

including all provisions required by the

Worker Protection Standard (WPS),

risks to workers still exceed EPA’s

levels of concern. Although each OP

risk management decision and any

associated mitigation measures will be

implemented on a case-by-case basis,

the Agency is outlining its decision

process in the PR Notice because early

notification to registrants will help to

ensure that occupational risk

management decisions for the OPs will

be approached consistently and

implemented quickly and equitably.

EPA encourages registrants to

demonstrate stewardship of their OP

pesticides by adopting the protective

measures described in this PR Notice

prior to the Agency’s completion of

IRED and TRED documents for the OP

chemicals, and to develop new

packaging and application technologies

that reduce worker exposure to

pesticides. Further mitigation may be

needed when the Agency issues its

final, cumulative decision on the OP

class of chemicals.

The PR Notice does not impose

binding obligations on registrants or the

Agency. The measures described will be

implemented as appropriate based on

chemical-specific reviews, including

risk/benefit balancing where necessary,

through pesticide reregistration and

other decision-making processes. EPA is

proposing specific worker risk

mitigation measures for individual OP

pesticides in completing interim risk

management decisions for these

chemicals, and will implement these

measures shortly thereafter. The Agency

envisions managing risks to workers

exposed to other classes of pesticides

posing similar risks, such as the

carbamates, in a similar manner.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Chemicals,

Pesticides and pests.

Dated: January 8, 2001.

Lois Rossi,

Director, Special Review and Reregistration

Division.

[FR Doc. 01–1201 Filed 1–16–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–00652A; FRL–6761–8]

First Aid Statements on Pesticide

Product Labels, Pesticide Registration

Notice; Update to Guidance

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces an

update to EPA guidance regarding the

format and content of first aid

statements on all federally regulated

pesticide product labels. This notice

addresses what the Agency believes is

the appropriate first aid language for

pesticide product labels to ensure that

they continue to adequately protect the

public. This notice supersedes Pesticide

Registration Notice 2000–3, published

in the Federal Register on April 19,

2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Amy Breedlove, Field and External

Affairs Division (7506C), Policy and

Regulatory Services Branch, Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;

telephone number: (703) 308–9069; fax

number: (703) 305–5884; e-mail address:

breedlove.amy@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 people who are responsible

for developing, reviewing, or approving

first aid information on pesticide labels.

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/. You may also

obtain copies of the PR Notice by going

directly to the Home Page for the Office

of Pesticide Programs at http://

www.epa.gov/pesticides. Under

‘‘What’s New,’’ select ‘‘Draft PR

Notices,’’ then select PR Notice 2000–1

‘‘First Aid Statements on Pesticide

Product Labels.’’

2. Fax on Demand. You may request

a faxed copy of the PR Notice titled

‘‘First Aid Statements on Pesticide

Product Labels,’’ by using a faxphone to

call (202) 401–0527 and selecting item

6135. You may also follow the

automated menu.

3. In person. The Agency has

previously established an official record

for this action under docket control

number OPP–00652. 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

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holidays. The PIRIB telephone number

is (703) 305–5805.

II. What Action is the Agency Taking?

The Agency is publishing guidance

for appropriate first aid language for

pesticide product labels. The Agency

has received updated information for

first aid statements and believes current

pesticide product labels should be

revised to reflect this information. The

Agency, as a result of comments

submitted in response to an earlier PR

notice published in the Federal Register

on April 19, 2000 (65 FR 20978) (FRL–

6552–2), has extended the deadline

until October 1, 2003, for when the

Agency expects to see these revised

statements and has made other changes

to clarify the Agency’s intent.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection,

Administrative practice and procedure,

Agricultural commodities, First aid,

Labeling, Pesticides and pests.

Dated: December 28, 2000.

Marcia E. Mulkey

Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 01–1053 Filed 1–16–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6933–7]

Ward Transformer Superfund Site

Notice of Prospective Purchaser

Agreement Raleigh, Wake County, NC

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement.

SUMMARY: Under the Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation

and Liability Act (CERCLA), the United

States Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA) proposes to enter into a

‘‘Prospective Purchaser Agreement’’

(P.A.) concerning property that has been

potentially contaminated by releases

from the Ward Transformer Superfund

Site (Ward Site) in Raleigh, Wake

County, North Carolina (P.A. Property).

EPA proposes to enter into the P.A. with

Brier Creek Commons LP (Brier Creek

LP). The P.A. obligates Brier Creek LP

to cooperate fully with any response

action EPA may take on the P.A.

Property. The P.A. resolves Brier Creek

LP’s potential liability for the Existing

Contamination at the Ward Site and/or

the P.A. Property which may otherwise

result from it obtaining an easement

across the P.A. Property and

constructing a roadway. This protection

is contingent upon Brier Creek LP

fulfilling its obligations under the P.A.

EPA will consider public comments on

the proposed settlement for thirty (30)

days.

EPA may withdraw from or modify

the proposed settlement should such

comments disclose facts or

considerations which indicate the

proposed settlement is inappropriate,

improper or inadequate. Copies of the

proposed settlement are available from:

Ms. Paula V. Bachelor, Waste

Management Division, U.S. EPA, Region

4, Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth

Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303–

3104, 404/562–8887.

Written comments may be submitted

to Ms. Bachelor at the address noted

above within thirty (30) calendar days of

the date of this publication.

Dated: December 27, 2000.

James T. Miller,

Acting Chief, CERCA Program Services

Branch, Waste Management Division.

[FR Doc. 01–1348 Filed 1–16–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

Office for Civil Rights; Title VI of the

Civil Rights Act of 1964; Limited

English Proficiency Policy Guidance

for Recipients of Federal Financial

Assistance

AGENCY: Office of Civil Rights, GSA.

ACTION: Notice of policy guidance with

request for comment.

SUMMARY: The General Services

Administration (GSA) is publishing

policy guidance on Title VI’s

prohibition against national origin

discrimination as it affects limited

English proficient persons. GSA

provides this policy guidance for its

recipients of Federal financial assistance

to ensure meaningful access to federally

assisted programs and activities for

persons with Limited English

Proficiency (LEP). This policy guidance

does not create new obligations, but

rather, clarifies existing responsibilities

under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of

1964, as amended, its implementing

regulations and relevant case law.

DATES: This guidance is effective

immediately. Comments must be

submitted on or before March 20, 2001.

The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) will

review all comments and will determine

what modifications to the policy

guidance, if any, are necessary.

ADDRESSEES: Interested persons should

submit written comments to Office of

Civil Rights (AK), Room 5127, General

Services Administration, 1800 F Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20405. Comments

may also be submitted by e-mail at

evelyn.britton@gsa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James M. Taylor or K. Evelyn Britton,

Office of Civil Rights, Room 5127,

General Services Administration, 1800 F

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20405,

telephone 202–501–0767 or 1–800–662–

6376; TDD 1–888–267–7660.

Arrangements to receive the policy

guidance in an alternative format may

be made by contacting the named

individuals.

Dated: January 10, 2001.

Madeline Caliendo,

Associate Administrator, Office of Civil

Rights, General Services Administration.

Policy Guidance

1. Subject. Limited English

proficiency policy guidance for

recipients of Federal financial

assistance.

2. Purpose. General Services

Administration (GSA) provides this

policy guidance for its recipients of

Federal financial assistance to ensure

meaningful access to federally assisted

programs and activities for persons with

Limited English Proficiency (LEP). This

policy guidance does not create new

obligations, but rather, clarifies existing

responsibilities under Title VI of the

Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, its

implementing regulations and relevant

case law.

3. Dates: This guidance is effective

immediately. Comments are welcome

and must be submitted on or before

sixty (60) days from the date of this

publication. GSA will review all

comments and will determine what

modifications to the policy guidance, if

any, are necessary.

4. Policy. To improve access to

federally assisted programs and

activities for persons who, as a result of

national origin, are limited in their

English proficiency.

5. Action Required. All recipients of

Federal financial assistance from GSA

are to develop an effective plan, in

writing, for ensuring meaningful access

to their programs and activities by LEP

persons, consistent with this guidance.

6. Background Information. English is

the predominant language of the United

States. According to the 1990 Census,

English is spoken by 95% of its

residents. Of those U.S. residents who

speak languages other than English at

home, the 1990 Census reports that 57%