Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 109 / Wednesday, June 6, 2001 / Notices 30457

For technical information contact:

George Hagevik, National Conference of

State Legislatures, 1560 Broadway, Suite

700, Denver, CO 80202; telephone

number: (303) 839–0273; Fax: (303)

863–8003; and e-mail address:

george.hagevik@ncsl.org.

Darlene Harrod, Environmental

Assistance Division (7408), Office of

Pollution Prevention and Toxics,

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,

DC 20460; telephone number: (202)

260–6904; Fax: (202) 260–2219; and email address:

harrod.darlene@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Does this Notice Apply to Me?

This action is directed to the public

in general. This action may, however, be

of interest to all parties interested in

FOSTTA and hearing more about the

perspectives of the Tribes on EPA

programs and the information exchange

regarding important issues related to

human health and environmental

exposure to toxics. 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. However, in the interest of time

and efficiency, the meetings are

structured to provide maximum

opportunity for State and EPA

participants to discuss items on the

predetermined agenda. At the discretion

of the chair, an effort will be made to

accommodate participation by observers

attending the proceedings. If you have

any questions regarding the

applicability of this action to a

particular entity, consult the technical

people listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT.

II. How Can I Get Additional

Information, Including Copies of this

Document or 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 NCSL Web site at http://

www.ncsl.org/programs/esnr/fostta/

fostta.htm. To access this document on

the EPA Internet Home Page go to http:/

/www.epa.gov and select ‘‘Laws and

Regulations’’ 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/FOSTTA.

2. Facsimile. Notify the persons listed

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT if you would like any of the

documents sent to you via fax.

III. Purpose of Meeting

The tentative agenda items identified

by the Tribes follow:

1. OPPTS tribal strategy.

2. Tribal subsistence summit.

3. Lead-TAS determinations.

4. Other topics as appropriate.

IV. How Can I Request To Participate

in this Meeting?

You may submit a request to

participate in this meeting in the mail

or electronically to the names under the

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section. Do

not submit any information in your

request that is considered Confidential

Business Information. Your request

must be received by EPA on or before

June 7, 2001.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection.

Dated: May 22, 2001.

Clarence O. Lewis, III,

Acting Director, Environmental Assistance

Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and

Toxics.

[FR Doc. 01–13839 Filed 6–5–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–00721; FRL–6785–7]

State FIFRA Issues Research and

Evaluation Group (SFIREG)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The State FIFRA Issues

Research and Evaluation Group

(SFIREG) will hold a 2–day meeting,

beginning on June 25, 2001 and ending

June 26, 2001. This notice announces

the location and times for the meeting

and sets forth the tentative agenda

topics.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

Monday, June 25, 2001, from 8:30 a.m.

to 5 p.m. and Tuesday, June 26, 2001,

from 8:30 a.m. to noon.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at

the Doubletree Hotel, 300 Army Navy

Drive, Arlington--Crystal City, VA.

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–00721 in the subject line on the

first page of your response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Philip H. Gray, SFIREG Executive

Secretary, P.O. Box 1249, Hardwick, VT

05843–1249; telephone number: (802)

472–6956; fax (802) 472–6957; e-mail

address: aapco@plainfield.bypass.com.

Georgia A. McDuffie, Field and

External Affairs Division (7506C), Office

of Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;

telephone number: (703) 605–0195; fax

number: (703) 308–1850; e-mail address:

Mcduffie.Georgia@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 all parties interested in

SFIREG’s information exchange

relationship with EPA regarding

important issues related to human

health, environmental exposure to

pesticides, and insight into EPA’s

decision-making process are invited and

encouraged to attend the meetings and

participate as appropriate. 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/.

2. In person. The Agency has

established an official record for this

action under docket control number

OPP–00721. 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

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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–00721 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 e-mail

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

CBI. Avoid the use of special characters

and any form of encryption. Electronic

submissions will be accepted in

WordPerfect 6.1/8.0 or ASCII file

format. All comments in electronic form

must be identified by docket control

number OPP–00721. Electronic

comments may also be filed online at

many Federal Depository Libraries.

D. How Should I Handle CBI that I Want

to Submit to the Agency?

Do not submit any information

electronically that you consider to be

CBI. You may claim information that

you submit to EPA in response to this

document as CBI by marking any part or

all of that information as CBI.

Information so marked will not be

disclosed except in accordance with

procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

In addition to one complete version of

the comment that includes any

information claimed as CBI, a copy of

the comment that does not contain the

information claimed as CBI must be

submitted for inclusion in the public

version of the official record.

Information not marked confidential

will be included in the public version

of the official record without prior

notice. If you have any questions about

CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI,

please consult the person listed under

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

E. What Should I Consider as I Prepare

My Comments for EPA?

You may find the following

suggestions helpful for preparing your

comments:

1. Explain your views as clearly as

possible.

2. Describe any assumptions that you

used.

3. Provide copies of any technical

information and/or data you used that

support your views.

4. If you estimate potential burden or

costs, explain how you arrived at the

estimate that you provide.

5. Provide specific examples to

illustrate your concerns.

6. Offer alternative ways to improve

the notice or collection activity.

7. Make sure to submit your

comments by the deadline in this

notice.

To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be

sure to identify the docket control

number assigned to this action in the

subject line on the first page of your

response. You may also provide the

name, date, and Federal Register

citation.

II. Purpose of Meetings

The tentative agenda items idenified

by the SFIREG follows:

1. Overview pesticide product reregistration for the rest of 2001.

2. NPDES permits—implications of

recent court ruling on aquatic pesticide

applications.

3. Endangered species: Update on

Albuquerque, NM workshop and future

direction for state programs.

4. Meeting State’s FIFRA training

needs—applicability of Eduneering,

Inc.’s food safety on-line training model.

5. Regional reports.

6. Committee reports and introduction

of issue papers.

7. Update on current OPP activities.

8. SFIREG issue paper status report.

9. Update on current OECA activities.

10. Other topics, as appropriate.

11. Status of mosquito control label

review project.

12. FIFRA implications of biosecurity/

foot and month disease.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection.

Dated: May 22, 2001.

Jay S. Ellenberger,

Acting Division Director, Field and External

Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 01–13838 Filed 6–5–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–00719; FRL–6783–2]

Receipt of a Notification to Conduct

Small-Scale Field Testing of a

Genetically-Engineered Microbial

Pesticide; Notice of Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt

from Dr. Brian A. Federick, of the

Department of Entomology of the

University of California, Riverside, of a

notification (57109–NMP-R) of intent to

conduct small-scale field testing

involving four modified strains of a

microorganism, Bacillus thuringiensis

subsp. israelensis H–14, ONR 60A (Bti).

These modified strains of Bti have been

genetically-engineered to express

various combinations of mosquitocidal

delta endotoxin proteins from Bti and

the mosquitocidal binary protein toxin

from Bacillus sphaericus. The proposed

testing for control of various species of

mosquitos will be in tanks and small

enclosed artificial ponds. The Agency

has determined that this notification

may be of regional and national

significance. Therefore in accordance

with 40 CFR 172.11(a), the Agency is

soliciting public comments on this

notification.

DATE: Comments, identified by docket

control number OPP–00719, must be

received on or before July 6, 2001.

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–00719 in the subject line on the

first page of your response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William R. Schneider, Biopesticides and