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No.1681.04. For technical questions

about the ICR contact Sally Sasnett,

(202) 564–7074 or by E-mail at

sasnett.sally@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title:

NESHAP for Epoxy Resin and Nonnylon Polyamide Resin Production,

Subpart W, OMB Control No. 2060–

0290; EPA ICR No. 1681.04, expiring

September 30, 2001. This is a request for

extension of a currently approved

collection.

Abstract: The ICR contains

recordkeeping and reporting

requirements that are mandatory for

compliance with 40 CFR part 63,

subpart W, regulating hazardous air

pollutants from process vents, storage

vessels, wastewater systems and

equipment leaks. The standards require

mandatory record keeping and reporting

to document process information related

to the source’s ability to comply with

the standards. This information is used

by the Agency to identify sources

subject to the standards and to insure

that the maximum achievable control

technology is being properly applied.

Section 112 of the Clean Air Act, as

amended in 1990, requires that EPA

establish standards to limit emissions of

hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) from

stationary sources. The sources subject

to these provisions emit the HAPs

epichlorohydrin, and in lesser amounts,

hydrochloric acid and methanol. In the

Administrator’s judgment, hazardous air

pollutant emissions in this industry

cause or contribute to air pollution that

may be reasonably expected to endanger

public health or welfare. Respondents

are owners or operators of new and

existing facilities that manufacture

polymers and resins from

epichlorohydrin. Source categories

include basic liquid epoxy resin (BLR)

producers and producers of

epichlorohydrin-modified non-nylon

polyamide resins, also known as wet

strength resins (WSR).

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information

unless it displays a currently valid OMB

control number. The OMB control

numbers for EPA’s regulations are listed

in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.

The Federal Register document

required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d),

soliciting comments on this collection

of information was published on

February 1, 2001, 66 FR 8593; no

comments were received.

Burden Statement: The annual public

reporting and recordkeeping burden for

this collection of information is

estimated to average 156 hours per

response. Burden means the total time,

effort, or financial resources expended

by persons to generate, maintain, retain,

or disclose or provide information to or

for a Federal agency. This includes the

time needed to review instructions;

develop, acquire, install, and utilize

technology and systems for the purposes

of collecting, validating, and verifying

information, processing and

maintaining information, and disclosing

and providing information; adjust the

existing ways to comply with any

previously applicable instructions and

requirements; train personnel to be able

to respond to a collection of

information; search data sources;

complete and review the collection of

information; and transmit or otherwise

disclose the information.

Respondents/Affected Entities:

Owners or operators of new and existing

facilities that manufacture polymers and

resins from epichlorohydrin.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

13.

Frequency of Response: semiannually

(some quarterly).

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:

4525 hours.

Estimated Total Annualized Capital

and Operating Maintenance Cost

Burden: $9,000.

Send comments on the Agency’s need

for this information, the accuracy of the

provided burden estimates, and any

suggested methods for minimizing

respondent burden, including through

the use of automated collection

techniques to the following addresses.

Please refer to EPA ICR No. 1681.04 and

OMB Control No. 2060–0290 in any

correspondence.

Dated: June 1, 2001.

Oscar Morales,

Director, Collection Strategies Division.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–00724; FRL–6787–6]

FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel;

Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: There will be a 2–day meeting

of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,

and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and Food

Quality Protection Act (FQPA)

Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) to

review a set of issues being considered

by the Agency pertaining to an

assessment of additional scientific

information concerning StarLinkTM

corn. Members of the public may submit

written comments for consideration by

the SAP. In addition, EPA will provide

an opportunity during the public

meeting for the public to make brief oral

remarks to the SAP. The procedures

governing submission of written

comments and the presentation of oral

comments are described below. Seating

at the meeting will be on a first-come

basis. Individuals requiring special

accommodations at this meeting,

including wheelchair access, should

contact Paul Lewis at the address listed

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT at least 5 business days prior

to the meeting so that appropriate

arrangements can be made.

DATES: The meeting will be held on July

17 and July 18 from approximately 8:30

a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Sheraton Crystal City Hotel, 1800

Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA

22202. The telephone number for the

Sheraton Crystal City Hotel is (703)

486–1111.

Requests to participate 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, your request

must identify docket control number

OPP–00724 in the subject line on the

first page of your response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul

Lewis, Designated Federal Official,

Office of Science Coordination and

Policy (7202C), 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 persons who are or may be

required to conduct testing of chemical

substances under the Federal Food,

Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) and

FIFRA. 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.

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B. How Can I Get Additional

Information, Including Copies of this

Document and Other Related

Documents?

1. Electronically. A meeting agenda

and several background documents

relevant to this meeting are now

available. EPA’s primary position,

paper, and questions to the FIFRA SAP

should be available as soon as possible,

but no later than late June. In addition,

the Agency expects to provide

additional background documents as the

material become available. 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. To access

this document on the Home Page select

Federal Register notice announcing this

meeting. 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

meeting under docket control number

OPP–00724. The official record consists

of the documents specifically referenced

in this notice, any public comments

received during an applicable comment

period, and other material information,

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.

In addition, the Agency may provide

additional background documents as the

material becomes available. The public

version of the official record, which

includes printed, paper versions of any

electronic comments 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 22202, 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 Can I Request to Participate in

this Meeting?

You may submit a request to

participate in this meeting through the

mail, in person, or electronically. Do not

submit any information in your request

that is considered CBI. To ensure proper

receipt by EPA, it is imperative that you

identify docket control number OPP–

00724 in the subject line on the first

page of your request. Interested persons

are permitted to file written statements

before the meeting. To the extent that

time permits, and upon advance written

request to the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT,

interested persons may be permitted by

the Chair of the FIFRA SAP to present

oral statements at the meeting. The

request should identify the name of the

individual making the presentation, the

organization (if any) the individual will

represent, and any requirements for

audiovisual equipment (e.g., overhead

projector, 35 mm projector, chalkboard).

There is no limit on the extent of

written comments for consideration by

the Panel, but oral statements before the

Panel are limited to approximately 5

minutes. The Agency also urges the

public to submit written comments in

lieu of oral presentations. Persons

wishing to make oral and/or written

statements at the meeting should

contact the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT and

submit 30 copies of their presentation

and/or remarks to the panel. The

Agency encourages that written

statements be submitted before the

meeting to provide panel members the

time necessary to consider and review

the comments.

1. By mail. You may submit a request

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. 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 22202. 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 request electronically by e-mail to:

‘‘opp-docket@epa.gov.’’ Do not submit

any information electronically that you

consider to be CBI. Use WordPerfect

6.1/8.0 or ASCII file format and avoid

the use of special characters and any

form of encryption. Be sure to identify

by docket control number OPP–00724.

You may also file a request online at

many Federal Depository Libraries.

II. Background

A. Purpose of the Meeting

On November 28, 2000, the FIFRA

SAP met to review the potential

allergenicity, sensitization, and dietary

exposure to StarLinkTM corn. The Panel

concluded that based on the available

information at that time, there was a

medium likelihood that the Cry9C

protein was a potential allergen.

However, the Panel also concluded that

‘‘while not conclusive, the likely levels

of the Cry9C protein in the U.S. diet

provide sufficient evidence of a low

probability of allergenicity in the

exposed population.’’ The Panel

recommended that certain additional

information would be valuable to

refining the risk assessment. The Panel

recommended that the highest priority

was for follow-up on those individuals

who had claimed that they had suffered

some type of allergic reaction after

eating a corn product that might have

contained StarLinkTM corn and to

determine if there were antibodies for

Cry9C in the blood serum of these

individuals.

The SAP also recommended

collecting additional information to

improve the estimate of the levels of

Cry9C protein in the food supply.

The SAP will be meeting to assess

additional scientific information

concerning StarLinkTM corn. The SAP

will review EPA’s paper on the possible

presence of Cry9C protein in processed

human foods from wet milling of corn,

the work the United States Department

of Agriculture and Aventis Crop

Sciences have done to reduce the

amount of StarLinkTM corn going into

the food supply, the scientific data in

Aventis Crop Sciences petition for a

tolerance for Cry9C protein of 20 parts

per billion in corn grain, validation of

new detection methods for Cry9C

protein in finished foods, and the Food

and Drug Administration and Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention’s

efforts to develop a test method for

blood serum from individuals who

reported having allergic type responses

after eating foods containing corn.

B. Panel Report

The Panel will prepare a report of its

recommendations to the Agency. The

report will be posted on the FIFRA SAP

web site or may be obtained by

contacting the PIRIB at the address or

telephone number listed in Unit I. of

this document.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection.

Dated: June 4, 2001.

Vanessa Vu,

Director, Office of Science Coordination and

Policy.

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