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TFF, a process that includes 

consolidating remaining wastes in the 

minimum number of tanks necessary, 

and then cleaning the empty tanks and 

ancillary equipment. After completing 

cleaning operations, a small amount of 

residual radioactive waste that cannot 

be removed remains in the tanks and 

ancillary equipment. DOE plans to 

stabilize this residual waste, as well as 

the TFF system overall, by filling the 

system with grout. 

Section 3116 of the Ronald W. Reagan 

National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2005 authorizes the 

Secretary of Energy, in consultation 

with the Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC), to determine that 

certain waste from reprocessing spent 

nuclear fuel is not high-level waste 

(HLW) and that it may instead be 

disposed of as low-level waste (LLW) if 

it meets the criteria set forth in Section 

3116. The draft determination sets forth 

the basis for concluding that the TFF 

residual wastes, as well as the tanks, 

vaults, and associated piping, 

structures, and equipment will meet all 

of those criteria, and thus is not highlevel waste. 

Final Determination: DOE will issue a 

final determination following the 

completion of consultation with the 

NRC, and consideration of any public 

comments. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 8, 

2005. 

Charles E. Anderson, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Environmental Management. 

[FR Doc. 05–18224 Filed 9–13–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–7968–5] 

National Drinking Water Advisory 

Council’s Working Group on Public 

Education Requirements of the Lead 

and Copper Rule Meeting 

Announcement 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing 

the first public meeting of the Working 

Group of the National Drinking Water 

Advisory Council (NDWAC) on the 

Public Education Requirements of the 

Lead and Copper Rule (WGPE). The 

purpose of this meeting is to provide an 

opportunity for the WGPE members to 

begin discussions on the public 

education requirements of the Lead and 

Copper Rule. 

DATES: The first meeting of the WGPE 

will be held in Washington, DC on 

October 5th from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 

October 6th from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The WGPE meeting will 

take place at RESOLVE, Inc., 1255 23rd 

St., NW., Suite 275, Washington, DC 

20037. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Interested participants from the public 

should contact Elizabeth McDermott, 

Designated Federal Officer, National 

Drinking Water Advisory Council 

Working Group on Public Education, 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

Office of Ground Water and Drinking 

Water, Drinking Water Protection 

Division (Mail Code 4606M), 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC, 20460. Please contact 

Elizabeth McDermott at 

mcdermott.elizabeth@epa.gov, or call 

202–564–1603 to receive additional 

details. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The charge for the Working 

Group on the Public Education 

Requirements of the Lead and Copper 

Rule (WGPE) is to (1) review the current 

lead public education requirements to 

find and define the need for 

improvements and make 

recommendations to the full NDWAC 

accordingly; (2) develop language for 

communicating the risk of lead and a 

suggested response to the public; and (3) 

define the delivery means to the public. 

The NDWAC established a target date of 

May 2006 to complete these tasks. The 

WGPE is comprised of 15 members from 

drinking water industries, stakeholder 

organizations, state and local officials, 

public health officials, environmental 

organizations, and risk communication 

experts. 

Public Comment: An opportunity for 

public comment will be provided 

during the WGPE meeting. Oral 

statements will be limited to five 

minutes; it is preferred that only one 

person present the statement on behalf 

of a group or organization. Written 

comments may be provided at the 

meeting or may be sent by mail to 

Elizabeth McDermott, Designated 

Federal Officer for the WGPE, at the 

mail or email address listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 

the notice. 

Special Accommodations: Any person 

needing special accommodations at this 

meeting, including wheelchair access, 

should contact Elizabeth McDermott, 

Designated Federal Officer for the 

WGPE, at the number or email address 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section of the notice. Requests 

for special accommodations should be 

made at least five business days in 

advance of the WGPE meeting. 

Dated: September 9, 2005. 

Cynthia C. Dougherty, 

Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking 

Water. 

[FR Doc. 05–18234 Filed 9–13–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[OPP–2005–0255; FRL–7736–6] 

Pesticide Program Dialogue 

Committee Performance Measures 

Work Group; Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463), the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) gives notice of a public 

meeting of the Pesticide Program 

Dialogue Committee (PPDC) 

Performance Measures Work Group on 

September 26, 2005. An agenda for this 

meeting is being developed and will be 

posted on EPA’s website. The work 

group is developing advice and 

recommendations concerning 

performance management measures for 

EPA’s pesticide program. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Monday, September 26, 2005 from 10 

a.m. to 12 noon. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

EPA’s offices at Crystal Mall #2, 1801 S. 

Bell Street, Arlington, VA in room 1126. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sherry Sterling, Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 305–0387; fax number: 

(703) 308–4776; e-mail 

address:sterling.sherry@epa.gov. 

Information on Services for the 

Handicapped: For information on 

facilities or services for the handicapped 

or to request special assistance at the 

meetings, contact Sherry Sterling at 

(703) 305–0387 as soon as possible. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this Action Apply to Me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general, and may be of particular 

interest to persons who work in 

agricultural settings or persons who are 

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concerned about implementation of the 

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); the Federal 

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA); 

an the amendments to both of these 

major pesticide laws by the Food 

Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996. 

Potentially affected entities may 

include, but are not limited to: 

Agricultural workers and farmers; 

pesticide industry and trade 

associations; environmental, consumer, 

and farm worker groups; pesticide users 

and growers; pest consultants; State, 

local and Tribal governments; academia; 

public health organizations; food 

processors; and the public. If you have 

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 Copies of this 

Document and Other Related 

Information? 

1. Docket. EPA has established an 

official public docket for this action 

under docket identification (ID) number 

OPP–2005–0255. The official public 

docket consists of the documents 

specifically referenced in this action, 

any public comments received, and 

other information related to this action. 

Although a part of the official docket, 

the public docket does not include 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. The official public 

docket is the collection of materials that 

is available for public viewing at the 

Public Information and Records 

Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, 

Crystal Mall #2, 1801 S. Bell St., 

Arlington, VA. This docket facility is 

open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The docket telephone number 

is (703) 305–5805. 

2. Electronic access. You may access 

this Federal Register document 

electronically through the EPA Internet 

under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at 

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. 

An electronic version of the public 

docket is available through EPA’s 

electronic public docket and comment 

system, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA 

Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ 

to view public comments, access the 

index listing of the contents of the 

official public docket, and to access 

those documents in the public docket 

that are available electronically. 

Although not all docket materials may 

be available electronically, you may still 

access any of the publicly available 

docket materials through the docket 

facility identified in Unit I.B.1. Once in 

the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in 

the appropriate docket ID number. 

II. Background 

The Office of Pesticide Programs is 

entrusted with responsibility to help 

ensure the safety of the American food 

supply, the education and protection 

from unreasonable risk of those who 

apply or are exposed to pesticides 

occupationally or through use of 

products, and general protection of the 

environment and special ecosystems 

from potential risks posed by pesticides. 

III. How Can I Request to Participate in 

this Meeting? 

PPDC meetings are open to the public 

and seating is available on a first-come 

basis. Persons interested in attending do 

not need to register in advance of the 

meeting. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Agricultural workers, Agriculture, 

Chemicals, Foods, Pesticides, Pests, 

Public health, Risk assessment, 

Tolerance reassessment. 

Dated: August 31, 2005. 

James Jones, 

Director, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 05–18008 Filed 9–13–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–7968–9] 

Science Advisory Board Staff Office; 

Notification of an Upcoming Science 

Advisory Board Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory 

Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a 

public face-to-face meeting of the 

chartered SAB. The Board will (1) be 

briefed on strategic science issues facing 

EPA, (2) continue its planning for SAB 

activities, and (3) it may review and 

approve of one or more draft SAB 

Committee reports. 

DATES: September 28, 2005. A public 

meeting of the Board will be held from 

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time) on 

September 28, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: The September 28, 2005 

meeting of the Board will be held in the 

U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board 

Conference Center, Third Floor, 1025 F 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20004. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Members of the public who wish to 

obtain further information regarding this 

meeting, or the SAB may contact Mr. 

Thomas O. Miller, Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO), U.S. EPA Science 

Advisory Board via phone (202–343–

9982) or e-mail at miller.tom@epa.gov. 

The SAB Mailing address is: U.S. EPA, 

Science Advisory Board (1400F), 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. General 

information about the SAB, as well as 

any updates concerning the meeting 

announced in this notice—including 

any specific draft report(s) to be 

reviewed, will be posted on the SAB 

Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: (a) EPA Science Issues and 

SAB Planning—The SAB will receive 

briefings from senior Agency scientists 

on EPA’s strategic science priorities. 

This will allow the Board to discuss 

with EPA, the Agency’s response to the 

Board’s advisory on the FY 2006 science 

budget and prepare the Board to plan its 

advisory interaction with EPA on the FY 

2007 science budget. At this meeting, 

the Board will monitor its own activities 

in support of EPA’s science programs 

for 2005 and continue its planning of its 

FY 2006 program. 

(b) Review of SAB Committee Draft 

Reports: The Board may review one or 

more draft SAB panel or committee 

reports at this meeting. Information on 

any draft reports to be reviewed, as well 

as the draft reports, will be on the SAB 

Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab/ 

drrep.htm prior to the meeting. 

Availability of Review Material for the 

Board Meeting: A final roster of the 

Board, the meeting agenda, and any 

appropriate background documents in 

support of this meeting will be posted 

on the SAB Staff Office Web site ( 

http://www.epa.gov/sab) prior to the 

meeting. 

Procedures for Providing Public 

Comment: The Science Advisory Board 

Staff Office accepts written public 

comments, and will accommodate oral 

public comments whenever possible, on 

issues before the SAB. Requests to 

provide oral comments at the September 

28, 2005 meeting must be made in 

writing (e-mail, fax or mail) and 

received by Mr. Miller no later than 

September 23, 2005. Oral Comments: 

Each individual or group requesting an 

oral presentation at this face-to-face 

meeting will be limited to no more than 

ten minutes per speaker or organization. 

Speakers should bring at least 75 copies 

of their comments and presentation 

slides for distribution to the participants 

and the public at this meeting. Written 

Comments: Written comments should 

be received in the SAB staff office so