68002 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 216 / Wednesday, November 9, 2005 / Notices 

1Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. 109–58, 

§ 1252(e)(3), 119 Stat. 594, (2005) (EPAct section 

1252(e)(3)).

2Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. 109–58, 

§ 1252(e)(3), 119 Stat. 594, (2005) (EPAct section 

1252(e)(3)).

Status Treasury

instrument Add-on 

Interest rate 

for

7/1/2004 

through

6/30/2005 

Maximum 

interest

rate 

Loans with first disbursement date on or after 7/1/1998: Any 

status.

91-day T-bill 

3.00

+ 3.1 = 6.10 9.00 

Federal Direct PLUS Consolidation Loans

Loans with first disbursement date before 7/1/1998: Any status 1-year constant maturity 

Treasury yield 

3.40

+ 3.1 = 6.50 9.00 

Loans with first disbursement date between 7/1/1998 and 9/

30/1998 and loans with first disbursement date on or after 

10/1/1998 for which the application was received before 10/

1/1998: Any status.

91-day T-bill 

3.00

+ 3.1 = 6.10 9.00 

Loans for which the application was received between 10/01/

1998 and 1/31/1999: Any status.

91-day T-bill 

3.00

+ 2.3 = 5.30 8.25 

Loans for which the application was received on or after 2/01/

1999: Any status.

The lesser of 8.25 percent or the weighted average of the loans 

application consolidated, rounded to the next higher was received 1/8 of one percent. 

8.25

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. AD06–2–000] 

Assessment of Demand Response 

Resources 

November 3, 2005.

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Voluntary 

Survey and Technical Conference. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Energy Policy 

Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) section 

1252(e)(3),1 the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission) is 

preparing a report, by appropriate 

region, that assesses demand response 

resources, including those available 

from all consumer classes. A voluntary 

survey and technical conference are 

proposed to obtain information that will 

assist in preparing and publishing this 

report.

DATES: (1) Comments on the proposed 

survey questions should be filed 

December 5, 2005. 

(2) Requests to participate in the 

technical conference are due December 

5, 2005. 

(3) Comments on the proposed 

technical conference topics are due 

December 19, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed 

electronically via the eFiling link on the 

Commission’s Web site at http://

www.ferc.gov. Commenters unable to 

file comments electronically must send 

an original and 14 copies of their 

comments to: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, Office of the Secretary, 

888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 

20426. Please refer to the Comment 

Procedures section of the preamble for 

additional information on how to file 

comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Kathan (Technical 

Information), Office of Markets, Tariffs 

and Rates, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–6404, 

David.Kathan@ferc.gov.

Aileen Roder (Legal Information), 

Office of the General Counsel, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

(202) 502–6022, Aileen.Roder@ferc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. Take 

notice that a survey on the saturation 

and penetration of advanced meters is 

being proposed and that a technical 

conference, with comments, on issues 

raised by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 

(EPAct 2005) section 1252(e)(3) 2 will be 

held. Comments on the survey are due 

by December 5, 2005. The date, location, 

and agenda of the conference will be 

announced in a subsequent notice. 

Those wishing to participate in the 

technical conference should notify 

Commission staff by December 5, 2005. 

Finally, comments on the demand 

response issues addressed in the statute 

are due by December 19, 2005. These 

comments will help inform the 

discussion at the technical conference.

I. Background 

2. Section 1252(e)(3) of EPAct 2005 

requires the Commission to draft and 

publish a report, by appropriate region, 

that assesses demand response 

resources, including those available 

from all consumer classes. Specifically, 

EPAct 2005 requires that the 

Commission identify and review:

(A) Saturation and penetration rates of 

advanced meters and 

communications technologies, 

devices and systems; 

(B) Existing demand response 

programs and time-based rate 

programs; 

(C) The annual resource contribution 

of demand resources; 

(D) The potential for demand 

response as a quantifiable, reliable 

resource for regional planning 

purposes;

(E) Steps taken to ensure that, in 

regional transmission planning and 

operations, demand resources are 

provided equitable treatment as a 

quantifiable, reliable resource 

relative to the resource obligations 

of any load-serving entity, 

transmission provider, or 

transmitting party; and 

(F) Regulatory barriers to improved 

customer participation in demand 

response, peak reduction and 

critical period pricing programs. 

3. A survey is proposed to obtain the 

needed information on meter saturation 

and penetration. With respect to the 

other issues the Commission must 

address in the report, input from state 

regulators and members of the industry 

will enhance its ability to present a 

comprehensive and well informed 

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3Please note that due to the limitations of the 

Web-based survey tool, the demand response 

survey includes multiple questions per customer 

class to accommodate respondents with more than 

one demand response program per class.

4For purposes of this notice and proposed 

survey, resource contribution is defined as potential 

peak reduction at time of system peak.

report. To acquire this input, the public 

is invited to submit comments on the 

demand response issues addressed by 

the statute and to participate in a 

technical conference we will hold to 

discuss those issues. 

A. Voluntary Survey on Saturation and 

Penetration of Advanced Metering and 

Demand Response 

4. A voluntary survey is proposed on 

the use of advanced metering and 

demand response, because adequate 

information on this subject is not 

collected by other sources. For instance, 

the information collected by EIA–861 

(Annual Electric Power Industry Report) 

form administered by the Energy 

Information Administration (EIA) 

includes aggregate information on 

energy efficiency and load management, 

but does not include any information on 

advanced metering. In addition, the 

information on load management 

collected by EIA does not provide 

sufficient information to help identify 

existing demand response programs or 

time-based rate programs. 

5. The Commission will conduct the 

survey using the Internet. The proposed 

survey is targeted towards respondents 

who directly serve end-use customers. 

Respondents will provide their 

information for the survey to the 

Commission on an Internet web-based 

form and submit their responses 

electronically directly to the 

Commission. 

6. Because there are no standard 

industry definitions, Commission staff 

is uncertain about the best set of 

questions for obtaining information on 

the saturation and penetration of 

advanced metering. For example, given 

the various types of meters with 

advanced functionality, it may be 

difficult to unambiguously define 

advanced metering. Instead, we propose 

a survey that asks a series of questions 

concerning meter functionality. 

Information on meter functionality will 

better assist in developing a definition 

of advanced metering that can be used 

to accurately estimate regional 

saturation and penetration of advanced 

metering. A national survey of advanced 

metering should also prove useful for 

planning and benchmarking by market 

participants. 

7. While the focus of the survey is on 

advanced metering, the proposed survey 

also contains several questions 

requesting information on existing 

demand response and time-based 

metering programs. These questions are 

designed to collect program information 

necessary to obtain information on 

demand response programs in response 

to section 1252(e)(3)(B) of EPAct. 

Furthermore, in recognition that 

different individuals or departments 

may be responsible for completing the 

metering and demand response 

information, the survey will be 

implemented as two Web-based forms 

(one on advanced metering, and one on 

demand response programs) 3 to ease 

data entry.

8. The proposed survey is attached to 

this Notice as an Appendix. The public 

is requested to comment on the survey 

questions. In particular, the public 

should comment on whether the 

questions will elicit accurate 

information on advanced meters and 

demand response programs, or whether 

the questions should be modified or 

supplemented to better obtain 

information. In addition, we solicit 

input on other sources of information on 

advanced metering and demand 

response programs. Comments on the 

survey are to be filed by December 5, 

2005 and should reference this 

proceeding. 

B. Comments and Technical Conference 

9. Industry input is also needed in 

order to gain an objective appraisal of 

the issues identified in the EPAct 2005, 

particularly those which require the 

strategic assessments of businesses, 

such as the potential for use of demand 

response as a reliable resource for 

planning purposes, steps taken to treat 

demand response equitably in regional 

transmission planning, and barriers to 

improved customer participation in 

demand response programs. Therefore, 

written comments are requested on the 

six general topics listed in the EPAct 

2005 in accordance with this Notice’s 

Section II, below. 

10. In order to provide a forum for 

discussion of these issues, a technical 

conference will be held to gather 

additional data and receive further 

public comment on the issues we will 

address in the report. The date of the 

conference will be announced in a 

subsequent notice. Those wishing to 

participate in the conference should 

contact David Kathan 

(David.Kathan@ferc.gov or (202) 502–

6404) by December 5, 2005 and should 

reference this proceeding. 

11. The conference will be open to the 

public, and pre-registration to attend is 

not required. 

12. FERC conferences are accessible 

under section 508 of the Rehabilitation 

Act of 1973. For accessibility 

accommodations please send an e-mail 

to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free 

1–866–208–3372 (voice) or 202–208–

1659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202–208–

2106 with the required 

accommodations. 

II. Comment Subject Areas 

13. Commenters may address any of 

the demand response and time-based 

rate issues raised and/or identified in 

EPAct 2005 section 1252(e)(3). 

Commenters are encouraged, but not 

required, to consider and address the 

following questions within each of the 

six EPAct 2005 issues in their response. 

Comments on these issues are due by 

December 19, 2005. 

A. Advanced Metering and 

Communication Systems 

• How should the Commission define 

advanced meters and communication 

systems for the purpose of reporting to 

Congress? 

• Are advanced meters necessary to 

implement demand response and timebased rate programs? Can sufficient 

demand response be fostered from noncommunicating, non-hourly meters? 

• In general, what are the current 

saturation and penetration levels of 

advanced meters? 

• Does the implementation of an 

advanced metering system or use of 

advanced meters reduce utility costs? 

• What level of penetration is needed 

to achieve cost savings? For example, 

can advanced meters be used only for 

certain customer groups or would all 

customers need to use advanced meters 

to make their use cost effective? 

B. Existing Demand Response and 

Time-Based Rate Programs 

• Describe the type of programs being 

used and the benefits or detriments of 

each programmatic approach. 

• How have these types of programs 

changed since the early 1990s? 

• Have demand response and timebased rate programs increased or 

decreased in recent years? 

• Are demand response programs 

implemented by electric utilities 

available to all customers, or are they 

targeted to specific customer groups or 

geographic areas, e.g., load pockets or 

transmission constrained areas?

C. Annual Resource Contribution 4 of 

Demand Response

• Describe in general the extent of 

resource contribution by demand 

response for the geographic area you 

serve or represent. 

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5 5 CFR 1320.10 (2005). 6 44 U.S.C. 3507(d) (2005).

• Identify and describe the best 

available sources of information on the 

annual resource contribution made by 

demand response, by region. 

• What problems exist in measuring 

resource contribution? Should the 

measurement be on the basis of 

enrollment or on actual quantities used? 

D. Potential for Demand Response as a 

Quantifiable, Reliable Resource for 

Regional Planning Purposes 

• What percentage of total resource 

requirements could demand response 

resources reliably provide? 

• What is the current role of demand 

response resources in meeting regional 

resource adequacy requirements and 

ancillary services? 

• Explain the risks of relying on 

demand response for resource adequacy. 

Do the risks differ depending on the 

type of demand response? 

• What is the potential impact of 

demand response on overall energy 

usage? 

• Can time-based rate programs or 

interruptible/curtailment rate programs 

be counted as capacity resources in 

regional plans? 

E. Equitable Treatment of Demand 

Response Resources in Regional 

Transmission Planning and Operations 

• What is the status of including 

demand response within regional 

transmission planning and operations? 

• Have demand response resources 

been examined during the development 

of regional transmission plans, and to 

what extent? 

• Do current North American Electric 

Reliability Council (NERC) standards 

and regional reliability council rules 

accommodate the use of demand 

response as an alternative to building 

more transmission infrastructure, 

building generating capacity, or 

generating/purchasing more power? 

• In regional transmission operations, 

such as RTOs and ISOs, what demand 

response resources are currently 

available? Under what circumstances 

are these resources called upon and at 

what level (kWs/kWhs)? 

F. Regulatory Barriers to Improved 

Customer Participation in Demand 

Response, Peak Reduction, and Critical 

Period Pricing Programs 

• What wholesale and retail 

regulatory barriers exist to improving 

customer participation in demand 

response? 

• What regulatory barriers exist to 

improving customer participation in 

innovative time-based rate programs, 

such as critical peak pricing? 

• What are the drivers and 

disincentives to customer interest in 

participating in demand response or 

critical period pricing programs? 

• Do start-up costs limit the number 

of participants in demand response 

programs? If so, how should this issue 

be addressed? 

• Does jurisdictional uncertainty 

between state and federal regulation 

create barriers to demand response 

programs? 

• Are there regulatory or other 

barriers to participation of third-party 

curtailment service providers in ISO/

RTO demand response programs? Are 

current settlement and payment 

procedures adequate for participation by 

these third-party entities? 

• Given that distribution companies 

may no longer own generation or be a 

supplier of last resort, has their 

incentive to provide demand response 

been reduced? If so, what alternative 

mechanisms or policies should be 

considered to provide incentives to 

these distribution companies to 

implement demand response? 

• Do current retail rate structures, 

which are largely based on volumetric 

rates, create a disincentive for 

distribution company promotion and 

implementation of demand response? If 

they do, how can this disincentive be 

reduced? 

• What are the drivers or 

disincentives to load-serving entities 

offering aggressive demand response 

programs? 

III. Information Collection Statement 

14. OMB regulations require that 

OMB approve certain reporting, 

recordkeeping, and public disclosure 

(collections of information) imposed by 

an agency.5 Accordingly, pursuant to 

OMB regulations, notice is given to the 

public that (1) the voluntary draft 

survey that is attached as an Appendix 

to this Notice is proposed to be 

administered using the Internet and a 

web-based application to collect the 

information electronically, and (2) OMB 

is being asked for review and approval 

of the final survey under section 3507(d) 

of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995.6

15. Comments are requested on the 

efficacy of the draft survey in the 

Appendix to this Notice and the 

accuracy of the estimates made to 

measure the burden on respondents of 

completing the survey that are detailed 

below. 

16. This Notice has been submitted to 

OMB for review and clearance of the 

Notice’s information collection 

requirements. OMB approval has been 

requested by December 19, 2005.

Data collection No. of

respondents 

No. of

responses 

Hours per

response 

Total annual 

hours 

FERC–727, Demand Response and Time Based Rate Programs Survey .... 1,500 1 1 3,000 

FERC–728, Advanced Metering Survey .......................................................... 1,500 1 1 3,000 

Totals ........................................................................................................ 3,000 2 2 6,000 

17. Total Annual Hours for Collection:

The reporting burden for this survey is 

estimated at 6,000 hours. 

18. Information Collection Costs: The 

surveyed organizations collect all the 

information requested in FERC–727 and 

FERC–728 as part of their customary 

and usual business practices. Comments 

are requested on the cost of responding 

to FERC–727 and FERC–728. The 

average annualized cost for all 

respondents is projected to be $324,000 

(6,000 hours ✖ $54 per hour). 

19. Title: FERC–727, Demand 

Response and Time Based Rate 

Programs Survey and FERC–728, 

Advanced Metering Survey.

20. Action: Proposed Information 

Collection. The respondent shall not be 

penalized for failure to respond to this 

collection of information unless the 

collection of information displays a 

valid OMB control number. 

21. Respondents: Business or other for 

profit, publicly-owned utilities, and 

electric cooperatives. 

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7 44 U.S.C. 3512(2000); 5 CFR 1320.5(b)(2005); 5 

CFR 1320.6(a)(2005).

8See 1 CFR 21.35(2005); 5 CFR 1320.3(f)(3)(2005).

22. Frequency of Responses: One-time 

implementation. 

23. Necessity of Information: On 

August 8, 2005, Congress enacted EPAct 

2005. Section 1252(e)(3) of the EPAct 

2005 requires the Commission to draft 

and publish a report, by appropriate 

region, that assesses demand response 

resources, including those available 

from all consumer classes. Commission 

staff has reviewed public information to 

determine the availability of saturation 

and penetration data on advanced 

metering with the regional specificity 

required by the EPAct 2005. The review 

included an assessment of the EIA–861, 

which collects aggregate information on 

energy efficiency and load management. 

The EIA–861 does not include any 

information on advanced metering. 

Moreover, there are no publicly 

available saturation and penetration 

data on advanced metering at the level 

required by the EPAct 2005. The 

Commission is dedicated to establishing 

clear market rules to govern electric 

markets. The information collected 

through this survey will assist the 

Commission in carrying out its goal of 

developing robust and efficient energy 

markets. 

24. Internal Review: Internal review at 

the Commission shows that there is 

specific, objective support for the 

burden estimates associated with the 

information requirements. The 

Commission will review the data 

resulting from the survey to ensure that 

the survey results meet the 

congressional requirements of the 

annual report on demand response in 

EPAct 2005. This conforms to the 

Commission’s plan for efficient 

information collection, communication, 

and management within the electric 

industry. 

25. Interested persons may obtain 

information on the reporting 

requirements of the survey by 

contacting the following: Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 

(Attention: Michael Miller, Office of the 

Executive Director, 202–502–8415, fax: 

202–273–0873, e-mail: 

Michael.miller@ferc.gov. To submit 

comments concerning the collection of 

information and the associated burden 

estimates including suggestions for 

reducing this burden, please send your 

comments to the contact listed above 

and to the Office of Management and 

Budget, Room 10202 NEOB, 725 17th 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503 

(Attention: Desk Officer for the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission), fax: 

202–395–7285, e-mail: 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov). 

26. The ‘‘public protection’’ provision 

of the Paperwork Reduction Act 7

requires each agency to display a 

currently valid OMB control number 

and inform respondents that a response 

is not required unless the information 

collection displays a valid OMB control 

number on each information collection. 

This provision has two legal effects: (1) 

It creates a legal responsibility for the 

agency; and (2) it provides an 

affirmative legal defense for respondents 

if the information collection is imposed 

on respondents by the Commission 

through regulation or administrative 

means in order to satisfy a legal 

authority or responsibility of the 

Commission. If the Commission should 

fail to display an OMB control number, 

then it is the Commission not the 

respondent who is in violation of the 

law. ‘‘Display’’ is defined as publishing 

the OMB control number in regulations, 

guidelines or other issuances in the 

Federal Register (for example, in the 

preamble or regulatory text for the final 

rule containing the information 

collection).8 Therefore, the Commission 

may not conduct or sponsor, and a 

person is not required to respond to a 

collection of information unless the 

information collection displays a valid 

OMB control number.

IV. Comment Procedures 

27. Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on the matters, issues 

and specific questions in this Notice. 

Comments should refer to Docket No. 

AD06–2–000, and include the 

commenter’s name, the organization 

they represent, if applicable, and their 

address. Comments may be filed either 

in electronic or paper format. 

28. To facilitate review of the 

comments, we request commenters to 

provide an executive summary of their 

comments. Commenters also are 

requested to identify each specific 

question posed in this notice that their 

discussion addresses and to use 

appropriate headings. Commenters 

should identify additional issues they 

wish to raise separately. 

29. Comments regarding the proposed 

survey are due December 5, 2005. 

30. Comments on the proposed 

technical conference topics are due 

December 19, 2005. 

31. Those considering participating in 

the technical conference should contact 

David Kathan within December 5, 2005. 

32. All comments related to this 

proceeding may be filed electronically 

via the eFiling link on the Commission’s 

Web site at http://www.ferc.gov. The 

Commission accepts most standard 

word processing formats and 

commenters may attach additional files 

with supporting information in certain 

other file formats. Commenters filing 

electronically do not need to make a 

paper filing. Commenters that are not 

able to file comments electronically 

must send an original and 14 copies of 

their comments to: Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, Office of the 

Secretary, 888 First Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20426.

33. All comments will be placed in 

the Commission’s public files and may 

be viewed, printed, or downloaded 

remotely as described in the Document 

Availability section below. Commenters 

on this proposal are not required to 

serve copies of their comments on other 

commenters. 

V. Document Availability 

34. In addition to publishing the full 

text of this document in the Federal 

Register, the Commission provides all 

interested persons an opportunity to 

view and/or print the contents of this 

document via the Internet through the 

Commission’s Home Page (http://

www.ferc.gov) and in the Commission’s 

Public Reference Room during normal 

business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

eastern time) at 888 First Street, NE., 

Room 2A, Washington DC 20426. 

35. From the Commission’s Home 

Page on the Internet, this information is 

available in the Commission’s document 

management system, eLibrary. The full 

text of this document is available on 

eLibrary in PDF and Microsoft Word 

format for viewing, printing, and/or 

downloading. To access this document 

in eLibrary, type the docket number 

excluding the last three digits of this 

document in the docket number field. 

36. User assistance is available for 

eLibrary and the Commission’s Web site 

during normal business hours. For 

assistance, please contact the 

Commission’s Online Support at 1–866–

208–3676 (toll free) or 202–502–6652 (email at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov), 

or the Public Reference Room at (202) 

502–8371, TTY (202) 502–8659. E-Mail 

the Public Reference Room at 

public.referenceroom@ferc.gov.

Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–C

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY

[OPP–2005–0294; FRL–7745–1]

The Association of American Pesticide 

Control Officials/State FIFRA Issues 

Research and Evaluation Group; 

Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Association of American 

Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/

State FIFRA Issues Research and 

Evaluation Group (SFIREG) will hold a 

2–day meeting, beginning on December 

5, 2005 and ending December 6, 2005. 

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, December 5, 2005 through 

Tuesday, December 6, 2005 from 8:30 

a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, December 5 

and 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Tuesday, 

December 6, 2005.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Doubletree Hotel, 300 Army Navy 

Drive, Crystal City, Arlington, VA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Georgia A. McDuffie, Field and External 

Affairs Division (7506C), Office of 

Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–

0001; telephone number: (703) 605–

0195; fax number: (703) 308–1850; email address: mcduffie.georgia@epa.gov

or 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are interested in 

SFIREG information exchange with EPA 

regarding important issues related to 

human health, environmental exposure 

to pesticides, and insight into EPA’s 

decision-making process. Potentially 

affected entities may include, but are 

not limited to: Those persons who are 

or may be required to conduct testing of 

chemical substances under the Federal 

Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 

or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 

and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).

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–2005–0294. 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. Tentative Agenda

The tentative agenda of issues to be 

discussed at the meeting includes: 

1. Update on uses on mosquito 

misters.

2. Process for registering bio-decon 

products.

3. Antimicrobial Division/CDC 

strategy on foot spas.

4. Chlorpyrifos: Close out strategy.

5. Performance measures: Steering 

Committee assessment.

6. Endangered Species Program 

update.

7. Emergency disaster: Registrations.

8. Multinational pesticide 

registrations.

9. Update on X596 Recycling 

Standard.

10. Update on container management 

rulemaking.

11. EPA/SFIREG Coordination of 

issues with Annual Work Plan.

12. Update on data issues related to 

OPPIN.

13. OPP and OECA update.

14. Human Study Rule.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection. Pesticides 

and pest.

Dated: November 1, 2005.

William R. Diamond,

Director, Field and External Affairs Division, 

Office of Pesticide Program.

[FR Doc. 05–22383 Filed 11–8–05; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY

[OPP–2005–0253; FRL–7740–2]

Propylene Oxide Risk Assessment, 

Notice of Availability, and Risk 

Reduction Options

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of EPA’s human health risk 

assessment and related documents for 

the insecticidal fumigant pesticide 

propylene oxide (PPO), and opens a 

public comment period on these 

documents. The public is encouraged to 

suggest risk management ideas or 

proposals to address the risks identified. 

EPA is developing a Reregistration 

Eligibility Decision (RED), for PPO 

through a modified, 4–Phase public 

participation process that the Agency 

uses to involve the public in developing 

pesticide reregistration and tolerance 

reassessment decisions. Through these 

programs, EPA is ensuring that all 

pesticides meet current health and 

safety standards. This notice opens 

phase 3 of the 4–phase process.

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 9, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Comments, identified by 

docket identification (ID) number OPP–

2005–0253, may be submitted 

electronically, by mail, or through hand 

delivery/courier. Follow the detailed 

instructions as provided in Unit I. of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Susan Bartow, Special Review and 

Reregistration Division (7508C), Office 

of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–

0001; telephone number: (703) 603–