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public comment. Interested parties may

submit written materials or comments,

or may choose to address the committee

directly. In either case, requests for

participation must be submitted no later

than August 30, 1996, to Joe Sierra,

Designated Federal Official, NACEPT/

IIC, U.S. EPA, Office of Cooperative

Environmental Management (1601–F),

401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC

20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joseph Sierra, Designated Federal

Official for the Information Impacts

Committee at 202–260–6839.

Dated: July 2, 1996.

Joseph A. Sierra,

Designated Federal Official.

[FR Doc. 96–17548 Filed 7–9–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–M

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State FIFRA Issues Research and

Evaluation Group (SFIREG); Open

Meeting

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 Monday, July 15, 1996 and

ending on Tuesday, July 16, 1996. This

notice announces the location and times

for the meeting and sets forth tentative

agenda topics. The meetings are open to

the public.

DATES: The SFIREG will meet on

Monday, July 15, 1996, from 8:30 a.m.

to 4:30 p.m. and Tuesday, July 16, 1996

from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the DoubleTree Hotel, 300 Army-Navy

Drive, Crystal City-Arlington, VA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Shirley M. Howard, Office of

Pesticide Programs (7506C),

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St., SW, Washington, DC 20460.

Office location and telephone number:

Rm. 1100, Crystal Mall #2, 1921

Jefferson-Davis Highway, Arlington, VA,

(703) 305–5306 (phone), (703) 308–3259

(fax) and e:mail address:

howard.shirleym@epamail.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

tentative agenda of the SFIREG includes

the following:

1. Discussion regarding ‘‘co-pack’’

products.

2. FIFRA section 25(b) exemptions

discussion.

3. Discussion of State Management

Plans for ground water protection and

the Office of Pesticide Programs’

National Workshop.

4. Discussion of laboratory support

for pesticide regulatory programs.

5. Demonstration of potential, and

discussion of endangered species

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6. Discussion of potential changes to

SFIREG structure and function.

7. Presentation of SFIREG issues

status report.

8. Regional SFIREG representatives’

reports.

9. Pesticide resistence.

11. Discussion of Silver Platter

subscriptions.

10. Other topics as appropriate.

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Environmental protection.

Dated: June 28, 1996.

William L. Jordan,

Acting Director, Field Operations Division,

Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 96–17329 Filed 7–9–96; 8:45 am]

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State of Nebraska Plan for Certification

of Pesticide Applicators

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Approval of

Certification Plan.

SUMMARY: On March 20, 1996, EPA

announced its intention to approve the

Nebraska Certification Plan for

restricted use pesticide applicators.

Nebraska had been certifying restricted

use pesticide applicators under a

Certification Plan approved on a

contingency basis. The March 20, 1996

Notice solicited comments on a revised

Nebraska Certification Plan. The revised

Plan incorporates the changes needed to

remove the contingency approval and to

fully comply with the Federal

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide

Act (FIFRA) and the regulations at 40

CFR part 171. No comments were

received and EPA therefore approves

the Nebraska Certification Plan.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard O. Jacobson, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Lincoln Field Office, 100 Centennial

Mall North, Rm. 289, Lincoln, NE

68508, Telephone: (402) 437-5080, email: jacobson.jake@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the

Federal Register of April 21, 1994 (59

FR 19010), notice was published of the

intent of the Regional Administrator,

EPA Region 7 to approve, on a

contingency basis, the State of Nebraska

Plan for the Certification of Pesticide

Applicators. After an appropriate

comment period, a notice of approval,

on a contingent basis, was published in

the Federal Register of July 20, 1994 (59

FR 37038). The Federal Register notice

of July 20, 1994, also addressed

comments which had been submitted.

The July 20, 1994 Notice of

Contingent Approval stated that final

approval of the Nebraska Certification

Plan would be granted upon

development of appropriate regulations,

completion of cooperative agreements

with other State agencies, and revision

of competency standards for one

commercial applicator category. These

conditions have been met. Appropriate

regulations are contained in Title 25

Nebraska Administrative Code Chapter

2 and are incorporated in the revised

Nebraska Certification Plan. The

Nebraska Department of Agriculture is

responsible for the overall

administration of the plan. The

cooperative agreements between the

Nebraska Department of Agriculture, the

University of Nebraska, and the

Nebraska Department of Aeronautics

assure the coordination and cooperation

of the various State agencies. These

cooperative agreements are contained in

the revised Nebraska Certification Plan.

The revised Nebraska competency

standards for Nebraska category 8,

Structural/Health Related Pest Control,

meet the requirements contained in the

corresponding EPA standards at 40 CFR

171.4(c) (7). EPA announced its

intention to approve this revised plan in

the Federal Register of March 20, 1996

(61 FR 11405) (FRL-4989-3), and

solicited comments. No comments were

received and EPA therefore approves

the revised plan.

Copies of the approved plan are

available for review at the following

locations during normal business hours:

1. U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Lincoln Field Office, 100

Centennial Mall North, Rm. 289,

Lincoln, NE 68508. Contact: Richard O.

Jacobson, (402) 437-5080, e-mail:

jacobson.jake@epamail.epa.gov.

2. Nebraska Department of

Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry,

301 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln, NE

68509. Contact: Geir Friisoe (402) 471-

2394.

3. U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs

(7506C), 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Crystal Mall #2, Rm. 1121, Arlington,

VA 22202. Contact: John MacDonald

(703) 305-7370.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection.