Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 249 / Friday, December 28, 2001 / Notices 67249

and composition, may be found on the

SAB Website (http://www.epa.gov/sab)

and in The FY2000 Annual Report of

the Staff Director which is available

from the SAB Publications Staff at (202)

564–4533 or via fax at (202) 501–0256.

Committee rosters, draft Agendas and

meeting calendars are also located on

our website.

Meeting Access—Individuals

requiring special accommodation at this

meeting, including wheelchair access to

the conference room, should contact Ms.

White at least five business days prior

to the meeting so that appropriate

arrangements can be made.

Dated: December 18, 2001.

Donald G. Barnes,

Staff Director, EPA Science Advisory Board.

[FR Doc. 01–31940 Filed 12–27–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–34250; FRL–6816–5]

Preliminary Organophosphorous

Cumulative Risk Assessment; Notice

of Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

availability of the preliminary

cumulative risk assessment for the

organophosphorous pesticides, which

was developed as part of EPA’s process

for tolerance reassessments under the

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

(FFDCA), as amended by the Food

Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA).

The Agency is interpreting the results of

these analyses, therefore, it is too soon

to draw firm conclusions about risks or

consider risk management possibilities.

By allowing access and opportunity for

comment on the preliminary risk

assessment, EPA is seeking to

strengthen stakeholder involvement and

help ensure our decisions under FQPA

are transparent and based on the best

available information.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket

control number OPP–34250, must be

received on or before March 8, 2002.

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–34250 in the subject line on the

first page of your response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Karen Angulo, Special Review and

Reregistration Division (7508C), Office

of Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;

telephone number: (703) 308–8004; fax

number: (703) 308–8005; e-mail address:

angulo.karen@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 a wide range of

stakeholders, including environmental,

human health, and agricultural

advocates; the chemical industry;

pesticide users; and members of the

public interested in the use of pesticides

on food. 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/.

EPA has made the preliminary

cumulative risk assessment available on

the Internet at the following address:

http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/

cumulative/.

2. In person. The Agency has

established an official record for this

action under docket control number

OPP–34250. 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

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–34250 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 in

this unit. 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–34250. 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

67250 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 249 / Friday, December 28, 2001 / Notices

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.

8. 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. What Action is the Agency Taking?

The preliminary organophosphorous

cumulative risk assessment is being

made available for comment. The

assessment represents a new way of

analyzing data about potential exposure

to pesticides. The Agency’s methods

result in measurements of the

probability of exposure to more than

one organophophorous pesticide and an

assessment of such combined exposure.

While EPA is interpreting the results of

these analyses and the soundness of

these methods, it is too soon to draw

firm conclusions about risks or consider

risk management possibilities. The risk

mitigation measures that have already

been taken on individual members of

this group of pesticides have led to

significant reduction in potential risk,

and EPA is continuing to address risks

as they are identified. The Agency has

confidence in the methods used to

generate the results given the numerous

scientific reviews conducted before

completion of this preliminary

cumulative risk assessment. Based on

this analysis, EPA continues to have

confidence in the overall safety of our

food supply and emphasizes the

importance of eating a varied diet rich

in fruits and vegetables. Pesticide

residues in drinking water do not

appear to be a major contributor to risk.

Although most indoor uses of

organophophorous pesticides have been

eliminated through earlier risk

reduction actions, a few remaining uses

may be re-evaluated.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection,

Agricultural commodities, Chemicals,

Pesticides and pests.

Dated: December 19, 2001.

Lois A. Rossi,

Director, Special Review and Reregistration

Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 01–31938 Filed 12–27–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the

Federal Communications Commission

December 13, 2001.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications

Commission, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork burden

invites the general public and other

Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on the

following information collection(s), as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. An

agency may not conduct or sponsor a

collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid control

number. No person shall be subject to

any penalty for failing to comply with

a collection of information subject to the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that

does not display a valid control number.

Comments are requested concerning (a)

whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

Commission, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s

burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information collected; and (d) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on the respondents,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

DATES: Written comments should be

submitted on or before January 23, 2002.

If you anticipate that you will be

submitting comments, but find it

difficult to do so within the period of

time allowed by this notice, you should

advise the contact listed below as soon

as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Judy

Boley, Federal Communications

Commission, Room 1–C804, 445 12th

Street, SW., DC 20554 or via the Internet

to jboley@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information or copies of the

information collection(s), contact Judy

Boley at 202–418–0214 or via the

Internet at jboley@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Control No.: 3060–0391.

Title: Program to Monitor the Impacts

of the Universal Service Support

Mechanism, CC Docket Nos. 98–2002

and 96–45.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Number of Respondents: 900

respondents; 1,439 responses.

Estimated Time Per Response: 40

minutes to 1.5 hours.

Frequency of Response: Annual

reporting requirement and third party

disclosure requirement.

Total Annual Burden: 1,716.

Total Annual Cost: N/A.

Needs and Uses: The Commission has

a program to monitor the impacts of the

universal service support mechanisms.

The program requires periodic reporting

by telephone companies and the

universal service administrator. The

information is used by the Commission,

Federal-State Joint Boards, Congress,

and the general public to assess the

impacts of the decisions of the

Commission and Joint Boards. This

information collection has been revised

because several data elements contained

in the monitoring program were

eliminated due to access reform.

OMB Control No.: 3060–0823.

Title: Pay Telephone Reclassification,

Memorandum Opinion and Order, CC

Docket No. 96–128.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Numbers of Respondents: 400.