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that is considered CBI. To ensure proper

receipt by EPA, it is imperative that you

identify docket control number OPP–

00702 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. 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–00702.

You may also file a request online at

many Federal Depository Libraries.

II. Background

A. Purpose of the Meeting

In April 2000, the EPA, Office of

Pesticide Programs (OPP), met with the

SAP to present a progress report on its

initiative to revise the ecological

assessment process for pesticides. This

included an update regarding the

progress of the initiative and

corresponding Panel recommendations

on the approach. A key component of

the April 2000 meeting was an overview

of the conceptual risk assessment model

proposed by OPP. Since the meeting,

OPP has conducted a generic case study,

which incorporated many of the

comments and recommendations by the

SAP. OPP is meeting with the SAP again

to review this generic case study and is

seeking their suggestions for

improvement.

B. Panel Report

The Agency anticipates that the

Panel’s report of their recommendations

will be available approximately 60 days

after the meeting. The Panel’s report

will be posted on the FIFRA SAP web

site or may be obtained by contacting

the Public Information and Records

Integrity Branch at the address or

telephone number listed in Unit I. of

this document.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection.

Dated: February 5, 2001.

Steven Galson,

Director, Office of Science Coordination and

Policy.

[FR Doc. 01–3509 Filed 2–13–01 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–34237; FRL–6765–3]

Atrazine; Availability of Preliminary

Risk Assessment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

availability of documents that were

developed as part of EPA’s pilot public

participation process for making

reregistration eligibility decisions for

the organophosphate and certain other,

non-organophosphate pesticides and for

tolerance reassessments consistent with

the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic

Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food

Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA).

These documents are the preliminary

human health risk assessment and

related documents for atrazine. This

notice also starts a 60-day public

comment period for the preliminary risk

assessment. Comments are to be limited

to issues directly associated with the

one pesticide that has risk assessment

documents placed in the docket and

should be limited to issues raised in

those documents. 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. The tolerance reassessment

process will ensure that the United

States continues to have the safest and

most abundant food supply. The Agency

cautions that risk assessments at this

stage are preliminary assessments only

and that further refinements of the risk

assessments may be appropriate for this

pesticide. These documents reflect only

the work and analysis conducted as of

the time they were produced and it is

appropriate that, as new information

becomes available and/or additional

analyses are performed, the conclusions

they contain may change.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket

control number OPP–34237 for Atrazine

must be received on or before April 16,

2001.

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 the docket control

number for atrazine, OPP–34237, in the

subject line on the first page of your

response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kimberly Lowe, Special Review and

Reregistration Division (7508C), Office

of Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;

telephone number: (703) 308–8059; email address: lowe.kimberly@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 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). Since

other entities may also be interested, the

Agency has not attempted to describe all

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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/. 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/. In addition,

copies of the preliminary risk

assessments for atrazine may also be

accessed at http: www.epa.gov/

pesticides.

2. In person. The Agency has

established an official record for this

action under docket control number

OPP–34237. The official record consists

of the documents specifically referenced

in this action, 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 the docket

control number for atrazine, OPP–

34237, 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

above. 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–34237. 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

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.

7. Make sure to submit your

comments by the deadline in this

document.

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. Background

EPA is making available preliminary

risk assessments that have been

developed as part of EPA’s pilot process

for making reregistration eligibility

decisions for the organophosphate and

other pesticides and for tolerance

reassessments consistent with the

FFDCA, as amended by the FQPA. The

Agency’s preliminary human health risk

assessment and other related documents

for atrazine are available in the

individual pesticide docket. As

additional comments, reviews, and risk

assessment modifications become

available, these will also be docketed for

atrazine.

The Agency cautions that these risk

assessments are preliminary

assessments only and that further

refinements of the risk assessment may

be appropriate for atrazine. These

documents reflect only the work and

analysis conducted as of the time they

were produced and it is appropriate

that, as new information becomes

available and/or additional analyses are

performed, the conclusions they contain

may change.

As the preliminary ecological risk

assessment for atrazine is completed

and registrants complete a 30-day

review period to identify possible

computational or other clear errors in

the risk assessment, this risk assessment

and registrant responses will be placed

in the individual pesticide docket. A

notice of availability for subsequent

assessments will appear in the Federal

Register.

The Agency is providing an

opportunity, through this notice, for

interested parties to provide written

comments and input to the Agency on

the preliminary risk assessment for the

chemical specified in this notice. Such

comments and input could address, for

example, the availability of additional

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data to further refine the risk

assessment, such as percent crop treated

information or submission of residue

data from food processing studies, or

could address the Agency’s risk

assessment methodologies and

assumptions as applied to this specific

chemical. Comments should be limited

to issues raised within the preliminary

risk assessment and associated

documents. EPA will provide other

opportunities for public comment on

other science issues associated with the

pesticide tolerance reassessment

program. Failure to comment on any

such issues as part of this opportunity

will in no way prejudice or limit a

commenter’s opportunity to participate

fully in later notice and comment

processes. All comments should be

submitted by April 16, 2001 using the

methods in Unit I. of the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Comments

will become part of the Agency record

for atrazine.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Chemicals,

Pesticides and pests.

Dated: February 8, 2001.

Jack E. Housenger,

Acting Director, Special Review and

Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide

Programs.

[FR Doc. 01–3844 Filed 2–12–01; 2:53 pm]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[PF–998; FRL–6768–7]

Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to

Establish a Tolerance for a Certain

Pesticide Chemical in or on Food

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

initial filing of a pesticide petition

proposing the establishment of

regulations for residues of a certain

pesticide chemical in or on various food

commodities.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket

control number PF–998, must be

received on or before March 16, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be

submitted by mail, electronically, or in

person. Please follow the detailed

instructions for each method as

provided in Unit I.C. of the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure

proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative

that you identify docket control number

PF–998 in the subject line on the first

page of your response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: George T. LaRocca, Registration

Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide

Programs, Environmental Protection

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20460; telephone

number: (703) 305–6100; e-mail address:

larocca.george@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

You may be affected by this action if

you are an agricultural producer, food

manufacturer or pesticide manufacturer.

Potentially affected categories and

entities may include, but are not limited

to:

Categories NAICS

codes

Examples of potentially affected

entities

Industry 111 Crop production

112 Animal production

311 Food manufacturing

32532 Pesticide manufacturing

This listing is not intended to be

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide

for readers regarding entities likely to be

affected by this action. Other types of

entities not listed in the table could also

be affected. The North American

Industrial Classification System

(NAICS) codes have been provided to

assist you and others in determining

whether or not this action might apply

to certain entities. 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 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’’ 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/.

2. In person. The Agency has

established an official record for this

action under docket control number PF–

998. 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 Highway,

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 PF–998 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 Highway,

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

above. 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 PF–998. Electronic comments