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Completed application packages must

be postmarked or received via regular

mail or express mail on or before

midnight, Tuesday, April 24, 2001

(please provide original proposal + six

copies—no binders or spiral binding,

please!—plus one completed set of

forms SF 424 and SF 424A,

‘‘Application for Federal Assistance and

Budget Information’’), addressed to:

Mary E. Walsh (TRPD), US EPA Office

Transportation and Air Quality, 2000

Traverwood Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48105.

Deadline For Completed Final

Proposals

Proposals must be received or

postmarked no later than midnight on

April 24, 2001.

Dated: February 9, 2001.

Margo Tsirigotis Oge,

Director, Office of Transportation and Air

Quality, Environmental Protection Agency.

[FR Doc. 01–4268 Filed 2–20–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–U

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6946–8]

Science Advisory Board; Notification

of Public Advisory Committee Meeting

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, Public Law 92–463,

notice is hereby given that two

committees of the USEPA Science

Advisory Board (SAB) will meet on the

dates and times noted below. All times

noted are Eastern Time. All meetings are

open to the public, however, seating is

limited and available on a first come

basis. Important Notice: Documents that

are the subject of SAB reviews are

normally available from the originating

EPA office and are not available from

the SAB Office—information concerning

availability of documents from the

relevant Program Office is included

below.

The Research Strategies Advisory

Committee (RSAC) of the Science

Advisory Board (SAB), will meet on

Tuesday, March 6, 2001 and

Wednesday, March 7, 2001 in the EPA

Ariel Rios Building, Room 6013 North,

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20460. The meeting

will begin at 8:30 am and end no later

than 5 pm on both days.

The purpose of the meeting is to begin

an advisory on second phase of RSAC’s

review of the Peer Review Program (see

64 FR 46189, August 24, 1999 for

additional details), a consultation on the

National Program Director process

established by ORD to manage large

cross-cutting programs and how the

Agency obtains science from other

sources, a consultation on multi-year

research planning, a consultation on

performance metrics for science

programs, and to plan for the FY 2002

policy budget review and commentary

and testimony to Congress likely to be

held in May 2001.

As it begins its advisory on EPA’s

implementation of the peer review

program the Committee will examine

two to three case studies to better

understand how the peer review

guidance was followed, how the charge

questions helped focus the review, and

how the product was improved by the

review. The consultation with the

National Program Directors will

examine how the NPD program works as

the NPDs share their experiences in

getting science from various sources

within and outside the Agency to

support the EPA’s mission. The multiyear research planning consultation will

look at one core and one problem-driven

research plan as a basis to inform the

committee of this activity, to elicit

advice from the individual members

about how the process could be

improved and to begin to discuss how

to measure the success of science

programs over time. The performance

metrics consultation will build on the

points raised during the multi-year

planning discussion and explore the

implications of the Government

Performance and Results Act (GPRA)

requirements which requires that

outcomes be described for all Federal

programs, including science programs.

How does one measure the success of

environmental science efforts which

take time for completion and which

contribute to but do not directly result

in clean air, water and soil. During the

budget discussion the Committee will

begin to identify specific themes and

issues against which it will evaluate

EPA’s FY 2002 Science and Technology

budget request.

Charge to the Committee—The

current RSAC charge with respect to its

review of the peer review process at

EPA is: (a) Is EPA peer reviewing the

right products? (b) Are the peer reviews

conducted appropriately? (c) Do the

peer reviews make a difference? (d)

Does EPA peer review all the science it

uses (e.g., data submitted from parties

outside the Agency)? (e) Does the RSAC

have additional comments/guidance for

EPA?

For Further Information—Members of

the public desiring additional

information about the meeting should

contact Dr. Jack Fowle, Designated

Federal Officer (DFO), Research

Strategies Advisory Committee (RSAC),

USEPA Science Advisory Board

(1400A), Room 6450, 1200 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460;

telephone/voice mail at (202) 564–4547;

fax at (202) 501–0582; or via e-mail at

fowle.jack@epa.gov. For a copy of the

draft meeting agenda, please contact Ms.

Wanda R. Fields, Management Assistant

at (202) 564–4539 or by FAX at (202)

501–0582 or via e-mail at

fields.wanda@epa.gov.

Background materials are available for

some of the above discussions. Where

available, these can be obtained from

Ms. Lisa Matthews, US EPA, Office of

Research and Development (8101R),

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20460, (202) 564–6669,

fax (202) 565–2431, e-mail

matthews.lisa@epa.gov.

Providing Oral or Written

Comments—Members of the public who

wish to make a brief oral presentation to

the Committee must contact Dr. Fowle

in writing (by letter or by fax—see

previously stated information) no later

than 12 noon Eastern Time, Wednesday,

February 28, 2001 in order to be

included on the Agenda (see SAB policy

on providing comments, below). The

request should identify the name of the

individual who will make the

presentation, the organization (if any)

they will represent, any requirements

for audio visual equipment (e.g.,

overhead projector, 35mm projector,

chalkboard, etc), and at least 35 copies

of an outline of the issues to be

addressed or the presentation itself.

Providing Oral or Written Comments at

SAB Meetings

It is the policy of the Science

Advisory Board to accept written public

comments of any length, and to

accommodate oral public comments

whenever possible. The Science

Advisory Board expects that public

statements presented at its meetings will

not be repetitive of previously

submitted oral or written statements.

Oral Comments: In general, each

individual or group requesting an oral

presentation at a face-to-face meeting

will be limited to a total time of ten

minutes. For teleconference meetings,

opportunities for oral comment will

usually be limited to no more than three

minutes per speaker and no more than

fifteen minutes total, unless otherwise

stated. Deadlines for getting on the

public speaker list for a meeting are

given above. Speakers should bring at

least 35 copies of their comments and

presentation slides for distribution to

the reviewers and public at the meeting.

Written Comments: Although the SAB

accepts written comments until the date

of the meeting (unless otherwise stated),

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written comments should be received in

the SAB Staff Office at least one week

prior to the meeting date so that the

comments may be made available to the

committee for their consideration.

Comments should be supplied to Dr.

Fowle at the address/contact

information noted above in the

following formats: one hard copy with

original signature, and one electronic

copy via e-mail (acceptable file formats:

WordPerfect, Word, or Rich Text files

(in IBM–PC/Windows 95/98 format).

Those providing written comments and

who attend the meeting are also asked

to bring 25 copies of their comments for

public distribution.

General Information—Additional

information concerning the EPA Science

Advisory Board, its structure, function,

and composition, may be found on our

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 Dr.

Fowle at least five business days prior

to the meeting so that appropriate

arrangements can be made.

Dated: February 12, 2001.

Donald G. Barnes,

Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.

[FR Doc. 01–4271 Filed 2–20–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–30482B; FRL–6769–3]

Pesticide Product Registrations;

Conditional Approval

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces

Agency approval of applications

submitted by Bayer Corporation, to

conditionally register the pesticide

products Everest Technical, Everest

70% Water Dispersible Granular

Herbicide in Water-Soluble Packets, and

Everest 70% Water Dispersible Granular

Herbicide containing a new active

ingredient not included in any

previously registered products pursuant

to the provisions of section 3(c)(7)(C) of

the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Susan L. Stanton, Registration

Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide

Programs, Environmental Protection

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20460; telephone

number: (703) 305–5218; e-mail address:

stanton.susan@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,’’ ‘‘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/.

To access a fact sheet which provides

more detail on this registration, go to the

Home Page for the Office of Pesticide

Programs at http://www.epa.gov/

pesticides/, and select ‘‘fact sheet.’’

2. In person. The Agency has

established an official record for this

action under docket control number

OPP–30482B. 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.

In accordance with section 3(c)(2) of

FIFRA, a copy of the approved label, the

list of data references, the data and other

scientific information used to support

registration, except for material

specifically protected by section 10 of

FIFRA, are available for public

inspection in the Public Information

and Records Integrity Branch,

Information Resources and Services

Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide

Programs, Environmental Protection

Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal Mall #2,

Arlington, VA (703) 305–5805. Requests

for data must be made in accordance

with the provisions of the Freedom of

Information Act and must be addressed

to the Freedom of Information Office

(A–101), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20460. Such requests

should: Identify the product name and

registration number and specify the data

or information desired.

A paper copy of the fact sheet, which

provides more detail on this

registration, may be obtained from the

National Technical Information Service

(NTIS), 5285 Port Royal Road,

Springfield, VA 22161.

II. Did EPA Conditionally Approve the

Application?

A conditional registration may be

granted under section 3(c)(7)(C) of

FIFRA for a new active ingredient where

certain data are lacking, on condition

that such data are received by the end

of the conditional registration period

and do not meet or exceed the risk

criteria set forth in 40 CFR 154.7; that