Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2003-0280-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Tribal Pesticide Programs Council; Notice of Public Meeting
Posted Date: 2003-08-25T04:00Z

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Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
164
/
Monday,
August
25,
2003
/
Notices
DATES:
An
emergency
review
has
been
requested
in
accordance
with
the
Act
(
44
U.
S.
C.
Chapter
3507
(
j)),
since
public
harm
is
reasonably
likely
to
result
if
normal
clearance
procedures
are
followed.
Approval
by
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB)
has
been
requested
by
September
22,
2003.
Interested
persons
are
invited
to
submit
comments
on
or
before
September
24,
2003.
ADDRESSES:
Written
comments
regarding
the
emergency
review
should
be
addressed
to
the
Office
of
Information
and
Regulatory
Affairs,
Attention:
Lauren
Wittenberg,
Desk
Officer:
Department
of
Education,
Office
of
Management
and
Budget;
725
17th
Street,
NW.,
Room
10235,
New
Executive
Office
Building,
Washington,
DC
20503
or
should
be
electronically
mailed
to
the
Internet
address
Lauren_
Wittenberg@
omb.
eop.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
Section
3506
of
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
of
1995
(
44
U.
S.
C.
Chapter
35)
requires
that
the
Director
of
OMB
provide
interested
Federal
agencies
and
the
public
an
early
opportunity
to
comment
on
information
collection
requests.
The
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB)
may
amend
or
waive
the
requirement
for
public
consultation
to
the
extent
that
public
participation
in
the
approval
process
would
defeat
the
purpose
of
the
information
collection,
violate
State
or
Federal
law,
or
substantially
interfere
with
any
agency's
ability
to
perform
its
statutory
obligations.
The
Leader,
Regulatory
Information
Management
Group,
Office
of
the
Chief
Information
Officer,
publishes
this
notice
containing
proposed
information
collection
requests
at
the
beginning
of
the
Departmental
review
of
the
information
collection.
Each
proposed
information
collection,
grouped
by
office,
contains
the
following:
(
1)
Type
of
review
requested,
e.
g.,
new,
revision,
extension,
existing
or
reinstatement;
(
2)
Title;
(
3)
Summary
of
the
collection;
(
4)
Description
of
the
need
for,
and
proposed
use
of,
the
information;
(
5)
Respondents
and
frequency
of
collection;
and
(
6)
Reporting
and/
or
Recordkeeping
burden.
ED
invites
public
comment.
The
Department
of
Education
is
especially
interested
in
public
comment
addressing
the
following
issues:
(
1)
Is
this
collection
necessary
to
the
proper
functions
of
the
Department;
(
2)
will
this
information
be
processed
and
used
in
a
timely
manner;
(
3)
is
the
estimate
of
burden
accurate;
(
4)
how
might
the
Department
enhance
the
quality,
utility,
and
clarity
of
the
information
to
be
collected;
and
(
5)
how
might
the
Department
minimize
the
burden
of
this
collection
on
respondents,
including
through
the
use
of
information
technology.

Dated:
August
19,
2003.
Angela
C.
Arrington,
Leader,
Regulatory
Information
Management
Group,
Office
of
the
Chief
Information
Officer.

Office
of
the
Deputy
Secretary
Type
of
Review:
New.
Title:
Performance
Based
Data
Management
Initiative.
Abstract:
The
Performance
Based
Data
Management
Initiative
(
PBDMI)
is
in
the
first
phase
of
a
multiple
year
effort
to
consolidate
the
collection
of
education
information
about
States,
Districts,
and
Schools
in
a
way
that
improves
data
quality
and
reduces
paperwork
burden
for
all
the
national
education
partners.
Additional
Information:
The
Department
is
requesting
emergency
processing
of
this
collection
with
an
OMB
approval
date
of
September
22.
The
Department
has
spent
over
four
months
of
internal
review
of
these
data
elements
with
federal
program
managers
and
analysts
and
has
visited
each
of
the
State
Education
Agencies
that
will
be
submitting
this
data
to
determine
the
availability
of
the
data
and
the
amount
of
effort
required
to
provide
this
data
to
the
Department.
With
such
an
intensive
and
thorough
review
of
the
data
elements
by
the
participating
partners
in
this
collection,
it
has
been
determined
that
the
purpose
for
the
initial
sixty
day
public
comment
to
ED
has
been
fulfilled.
It
is
also
important
to
provide
the
State
Agencies
with
as
much
lead
time
as
possible
for
the
development
of
their
data
transmission
plans
so
they
will
be
able
to
provide
this
data
in
November
2003.
Frequency:
Annually.
Affected
Public:
State,
local
or
Tribal
Gov't,
SEAs
or
LEAs.
Reporting
and
Recordkeeping
Hour
Burden:
Responses:
52.
Burden
Hours:
8,230.
Requests
for
copies
of
the
proposed
information
collection
request
may
be
accessed
from
http://
edicsweb.
ed.
gov,
by
selecting
the
``
Browse
Pending
Collections''
link
and
by
clicking
on
link
number
2335.
When
you
access
the
information
collection,
click
on
``
Download
Attachments''
to
view.
Written
requests
for
information
should
be
addressed
to
Vivian
Reese,
Department
of
Education,
400
Maryland
Avenue,
SW.,
Room
4050,
Regional
Office
Building
3,
Washington,
DC
20202
 
4651
or
to
the
e­
mail
address
vivan.
reese@
ed.
gov.
Requests
may
also
be
electronically
mailed
to
the
Internet
address
OCIO_
RIMG@
ed.
gov
or
faxed
to
202
 
708
 
9346.
Please
specify
the
complete
title
of
the
information
collection
when
making
your
request.
Comments
regarding
burden
and/
or
the
collection
activity
requirements
should
be
directed
to
Patrick
Sherrill
at
his
e­
mail
address
Pat.
Sherrill@
ed.
gov.
Individuals
who
use
a
telecommunications
device
for
the
deaf
(
TDD)
may
call
the
Federal
Information
Relay
Service
(
FIRS)
at
1
 
800
 
877
 
8339.

[
FR
Doc.
03
 
21642
Filed
8
 
22
 
03;
8:
45
am]

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P
DEPARTMENT
OF
ENERGY
Office
of
Science;
Advanced
Scientific
Computing
Advisory
Committee
AGENCY:
Department
of
Energy.
ACTION:
Notice
of
open
meeting
cancellation.

On
July
30,
2003,
the
Department
of
Energy
published
a
notice
of
open
meeting
announcing
a
meeting
of
the
Advanced
Scientific
Computing
Advisory
Committee
68
FR
44756.
Today's
notice
is
announcing
the
cancellation
of
the
meeting
scheduled
for
August
21
 
22,
2003,
because
the
committee
will
not
have
a
quorum
of
members
for
the
meeting.

Issued
in
Washington,
DC,
on
August
20,
2003.
Rachel
M.
Samuel,
Deputy
Advisory
Committee
Management
Officer.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
21666
Filed
8
 
21
 
03;
9:
45
am]

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P
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPP
 
2003
 
0280;
FRL
 
7323
 
4]

Tribal
Pesticide
Programs
Council;
Notice
of
Public
Meeting
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
The
Tribal
Pesticide
Program
Council
(
TPPC)
will
hold
a
3
 
day
meeting,
beginning
on
September
17
and
ending
on
September
19,
2003.
This
notice
announces
the
location
and
times
for
the
meeting
and
sets
forth
the
tentative
agenda
topics.
DATES:
The
meeting
will
be
held
on
Wednesday,
September
17,
2003,
from
9
a.
m.
until
5
p.
m.,
including
a
closed
session
from
4
p.
m.
until
5
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Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
164
/
Monday,
August
25,
2003
/
Notices
Thursday,
September
18,
2003,
from
9
a.
m.
until
5
p.
m.,
including
a
closed
session
from
4
p.
m.
until
5
p.
m.;
and
Friday,
September
19,
2003,
from
9
a.
m.
until
noon.
ADDRESSES:
The
meeting
will
be
held
at
Miccosukee
Resort
and
Convention
Center,
500
SW.,
177th
Ave.,
Miami,
FL
33194.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Georgia
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;
e­
mail
address:
Mcduffie.
Georgia@
epa.
gov;
or
Lillian
Wilmore,
TPPC
Facilitator,
P.
O.
Box
470829,
Brookline
Village,
MA
02447
 
0829;
telephone
number:
(
617)
232
 
5742;
fax:
(
617)
277
 
1656;
e­
mail
address:
naecology@
aol.
com.
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
General
Information
A.
Does
this
Action
Apply
to
Me?
This
action
is
directed
to
the
public
in
general,
and
may
be
of
particular
interest
to
those
persons
interested
in
TPPC's
information
exchange
relationship
with
EPA
regarding
important
issues
related
to
human
health,
environmental
exposure
to
pesticides,
and
insight
into
EPA's
decision­
making
process.
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
Copies
of
This
Document
and
Other
Related
Information?
1.
Docket.
EPA
has
established
an
official
public
docket
for
this
action
under
docket
ID
number
OPP
 
2003
 
0280.
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,
1921
Jefferson
Davis
Hwy.,
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
This
unit
provides
tentative
agenda
topics
for
the
2
 
day
meeting.
1.
TPPC
state
of
the
Council
Report.
2.
Presentation
and
questions
and
answers
by
EPA's
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
and
Field
and
External
Affairs
Division.
3.
Reports
from
working
groups
and
TPPC
participation
in
other
meetings:
Tribal
Strategy
and
FOSTTA,
Pesticide
Program
Dialogue
Committee,
Western
Region.
Pesticide
Meeting,
Certification
and
Training
Assessment
Group,
and
Worker
Protection.
4.
Tribal
caucus
(
2).
5.
Reports
from
other
organizations:
State
FIFRA
Issues
Research
and
Evaluation
Group,
American
Indian
Environmental
Office,
Tribal
Operations
Committee,
Regional
Tribal
Operations
Committee,
Intertribal
Agricultural
Council,
and
National
Tribal
Environmental
Council,
Intertribal
Agricultural
Council,
and
Tribal
Air
Group.
6.
Tribal
west
nile
virus
concerns.
7.
The
new
interim
guidance
on
pesticides
applied
to
waterways.
8.
Spray
drift
regulation
labeling
and
minimization.
9.
EPA's
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances
(
OPPTS)
tribal
strategy
update.
10.
OECA
enforcement
priorities.
11.
Pesticide­
related
homeland
security
concerns.
12.
Updates
from
the
subregional
lead
officer.
13.
Worker
protection,
e­
commerce,
and
tribal
enforcement
issues.
14.
Background
checks
on
inspections.
List
of
Subject
Environmental
protection.

Dated:
August
12,
2003.
Kennan
Garvey,
Acting
Associate
Director,
Field
and
External
Affairs
Division,
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
21663
Filed
8
 
22
 
03;
8:
45
a.
m.]

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S
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
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8]

Notice
of
Availability:
Draft
Watershed­
Based
National
Pollutant
Discharge
Elimination
System
(
NPDES)
Permitting
Implementation
Guidance
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
This
notice
announces
that
the
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
is
publishing
Draft
Guidance
On
Watershed­
Based
National
Pollutant
Discharge
Elimination
System
(
NPDES)
Permitting
Implementation.
EPA
is
making
the
draft
guidance
available
to
the
public
for
a
period
of
thirty
days
during
which
EPA
seeks
comments
on
the
document.
The
purpose
of
this
guidance
is
to
describe
the
concept
of
and
the
process
for
watershed­
based
permitting
under
the
NPDES
permit
program.
Watershed­
based
NPDES
permitting
is
an
approach
to
developing
NPDES
permits
for
multiple
point
sources
located
within
a
defined
geographic
area
(
i.
e.,
watershed
boundaries).
This
approach,
aimed
at
achieving
new
efficiencies
and
environmental
results,
provides
a
process
for
considering
all
stressors
within
a
hydrologically
defined
drainage
basin
or
other
geographic
area,
rather
than
addressing
individual
pollutant
sources
on
a
discharge­
bydischarge
basis.
As
outlined
in
the
guidance,
EPA
will
continue
to
implement
the
NPDES
program
through
its
existing
statutory
and
regulatory
authorities.
The
guidance
cannot
impose
legally
binding
requirements
on
EPA,
States,
Tribes,
or
the
regulated
community.
It
cannot
substitute
for
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA)
requirements,
EPA's
regulations,
or
the
obligations
imposed
by
consent
decrees
or
enforcement
orders.
DATES:
All
public
comments
on
the
draft
guidance
must
be
received
on
or
before
September
24,
2003.
ADDRESSES:
Comments
should
be
addressed
to
Patrick
Bradley,
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
EPA
East
Building
(
MC
4203M),
1200
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