Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2003-0087-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agricultural Worker Protection Program; Notice of Public Workshop
Posted Date: 2003-03-11T05:00Z

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Notices
was
sent
by
Mrs.
Lory
Rimoldi
to
the
EAB
for
review
of
this
permit.
On
January
14,
2003
the
EAB
dismissed
Mrs.
Rimolldi's
petition
for
review.
The
EAB
denied
the
petition
for
review
because
(
1)
Mrs.
Rimoldi
failed
to
indicate
why
Region
IX's
response
to
her
concerns
was
erroneous
or
otherwise
warranted
review,
(
2)
the
speculative
concerns
regarding
the
general
enforcement
of
a
validly
issued
permit
raised
in
her
petition
are
outside
the
scope
of
the
Board's
review
authority,
and
(
3)
the
petition
did
not
contain
sufficient
specificity
as
to
why
Region
IX's
decision
was
erroneous.
The
final
extension
became
effective
on
January
14,
2003
and
will
expire
18
months
from
that
date
on
July
13,
2004.
DATES:
The
issuance
of
a
PSD/
NSR
permit
is
reviewable
under
Section
307(
b)(
1)
of
the
Clean
Air
Act
and
40
CFR
124.19(
f)(
1)
in
the
Ninth
Circuit
Court
of
Appeals.
A
petition
for
review
must
be
filed
by
May
12,
2003.

Dated:
February
26,
2003.
Andrew
Steckel,
Director,
Air
Division,
Region
9.
[
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Doc.
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am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
M
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPP
 
2003
 
0087;
FRL
 
7297
 
2]

Agricultural
Worker
Protection
Program;
Notice
of
Public
Workshop
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
EPA's
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
(
OPP)
will
hold
a
public
workshop
on
the
Agricultural
Worker
Protection
Program
on
March
19,
20,
and
21,
2003.
The
agenda
for
this
workshop
is
in
development
and
will
be
posted
by
March
10,
2003,
on
EPA's
web
site.
On
March
19,
the
agenda
will
be
devoted
to
the
National
Program
Assessment
of
the
Agricultural
Worker
Protection
Program,
and
will
include
discussions
about
training,
hazard
communications,
enforcement,
and
recommendations
for
the
National
Worker
Protection
Program.
On
March
20
and
21,
the
agenda
will
cover
various
topics
including:
Benefits
assessment
process,
risk
mitigation
process,
engineering
controls
and
equipment
for
worker
protection,
field
implementation
issues,
safety
training,
and
occupational
health
research.
DATES:
The
workshop
will
be
held
on
Wednesday,
March
19,
2003,
from
9
a.
m.
to
4:
30
p.
m.;
on
Thursday,
March
20,
2003,
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
5
p.
m.;
and
Friday,
March
21,
2003,
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
3
p.
m.
ADDRESSES:
The
workshop
will
be
held
at
the
Marriot
Crystal
Gateway
(
Salons
V
and
VI),
1700
Jefferson
Davis
Hwy.,
Arlington,
VA
(
703)
920
 
3230.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Margie
Fehrenbach,
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
(
7501C),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460
 
0001;
telephone
number:
(
703)
308
 
4775;
fax
number:
(
703)
308
 
4776;
email
address:
fehrenbach.
margie@
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
General
Information
A.
Does
this
Action
Apply
to
Me?

This
action
is
directed
to
the
public
in
general;
however,
persons
may
be
interested
who
work
in
agricultural
settings
or
persons
who
are
concerned
about
implementation
of
the
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA);
the
Federal
Food,
Drug,
and
Cosmetic
Act
(
FFDCA);
and
the
amendments
to
both
of
these
major
pesticide
laws
by
the
Food
Quality
Protection
Act
of
1996
(
FQPA)
(
Public
Law
104
 
170).
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
identification
(
ID)
number
OPP
 
2003
 
0087.
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/.
The
agenda
for
this
workshop
is
in
development
and
will
be
posted
by
March
10,
2003,
on
EPA's
web
site
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
pesticides/.
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.
Background
Stakeholders
from
two
of
EPA's
Federal
advisory
committees,
the
Pesticide
Program
Dialogue
Committee
(
PPDC)
and
the
Committee
to
Advise
on
Reassessment
and
Transition
(
CARAT),
have
expressed
interest
in
better
understanding
the
process
followed
by
OPP
when
developing
agricultural
worker
risk
assessments
and
the
overall
Agricultural
Worker
Protection
Program.
EPA
planned
two
workshops
to
address
these
issues.
The
first
was
held
in
October
2002
and
focused
on
the
worker
risk
assessment
process
for
agricultural
handlers
and
post
applicators.
The
second
workshop
will
focus
the
first
day
on
the
National
Program
Assessment
of
the
Agricultural
Worker
Protection
Program,
and
will
include
discussions
about
training,
hazard
communication,
enforcement
and
recommendations
for
the
National
Worker
Protection
Program.
The
agenda
for
the
second
and
third
day
will
cover
various
topics
including:
Benefits
assessment
process,
risk
mitigation
process,
engineering
controls
and
equipment
for
worker
protection,
field
implementation
issues,
safety
training
and
occupational
health
research.
The
public
is
invited
to
this
workshop.
Participation
from
the
two
Federal
advisory
committees
is
also
invited,
representing
the
following
sectors:
Pesticide
user,
grower,
and
commodity
groups;
industry
and
trade
associations;
environmental/
public
interest
and
farmworker
groups;
Federal,
State,
and
Tribal
governments;
public
health
organizations;
animal
welfare;
and
academia.

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11,
2003
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III.
How
Can
I
Participate
in
this
Workshop?
An
opportunity
will
be
provided
for
questions
and
comments
by
the
public.
Any
person
who
wishes
to
submit
a
written
statement
may
do
so
at
the
workshop.
All
public
comments
will
become
part
of
the
public
record
and
will
be
available
for
public
inspection.

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Agriculture,
Agricultural
workers,
Chemicals,
Foods,
Pesticides
and
pests.

Dated:
March
5,
2003.
Marcia
E.
Mulkey,
Director,
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs.

[
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01
pm]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
S
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
FRL
 
7463
 
6]

Notice
of
Proposed
Administrative
Settlement
Pursuant
to
the
Comprehensive
Environmental
Response,
Compensation,
and
Liability
Act
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice;
request
for
public
comment.

SUMMARY:
In
accordance
with
section
122(
i)
of
the
Comprehensive
Environmental
Response,
Compensation,
and
Liability
Act,
as
amended
(``
CERCLA''),
42
U.
S.
C.
9622(
i),
notice
is
hereby
given
of
a
proposed
administrative
settlement
concerning
the
Louisiana
Oil
Recycle
&
Reuse,
Baton
Rouge,
Louisiana,
with
the
parties
referenced
in
the
Supplementary
Information
portion
of
this
Notice.
The
settlement
requires
the
settling
major
parties
to
pay
a
total
of
$
163,974.14
as
payment
of
past
response
costs
to
the
Hazardous
Substances
Superfund.
The
settlement
includes
a
covenant
not
to
sue
pursuant
to
sections
106
and
107
of
CERCLA,
42
U.
S.
C.
9606
and
9607.
For
thirty
(
30)
days
following
the
date
of
publication
of
this
notice,
the
Agency
will
receive
written
comments
relating
to
the
settlement.
The
Agency
will
consider
all
comments
received
and
may
modify
or
withdraw
its
consent
to
the
settlement
if
comments
received
disclose
facts
or
considerations
which
indicate
that
the
settlement
is
inappropriate,
improper,
or
inadequate.
The
Agency's
response
to
any
comments
received
will
be
available
for
public
inspection
at
1445
Ross
Avenue,
Dallas,
Texas
75202
 
2733.
DATES:
Comments
must
be
submitted
on
or
before
April
10,
2003.
ADDRESSES:
The
proposed
settlement
and
additional
background
information
relating
to
the
settlement
are
available
for
public
inspection
at
1445
Ross
Avenue,
Dallas,
Texas
75202
 
2733.
A
copy
of
the
proposed
settlement
may
be
obtained
from
Janice
Bivens,
1445
Ross
Avenue,
Dallas,
Texas
75202
 
2733
at
(
214)
665
 
6717.
Comments
should
reference
Louisiana
Oil
Recycle
&
Reuse
Superfund
Site,
Baton
Rouge,
Louisiana,
EPA
Docket
Number
06
 
03
 
02
and
should
be
addressed
to
Janice
Bivens
at
the
address
listed
above.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Amy
McGee,
1445
Ross
Avenue,
Dallas,
Texas
75202
 
2733
at
(
214)
665
 
8063.

Dated:
March
3,
2003.
Samuel
Coleman,
Acting
Regional
Administrator,
Region
4.
Deputy
Appendix
A
 
List
of
Settling
Parties
1.
International
Paper
Company
2.
Gulf
States
Marine
(
Boasso
International)
3.
West
Lake
Polymers
4.
Mississippi
Marine
Corporation
f/
n/
a
Greenville
Johnny
of
Louisiana,
Inc.
5.
T&
T
Barge
Cleaning,
Inc.
6.
Castrol,
Inc.
7.
Sabine
Manufacturing
8.
United
States
Defense
Logistics
Agency/
Defense
Reutilization
and
Marketing
Service
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am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
P
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
FRL
 
7463
 
4]

Notice
of
Proposed
Administrative
Settlement
Pursuant
to
the
Comprehensive
Environmental
Response,
Compensation,
and
Liability
Act
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice;
request
for
public
comment.

SUMMARY:
In
accordance
with
section
122(
i)
of
the
Comprehensive
Environmental
Response,
Compensation,
and
Liability
Act,
as
amended
(``
CERCLA''),
42
U.
S.
C.
9622(
i),
notice
is
hereby
given
of
a
proposed
administrative
settlement
concerning
the
Louisiana
Oil
Recycle
&
Reuse,
Baton
Rouge,
Louisiana,
with
the
parties
referenced
in
the
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION
portion
of
this
notice.
The
settlement
requires
the
settling
party
to
pay
a
total
of
$
45,525.86
as
payment
of
past
response
costs
to
the
Hazardous
Substances
Superfund.
The
settlement
includes
a
covenant
not
to
sue
pursuant
to
sections
106
and
107
of
CERCLA,
42
U.
S.
C.
9606
and
9607.
For
thirty
(
30)
days
following
the
date
of
publication
of
this
notice,
the
Agency
will
receive
written
comments
relating
to
the
settlement.
The
Agency
will
consider
all
comments
received
and
may
modify
or
withdraw
its
consent
to
the
settlement
if
comments
received
disclose
facts
or
considerations
which
indicate
that
the
settlement
is
inappropriate,
improper,
or
inadequate.
The
Agency's
response
to
any
comments
received
will
be
available
for
public
inspection
at
1445
Ross
Avenue,
Dallas,
Texas
75202
 
2733.
DATES:
Comments
must
be
submitted
on
or
before
April
10,
2003.
ADDRESSES:
The
proposed
settlement
and
additional
background
information
relating
to
the
settlement
are
available
for
public
inspection
at
1445
Ross
Avenue,
Dallas,
Texas
75202
 
2733.
A
copy
of
the
proposed
settlement
may
be
obtained
from
Janice
Bivens,
1445
Ross
Avenue,
Dallas,
Texas
75202
 
2733
at
(
214)
665
 
6717.
Comments
should
reference
Louisiana
Oil
Recycle
&
Reuse
Superfund
Site,
Baton
Rouge,
Louisiana,
EPA
Docket
Number
06
 
03
 
02
and
should
be
addressed
to
Janice
Bivens
at
the
address
listed
above.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Amy
McGee,
1445
Ross
Avenue,
Dallas,
Texas
75202
 
2733
at
(
214)
665
 
8063.

Dated:
February
27,
2003.
Lawrence
E.
Starfield,
Acting
Regional
Administrator,
Region
4.

Appendix
A
 
List
of
Settling
Parties
1.
Evans
Cooperage
Co.,
Inc.
k/
n/
a
Evans
Harvey
Corp.,
L.
L.
C.

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Public
Water
System
Supervision
Program
Revision
for
the
State
of
Mississippi
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice
of
tentative
approval.

SUMMARY:
Notice
is
hereby
given
that
the
State
of
Mississippi
is
revising
its
approved
Public
Water
System
Supervision
Program.
Mississippi
has
adopted
drinking
water
regulations
for
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