Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2003-0041-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Tribal Pesticide Program Council; Notice of Public Meeting (Meeting Will Be Held  from March 13, 2003 - March 14, 2003)
Posted Date: 2003-02-12T05:00Z

7112
Federal
Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
29
/
Wednesday,
February
12,
2003
/
Notices
directed
to
Ronald
W.
O'Neill
at
the
address
above.
The
WPSR
is
available
on
EIA's
Internet
site
at
http://
www.
eia.
doe.
gov/
oil_
gas/
petroleum/
data_
publications/
weekly_
petroleum_
status_
report/
wpsr.
html.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
I.
Background
II.
Summary
of
Comments
III.
Current
Actions
I.
Background
The
Federal
Energy
Administration
Act
of
1974
(
Pub.
L.
93
 
275,
15
U.
S.
C.
761
et
seq.)
and
the
DOE
Organization
Act
(
Pub.
L.
95
 
91,
42
U.
S.
C.
7101
et
seq.)
requires
that
EIA
carry
out
a
centralized,
comprehensive,
and
unified
energy
information
program.
This
program
collects,
evaluates,
assembles,
analyzes,
and
disseminates
information
on
energy
resource
reserves,
production,
demand,
technology,
and
related
economic
and
statistical
information.
This
information
is
used
to
assess
the
adequacy
of
energy
resources
to
meet
near
and
long
term
domestic
demands.
EIA
provides
the
public
and
other
Federal
agencies
with
opportunities
to
comment
on
collections
of
energy
information
conducted
by
EIA.
As
appropriate,
EIA
also
requests
comments
on
important
issues
relevant
to
EIA's
dissemination
of
energy
information.
Comments
received
help
EIA
when
preparing
information
collections
and
information
products
necessary
to
EIA's
mission.
EIA's
Weekly
Petroleum
Status
Report
(
WPSR)
provides
timely
information
on
supply
and
selected
prices
of
crude
oil
and
principal
petroleum
products.
It
serves
the
industry,
the
press,
planners,
policymakers,
consumers,
analysts,
and
State
and
local
governments
with
a
ready,
reliable
source
of
current
information.
The
WPSR
data
are
based
primarily
on
weekly
company
submissions
of
information
as
of
7
am
Eastern
Standard
Time
(
EST)
Friday.
Weekly
data
are
filed
with
EIA
by
5
pm
EST
on
the
following
Monday.
In
the
past,
the
WPSR
data
were
publicly
released
electronically
at
9
am
EST
each
Wednesday,
and
the
printed
version
was
available
on
Friday.
For
weeks
that
included
holidays,
release
of
the
WPSR
was
typically
delayed
by
one
day.
On
December
3,
2002,
EIA
issued
a
Federal
Register
notice
(
67
FR
71959)
requesting
public
comments
on
a
proposed
policy
for
changes
in
the
release
time
of
the
WPSR.
In
that
notice,
EIA
discussed
the
reasons
for
the
proposed
change
and
proposed
moving
the
release
time
to
10:
10
am
EST
on
Wednesday
to
coincide
with
normal
New
York
Mercantile
Exchange
(
NYMEX)
and
International
Petroleum
Exchange
(
IPE)
trading
hours.
EIA
also
solicited
suggestions
for
alternative
release
times.

II.
Summary
of
Comments
In
response
to
the
Federal
Register
notice
requesting
comments
on
the
proposed
WPSR
release
time
policy,
EIA
received
26
comments.
The
comments
were
from
members
of
Congress,
investment
companies,
state
governments,
and
traders.
Comments
fell
into
one
of
two
categories:
Either
they
were
in
favor
of
moving
the
release
time
or
they
favored
keeping
it
at
9
am
EST.
Below
is
a
brief
summary
of
the
major
reasons
given
for
supporting
each
category.
Comments
in
favor
of
the
current
release
time
included:
 
Having
the
petroleum
data
available
before
the
NYMEX
opens
allows
the
trading
community
to
make
qualified
evaluations
of
the
oil
market
before
trading
begins.
 
For
some
in
the
non­
commodities
trading
community
receiving
the
data
earlier
gives
them
more
timely
information
for
their
use.
Comments
in
favor
of
changing
the
release
time
included:
 
Releasing
the
data
when
both
the
European
and
United
States
markets
are
open
enhances
fairness,
efficiency,
and
competition
by
allowing
a
greater
number
of
market
participants
equal
trading
access.
It
essentially
levels
the
playing
field.
 
Releasing
the
EIA
petroleum
data
while
both
markets
are
open
will
contribute
to
reduced
market
volatility
and
greater
transparency.
Releasing
the
data
while
more
trading
opportunities
exist
and
more
traders
are
operating
reduces
the
likelihood
that
a
small
number
of
traders
could
create
volatile
price
swings.
Markets
with
greater
liquidity
are
less
likely
to
be
manipulated.
 
With
current
market
turbulence,
never
has
the
need
for
market
competition
and
transparency
been
greater.
Important
functions
of
market
oversight
by
the
Commodity
Futures
Trading
Commission
(
CFTC)
would
be
diminished
if
much
of
the
business
was
shifted
to
overseas
markets
or
the
less
regulated
Over­
the­
Counter
(
OTC)
markets.
 
Maintaining
the
current
release
time
could
have
the
unintended
effect
of
shifting
important
price
discovery
and
risk
management
functions
to
an
overseas
market.
The
domestic
market
is
made
less
relevant,
and
its
benefits
to
consumers
and
the
economy
reduced,
because
businesses
will
be
forced
to
utilize
markets
open
at
the
time,
thus
depriving
them
of
an
important
competitive
choice.

III.
Current
Actions
EIA
WPSR
Release
Time
Policy.
EIA
has
established
a
policy
for
the
release
time
of
the
WPSR.
Under
this
policy,
the
WPSR
will
be
publicly
released
electronically
at
10:
30
am
EST
each
Wednesday.
For
weeks
that
include
holidays,
release
of
the
WPSR
will
typically
be
delayed
by
one
day.
EIA
reserves
the
right
to
revisit
or
amend
this
policy.
However,
EIA
shall
not
modify
the
WPSR
release
time
policy
without
prior
notification
in
the
WPSR
or
the
Federal
Register.

Statutory
Authority:
Section
52
of
the
Federal
Energy
Administration
Act
(
Pub.
L.
93
 
275,
15
U.
S.
C.
790a).

Issued
in
Washington,
DC,
February
6,
2003.
Guy
F.
Caruso,
Administrator,
Energy
Information
Administration.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
3480
Filed
2
 
11
 
03;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6450
 
01
 
P
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPP
 
2003
 
0041;
FRL
 
7292
 
7]

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

SUMMARY:
The
Tribal
Pesticide
Program
Council
(
TPPC)
will
hold
a
2
 
day
meeting,
on
March
13
and
14,
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
Thursday,
March
13,
2003,
from
9
a.
m.
to
5
p.
m.,
including
a
closed
session
from
4:
30
to
5
p.
m.
and
Friday
March
14,
2003,
from
9
a.
m.
to
5
p.
m.,
including
two
closed
sessions
from
10:
30
a.
m.
to
10:
45
a.
m.
and
4
p.
m.
to
5
p.
m.
ADDRESSES:
The
meeting
will
be
held
at
the
Doubletree
Hotel
­
300
Army
Navy
Drive,
Arlington,
Crystal
City,
VA.

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;
email
address:
mcduffie.
georgia@
epa.
gov.

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Federal
Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
29
/
Wednesday,
February
12,
2003
/
Notices
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?

You
may
be
potentially
affected
by
this
action
if
you
are
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
decisionmaking
process.
All
parties
are
invited
and
encouraged
to
attend
the
meetings
and
participate
as
appropriate.
This
action
is
directed
to
the
public
in
general,
and
may
be
of
particular
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
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
 
0041.
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
questions
and
answers
by
EPA
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
and
by
EPA
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs,
Field
and
External
Affairs
Division.
3.
Reports
from
Working
Groups
and
TPPC
participation
in
other
meetings:
Tribal
Strategy
and
Forum
on
State
and
Tribal
Toxic
Actions
(
FOSTTA),
Pesticide
Program
Dialogue
Committee,
Western
Regional
Pesticide
Conference,
Certification
and
Training
Advisory
Group,
and
Worker
Protection.
4.
Tribal
caucus.
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.
Videos;
EPA
and
Indian
Country;
Building
Pesticide
and
Toxic
Programs
in
Indian
Country
and
Native
American
Grave
Protection
Repatriation
Act
(
NAGPRA)
issues;
tainted
legacy.
7.
Report
on
Tribal
Medicine
Project.
8.
EPA
Office
of
Enforcement
and
Compliance
Assurance
(
OECA)
related
issues
and
continuing
issues
reference
data
collections
issues
 
Form
5700
 
33H;
inspector
credentials.
9.
EPA
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances
(
OPPTS)
Tribal
strategy
 
update.
10.
Update
 
FIFRA
section
18s
and
section
24c
issues
(
including
Shoalwater
Bay
Tribe
issues).
11.
Tribal
issues
raised;
Quality
Assurance
Project
Plan
(
QAPP)
issues.
12.
Updates
from
the
sub­
regional
lead
officer.
13.
Report
from
the
Working
Group
 
Tribal
Traditional
Lifeways
(
subsistence
issues).
14.
Update
on
the
lifeline
project.
15.
Update
on
the
West
Nile
Virus.
16.
Announcement
of
requests
for
proposal
 
National
Environmental
Exchange
Network
Grant;
other
funding
announcements.
17.
Water
Quality
and
Pesticides
Management;
United
States
Geological
Survey
(
USGS)
projects
on
future
training
efforts.
18.
FIFRA
and
the
Clean
Water
Act;
the
talent
decision.
19.
Update
and
overview
 
Biopesticides
(
Bt
issues).

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Pesticides
and
pests.

Dated:
February
4,
2003.
Jay
S.
Ellenberger,
Associate
Director,
Field
and
External
Affairs
Division,
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
3412
Filed
2
 
11
 
03;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
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50
 
S
FEDERAL
COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Sunshine
Act
Meeting;
Open
Commission
Meeting,
Thursday,
February
13,
2003
February
6,
2003.
The
Federal
Communications
Commission
will
hold
an
Open
Meeting
on
the
subjects
listed
below
on
Thursday,
February
13,
2003,
which
is
scheduled
to
commence
at
9:
30
a.
m.
in
Room
TW
 
C305,
at
445
12th
Street,
SW.,
Washington,
DC.

Item
No.,
Bureau,
and
Subject
1
 
Office
of
Engineering
and
Technology
 
Title:
Revisions
of
Part
15
of
the
Commission's
Rules
Regarding
Ultra­
Wideband
Transmission
Systems
(
ET
Docket
No.
98
 
153).
Summary:
The
Commission
will
consider
a
Memorandum
Opinion
and
Order
and
Further
Notice
of
Proposed
Rulemaking
addressing
the
fourteen
petitions
for
reconsideration
filed
in
response
to
the
First
Report
and
Order
in
this
proceeding.
The
First
Report
and
Order
established
the
standards
that
permit
the
unlicensed
operation
of
ultra­
wideband
devices.
2
 
Consumer
and
Governmental
Affairs
 
Title:
Amendment
of
Part
1,
Subpart
N
of
the
Commission's
Rules
Concerning
Non­
Discrimination
on
the
Basis
of
Disability
in
the
Commission's
Programs
and
Activities.
Summary:
The
Commission
will
consider
an
Order
to
update
and
enhance
its
rules
regarding
access
for
persons
with
disabilities
to
Commission
programs
and
activities,
as
found
in
Subpart
N
of
Part
1
of
the
Commission's
rules.
3
 
Wireline
Competition
 
Title:
Review
of
the
section
251
Unbundling
Obligations
of
Incumbent
Local
Exchange
Carriers
(
CC
Docket
No.
01
 
338),
Implementation
of
the
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