Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2003-0024-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting
Posted Date: 2003-02-24T05:00Z

8593
Federal
Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
36
/
Monday,
February
24,
2003
/
Notices
Wednesday,
April
30,
2003
Application
of
the
1600­
series
Methods
to
Monitor
Trace
Metal
Levels
in
South
Texas
Estuaries.
Determination
of
Mercury
in
Ice
Cores
to
Track
Earth's
Activities.
Application
of
EPA
Method
1631,
Revision
E,
to
Routine
Low­
level
Mercury
Analyses.
Determination
of
Arsenic
and
Selenium
Species
in
Water
with
a
Dynamic
Reaction
Cell
and
ICP/
MS.
Evaluation
of
Techniques
for
Reducing
the
Reporting
Limit
for
Perchlorate
to
Sub­
ppb
Levels.
Establishment
of
Total
Maximum
Daily
Loads
(
TMDLs)
for
PCBs
and
Other
Pollutants
in
Lakes
and
Estuaries.
Effect
of
Various
Means
of
Calculating
Dioxin
Toxic
Equivalents
for
Nondetected
PCB
Congeners
on
Risk
Assessment.
A
History
of
Nutrient
Excursions
Above
Ambient
Water
Quality
Criteria
in
the
Great
Lakes
and
Mitigation
Strategies,
including
Total
Maximum
Daily
Loads
(
TMDLs)
and
Waste
Load
Allocations
(
WLAs).
Determination
of
Alkylphenol
Ethoxylates
in
Various
Matrices.
Determination
of
Pharmaceuticals
Pollutants
and
Sterols
in
Water
and
Biosolids
by
HPLC/
MS/
MS.
Determination
of
Brominated
Organics,
including
PBDDs/
PBDFs,
PBDEs,
and
PBBs,
in
Multi­
media
Samples
by
GC/
HRMS.

Thursday,
May
1,
2003
Public
Meeting
on
EPA's
Assessment
of
Detection
and
Quantitation
Procedures
Applied
under
the
Clean
Water
Act.
EPA's
Office
of
Water
recently
completed
an
in­
depth
assessment
of
detection
and
quantitation
limit
concepts
and
their
application
under
Clean
Water
Act
programs.
The
Agency
intends
to
make
the
results
of
this
assessment
available
through
a
public
notice
to
be
published
in
the
Federal
Register
in
March
2003.
EPA
is
sponsoring
a
public
meeting
to
describe
this
assessment,
present
the
findings,
and
discuss
recommendations.
Following
presentations
by
EPA,
the
public
is
invited
to
present
comments
on
the
assessment.
Time
will
be
made
available
to
interested
parties
who
send
in
a
formal
request
to
comment
by
April
5,
2003.
Requests
must
include
the
commenter's
name,
organization,
address,
telephone
number,
fax
number
(
if
applicable),
and
e­
mail
address
(
if
applicable).
Requests
must
be
sent
to:
Jennifer
Maglinao,
DynCorp,
6101
Stevenson
Ave.,
Alexandria,
VA
22304
 
3540.
Requests
received
by
April
5,
2003,
will
be
acknowledged
and
assigned
a
time
slot.
Commenters
are
requested
to
provide
copies
of
any
presentation
materials
for
the
public
record,
and
for
meeting
participants.
There
is
no
registration
fee
to
attend
the
public
meeting.
For
questions,
please
call
Jennifer
Maglinao
at
(
703)
461
 
2137.
This
meeting/
event
will
be
held
in
a
building
which
is
accessible
to
persons
using
wheel
chairs
and
scooters.
If
you
wish
to
request
that
other
arrangements
be
made
because
of
your
disability
in
order
to
enable
you
to
participate
or
if
you
have
questions
about
accessibility,
please
contact
Jennifer
Maglinao
at
(
703)
461
 
2137
as
soon
as
possible,
but
preferably
no
less
than
5
business
days
before
the
event
is
scheduled.

Dated:
February
13,
2003.
Pamela
Barr,
Acting
Director,
Office
of
Science
and
Technology.
[
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BILLING
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FIFRA
Scientific
Advisory
Panel;
Notice
of
Public
Meeting
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
There
will
be
a
meeting
of
the
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
Scientific
Advisory
Panel
(
FIFRA
SAP)
to
consider
and
review
the
effect
of
atrazine
on
amphibians.
DATES:
Pre­
meeting
teleconference:
May
21,
2003,
from
1
p.
m.
to
3
p.
m,
eastern
standard
time.
Face­
to­
face
meetings:
June
3
 
5,
2003,
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
5
p.
m,
eastern
standard
time.
Comments:
Deadlines
for
submission
of
requests
to
present
oral
comments
and
submission
of
written
comments,
see
Unit
I.
F.
of
the
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
Nominations:
Nominations
of
persons
to
serve
as
an
ad
hoc
member
of
the
FIFRA
SAP
for
the
pre­
meeting
teleconference
and
face­
to­
face
meetings
should
be
provided
on
or
before
March
6,
2003.
Special
seating:
Requests
for
special
seating
arrangements
or
other
special
accomodations
should
be
made
at
least
5
business
days
prior
to
the
meeting.
ADDRESSES:
Pre­
meeting
teleconference:
This
meeting
will
be
held
at
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1201
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
EPA
East
Bldg,
Conference
Room
4225,
Washington,
DC.
For
additional
information
about
the
pre­
meeting
teleconference,
including
how
to
receive
the
teleconference
telephone
number,
contact
the
Designated
Federal
Official
(
DFO)
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Face­
to­
face
meetings:
The
meeting
will
be
held
at
the
Sheraton
Crystal
City
Hotel,
1800
Jefferson
Davis
Highway,
Arlington,
VA.
22202.
The
telephone
number
for
the
Sheraton
Crystal
City
Hotel
is
(
703)
486
 
1111.
Comments:
Written
comments
may
be
submitted
electronically,
by
mail,
or
through
hand
delivery/
courier.
Follow
the
detailed
instructions
as
provided
in
Unit
I.
of
the
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
Nominations,
requests
to
present
oral
comments,
and
special
seating:
To
submit
nominations
to
serve
as
an
ad
hoc
member
of
the
FIFRA
SAP
for
the
pre­
meeting
teleconference
and
face­
toface
meetings,
or
requests
for
special
seating
arrangements,
or
requests
to
present
oral
comments,
notify
the
DFO
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Paul
Lewis,
DFO,
Office
of
Science
Coordination
and
Policy
(
7202M),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
telephone
number:
(
202)
564
 
8450;
fax
number:
(
202)
564
 
8382;
e­
mail
address:
lewis.
paul@
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
persons
who
are
or
may
be
required
to
conduct
testing
of
chemical
substances
under
the
Federal
Food,
Drug,
and
Cosmetic
Act
(
FFDCA),
FIFRA,
and
the
Food
Quality
Protection
Act
of
1996
(
FQPA).
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
DFO
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
 
0024.
The
official
public
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2003
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Notices
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/.
Meeting
agendas
relevant
to
these
meetings
are
now
available.
EPA's
position
paper,
charge/
questions
to
FIFRA
SAP,
and
FIFRA
SAP
composition
(
i.
e.,
permanent
members
and
ad
hoc
members
for
this
meeting)
will
be
available
as
soon
as
possible,
but
no
later
than
early
May
2003.
In
addition,
the
Agency
may
provide
additional
background
documents
as
the
materials
become
available.
You
may
obtain
electronic
copies
of
these
documents,
and
certain
other
related
documents
that
might
be
available
electronically,
from
the
FIFRA
SAP
Internet
Home
Page
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
scipoly/
sap.
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
submit
or
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.
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
then
key
in
the
appropriate
docket
ID
number.
Certain
types
of
information
will
not
be
accessible
through
EPA
Dockets.
Information
claimed
as
CBI
and
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute,
which
is
not
included
in
the
official
public
docket,
also
will
not
be
available
for
public
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
In
addition,
EPA's
policy
is
that
copyrighted
material
will
not
be
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
but
will
be
available
only
in
printed,
paper
form
in
the
official
public
docket.
To
the
extent
feasible,
publicly
available
docket
materials
will
be
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
When
a
document
is
selected
from
the
index
list
in
EPA
Dockets,
the
system
will
identify
whether
the
document
is
available
for
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
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.
EPA
intends
to
work
towards
providing
electronic
access
to
all
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
For
public
commenters,
it
is
important
to
note
that
EPA's
policy
is
that
public
comments,
whether
submitted
electronically
or
on
paper,
will
be
made
available
for
public
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
as
EPA
receives
them
and
without
change,
unless
the
comment
contains
copyrighted
material,
CBI,
or
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
When
EPA
identifies
a
comment
containing
copyrighted
material,
EPA
will
provide
a
reference
to
that
material
in
the
version
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
The
entire
printed
comment,
including
the
copyrighted
material,
will
be
available
in
the
public
docket.
Public
comments
submitted
on
computer
disks
that
are
mailed
or
delivered
to
the
docket
will
be
transferred
to
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Public
comments
that
are
mailed
or
delivered
to
the
docket
will
be
scanned
and
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Where
practical,
physical
objects
will
be
photographed,
and
the
photograph
will
be
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
along
with
a
brief
description
written
by
the
docket
staff.

C.
How
and
to
Whom
Do
I
Submit
Comments?
You
may
submit
comments
electronically,
by
mail,
or
through
hand
delivery/
courier.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
identify
the
appropriate
docket
ID
number
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
comment.
Please
ensure
that
your
comments
are
submitted
within
the
specified
comment
period.
Comments
received
after
the
close
of
the
comment
period
will
be
marked
``
late.''
EPA
is
not
required
to
consider
these
late
comments.
If
you
wish
to
submit
CBI
or
information
that
is
otherwise
protected
by
statute,
please
follow
the
instructions
in
Unit
I.
D.
Do
not
use
EPA
Dockets
or
e­
mail
to
submit
CBI
or
information
protected
by
statute.
1.
Electronically.
If
you
submit
an
electronic
comment
as
prescribed
in
this
unit,
EPA
recommends
that
you
include
your
name,
mailing
address,
and
an
email
address
or
other
contact
information
in
the
body
of
your
comment.
Also
include
this
contact
information
on
the
outside
of
any
disk
or
CD
ROM
you
submit,
and
in
any
cover
letter
accompanying
the
disk
or
CD
ROM.
This
ensures
that
you
can
be
identified
as
the
submitter
of
the
comment
and
allows
EPA
to
contact
you
in
case
EPA
cannot
read
your
comment
due
to
technical
difficulties
or
needs
further
information
on
the
substance
of
your
comment.
EPA's
policy
is
that
EPA
will
not
edit
your
comment,
and
any
identifying
or
contact
information
provided
in
the
body
of
a
comment
will
be
included
as
part
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
If
EPA
cannot
read
your
comment
due
to
technical
difficulties
and
cannot
contact
you
for
clarification,
EPA
may
not
be
able
to
consider
your
comment.
i.
EPA
Dockets.
Your
use
of
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
to
submit
comments
to
EPA
electronically
is
EPA's
preferred
method
for
receiving
comments.
Go
directly
to
EPA
Dockets
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket,
and
follow
the
online
instructions
for
submitting
comments.
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
and
then
key
in
docket
ID
number
OPP
 
2003
 
0024.
The
system
is
an
``
anonymous
access''
system,
which
means
EPA
will
not
know
your
identity,
e­
mail
address,
or
other
contact
information
unless
you
provide
it
in
the
body
of
your
comment.
ii.
E­
mail.
Comments
may
be
sent
by
e­
mail
to
opp­
docket@
epa.
gov,
Attention:
Docket
ID
Number
OPP
 
2003
 
0024.
In
contrast
to
EPA's
electronic
public
docket,
EPA's
e­
mail
system
is
not
an
``
anonymous
access''
system.
If
you
send
an
e­
mail
comment
directly
to
the
docket
without
going
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket,
EPA's
e­
mail
system
automatically
captures
your
e­
mail
address.
E­
mail
addresses
that
are
automatically
captured
by
EPA's
e­
mail
system
are
included
as
part
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
iii.
Disk
or
CD
ROM.
You
may
submit
comments
on
a
disk
or
CD
ROM
that
you
mail
to
the
mailing
address
identified
in
Unit
I.
C.
2.
These
electronic
submissions
will
be
accepted
in
WordPerfect
or
ASCII
file
format.
Avoid
the
use
of
special
characters
and
any
form
of
encryption.
2.
By
mail.
Send
your
comments
to:
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(
PIRIB)
(
7502C),
Office
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of
Pesticide
Programs
(
OPP),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460
 
0001,
Attention:
Docket
ID
Number
OPP
 
2003
 
0024.
3.
By
hand
delivery
or
courier.
Deliver
your
comments
to:
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(
PIRIB),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
(
OPP),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Rm.
119,
Crystal
Mall
#
2,
1921
Jefferson
Davis
Hwy.,
Arlington,
VA,
Attention:
Docket
ID
Number
OPP
 
2003
 
0024.
Such
deliveries
are
only
accepted
during
the
docket's
normal
hours
of
operation
as
identified
in
Unit
I.
B.
1.

D.
How
Should
I
Submit
CBI
to
the
Agency?

Do
not
submit
information
that
you
consider
to
be
CBI
electronically
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
or
by
e­
mail.
You
may
claim
information
that
you
submit
to
EPA
as
CBI
by
marking
any
part
or
all
of
that
information
as
CBI
(
if
you
submit
CBI
on
disk
or
CD
ROM,
mark
the
outside
of
the
disk
or
CD
ROM
as
CBI
and
then
identify
electronically
within
the
disk
or
CD
ROM
the
specific
information
that
is
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
docket
and
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
If
you
submit
the
copy
that
does
not
contain
CBI
on
disk
or
CD
ROM,
mark
the
outside
of
the
disk
or
CD
ROM
clearly
that
it
does
not
contain
CBI.
Information
not
marked
as
CBI
will
be
included
in
the
public
docket
and
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
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
or
collection
activity.
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
ID
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.

F.
How
May
I
Participate
in
this
Meeting?
You
may
participate
in
this
meeting
by
following
the
instructions
in
this
unit.
For
submission
of
CBI,
see
Unit
I.
D.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
it
is
imperative
that
you
identify
docket
ID
number
OPP
 
2003
 
0024
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
request.
1.
Oral
comments.
Oral
comments
presented
at
the
meetings
should
not
be
repetitive
of
previously
submitted
oral
or
written
comments.
Each
individual
or
group
wishing
to
make
brief
oral
comments
to
the
FIFRA
SAP
is
strongly
advised
to
submit
their
request
to
the
DFO
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT
no
later
than
noon,
eastern
standard
time,
May
28,
2003,
in
order
to
be
included
on
the
meeting
agenda.
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).
Oral
comments
before
the
FIFRA
SAP
are
limited
to
approximately
5
minutes
unless
prior
arrangements
have
been
made.
In
addition,
each
speaker
should
bring
30
copies
of
his
or
her
comments
and
presentation
slides
for
distribution
to
the
FIFRA
SAP
at
the
meeting.
2.
Written
comments.
Although
submission
of
written
comments
are
accepted
until
the
date
of
the
meeting
(
unless
otherwise
stated),
the
Agency
encourages
that
written
comments
be
submitted,
using
the
instructions
in
Unit
I.,
no
later
than
noon,
eastern
standard
time,
May
28,
2003,
to
provide
the
FIFRA
SAP
the
time
necessary
to
consider
and
review
the
written
comments.
There
is
no
limit
on
the
extent
of
written
comments
for
consideration
by
the
FIFRA
SAP.
Persons
wishing
to
submit
written
comments
at
the
meeting
should
contact
the
DFO
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT
and
submit
30
copies.
3.
Seating
at
the
meeting.
Seating
at
the
meeting
will
be
on
a
first­
come
basis.
Individuals
requiring
special
accommodations
at
this
meeting,
including
wheelchair
access,
should
contact
the
DFO
at
least
5
business
days
prior
to
the
meeting
using
the
information
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT
so
that
appropriate
arrangements
can
be
made.
4.
Request
for
nominations
of
persons
to
serve
as
ad
hoc
members
of
the
FIFRA
SAP
for
this
meeting.
The
FIFRA
SAP
staff
routinely
solicit
the
stakeholder
community
for
nominations
to
serve
as
ad
hoc
members
of
the
FIFRA
SAP
for
each
meeting.
Any
interested
person
or
organization
may
nominate
qualified
individuals
to
serve
on
the
FIFRA
SAP
for
a
specific
meeting.
No
interested
person
shall
be
ineligible
to
serve
by
reason
of
their
membership
on
any
other
advisory
committee
to
a
Federal
department
or
agency
or
their
employment
by
a
Federal
department
or
agency
(
except
the
EPA).
Individuals
nominated
should
have
expertise
in
one
or
more
of
the
following
areas:
i.
Amphibian
toxicology
and
ecology.
ii.
Xenopus
and/
or
xenopus
husbandry.
iii.
Developmental
biology,
gonadal
development,
and/
or
endocrinology.
iv.
Ecotoxicology
and
risk
assessment.
Nominees
should
be
scientists
who
have
sufficient
professional
qualifications,
including
training
and
experience,
to
be
capable
of
providing
expert
comments
on
the
issues
for
this
meeting.
Nominees
should
be
identified
by
name,
occupation,
position,
address,
and
telephone
number.
Nominations
should
be
provided
to
the
DFO
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT
by
March
6,
2003.
The
criteria
for
selecting
scientists
to
serve
on
the
FIFRA
SAP
are
that
these
persons
be
recognized
scientists­
experts
in
their
fields;
that
they
be
as
impartial
and
objective
as
possible;
that
they
represent
an
array
of
backgrounds
and
perspectives
(
within
their
disciplines);
have
no
financial
conflict
of
interest;
have
not
previously
been
involved
with
the
scientific
peer
review
of
the
issue(
s)
presented;
and
that
they
be
available
to
participate
fully
in
the
review,
which
will
be
conducted
over
a
relatively
short
time
frame.
Nominees
will
be
asked
to
attend
the
public
meetings
and
to
participate
in
the
discussion
of
key
issues
and
assumptions
at
these
meetings.
Finally,
they
will
be
asked
to
review
and
to
help
finalize
the
meeting
minutes.
If
a
FIFRA
SAP
nominee
is
considered
to
assist
in
a
review
by
the
FIFRA
SAP
for
a
particular
session,
the
nominee
is
subject
to
the
provisions
of
5
CFR
part
2634,
Executive
Branch
Financial
Disclosure,
as
supplemented
by
the
EPA
in
5
CFR
part
6401.
As
such,
the
FIFRA
SAP
nominee
is
required
to
submit
a
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/
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/
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24,
2003
/
Notices
Confidential
Financial
Disclosure
Form
for
Special
Government
Employees
Serving
on
Federal
Advisory
Committees
at
the
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA
Form
3110
 
48
5
 
02)
which
shall
fully
disclose,
among
other
financial
interests,
the
nominee's
employment,
stocks,
and
bonds,
and
where
applicable,
sources
of
research
support.
EPA
will
evaluate
the
nominee's
financial
disclosure
form
to
assess
that
there
are
no
formal
conflict
of
interests
before
the
nominee
is
considered
to
serve
on
the
FIFRA
SAP.
Selected
FIFRA
SAP
members
will
be
hired
as
a
Special
Government
Employee.
The
Agency
will
review
all
nominations;
nominees
who
are
selected
for
the
meeting
will
be
posted
on
the
FIFRA
SAP
web
site
or
may
be
obtained
by
contacting
the
PIRIB
at
the
address
or
telephone
number
listed
in
Unit
I.

II.
Background
A.
Purpose
of
the
FIFRA
SAP
Amendments
to
FIFRA
enacted
November
28,
1975
(
7
U.
S.
C.
136w(
d)),
include
a
requirement
under
section
25(
d)
of
FIFRA
that
notices
of
intent
to
cancel
or
reclassify
pesticides
pursuant
to
section
6(
b)(
2)
of
FIFRA,
as
well
as
proposed
and
final
forms
of
rulemaking
pursuant
to
section
25(
a)
of
FIFRA,
be
submitted
to
a
SAP
prior
to
being
made
public
or
issued
to
a
registrant.
In
accordance
with
section
25(
d)
of
FIFRA,
the
FIFRA
SAP
is
to
have
an
opportunity
to
comment
on
the
health
and
environmental
impact
of
such
actions.
The
FIFRA
SAP
also
shall
make
comments,
evaluations,
and
recommendations
for
operating
guidelines
to
improve
the
effectiveness
and
quality
of
analyses
made
by
Agency
scientists.
Members
are
scientists
who
have
sufficient
professional
qualifications,
including
training
and
experience,
to
be
capable
of
providing
expert
comments
as
to
the
impact
on
health
and
the
environment
of
regulatory
actions
under
sections
6(
b)
and
25(
a)
of
FIFRA.
The
Deputy
Administrator
appoints
seven
individuals
to
serve
on
the
FIFRA
SAP
for
staggered
terms
of
4
years,
based
on
recommendations
from
the
National
Institutes
of
Health
and
the
National
Science
Foundation.
Section
104
of
FQPA
(
Public
Law
104
 
170)
established
the
FQPA
Science
Review
Board
(
SRB).
These
scientists
shall
be
available
to
the
FIFRA
SAP
on
an
ad
hoc
basis
to
assist
in
reviews
conducted
by
the
FIFRA
SAP.
B.
Pre­
meeting
Teleconference
This
pre­
meeting
teleconference
is
open
to
the
public
and
seating
will
be
on
a
first­
come
basis.
The
public
may
also
attend
via
telephone.
For
further
information
concerning
the
meeting
or
how
to
obtain
the
telephone
number,
please
contact
the
DFO
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.
The
purpose
of
this
public
premeeting
teleconference
is
to:
1.
Discuss
the
charge
and
the
adequacy
of
the
review
materials
provided
to
the
FIFRA
SAP.
2.
Clarify
any
questions
and
issues
relating
to
the
charge
and
the
review
materials.
3.
Discuss
specific
charge
assignments
to
the
Panelists.
4.
Clarify
specific
points
of
interest
raised
by
the
Panelists
in
preparation
for
the
face­
to­
face
meetings
to
be
held
from
June
3
 
5,
2003.

C.
Face­
to­
Face
Public
Meeting
The
FIFRA
SAP
will
meet
to
consider
and
review
the
effects
of
atrazine
on
amphibians.
Recent
research
has
generated
conflicting
results
on
the
effects
of
atrazine
on
gonadal
developmental
(
e.
g.,
male
hermaphroditism)
in
amphibians
and
how
these
effects
influence
secondary
sexual
characteristics
(
e.
g.,
laryngeal
muscle
mass).
The
FIFRA
SAP
will
be
asked
to
consider
the
range
of
effects
associated
with
exposure
of
amphibians
to
atrazine
and
to
determine
the
significance
of
these
effects
for
risk
assessment
and
the
likely
threshold
exposure
value
for
eliciting
these
effects.
The
Agency
requests
the
Panel
to
identify
what
additional,
specific
information,
if
any,
would
significantly
reduce
uncertainties
in
determining
a
causal
relationship
between
atrazine
exposure
and
development
in
amphibians
and
the
extent
to
which
any
changes
in
development
can
be
related
to
effects
on
survival,
growth
and
reproductive
performance.
To
the
extent
that
significant
knowledge
gaps
or
areas
of
variability
in
the
existing
knowledge
base
are
identified,
the
FIFRA
SAP
will
be
asked
to
prioritize
what
additional
types
of
data
would
lead
to
the
greatest
incremental
reductions
in
risk
assessment
uncertainties.

D.
FIFRA
SAP
Meeting
Minutes
The
FIFRA
SAP
will
prepare
meeting
minutes
summarizing
its
recommendations
to
the
Agency
in
approximately
60
days.
The
meeting
minutes
will
be
posted
on
the
FIFRA
SAP
web
site
or
may
be
obtained
by
contacting
the
PIRIB
at
the
address
or
telephone
number
listed
in
Unit
I.
List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Pesticides
and
pests.

Dated:
February
11,
2003.
Joseph
J.
Merenda,
Director,
Office
of
Science
Coordination
and
Policy.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
4248
Filed
2
 
21
 
03;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
S
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
FRL
 
7453
 
3]

Guidelines
Establishing
Test
Procedures
for
the
Analysis
of
Pollutants;
Procedures
for
Detection
and
Quantitation;
Public
Meeting
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice
of
public
meeting.

SUMMARY:
EPA's
Office
of
Water
recently
completed
an
assessment
of
detection
and
quantitation
concepts
and
their
application
under
Clean
Water
Act
programs.
The
Agency
intends
to
make
the
results
of
this
assessment
available
through
a
public
notice
to
be
published
in
the
Federal
Register
in
March
2003.
EPA
is
sponsoring
a
public
meeting
to
describe
this
assessment,
present
the
findings,
and
discuss
recommendations.
Following
presentations
by
EPA,
the
public
is
invited
to
present
comments
on
the
assessment.
Time
will
be
made
available
to
interested
parties
who
send
in
a
formal
request
to
comment
by
April
5,
2003.
Commenters
are
requested
to
provide
copies
of
any
presentation
materials
for
the
public
record
and
for
meeting
participants.
DATES:
The
public
meeting
on
Detection
and
Quantitation
will
be
held
on
May
1,
2003,
from
10
a.
m.
to
3
p.
m.,
with
a
onehour
break
from
12
p.
m.
to
1
p.
m.
Parties
interested
in
presenting
comments
at
the
meeting
must
send
in
a
formal
request
to
comment
by
April
5,
2003.
ADDRESSES:
The
meeting
will
be
held
at
the
Holiday
Inn
Chicago
Mart
Plaza
Hotel,
350
North
Orleans
Street,
Chicago,
Illinois,
U.
S.
A.
60654.
Formal
requests
to
present
comments
at
the
meeting
must
be
submitted
by
April
5,
2003,
to
Jennifer
Maglinao,
DynCorp,
6101
Stevenson
Ave.,
Alexandria,
VA
22304
 
3540,
or
by
e­
mail
to
jennifer.
maglinao@
dyncorp.
com.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
The
public
meeting
is
being
coordinated
by
DynCorp
System
&
Solutions
LLC.
Questions
regarding
public
meeting
logistics
or
requests
to
present
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