Document ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2003-0002-0109
Agency: epa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants; Procedures for Detection and Quantitation; Public Meeting.
Posted Date: 2003-03-12T05:00Z

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Register
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68,
No.
36
/
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February
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
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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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24,
2003
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Notices
comments
should
be
addressed
to:
Jennifer
Maglinao,
DynCorp,
6101
Stevenson
Ave.,
Alexandria,
VA
22304
 
3540,
by
e­
mail:
jennifer.
maglinao@
dyncorp.
com,
by
telephone:
(
703)
461
 
2137,
or
by
facsimile
at
(
703)
461
 
2020.
Technical
questions
regarding
the
public
meeting
must
be
addressed
to
Marion
Kelly
by
e­
mail:
kelly.
marion@
epa.
gov
or
by
facsimile
at
(
202)
566
 
1053.
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
Requests
to
comment
must
be
submitted
by
April
5,
2003,
and
must
include
the
commenter's
name,
organization,
address,
telephone
number,
fax
number
(
if
applicable),
and
e­
mail
address
(
if
applicable).
All
requests
to
present
comments
will
be
acknowledged
and
assigned
a
time
slot.
The
amount
of
time
allotted
each
commenter
will
depend
upon
the
number
of
participants.
Commenters
are
requested
to
provide
copies
of
any
presentation
materials
for
the
public
record
and
for
meeting
participants.
Although
the
public
meeting
is
being
held
following
the
26th
Annual
Conference
on
Analysis
of
Pollutants
in
the
Environment,
there
is
no
registration
fee
to
attend
the
public
meeting.
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.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
4246
Filed
2
 
21
 
03;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
P
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPP
 
2003
 
0033;
FRL
 
7290
 
7]

Pesticide
Emergency
Exemptions;
Agency
Decisions
and
State
and
Federal
Agency
Crisis
Declarations
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
EPA
has
granted
or
denied
emergency
exemptions
under
the
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA)
for
use
of
pesticides
as
listed
in
this
notice.
The
exemptions
or
denials
were
granted
during
the
period
October
1,
2002
to
December
31,
2002
to
control
unforseen
pest
outbreaks.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
See
each
emergency
exemption
or
denial
for
the
name
of
a
contact
person.
The
following
information
applies
to
all
contact
persons:
Team
Leader,
Emergency
Response
Team,
Registration
Division
(
7505C),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460
 
0001;
telephone
number:
(
703)
308
 
9366.
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
EPA
has
granted
or
denied
emergency
exemptions
to
the
following
State
and
Federal
agencies.
The
emergency
exemptions
may
take
the
following
form:
Crisis,
public
health,
quarantine,
or
specific.
EPA
has
also
listed
denied
emergency
exemption
requests
in
this
notice.

I.
General
Information
A.
Does
this
Action
Apply
to
Me?
You
may
be
potentially
affected
by
this
action
if
you
are
a
federal
or
state
government
agency
involved
in
administration
of
environmental
quality
programs
(
i.
e.,
Departments
of
Agriculture,
Environment,
etc).
Potentially
affected
entities
may
include,
but
are
not
limited
to:
 
Federal
or
State
Government
Entity,
(
NAICS
9241),
i.
e.,
Departments
of
Agriculture,
Environment,
etc.
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
this
unit
could
also
be
affected.
The
North
American
Industrial
Classification
System
(
NAICS)
codes
have
been
provided
to
assist
you
and
others
in
determining
whether
this
action
might
apply
to
certain
entities.
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
 
0033.
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
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.
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
Under
FIFRA
section
18,
EPA
can
authorize
the
use
of
a
pesticide
when
emergency
conditions
exist.
Authorizations
(
commonly
called
emergency
exemptions)
are
granted
to
State
and
Federal
agencies
and
are
of
four
types:
1.
A
``
specific
exemption''
authorizes
use
of
a
pesticide
against
specific
pests
on
a
limited
acreage
in
a
particular
State.
Most
emergency
exemptions
are
specific
exemptions.
2.
``
Quarantine''
and
``
public
health''
exemptions
are
a
particular
form
of
specific
exemption
issued
for
quarantine
or
public
health
purposes.
These
are
rarely
requested.
3.
A
``
crisis
exemption''
is
initiated
by
a
State
or
Federal
agency
(
and
is
confirmed
by
EPA)
when
there
is
insufficient
time
to
request
and
obtain
EPA
permission
for
use
of
a
pesticide
in
an
emergency.
EPA
may
deny
an
emergency
exemption:
If
the
State
or
Federal
agency
cannot
demonstrate
that
an
emergency
exists,
if
the
use
poses
unacceptable
risks
to
the
environment,
or
if
EPA
cannot
reach
a
conclusion
that
the
proposed
pesticide
use
is
likely
to
result
in
``
a
reasonable
certainty
of
no
harm''
to
human
health,
including
exposure
of
residues
of
the
pesticide
to
infants
and
children.

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