Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0474-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Methods for Testing Efficacy of Skin-Applied Repellents; Notice of Public Meeting
Posted Date: 2007-06-13T04:00Z

[Federal Register: June 13, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 113)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0474; FRL-8135-9]

 
Methods for Testing Efficacy of Skin-Applied Repellents; Notice 
of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA's Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division in 
cooperation with the Registration Division and the Field and External 
Affairs Division will host a public workshop on June 19, 2007. The 
purpose of the workshop is to share technical information on updates 
and latest developments in repellents efficacy testing, and 
alternatives to human subjects testing for efficacy of skin-applied 
repellents. Experts in product performance testing from other agencies 
of the Federal government, Department of Defense, United States 
Department of Agriculture, Centers for Disease Control, and private 
laboratories have been invited and are expected to attend. The 
invitation is also extended to the general public. Proceedings from 
this meeting will inform EPA for completing OPPTS Harmonized Guideline 
810.3700. The revised OPPTS Harmonized 810.3700 testing guideline, 
Product Performance of Skin-Applied Repellents of Insect and other 
Arthropods, has already been through the Science Advisory Panel and the 
Human Studies Review Board review in recent years. The guideline 
provides guidance for adequate testing of performance of skin-applied 
repellents on insects and other arthropods of human health 
significance.

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 19, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
    To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT, as soon as possible to 
give EPA time to process your request.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Room 4830 (4th Floor) of One 
Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clara Fuentes, Biopesticides and 
Pollution Prevention Division (7511C), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-0171; fax 
number: (703) 308-7026; e-mail address: Fuentes.Clara@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 
be of particular interest to anyone who may be affected by the revised 
OPPTS Harmonized 810.3700 testing guideline, Product Performance of 
Skin-Applied Repellents of Insect and other Arthropods. You may be 
potentially affected by this action if you are involved in product 
performance testing for a Federal government agency or are a private 
laboratory which conducts product performance testing, repellent 
efficacy testing and/or human subjects testing. Potentially affected 
entities may include, but are not limited to:
     Testing Laboratories (NAICS code 541380), e.g., product 
testing laboratories or services, testing laboratories (except medical, 
veterinary), biological (except medical, veterinary) testing 
laboratories or services.
     Research and Development in Physical, Engineering, and 
Life Sciences (NAICS code 541710), e.g., agriculture research and 
development laboratories or services, biology research and development 
laboratories or services, environmental research and development 
laboratories or services,

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health research and development laboratories or services.
    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 a docket for this action under 
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0474. Publicly 
available docket materials are available either in the electronic 
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard 

copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public 
Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S. 
Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket 
Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 
legal holidays. The Docket Facility 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.

II. Tentative Agenda

    1. Presentation of lab repellent studies.
    2. Novel repellents, essays, and chemical models.
    3. Use of in vitro systems.
    4. Field testing of mosquito repellents.
    5. Data analysis and evaluation.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Human subjects, Product performance 
testing, Repellent efficacy.

    Dated: June 11, 2007.
Janet L. Andersen,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 07-2937 Filed 6-11-07; 12:01 pm]

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