Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0265-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting: Pre Meeting Teleconference - November 
21, 2002. Face-to-Face Meeting: December 3-4, 2002
Posted Date: 2002-10-10T04:00Z

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/
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October
10,
2002
/
Notices
numbers
for
EPA's
regulations
are
listed
in
40
CFR
part
9
and
48
CFR
chapter
15.
The
Federal
Register
document
required
under
5
CFR
1320.8(
d),
soliciting
comments
on
this
collection
of
information
was
published
on
January
29,
2002
(67
FR
4253);
one
comment
was
received.
Burden
Statement:
The
annual
public
reporting
and
recordkeeping
burden
for
this
collection
of
information
is
estimated
to
average
25
minutes
per
response.
Burden
means
the
total
time,
effort,
or
financial
resources
expended
by
persons
to
generate,
maintain,
retain,
or
disclose
or
provide
information
to
or
for
a
Federal
agency.
This
includes
the
time
needed
to
review
instructions;
develop,
acquire,
install,
and
utilize
technology
and
systems
for
the
purposes
of
collecting,
validating,
and
verifying
information,
processing
and
maintaining
information,
and
disclosing
and
providing
information;
adjust
the
existing
ways
to
comply
with
any
previously
applicable
instructions
and
requirements;
train
personnel
to
be
able
to
respond
to
a
collection
of
information;
search
data
sources;
complete
and
review
the
collection
of
information;
and
transmit
or
otherwise
disclose
the
information.
Respondents/
Affected
Entities:
Individuals
or
households.
Estimated
Number
of
Respondents:
2350.
Frequency
of
Response:
Once.
Estimated
Total
Annual
Hour
Burden:
979
hours.
Estimated
Total
Annualized
Capital,
O&
M
Cost
Burden:
0.
Send
comments
on
the
Agency's
need
for
this
information,
the
accuracy
of
the
provided
burden
estimates,
and
any
suggested
methods
for
minimizing
respondent
burden,
including
through
the
use
of
automated
collection
techniques
to
the
addresses
listed
above.
Please
refer
to
EPA
ICR
No.
2057.01
in
any
correspondence.

Dated:
October
4,
2002.
Oscar
Morales,
Director,
Collection
Strategies
Division.
[FR
Doc.
02–
25859
Filed
10–
9–
02;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6560–
50–
P
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–
7393–
5]

Investigator
Initiated
Grants:
Request
for
Applications
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(EPA).
ACTION:
Notice
of
requests
for
applications.
SUMMARY:
This
notice
provides
information
on
the
availability
of
fiscal
year
2003
investigator
initiated
grants
program
announcements,
in
which
the
areas
of
research
interest,
eligibility
and
submission
requirements,
evaluation
criteria,
and
implementation
schedules
are
set
forth.
Grants
will
be
competitively
awarded
following
peer
review.

DATES:
Receipt
dates
vary
depending
on
the
specific
research
areas
within
the
solicitations.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
(1)
Technology
for
a
Sustainable
Environment,
karn.
barbara@
epa.
gov,
(2)
Measurement,
modeling
and
analysis
methods
for
airborne
fine
particulate
matter
(PM2.5),
winner.
darrel@
epa.
gov,
(3)
ECOHAB
(Ecology
of
Hazardous
Algal
Blooms),
(4)
Watershed
Classification,
perovich.
gina@
epa.
gov,
and
(5)
Computational
Toxicology
Approaches
for
Endocrine
Disruptors
Screening
Program,
reese.
david@
epa.
gov.
The
complete
program
announcement
can
be
accessed
on
the
Internet
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
ncer,
under
``
announcements.
''
The
required
forms
for
applications
with
instructions
are
accessible
on
the
Internet
at
http://
es.
epa.
gov/
ncer/
rfa/
forms/
downlf.
html.
Forms
may
be
printed
from
this
site.
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
In
its
Requests
for
Applications
(RFA)
the
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
invites
research
applications
in
the
following
areas
of
special
interest
to
its
mission:
(1)
Technology
for
a
Sustainable
Environment,
(2)
Measurement,
modeling
and
analysis
methods
for
airborne
fine
particulate
matter
(PM2.5),
(3)
ECOHAB
(Ecology
of
Hazardous
Algal
Blooms),
(4)
Watershed
Classification,
and
(5)
Computational
Toxicology
Approaches
for
Endocrine
Disruptors
Screening
Program.

Dated:
October
1,
2002.
John
C.
Puzak,
Acting
Director,
National
Center
for
Environmental
Research.
[FR
Doc.
02–
25863
Filed
10–
9–
02;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6560–
50–
P
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–
7393–
4]

Investigator
Initiated
Grants:
Requests
for
Applications
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(EPA).
ACTION:
Notice
of
request
for
applications
(RFA).
SUMMARY:
This
notice
provides
information
on
the
availability
of
a
fiscal
year
2003
program
announcement
in
which
areas
of
research
interest,
eligibility
and
submission
requirements,
evaluation
criteria,
and
implementation
schedules
are
set
forth.

DATES:
The
RFA
opened
September
30,
2002
and
closes
January
7,
2003.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
April
Richards,
(202)
564–
2297.
Richards.
April@
epa.
gov
or
Bob
Thurnau,
(513)
569–
7504
Thurnau.
Bob@
epa.
gov.
The
complete
program
announcement
can
be
accessed
on
the
Internet
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
ncer
under
``
announcements.
''
Unlike
other
EPA
RFAs,
all
necessary
forms
are
included
in
the
RFA.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
In
its
Requests
for
Applications
the
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
invites
research
applications
in
the
following
are
of
special
interest
to
its
mission:
Treatment
Technologies
for
Arsenic
Removal
for
Small
Drinking
Water
Systems:
Request
for
Applications.
The
objective
of
this
program
is
to
pre­
qualify
treatment
technologies
for
a
subsequent
demonstration
program
which
will
evaluate
the
efficiency
and
effectiveness
of
drinking
water
treatment
technologies
to
meet
the
new
arsenic
maximum
contaminant
level
(MCL)
of
0.01
mg/
l
for
varying
source
water
quality
conditions.
Proposals
selected
under
this
competition
will
be
pre­
qualified
for
demonstration
projects
at
selected
utilities
throughout
the
country.

Dated:
September
30,
2002.
John
C.
Puzak,
Acting
Director,
National
Center
for
Environmental
Research.
[FR
Doc.
02–
25864
Filed
10–
9–
02;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6560–
50–
P
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[OPP–
2002–
0265;
FRL–
7276–
4]

FIFRA
Scientific
Advisory
Panel;
Notice
of
Public
Meetings
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(EPA).

ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
There
will
be
a
public
premeeting
teleconference
and
a
3–
day
face­
to­
face
meeting
of
the
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
Scientific
Advisory
Panel
(FIFRA
SAP)
to
consider
and
review
studies
on
water
disinfection
and
softening
as
related
to
the
Food
Quality
Protection
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10,
2002
/
Notices
Act
of
1996
(FQPA)
drinking
water
exposure
assessments.
DATES:
Pre­
meeting
teleconference:
November
21,
2002,
from
1
p.
m.
to
3
p.
m,
eastern
standard
time.
Face­
to­
face
meetings:
December
3–
5,
2002,
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
5
p.
m,
eastern
standard
time.
Comments:
For
deadlines
for
submission
of
requests
to
present
oral
comments
and
submission
of
written
comments,
see
Unit
I.
E.
of
the
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
Nominations:
Requests
for
nominations
to
serve
as
an
ad
hoc
member
of
the
FIFRA
SAP
for
the
premeeting
teleconference
and
face­
to­
face
meetings
should
be
provided
on
or
before
October
25,
2002.
Special
seating:
Requests
for
special
seating
arrangements
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,
EPA
East
Bldg.,
1201
Constitution
Ave.,
NW.,
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.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
your
request
must
identify
docket
ID
number
OPP–
2002–
0265
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
response.
Face­
to­
face
meetings:
These
meetings
will
be
held
at
the
Sheraton
Crystal
City
Hotel,
1800
Jefferson
Davis
Hwy.,
Arlington,
VA.
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
face­
to­
face
meetings
and
pre­
meeting
teleconference,
or
requests
for
special
seating
arrangements,
or
requests
to
present
oral
comments,
notify
the
DFO
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
your
request
must
identify
docket
ID
number
OPP–
2002–
0265
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
response.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Paul
Lewis,
DFO,
Office
of
Science
Coordination
and
Policy
(7202M),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460–
0001;
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
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–
2002–
0265.
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/.
A
meeting
agenda
relevant
to
these
meetings
is
now
available.
EPA's
position
paper,
questions
to
FIFRA
SAP,
and
FIFRA
SAP
composition
(i.
e.,
members
and
consultants
for
this
meeting)
will
be
available
as
soon
as
possible,
but
no
later
than
early
November.
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
placed
in
the
EPA
Dockets.
Information
claimed
as
CBI
and
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute,
which
is
not
included
in
the
official
public
docket,
will
not
be
available
for
public
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
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
in
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
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Notices
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–
2002–
0265.
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–
2002–
0265.
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
of
Pesticide
Programs
(OPP),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460–
0001,
Attention:
Docket
ID
Number
OPP–
2002–
0265.
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–
2002–
0265.
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.
How
May
I
Participate
in
These
Meetings?
Requests
to
present
oral
comments,
written
comments,
or
requests
for
special
seating
arrangements
may
be
submitted
electronically,
by
mail,
or
through
hand
delivery/
courier.
(See
Units
I.
C.­
D.)
Do
not
submit
any
information
in
your
request
that
is
considered
CBI.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
it
is
imperative
that
you
identify
docket
ID
number
OPP–
2002–
0265
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.
Although
requests
to
present
oral
comments
are
accepted
until
the
date
of
the
meeting
(unless
otherwise
stated),
to
the
extent
that
time
permits,
interested
persons
may
be
permitted
by
the
Chair
of
FIFRA
SAP
to
present
oral
comments
at
the
meeting.
Each
individual
or
group
wishing
to
make
brief
oral
comments
to
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,
November
14,
2002,
for
the
pre­
meeting
teleconference
or
no
later
than
noon,
eastern
standard
time,
November
25,
2002,
for
the
face­
to­
face
meetings
in
order
to
be
included
on
the
meeting
agenda.
The
request
should
identify
the
name
of
the
individual
making
the
presentation
and
the
organization
(if
any)
the
individual
will
represent.
In
addition,
any
requirements
for
audiovisual
equipment
(e.
g.,
overhead
projector,
35
mm
projector,
chalkboard)
at
the
face­
to­
face
meetings
should
be
requested
at
this
time.
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
to
the
face­
to­
face
meeting.
2.
Written
comments.
Although
submission
of
written
comments
are
accepted
until
the
date
of
the
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(unless
otherwise
stated),
the
Agency
encourages
that
written
comments
be
submitted
no
later
than
noon,
eastern
standard
time,
November
14,
2002,
for
the
pre­
meeting
teleconference
or
no
later
than
noon,
eastern
standard
time,
November
25,
2002,
for
the
face­
to­
face
meetings,
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
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
meetings.
Seating
at
both
meetings
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.

II.
Background
A.
Purpose
of
the
FIFRA
SAP
Pursuant
to
the
Federal
Advisory
Committee
Act,
Public
Law
92–
463,
notice
is
hereby
given
of
two
meetings
of
the
EPA
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
pesticide
regulations
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
The
FIFRA
SAP
will
meet
on
November
21,
2002,
via
teleconference
from
1
p.
m.
to
3
p.
m.,
eastern
standard
time.
This
teleconference
meeting
will
be
hosted
out
of
Conference
Room
4225,
Environmental
Protection
Protection,
EPA
East
Bldg.,
1201
Constitution
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC.
The
meeting
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
on
December
3,
December
4,
and
December
5,
2002.

C.
Face­
to­
Face
Public
Meetings
On
December
3–
5,
2002,
the
Agency
will
be
continuing
its
consultation
with
the
FIFRA
SAP
to
review
studies
on
water
disinfection
and
softening
as
related
to
FQPA
drinking
water
exposure
assessments.
On
September
29,
2000,
the
Agency
updated
the
FIFRA
SAP
on
their
progress
in
improving
its
drinking
water
assessment
process.
In
addition,
the
Agency
presented
a
review
of
the
scientific
literature
on
the
impacts
of
drinking
water
treatment
on
the
removal
and
transformation
of
pesticides.
In
their
recommendations,
the
FIFRA
SAP
supported
the
Agency's
efforts
to
better
understand
the
effects
of
water
treatment
on
pesticides
and
encouraged
the
Agency
to
return
to
the
FIFRA
SAP
to
report
on
its
progress
in
developing
approaches
that
factor
treatment
into
drinking
water
exposure
assessments.
Since
the
previous
meeting,
the
Agency
has
reviewed
additional
pesticide
laboratory
and
field
monitoring
studies
plus
new
information
on
the
effects
of
drinking
water
treatment
processes
on
pesticide
removal
and
transformation.
In
addition,
the
Agency
has
developed
a
proposed
laboratory
protocol
to
determine
the
effects
of
individual
and
combined
drinking
water
treatment
processes
on
pesticide
removal
and
transformation.
The
purpose
of
this
consultation
is
to
update
the
Panel
on
the
Agency's
efforts
to
identify
various
U.
S.
drinking
water
treatment
processes
and
to
present
laboratory
studies
and
field
monitoring
studies
that
consider
treatment
effects
on
pesticides.
The
Agency
will
also
present
a
proposed
laboratory
protocol
for
determining
the
effects
of
treatment
on
pesticide
removal
and
transformation
plus
a
plan
for
testing
the
protocol
design
and
implementation.
For
this
consultation,
the
Panel
will
review:
1.
The
Agency's
progress
report
on
effects
of
treatment
processes
on
the
levels
and
stability
of
pesticides
in
community
water
systems
and;
2.
The
Agency's
proposed
laboratory
protocol
for
assessing
water
treatment
effects.

D.
Request
for
Nominations
to
Serve
as
Ad
Hoc
Members
of
the
FIFRA
SAP
for
These
Meetings
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:
Water
treatment,
chemical
oxidation,
water
quality
assessment,
and
drinking
water
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
October
25,
2002.
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
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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
Confidential
Financial
Disclosure
Report
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;
a
decision
on
FIFRA
SAP
members
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.

E.
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:
October
3,
2002.
Joseph
J.
Merenda,
Jr.,
Director,
Office
of
Science
Coordination
and
Policy.

[FR
Doc.
02–
25860
Filed
10–
9–
02;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6560–
50–
S
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[OPPT–
2002–
0052;
FRL–
7276–
3]

Forum
on
State
and
Tribal
Toxics
Action;
Notice
of
Public
Meeting
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
EPA
is
announcing
the
fall
meeting
of
the
Forum
on
State
and
Tribal
Toxics
Action
(FOSTTA)
to
collaborate
on
environmental
protection
and
chemical
and
prevention
issues.
The
Chemical
Information
and
Management,
Pollution
Prevention,
Toxics
Release
Inventory,
and
Tribal
Affairs
Projects,
components
of
FOSTTA,
will
hold
meetings
October
21–
22,
2002.
This
notice
announces
the
location
and
times
for
the
meetings
and
sets
forth
some
tentative
agenda
topics.
EPA
invites
all
interested
parties
to
attend
the
public
meetings.

DATES:
The
four
projects
will
meet
concurrently
October
21,
2002,
from
10
a.
m.
to
5
p.
m.,
and
October
22,
2002,
from
8
a.
m.
to
noon.
A
plenary
session
is
being
planned
for
the
participants
on
Monday,
October
21,
2002,
from
8
a.
m.
to
9:
30
a.
m.
Requests
to
participate
in
the
fall
FOSTTA
meeting,
identified
by
docket
ID
number
OPPT–
2002–
0052,
must
be
received
by
EPA
on
or
before
October
11,
2002.

ADDRESSES:
The
meetings
will
be
held
at
the
Hall
of
States,
444
North
Capitol
Street,
NW.,
Washington,
DC.
The
building
is
located
across
from
the
Union
Station
metro
stop
on
the
red
line.
Requests
to
participate
in
the
meeting
may
be
submitted
to
Christine
Eppstein,
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
For
general
information
contact:
Barbara
Cunningham,
Acting
Director,
Environmental
Assistance
Division
(7408M),
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460–
0001;
telephone
number:
(202)
554–
1404;
e­
mail
address:
TSCA­
Hotline@
epa.
gov.
For
technical
information
contact:
Darlene
Harrod,
Environmental
Assistance
Division
(7408M),
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460–
0001;
telephone
number:
(202)
564–
8814;
fax
number:
(202)
564–
8813;
e­
mail
address:
harrod.
darlene@
epa.
gov.
Christine
Eppstein,
Environmental
Council
of
the
States,
444
North
Capitol
Street,
NW.,
Suite
445,
Washington,
DC
20001;
telephone
number:
(202)
624–
3661;
fax
number:
(202)
624–
3666;
email
address:
ceppstein@
sso.
org.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
I.
Does
this
Action
Apply
to
Me?

You
may
be
potentially
affected
by
this
action
if
you
are
interested
in
FOSTTA
and
hearing
more
about
the
perspectives
of
the
states
and
tribes
on
EPA
programs
and
information
exchange
regarding
important
issues
related
to
human
health
and
environmental
exposure
to
toxics.
Potentially
affected
entities
may
include,
but
are
not
limited
to:
 
States
and
federally
recognized
tribes.
 
State,
Federal,
and
local
environmental
and
public
health
organizations.
 
Chemical
trade
associations.
The
listing
is
not
intended
to
be
exhaustive,
but
rather
provides
a
guide
for
readers
regarding
entities
likely
to
be
affected
by
this
action.
If
you
have
any
questions
regarding
the
applicability
of
this
action
to
a
particular
entity,
consult
the
technical
persons
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

II.
How
Can
I
Get
Copies
of
this
Document
and
Other
Related
Documents?

1.
Docket.
EPA
has
established
an
official
public
docket
for
this
action
under
docket
ID
number
OPPT–
2002–
0052.
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
EPA
Docket
Center,
Rm.
B102–
Reading
Room,
EPA
West,
1301
Constitution
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4:
30
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
Reading
Room
telephone
number
is
(202)
566–
1744
and
the
telephone
number
for
the
OPPT
Docket,
which
is
located
in
EPA
Docket
Center,
is
(202)
566–
0280.
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
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