Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2003-0247-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Transition Work Group of the EPA-USDA Committee to Advise on Reassessment and Transition; Notice of Public Meeting
Posted Date: 2003-07-10T04:00Z

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Register
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68,
No.
132
/
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July
10,
2003
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Notices
humans
with
agents
that
might
be
found
in
or
released
to
the
environment
under
different
situations.
The
intent
of
these
studies
is
to
obtain
data
that
can
be
used
in
evaluating
the
human
health
effects
associated
with
such
agents.
These
studies
are
often
conducted
by
third
parties
(
not
the
government
itself)
and
can
be
used
to
support
decision­
making
conducted
pursuant
to
a
variety
of
EPA
legislative
mandates.
The
SAB
might
be
asked
to
advise
on
specific
issues
that
arise
in
association
with
the
use
of
such
studies.

Request
for
Nominations
Background
The
EPA
SAB
Staff
Office
requests
nominations
of
individuals
who
are
regarded
as
national
level
experts
in
the
issues
described
in
this
notice.
In
soliciting
these
nominations,
the
SAB
recognizes
that
in
questions
of
ethical
development
and
use
of
scientific
information,
relevant
issues
and
expertise
come
from
many
disciplines
and
not
just
those
disciplines
associated
with
human
health
and
environmental
risk
assessment.
Examples
of
areas
of
expertise
that
reflect
domains
of
knowledge
possessed
by
individuals
who
have
commonly
been
involved
in
the
consideration
of
bioethics
issues
include
at
least
the
following:
medicine
in
many
specialties,
human
toxicology
and
pharmacology;
ecology;
risk
assessment;
statistics;
clinical
and
epidemiology
studies;
genetics;
occupational
and
public
health;
human
subjects
protection;
ethics;
religious
studies;
sociology;
public
policy;
tribal
health;
health
policy;
law;
psychology;
technology
studies;
and
animal
welfare.

Process
and
Deadline
for
Submitting
Nominations
Any
interested
person
or
organization
may
nominate
qualified
individuals
for
the
Committee
who
have
expertise
as
discussed
above.
The
nominating
form
requests
contact
information
about
the
person
making
the
nomination;
contact
information
about
the
nominee;
the
disciplinary
and
specific
areas
of
expertise
of
the
nominee;
the
nominee's
resume;
and
a
general
biosketch
of
the
nominee
indicating
education,
expertise,
past
research,
recent
service
on
other
advisory
committees
or
with
professional
associations,
and
recent
grant
and/
or
contract
support.
Anyone
who
is
unable
to
submit
nominations
through
the
SAB
Web
site
or
has
any
question
concerning
any
aspect
of
the
nomination
process
may
contact
Mr.
Thomas
O.
Miller
as
indicated
above
in
this
FR
notice.
Nominations
should
be
submitted
in
time
to
arrive
no
later
than
July
31,
2003.
The
EPA
Science
Advisory
Board
Staff
Office
will
acknowledge
receipt
of
nominations.
From
the
nominees
identified
by
respondents
to
this
Federal
Register
notice
and
through
other
sources
(
termed
the
``
Widecast''),
the
SAB
Staff
Office
will
develop
a
smaller
subset
(
known
as
the
``
Short
List'')
for
more
detailed
consideration.
Criteria
used
by
the
SAB
Staff
in
developing
this
Short
List
are
given
at
the
end
of
the
following
paragraph.
The
SAB
Staff
Office
will
contact
individuals
who
are
considered
for
inclusion
on
the
Short
List
to
determine
whether
they
are
willing
to
serve
on
the
Committee.
The
Short
List
will
be
posted
on
the
SAB
Web
site
at:
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
sab
and
will
include,
for
each
candidate,
the
nominee's
name
and
their
biosketch.
The
Short
List
also
will
be
available
from
Mr.
Miller
at
the
address
listed
above.
Public
comments
will
be
accepted
for
21
calendar
days
on
the
Short
List.
During
this
comment
period,
the
public
will
be
requested
to
provide
information,
analysis
or
other
documentation
on
nominees
that
the
SAB
Staff
should
consider
in
evaluating
candidates
for
the
Committee.
For
the
EPA
SAB,
a
balanced
committee
is
characterized
by
inclusion
of
candidates
who
possess
the
necessary
domains
of
knowledge,
the
relevant
scientific
perspectives
(
which,
among
other
factors,
can
be
influenced
by
work
history
and
affiliation),
and
the
collective
breadth
of
experience
to
adequately
address
the
charge.
Public
responses
to
the
Short
List
candidates
will
be
considered
in
the
selection
of
the
Committee
members,
along
with
information
provided
by
candidates
and
information
gathered
by
the
EPA
SAB
Staff
Office
independently
on
the
background
of
each
candidate
(
e.
g.,
financial
disclosure
information
and
computer
searches
to
evaluate
a
nominee's
prior
involvement
with
and
statements
on
the
topic
under
review).
Specific
criteria
to
be
used
in
evaluating
an
individual
committee
member
include:
(
a)
Scientific
and/
or
technical
expertise,
knowledge,
and
experience
(
primary
factors);
(
b)
absence
of
financial
conflicts
of
interest;
(
c)
scientific
credibility
and
impartiality;
(
d)
availability
and
willingness
to
serve;
and
(
e)
ability
to
work
constructively
and
effectively
in
committees.
Those
Short
List
candidates
ultimately
chosen
to
serve
on
the
Committee
will
be
appointed
as
Special
Government
Employees.
Therefore,
all
Short
List
candidates
will
also
be
required
to
fill­
out
the
``
Confidential
Financial
Disclosure
Form
for
Special
Government
Employees
Serving
on
Federal
Advisory
Committees
at
the
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency''
(
EPA
Form
3110
 
48).
This
confidential
form
allows
Government
officials
to
determine
whether
there
is
a
statutory
conflict
between
that
person's
public
responsibilities
as
a
Special
Government
Employee
and
private
interests
and
activities,
or
the
appearance
of
a
lack
of
impartiality,
as
defined
by
Federal
regulation.
The
blank
form
may
be
viewed
and
downloaded
from
the
following
URL
address:
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
sab/
pdf/
epaform3110
 
48.
pdf.
Committee
members
will
likely
be
asked
to
attend
two
to
three
public
meetings
and
public
conferences
per
year
over
the
anticipated
course
of
the
advisory
activity.

Dated:
July
2,
2003.
Vanessa
T.
Vu,
Director,
EPA
Science
Advisory
Board
Staff
Office.
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am]

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Transition
Work
Group
of
the
EPAUSDA
Committee
to
Advise
on
Reassessment
and
Transition;
Notice
of
Public
Meeting
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
The
Transition
Work
Group
of
the
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency­
U.
S.
Department
of
Agriculture
Committee
to
Advise
on
Reassessment
and
Transition
(
EPA­
USDA
CARAT)
will
hold
a
public
meeting
on
July
17
and
18,
2003.
This
meeting
will
focus
on
recent
case
studies
for
the
following
selected
commodities:
Almonds,
carrots,
cranberries,
peaches,
potatoes,
and
walnuts.
This
first
round
of
case
studies
was
selected
because
of
current
pest
management
problems
either
from
regulatory
action,
pest
resistance,
or
a
lack
of
adequate
control
measures.
The
Work
Group
intends
to
develop
recommendations
for
EPA
and
USDA
which
will
be
presented
to
the
full
Committee
to
Advise
on
Reassessment
and
Transition
at
a
future
meeting.
DATES:
The
meeting
will
be
held
on
Thursday,
July
17,
2003,
from
9
a.
m.
to
5:
30
p.
m.,
and
Friday,
July
18,
2003,
from
9
a.
m.
to
1
p.
m.
ADDRESSES:
The
meeting
will
be
held
at
the
Hilton
Crystal
City,
2399
Jefferson
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2003
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Davis
Highway,
Arlington,
VA.
The
telephone
number
is
(
703)
418
 
6800.
The
Hilton
Crystal
City
is
a
5
 
minute
walk
from
the
Crystal
City
Metro
Station
and
about
a
10
minute
taxi
ride
from
National
Airport.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Margie
Fehrenbach,
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs,
Mail
code
7501C,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
telephone
number:
703
 
308
 
4775;
fax
number:
703
 
308
 
4776;
e­
mail
address:
Fehrenbach.
Margie@
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
General
Information
A.
Does
this
Action
Apply
to
Me?
This
action
is
directed
to
the
public
in
general;
however,
persons
may
be
interested
who
work
in
agricultural
settings
or
persons
who
are
concerned
about
implementation
of
the
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA);
the
Federal
Food,
Drug,
and
Cosmetic
Act
(
FFDCA);
and
the
amendments
to
both
of
these
major
pesticide
laws
by
the
Food
Quality
Protection
Act
(
FQPA)
of
1996.
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.
Potentially
affected
entities
may
include
but
are
not
limited
to:
Agricultural
workers
and
farmers;
pesticide
industry
and
trade
associations;
environmental,
consumer
and
farmworker
groups;
pesticide
users
and
growers;
pest
consultants;
State,
local
and
Tribal
governments;
academia;
public
health
organizations;
food
processors;
and
the
public.
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
 
0247.
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
agenda
has
been
developed
and
is
posted
on
EPA's
website
at
www.
epa.
gov/
pesticides/
carat.
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.
Background
The
Committee
to
Advise
on
Reassessment
and
Transition
(
CARAT)
was
established
in
accordance
with
the
Federal
Advisory
Committee
Act
to
provide
advice
and
counsel
to
the
Administrator
of
EPA
and
the
Secretary
of
Agriculture
regarding
strategic
approaches
for
pest
management
planning
and
tolerance
reassessment
for
pesticides
as
required
by
the
Food
Quality
Protection
Act
of
1996
(
FQPA).
Through
CARAT,
EPA
and
the
USDA
are
working
together
to
ensure
smooth
implementation
of
FQPA
through
use
of
sound
science,
consultation
with
stakeholders,
increased
transparency,
and
reasonable
transition
for
agriculture.
CARAT
is
composed
of
a
balanced
group
of
participants
from
the
following
sectors:
Pesticide
user,
grower
and
commodity
groups;
industry
and
trade
associations;
food
processors
and
distributors;
environmental/
public
interest
and
farmworker
groups;
Federal,
State
and
Tribal
governments;
public
health
organizations;
and
academia.
The
CARAT
Work
Group
on
Transition
was
established
to
identify
barriers
to
the
development
and
adoption
by
users
of
new,
safer
and
effective
pest
management
techniques
and
to
formulate
recommendations
for
Federal
agency
actions
that,
in
partnership
with
the
range
of
stakeholders,
will
reduce
or
eliminate
these
barriers.

III.
How
Can
I
Request
to
Participate
in
this
Meeting?

This
meeting
will
be
open
to
the
public.
Opportunity
will
be
provided
for
questions
and
comments
by
the
public.
Any
person
who
wishes
to
file
a
written
statement
may
do
so
before
or
after
the
meeting.
These
statements
will
become
part
of
the
permanent
record
and
will
be
available
for
public
inspection
at
the
address
listed
under
Unit
I.
B.
1.

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Agricultural
workers,
Agriculture,
Chemicals,
Foods,
Pesticides,
Pests,
Risk
assessment.

Dated:
July
7,
2003.
James
Jones,
Director,
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs.

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Pesticide
Program
Dialogue
Committee's
Registration
Review
Work
Group;
Notice
of
Public
Meeting
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
EPA's
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
will
hold
a
public
meeting
of
the
Registration
Review
Work
Group
of
the
Pesticide
Program
Dialogue
Committee
(
PPDC)
on
July
16,
2003.
The
Registration
Review
Work
Group
was
established
as
a
forum
to
provide
advice
and
recommendations
to
the
PPDC
regarding
a
registration
review
program
that
is
efficient
and
fair
to
all
stakeholders,
focuses
on
risk
reduction,
and
considers
user
needs
for
agricultural,
non­
agricultural
and
public
health
pesticides.
Under
section
3(
g)
of
the
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act,
EPA
must
publish
procedures
for
reviewing
the
registration
of
pesticides
every
15
years.
DATES:
The
meeting
will
be
held
on
Wednesday,
July
16,
2003,
from
9
a.
m.
to
5
p.
m.
ADDRESSES:
The
meeting
will
be
held
at
the
Sheraton
Crystal
City,
1800
Jefferson
Davis
Highway,
Arlington,
VA.
The
telephone
number
is
(
703)
486
 
1111.

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