[Federal Register: February 15, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 32)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-00657A; FRL-6824-8]
EPA-USDA Committee To Advise on Reassessment and Transition
(CARAT); Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA-U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Committee to Advise
on Reassessment and Transition (CARAT) will hold a public meeting on
February 27 and 28, 2002. This meeting will focus on tolerance
reassessment for
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pesticides as required by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 and
strategic approaches for pest management planning. Included will be a
report from the CARAT work group on Cumulative Risk Assessment Public
Participation Process for the Organophosphate Pesticides.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 27, 2002, from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Thursday, February 28, 2002, from 9 a.m. to 1
p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Crystal City, 2399
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202 (703) 418-6800.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margie Fehrenbach, Office of Pesticide
Programs (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. 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 concerned about
implementation of the Food Quality Protection Act (Public Law 104-170).
Passed in 1996, this new law strengthens the nation's system for
regulating pesticides on food. CARAT is preceded by the Tolerance
Reassessment Advisory Committee (TRAC) which was established in 1998,
in order for EPA and USDA to work together to ensure smooth
implementation of 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 person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
II. How Can I Get Additional Information, Including Copies of this
Document and Other Related Documents?
1. Electronically. You may obtain electronic copies of this
document, and certain other related documents that might be available
electronically, from the EPA Internet Home Page at http://www.epa.gov/.
To access this document, on the Home Page select ``Laws and
Regulations,'' ``Regulations and Proposed Rules,'' and then look up the
entry for this document under the ``Federal Register--Environmental
Documents.'' You can also go directly to the Federal Register listings
at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. To access information about CARAT, go
directly to the Home Page for EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs at
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/carat.
2. In person. The Agency has established an administrative record
for this meeting under docket control number OPP-00657. The
administrative record consists of the documents specifically referenced
in this notice, any public comments received during an applicable
comment period, and other information related to the CARAT. This
administrative record includes the documents that are physically
located in the docket, as well as the documents that are referenced in
those documents. The public version of the administrative record, which
includes printed, paper versions of any electronic comments that may be
submitted during an applicable comment period, is available for
inspection in the Public Information and Records Integrity Branch
(PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy.,
Arlington, VA, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The PIRIB telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
III. Background
CARAT was established in accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act as a subcommittee under the auspices of the EPA National
Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT). The
purpose of CARAT is 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 USDA are working together to ensure smooth
implementation of FPQA through use of sound science, consultation with
stakeholders, increased transparency, and reasonable transition for
agriculture. CARAT is composed of experts that include farmers,
environmental/public interest groups, public health officials,
pediatric experts, pesticide trade associations and manufacturers, food
processors and distributors, academicians, and tribal, State and local
governments.
IV. How Can I Participate in this Meeting?
CARAT meetings and workshops are open to the public under section
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463.
Outside statements by observers are welcome. Oral statements will be
limited to 3-5 minutes, and it is preferred that only one person per
organization present the statement. Any person who wishes to file a
written statement may do so before or after the workshop. These
statements will become part of the permanent record and will be
available for public inspection at the address under Unit II.2.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: February 7, 2002.
James Jones,
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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