[Federal Register: June 10, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 111)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2002-0109; FRL-7183-3]

 
Technical Briefing on the Draft Revised Organophosphate Pesticide 
Cumulative Risk Assessment; Notice of Public Meeting; Changes and 
Additions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA previously announced in the Federal Register of May 15, 
2002 (67 FR 34707) (FRL-6836-3), a public technical briefing on the 
revisions to the preliminary organophosphate pesticide cumulative risk 
assessment, followed the next day by a public meeting of the CARAT 
Workgroup on Cumulative Risk Assessment/Public Participation Process. 
The location of the CARAT Cumulative Risk Assessment/Public 
Participation Process Workgroup meeting on June 19, 2002, has been 
changed to be the same as that of the technical briefing. In addition, 
a meeting of the CARAT Workgroup on Transition has been added on June 
20, 2002. All three meetings will be held in the same location.

DATES: The technical briefing will be held on Tuesday, June 18, 2002, 
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. In addition, EPA and the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture will hold public meetings of two CARAT Workgroups: 
Cumulative Risk Assessment/Public Participation Process Workgroup on 
Wednesday, June 19, 2002, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the Workgroup on 
Transition on Thursday, June 20, 2002, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The technical briefing and both CARAT Workgroup meetings 
will be held at the Holiday Inn Select, 480 King St., Old Town 
Alexandria, VA. The telephone number for the hotel is (703) 549-6080. 
The hotel is located about 10 blocks from the King Street Metro 
Station.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Karen Angulo, Special Review 
and Registration Division (7508C), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 703-308-8004; e-mail address: 
angulo.karen@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action applies to the public in general. As such, the Agency 
has not attempted to specifically describe all the entities potentially 
affected by this action. The Agency believes that a wide range of 
stakeholders will be interested in technical briefings on 
organophosphate pesticides, including environmental, human health, and 
agricultural advocates, the chemical industry, pesticide users, and 
members of the public interested in the use of pesticides on food. 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 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 organophosphate pesticides, you can 
also go directly to the Home Page for the Office of Pesticide Programs 
(OPP) at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/op: In addition, information 
about the cumulative process and the preliminary organophosphate 
cumulative risk assessment documents are found at http://www.epa.gov/
pesticides/cumulative.
    2. In person. The Agency has established an official record under 
docket ID number OPP-2002-0109. The official record consists of the 
documents specifically referenced in this action, and other information 
related to this action, including any information claimed as 
Confidential Business Information (CBI). This official 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 official record does not include any information claimed as CBI. 
The public version of the official record, which includes printed, 
paper versions of any electronic comments 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.

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

    This meeting is open to the public. Outside statements by observers 
are welcome. Verbal statements will be limited to 3 to 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 
immediately before or after the meeting. These statements will become 
part of the public version of the official record and will be available 
for public inspection at the address listed in Unit I.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Chemicals, Pesticides and pests.


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    Dated: June 4, 2002.
  Lois A. Rossi,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 02-14617 Filed 6-6-02; 1:51 pm]

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