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EPA-USDA Committee To Advise on Reassessment and Transition; Notice of Establishment and Public Meeting

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[Federal Register: June 6, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 109)]
[Notices]
[Page 35925]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr06jn00-101]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-00662; FRL-6590-9]


EPA-USDA Committee To Advise on Reassessment and Transition;
Notice of Establishment and Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of establishment and public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The EPA-USDA Committee to Advise on Reassessment and
Transition (CARAT) is being 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). CARAT is preceded by the Tolerance Reassessment
Advisory Committee and will be guided by the principles set forth by
the Vice President for EPA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) to work together to ensure smooth implementation of FQPA through
use of sound science, consultation with stakeholders, increased
transparency, and reasonable transition for agriculture.

DATES: The first meeting of CARAT will be held on Friday, June 23,
2000, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A background information session, with
limited public seating, is being offered to the CARAT members on
Thursday, June 22, 2000, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The first meeting of CARAT will be held on June 23, 2000, at
the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Conference
Center, 4301 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22203; telephone number:
703-907-5500. The NRECA Conference Center is located adjacent to the
Ballston Metro Stop. The background information session, with limited
public seating, will be held on June 22, 2000, for CARAT members at
1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Crystal Mall #2, Rm. 1126 (Fishbowl),
Arlington, VA 22202; telephone number: 703-305-7090.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margie Fehrenbach or Terria Northern
(7501C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:
703-305-7090 or 703-305-7093; fax number: 703-308-4776; e-mail address:
Fehrenbach.Margie@epa.gov or Northern.Terria@epa.gov.

I. Does This Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general; however, it may
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 was preceded by the Tolerance Reassessment Advisory
Committee which was established in 1998 in response to Vice President
Gore's request 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?

    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'' 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.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Agriculture, Chemicals, Foods, Pesticides
and Pests.

    Dated: May 30, 2000.
Susan H. Wayland,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic
Substances.
[FR Doc. 00-13942 Filed 6-5-00; 8:45 am]
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