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FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting
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[Federal Register: November 3, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 214)]
[Notices]
[Page 66245-66246]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-00687; FRL-6753-4]
FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: There will be a 3-day meeting of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and Food Quality Protection Act
(FQPA) Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) to review a set of issues being
considered by the Agency pertaining to the following topics: (1)
LifeLine\TM\ Model Review, and (2) A Case Study of the Cumulative Risk
of 24 Organophosphate Pesticides.
The meeting is open to the public. Seating at the meeting will be
on a first-come basis. Individuals requiring special accommodations at
this meeting, including wheelchair access, should contact Olga Odiott
at the address listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least 5
business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can
be made.
DATES: The meeting will be held on December 6, 7, and 8, 2000 from
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Crystal City
Hotel, 1800 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA. The telephone
number for the Sheraton Hotel is (703) 486-1111. Requests to
participate may be submitted by mail, electronically, or in person.
Please follow the detailed instructions for each method as provided in
Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure proper receipt by
EPA, your request must identify docket control number OPP-00687 in the
subject line on the first page of your response.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Olga Odiott, Designated Federal
Official, Office of Science Coordination and Policy, (7101C), Office of
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (703) 305-5369; fax number: (703) 605-0656; e-mail address:
odiott.olga@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 those 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 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. A meeting agenda and copies of EPA primary
background documents for the meeting will be available by November 6,
2000. 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/.
To access this document, on the Home Page, select ``Federal Register
Notice Announcing This Meeting.'' You can also go directly to the
Federal Register listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedregstr/.
2. In person. The Agency has established an administrative record
for this meeting under docket control number OPP-00687. 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 (1) LifeLine\TM\
Model review, and (2) A Case Study of the Cumulative Risk of 24
Organophosphate Pesticides, including any information claimed as
Confidential Business Information (CBI). 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 (CM #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.
C. How Can I Request to Participate in this Meeting?
You may submit a request to participate in this meeting through the
mail, in person, or electronically. 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 control number OPP-00687 in
the subject line on the first page of your request. Members of the
public wishing to submit comments should contact the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT to confirm that the meeting date
and agenda have not been modified. Interested persons are permitted to
file written statements before the meeting. To the extent that time
permits, and upon advance written request to the persons listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, interested persons may be permitted by
the Chair of the FIFRA SAP to present oral statements at the meeting.
The request should identify the name of the individual making the
presentation, the organization (if any) the individual will represent,
and any requirements for audiovisual equipment (e.g., overhead
projector, 35 mm projector, chalkboard, etc.). There is no limit on the
extent of written comments for consideration by the Panel, but oral
statements before the panel are limited to approximately 5 minutes. The
Agency also urges the public to submit written comments in lieu of oral
presentations. Persons wishing to make oral or written statements at
the meeting should contact the persons listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT and submit 30 copies of their presentation and/or
remarks to the Panel. The Agency encourages that written statements be
submitted before the meeting to provide Panel Members the time
necessary to consider and review the comments.
1. By mail. You may submit a request to: Public Information and
Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information Resources and Services
Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
2. In person or by courier. Public Information and Records
Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information Resources and Services Division
(7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection
Agency, Rm. 119, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA. The
PIRIB is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The
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PIRIB telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
3. Electronically. You may submit your request electronically by e-
mail to: ``opp-docket@epa.gov.'' Do not submit any information
electronically that you consider to be CBI. Use WordPerfect 6.1/8.0 or
ASCII file format and avoid the use of special characters and any form
of encryption. Be sure to identify by docket control number OPP-00687.
You may also file a request online at many Federal Depository
Libraries.
II. Background
A. Purpose of the Meeting
This 3-day meeting concerns several scientific issues undergoing
consideration within the EPA Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic
Substances (OPPTS), as follows.
1. LifeLine\TM\ Model review. Review key features of the
LifeLine\TM\ Model to include the software code, data requirements,
data inputs, and output reports. To assist the Panel in their
evaluation of LifeLine\TM\ each Panel member will be provided a CD
containing the LifeLine\TM\ software and supporting documentation. The
Panel will be evaluating hypothetical, yet representative, residue and
toxicological data sets for assessing aggregate and cumulative exposure
and risk via the dietary, residential and drinking water pathways.
2. A Case Study of the Cumulative Risk of 24 Organophosphate
Pesticides. The case study will illustrate data use and the process for
integrating multi-pathway exposures to 24 organophosphate pesticides
from food, drinking water and residential sources. This topic will be
divided in 4 sessions: (1) Cumulative risk assessment method for
dietary (food) exposure, (2) Cumulative risk assessment for residential
exposure, (3) Cumulative risk assessment for drinking water, and (4)
Integrated cumulative risk assessment. The first three sessions will
illustrate how the Agency applied the principles described in the
exposure sections of the cumulative risk assessment guidance to
monitoring data for residues of organophosphates on food and water.
This approach uses available surrogate data on residential/
institutional uses to estimate cumulative exposures/risk using the
Relative Potency Factor Method as reviewed by the FIFRA SAP in
September, 2000. The background material will describe the assumptions,
procedures, and methods employed in the assessment to estimate the
cumulative exposures resulting from each of the three pathways. An
illustration of an approach to integrate exposures from the three
pathways into a complete cumulative assessment will be described in
session 4.
B. Panel Report
Copies of the Panel's report of their recommendations will be
available approximately 45 working days after the meeting, and will be
posted on the FIFRA SAP web site or may be obtained by contacting PIRIB
at the address and telephone listed below under Unit I.B. of this
document.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection.
Dated: October 27, 2000.
Steven K. Galson,
Director, Office of Science Coordination and Policy.
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