Technical Briefing on Revisions to the Organophosphate Pesticide Cumulative Risk Assessment

 [Federal Register: May 15, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 94)]
[Notices]
[Page 34707-34708]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2002-0045; FRL-6836-3]
 
Technical Briefing on Revisions to the Organophosphate Pesticide 
Cumulative Risk Assessment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.

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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a public technical briefing on June 18, 
2002, to discuss the revisions to the preliminary organophosphate (OP) 
cumulative risk assessment. This technical briefing will provide the 
Agency with an opportunity to present revisions to the preliminary risk 
assessment in a public forum and answer clarifying questions. This 
briefing follows the January 15, 2002, technical briefing on the 
preliminary OP cumulative risk assessment. In addition, on June 19, 
2002, EPA and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will 
hold a public meeting of the CARAT Workgroup on Cumulative Risk 
Assessment/Public Participation Process.

DATES: The technical briefing will be held on Tuesday, June 18, 2002, 
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Wednesday, June 19, 2002, from 9 a.m. to 4 
p.m., EPA and the USDA will hold a public meeting of the CARAT 
Workgroup on Cumulative Risk Assessment/Public Participation Process.

ADDRESSES: The technical briefing will be held at the Holiday Inn 
Select, 480 King Street, 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. The CARAT Workgroup Meeting will be 
held at Crystal Mall #2, room 1110 (Fishbowl), 1921 Jefferson Davis 
Highway, Arlington, VA.

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 control number OPP-2002-0045. 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. Oral 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 permanent record and will be available for public 
inspection at the address listed in Unit I.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, organophosphate pesticides.

    Dated: May 1, 2002.
  Lois A. Rossi,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 02-12008 Filed 5-14-02; 8:45 am]
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