Exposure Modeling Work Group; Notice of Public Meeting, 1749-1750 [E6-101]

Download as PDF rmajette on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 7 / Wednesday, January 11, 2006 / Notices independent advice and counsel to EPA on policy issues associated with implementation of the Clean Air Act of 1990. The Committee advises on economic, environmental, technical, scientific, and enforcement policy issues. Open Meeting Notice: Open Meeting Notice: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. App.2 section 10(a)(2), notice is hereby given that the Air Quality Management subcommittee to the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee will hold its next open meeting on Tuesday, January 24 and Wednesday, January 25, 2006 from approximately 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the EPA Region 6 Office at 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas. Any member of the public who wishes to submit written or brief oral comments; or who wants further information concerning this meeting should follow the procedures outlined in the section below titled ‘‘Providing Oral or Written Comments at this Meeting’’. 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Green, Deputy Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. [FR Doc. E6–153 Filed 1–10–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1749 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2005–0469; FRL–7754–6] Exposure Modeling Work Group; Notice of Public Meeting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Exposure Modeling Work Group (EMWG) will hold a 1 day meeting on January 24, 2006. This notice announces the location and time for the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics. DATES: The meeting will be held on January 24, 2006 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Crystal Mall #2, Room 1126 (Fishbowl), 1801 S. Bell St., Arlington, VA 22202. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Corbin, Environmental Fate and Effects Division (7507C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 0001; telephone number: (703) 605– 0033; fax number: (703) 308–6309; email address: corbin.mark@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of particular interest to those persons who are or may be required to conduct testing of chemical substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). 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 Copies of this Document and Other Related Information? 1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2005–0469. The official public docket consists of the documents specifically referenced in this action, any public comments received, and other information related to this action. Although, a part of the official docket, E:\FR\FM\11JAN1.SGM 11JAN1 1750 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 7 / Wednesday, January 11, 2006 / Notices the public docket does not include Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. The official public docket is the collection of materials that is available for public viewing at the Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall –2, 1801 S. Bell St., Arlington, VA. This docket facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The docket telephone number is (703) 305–5805. 2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document electronically through the EPA Internet under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. EDOCKET, EPA’s electronic public docket and comment system was replaced on November 25,2005, by an enhanced Federal-wide electronic docket management and comment system located at https:// www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online instructions. An electronic version of the public docket is available through EPA’s electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA Dockets at https://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Although, not all docket materials may be available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly available docket materials through the docket facility identified in Unit I.B.1. Once in the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in the appropriate docket ID number. rmajette on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES II. Background On a quarterly interval, the Exposure Modeling Workgroup meets to discuss current issues in modeling pesticide fate, transport, and exposure to pesticides in support of risk assessment in a regulatory context. III. How Can I Request to Participate in this Meeting? You may submit a request to participate in this meeting to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Do not submit any information in your request that is considered CBI. Requests to participate in the meeting, identified by docket ID number EPA– HQ–OPP–2005–0269, must be received on or before 30 days after date of publication in the Federal Register. IV. Tentative Agenda 1. Welcome and Introductions 2. Old Action Items VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:20 Jan 10, 2006 Jkt 208001 3. Brief Updates • PRZM3.12.2 Evaluation (J. Hetrick) • EFED’s Modeling Scenarios (M. Corbin) • Terrestrial Field Dissipation (M. Corbin) • Spray Drift Update (N. Birchfield) 4. Major Topics • The FOCUS Version Control Process - (Russell Jones, Bayer CropScience) • EFED Quality Assurance Procedures for Tools Involving the Use of Environmental Data - (Lisa Eisenhauer, OPP-EFED) • Version Control for Great Lakes Models on Unix Systems - (Russell Kreis, ORD-NHERL) • Model Development and Version Control Using a Collaboration Envionment (COLAB) - (TBD, USDAARS, Great Plains Systems Research Unit) • Model Version Control in EPA Air Models - (TBD) • Evaluation of the AGDISP Ground Boom Spray Drift Model - (Al Barefoot, CropLife America List of Subjects Environmental protection, Modeling, Pesticides, pests. Dated: January 4, 2006. Steven Bradbury, Director, Environmental Fate and Effects Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 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Through the tolerance reassessment program, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides meet current health and food safety standards. DATES: Comments, identified by docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2005–0491, must be received on or before February 10, 2006. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically, by mail, or through hand delivery/courier. Follow the detailed instructions as provided in Unit I. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosanna Louie, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 0001; telephone number: (703) 308– 0037; fax number: (703) 308–8005; email address: louie.rosanna@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. Since others 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 Copies of this Document and Other Related Information? 1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this action under docket ID number EPA–HQ– OPP–2005–0491. The official public docket consists of the documents specifically referenced in this action, any public comments received, and other information related to this action. 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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 11, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1749-1750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-101]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0469; FRL-7754-6]


Exposure Modeling Work Group; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY:  The Exposure Modeling Work Group (EMWG) will hold a 1 day 
meeting on January 24, 2006. This notice announces the location and 
time for the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics.

DATES:  The meeting will be held on January 24, 2006 from 9 a.m. to 3 
p.m.

ADDRESSES:  The meeting will be held at the Environmental Protection 
Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Crystal Mall 2, 
Room 1126 (Fishbowl), 1801 S. Bell St., Arlington, VA 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Mark Corbin, Environmental Fate and 
Effects Division (7507C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 605-0033; fax number: (703) 308-6309; e-
mail address: corbin.mark@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

     This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of 
particular interest to those persons who are or may be required to 
conduct testing of chemical substances under the Toxic Substances 
Control Act (TSCA), the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), or 
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). 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 Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this 
action under docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0469. 
The official public docket consists of the documents specifically 
referenced in this action, any public comments received, and other 
information related to this action. Although, a part of the official 
docket,

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the public docket does not include Confidential Business Information 
(CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 
The official public docket is the collection of materials that is 
available for public viewing at the Public Information and Records 
Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall -2, 1801 S. Bell St., 
Arlington, VA. This docket facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The docket telephone 
number is (703) 305-5805.
    2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document 
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' 
listings at https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
     EDOCKET, EPA's electronic public docket and comment system was 
replaced on November 25,2005, by an enhanced Federal-wide electronic 
docket management and comment system located at https://
www.regulations.gov/. Follow the on-line instructions.
     An electronic version of the public docket is available through 
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may 
use EPA Dockets at https://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to view public comments, 
access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket, 
and to access those documents in the public docket that are available 
electronically. Although, not all docket materials may be available 
electronically, you may still access any of the publicly available 
docket materials through the docket facility identified in Unit I.B.1. 
Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the appropriate 
docket ID number.

II. Background

     On a quarterly interval, the Exposure Modeling Workgroup meets to 
discuss current issues in modeling pesticide fate, transport, and 
exposure to pesticides in support of risk assessment in a regulatory 
context.

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

     You may submit a request to participate in this meeting to the 
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Do not submit any 
information in your request that is considered CBI. Requests to 
participate in the meeting, identified by docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2005-0269, must be received on or before 30 days after date of 
publication in the Federal Register.

IV. Tentative Agenda

    1. Welcome and Introductions
    2. Old Action Items
    3. Brief Updates
     PRZM3.12.2 Evaluation (J. Hetrick)
     EFED's Modeling Scenarios (M. Corbin)
     Terrestrial Field Dissipation (M. Corbin)
     Spray Drift Update (N. Birchfield)
    4. Major Topics
     The FOCUS Version Control Process - (Russell Jones, Bayer 
CropScience)
     EFED Quality Assurance Procedures for Tools Involving the 
Use of Environmental Data - (Lisa Eisenhauer, OPP-EFED)
     Version Control for Great Lakes Models on Unix Systems - 
(Russell Kreis, ORD-NHERL)
     Model Development and Version Control Using a 
Collaboration Envionment (COLAB) - (TBD, USDA-ARS, Great Plains Systems 
Research Unit)
     Model Version Control in EPA Air Models - (TBD)
     Evaluation of the AGDISP Ground Boom Spray Drift Model - 
(Al Barefoot, CropLife America

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Modeling, Pesticides, pests.

    Dated: January 4, 2006.
Steven Bradbury,
Director, Environmental Fate and Effects Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
[FR Doc. E6-101 Filed 1- 10-06; 8:45 am]
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