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EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA–
HQ–OPP–2005–0086, which is available
for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the Office of Pesticide
Programs Docket in the Public
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Branch, Crystal Mall #2, Rm. 119, 1801
S. Bell St., Arlington, VA. This docket
facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
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holidays. The docket telephone number
is (703) 305–5805.
Use EPA’s electronic docket and
comment system at
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view
public comments, access the index
listing of the contents of the docket, and
to access those documents in the docket
that are available electronically. Once in
the system, select ‘‘docket search,’’ then
key in the Docket ID number identified
above. Please note that EPA’s policy is
that public comments, whether
submitted electronically or in paper,
will be made available for public
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Title: Notice of Pesticide Registration
by States to Meet a Special Local Need
under FIFRA Section 24(c).
ICR Status: This is a request to renew
an existing approved collection that is
scheduled to expire on January 31,
2006. Under OMB regulations, agencies
may continue to conduct or sponsor the
collection of information while this
submission is pending at OMB. This ICR
describes the nature of the information
collection and its estimated burden and
cost. An Agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information,
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The OMB control
numbers for EPA’s regulations in title 40
of the CFR, after appearing in the
Federal Register when approved, are
listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed
either by publication in the Federal
Register or by other appropriate means,
such as on the related collection
instrument or form, if applicable.
Abstract: This data collection program
is designed to provide the EPA with the
necessary data to review approval of a
state issued pesticide registration.
Section 24(c) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
authorizes the States to register
additional uses of federally registered
pesticides for distribution and use
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within the State to meet a special local
need (SLN). A state-issued registration
under section 24(c) is deemed a federal
registration for the purposes of the
pesticides use within the States
boundaries. Under the law, and
pursuant to 40 CFR part 162, subpart D,
a State must notify EPA, in writing, of
any action it takes, i.e., issues, amends,
or revokes a state registration. EPA has
90 days to disapprove the registration.
In such cases, the State is responsible
for notifying the affected registrant.
Burden Statement: Under the PRA,
‘‘burden’’ means the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons
to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose
or provide information to or for a
Federal Agency. It includes the time
needed to review instructions; develop,
acquire, install, and utilize technology
and systems for the purposes of
collecting, validating, and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; adjust the
existing ways to comply with any
previously applicable instructions and
requirements; train personnel to be able
to respond to a collection of
information; search data sources;
complete and review the collection of
information; and transmit or otherwise
disclose the information.
The ICR provides a detailed
explanation of this estimate, which is
only briefly summarized in this notice.
The annual public burden for this ICR
is estimated to be 23,400. The following
is a summary of the estimates taken
from the ICR:
Respondents/Affected Entities: States
and territorial governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
60.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
23,400.
Estimated Total Annual Labor Cost:
$2,126,520.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an
increase of 5,200 hours in the total
estimated burden currently identified in
the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR
Burdens. This increase is an adjustment
based on a rise in the number of
petitions received annually over the last
3 years.
Dated: January 20, 2006.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office;
Notification of Three Public
Teleconferences and a Meeting of the
Science Advisory Board EPI Suite
Review Panel
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces
three public teleconferences and a faceto-face meeting of the SAB EPI Suite
Review Panel to review software
developed by the Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics known as the
Estimation Programs Interface (EPI)
Suite. An agenda and documents for
this teleconference will be posted on the
SAB Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/
sab prior to the call.
DATES: Public teleconferences of the
SAB EPI Suite Review Panel will be
held on Wednesday, February 22, 2006,
Wednesday, March 1, 2006, and
Wednesday, April 5, 2006, from 1 p.m.
to 3 p.m. eastern standard time. The
face-to-face public meeting will be held
March 7–9, 2006, from 9 a.m to 5:30
p.m. eastern standard time.
ADDRESSES: The public teleconferences
will take place via telephone only. The
public face-to-face meeting will be held
at the SAB Conference Center, 1025 F
Street, NW., Suite 3700, Washington,
DC 20004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
General information concerning the
SAB can be found on the SAB Web Site
at: https://www.epa.gov/sab. Members of
the public who wish to obtain the callin number and access code for the
teleconferences, or further information
concerning the public face-to-face
meeting may contact Ms. Kathleen
White, Designated Federal Officer
(DFO), by mail at EPA SAB Staff Office
(1400F), U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460;
by telephone at (202) 343–9878; by fax
at (202) 233–0643; or by e-mail at
white.kathleen@epa.gov. Technical
Contact: For questions and information
concerning the software being reviewed,
please contact Dr. Robert Boethling, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, by
telephone (202) 564–8533; or by e-mail
at boethling.bob@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SAB
was established by 42 U.S.C. 4365 to
provide independent scientific and
technical advice, consultation, and
recommendations to the EPA
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Administrator on the technical basis for
Agency positions and regulations. The
SAB has been asked to review software
developed by the Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics known as the
Estimation Programs Interface (EPI)
Suite and has formed a specialized EPI
Suite Review Panel for this purpose as
previously announced (70 FR 4846,
January 31, 2005).
The Panel will comply with the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) and all
appropriate SAB procedural policies.
EPI Suite is routinely used in evaluating
new chemicals under EPA’s
Premanufacture Notices (PMNs) for new
chemicals under section 5 of the Toxic
Substances Control Act, and is widely
used for predicting physical/chemical
properties and environmental fate and
transport properties for chemicals
already in commerce. A more extensive
description of EPI Suite can be found at:
https://www.epa.gov/opptintr/exposure/
docs/episuite.htm. EPI Suite can be
downloaded from https://www.epa.gov/
opptintr/exposure/docs/EPISuitedl.htm.
The purpose of the teleconference on
February 22, 2006, is to prepare the
Panel for the review through briefings
and a discussion and clarification of the
charge. The purpose of the March 1,
2006, teleconference is to prepare the
Panel and the Agency for the face-toface meeting by responding to panelists’
preliminary questions and identifying
areas where additional information is
needed. The purpose of the March 7–9,
2006, face-to-face meeting is for the
Panel to reach consensus on the content
of their response to the charge
questions, to capture that consensus in
writing, to brief the Agency on the major
findings and conclusions, and to
respond to Agency questions. The
purpose of the April 5, 2006,
teleconference is to provide the
panelists with an opportunity to discuss
their draft report and agree to final
language. Subsequently, the Panel’s
report will be considered by the Board
and transmitted to the Administrator.
Procedures for Providing Public Input:
Members of the public may submit
relevant written or oral information for
the EPI Suite Review Panel to consider
during the advisory process.
Oral Statements: In general,
individuals or groups requesting an oral
presentation at a public teleconference
will be limited to three minutes per
speaker with no more than a total of
thirty minutes for all speakers. In
general, individuals or groups
requesting an oral presentation at a faceto-face meeting will be limited to five to
ten minutes with no more than two
hours for all speakers. Those interested
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should contact Ms. White (preferably
via e-mail) no later than seven days
before the meeting date to be placed on
the public speaker list. Written
Statements: Written statements should
be received in the SAB Staff Office at
least seven days before the meeting so
that the comments may be made
available to the Panel for timely
consideration. Comments should be
supplied to the DFO in the following
formats: One hard copy with original
signature by mail, and one electronic
copy by e-mail (acceptable file format:
Adobe Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect,
MSWord, MSPowerPoint or Rich Text
files in IBM–PC/Windows 98/2000/XP
format).
Accessibility: For information on
access or services for people with
disabilities, please contact Ms. Kathleen
White at 202–343–9878 or
white.kathleen@epa.gov. To request
accommodation of a disability, please
contact Ms. White, preferably at least
ten business days prior to the meeting,
to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
Dated: January 26, 2006.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Associate Director for Science, EPA Science
Advisory Board Staff Office.
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Inorganic Chlorates Risk
Assessments, Notice of Availability
and Request for Risk Reduction
Options
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
availability of EPA’s risk assessments,
and related documents for the inorganic
chlorates and opens a public comment
period on these documents. The public
is encouraged to suggest risk
management ideas or proposals to
address the risks identified. EPA is
developing a Reregistration Eligibility
Decision (RED) for inorganic chlorates
through a modified, 4–Phase public
participation process that the Agency
uses to involve the public in developing
pesticide reregistration and tolerance
reassessment decisions. Through these
programs, EPA is ensuring that all
pesticides meet current health and
safety standards.
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Comments, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–
OPP–2005–0507, must be received on or
before April 3, 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:
Felicia Fort, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508C), Office
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001; telephone number: (703) 305–
7478; fax number: (703) 308–8005; email address: fort.felicia@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
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 also may 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–2005–0507. 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,
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.
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[FRL-8027-2]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Three Public
Teleconferences and a Meeting of the Science Advisory Board EPI Suite
Review Panel
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces
three public teleconferences and a face-to-face meeting of the SAB EPI
Suite Review Panel to review software developed by the Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics known as the Estimation Programs
Interface (EPI) Suite. An agenda and documents for this teleconference
will be posted on the SAB Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/sab prior to
the call.
DATES: Public teleconferences of the SAB EPI Suite Review Panel will be
held on Wednesday, February 22, 2006, Wednesday, March 1, 2006, and
Wednesday, April 5, 2006, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. eastern standard time.
The face-to-face public meeting will be held March 7-9, 2006, from 9
a.m to 5:30 p.m. eastern standard time.
ADDRESSES: The public teleconferences will take place via telephone
only. The public face-to-face meeting will be held at the SAB
Conference Center, 1025 F Street, NW., Suite 3700, Washington, DC
20004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: General information concerning the SAB
can be found on the SAB Web Site at: https://www.epa.gov/sab. Members of
the public who wish to obtain the call-in number and access code for
the teleconferences, or further information concerning the public face-
to-face meeting may contact Ms. Kathleen White, Designated Federal
Officer (DFO), by mail at EPA SAB Staff Office (1400F), U.S. EPA, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; by telephone at (202)
343-9878; by fax at (202) 233-0643; or by e-mail at
white.kathleen@epa.gov. Technical Contact: For questions and
information concerning the software being reviewed, please contact Dr.
Robert Boethling, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, by telephone
(202) 564-8533; or by e-mail at boethling.bob@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SAB was established by 42 U.S.C. 4365 to
provide independent scientific and technical advice, consultation, and
recommendations to the EPA
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Administrator on the technical basis for Agency positions and
regulations. The SAB has been asked to review software developed by the
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics known as the Estimation
Programs Interface (EPI) Suite and has formed a specialized EPI Suite
Review Panel for this purpose as previously announced (70 FR 4846,
January 31, 2005).
The Panel will comply with the provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) and all appropriate SAB procedural policies. EPI
Suite is routinely used in evaluating new chemicals under EPA's
Premanufacture Notices (PMNs) for new chemicals under section 5 of the
Toxic Substances Control Act, and is widely used for predicting
physical/chemical properties and environmental fate and transport
properties for chemicals already in commerce. A more extensive
description of EPI Suite can be found at: https://www.epa.gov/opptintr/
exposure/docs/episuite.htm. EPI Suite can be downloaded from https://
www.epa.gov/opptintr/exposure/docs/EPISuitedl.htm.
The purpose of the teleconference on February 22, 2006, is to
prepare the Panel for the review through briefings and a discussion and
clarification of the charge. The purpose of the March 1, 2006,
teleconference is to prepare the Panel and the Agency for the face-to-
face meeting by responding to panelists' preliminary questions and
identifying areas where additional information is needed. The purpose
of the March 7-9, 2006, face-to-face meeting is for the Panel to reach
consensus on the content of their response to the charge questions, to
capture that consensus in writing, to brief the Agency on the major
findings and conclusions, and to respond to Agency questions. The
purpose of the April 5, 2006, teleconference is to provide the
panelists with an opportunity to discuss their draft report and agree
to final language. Subsequently, the Panel's report will be considered
by the Board and transmitted to the Administrator.
Procedures for Providing Public Input: Members of the public may
submit relevant written or oral information for the EPI Suite Review
Panel to consider during the advisory process.
Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an
oral presentation at a public teleconference will be limited to three
minutes per speaker with no more than a total of thirty minutes for all
speakers. In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral
presentation at a face-to-face meeting will be limited to five to ten
minutes with no more than two hours for all speakers. Those interested
should contact Ms. White (preferably via e-mail) no later than seven
days before the meeting date to be placed on the public speaker list.
Written Statements: Written statements should be received in the SAB
Staff Office at least seven days before the meeting so that the
comments may be made available to the Panel for timely consideration.
Comments should be supplied to the DFO in the following formats: One
hard copy with original signature by mail, and one electronic copy by
e-mail (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, MSWord,
MSPowerPoint or Rich Text files in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format).
Accessibility: For information on access or services for people
with disabilities, please contact Ms. Kathleen White at 202-343-9878 or
white.kathleen@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability,
please contact Ms. White, preferably at least ten business days prior
to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your
request.
Dated: January 26, 2006.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Associate Director for Science, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff
Office.
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