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order to have the collective breadth of
experience needed to address the
Agency’s charge for this meeting, the
Agency anticipates selecting
approximately 12 ad hoc scientists.
If a prospective candidate for service
on FIFRA SAP is considered for
participation in a particular session, the
candidate is subject to the provisions of
5 CFR part 2634, Executive Branch
Financial Disclosure, as supplemented
by EPA in 5 CFR part 6401. As such, the
FIFRA SAP candidate is required to
submit a Confidential Financial
Disclosure Form for Special
Government Employees Serving on
Federal Advisory Committees at the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA Form 3110–485–02) which shall
fully disclose, among other financial
interests, the candidate’s employment,
stocks and bonds, and where applicable,
sources of research support. The EPA
will evaluate the candidate’s financial
disclosure form to assess that there are
no financial conflicts of interest, no
appearance of lack of impartiality, and
no prior involvement with the
development of the documents under
consideration (including previous
scientific peer review) before the
candidate is considered further for
service on FIFRA SAP.
Those who are selected from the pool
of prospective candidates will be asked
to attend the public meetings and to
participate in the discussion of key
issues and assumptions at these
meetings. In addition, they will be asked
to review and to help finalize the
meeting minutes. The list of FIFRA SAP
members participating at this meeting
will be posted on the FIFRA SAP
website or may be obtained by
contacting PIRIB at the address or
telephone number listed under
ADDRESSES.
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II. Background
A. Purpose of the FIFRA SAP
Amendments to FIFRA enacted
November 28, 1975 (7 U.S.C. 136w(d)),
include a requirement under section
25(d) of FIFRA that notices of intent to
cancel or reclassify pesticide regulations
pursuant to section 6(b)(2) of FIFRA, as
well as proposed and final forms of
rulemaking pursuant to section 25(a) of
FIFRA, be submitted to a SAP prior to
being made public or issued to a
registrant. In accordance with section
25(d) of FIFRA, the FIFRA SAP is to
have an opportunity to comment on the
health and environmental impact of
such actions. The FIFRA SAP also shall
make comments, evaluations, and
recommendations for operating
guidelines to improve the effectiveness
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and quality of analyses made by Agency
scientists. Members are scientists who
have sufficient professional
qualifications, including training and
experience, to be capable of providing
expert comments as to the impact on
health and the environment of
regulatory actions under sections 6(b)
and 25(a) of FIFRA. The Deputy
Administrator appoints seven
individuals to serve on the FIFRA SAP
for staggered terms of 4 years, based on
recommendations from the National
Institutes of Health and the National
Science Foundation.
Section 104 of FQPA (Public Law
104–170) established the FQPA Science
Review Board (SRB). These scientists
shall be available to the FIFRA SAP on
an ad hoc basis to assist in reviews
conducted by the FIFRA SAP.
B. Public Meeting
The FIFRA SAP will meet to consider
and review an analysis of a natural
refuge of non-cotton hosts for Monsanto
Bollgard II cotton. Specifically, the
Agency is seeking input from the
Scientific Advisory Panel on whether a
natural refuge of non-cotton hosts is an
effective refuge to delay the potential for
tobacco budworm resistance to the
proteins (Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab2)
expressed in Bollgard II cotton.
Monsanto Company has submitted an
application for the extension of the
FIFRA section 3 registration of the
plant-incorporated protectants (PIP)
Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2Ab2 protein
and the genetic material necessary for
its production PV-GHBK11 in event
MON 15985 cotton and Bacillus
thuringiensis Cry1Ac protein and the
genetic material necessary for its
production PV-GHBK04 in event MON
15985 cotton. This product is intended
to provide protection against tobacco
budworm, cotton bollworm, pink
bollworm, loopers, armyworms, and
other lepidopteran pests. The data
submitted include the productivity of
tobacco budworm on each alternative
host, timing and synchrony of
production on each alternative host, the
spatial and temporal scale of alternative
hosts, and modeling efforts to simulate
the likelihood of resistance under
different regional scenarios.
C. FIFRA SAP Documents and Meeting
Minutes
EPA’s position paper, charge/
questions to FIFRA SAP, FIFRA SAP
composition (i.e., members and
consultants for this meeting), and the
meeting agenda will be available by mid
May 2006. In addition, the Agency may
provide additional background
documents as the materials become
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available. You may obtain electronic
copies of these documents, and certain
other related documents that might be
available electronically, from the
regulations.gov website and the FIFRA
SAP homepage at https://www.epa.gov/
scipoly/sap.
The FIFRA SAP will prepare meeting
minutes summarizing its
recommendations to the Agency in
approximately (90) days after the
meeting. The meeting minutes will be
posted on the FIFRA SAP website or
may be obtained by contacting the PIRIB
at the address or telephone number
listed under ADDRESSES.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests.
Dated:March 24, 2006.
Clifford Gabriel,
Director, Office of Science Coordination and
Policy.
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National Drinking Water Advisory
Council’s Working Group on Public
Education Requirements of the Lead
and Copper Rule Meeting
Announcement
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing
the fourth public meeting of the
Working Group of the National Drinking
Water Advisory Council (NDWAC) on
the Public Education Requirements of
the Lead and Copper Rule (WGPE). The
purpose of this meeting is to provide an
opportunity for the WGPE members to
continue discussions on the public
education requirements of the Lead and
Copper Rule.
DATES: The fourth meeting of the WGPE
will be held in Washington, DC, on
April 19, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
and April 20, 2006, from 8 a.m. to 3
p.m.
The WGPE meeting will
take place at RESOLVE, Inc., 1255 23rd
St., NW., Suite 275, Washington, DC
20037.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Interested participants from the public
should contact Elizabeth McDermott,
Designated Federal Officer, National
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Drinking Water Advisory Council
Working Group on Public Education,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Ground Water and Drinking
Water, Drinking Water Protection
Division (Mail Code 4606M), 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. Please contact
Elizabeth McDermott at
mcdermott.elizabeth@epa.gov or call
202–564–1603 to receive additional
details.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background: The charge for the
Working Group on the Public Education
Requirements of the Lead and Copper
Rule (WGPE) is to (1) Review the
current public education requirements
on lead in drinking water to find and
define the need for improvements and
make recommendations to the full
NDWAC accordingly; (2) develop
language for communicating the risk of
lead in drinking water and a suggested
response to the public; and (3) define
the delivery means to the public. The
NDWAC established a target date of May
2006 to complete these tasks. The WGPE
is comprised of 16 members from
drinking water industries, stakeholder
organizations, State and local officials,
public health officials, environmental
organizations, and risk communication
experts.
Public Comment: An opportunity for
public comment will be provided
during the WGPE meeting. Oral
statements will be limited to five
minutes; it is preferred that only one
person present the statement on behalf
of a group or organization. Written
comments may be provided at the
meeting or may be sent by mail to
Elizabeth McDermott, Designated
Federal Officer for the WGPE, at the
mail or e-mail address listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this notice.
Special Accommodations: For
information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please
contact Elizabeth McDermott at 202–
564–1603 or
mcdermott.elizabeth@epa.gov. To
request accommodation of a disability,
please contact Elizabeth McDermott,
preferably at least 10 days prior to the
meeting, to give EPA as much time as
possible to process your request.
Dated: March 24, 2006.
Cynthia C. Dougherty,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking
Water.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
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2006–0223]
Considerations for Developing
Alternative Health Risk Assessment
Approaches for Addressing Multiple
Chemicals, Exposures and Effects;
External Review Draft
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public comment
period.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a 45-day
public comment period for the draft
document titled, ‘‘Considerations for
Developing Alternative Health Risk
Assessment Approaches for Addressing
Multiple Chemicals, Exposures and
Effects’’ (EPA/600/R–06/013A). The
draft document was prepared by the
National Center for Environmental
Assessment (NCEA) within EPA’s Office
of Research and Development.
EPA is releasing this draft document
solely for the purpose of predissemination peer review under
applicable information quality
guidelines. This document has not been
formally disseminated by EPA. It does
not represent and should not be
construed to represent any Agency
policy or determination. EPA will
consider any public comments
submitted in accordance with this
notice when revising the document.
DATES: The 45-day public comment
period begins March 31, 2006, and ends
May 15, 2006. Technical comments
should be in writing and must be
received by EPA by May 15, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The draft document,
‘‘Considerations for Developing
Alternative Health Risk Assessment
Approaches for Addressing Multiple
Chemicals, Exposures and Effects,’’ is
available primarily via the Internet on
the NCEA home page under the Recent
Additions and the Data and Publications
menus at https://www.epa.gov/ncea.
A limited number of paper copies are
available from Ms. Donna Tucker,
Technical Information Manager, NCEACincinnati; telephone: 513–569–7257;
facsimile: 513–569–7916; e-mail:
tucker.donna@epa.gov. If you are
requesting a paper copy, please provide
your name, your mailing address, and
the document title, ‘‘Considerations for
Developing Alternative Health Risk
Assessment Approaches for Addressing
Multiple Chemicals, Exposures and
Effects,’’ and its EPA publication
number, EPA/600/R–06/013A.
Comments may be submitted
electronically via https://
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www.regulations.gov, by mail, by
facsimile, or by hand delivery/courier.
Please follow the detailed instructions
provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on the public comment
period, contact the Office of
Environmental Information Docket;
telephone: 202–566–1752; facsimile:
202–566–1753; or e-mail:
ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
For technical information, contact
Linda K. Teuschler, NCEA-Cincinnati;
telephone: 513–569–7573; facsimile:
513–487–2539; or e-mail:
teuschler.linda@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Information About the Document
In EPA’s 2003 ‘‘Framework for
Cumulative Risk Assessment,’’
cumulative risk assessment is defined as
the evaluation of risks from exposures to
multiple chemicals and other stressors,
and having a population focus rather
than a source-to-receptor focus. Several
reports and environmental justice
concerns published over the past 11
years have highlighted the importance
of estimating cumulative risks. EPA has
published several guidance documents
dealing with specific aspects of
cumulative risk, such as chemical
mixture risk assessment, planning and
scoping, stakeholder involvement, and
the toxicity from a mixture of pesticides
sharing a common mode of action. This
draft document is one contribution to
EPA’s efforts to address issues related to
cumulative health risk assessment.
Existing EPA guidance addresses
some of the combination aspects of
cumulative risk, but none addresses all
of the multiples included in this report,
such as consideration of the composite
impact of multiple health effects.
Among the distinctive new approaches
are those for grouping chemicals based
on exposure characteristics and toxic
endpoints, multi-route combination of
relative potency factors, integration of
categorical regression modeling of
multiple effects with additivity
approaches, and the emphasis on the
iteration and collaboration between
exposure assessment and dose-response
assessment to ensure compatible and
relevant information. Major findings
and conclusions in this document are as
follows:
• This draft report provides a set of
approaches that deal with certain
complications in cumulative risk
assessment, specifically those caused by
multiple chemicals, exposures and
effects, including toxicological
interactions and environmental
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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National Drinking Water Advisory Council's Working Group on
Public Education Requirements of the Lead and Copper Rule Meeting
Announcement
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing
the fourth public meeting of the Working Group of the National Drinking
Water Advisory Council (NDWAC) on the Public Education Requirements of
the Lead and Copper Rule (WGPE). The purpose of this meeting is to
provide an opportunity for the WGPE members to continue discussions on
the public education requirements of the Lead and Copper Rule.
DATES: The fourth meeting of the WGPE will be held in Washington, DC,
on April 19, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and April 20, 2006, from 8
a.m. to 3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The WGPE meeting will take place at RESOLVE, Inc., 1255 23rd
St., NW., Suite 275, Washington, DC 20037.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Interested participants from the
public should contact Elizabeth McDermott, Designated Federal Officer,
National
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Drinking Water Advisory Council Working Group on Public Education, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Ground Water and Drinking
Water, Drinking Water Protection Division (Mail Code 4606M), 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please contact
Elizabeth McDermott at mcdermott.elizabeth@epa.gov or call 202-564-1603
to receive additional details.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The charge for the Working Group on the Public
Education Requirements of the Lead and Copper Rule (WGPE) is to (1)
Review the current public education requirements on lead in drinking
water to find and define the need for improvements and make
recommendations to the full NDWAC accordingly; (2) develop language for
communicating the risk of lead in drinking water and a suggested
response to the public; and (3) define the delivery means to the
public. The NDWAC established a target date of May 2006 to complete
these tasks. The WGPE is comprised of 16 members from drinking water
industries, stakeholder organizations, State and local officials,
public health officials, environmental organizations, and risk
communication experts.
Public Comment: An opportunity for public comment will be provided
during the WGPE meeting. Oral statements will be limited to five
minutes; it is preferred that only one person present the statement on
behalf of a group or organization. Written comments may be provided at
the meeting or may be sent by mail to Elizabeth McDermott, Designated
Federal Officer for the WGPE, at the mail or e-mail address listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.
Special Accommodations: For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please contact Elizabeth McDermott at
202-564-1603 or mcdermott.elizabeth@epa.gov. To request accommodation
of a disability, please contact Elizabeth McDermott, preferably at
least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as
possible to process your request.
Dated: March 24, 2006.
Cynthia C. Dougherty,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
[FR Doc. E6-4681 Filed 3-30-06; 8:45 am]
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