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wetlands and forested habitat, and
requested additional information and
mitigation measures. EPA also suggested
that Low Impact Development and
energy efficiency practices be
incorporated into the design of the
proposed action. Rating EC2.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20070334, ERP No. F–AFS–
J65360–CO, Lizard Head Road
Easement, Application from Private
Landowners Requesting a Permit to
Cross Public Lands to Access NonFederal Lands, San Juan National
Forest, Dolores Ranger District,
Dolores County, CO.
Summary: No formal comment letter
was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20070337, ERP No. F–TVA–
E39069–AL, Bear Creek Dam Leakage
Resolution Project, To Modify Dam
and Maintain Summer Pool Level of
576 Feet, Bear Creek Dam, Franklin
County, AL.
Summary: EPA continues to have
environmental concern about wetland
impacts, and requested that appropriate
buffers be established at highly erodible
areas along the new shoreline to filter
runoff into the reservoir until wetlands
are re-established.
EIS No. 20070340, ERP No. F–FRC–
G03034–00, Southeast Expansion
Project, Construction and Operation
of 110.8 miles for Natural Gas
Pipeline and Associated Ancillary
Facilities, TX and LA.
Summary: No formal comment letter
was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20070350, ERP No. F–NPS–
D61059–PA, Valley Forge National
Historical Park, General Management
Plan, Implementation, King of
Prussia, PA.
Summary: EPA does not object to the
proposed project.
EIS No. 20070301, ERP No. LD–COE–
G39050–LA, Mississippi River—Gulf
Outlet (MRGO) Deep-Draft Navigation
De-Authorization Study,
Implementation, St. Bernard Parish,
LA.
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Summary: EPA does not object to the
preferred alternative. Rating LO.
Dated: September 17, 2007.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office
of Federal Activities.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[ER–FRL–6691–2]
Environmental Impacts Statements;
Notice of Availability
Responsible Agency: Office of Federal
Activities, General Information (202)
564–7167 or https://www.epa.gov/
compliance/nepa/.
Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact
Statements Filed 09/10/2007 through
09/14/2007. Pursuant to 40 CFR
1506.9.
EIS No. 20070388, Draft EIS, FHW, MI,
Blue Water Bridge Plaza Study and
Improve to the I–94/1–69 Corridor, To
Provide Safe, Efficient and Secure
Movement of People and Goods
across the Canadian—US Border, Port
Huron Area, St. Clair County, MI.
Comment Period Ends: 11/05/2007.
Contact: Ryan Rizzo, (517) 702–1833.
EIS No. 20070389, Final EIS, FHW, CA,
Interstate 5 (Santa Ana Freeway)
Project, Improvement from State
Route 91 in Orange County to
Interstate 605 in Los Angeles County,
CA. Wait Period Ends: 10/22/2007.
Contact: Steve Healow, (916) 498–
5849.
EIS No. 20070390, Draft Supplement,
AFS, ID, Meadow Face Stewardship
Pilot Project, Improvement to Aquatic
and Terrestrial Vegetative Conditions,
Supplement Information on the
Cumulative Effects Analysis, Nez
Perce National Forest, Clearwater
Ranger District, Idaho County, ID.
Comment Period Ends: 11/05/2007.
Contact: Darcy Pederson (208) 983–
1950.
EIS No. 20070391, Draft EIS, NRC, OK,
Sequoyah Fuels Corporation Site,
Proposed Reclamation Activities for
the 243-hectare (600 acre) Site,
(NUREG–1888) in Gore, OK,
Comment Period Ends: 11/05/2007.
Contact: Allen H. Fetter, (301) 415–
8556.
EIS No. 20070392, Draft EIS, AFS, MT,
Bozeman Municipal Watershed
Project, To Implement Fuel Reduction
Activities, Bozeman Ranger District,
Gallatin National Forest, City of
Bozeman Municipal Watershed,
Gallatin County, MT. Comment
Period Ends: 11/05/2007. Contact: Jim
Devitt, (406) 587–6749.
EIS No. 20070393, Draft Supplement,
AFS, MT, Fishtrap Project, Updated
Information on Past Maintence/
Restorative Treatments within Old
Growth Stands, Timber Harvest,
Prescribed Burning, Road
Construction and Other Restoration
Activities, Lolo National Forest,
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Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger
District, Sanders County, MT.
Comment Period Ends: 11/05/2007.
Contact: Pat Partyka, (406) 826–4314.
EIS No. 20070394, Final EIS, COE, FL,
Central and Southern Florida Project,
Comprehensive Everglades
Restoration Plan, Caloosahatchee
River (C–43) West Basin Storage
Reservoir Project, Restoration of the
Ecosystem in Caloosahatchee Estuary,
Lake Okeechobee, FL, Wait Period
Ends: 10/22/2007. Contact: Susan
Conner, (904) 232–1782.
EIS No. 20070395, Final EIS, USA, MD,
Fort George G. Meade Base
Realignment and Closure 2005 and
Enhanced Use Lease (EUL) Actions,
Implementation, Anne Arundel,
Howard, Montgomery, Prince
George’s Counties, MD. Wait Period
Ends: 10/22/2007. Contact: Bob Ross,
(703) 602–2878.
Dated: September 18, 2007.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office
of Federal Activities.
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AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0960; FRL–8150–5]
Pesticide Worker Protection; Notice of
Public Meeting
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA’s Office of Pesticide
Programs will host two public meetings
regarding pesticide worker protection
issues in October. A Pesticide Worker
Safety and Health Conference will be
held on October 2–4, 2007, in Arlington,
VA, at the Hilton Hotel in Crystal City.
The conference will provide an
informational forum for federal and
state agencies and private sector
organizations involved in pesticide
worker safety and health programs,
policies and research initiatives. The
conference will also highlight the
accomplishments of the Agency’s
worker protection initiatives in
partnership with our grantees. On the
afternoon of October 4, 2007, the Office
of Pesticide Programs will host a
Diagnostic Tools Workshop in
Arlington, VA, at the Hilton Hotel in
Crystal City. Because health care
providers lack tests to identify specific
chemicals and/or levels of exposure that
may be linked to the reported illnesses,
the goal of this Workshop is to gather
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information on critical diagnostic needs,
the current state of the science, and
research needs for and feasibility of
developing diagnostic tools to identify
exposure to a specific chemical/level.
DATES: The Pesticide Worker Safety and
Health Conference will be held on
October 2, 3, and 4, 2007, as follows: on
October 2 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.; on
October 3 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.;
and on October 4 from 8:30 a.m. to
noon. The Diagnostic Tools Workshop
will be held on October 4, 2007, from
1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
To request accommodation of a
disability, please contact the persons
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON
CONTACT, preferably at least 10 days
prior to the meeting, to give EPA as
much time as possible to process your
request.
ADDRESSES: The conference and
workshop will be held at the Hilton
Crystal City, 2399 Jefferson Davis
Highway, Arlington, VA 22202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions regarding the Pesticide
Worker Safety and Health Conference
should be referred to: Elizabeth Evans,
Field and External Affairs Division
(7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(703) 305–7891; fax number: (703) 308–
2962; e-mail address:worker_safety
_health_conference@epa.gov.
Questions regarding the Diagnostic
Tools Workshop should be referred to:
Elizabeth Mendez, Health Effects
Division (7509P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number (703) 305–5453; fax number
(703) 305–5147; e-mail
address:Mendez.elizabeth@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
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A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
You may be potentially affected by
this action if you represent federal or
state agencies or organizations which
are involved or interested in pesticide
worker safety and health programs,
policies and research initiatives.
Potentially affected entities may
include, but are not limited to:
Federal and state agencies,
organizations and other stakeholders
interested in pesticide worker safety and
health programs, policies and research
initiatives, including, but not limited to:
Environmental occupational health and
safety specialists, health care providers,
epidemiologists, state departments of
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health, poison control centers, migrant
clinicians, federal agencies, state lead
agencies, grower organizations, and
farmworker organizations.
B. How Can I Get Copies of this
Document and Other Related
Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established a
docket for this action under docket ID
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0960.
Publicly available docket materials are
available either in the electronic docket
athttps://www.regulations.gov, or, if only
available in hard copy, at the Office of
Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory
Public Docket in Rm. S–4400, One
Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S.
Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of
operation of the Docket Facility are 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket
Facility 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
athttps://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.
II. Background & Agendas
A. Pesticide Worker Safety and Health
Conference
This Conference will focus on
measuring the impact of current worker
protection initiatives and developing
effective interventions where protective
gaps exist. The conference will also
highlight the accomplishments of the
Agency’s worker protection initiatives
in partnership with our grantees.
Breakout sessions are planned for
Wednesday, October 3 with expert
presentations and panel discussions on:
Take-home pesticide exposure and
families of farmworkers; advances in
engineering controls; education and
training of farmworkers and pesticide
applicators; administrative and policy
solutions to better protect the pesticide
workforce; risk communication
strategies and lessons learned; the role
of surveillance of occupational
pesticide-related illnesses and injuries;
worker exposure assessment, strengths
and weaknesses in data collection.
B. Diagnostic Tools Workshop
One of the major challenges faced by
health care professionals in the
diagnosis and treatment of ailments
associated with pesticide exposure is
the lack of tests to identify specific
chemicals and/or levels of exposure that
may be linked to the reported illnesses.
As a result, there is increasing interest
in the development of more
sophisticated diagnostic tools to help
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clinicians diagnose and prescribe
effective courses of treatment. The goal
of the Diagnostic Tools Workshop is to
gather information on critical diagnostic
needs, the current state of the science,
and the research needs for and
feasibility of developing diagnostic tools
to identify exposure to a specific
chemical/level.
Planned agendas for both the
Pesticide Worker Safety and Health
Conference and the Diagnostic Tools
Workshop are posted on the website at:
www.epa.gov/pesticides.
III. How Can I Request to Participate in
these Meetings?
Both of these meetings are open to the
public. Persons interested in attending
the Pesticide Worker Safety and Health
Conference should go to EPA’s website
to register (at no cost) at: www.epa.gov/
pesticides. The Diagnostic Tools
Workshop is open to the public and
seating is available on a first-come basis.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticide
worker safety, Farmworker.
Dated: September 17, 2007.
William R. Diamond,
Director, Field and External Affairs Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
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Pesticide Registration; Clarification for
Ion-Generating Equipment
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: With this notice, the Agency
clarifies its position on the distinction
between devices and pesticides with
regard to ion-generating equipment and
explains why such equipment is
regulated as a pesticide. The notice also
invites all interested parties to
collaborate with the Agency in
identifying data and other information
that would be needed to support
registration of these products. Through
this notice, the Agency is establishing a
process and a timeline for any parties
affected by this notice to come into
compliance with the clarified
requirements of Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melba S. Morrow, Antimicrobials
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0960; FRL-8150-5]
Pesticide Worker Protection; Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs will host two public
meetings regarding pesticide worker protection issues in October. A
Pesticide Worker Safety and Health Conference will be held on October
2-4, 2007, in Arlington, VA, at the Hilton Hotel in Crystal City. The
conference will provide an informational forum for federal and state
agencies and private sector organizations involved in pesticide worker
safety and health programs, policies and research initiatives. The
conference will also highlight the accomplishments of the Agency's
worker protection initiatives in partnership with our grantees. On the
afternoon of October 4, 2007, the Office of Pesticide Programs will
host a Diagnostic Tools Workshop in Arlington, VA, at the Hilton Hotel
in Crystal City. Because health care providers lack tests to identify
specific chemicals and/or levels of exposure that may be linked to the
reported illnesses, the goal of this Workshop is to gather
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information on critical diagnostic needs, the current state of the
science, and research needs for and feasibility of developing
diagnostic tools to identify exposure to a specific chemical/level.
DATES: The Pesticide Worker Safety and Health Conference will be held
on October 2, 3, and 4, 2007, as follows: on October 2 from 1 p.m. to 6
p.m.; on October 3 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and on October 4 from
8:30 a.m. to noon. The Diagnostic Tools Workshop will be held on
October 4, 2007, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the
persons listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT, preferably at
least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as
possible to process your request.
ADDRESSES: The conference and workshop will be held at the Hilton
Crystal City, 2399 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding the Pesticide
Worker Safety and Health Conference should be referred to: Elizabeth
Evans, Field and External Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-7891; fax
number: (703) 308-2962; e-mail address:worker_safety_health_
conference@epa.gov.
Questions regarding the Diagnostic Tools Workshop should be
referred to: Elizabeth Mendez, Health Effects Division (7509P), Office
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number
(703) 305-5453; fax number (703) 305-5147; e-mail
address:Mendez.elizabeth@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
You may be potentially affected by this action if you represent
federal or state agencies or organizations which are involved or
interested in pesticide worker safety and health programs, policies and
research initiatives. Potentially affected entities may include, but
are not limited to:
Federal and state agencies, organizations and other stakeholders
interested in pesticide worker safety and health programs, policies and
research initiatives, including, but not limited to: Environmental
occupational health and safety specialists, health care providers,
epidemiologists, state departments of health, poison control centers,
migrant clinicians, federal agencies, state lead agencies, grower
organizations, and farmworker organizations.
B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under
docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0960. Publicly available docket
materials are available either in the electronic docket athttps://
www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the Office
of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One
Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The
hours of operation of the Docket Facility are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility
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 athttps://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.
II. Background & Agendas
A. Pesticide Worker Safety and Health Conference
This Conference will focus on measuring the impact of current
worker protection initiatives and developing effective interventions
where protective gaps exist. The conference will also highlight the
accomplishments of the Agency's worker protection initiatives in
partnership with our grantees. Breakout sessions are planned for
Wednesday, October 3 with expert presentations and panel discussions
on: Take-home pesticide exposure and families of farmworkers; advances
in engineering controls; education and training of farmworkers and
pesticide applicators; administrative and policy solutions to better
protect the pesticide workforce; risk communication strategies and
lessons learned; the role of surveillance of occupational pesticide-
related illnesses and injuries; worker exposure assessment, strengths
and weaknesses in data collection.
B. Diagnostic Tools Workshop
One of the major challenges faced by health care professionals in
the diagnosis and treatment of ailments associated with pesticide
exposure is the lack of tests to identify specific chemicals and/or
levels of exposure that may be linked to the reported illnesses. As a
result, there is increasing interest in the development of more
sophisticated diagnostic tools to help clinicians diagnose and
prescribe effective courses of treatment. The goal of the Diagnostic
Tools Workshop is to gather information on critical diagnostic needs,
the current state of the science, and the research needs for and
feasibility of developing diagnostic tools to identify exposure to a
specific chemical/level.
Planned agendas for both the Pesticide Worker Safety and Health
Conference and the Diagnostic Tools Workshop are posted on the website
at: www.epa.gov/pesticides.
III. How Can I Request to Participate in these Meetings?
Both of these meetings are open to the public. Persons interested
in attending the Pesticide Worker Safety and Health Conference should
go to EPA's website to register (at no cost) at: www.epa.gov/
pesticides. The Diagnostic Tools Workshop is open to the public and
seating is available on a first-come basis.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticide worker safety, Farmworker.
Dated: September 17, 2007.
William R. Diamond,
Director, Field and External Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
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