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III. How Can I Request to Participate in
this Meeting?
Science Advisory Board Staff Office;
Notification of Upcoming Meeting of
the Science Advisory Board Ecological
Processes and Effects Committee
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IV. Tentative Topics for the Meeting
General Theme: Large-Scale
Monitoring for Contaminant Modeling:
Strategies, Results, and Future
Directions
Specific Topics
Atrazine and Nitrate in Rural
Drinking Water Wells
Analysis of Long-Term Trends in
Atrazine Occurrence in Raw Water of
103 CWSs
Aldicarb Potable Well Monitoring
Program – Study Design, Collection of
Ancillary Field Data, and Relevance for
Dietary Risk Assessments
Review of Monitoring Drinking Water
Data from Surface Waters: Use in
Dietary Risk Assessment; Site Selection
and Auxilliary Data Collection Issues
Inverse Model for Determining
Agricultural Watershed N Balances from
Stream Nitrate Data
Implementation of Best Management
Practices for Atrazine Herbicide in the
Little Arkansas River Watershed
Estimating the Effects of Pesticides on
Macroinvertebrate Assemblage
Composition Using Field Data
Pathways for Drinking Water Well
Contamination
Source Water and Finished Drinking
Water Quality
Overview of NAWQA Status and
Plans for National Monitoring of
Streams and Ground Water
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Modeling,
Monitoring, Pesticides, Pest.
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Donald J. Brady,
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Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA or Agency) Science
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office
announces a public meeting of the SAB
Ecological Processes and Effects
Committee to provide advice on the
EPA Ecological Research Program’s
Multi-Year Plan.
DATES: The meeting dates are
Wednesday, April 9, 2008 from 8:30
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. through Thursday,
April 10, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
(Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
the SAB Conference Center, located at:
1025 F Street, NW., Room 3705,
Washington, DC 20004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Members of the public who wish to
obtain further information about this
meeting must contact Dr. Thomas
Armitage, Designated Federal Officer
(DFO). Dr. Armitage may be contacted at
the EPA Science Advisory Board
(1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20460; or via
telephone/voice mail; (202) 343–9995;
fax (202) 233–0643; or e-mail at:
armitage.thomas@epa.gov. General
information about the EPA SAB, as well
as any updates concerning the meeting
announced in this notice, may be found
on the SAB Web site at: https://
www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
Public Law 92–463, notice is hereby
given that the SAB Ecological Processes
and Effects Committee will hold a
public meeting to provide advice on the
EPA Ecological Research Program’s
Multi-Year Plan and discuss other
Committee business. The SAB was
established by 42 U.S.C. 4365 to provide
independent scientific and technical
advice to the Administrator on the
technical basis for Agency positions and
regulations. The SAB is a Federal
Advisory Committee chartered under
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App. The
SAB will comply with the provisions of
FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff
Office procedural policies.
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Background: The EPA Office of
Research and Development has
developed a draft Ecological Research
Program Multi-Year Plan that
establishes long-term and annual goals
for the Agency’s Ecological Research
Program and discusses planned
research. The Multi-Year Plan describes
a new direction for the Ecological
Research Program intended to fill the
need for a better understanding of the
implications of human impacts on
ecosystems and the services they
provide. The redirected Ecological
Research Program builds on past
research efforts in ecosystem
monitoring, restoration, and functioning
to develop operational methods for
incorporating quantitative information
on ecosystem services into decision
making.
EPA’s Office of Research and
Development has requested that the
SAB provide advice on the program
focus, research questions, and
implementation approach articulated in
the Agency’s draft Ecological Research
Program Multi-Year Plan. The SAB has
been asked to comment on: (1) The
utility of the program in offering
meaningful contributions to ecological
sciences and providing useful
information for decision making, (2) the
adequacy of the proposed goals,
objectives, and research questions in
meeting the overall purpose of the
program, (3) the proposed
implementation approach, (4)
anticipated challenges to achieving the
overall goal of the program, and (5)
ways to measure the progress,
productivity, efficiency, and
effectiveness of the program.
To augment the expertise on the SAB
Ecological Processes and Effects
Committee, the SAB Staff Office has
selected several SAB committee
members with expertise in valuing
ecosystem services to participate in this
advisory activity. The roster and
biosketches of members of the
Ecological Processes and Effects
Committee augmented for the advisory
on EPA’s Ecological Research Program
are posted on the SAB Web site at:
https://www.epa.gov/sab.
Availability of Meeting Materials: The
draft Ecological Research Program
Multi-Year Plan to be reviewed by the
SAB Committee will be posted on the
EPA Office of Research and
Development SAB Web site at: https://
www.epa.gov/ord/htm/multiyearplans.htm. The EPA technical
contact for the Ecological Research
Program Multi-Year Plan is Dr. Rick
Linthurst, EPA Office of Research and
Development. Dr. Linthurst may be
contacted by telephone at (919) 541–
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4909, or via e-mail at:
linthurst.rick@epa.gov. The agenda and
other material for the upcoming public
meeting will be posted on the SAB Web
site at: https://www.epa.gov/sab.
Procedures for Providing Public Input:
Interested members of the public may
submit relevant written or oral
information for the SAB Panel to
consider on the topics included in this
advisory activity and/or group
conducting the activity. Oral
Statements: In general, individuals or
groups requesting an oral presentation
at a public meeting will be limited to
five minutes per speaker, with no more
than a total of one hour for all speakers.
Interested parties should contact Dr.
Armitage, DFO, in writing (preferably
via e-mail) at the contact information
noted above, by April 2, 2008 be placed
on a list of public speakers for the
meeting. Written Statements: Written
statements should be received in the
SAB Staff Office by March 12, 2008 so
that the information may be made
available to the SAB Panel members for
their consideration. Written statements
should be supplied to the DFO in the
following formats: one hard copy with
original signature, and one electronic
copy via e-mail (acceptable file format:
Adobe Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, MS
Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text
files in IBM–PC/Windows 98/2000/XP
format).
Accessibility: For information on
access or services for individuals with
disabilities, please contact Dr. Armitage
at the phone number or e-mail address
noted above, preferably at least ten days
prior to the meeting to give EPA as
much time as possible to process your
request.
Dated: February 12, 2008.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board
Staff Office.
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Azinphos-methyl; Product Cancellation
Order and Amendments to Terminate
Uses
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice publishes EPA’s
order for the cancellations and
amendments to terminate uses,
voluntarily requested by the registrants
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and accepted by the Agency, of products
containing the pesticide azinphosmethyl (AZM), pursuant to section
6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA), as amended. This cancellation
order follows an August 8, 2007 Federal
Register Notice of Receipt of Requests
from the AZM registrants to voluntarily
cancel and amend to terminate uses of
all their AZM product registrations by
September 30, 2012. Subject to the
terms and conditions described in Unit
II below and except as provided in the
existing stocks provisions of the
cancellation order, the order terminates
distribution, sale and use of AZM
products labeled for use on Brussels
sprouts and nursery stock effective as of
today’s date; and prohibits use of such
products on Brussels spouts and nursery
stock effective September 30, 2008;
terminates AZM use on walnuts,
almonds, and pistachios effective
October 30, 2009; and cancels all AZM
products effective September 30, 2012.
The cancellation of AZM products
serves to terminate the six remaining
uses of AZM (apples, pears, cherries,
blueberries, alkali bee beds, and parsley)
on September 30, 2012. All distribution,
sale and use of such products will be
prohibited as of that date except as
provided in the existing stocks order of
the notice. While the alkali bee bed use
was not specifically identified in the
registrants’ voluntary cancellation
requests, the registrants requested
cancellation of all AZM products, which
includes products labeled for the bee
bed use. These are the last AZM
products registered for use in the United
States. In the August 8, 2007 notice,
EPA indicated that it would issue an
order implementing the cancellations
and amendments to terminate uses,
unless the Agency received substantive
comments within the 30–day comment
period that would merit its further
review of these requests. The Agency
did not receive any comments on the
notice. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues
in this notice a cancellation order
granting the requested cancellations and
amendments to terminate uses. Any
distribution, sale, or use of the AZM
products subject to this cancellation
order is permitted only in accordance
with the terms of this order, including
any existing stocks provisions.
DATES: This order is February 20, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom
Myers, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001; telephone number: (703) 308–
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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 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 a
docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–
OPP–2005–0061. Publicly available
docket materials are available either in
the electronic docket at https://
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 this Docket Facility are
from 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 at
https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.
II. What Action is the Agency Taking?
This notice announces the
cancellation and amendments to
terminate uses, as requested by
registrants, of all end-use and
manufacturing-use AZM products
registered under section 3 and 24(c) of
FIFRA. At the request of EPA, the AZM
registrants requested that EPA terminate
certain uses in 2007 and 2009 and
cancel all remaining AZM product
registrations in 2012 (identified in Table
1 of this notice), subject to certain terms
and conditions. Specifically they
requested the deletion of the Brussels
sprouts and nursery stock uses from
their registrations not sooner than the
later of September 30, 2007 or 90 days
from the date EPA approves draft
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Upcoming
Meeting of the Science Advisory Board Ecological Processes and Effects
Committee
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the SAB
Ecological Processes and Effects Committee to provide advice on the EPA
Ecological Research Program's Multi-Year Plan.
DATES: The meeting dates are Wednesday, April 9, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. through Thursday, April 10, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
(Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the SAB Conference Center,
located at: 1025 F Street, NW., Room 3705, Washington, DC 20004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to
obtain further information about this meeting must contact Dr. Thomas
Armitage, Designated Federal Officer (DFO). Dr. Armitage may be
contacted at the EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460;
or via telephone/voice mail; (202) 343-9995; fax (202) 233-0643; or e-
mail at: armitage.thomas@epa.gov. General information about the EPA
SAB, as well as any updates concerning the meeting announced in this
notice, may be found on the SAB Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given that the SAB Ecological
Processes and Effects Committee will hold a public meeting to provide
advice on the EPA Ecological Research Program's Multi-Year Plan and
discuss other Committee business. The SAB was established by 42 U.S.C.
4365 to provide independent scientific and technical advice to the
Administrator on the technical basis for Agency positions and
regulations. The SAB is a Federal Advisory Committee chartered under
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App.
The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB
Staff Office procedural policies.
Background: The EPA Office of Research and Development has
developed a draft Ecological Research Program Multi-Year Plan that
establishes long-term and annual goals for the Agency's Ecological
Research Program and discusses planned research. The Multi-Year Plan
describes a new direction for the Ecological Research Program intended
to fill the need for a better understanding of the implications of
human impacts on ecosystems and the services they provide. The
redirected Ecological Research Program builds on past research efforts
in ecosystem monitoring, restoration, and functioning to develop
operational methods for incorporating quantitative information on
ecosystem services into decision making.
EPA's Office of Research and Development has requested that the SAB
provide advice on the program focus, research questions, and
implementation approach articulated in the Agency's draft Ecological
Research Program Multi-Year Plan. The SAB has been asked to comment on:
(1) The utility of the program in offering meaningful contributions to
ecological sciences and providing useful information for decision
making, (2) the adequacy of the proposed goals, objectives, and
research questions in meeting the overall purpose of the program, (3)
the proposed implementation approach, (4) anticipated challenges to
achieving the overall goal of the program, and (5) ways to measure the
progress, productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness of the program.
To augment the expertise on the SAB Ecological Processes and
Effects Committee, the SAB Staff Office has selected several SAB
committee members with expertise in valuing ecosystem services to
participate in this advisory activity. The roster and biosketches of
members of the Ecological Processes and Effects Committee augmented for
the advisory on EPA's Ecological Research Program are posted on the SAB
Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/sab.
Availability of Meeting Materials: The draft Ecological Research
Program Multi-Year Plan to be reviewed by the SAB Committee will be
posted on the EPA Office of Research and Development SAB Web site at:
https://www.epa.gov/ord/htm/multi-yearplans.htm. The EPA technical
contact for the Ecological Research Program Multi-Year Plan is Dr. Rick
Linthurst, EPA Office of Research and Development. Dr. Linthurst may be
contacted by telephone at (919) 541-
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4909, or via e-mail at: linthurst.rick@epa.gov. The agenda and other
material for the upcoming public meeting will be posted on the SAB Web
site at: https://www.epa.gov/sab.
Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the
public may submit relevant written or oral information for the SAB
Panel to consider on the topics included in this advisory activity and/
or group conducting the activity. Oral Statements: In general,
individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at a public
meeting will be limited to five minutes per speaker, with no more than
a total of one hour for all speakers. Interested parties should contact
Dr. Armitage, DFO, in writing (preferably via e-mail) at the contact
information noted above, by April 2, 2008 be placed on a list of public
speakers for the meeting. Written Statements: Written statements should
be received in the SAB Staff Office by March 12, 2008 so that the
information may be made available to the SAB Panel members for their
consideration. Written statements should be supplied to the DFO in the
following formats: one hard copy with original signature, and one
electronic copy via e-mail (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat PDF,
WordPerfect, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM-PC/
Windows 98/2000/XP format).
Accessibility: For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please contact Dr. Armitage at the phone
number or e-mail address noted above, preferably at least ten days
prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to process
your request.
Dated: February 12, 2008.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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