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impact of regulatory actions on health
and the environment. FIFRA SAP is a
Federal advisory committee established
in 1975 under FIFRA that operates in
accordance with requirements of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act. FIFRA
SAP is composed of a permanent panel
consisting of seven members who are
appointed by the EPA Administrator
from nominees provided by the National
Institutes of Health and the National
Science Foundation. FIFRA, as
amended by FQPA, established a
Science Review Board consisting of at
least 60 scientists who are available to
the SAP on an ad hoc basis to assist in
reviews conducted by the SAP. As a
peer review mechanism, FIFRA SAP
provides comments, evaluations and
recommendations to improve the
effectiveness and quality of analyses
made by Agency scientists. Members of
FIFRA SAP are scientists who have
sufficient professional qualifications,
including training and experience, to
provide expert advice and
recommendation to the Agency.
B. Public Meeting
The Interim Risk Assessment
Eligibility Document (IRED) for atrazine
in 2003 presented the results of an
ecological risk assessment that
identified the potential for community
and population risk to sensitive aquatic
species. As a condition of reregistration,
the atrazine registrants were required to
develop a monitoring program to
determine the extent to which atrazine
concentrations associated with corn and
sorghum production may be exceeding
levels that could cause effects to aquatic
communities. Forty watersheds out of a
potential 1,172 representing high
atrazine use locations most vulnerable
to atrazine runoff were selected for
monitoring using a stratified, random
statistical survey design. Sampling
within these watersheds began in 2004
and is ongoing in selected watersheds.
The Agency intends to evaluate the
results of the atrazine monitoring study
in order to identify the characteristics of
those watersheds that resulted in
atrazine exposures that exceeded the
Agency’s level of concern (LOC) and to
extrapolate those results to other nonmonitored locations to determine where
other exceedences of the LOC may
occur.
In December 2007, the Agency
presented to the SAP the use of the
Comprehensive Aquatic Systems Model
(CASM) as a tool to determine a LOC
that relates time variable monitoring
data to effects identified in a series of
microcosm and mesocosm studies
which were used in the original atrazine
(IRED) assessment. In addition, the
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Agency presented an approach on how
to identify other potential sites outside
of the 40 that were monitored based on
similar use, watershed vulnerability and
other factors. The SAP recommended
that the Agency make the population
time series more realistic in the
CASM_Atrazine model, provide a better
validation of this model, and perform a
more comprehensive sensitivity
analysis. In May 2009, the Agency will
present evaluations of the applicability
of a revised CASM_Atrazine model to
freshwater atrazine risk assessments and
reasons for deciding not to proceed with
further development and application of
this model. A simpler alternative to the
CASM-based approach will be
presented for relating surface water
monitoring data to the microcosm and
mesocosm data. Other issues presented
will include a revised assessment of the
microcosm and mesocosm exposure
profiles, an update on the monitoring
program results, interpretation of the
surface water monitoring results with
both the revised CASM and the
alternative approach, identification of
the watershed factors driving atrazine
runoff, and extrapolation of those
results to the entire atrazine use area to
identify other areas where atrazine
exposures may exceed the levels of
concern. Finally, EPA’s Office of Water
is examining statistical alternatives for
expressing the model results as a
numeric criterion applicable to
potentially sparse data sets typical of
what is often available for water bodies.
C. FIFRA SAP Documents and Meeting
Minutes
EPA’s background paper, related
supporting materials, charge/questions
to FIFRA SAP, FIFRA SAP composition
(i.e., members and ad hoc members for
this meeting), and the meeting agenda
will be available by April 27, 2009. In
addition, the Agency may provide
additional background documents as the
materials become available. You may
obtain electronic copies of these
documents, and certain other related
documents that might be available
electronically, at https://
www.regulations.gov and the FIFRA
SAP homepage at https://www.epa.gov/
scipoly/sap.
FIFRA SAP will prepare meeting
minutes summarizing its
recommendations to the Agency
approximately 90 days after the
meeting. The meeting minutes will be
posted on the FIFRA SAP website or
may be obtained from the OPP
Regulatory Public Docket at https://
www.regulations.gov.
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Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests.
Dated: February 12, 2009.
Frank Sanders,
Director, Office of Science Coordination and
Policy.
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Notice: Sunshine Meeting
DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, February
25, 2009, 10 a.m. Eastern Time.
PLACE: Commission Meeting Room on
the First Floor of the EEOC Office
Building, 131 ‘‘M’’ Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20507.
STATUS: The meeting will be open to the
public.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
Open Session:
1. Announcement of Notation Votes,
and
2. NPRM to Implement Title II of the
Genetic Information Non-Discrimination
Act of 2008.
Note: In accordance with the Sunshine Act,
the meeting will be open to public
observation of the Commission’s
deliberations and voting. (In addition to
publishing notices on EEOC Commission
meetings in the Federal Register, the
Commission also provides a recorded
announcement a full week in advance on
future Commission sessions.) Please
telephone (202) 663–7100 (voice) and (202)
663–4074 (TTY) at any time for information
on these meetings. The EEOC provides sign
language interpretation at Commission
meetings for the hearing impaired. Requests
for other reasonable accommodations may be
made by using the voice and TTY numbers
listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephen Llewellyn, Executive Officer on
(202) 663–4070.
Dated: This Notice Issued February 17,
2009.
Stephen Llewellyn,
Executive Officer Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. E9–3672 Filed 2–19–09; 8:45 am]
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Sunshine Act Notices
Federal Election Commission.
Tuesday, February 24,
2009, and Wednesday, February 25,
2009 at 10 a.m.
AGENCY:
DATE AND TIME:
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999 E Street, NW., Washington,
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
DC.
STATUS: This meeting will be closed to
the public.
ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED:
Compliance matters pursuant to 2
U.S.C. 437g.
Audits conducted pursuant to 2
U.S.C. 437g, 438(b), and Title 26, U.S.C.
Matters concerning participation in
civil actions or proceedings or
arbitration.
Internal personnel rules and
procedures or matters affecting a
particular employee.
PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION:
Judith Ingram, Press Officer, Telephone:
(202) 694–1220.
Mary W. Dove,
Secretary of the Commission.
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Notice: Sunshine Act
TIME AND DATE:
February 11, 2009–10
a.m.
PLACE: 800 North Capitol Street, NW.,
First Floor Hearing Room, Washington,
DC.
STATUS: A portion of the meeting will be
in Open Session and the remainder of
the meeting will be in Closed Session.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
Open Session
1. Docket No. 02–15 Passenger Vessel
Financial Responsibility—Request of
Commissioner Brennan.
2. Foreign Travel Authorization for
the 2009 Global Liner Shipping
Conference.
3. 2008 Funding for Purchase and
Installation of Media Equipment for
Commission Offices.
4. 2008 Federal Human Capital
Survey Results.
Closed Session
1. Docket No. 02–04: Anchor Shipping
Co. v. Alianca Navegacao e Logistica
Ltda et al.
2. FMC Agreement No. 201199: Port
Fee Services Agreement.
3. Internal Administrative Practices
and Personnel Matters.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Karen V. Gregory, Secretary, (202) 523–
05725.
Karen V. Gregory,
Secretary.
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Notice of Proposals to Engage in
Permissible Nonbanking Activities or
to Acquire Companies that are
Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking
Activities
The companies listed in this notice
have given notice under section 4 of the
Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C.
1843) (BHC Act) and Regulation Y (12
CFR Part 225) to engage de novo, or to
acquire or control voting securities or
assets of a company, including the
companies listed below, that engages
either directly or through a subsidiary or
other company, in a nonbanking activity
that is listed in § 225.28 of Regulation Y
(12 CFR 225.28) or that the Board has
determined by Order to be closely
related to banking and permissible for
bank holding companies. Unless
otherwise noted, these activities will be
conducted throughout the United States.
Each notice is available for inspection
at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated.
The notice also will be available for
inspection at the offices of the Board of
Governors. Interested persons may
express their views in writing on the
question whether the proposal complies
with the standards of section 4 of the
BHC Act. Additional information on all
bank holding companies may be
obtained from the National Information
Center website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/.
Unless otherwise noted, comments
regarding the applications must be
received at the Reserve Bank indicated
or the offices of the Board of Governors
not later than March 9, 2009.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
(Burl Thornton, Assistant Vice
President) 230 South LaSalle Street,
Chicago, Illinois 60690–1414:
1. Garnavillo Bank Corporation, to
acquire GSB Agency, both of Garnavillo,
Iowa, and thereby engage in insurance
activities in towns with less than 5,000
in population, pursuant to section
225.28(b)(11)(iii)(A) of Regulation Y.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, February 17, 2009.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. E9–3635 Filed 2–19–09; 8:45 am]
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AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission
(‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘FTC’’).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The FTC plans to conduct a
consumer study to evaluate alternatives
to the current disclosures required for
most consumer lamp (i.e., light bulb)
products. The Commission is examining
the effectiveness of current light bulb
package labeling as directed by
Congress. Before conducting this study,
the FTC is seeking public comments on
the proposed study pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act (‘‘PRA’’).
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before March 23, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The Commission invites
interested parties to submit written
comments electronically or in paper
form. Comments should refer to ‘‘Lamp
Labeling Study, Project No. P084206’’ to
facilitate the organization of comments.
Please note that comments will be
placed on the public record of this
proceeding—including on the publicly
accessible FTC website, at (https://
www.ftc.gov/os/publiccomments.shtm)
— and, therefore, should not include
any sensitive or confidential
information. In particular, comments
should not include any sensitive
personal information, such as an
individual’s Social Security Number;
date of birth; driver’s license number or
other state identification number, or
foreign country equivalent; passport
number; financial account number; or
credit or debit card number. Comments
also should not include any sensitive
health information, such as medical
records or other individually
identifiable health information. In
addition, comments should not include
any ‘‘[t]rade secrets and commercial or
financial information obtained from a
person and privileged or
confidential. . . .,’’ as provided in Section
6(f) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 46(f), and
FTC Rule 4.10(a)(2), 16 CFR 4.10(a)(2).
Comments containing material for
which confidential treatment is
requested must be filed in paper form,
must be clearly labeled ‘‘Confidential,’’
and must comply with FTC Rule 4.9(c).1
Because paper mail addressed to the
FTC is subject to delay due to
heightened security screening, please
consider submitting your comments in
electronic form. Comments filed in
electronic form should be submitted by
using the following weblink: (https://
secure.commentworks.com/ftclampstudy) (and following the
1 FTC Rule 4.2(d), 16 CFR 4.2(d). The comment
must be accompanied by an explicit request for
confidential treatment, including the factual and
legal basis for the request, and must identify the
specific portions of the comment to be withheld
from the public record. The request will be granted
or denied by the Commission’s General Counsel,
consistent with applicable law and the public
interest. See FTC Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR 4.9(c).
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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Notices
AGENCY: Federal Election Commission.
Date and Time: Tuesday, February 24, 2009, and Wednesday, February 25,
2009 at 10 a.m.
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Place: 999 E Street, NW., Washington, DC.
Status: This meeting will be closed to the public.
Items To Be Discussed:
Compliance matters pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 437g.
Audits conducted pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 437g, 438(b), and Title 26,
U.S.C.
Matters concerning participation in civil actions or proceedings or
arbitration.
Internal personnel rules and procedures or matters affecting a
particular employee.
Person to Contact for Information: Judith Ingram, Press Officer,
Telephone: (202) 694-1220.
Mary W. Dove,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. E9-3482 Filed 2-18-09; 11:15 am]
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