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stratified, random statistical survey
design. Sampling within these
watersheds began in 2004 and is
ongoing in selected watersheds. There
are an additional 25 sites where
monitoring began in 2010 to refine the
approach for identifying vulnerable
watersheds. EPA is evaluating the
results of the atrazine monitoring
program, also in part, to identify the
characteristics of those watersheds that
resulted in atrazine exposures exceeding
the Agency’s LOC and to extrapolate
those results to other non-monitored
locations to determine where atrazine
concentrations may exceed the LOC.
In December 2007, EPA presented to
the SAP the use of the Comprehensive
Aquatic Systems Model (CASM) as a
tool to determine an LOC that relates
time variable monitoring data to effects
identified in a series of microcosm and
mesocosm studies. The SAP
recommended that EPA:
1. Work with the CASM–Atrazine
model to make the population time
series more realistic;
2. Provide a better validation of this
model, and
3. Conduct a more comprehensive
sensitivity analysis.
In May 2009, EPA presented a simpler
alternative to the CASM-based approach
to relate surface water monitoring data
to the microcosm and mesocosm data,
called the PATI. Other issues presented
at this meeting included a revised
assessment of the microcosm and
mesocosm exposure profiles, an update
on the ecological monitoring program
results, interpretation of the monitoring
results with PATI, 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 LOC. The
2009 Panel suggested that both the
CASM–Atrazine model (presented by
Syngenta) and PATI were suitable
assessment tools for atrazine. The PATI
model was recommended by the SAP as
a generic assessment tool for developing
an LOC, while CASM was
recommended by the SAP as a sitespecific assessment tool because of the
need for extensive site-specific data.
The Panel noted that a limitation in the
CASM model is the lack of
understanding of the sensitivity of
model predictions with correlations
among model parameters. The SAP
recommended that EPA re-evaluate the
meso/microcosm data set for study
quality and concentration-specific
effects, and provided additional
citations for meso/microcosm studies to
consider including in the assessment.
They also recommended using a
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probabilistic approach to determine the
LOC. The SAP concurred with EPA’s
incorporation of depth to impervious
layer and slope to identify vulnerable
watersheds for atrazine runoff as part of
the atrazine vulnerability index. They
also cautioned EPA that several
watershed factors such as atrazine use
intensity and rainfall are temporally
dependent and, therefore, should not be
considered minimum criteria in the
vulnerability index.
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 at least 15 days prior
to the meeting. 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 Web site or
may be obtained from the OPP
Regulatory Public Docket at https://
www.regulations.gov.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests.
Dated: March 27, 2012.
Frank Sanders,
Director, Office of Science Coordination and
Policy.
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Clean Air Act Advisory Committee;
Notice of Meeting
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) established the
Clean Air Act Advisory Committee
(CAAAC) on November 19, 1990, to
provide independent advice and
counsel to EPA on policy issues
SUMMARY:
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associated with implementation of the
Clean Air Act of 1990. The Committee
advises on economic, environmental,
technical, scientific and enforcement
policy issues.
Dates & Addresses: Open meeting
notice; Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. App. 2
Section 10(a)(2), notice is hereby given
that the Clean Air Act Advisory
Committee will hold its next open
meeting on April 25, 2012 from 8 a.m.
to 3:45 p.m. at the Holiday Inn in Old
Town Alexandria located at 625 1st
Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. Seating
will be available on a first come, first
served basis. The Permits, New Source
Review and Toxics Subcommittee and
the Tailoring Rule Permit Streamlining
Workgroup will meet at the same
location on April 24, 2012 from 10:30
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The agenda for the
CAAAC full committee meeting on
April 25, 2012 will be posted on the
Clean Air Act Advisory Committee Web
site at https://www.epa.gov/oar/caaac/.
Inspection of Committee Documents:
The Committee agenda and any
documents prepared for the meeting
will be publicly available at the
meeting. Thereafter, these documents,
together with CAAAC meeting minutes,
will be available by contacting the
Office of Air and Radiation Docket and
requesting information under docket
EPA–HQ–OAR–2004–0075. The Docket
office can be reached by email at: a-andr-Docket@epa.gov or Fax: 202–566–
9744.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Concerning the CAAAC, please contact
Pat Childers, Office of Air and
Radiation, U.S. EPA (202) 564–1082,
Fax (202) 564–1352 or by mail at U.S.
EPA, Office of Air and Radiation (Mail
code 6102 A), 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004.
For information on the Permits, New
Source Review and Toxics
subcommittee, please contact Liz Naess
at (919) 541–1892. For information on
the Tailoring Rule Permit Streamlining
Workgroup, please contact Juan
Santiago at (919) 541–1084. Additional
Information on these meetings, CAAAC,
and its Subcommittees can be found on
the CAAAC Web site: https://
www.epa.gov/oar/caaac/.
For information on access or services
for individuals with disabilities, please
contact Mr. Pat Childers at (202) 564–
1082 or childers.pat@epa.gov. To
request accommodation of a disability,
please contact Mr. Childers, preferably
at least 10 days prior to the meeting, to
give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
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Dated March 29, 2012.
Pat Childers,
Designated Federal Official, Clean Air Act
Advisory Committee, Office of Air and
Radiation.
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SFIREG POM Working Committee;
Notice of Public Meeting
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Association of American
Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/
State FIFRA Issues Research and
Evaluation Group (SFIREG), Pesticides
Operations and Management (POM)
Working Committee will hold a 2-day
meeting, beginning on May 30, 2012 and
ending May 31, 2012. This notice
announces the location and times for
the meeting and sets forth the tentative
agenda topics.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Monday, May 30, 2012 from 8:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m. and 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon on
Tuesday May 31, 2012.
To request accommodation of a
disability, please contact the person
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 meeting will be held at
EPA Region Five Metcalf Office
Building, 12th Floor, 77 West Jackson
Blvd., Chicago, IL.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron
Kendall, Field External Affairs Division
(7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(703) 305–5561; fax number: (703) 305–
1850; email address:
kendall.ron@epa.gov. or Grier Stayton,
SFIREG Executive Secretary, P.O. Box
466, Milford DE 19963; telephone
number (302) 422–8152; fax (302) 422–
2435; email address: Grier Stayton at
aapco-sfireg@comcast.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
You may be potentially affected by
this action if you are interested in
pesticide regulation issues affecting
States and any discussion between EPA
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and SFIREG on FIFRA field
implementation issues related to human
health, environmental exposure to
pesticides, and insight into EPA’s
decision-making process. You are
invited and encouraged to attend the
meetings and participate as appropriate.
Potentially affected entities may
include, but are not limited to:
Those persons who are or may be
required to conduct testing of chemical
substances under the Federal Food,
Drug and Cosmetics Act (FFDCA), or the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and those who
sell, distribute or use pesticides, as well
as any Non Government Organization.
This listing is not intended to be
exhaustive, but rather provides a guide
for readers regarding entities likely to be
affected by this action. Other types of
entities not listed in this unit could also
be affected. The North American
Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes have been provided to
assist you and others in determining
whether this action might apply to
certain entities. If you have any
questions regarding the applicability of
this action to a particular entity, consult
the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
7. Distributor label enforcement
initiative coordination.
8. Classification of methomyl
containing products as Restricted Use
Pesticides.
9. State Pesticide Residency
Program—Registration Division.
10. Cooperative Agreement Grant
Template.
11. Section 18 Training Tool.
12. Agency’s Revised Rodenticide
Risk Mitigation Decision for
Professional Use Rodenticides.
III. How can I request to participate in
this meeting?
This meeting is open for the public to
attend. You may attend the meeting
without further notification.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection.
Dated: March 26, 2012.
Robert C. McNally,
Director, Field External Affairs Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
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B. How can I get copies of this document
and other related information?
Request for Nominations of
Candidates to the EPA’s Clean Air
EPA has established a docket for this
Scientific Advisory Committee
action under docket ID number EPA–
HQ–OPP–2012–0003. Publicly available (CASAC) and EPA’s Science Advisory
Board (SAB)
docket materials are available either in
the electronic docket at https://
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
www.regulations.gov, or, if only
Agency.
available in hard copy, at the Office of
ACTION: Notice.
Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory
SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental
Public Docket in Rm. S–4400, One
Protection Agency (EPA) invites
Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S.
Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of nominations of scientific experts from a
diverse range of disciplinary areas to be
operation of this Docket Facility are
considered for appointment to the Clean
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
Air Scientific Advisory Committee
through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The Docket Facility telephone (CASAC), the Science Advisory Board
(SAB) and four SAB Committees
number is (703) 305–5805.
described in this notice. Appointments
II. Tentative Agenda Topics
are anticipated to be filled by the start
1. EPA expectations of State Lead
of Fiscal Year 2013.
Agencies and Regions in pesticide
DATES: Nominations should be
cooperative agreement negotiations.
submitted in time to arrive no later than
2. Pyrethroid Label Issues.
May 4, 2012.
3. Phase 2 Fumigant Label Changes.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
4. Non cropland label language—
Nominators unable to submit
evaluate existing position, propose
nominations electronically as described
remedies.
below may submit a paper copy by the
5. Development of recommendations
Designated Federal Officers for the
on the ‘‘hot compost’’ issue—how to
committees, as identified below.
deal with downstream effects of
General inquiries regarding the work of
pesticide application that applicator
the CASAC and SAB or SAB committees
can’t control.
may also be directed to them.
Background: Established by statute,
6. Impact of United States Department
the CASAC (42 U.S.C. 7409) and SAB
of Agriculture record keeping cuts.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Clean Air Act Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established the
Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (CAAAC) on November 19, 1990, to
provide independent advice and counsel to EPA on policy issues
associated with implementation of the Clean Air Act of 1990. The
Committee advises on economic, environmental, technical, scientific and
enforcement policy issues.
Dates & Addresses: Open meeting notice; Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. App. 2
Section 10(a)(2), notice is hereby given that the Clean Air Act
Advisory Committee will hold its next open meeting on April 25, 2012
from 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. at the Holiday Inn in Old Town Alexandria
located at 625 1st Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. Seating will be
available on a first come, first served basis. The Permits, New Source
Review and Toxics Subcommittee and the Tailoring Rule Permit
Streamlining Workgroup will meet at the same location on April 24, 2012
from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The agenda for the CAAAC full committee
meeting on April 25, 2012 will be posted on the Clean Air Act Advisory
Committee Web site at https://www.epa.gov/oar/caaac/.
Inspection of Committee Documents: The Committee agenda and any
documents prepared for the meeting will be publicly available at the
meeting. Thereafter, these documents, together with CAAAC meeting
minutes, will be available by contacting the Office of Air and
Radiation Docket and requesting information under docket EPA-HQ-OAR-
2004-0075. The Docket office can be reached by email at: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov or Fax: 202-566-9744.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Concerning the CAAAC, please contact
Pat Childers, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. EPA (202) 564-1082, Fax
(202) 564-1352 or by mail at U.S. EPA, Office of Air and Radiation
(Mail code 6102 A), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004.
For information on the Permits, New Source Review and Toxics
subcommittee, please contact Liz Naess at (919) 541-1892. For
information on the Tailoring Rule Permit Streamlining Workgroup, please
contact Juan Santiago at (919) 541-1084. Additional Information on
these meetings, CAAAC, and its Subcommittees can be found on the CAAAC
Web site: https://www.epa.gov/oar/caaac/.
For information on access or services for individuals with
disabilities, please contact Mr. Pat Childers at (202) 564-1082 or
childers.pat@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability, please
contact Mr. Childers, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting,
to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.
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Dated March 29, 2012.
Pat Childers,
Designated Federal Official, Clean Air Act Advisory Committee, Office
of Air and Radiation.
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