27805
Federal
Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
98
/
Wednesday,
May
21,
2003
/
Notices
not
the
subject
of
a
Special
Review,
EPA
believes
that
the
proposed
use
of
flowable
carbofuran
on
cotton
could
pose
a
risk
similar
to
the
risk
assessed
by
EPA
under
the
Special
Review
of
granular
carbofuran.
The
notice
provides
an
opportunity
for
public
comment
on
the
application.
The
Agency,
will
review
and
consider
all
comments
received
during
the
comment
period
in
determining
whether
to
issue
the
specific
exemptions
requested
by
the
Louisiana
Department
of
Agriculture
and
Forestry;
the
Oklahoma
Department
of
Agriculture,
Food,
and
Forestry;
and
the
Texas
Department
of
Agriculture.

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Pesticides
and
pests.

Dated:
May
8,
2003.
Debra
Edwards,
Director,
Registration
Division,
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs.

[
FR
Doc.
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am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
S
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPP
 
2003
 
0143;
FRL
 
7394
 
1]

Issuance
of
an
Experimental
Use
Permit
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
EPA
has
granted
an
experimental
use
permit
(
EUP)
to
HBB
Partnership.
An
EUP
permits
use
of
a
pesticide
for
experimental
or
research
purposes
only
in
accordance
with
the
limitations
in
the
permit.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Denise
Greenway,
Biopesticides
and
Pollution
Prevention
Division
(
7511C),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460
 
0001;
telephone
number:
(
703)
308
 
8263;
e­
mail
address:
greenway.
denise@
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
General
Information
A.
Does
this
Action
Apply
to
Me?

This
action
is
directed
to
the
public
in
general.
Although
this
action
may
be
of
particular
interest
to
those
persons
who
conduct
or
sponsor
research
on
pesticides,
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
information
in
this
action,
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
an
official
public
docket
for
this
action
under
docket
identification
(
ID)
number
OPP
 
2003
 
0143.
The
official
public
docket
consists
of
the
documents
specifically
referenced
in
this
action,
any
public
comments
received,
and
other
information
related
to
this
action.
Although
a
part
of
the
official
docket,
the
public
docket
does
not
include
Confidential
Business
Information
(
CBI)
or
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
The
official
public
docket
is
the
collection
of
materials
that
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(
PIRIB),
Rm.
119,
Crystal
Mall
#
2,
1921
Jefferson
Davis
Hwy.,
Arlington,
VA.
This
docket
facility
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
docket
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
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
fedrgstr/.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
and
comment
system,
EPA
Dockets.
You
may
use
EPA
Dockets
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket/
to
submit
or
view
public
comments,
access
the
index
listing
of
the
contents
of
the
official
public
docket,
and
to
access
those
documents
in
the
public
docket
that
are
available
electronically.
Although
not
all
docket
materials
may
be
available
electronically,
you
may
still
access
any
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
the
docket
facility
identified
in
Unit
I.
B.
1.
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
then
key
in
the
appropriate
docket
ID
number.

II.
EUP
EPA
has
issued
the
following
EUP:
75108
 
EUP
 
1.
Issuance.
HBB
Partnership,
5151
N.
Palm
Ave.,
Suite
820,
Fresno,
CA
93704
 
2221.
This
EUP
allows
the
use
of
1.46
pounds
of
the
California
red
scale
pheromone,
(
3S,
6R)­
3­
methyl­
6­
isopropenyl­
9­
decen­
1­
yl
acetate
and
(
3S,
6S)­
3­
methyl­
6­
isopropenyl­
9­
decen­
1­
yl
acetate,
on
4,050
acres
of
citrus,
as
a
mating
disruptor,
to
evaluate
the
control
of
California
red
scale.
The
program
is
authorized
only
in
the
States
of
Arizona,
California,
Florida,
Hawaii,
and
Texas.
The
EUP
is
effective
from
April
3,
2003
to
September
30,
2003.
The
experimental
use
of
this
new
pheromone
active
ingredient,
delivered
by
dispenser,
is
covered
by
the
tolerance
exemptions
established
at
40
CFR
180.1122
and
180.1124.

Authority:
7
U.
S.
C.
136c.

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Experimental
use
permits.

Dated:
May
7,
2003.
Janet
L.
Andersen,
Director,
Biopesticides
and
Pollution
Prevention
Division,
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs.

[
FR
Doc.
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03;
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am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
S
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
FRL
 
7501
 
8]

A
Review
of
the
Reference
Dose
and
Reference
Concentration
Processes
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice
of
availability
of
a
final
report.

SUMMARY:
The
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency's
(
EPA)
Risk
Assessment
Forum
(
RAF)
announces
the
availability
of
a
final
report,
A
Review
of
the
Reference
Dose
and
Reference
Concentration
Processes
(
EPA/
630/
P
 
02/
002F,
December
2002).
ADDRESSES:
The
document
is
available
electronically
through
the
Risk
Assessment
Forum's
Web
site
(
http://
cfpub.
epa.
gov/
ncea/
raf/
recordisplay.
cfm?
deid=
55365
).
A
limited
number
of
paper
copies
will
be
available
from
the
EPA's
National
Service
Center
for
Environmental
Publications
(
NSCEP),
P.
O.
Box
42419,
Cincinnati,
OH
45242;
telephone:
1
 
800
 
490
 
9198
or
513
 
489
 
8190;
facsimile:
513
 
489
 
8695.
Please
provide
your
name
and
mailing
address
and
the
title
and
EPA
number
of
the
requested
publication.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Dr.
Carole
Kimmel,
National
Center
for
Environmental
Assessment,
(
8623D),
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
telephone:
202
 
564
 
3307;
facsimile:
202
 
565
 
0078;
email:
kimmel.
carole@
epa.
gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
This
report,
entitled,
``
A
Review
of
the
Reference
Dose
and
Reference
Concentration
Processes,''
summarizes
the
review
and
deliberations
of
the
Risk
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