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the
meeting
should
contact
the
DFO
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT
and
submit
30
copies.
3.
Seating
at
the
meeting.
Seating
at
the
meeting
will
be
on
a
first­
come
basis.
Individuals
requiring
special
accommodations
at
this
meeting,
including
wheelchair
access,
should
contact
the
DFO
at
least
5
business
days
prior
to
the
meeting
using
the
information
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT
so
that
appropriate
arrangements
can
be
made.
4.
Request
for
nominations
to
serve
as
ad
hoc
members
of
the
FIFRA/
SAP
for
this
meeting.
The
FIFRA/
SAP
staff
routinely
solicit
the
stakeholder
community
for
nominations
to
serve
as
ad
hoc
members
of
the
FIFRA/
SAP
for
each
meeting.
Any
interested
person
or
organization
may
nominate
qualified
individuals
to
serve
on
the
FIFRA/
SAP
for
a
specific
meeting.
No
interested
person
shall
be
ineligible
to
serve
by
reason
of
their
membership
on
any
other
advisory
committee
to
a
Federal
department
or
Agency
or
their
employment
by
a
Federal
department
or
Agency
(
except
EPA).
Individuals
nominated
should
have
expertise
in
one
or
more
of
the
following
areas:
Cancer
epidemiology,
epidemiology,
and
biostatistics.
Nominees
should
be
scientists
who
have
sufficient
professional
qualifications,
including
training
and
experience,
to
be
capable
of
providing
expert
comments
on
the
issues
for
this
meeting.
Nominees
should
be
identified
by
name,
occupation,
position,
address,
and
telephone
number.
Nominations
should
be
provided
to
the
DFO
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT
on
or
before
June
9,
2003.
The
criteria
for
selecting
scientists
to
serve
on
the
FIFRA/
SAP
are
that
these
persons
be
recognized
scientists
 
experts
in
their
fields;
that
they
be
as
impartial
and
objective
as
possible;
that
they
represent
an
array
of
backgrounds
and
perspectives
(
within
their
disciplines);
have
no
financial
conflict
of
interest;
have
not
previously
been
involved
with
the
scientific
peer
review
of
the
issue(
s)
presented;
and
that
they
be
available
to
participate
fully
in
the
review,
which
will
be
conducted
over
a
relatively
short
time
frame.
Nominees
will
be
asked
to
attend
the
public
meetings
and
to
participate
in
the
discussion
of
key
issues
and
assumptions
at
these
meetings.
Finally,
they
will
be
asked
to
review
and
to
help
finalize
the
meeting
minutes.
If
a
FIFRA/
SAP
nominee
is
considered
to
assist
in
a
review
by
the
FIFRA/
SAP
for
a
particular
session,
the
nominee
is
subject
to
the
provisions
of
5
CFR
part
2634,
Executive
Branch
Financial
Disclosure,
as
supplemented
by
EPA
in
5
CFR
part
6401.
As
such,
the
FIFRA/
SAP
nominee
is
required
to
submit
a
Confidential
Financial
Disclosure
Form
for
Special
Government
Employees
Serving
on
Federal
Advisory
Committees
at
EPA,
(
EPA
Form
3110
 
48
5
 
02)
which
shall
fully
disclose,
among
other
financial
interests,
the
nominee's
employment,
stocks,
bonds,
and
where
applicable
sources
of
research
support.
EPA
will
evaluate
the
nominee's
financial
disclosure
form
to
assess
that
there
are
no
formal
conflicts
of
interest
before
the
nominee
is
considered
to
serve
on
the
FIFRA/
SAP.
Selected
FIFRA/
SAP
members
will
be
hired
as
special
government
employees.
The
Agency
will
review
all
nominations.
FIFRA/
SAP
members
participating
at
this
meeting
will
be
posted
on
the
FIFRA/
SAP
web
site
or
may
be
obtained
by
contacting
the
PIRIB
at
the
address
or
telephone
number
listed
in
Unit
I.

II.
Background
A.
Purpose
of
the
FIFRA/
SAP
Amendments
to
FIFRA
enacted
November
28,
1975
(
7
U.
S.
C.
136w(
d)),
include
a
requirement
under
section
25(
d)
that
notices
of
intent
to
cancel
or
reclassify
pesticide
regulations
pursuant
to
section
6(
b)(
2)
of
FIFRA,
as
well
as
proposed
and
final
forms
of
rulemaking
pursuant
to
section
25(
a)
of
FIFRA,
be
submitted
to
a
SAP
prior
to
being
made
public
or
issued
to
a
registrant.
In
accordance
with
section
25(
d)
of
FIFRA,
the
FIFRA/
SAP
is
to
have
an
opportunity
to
comment
on
the
health
and
environmental
impact
of
such
actions.
The
FIFRA/
SAP
also
shall
make
comments,
evaluations,
and
recommendations
for
operating
guidelines
to
improve
the
effectiveness
and
quality
of
analyses
made
by
Agency
scientists.
Members
are
scientists
who
have
sufficient
professional
qualifications,
including
training
and
experience,
to
be
capable
of
providing
expert
comments
as
to
the
impact
on
health
and
the
environment
of
regulatory
actions
under
sections
6(
b)
and
25(
a)
of
FIFRA.
The
Deputy
Administrator
appoints
seven
individuals
to
serve
on
the
FIFRA/
SAP
for
staggered
terms
of
4
years,
based
on
recommendations
from
the
National
Institutes
of
Health
(
NIH)
and
the
National
Science
Foundation
(
NSF).
Section
104
of
FQPA
(
Public
Law
104
 
170)
established
the
FQPA
Science
Review
Board
(
SRB).
These
scientists
shall
be
available
to
the
FIFRA/
SAP
on
an
ad
hoc
basis
to
assist
in
reviews
conducted
by
the
FIFRA/
SAP.
B.
Public
Meeting
The
FIFRA/
SAP
will
meet
to
consider
and
review
the
characterization
of
atrazine
cancer
epidemiology
data.
Atrazine
is
an
example
of
an
herbicide
where
multiple
epidemiologic
studies
have
suggested
an
association
with
various
cancer
endpoints
especially
prostate
cancer.
Results
of
a
cancer
epidemiology
study
of
manufacturing
workers
found
a
significant
excess
of
prostate
cancer,
but
there
is
strong
evidence
that
some
or
all
of
this
finding
could
be
an
effect
of
increased
screening
of
workers.
The
National
Cancer
Institute
(
NCI)
and
EPA
are
cooperating
on
a
prospective
cohort
study
of
about
90,000
pesticide
applicators
and
their
spouses
in
the
states
of
Iowa
and
North
Carolina.
Published
results
from
this
study
did
not
find
an
excess
of
prostate
cancer
among
commercial
or
private
applicators,
primarily
in
agricultural
settings.
However,
these
workers
would
be
expected
to
have
lower
exposure
to
atrazine,
at
least
in
terms
of
duration
of
exposure
compared
to
workers
at
the
manufacturing
plant.
Several
epidemiologic
studies
have
suggested
an
association
between
atrazine
and
other
cancer
endpoints.
Considering
the
mixed
results
and
the
strengths
and
weaknesses
of
these
studies,
how
should
they
contribute
to
the
weight
of
evidence
characterization
in
the
atrazine
risk
assessment?

C.
FIFRA/
SAP
Meeting
Minutes
The
FIFRA/
SAP
will
prepare
meeting
minutes
summarizing
its
recommendations
to
the
Agency
in
approximately
60
days.
The
meeting
minutes
will
be
posted
on
the
FIFRA/
SAP
web
site
or
may
be
obtained
by
contacting
the
PIRIB
at
the
address
or
telephone
number
listed
in
Unit
I.

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Pesticides
and
pests.

Dated:
May
22,
2003.
Joseph
J.
Merenda,
Director,
Office
of
Science
Coordination
and
Policy.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
13433
Filed
5
 
29
 
03;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
S
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPP
 
2003
 
0192;
FRL
 
7311
 
3]

FIFRA
Scientific
Advisory
Panel;
Notice
of
Public
Meeting
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).

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ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
There
will
be
a
1­
day
meeting
of
the
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
Scientific
Advisory
Panel
(
FIFRA
SAP)
to
consider
and
review
issues
concerned
with
ensuring
data
quality
for
in
vitro
tests
used
as
alternatives
to
animal
studies
for
regulatory
purposes.
DATES:
The
meeting
will
be
held
on
July
16,
2003,
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
approximately
5
p.
m.,
eastern
daylight
saving
time.
Comments.
For
the
deadline
for
the
submission
of
requests
to
present
oral
comments
and
the
submission
of
written
comments,
see
Unit
I.
E.
of
the
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
Nominations.
Nominations
of
scientific
experts
to
serve
as
ad
hoc
members
of
the
FIFRA
SAP
for
this
meeting
should
be
provided
on
or
before
June
9,
2003.
Special
seating.
Requests
for
special
seating
arrangements
should
be
made
at
least
5
business
days
prior
to
the
meeting.
ADDRESSES:
The
meeting
will
be
held
at
the
Sheraton
Crystal
City
Hotel,
1800
Jefferson
Davis
Hwy.,
Arlington,
VA.
The
telephone
number
for
the
Sheraton
Crystal
City
Hotel
is
(
703)
486
 
1111.
Comments.
Written
comments
may
be
submitted
electronically,
by
mail,
or
through
hand
delivery/
courier.
Follow
the
detailed
instructions
as
provided
in
Unit
I.
of
the
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
Nominations,
requests
to
present
oral
comments,
and
special
seating.
To
submit
nominations
to
serve
as
ad
hoc
members
of
the
FIFRA
SAP
for
this
meeting,
or
requests
for
special
seating
arrangements,
or
requests
to
present
oral
comments,
notify
the
Designated
Federal
Official
(
DFO)
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
your
request
must
identify
docket
ID
number
OPP
 
2003
 
0192
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
response.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Myrta
Christian,
Designated
Federal
Official,
Office
of
Science
Coordination
and
Policy
(
7201M),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
telephone
number:
(
202)
564
 
8450;
fax
number:
(
202)
564
 
8382;
e­
mail
address:
christian.
myrta@
epa.
gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
General
Information
A.
Does
this
Action
Apply
to
Me?
This
action
is
directed
to
the
public
in
general.
This
action
may,
however,
be
of
interest
to
persons
who
are
or
may
be
required
to
conduct
testing
of
chemical
substances
under
the
Federal
Food,
Drug,
and
Cosmetic
Act
(
FFDCA),
FIFRA,
and
the
Food
Quality
Protection
Act
of
1996
(
FQPA).
Since
other
entities
may
also
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
DFO
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
 
0192.
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/.
EPA's
position
paper,
charge/
questions
to
FIFRA
SAP,
FIFRA
SAP
composition
(
i.
e.,
members
and
consultants
for
this
meeting)
and
the
meeting
agenda
will
be
available
as
soon
as
possible,
but
no
later
than
early
July
2003.
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,
from
the
FIFRA
SAP
Internet
Home
Page
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
scipoly/
sap.
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.
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
then
key
in
the
appropriate
docket
ID
number.
Certain
types
of
information
will
not
be
placed
in
the
EPA
Dockets.
Information
claimed
as
CBI
and
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute,
which
is
not
included
in
the
official
public
docket,
will
not
be
available
for
public
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
EPA's
policy
is
that
copyrighted
material
will
not
be
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
but
will
be
available
only
in
printed,
paper
form
in
the
official
public
docket.
To
the
extent
feasible,
publicly
available
docket
materials
will
be
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
When
a
document
is
selected
from
the
index
list
in
EPA
Dockets,
the
system
will
identify
whether
the
document
is
available
for
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
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.
EPA
intends
to
work
towards
providing
electronic
access
to
all
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Public
commenters
should
note
that
EPA's
policy
is
that
public
comments,
whether
submitted
electronically
or
in
paper,
will
be
made
available
for
public
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
as
EPA
receives
them
and
without
change,
unless
the
comment
contains
copyrighted
material,
CBI,
or
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
When
EPA
identifies
a
comment
containing
copyrighted
material,
EPA
will
provide
a
reference
to
that
material
in
the
version
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
The
entire
printed
comment,
including
the
copyrighted
material,
will
be
available
in
the
public
docket.
Public
comments
submitted
on
computer
disks
that
are
mailed
or
delivered
to
the
docket
will
be
transferred
to
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Public
comments
in
hard
copy
that
are
mailed
or
delivered
to
the
docket
will
be
scanned
and
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Where
practical,
physical
objects
will
be
photographed,
and
the
photograph
will
be
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
along
with
a
brief
description
written
by
the
docket
staff.

C.
How
and
to
Whom
Do
I
Submit
Comments?
You
may
submit
comments
electronically,
by
mail,
or
through
hand
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delivery/
courier.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
identify
the
appropriate
docket
ID
number
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
comment.
Please
ensure
that
your
comments
are
submitted
within
the
specified
comment
period.
Comments
received
after
the
close
of
the
comment
period
will
be
marked
``
late.''
EPA
is
not
required
to
consider
these
late
comments.
Do
not
use
EPA
Dockets
or
e­
mail
to
submit
CBI
or
information
protected
by
statute.
1.
Electronically.
If
you
submit
an
electronic
comment
as
prescribed
in
this
unit,
EPA
recommends
that
you
include
your
name,
mailing
address,
and
an
email
address
or
other
contact
information
in
the
body
of
your
comment.
Also
include
this
contact
information
on
the
outside
of
any
disk
or
CD
ROM
you
submit,
and
in
any
cover
letter
accompanying
the
disk
or
CD
ROM.
This
ensures
that
you
can
be
identified
as
the
submitter
of
the
comment
and
allows
EPA
to
contact
you
in
case
EPA
cannot
read
your
comment
due
to
technical
difficulties
or
needs
further
information
on
the
substance
of
your
comment.
EPA's
policy
is
that
EPA
will
not
edit
your
comment,
and
any
identifying
or
contact
information
provided
in
the
body
of
a
comment
will
be
included
as
part
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
If
EPA
cannot
read
your
comment
due
to
technical
difficulties
and
cannot
contact
you
for
clarification,
EPA
may
not
be
able
to
consider
your
comment.
i.
EPA
Dockets.
Your
use
of
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
to
submit
comments
to
EPA
electronically
is
EPA's
preferred
method
for
receiving
comments.
Go
directly
to
EPA
Dockets
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket,
and
follow
the
online
instructions
for
submitting
comments.
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
and
then
key
in
docket
ID
number
OPP
 
2003
 
0192.
The
system
is
an
``
anonymous
access''
system,
which
means
EPA
will
not
know
your
identity,
e­
mail
address,
or
other
contact
information
unless
you
provide
it
in
the
body
of
your
comment.
ii.
E­
mail.
Comments
may
be
sent
by
e­
mail
to
opp­
docket@
epa.
gov,
Attention:
Docket
ID
Number
OPP
 
2003
 
0192.
In
contrast
to
EPA's
electronic
public
docket,
EPA's
e­
mail
system
is
not
an
``
anonymous
access''
system.
If
you
send
an
e­
mail
comment
directly
to
the
docket
without
going
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket,
EPA's
e­
mail
system
automatically
captures
your
e­
mail
address.
E­
mail
addresses
that
are
automatically
captured
by
EPA's
e­
mail
system
are
included
as
part
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
iii.
Disk
or
CD
ROM.
You
may
submit
comments
on
a
disk
or
CD
ROM
that
you
mail
to
the
mailing
address
identified
in
Unit
I.
C.
2.
These
electronic
submissions
will
be
accepted
in
WordPerfect
or
ASCII
file
format.
Avoid
the
use
of
special
characters
and
any
form
of
encryption.
2.
By
mail.
Send
your
comments
to:
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(
PIRIB)
(
7502C),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
(
OPP),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460
 
0001,
Attention:
Docket
ID
Number
OPP
 
2003
 
0192.
3.
By
hand
delivery
or
courier.
Deliver
your
comments
to:
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(
PIRIB),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
(
OPP),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Rm.
119,
Crystal
Mall
#
2,
1921
Jefferson
Davis
Hwy.,
Arlington,
VA,
Attention:
Docket
ID
Number
OPP
 
2003
 
0192.
Such
deliveries
are
only
accepted
during
the
docket's
normal
hours
of
operation
as
identified
in
Unit
I.
B.
1.

D.
What
Should
I
Consider
as
I
Prepare
My
Comments
for
EPA?

You
may
find
the
following
suggestions
helpful
for
preparing
your
comments:
1.
Explain
your
views
as
clearly
as
possible.
2.
Describe
any
assumptions
that
you
used.
3.
Provide
copies
of
any
technical
information
and/
or
data
you
used
that
support
your
views.
4.
Provide
specific
examples
to
illustrate
your
concerns.
5.
Make
sure
to
submit
your
comments
by
the
deadline
in
this
document.
6.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
be
sure
to
identify
the
docket
ID
number
assigned
to
this
action
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
response.
You
may
also
provide
the
name,
date,
and
Federal
Register
citation.

E.
How
May
I
Participate
in
this
Meeting?

You
may
participate
in
this
meeting
by
following
the
instructions
in
this
unit.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
it
is
imperative
that
you
identify
docket
ID
number
OPP
 
2003
 
0192
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
request.
1.
Oral
comments.
Oral
comments
presented
at
the
meetings
should
not
be
repetitive
of
previously
submitted
oral
or
written
comments.
Although
requests
to
present
oral
comments
are
accepted
until
the
date
of
the
meeting
(
unless
otherwise
stated),
to
the
extent
that
time
permits,
interested
persons
may
be
permitted
by
the
Chair
of
FIFRA
SAP
to
present
oral
comments
at
the
meeting.
Each
individual
or
group
wishing
to
make
brief
oral
comments
to
FIFRA
SAP
is
strongly
advised
to
submit
their
request
to
the
DFO
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT
no
later
than
noon,
eastern
daylight
saving
time,
July
10,
2003,
in
order
to
be
included
on
the
meeting
agenda.
The
request
should
identify
the
name
of
the
individual
making
the
presentation,
the
organization
(
if
any)
the
individual
will
represent,
and
any
requirements
for
audiovisual
equipment
(
e.
g.,
overhead
projector,
35
mm
projector,
chalkboard).
Oral
comments
before
FIFRA
SAP
are
limited
to
approximately
5
minutes
unless
prior
arrangements
have
been
made.
In
addition,
each
speaker
should
bring
30
copies
of
his
or
her
comments
and
presentation
slides
for
distribution
to
FIFRA
SAP
at
the
meeting.
2.
Written
comments.
Although
submission
of
written
comments
are
accepted
until
the
date
of
the
meeting
(
unless
otherwise
stated),
the
Agency
encourages
that
written
comments
be
submitted,
using
the
instructions
in
Unit
I.,
no
later
than
noon,
eastern
daylight
saving
time,
July
10,
2003,
to
provide
FIFRA
SAP
the
time
necessary
to
consider
and
review
the
written
comments.
There
is
no
limit
on
the
extent
of
written
comments
for
consideration
by
FIFRA
SAP.
Persons
wishing
to
submit
written
comments
at
the
meeting
should
contact
the
DFO
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT
and
submit
30
copies.
3.
Seating
at
the
meeting.
Seating
at
the
meeting
will
be
on
a
first­
come
basis.
Individuals
requiring
special
accommodations
at
this
meeting,
including
wheelchair
access,
should
contact
the
DFO
at
least
5
business
days
prior
to
the
meeting
using
the
information
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT
so
that
appropriate
arrangements
can
be
made.
4.
Request
for
nominations
to
serve
as
ad
hoc
members
of
the
FIFRA
SAP
for
this
meeting.
The
FIFRA
SAP
staff
routinely
solicit
the
stakeholder
community
for
nominations
to
serve
as
ad
hoc
members
of
the
FIFRA
SAP
for
each
meeting.
Any
interested
person
or
organization
may
nominate
qualified
individuals
to
serve
on
the
FIFRA
SAP
for
a
specific
meeting.
No
interested
person
shall
be
ineligible
to
serve
by
reason
of
their
membership
on
any
other
advisory
committee
to
a
Federal
department
or
agency
or
their
employment
by
a
Federal
department
or
agency
(
except
the
EPA).
Individuals
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Notices
nominated
should
have
expertise
in
one
or
more
of
the
following
areas:
Toxicology,
in
vitro
test
methods,
biostatistics.
Nominees
should
be
scientists
who
have
sufficient
professional
qualifications,
including
training
and
experience,
to
be
capable
of
providing
expert
comments
on
the
issues
for
this
meeting.
Nominees
should
be
identified
by
name,
occupation,
position,
address,
and
telephone
number.
Nominations
should
be
provided
to
the
DFO
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT
on
or
before
June
9,
2003.
The
criteria
for
selecting
scientists
to
serve
on
the
FIFRA
SAP
are
that
these
persons
be
recognized
scientists
 
experts
in
their
fields;
that
they
be
as
impartial
and
objective
as
possible;
that
they
represent
an
array
of
backgrounds
and
perspectives
(
within
their
disciplines);
have
no
financial
conflict
of
interest;
have
not
previously
been
involved
with
the
scientific
peer
review
of
the
issue(
s)
presented;
and
that
they
be
available
to
participate
fully
in
the
review,
which
will
be
conducted
over
a
relatively
short
time
frame.
Nominees
will
be
asked
to
attend
the
public
meetings
and
to
participate
in
the
discussion
of
key
issues
and
assumptions
at
these
meetings.
Finally,
they
will
be
asked
to
review
and
to
help
finalize
the
meeting
minutes.
If
a
FIFRA
SAP
nominee
is
considered
to
assist
in
a
review
by
the
FIFRA
SAP
for
a
particular
session,
the
nominee
is
subject
to
the
provisions
of
5
CFR
part
2634,
Executive
Branch
Financial
Disclosure,
as
supplemented
by
the
EPA
in
5
CFR
part
6401.
As
such,
the
FIFRA
SAP
nominee
is
required
to
submit
a
Confidential
Financial
Disclosure
Form
for
Special
Government
Employees
Serving
on
Federal
Advisory
Committees
at
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA
Form
3110
 
485
 
02)
which
shall
fully
disclose,
among
other
financial
interests,
the
nominee's
employment,
stocks,
and
bonds,
and
where
applicable,
sources
of
research
support.
The
EPA
will
evaluate
the
nominee's
financial
disclosure
form
to
assess
that
there
are
no
formal
conflicts
of
interest
before
the
nominee
is
considered
to
serve
on
the
FIFRA
SAP.
Selected
FIFRA
SAP
members
will
be
hired
as
Special
Government
Employees.
The
Agency
will
review
all
nominations.
FIFRA
SAP
members
participating
at
this
meeting
will
be
posted
on
the
FIFRA
SAP
web
site
or
may
be
obtained
by
contacting
the
PIRIB
at
the
address
or
telephone
number
listed
in
Unit
I.
II.
Background
A.
Purpose
of
the
FIFRA
SAP
Amendments
to
FIFRA
enacted
November
28,
1975
(
7
U.
S.
C.
136w(
d)),
include
a
requirement
under
section
25(
d)
of
FIFRA
that
notices
of
intent
to
cancel
or
reclassify
pesticide
regulations
pursuant
to
section
6(
b)(
2)
of
FIFRA,
as
well
as
proposed
and
final
forms
of
rulemaking
pursuant
to
section
25(
a)
of
FIFRA,
be
submitted
to
a
SAP
prior
to
being
made
public
or
issued
to
a
registrant.
In
accordance
with
section
25(
d)
of
FIFRA,
the
FIFRA
SAP
is
to
have
an
opportunity
to
comment
on
the
health
and
environmental
impact
of
such
actions.
The
FIFRA
SAP
also
shall
make
comments,
evaluations,
and
recommendations
for
operating
guidelines
to
improve
the
effectiveness
and
quality
of
analyses
made
by
Agency
scientists.
Members
are
scientists
who
have
sufficient
professional
qualifications,
including
training
and
experience,
to
be
capable
of
providing
expert
comments
as
to
the
impact
on
health
and
the
environment
of
regulatory
actions
under
sections
6(
b)
and
25(
a)
of
FIFRA.
The
Deputy
Administrator
appoints
seven
individuals
to
serve
on
the
FIFRA
SAP
for
staggered
terms
of
4
years,
based
on
recommendations
from
the
National
Institutes
of
Health
and
the
National
Science
Foundation.
Section
104
of
FQPA
(
Public
Law
104
 
170)
established
the
FQPA
Science
Review
Board
(
SRB).
These
scientists
shall
be
available
to
the
FIFRA
SAP
on
an
ad
hoc
basis
to
assist
in
reviews
conducted
by
the
FIFRA
SAP.

B.
Face­
to­
Face
Public
Meeting
The
FIFRA
SAP
will
meet
to
consider
and
review
issues
concerned
with
ensuring
data
quality
for
in
vitro
tests
used
as
alternatives
to
animal
studies
for
regulatory
purposes.
Many
in
vitro
methods
have
been
developed
or
are
under
development
to
replace
animal
tests.
Organizations
may
develop
in
vitro
methods
using
ex
vivo
tissues
or
biological
constructs
as
the
target
tissue
and
fully
disclose
their
test
design
and
the
scientific
principles
of
the
test.
In
other
cases,
in
vitro
methods
may
be
developed
by
commercial
sponsors
for
commercial
marketing
as
Proprietary
Test
Methods
(
PTM).
In
vitro
alternatives
to
animal
testing
pose
unique
issues
regarding
quality
and
performance.
Once
a
new
in
vitro
method
is
validated
and
accepted
for
regulatory
use
to
characterize
human
health
and
environmental
effects,
a
process
is
needed
to
provide
assurance
that
it
will
continue
to
perform
in
a
manner
consistent
with
the
test
system
as
it
was
originally
validated.
Consistency
of
the
in
vitro
assay
system
is
needed
with:
Time,
any
change
in
ingredients
or
manufacturing
process
in
the
test
system
to
be
marketed,
or
variations
in
interpretation
of
a
method
described
only
generically
in
a
test
guideline.
In
addition,
a
process
should
be
developed
to
allow
``
Me­
too''
methods
to
qualify
for
regulatory
use,
based
on
the
validation
originally
performed
for
the
PTM.
For
this
meeting,
the
FIFRA
SAP
will
consider
and
review
test
guideline
approaches
to
address
performance
and
quality
of
in
vitro
methods
when
used
as
alternatives
to
animal
studies.
In
addition,
the
panel
will
consider
core
guideline
elements,
and
minimum
performance
and
procedural
standards
for
three
new
in
vitro
corrosivity
assays.

C.
FIFRA
SAP
Meeting
Minutes
The
FIFRA
SAP
will
prepare
meeting
minutes
summarizing
its
recommendations
to
the
Agency
in
approximately
60
days.
The
meeting
minutes
will
be
posted
on
the
FIFRA
SAP
web
site
or
may
be
obtained
by
contacting
the
PIRIB
at
the
address
or
telephone
number
listed
in
Unit
I.

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Pesticides
and
pests.

Dated:
May
22,
2003.
Joseph
J.
Merenda,
Director,
Office
of
Science
Coordination
and
Policy.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
13434
Filed
5
 
29
 
03;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
S
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPP
 
2003
 
0160;
FRL
 
7307
 
1]

Pesticide
Products;
Registration
Approvals
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
This
notice
announces
Agency
approval
of
applications
to
register
the
following
four
pesticide
products
Nut
GuardV/
Fruit
GuardV,
Novozymes
Biofungicide
Green­
ReleafTM
710­
140,
GB34
Concentrate
Biological
Fungicide,
and
GB34
Technical
Biological
Fungicide
containing
active
ingredients
not
included
in
any
previously
registered
products
pursuant
to
the
provisions
of
section
3(
c)(
5)
of
the
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA),
as
amended.

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