80 FR 57808 - Environmental Modeling Public Meeting; Notice of Public Meeting

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 186 (September 25, 2015)

An Environmental Modeling Public Meeting (EMPM) will be held on October 26, 2015. This Notice announces the location and time for the meeting and provides a tentative list of topics to be covered in the meeting. The EMPM provides a public forum for EPA and its stakeholders to discuss current issues related to modeling pesticide fate, transport, and exposure for pesticide risk assessments in a regulatory context.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 186 (Friday, September 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57808-57809]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24550]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0879; FRL-9934-22]


Environmental Modeling Public Meeting; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: An Environmental Modeling Public Meeting (EMPM) will be held 
on October 26, 2015. This Notice announces the location and time for 
the meeting and provides a tentative list of topics to be covered in 
the meeting. The EMPM provides a public forum for EPA and its 
stakeholders to discuss current issues related to modeling pesticide 
fate, transport, and exposure for pesticide risk assessments in a 
regulatory context.

DATES: The meeting will be held on October 26, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 
4:00 p.m.
    Requests to participate in the meeting must be received on or 
before October 15, 2015.
    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 the Environmental Protection 
Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), One Potomac Yard (South 
Building), First Floor Conference Center (S-1204/6), 2777 S. Crystal 
Drive, Arlington, VA 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Meridith Fry or R. David Jones, 
Environmental Fate and Effects Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone numbers: 703-347-0128 and 703-305-
6725; fax number: 703-347-8011; email address: [email protected] and 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are required 
to conduct testing of chemical substances under the Toxic Substances 
Control Act (TSCA), the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 
or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). 
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. The following list of North American Industrial 
Classification System (NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, 
but rather provides a guide to help readers determine whether this 
document applies to them. Potentially affected entities may include:

 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting NAICS code 11
 Utilities NAICS code 22
 Professional, Scientific and Technical NAICS code 54

B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    The docket for this action, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0879, is available at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory 
Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental Protection Agency 
Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 
1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. The Public 
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public 
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPP 
Docket is (703) 305-5805. Please review the visitor instructions and 
additional information about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. Background

    On a biannual interval, an Environmental Modeling Public Meeting 
(EMPM) is held for presentation and discussion of current issues 
related to modeling pesticide fate, transport, and exposure for risk 
assessment in a regulatory context. Meeting dates and abstract requests 
are announced through the ``empmlist'' forum on the LYRIS list server 
at https://lists.epa.gov/read/all_forums/.

III. How can I request to participate in this meeting?

    You may submit a request to participate in this meeting to the 
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Do not submit any 
information in your request that is considered CBI. Requests to 
participate in the meeting, identified by docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2009-0879, must be received on or before October 15, 2015. Participants 
can also join the meeting by going to: https://epa.connectsolutions.com/oct2015empm/ and enter as a Guest. 
Participants will then need to call in to the meeting by using the call 
in number 1-866-299-3188, followed by the conference code (703) 555-
6627.

IV. Tentative Topics for the Meeting

[ssquf] Spatial Aquatic Model
[ssquf] Downstream chemical transport methods
[ssquf] Estuarine scenarios for pesticide risk assessment
[ssquf] PRZM-GW scenario development
[ssquf] Spray drift assessment procedures and refinements
[ssquf] Incorporation of filter strips in exposure assessments
[ssquf] Down-the-drain model development
[ssquf] Endangered species: Probabilistic modeling, population 
modeling, and refined aquatic exposure methods
[ssquf] New Tools to estimate pesticide exposure and effects for listed 
aquatic and terrestrial species

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.


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    Dated: September 18, 2015.
Donald J. Brady,
Director, Environmental Fate and Effects Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015-24550 Filed 9-24-15; 8:45 am]
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