81 FR 19602 - Environmental Modeling Public Meeting; Notice of Public Meeting

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 65 (April 5, 2016)

Page Range		19602-19602
FR Document		2016-07794

An Environmental Modeling Public Meeting (EMPM) will be held on Monday, May 9, 2016. 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 81 Issue 65 (Tuesday, April 5, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 19602]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07794]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0879; FRL-9943-80]


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 Monday, May 9, 2016. 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 Monday, May 9, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. 
to 4:00 p.m. Requests to participate in the meeting must be received on 
or before April 15, 2016.
    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: Bill Eckel or James Hook, 
Environmental Fate and Effects Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone numbers: (703) 305-6451 and (703) 
347-0307; 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 April 15, 2016. 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

     TED tool for Endangered Species Act (ESA) terrestrial risk 
assessment.
     ESA weight-of-evidence tool.
     TIM-McNest.
     Population model of a threatened plant species.
     Impact of variability in non-target terrestrial plant 
studies on endpoint selection.
     Overlap tool for May affect determinations.
     Aquatic exposure modeling for ESA pilot chemicals.
     Development and evaluation of a screening-level flowing 
water exposure modeling approach for endangered species assessments.
     Watershed-scale refined flowing water exposure modeling 
approach for endangered species assessments.
     Pesticide residue and degradation formulations in 
vegetative filter strips for environmental exposure assessments.

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

    Dated: March 23, 2016.
Donald J. Brady,
Director, Environmental Fate and Effects Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania forum on the Lyris list server at:
Agency’s (EPA), Science Advisory Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; https://lists.epa.gov/read/all_forums/.
Board (SAB) Staff Office is cancelling telephone numbers: (703) 305–6451 and
III. How can I request to participate in
the May 19, 2016, teleconference of the (703) 347–0307; fax number: (703) 347–
this meeting?
Economy-Wide Modeling Panel 8011; email address: eckel.william@
announced earlier (80 FR 77625–77626). epa.gov and hook.james@epa.gov. You may submit a request to
DATES: The May 19, 2016, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: participate in this meeting to the person
teleconference of the SAB Economy- listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
I. General Information CONTACT. Do not submit any information
Wide Modeling Panel has been
cancelled. The July 19–20, 2016, face-to- A. Does this action apply to me? in your request that is considered CBI.
face meeting of the Economy-Wide Requests to participate in the meeting,
You may be potentially affected by identified by docket ID number EPA–
Modeling Panel previously announced this action if you are required to
(80 FR 77625–77626, December 15, HQ–OPP–2009–0879 must be received
conduct testing of chemical substances on or before April 15, 2016. Participants
2015) will be held as scheduled. under the Toxic Substances Control Act can also join the meeting by going to:
Dated: March 29, 2016. (TSCA), the Federal Food, Drug, and https://epa.connectsolutions.com/
Thomas H. Brennan, Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), or the Federal oct2015empm/ and enter as a guest.
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Participants will then need to call in to
Staff Office. Act (FIFRA). Since other entities may the meeting by using the call in number
[FR Doc. 2016–07807 Filed 4–4–16; 8:45 am] also be interested, the Agency has not 1–866–299–3188, followed by the
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attempted to describe all the specific conference code (703) 555–6627.
entities that may be affected by this
action. The following list of North IV. Tentative Topics for the Meeting
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION American Industrial Classification • TED tool for Endangered Species
AGENCY System (NAICS) codes is not intended Act (ESA) terrestrial risk assessment.
to be exhaustive, but rather provides a • ESA weight-of-evidence tool.
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0879; FRL–9943–80]
guide to help readers determine whether • TIM-McNest.
this document applies to them. • Population model of a threatened
Environmental Modeling Public
Potentially affected entities may plant species.
Meeting; Notice of Public Meeting • Impact of variability in non-target
include:
AGENCY: Environmental Protection • Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and terrestrial plant studies on endpoint
Agency (EPA). Hunting NAICS code 11 selection.
ACTION: Notice. • Utilities NAICS code 22 • Overlap tool for May affect
• Professional, Scientific and Technical determinations.
SUMMARY: An Environmental Modeling NAICS code 54 • Aquatic exposure modeling for ESA
Public Meeting (EMPM) will be held on pilot chemicals.
Monday, May 9, 2016. This Notice B. How can I get copies of this document • Development and evaluation of a
announces the location and time for the and other related information? screening-level flowing water exposure
meeting and provides a tentative list of The docket for this action, identified modeling approach for endangered
topics to be covered in the meeting. The by docket identification (ID) number species assessments.
EMPM provides a public forum for EPA EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0879 is available • Watershed-scale refined flowing
and its stakeholders to discuss current at http://www.regulations.gov or at the water exposure modeling approach for
issues related to modeling pesticide fate, Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory endangered species assessments.
Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the • Pesticide residue and degradation
transport, and exposure for pesticide
Environmental Protection Agency formulations in vegetative filter strips
risk assessments in a regulatory context.
Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William for environmental exposure
DATES: The meeting will be held on assessments.
Monday, May 9, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. to Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
4:00 p.m. Requests to participate in the Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
meeting must be received on or before 20460–0001. The Public Reading Room Dated: March 23, 2016.
April 15, 2016. is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Donald J. Brady,
To request accommodation of a Monday through Friday, excluding legal Director, Environmental Fate and Effects
disability, please contact the person holidays. The telephone number for the Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744 [FR Doc. 2016–07794 Filed 4–4–16; 8:45 am]
CONTACT, preferably at least 10 days and the telephone number for the OPP
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prior to the meeting, to give EPA as Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review
much time as possible to process your the visitor instructions and additional
request. information about the docket available ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
at http://www.epa.gov/dockets. AGENCY
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		The meeting will be held on Monday, May 9, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Requests to participate in the meeting must be received on or before April 15, 2016.
Contact		Bill Eckel or James Hook, Environmental Fate and Effects Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone numbers: (703) 305-6451 and (703)
FR Citation		81 FR 19602