81 FR 84577 - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Rescheduled Public Meeting

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 226 (November 23, 2016)

The Agency is issuing this notice to reschedule the 4-day meeting of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel (FIFRA SAP) to consider and review a set of scientific issues being evaluated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding EPA's evaluation of the carcinogenic potential of glyphosate, a non-selective, phosphonomethyl amino acid herbicide registered to control weeds in various agricultural and non- agricultural settings.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 84577]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28270]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0385; FRL-9955-44]


FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Rescheduled Public 
Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Agency is issuing this notice to reschedule the 4-day 
meeting of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
Scientific Advisory Panel (FIFRA SAP) to consider and review a set of 
scientific issues being evaluated by the Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA) regarding EPA's evaluation of the carcinogenic potential 
of glyphosate, a non-selective, phosphonomethyl amino acid herbicide 
registered to control weeds in various agricultural and non-
agricultural settings.

DATES: The meeting will be held on December 13-16, 2016, from 
approximately 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Environmental Protection 
Agency, Conference Center, Lobby Level, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 
2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven M. Knott, DFO, Office of 
Science Coordination and Policy (7201M), Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; 
telephone number: (202) 564-0103; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The Agency is issuing this notice to reschedule the 4-day meeting 
of the FIFRA SAP to consider and review a set of scientific issues 
being evaluated by EPA regarding EPA's evaluation of the carcinogenic 
potential of glyphosate, a non-selective, phosphonomethyl amino acid 
herbicide registered to control weeds in various agricultural and non-
agricultural settings. The meeting was originally scheduled for October 
18-21, 2016 as announced in the Federal Register on July 26, 2016 (81 
FR 48794) (FRL 9949-22). The new meeting dates are December 13-16, 
2016. For additional information, please visit the public docket for 
this meeting at http://www.regulations.gov (Docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2016-0385), the FIFRA SAP Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sap or contact 
the Designated Federal Official (DFO) listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et. seq.; 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.

    Dated: November 17, 2016.
Laura Bailey,
Acting Director, Office of Science Coordination and Policy.
[FR Doc. 2016-28270 Filed 11-22-16; 8:45 am]
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