Notice2022-09947
Environmental Modeling Public Meeting; Notice of Virtual Public Meeting
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Published
May 10, 2022
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
EPA will hold a virtual Environmental Modeling Public Meeting (EMPM) on Tuesday, June 23, 2022, with participation by phone and webcast only. The EMPM provides a public forum for EPA and its stakeholders to discuss current issues related to modeling pesticide fate, transport, exposure, and ecotoxicity for pesticide risk assessments in a regulatory context. This Notice announces the meeting and provides information on its theme which is a focus on the Endangered Species Act and practical solutions to avoid, minimize or offset potential effects to Federally Listed endangered and threatened species and designated critical habitats from pesticides.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 10, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28006-28007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09947]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0879; FRL-9801-01-OCSPP]
Environmental Modeling Public Meeting; Notice of Virtual Public
Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA will hold a virtual Environmental Modeling Public Meeting
(EMPM) on Tuesday, June 23, 2022, with participation by phone and
webcast only. The EMPM provides a public forum for EPA and its
stakeholders to discuss current issues related to modeling pesticide
fate, transport, exposure, and ecotoxicity for pesticide risk
assessments in a regulatory context. This Notice announces the meeting
and provides information on its theme which is a focus on the
Endangered Species Act and practical solutions to avoid, minimize or
offset potential effects to Federally Listed endangered and threatened
species and designated critical habitats from pesticides.
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DATES: Meeting: This virtual meeting will be held on June 23, 2022,
from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 4:30 p.m. EDT.
Requests to participate: Requests to attend the meeting must be
submitted on or before June 16, 2022. Requests to present with an
accompanying abstract must be submitted on or before May 26, 2022.
ADDRESSES: This is a virtual meeting. To register to attend and/or to
present at this virtual meeting, please send an email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3d726d6d6278706d707d584d5c135a524b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8dc2ddddd2c8c0ddc0cde8fdeca3eae2fb">[email protected]</span></a>. You must register via email to receive the webcast
meeting link and audio teleconference information for participation.
Registrants will be added to the ``empmlist'' LYRIS list server
(<a href="https://lists.epa.gov/read/all_forums/">https://lists.epa.gov/read/all_forums/</a>). Meeting updates and
participation information will be distributed through ``empmlist''.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 2022 EMPM Co-chairs, William
Gardner, telephone number: (202) 566-1642 and Patricia Engel, telephone
number: (202) 566-1690; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0d425d5d5248405d404d687d6c236a627b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="efa0bfbfb0aaa2bfa2af8a9f8ec1888099">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
You may be potentially affected by this action if you are a
pesticide registrant, a potential pesticide registrant, or a user of a
pesticide 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:
<bullet> Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting NAICS code 11.
<bullet> Utilities NAICS code 22.
<bullet> 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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. It contains materials for all previous EMPMs. EPA
will similarly include materials for this EMPM after the meeting.
Please note that due to the public health emergency, the
Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/DC) and Public
Reading Room are now available in-person, by appointment only, 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. Please
review the visitor instructions and additional information about the
docket available at <a href="http://www.epa.gov/dockets">http://www.epa.gov/dockets</a> and <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets/epa-docket-center-and-reading-room-open-public-appointment-only">https://www.epa.gov/dockets/epa-docket-center-and-reading-room-open-public-appointment-only</a>. Our EPA/DC staff will also continue to provide customer service
via email, phone, and webform.
II. Background
The purpose of the EMPM is for presentation and discussion of
current issues related to modeling pesticide fate, transport, and
exposure for risk assessment in a regulatory context.
III. Theme for the Meeting
The 2022 EMPM will provide a forum for presentations on the
incorporation of analyses into environmental exposure and ecological
risk assessments, meant to comply with the Endangered Species Act, with
a focus on practical solutions to avoid, minimize or offset potential
effects to Federally Listed endangered and threatened species and
designated critical habitats. Potential topics: Approaches to avoid and
minimize effects to listed species that inhabit pesticide use sites,
label mitigations to avoid jeopardy and adverse modifications to listed
species and their critical habitat; evaluation of mitigation
effectiveness; and chemical specific case studies. EPA may also provide
updates on ongoing topics.
(Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.)
Dated: April 29, 2022.
Jan Matuszko,
Acting Director, Environmental Fate and Effects Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2022-09947 Filed 5-9-22; 8:45 am]
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