Environmental Modeling Public Meeting; Notice of Public Meeting (Virtual and In-Person)
| Citation | 88 FR 53890 |
| Published date | 09 August 2023 |
| Record Number | 2023-17056 |
| Court | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Section | Notices |
Federal Register, Volume 88 Issue 152 (Wednesday, August 9, 2023)
[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53890-53891]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17056]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0879; FRL-9801-02-OCSPP]
Environmental Modeling Public Meeting; Notice of Public Meeting
(Virtual and In-Person)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA will hold an Environmental Modeling Public Meeting (EMPM)
on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, with participation by in-person, phone,
and webcast. This Notice announces the meeting and provides information
on its theme. 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.
DATES: This meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 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 October 3, 2023. Requests to present with an
accompanying abstract must be submitted on or before September 1, 2023.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Oceans Auditorium of the
William Jefferson Clinton (WJC) East Building at the Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-
0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 2023 EMPM Co-chairs, Jessica Joyce
and William Gardner; telephone number: (202) 566-1690; email address:
[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 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:
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 https://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 OPP
Docket and Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744. Please review the
visitor instructions and additional information about the docket
available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
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II. Background
The purpose of the EMPM is for presentation and discussion of
current issues related to modeling pesticide fate, transport, and
exposure for ecological risk assessment in a regulatory context.
III. How do I register to participate in this meeting?
To register to attend and/or to present, please send an email to
[email protected] by the dates specified under the DATES heading in this
notice. You must register via email to receive the webcast meeting link
and audio teleconference information for participation. Meeting updates
and participation information will be distributed through ``empmlist.''
Do not submit any information in your request that is considered
Confidential Business Information (CBI).
IV. What is the topic for this meeting?
The 2023 EMPM will provide a forum for presentations and
discussions on surface water and groundwater modeling and endangered
species assessment modeling. EPA will present information on updated
Pesticide in Water Calculator (PWC) surface water and groundwater
scenarios, including the recent development of spatially diverse
groundwater scenarios.
In addition, EPA will provide updates on modeling approaches to
support endangered species assessments and evaluation of mitigation
measures including EPA's Plant Assessment Tool (PAT) and Vegetative
Filter Strip Modeling System (VFSMod).
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: August 3, 2023.
Jan Matuszko,
Director, Environmental Fate and Effects Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2023-17056 Filed 8-8-23; 8:45 am]
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