[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 14, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5762-5766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-2725]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-00420; FRL-4980-9]
Nominations to the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Request for
Comments
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice provides the names, addresses, professional
affiliations, and selected biographical data of persons nominated to
serve on the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel established under section
25(d) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA). The Panel was created on November 28, l975, and made a
statutory Panel by amendment to FIFRA, dated October 25, l988. Public
comment on the nominations is invited. Comments will be used to assist
the Agency in selecting nominees to comprise the Panel and should be so
oriented.
DATES: Comments must be postmarked not later than March 15, 1996.
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ADDRESSES: By mail, submit comments to: Public Docket and Freedom of
Information Section, Field Operations Division (7506C), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 40l M St., SW.,
Washington, DC 20460. In person, bring comments to: Rm. 1132, CM #2,
1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, (703) 305-5805.
Comments and data may also be submitted electronically by sending
electronic mail (e-mail) to: [email protected]. Electronic
comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special
characters and any form of encryption. Comments and data will also be
accepted on disks in WordPerfect in 5.1 file format or ASCII file
format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by
the docket number ``OPP-00420.'' No Confidential Business Information
(CBI) should be submitted through e-mail. Electronic comments on this
document may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.
Additional information on electronic submissions can be found in Unit
IV. of this document.
Information submitted as a comment concerning this document may be
claimed confidential by marking any part or all of that information as
CBI. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance
with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. A copy of the comment that
does not contain CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public
record. Information not marked confidential may be disclosed publicly
by EPA without prior notice. All written comments will be available for
public inspection in Rm. 1132 at the Virginia address given above from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Robert B. Jaeger, Designated
Federal Official, FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel (7509C), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 40l M St., SW.,
Washington, DC 20460. Office location and telephone number: Rm. 819I,
CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, (703) 305-5369.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Amendments to FIFRA enacted November 28, l975, added among other
things, a requirement set forth in section 25(d) that notices of intent
to cancel or reclassify pesticide registrations pursuant to section
6(b)(2), as well as proposed and final forms of rulemaking pursuant to
section 25(a), be submitted to a Scientific Advisory Panel prior to
being made public or issued to a registrant. In accordance with section
25(d), the Scientific Advisory Panel is to have an opportunity to
comment on the health and environmental impact of such actions.
II. Charter
A Charter for the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel has been issued
(dated April 5, 1995) in accordance with the requirements of section
9(c) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat.
770 (5 U.S.C. App I). The qualifications of members as provided by the
Charter follow.
A. Qualifications of Members
Members are scientists who have sufficient professional
qualifications, including training and experience, to be capable of
providing expert comments as to the impact on health and the
environment of regulatory actions under sections 6(b) and 25(a) of
FIFRA. No person shall be ineligible to serve on the Panel by reason of
his/her membership on any other advisory committee to a Federal
department or agency or his/her employment by a Federal department or
agency (except the Environmental Protection Agency). The Deputy
Administrator appoints individuals to serve on the Panel for staggered
terms of 4 years. Panel members are subject to the provisions of 40 CFR
part 3, subpart F--Standards of Conduct for Special Government
Employees, and 5 CFR part 2635-Standards of Ethical Conduct for
Employees of the Executive Branch, which include rules regarding
conflicts-of-interest. Each nominee selected by the Deputy
Administrator, before being formally appointed, is required to submit a
Confidential Statement of Employment and Financial Interests, SF-450,
which shall fully disclose, among other financial interests, the
nominee's sources of research support, if any.
In accordance with section 25(d) of FIFRA, the Deputy Administrator
shall require all nominees to the Panel to furnish information
concerning their professional qualifications, their educational
background, employment history, and scientific publications. The Agency
is required to publish in the Federal Register the name, address, and
professional affiliations of each nominee.
B. Applicability of Existing Regulations
With respect to the requirement of section 25(d) that the
Administrator promulgate regulations regarding conflicts of interest,
the Charter provides that EPA's existing regulations applicable to
special government employees, which include advisory committee members,
will apply to the members of the Scientific Advisory Panel. These
regulations appear at 40 CFR part 3, subpart F. In addition, the
Charter provides for open meetings with opportunities for public
participation.
C. Process of Obtaining Nominees
In accordance with the provisions of section 25(d), EPA, in
September 1994, requested the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and
the National Science Foundation (NSF) to nominate scientists to fill
two vacancies occurring on the Panel. NIH responded by letter dated
October 3, l994, enclosing a list of l2 nominees; NSF responded by
letter dated February 24, l995, with a list of 4 nominees.
III. Nominees
The following are the names, addresses, professional affiliations,
and selected biographical data on nominees being considered for
membership on the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel to fill two vacancies
occurring during the calendar year l995.
1. James Karr, Institute of Environmental Studies, University of
Washington, Seattle, Washington,
Expertise: Aquatic ecologist.
Education: BS, Biology, Iowa State University (1965); MS, Ph.D.
Zoology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (1967, 70).
Professional Experience: Assistant Professor, Ecology, Purdue
University, 1972-75; Professor, Ecology, University of Illinois, 1975-
84; Acting Director, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa,
Panama, 1987-88; Professor, Biology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, 1988-91; Professor,
Environmental Studies/Ecological Health, University of Washington,
1991-present.
Concurrent Positions: Affiliate, Illinois Natural Historical Survey,
1981-91; Editor, Tropical Ecology, 1977-81, Ecology, 1981-84,
Bioscience, 1985-94, Conservation Biology, 1991-present, Freshwater
Biology, 1993-present, Ecosystem Health and Medicine, 1993-present.
Research: Communnity ecology from both basic and applied perspectives
with emphasis on studies of tropical forest birds and stream fishes,
including a wide range of land use and water resources problems.
2. Howard T. Odum, Environmental Engineering Sciences, University
of FLorida.
Expertise: Ecosystem ecologist.
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Education: AB, University of North Carolina, 1947; Ph.D., Zoology, Yale
University, 1951.
Professional Experience: Assistant professor in Biology, University of
Florida, 1950-54; Assistant professor in Zoology, Duke University,
1954-56; Director and resident scientist, Institute Marine Science,
University of Texas, 1956-63; Chief scientist, Rain Forest Project,
P.R. Nuclear Center, 1963-66; Professor in Ecology, University of North
Carolina, 1966-70.
Concurrent Position: grants, NSF, Atomic Energy Comm., USPHS and
Rockefeller Foundation, 1955-77.
Research: Energy analysis; biological oceanography; biogeochemistry;
ecological engineering; tropical meteorology.
3. Susan Preston-Martin, Department of Preventive Medicine, School
of Medicine, University of Southern California.
Expertise: Epidemiologist.
Education: B.A., Experimental Psychology, Swarthmore College, 1963;
M.P.H., Health Services and Epidemiology, University of California
(UCLA), 1972; Ph.D., Epidemioloyg, UCLA, 1978.
Professional Experience: Assistant Professor of Family and Preventive
Medicine, USC School of Medicine; 1981-82, Associate Professor of
Preventive Medicine, USC, 1982-90; Professor of Preventive Medicine,
USC School of Medicine, 1990-present.
Concurrent Position: Adjunct Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, UCLA
School of Public Health, 1978-85; Adjunct Associate Professor of
Epidemiology, UCLA, 1985-present; Editorial Board Cancer Causes and
Control, 1994-97; ref. (1977-present): American Journal of
Epidemiology; American Journal of Ind. Medicine; British Journal of
Cancer; Cancer; Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention;
Epidemiology; Cancer Research; International Journal of Cancer;
International Journal of Epidemiology.; J.N.C.I.; Journal of
Neurosurgery; Consultant to research projects for IARC, NIOSH, NCI,
NAS, NRC, Central Brain Tumor Registry of the U.S. and the Electric
Power Research Institute.
Research: Epidemiology of tumors of the central nervous system,
leukemia, ionizing radiation, N-nitroso compounds and effects in human
populations of exposure to electric and magnetic fields, and effects in
offspring of parental exposures. Also case-control studies of: lip
cancer in women; thyroid cancer in women in LA; spinal tumors in women,
cancers of nose, sinus and nasopharynx; acute myeloid leukemia in LA;
international collaborative study of brain tumors in children;
childhood brain tumors on the U.S. West Coast; and gliomas in women in
LA.
4. Steven D. Aust, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah
State University.
Expertise: Chemistry, Environmental Toxicology.
Education: B.S. Agriculture, Washington State University, 1960; M.S.
Nutrition, Washington State University, 1962; Ph.D. Dairy Science,
University of Illinois, 1965; U.S.P.H.S. Postdoctoral Fellow,
Department of Toxicology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
Professional Experience: Professor, Department of Biochemistry,
Michigan State University, 1977-87; Assistant Director, Environmental
Toxicology Center, Michigan State University, 1980-84; Director, Center
for the Study of Active Oxygen in Biology and Medicine, Michigan State
University, 1985-87; Director, Center of Excellence in Biotechnology,
Utah State University, 1987-91; Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry,
Utah State University, 1987-present.
Concurrent Positions: Advisory Committee on the Toxicology Information
Program, NAS-NRC, 1978-present; Editorial Board, Archives of
Biochemistry and Biophysics, 1978-present; Assistant Editor Journal of
Biochemical Toxicology, 1984-present; Editorial Board, Free Radicals in
Biology and Medicine, 1984-present.
Research: Role of iron in oxygen radical generation; biodegradation of
environmental pollutants.
5. Morton A. Barlaz, Department of Civil Engineering, North
Carolina State University.
Expertise: Chemical and environmental engineering.
Education: B.S. Chemical engineering, University of Michigan, 1978;
M.S. Civil and Environmental engineering, University of Wisconsin,
1985; Ph.D. Civil and Environmental engineering, University of
Wisconsin, 1988.
Professional Experience: Environmental Engineer, Israeli Environmental
Protection Service, Jerusalem, Israel, 1981-82; Assistant Professor of
Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1989-94; Associate
Professor of Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1994-
present.
Research: Biodegradation processes as they apply to the decomposition
of municipal solid waste, hazardous waste and aquifer restoration;
solid waste management.
6. Ronald J. Kendall, The Institute of Wildlife Environmental
Toxicology, Department of Environmental Toxicology, Clemson University.
Expertise: Wildlife and Environmental Toxicology.
Education: B.S., Biology, University of South Caroline, 1974; M.S.,
Wildlife Biology, Clemson University, 1976; Ph.D., Fisheries and
Wildlife Sciences, 1980.
Professional Experience: Assistant Professor Environmental Toxicology,
Huxley College of Environmental Studies, 1980-85; Associate Professor/
Professor Environmental Toxicology and Director of the Institute of
Wildlife Toxicology, Western Washington University, 1985-89; Director,
Institute of Wildlife and Environmental Toxicology, Clemson University,
1989-present.
Concurrent Position: Executive Committee/President/Immediate Past
President, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC),
1991-95; Department of Interior's Biomonitoring of Environmental Status
and Trends Program/NAS/NRC, 1994-present; Expert Advisor in Ecological
Risk Assessment to Environmental Enforcement Section, U.S. Department
of Justice, 1993-present; Editorial Annual Review Issue of Journal of
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 1991-present; Wildlife Criteria
Subcommittee of Ecological Processes and Effects Committee, U.S. EPA
Science Advisory Board, 1994-present.
Research: Effects of pesticides on fish and wildlife populations;
behavioral toxicology of pesticides in wildlife; heavy metal and
industrial contamination in the environment; toxicology of lead,
cadmium, and PCBs in avian and mammalian wildlife species; ecological
risk assessment.
7. Ronald H. Olsen, Department of Microbiology and Immunology,
Medical School, University of Michigan.
Expertise: Microbiology, biochemistry, biotechnology.
Education: B.S. Microbiology/Zoology, University of Minnesota, 1957;
M.S. Microbiology/Biochemistry, University of Minnesota, 1959; Ph.D.
Microbiology/Biochemistry, University of Minnesota, 1962.
Professional Experience: Assistant Professor Microbiology, Colorado
Sate University, 1962-64; Assistant Professor Microbiology, University
of Michigan Medical School, 1965-69; Associate Professor Microbiology,
University of Michigan Medical School, 1969-75; Professor Microbiology,
University of Michigan Medical School, 1975-present; Adjunct Professor
Microbiology and Microbiology, Wayne State University, 1981-present;
Director, Institute of
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Science and Technology, 1988-91; Adjunct Professor Zoology, Michigan
State University, 1989-present.
Research: Genetics of Pseudomonas and related gram negative bacteria
and their metabolism of substituted aromatic compounds; in situ
bioremediation; discreet and global regulation of pathways in response
to limiting oxygen environments (DNA sequence analysis).
8. Joan Bray Rose, Department of Marine Science, University of
South Florida.
Expertise: Environmental microbiology; microbial risk assessment; water
pollution microbiology.
Education: B.S. Microbiology, University of Arizona, 1976; M.S.
Microbiology, University of Wyoming, 1980; Ph.D. Microbiology,
University of Arizona, 1985.
Professional Experience: Research Associate, Department of Microbiology
and Immunology, and Nutrition and Food Science, University of Arizona,
1986-89; Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering and
Mechanics, University of South Florida, 1991-94; Assistant Professor,
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of
South Florida, 1989-94; Associate Professor, Marine Science, University
of Arizona, 1994-present.
Research: Microbial water quality of municipal water supplies; viral
and bacterial indicators or anthropogenic stresses on the ecosystem in
the Florida Keys; viruses associated with marine water impacted by
septic tanks.
9. Genevieve M. Matanoski, Department of Epidemiology, School of
Hygiene and Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University (JHU),
Baltimore, Maryland,
Expertise: Epidemiologist.
Education: AB, Chemistry, Radcliff College (1951); MD, JHU (1955); MPH,
JHU (1962); DrPH, JHU (1964).
Professional Experience: Research Assistant, JHU (1955); Intern,
Pediatrics, JHU (1955-56); Assistant Professor, JHU (1956-57); Research
Assistant, Epidemiology, JHU (1957-59); Pediatrician, JHU (1957-
present); Associate Professor, Epidemiology, JHU (1969-76); Member of
teaching faculty, International Agency for Research in Cancer (IARC)
(1982); Instructor, Epidemiology, University of Minnesota (1983).
Current Positions: Associate Professor, Preventive Medicine, University
of Maryland Dental School (1970-present); Professor, Epidemiology, JHU
(1976-present); Program Director, Occupational Environmental
Epidemiology, JHU (1978-present).
Research: Cancer risks from occupational and evironmental exposures;
evaluation of health programs; family-based population studies; infant
mortality and congenital malformations; screening tests for DNA repair
mechanisms.
10. John D. Potter, Department of Epidemiology, University of
Washington, Seattle.
Expertise: Epidemiologist.
Education: MBBS, Medicine, University of Queensland, Australia (1971)
[equivalent to MD in USA]; Ph.D., Epidemiology, University of
Queensland, Australia (1984).
Professional Experience: Resident Medical Officer, Princess Alexandra
Hospital, Brisbane, Australia 1972-73; Registrar in Psychiatry,
Christchurch Hospital, Adelaide, Australia, 1974-75; Research Fellow in
Epidemiology, CSIRO Division of Human Nutrition, Adelaide, Australia,
1977-82; Associate Director, Division of Epidemiology, University of
Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1988-94; Professor and Director, Cancer
Research, Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1992-94;
Associate Director, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Prevention,
University of Minnesota Cancer Center, 1993-94.
Concurrent Positions: Full Member and Head, Cancer Prevention Research
Program, Fred Huchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington,
1994-present; Professor, Department of Epidemiology, University of
Washington, Seattle, WA, 1994-present; Executive Committee, American
Society of Preventive Oncology, 1990-present; Editorial Board, European
Journal of Cancer Prevention, 1990-present; Editorial Board, Cancer,
Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, 1991-95, Associate Editor,
1995-present; Editor, American Journal of Epidemiology, 1995-present.
Research: Causative factors for colon cancer (diet and alcohol);
progesterone and estrogen receptors and mammary neoplasia in women;
host factors in carcinogenesis (emphasis on the colon).
11. Philip J. Landrigan, Department of Community Medicine, Mount
Sinai School of Medicine.
Education: MD, Harvard Medical School; Medical Internship, Cleveland
Metropolitan General Hospital; Pediatric Residency, Children's Hospital
Medical Center (Boston); MS, Occupational Medicine and Diploma of
Industrial Health, University of London.
Professional Experience: Commissioned Officer in Public Health Service,
Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer, and Medical Epidemiologist, CDC
(1970-85); Director of the Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations
and Field Studies, NIOSH (1979-85); co-founder and co-director, Beacon
Hill Community Clinic, Decatur, GA (1971-77).
Concurrent Positions: Ethel H. Wise Professor, Chair of Community
Medicine and Director of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Mount
Sinai School of Medicine (present); Professor, Pediatrics, Mt. Sinai
School of Medicine; Member, Institute of Medicine of National Academy
of Sciences; Editor-In-Chief, American Journal of Industrial Medicine;
Editor, Environmental Research; Chair, Asbestos Advisory Board of the
State of New York; Chair, New York State Advisory Council on Lead
Poisoning Prevention.
Research: Clinical and epidemiologic evaluation of human diseases
caused by toxic environmental and occupational exposures; heavy metal
poisoning; pesticide intoxication; solvent neuropathy; chronic lung
diseases; chemically induced renal disease; occupational
carcinogenesis.
12. Sherman Athonia James, Department of Epidemiology, School of
Public Health, The University of Michigan.
Education: A.B., Psychology/Philosophy, Talladega College (1964);
Ph.D., Social Psychology, Washington University, St. Louis (1973).
Professional Experience: Assistant Professor, Epidemiology, University
of N. Carolina (UNC)(1974-79); Associate Professor, Epidemiology, UNC,
(1980-84); Professor, Epidemiology, UNC, (1985-89).
Concurrent Positions: Adjunct Professor, Epidemiology, UNC, (1989-
present); Research Scientist, Survey Research Center, Institute for
Social Research, University of Michigan (1990-present); Professor of
Epidemiology, University of Michigan (1989-present); Associate Dean for
Academic Affairs, School of Public Health, University of Michigan
(1993-present).
Research: Social factors and cardiovascular disease in African
Americans; social factors and adverse pregnancy outcomes in African
Americans.
13. Louis J. Guillette, Jr., Department of Zoology, University of
Florida, Gainesville.
Education: B.S., Biology, New Mexico Highlands University (1976); M.A.,
Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder (1979); Ph.D., University of
Colorada, Boulder (1981).
Professional Experience: Assistant Professor, Biology, Wichita State
University (1981-85); Associate Professor, Zoology, University of
Florida (Gainesville) (1987-92); Professor,
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Zoology, University of Florida (Gainesville) (1992-present); Editorial
Board: Copeia (1986-88), Journal of Herpetology (1984-86); Board of
Directors, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (1990-93);
Manuscript Reviewer for several Scientific Journals.
Concurrent Positions: Affiliate Curator of Herpetology, Florida Museum
of Natural History (1985-present); Adjunct Professor, Herpetology,
University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand (1993-present); Board Member:
IUCN, Species Survival Commission, Captive Breeding Specialist Group
(1991-present); Crocodile Specialist Group (1990-present); President-
Elect, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (1995); Grant
Reviewer: NSF, NIH, National Geographic Society, NY Zoological Society,
Australian Research Council.
Research: Vertebrate reproductive biology; reproductive anatomy,
physiology, endocrinology, and ecotoxicology; endocrine-disrupting
environmental contaminants.
14. Raymond S. H. Yang, Director, Center for Environmental
Toxicology and Technology, Colorado State University.
Education: B.S., Biology, National Taiwan University (1963); M.S.,
Toxicology/Entomology, North Carolina State University (1967); Ph.H.,
Toxicology/Entomology, N.C. State University (1970).
Professional Experience: Research Associate/Assistant Professor,
Toxicology, Institute of Comparative and Human Toxicology (1973-76);
Senior Scientist/Fellow/Manager, Biochemical Toxiciology, Bushy Run
Research Center (Mellon Institute/Union Carbide Corp.) (1976-83);
Adjunct Professor, Toxicology, University of Pittsburgh (1978-83);
Principale Investigator/Chemical Manager, National Toxicology Program
(NIEHS) (1987-90); Adjunct Professor, Toxicology, N.C. State University
(1988-90); Head, Department of Environmental Health, CSU (College of
Veterinary Medicine and Biochemical Sciences) (1990-95); Editorial
Board: Fundamental and Applied Toxicology (1988-94).
Concurrent Positions: Professor of Toxicology, Department of
Environmental Health, CSU (1990-present); Director, Center for
Environmental Toxicology and Technology, CSU (1991-present); Program
Director and Principal Investigator on Hazardous Waste Chemical
Mixtures, NIEHS (1992-present); Editorial Board: Reviews of
Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (1989-present); Air Quality
Science Advisory Board, State of Colorado (1992-present); Member of
Scientific Advisory Panel to Electric Power Research Institute (1989-
present); Steering Committee, Decision Support Methodologies for Human
Risk Assessment of Toxic Substances, ATSDR/DHHS (1994-present).
Research: Pharmacokinetics, biochemical toxicology of chemical
mixtures/environmental contaminants.
15. Patricia A. Buffler, Dean, School of Public Health, University
of California at Berkeley.
Professional Experience: Associate Dean for Research, University of
Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, School of Public Health (1980-
84); U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Center for
Health Statistics (1985-87); Director, Southwest Center for
Occupational and Environmental Health, Health Sciences Center (1988);
Ashbel Smith Professor in Public Health, University of Texas (1989);
Dean, School of Public Health, University of California (1991-present).
Concurrent Positions: Chair, National Urban Air Toxics Research Center;
Member of USEPA Science Advisory Board; Advisor to: World Health
Organization, National Center for Occupational Safety and Health, US
Department of Energy, USEPA, National Library of Medicine, and the
National Research Council/National Academy of Sciences; DuPont
Company's Epidemiologic Review Board (1990-present); Board of
Directors, FMC Corporation (1994-present).
Research: Association of diet, smoking, air pollution, toxic chemical
wastes, low-level radiation, and electromagnetic fields on the risks of
cancer, lung diseases, fertility, pregnancy outcomes, and other
diseases and conditions among working and non-working populations;
protective effect of vitamin A and beta-carotene for laryngeal cancer.
IV. Public Record
A record has been established for this document under docket
number ``OPP-00420'' (including comments and data submitted
electronically as described below). A public version of this record,
including printed, paper versions of electronic comments, which does
not include any information claimed as CBI, is available for inspection
from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The public record is located in Rm. 1132 of the Public
Response and Program Resources Branch, Field Operations Division
(7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.
Electronic comments can be sent directly to EPA at:
opp-D[email protected]
Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the
use of special characters and any form of encryption.
The official record for this action, as well as the public version,
as described above will be kept in paper form. Accordingly, EPA will
transfer all comments received electronically into printed, paper form
as they are received and will place the paper copies in the official
record which will also include all comments submitted directly in
writing. The official record is the paper record maintained at the
address in ``ADDRESSES'' at the beginning of this document.
Dated: January 31, 1996.
Lynn R. Goldman,
Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic
Substances.
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