[Federal Register: October 14, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 198)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2003-0342; FRL-7331-4]
Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee and PPDC Registration Review
Work Group; Notice of Public Meetings
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA's Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) will hold a
public meeting on October 29 and 30, 2003. An agenda is being developed
and will be posted on EPA's website. Agenda topics will include a
report from the PPDC's Registration Review Work Group; endangered
species; non-governmental stewardship activities; pesticide budget/fees
and output efficiencies; certification and training; and follow-up to
issues discussed at the April 2003 PPDC meeting. In addition, the PPDC
Registration Review Work Group will hold two separate public meetings
on the following dates: October 17 and October 28, 2003. Agendas for
the PPDC Registration Review Work Group meetings will also be posted on
EPA's website.
DATES: The PPDC meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 29, 2003,
from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Thursday, October 30, 2003, from 9 a.m.
to 1 p.m.
The PPDC Registration Review Work Group will hold a public meeting
on Friday, October 17, 2003, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Tuesday,
October 28, 2003, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The PPDC meeting will be held at the National Rural
Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Conference Center, 4301 Wilson
Boulevard, Arlington, VA. The telephone number to the NRECA Conference
Center is (703) 907-5500. The NRECA Conference Center is located
adjacent to the Ballston Metro Station and about a 15 minute taxi ride
from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
The PPDC Registration Review Work Group meeting on October 17,
2003, will be held at EPA's Offices at 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Crystal Mall 2, Room 1110 (the Fishbowl), Arlington, VA. The
PPDC Registration Review Work Group meeting on October 28, 2003, will
be held at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, 2799 Jefferson Davis
Highway, Arlington, VA. The telephone number to the Hyatt Regency
Crystal City is (703) 413-6873.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margie Fehrenbach, Office of Pesticide
Programs, Mail code 7501C, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 703-
308-4775; fax number: 703-308-4776; e-mail address: Fehrenbach.Margie@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public in general; however, persons
may be interested who work in agricultural settings or persons who are
concerned about implementation of the Federal
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Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA); and the amendments to both of these
major pesticide laws by the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996.
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. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of
this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Potentially affected entities may include
but are not limited to: Agricultural workers and farmers; pesticide
industry and trade associations; environmental, consumer and farmworker
groups; pesticide users and growers; pest consultants; State, local and
Tribal governments; academia; public health organizations; food
processors; and the public. If you have any questions regarding the
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this
action under docket identification (ID) number OPP-2003-0342. The
official public docket consists of the documents specifically
referenced in this action, any public comments received, and other
information related to this action. Although a part of the official
docket, the public docket does not include Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute. The official public docket is the collection of materials
that is available for public viewing at the Public Information and
Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall 2,
1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA. This docket facility is open
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The docket telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register''
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
An agenda for the PPDC meeting is being developed and will be
posted on EPA's website at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ppdc. Agendas for the
PPDC Registration Review Work Group meetings will also be posted on
EPA's website at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ppdc.
An electronic version of the public docket is available through
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may
use EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to view public comments,
access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket,
and to access those documents in the public docket that are available
electronically. Although not all docket materials may be available
electronically, you may still access any of the publicly available
docket materials through the docket facility identified in Unit I.B.1.
Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the appropriate
docket ID number.
II. Background
The Office of Pesticide Programs is entrusted with the
responsibility of ensuring the safety of the American food supply, the
protection and education of those who apply or are exposed to
pesticides occupationally or through use of products from unreasonable
risk, and general protection of the environment and special ecosystems
from potential risks posed by pesticides.
PPDC was established under the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), Public Law 92-463 in September 1995, for a 2-year term and
renewed every 2 years since that time. EPA is seeking to renew the
current PPDC Charter, which expires in November 2003, for another 2-
year term. PPDC provides advice and recommendations to the Office of
Pesticide Programs on a broad range of pesticide regulatory, policy and
program implementation issues that are associated with evaluating and
reducing risks from use of pesticides. The following sectors are
represented on the PPDC: Pesticide industry and trade associations;
environmental/public interest and consumer groups; farm worker
organizations; pesticide user, grower, and commodity groups; Federal
and State/local/Tribal governments; the general public; academia; and
public health organizations.
Copies of the PPDC Charter are filed with appropriate committees of
Congress and the Library of Congress and are available upon request.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Agricultural workers, Agriculture,
Chemicals, Foods, Pesticides, Pests, Public health, Risk assessment,
Tolerance reassessment.
Dated: October 9, 2003.
James Jones,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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