[Federal Register: December 12, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 239)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2003-0383; FRL-7337-2]
Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee Notice of Charter Renewal
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: As required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, EPA's
Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is giving notice of the renewal of
the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) and its Charter.
DATES: The PPDC Charter, which was filed with Congress on November 7,
2003, will be in effect for 2 years, until November 7, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margie Fehrenbach, Designated Federal
Officer for PPDC, Office of Pesticide Programs, 7501C, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., 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 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), (Public Law 104-170) 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.
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-2003-0383. 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
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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 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.
The Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (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 has renewed the PPDC Charter for another 2-year term, from
November 7, 2003 to November 7, 2005. 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. It is
determined that PPDC is in the public interest in connection with the
performance of duties imposed on the Agency by law.
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, Agriculture, Agricultural workers,
Chemicals, Pesticides, Pests, Public health, Risk assessment, Tolerance
reassessment.
Dated: December 2, 2003.
James Jones,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 03-30778 Filed 12-11-03; 8:45 am]
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