[Federal Register: May 13, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 93)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2004-0150; FRL-7359-8]
Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs will hold a public meeting
of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee on May 25 and 26, 2004. An
agenda is being developed and will be posted by May 18, 2004, on EPA's
website at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/. PPDC meetings provide a public
forum for discussion and feedback to the Agency regarding evolving
public policy and program implementation issues associated with
evaluating and reducing risks from use of pesticides. The agenda for
this meeting will include the following topics: A report from the PPDC
Registration Review Work Group, Endangered Species, Environmental
Marketing Claims and Fees Legislation. Program updates will be included
on Human testing, Alternative non-animal testing, Mosquito labeling,
the Reregistration roadmap to 2006-2008 and the Public Participation
Process.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 25, 2004, from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m., and Wednesday, May 26, 2004, from 9 a.m. to noon.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Rural Electric
Cooperative Association (NRECA) Conference Center, 4301 Wilson
Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia (703) 907-5500. The NRECA Conference
Center is located approximately three blocks from the Ballston Metro
Station and about a fifteen minute taxi ride from Ronald Reagan
National Airport.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margie Fehrenbach, Office of Pesticide
Programs (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 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.
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. 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 ID number OPP-2004-0150. 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 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
responsibilities for helping to ensure the safety of the American food
supply, providing protection and education of those who apply or are
exposed to pesticides occupationally or through use of products from
unreasonable risk, and providing 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 1995 and has been renewed every 2-years
since that time. The current Charter was approved in November 2003 for
another 2-year term and a copy of the PPDC Charter has been filed with
appropriate Committees of Congress and the Library of Congress. New
members to the PPDC have been appointed for this term. The PPDC Charter
and list of new members can be found at EPA's website at: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ppdc
.
The PPDC provides advice and recommendations to the Office of
Pesticide Programs on a broad range of pesticide regulatory, policy and
program implementation issues 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 groups;
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farm worker organizations; pesticide user, grower and commodity groups;
federal and state; local; tribal governments; academia; public health
organizations; and the general public.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Agriculture, Agricultural workers,
Chemicals, Foods, Pesticides, Pests, Registration, Tolerance
Reassessment, Fees, Public Health.
Dated: May 5, 2004.
James Jones,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 04-10876 Filed 5-12-04; 8:45 am]
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