[Federal Register: March 3, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 42)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2004-0061; FRL-7348-7]
Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2003; Notice of Public
Workshop
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice
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SUMMARY: EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs will hold a public workshop
on March 11, 2004. An agenda is being developed and will be posted by
March 4, 2004, on EPA's website. This meeting will focus on the
Agency's efforts to implement the new enhanced registration service fee
program created as part of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act
of 2003.
DATES: The workshop will be held on Thursday, March 11, 2004, from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the National Rural Electric
Cooperative Association (NRECA) Conference Center, 4301 Wilson
Boulevard, Arlington, VA; telephone number: (703) 907-5500. The NRECA
Conference Center is located approximately 3 blocks from the Ballston
Metro Station and about a 15 minute taxi ride from Ronald Reagan
Washington National Airport.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Richard Keigwin, Office of Pesticide Programs
(7501C), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-7618; fax
number: (703) 308-4776; e-mail address: keigwin.richard@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. Potentially affected entities
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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-2004-0061 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 meeting will be posted by March 4, 2004, on EPA's Website at http://.
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/.
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 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2004, signed by President
Bush on January 23, 2004, established a new section 33 of FIFRA, under
which EPA is required to establish a registration service fee system
for applications for pesticide registration and amended registration.
Under that system, fees will be charged for new applications for
registration received on or after the effective date of the statute
(March 23, 2004), and for certain applications received before that
date. EPA is required to render a decision on the application within
the decision times specified. The fee system is authorized until
September 30, 2010, although the decision times under the system do not
apply after September 30, 2008.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Agriculture, Agricultural workers,
Chemicals, Fees, Foods, Pesticides and pests, Registration, Tolerance
reassessment, Public health.
Dated: February 25, 2004.
James Jones,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 04-4813 Filed 3-1-04; 11:45 am]
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