[Federal Register: September 21, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 183)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0205; FRL-8096-3]
Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of
Chemicals (GHS); Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The goals of this meeting are to discuss and clarify the scope
and potential application of the Globally Harmonized System of
Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) to pesticide products
that are registered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); to examine key issues raised in public
comments on the Office of Pesticide Programs' (OPP's) GHS White Paper;
to gain a better understanding of stakeholder concerns and explore ways
to address them; and to assess potential paths forward to maximize
benefits and minimize the costs. This notice announces the location and
times for the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics.
DATES: The meeting will be held on October 18, 2006 from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. and 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on October 19, 2006.
To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT, preferably at least 10
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 4th-floor conference room
4830 at Two Potomac Yard (north building), 2733 S. Crystal
Drive, Arlington, VA 22202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janelle Christian, Field and External
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 308-3003; fax number: 703-308-1850; e-
mail address: christian.janelle@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public in general. It may be of
particular interest to those who register pesticide products in the
United States and those involved in chemical hazard safety and
communication, occupational safety and health, pesticide safety
education, and aquatic hazards communication. Potentially affected
commercial entities may include, but are not limited to:
Pesticide producers (NAICS 32532).
Producers of antimicrobial pesticides (NAICS 32561).
Producers of antifoulant pesticides (NAICS 32551).
Producers of wood preservatives (NAICS 32519).
B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0205. Publicly
available docket materials are available either in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket in Rm. S-4400, One
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Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive Arlington, VA. The
hours of operation of this Docket Facility are 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.
II. Tentative Agenda
Tentatively, the following items are on the agenda:
1. Overview of GHS.
2. NAFTA Perspectives.
3. Goals of Harmonization: EPA and Stakeholder Perspectives.
4. Building Block and Sample Label Presentation.
5. Key Issues and Concerns Raised in Comments.
6. Options for Implementation Mechanisms.
7. Key State Issues.
8. Education, Training and Outreach.
III. How Can I Request to Participate in this Meeting?
You may submit a request to participate in this meeting to the
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Do not submit any
information in your request that is considered CBI. Requests to
participate in the meeting, identified by docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2004-0205, must be received on or before October 5, 2006.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, global harmonization, labeling,
occupational safety and health, pesticides and pests, reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: September 18, 2006.
Jay S. Ellenberger,
Acting Director, Field External Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
[FR Doc. 06-8057 Filed 9-20-06; 8:45 am]
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