[Federal Register: September 7, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 173)]
[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-2007-0191; FRL-8146-4]
Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee, Pesticide Registration
Improvement Act Process Improvement Workgroup; Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA's Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC), Pesticide
Registration Improvement Act (PRIA) Process Improvement Workgroup will
hold its ninth public meeting on September 27, 2007. An agenda for this
meeting is being developed, and will be posted on EPA's website. The
workgroup is developing advice and recommendations on topics related to
EPA's registration process.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, September 27, 2007 from 1
p.m. to 4 p.m. 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 at Conference Center, Lobby Level,
One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Leovey, Immediate Office,
7501P, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 305-7328; fax number: (703) 308-4776; e-mail address:
leovey.elizabeth@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of
particular interest to persons who are concerned about implementation
of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA), the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). Other potentially affected
entities may include but are not limited to agricultural workers and
farmers; pesticide industry 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
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 a docket for this action under
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-0191. 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 Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal
Dr., 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 Facility 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. Background
The Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is entrusted with the
responsibility of ensuring the safety of the American food supply,
protection and education of those who apply or are exposed to
pesticides occupationally or through use of products, and the general
protection of the environment and special ecosystems from potential
risks posed by pesticides. The PPDC was established under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-463, in September 1995 for
a 2-year term and has been renewed every 2 years since that time. The
PPDC provides advice and recommendations to OPP on a broad range of
pesticide regulatory, policy, and program implementation issues that
are associated with evaluating and reducing risks from the 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. Copies of the minutes of past meetings of this workgroup
are available on the internet at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ppdc/pria/index.html
.
III. How Can I Request to Participate in this Meeting?
This meeting will be open to the public and seating is available on
a first-come basis. Persons interested in attending do not need to
register in advance of the meeting. Opportunity will be provided for
questions and comments by the public. Any person
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who wishes to file a written statement may do so before or after the
meeting by giving a copy of the statement to the person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. These statements will become part of
the permanent record and will be available for public inspection at the
address listed under Unit 1.B.1. Do not submit any information in your
request that is considered CBI. To request accommodation of a
disability, please contact FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, preferably
at least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as
possible to process your request.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection.
Dated: August 27, 2007.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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