[Federal Register: September 10, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 176)]
[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-2008-0669; FRL-8381-9]
Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee Work Group on Web-
Distributed Labeling; Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, EPA gives
notice of a public meeting of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee
(PPDC) Work Group on Web-Distributed Labeling on October 2, 2008. An
agenda is under development and will be posted on our website by
September 26, 2008.
DATES: The PPDC meeting will be held on Thursday, October 2, 2008, from
1:30 p.m. to 4:30 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 in room S-12100 on the 12th floor
at One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington,
VA. This location is approximately a half mile from the Crystal City
Metro Station.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle DeVaux, Office of Pesticide
Programs (7501P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-5891;
fax number:(703) 308-4776; e-mail address:devaux.michelle@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 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) 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. If you have 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-OPP-2008-0669. 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. 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 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
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.
A draft agenda is under development and will be posted by September
26, 2008, on EPA's website at:http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ppdc/.
II. Background
EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is entrusted with the
responsibility to help ensure the safety of the American food supply,
the education and protection from unreasonable risk of those who apply
or are exposed to pesticides occupationally or through use of products,
and general protection of the environment and special ecosystems from
potential risks posed by pesticides. The Charter for EPA's Pesticide
Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) was established under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-463, in September 1995,
and was renewed November 2, 2007, for another 2-year period. The
purpose of PPDC is to provide advice and recommendations to the EPA
Administrator on issues associated with pesticide regulatory
development and reform initiatives, evolving public policy and program
implementation issues, and science issues associated with evaluating
and reducing risks from use of pesticides. It is determined that PPDC
is in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties
imposed on the Agency by law. The following sectors are represented on
the PPDC: Pesticide industry and trade associations; environmental/
public interest, consumer, and animal rights groups; farm worker
organizations; pesticide user, grower, and commodity groups; Federal
and State/local/Tribal governments; the general public; academia; and
public health organizations. The objective of the PPDC Work Group on
Web-Distributed Labeling is to provide advice regarding a process to
ensure that the most current version of pesticide labeling is available
to purchasers and users electronically. Copies of the PPDC Charter are
filed with appropriate committees of Congress and the Library of
Congress and are available upon request.
III. How Can I Request to Participate in this Meeting?
PPDC meetings are 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.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Agricultural workers, Agriculture,
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Chemicals, Foods, Pesticides and pests, Public health.
Dated: September 3, 2008.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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