[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 48 (Friday, March 13, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10911-10912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-5525]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0182; FRL-8406-7]
Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee; Notice of Public Meetings
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
[[Page 10912]]
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, EPA gives
notice of a public meeting of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee
(PPDC) on April 22-23, 2009. A draft agenda is under development that
will include reports from and discussions about current issues from the
following PPDC work groups: Work Group on 21st Century Toxicology/New
Integrated Testing Strategies; Work Group on Web-Distributed Labeling;
and Work Group on Comparative Safety Statements for Pesticide Product
Labeling. The agenda will also include a discussion about current water
quality issues (including an update on spray drift); a discussion about
an overall strategy regarding incident data, including pyrethroid
incidents and pet incidents; and updates on the Endocrine Disruptors
Screening Program, Pollinator Protection, and the Endangered Species
Act consultation process. Several PPDC work group meetings have also
been scheduled in March and April 2009, and are open to the public.
Information about all of these meetings can be found on EPA's website
at: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ppdc.
DATES: The PPDC meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 22, 2009, from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursday, April 23, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 12:15
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 the Conference Center on the
lobby level at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's location at 1
Potomac Yard South, 2777 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. This location is
approximately one mile from the Crystal City Metro Station.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margie Fehrenbach, Office of Pesticide
Programs (7501P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-4775;
fax number: (703) 308-4776; e-mail address: [email protected].
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;
and the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act. 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-2009-0182. 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 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 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 available on EPA's web site 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 the Environmental Protection Agency's Pesticide
Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) was established under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-463, in September 1995,
and has been renewed every 2 years since that time. PPDC's Charter 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.
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. Comments may be made during the
public comment session of each meeting or in writing to the address
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Agricultural workers, Agriculture,
Chemicals, Endangered species, Foods, Pesticide labels, Pesticides and
pests, Public health.
Dated: March 6, 2009.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E9-5525 Filed 3-12-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-S