[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 250 (Friday, December 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68259-68260]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32973]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-00464; FRL-5581-7]


National Workshop on the Regulation of Antimicrobial Pesticides; 
Open Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is hosting the National 
Workshop on the Regulation of Antimicrobial Pesticides to bring 
together the antimicrobial community for the first time to discuss the 
new law and the new legislation. The workshop will focus on the impact 
of The Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) on antimicrobial regulation, 
establishing the new division, addressing immediate and long-term 
policy and process concerns, eliminating the current backlog of 
applications, and establishing a streamlined antimicrobial registration 
process. The two day forum will include plenary and breakout sessions.

DATES: The meeting will take place on January 8, 1997, from 9 a.m to 
5:30 p.m., and January 9, 1997 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

ADDRESS: The meeting will be held at: The Grand Hyatt Washington, 1000 
H St., NW., Washington, DC, (202) 582-1234.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Susan Lawrence, Office of 
Pesticide Programs (7502C), Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., 
SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office location and telephone number: 1921 
Jefferson Davis Highway, Room 1114F, Arlington, VA; (703) 305-5454: e-
mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA), 
signed into law on August 3, 1996, (Public Law 104-170) amended the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to reform and expedite the 
antimicrobial pesticide registration process. Within the same time 
frame, the OPP reorganization scheme included the formation of a new 
division to handle antimicrobial product registrations. The two events 
create a unique opportunity to better address the registration of 
antimicrobial products.

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    Registration information may be obtained by contacting Debra 
Rainey, TASCON, 7101 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1125, Bethesda, MD, 20814; 
(301) 907-3844; fax number (301) 907-9655. Space is limited to 300 
participants.

List of Subjects

    Enviornmental protection.

    Dated: December 20, 1996.

Daniel M. Barolo,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 96-32973 Filed 12-26-96; 8:45 am]
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