[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 11183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6206]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-00474; FRL-5595-8]


Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee; Open Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As required by section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act [Public Law 92-463], EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs 
(OPP) is giving notice of a public meeting of the Pesticide Program 
Dialogue Committee (PPDC).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 18, 1997 from 9 a.m. 
to 5:45 p.m. and Wednesday, March 19, 1997 from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at: The Ramada Plaza Hotel, 901 N. 
Fairfax Street, (Old Town) Alexandria, Virginia in the Washington 
Ballroom.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Margie Fehrenbach or Kathleen 
Martin, Office of Pesticide Programs (7501C), Environmental Protection 
Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office location and 
telephone number: Rm. 1119, Crystal Mall 2, 1921 Jefferson Davis 
Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, (703) 305-7090; e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The PPDC is composed of a balanced group of 
participants from the following sectors: pesticide industry and user 
groups; federal agencies and state governments; consumer and 
environmental/public interest groups, including representatives from 
the general public; academia; the public health community; and, 
congressional staff. The Committee was formed to foster communication 
and understanding among the parties represented on the Committee and 
with OPP. The Committee also provides advice and guidance to OPP 
regarding pesticide regulatory, policy, and implementation issues.
    PPDC meetings are open to the public. Outside statements by 
observers are welcome. Oral statements will be limited to five minutes, 
and it is preferred that only one person present the statement. Any 
person who wishes to file a written statement can do so before or after 
a Committee meeting. These statements will become part of the permanent 
file and will be provided to the Committee members for their 
information. Materials will be available for public review at the 
following address: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 1128, 
Crystal Mall 2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, 
(703) 305-5805.
    Topics to be discussed at the March meeting are: the 1993 
Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) which mandates the 
measurement of budgeted program activities within the Federal 
Government; minor use pesticides and the registration of pesticides to 
meet emergency conditions (section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide and Rodenticide Act [FIFRA]); improving public 
communications, as well as the public brochure regarding pesticide 
residues in food required by the 1996 Food Quality Protection Act 
(FQPA).

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection.

    Dated: March 6, 1997.

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

[FR Doc. 97-6206 Filed 3-10-96; 8:45 am]
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