[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 68 (Thursday, April 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17416-17417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9394]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-00532; FRL-5780-9]


Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program Regional Workshops; 
Open Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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SUMMARY: The Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP) is a 
voluntary partnership between the pesticide user community and EPA. 
EPA, in conjunction with the National Foundation for Integrated Pest 
Management Education, will hold a 2-day meeting in May to allow PESP 
members to discuss pesticide risk

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reduction issues of common interest and to exchange ideas on risk 
reduction techniques. Further, the meetings will serve as an 
introduction to PESP for organizations considering membership and for 
other parties interested in pesticide risk reduction.

DATES: The meeting will be held on May 6 and 7, 1998, from 8 a.m. to 5 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting on May 6 will be held at U.S. Department of 
Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service, Center for Medical, 
Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology, 1600 SW 23rd Drive, 
Gainesville, FL. The meeting on May 7 will be held at the Radisson 
Hotel, 2900 SW 13th St., Gainesville, FL.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Frank W. Ellis, Jr., Office 
of Pesticide Programs (7511W), Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M 
St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office location and telephone number: 
5th floor, 2800 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA, 703-308-8107; e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Pesticide Environmental Stewardship 
Program (PESP) is a voluntary partnership between the pesticide user 
community and EPA. Begun in 1994 with 23 charter partners, PESP has 
grown to include 85 partners encompassing interests as diverse as 
almond growers in California, villages in the Northeast and utility 
rights-of-way managers throughout the country and 16 supporters 
encompassing interests as diverse as major food processors and 
stormwater management agencies. Partner organizations represent 
pesticide users; supporter organizations influence pesticide use or 
have an interest in pesticide issues.
    In 1996, a National PESP Workshop was held in the Washington, DC 
area. At that workshop, many participants suggested that regional 
workshops be held to provide for more one-on-one contact between 
members in smaller groups. These workshops are in response to that 
request. The Agency anticipates holding additional regional workshops 
in the future.
    The May 6 meeting will concentrate on residential and commercial 
pest control operators and their specific pesticide risk reduction 
needs. This session will include demonstrations of new pest control 
technologies being developed at the Agricultural Research Service 
facility. The May 7 meeting will include both agricultural and non-
agricultural participants in PESP. Topics to be discussed on the second 
day include the development and implementation of risk reduction 
strategies and the PESP grant process. There will be time for open 
discussion among the participants.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection.

    Dated: March 26, 1998.
Janet L. Andersen,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 98-9394 Filed 4-8-98; 8:45 a.m.]
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