[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 118 (Friday, June 19, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 33655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16573]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-00544; FRL-5798-9]


State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG); Open 
Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) 
will hold a 2-day meeting, June 29 and 30, 1998. This notice announces 
the location and times for the meeting and sets forth the tentative 
agenda topics. The meetings are open to the public.

DATES: The SFIREG will meet on Monday, June 29, 1998, from 8:30 a.m. to 
5 p.m. and Tuesday, June 30, 1998, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at: The Ronald Reagan National 
Airport Doubletree Hotel, 300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington-Crystal City, 
VA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Elaine Y. Lyon, Field and 
External Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs (7506C), 
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. 
Office location and telephone number: 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Arlington-Crystal City, VA, CM-II, (703) 305-5306, (703) 308-1850 
(fax); e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The tentative agenda of the State FIFRA 
Issues Research and Evaluation Group includes the following:
    1.   Outcome of the Second Annual Antimicrobial National Workshop.
    2.   Consumer Information Sheets for Treated Wood.
    3.   Pesticide Use/Usage Data.
    4.   Pesticide Residue Data.
    5.   Update on Biotechnology.
    6.   OPP Updates on the following:
      Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP)
       Food Quality Protection Act
        (i) Section 18 Rule
        (ii) Tolerance Reassessment Advisory Committee
        (iii) Impact on 24c
       Worker Protection Standard
       Certification and Training Advisory Group
       International Activities - (NAFTA)
       Bee Labeling
       Chlorine Gas RED
       PR Notice for Pesticide Products Used in Greenhouses
       Label Language - mandatory vs. advisory


    7.   Update on the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance 
activities.
    8.   Regional and Committee Reports - Presentation of Issue Papers.
    9.   Other topics as appropriate.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection.

    Dated: June 15, 1998.

Jay Ellenberger,
Director, Field and External Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.

[FR Doc. 98-16573 Filed 6-18-98; 8:45 am]
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