[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 232 (Friday, December 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67898-67899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-31352]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-00634; FRL-6397-7]


State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG); Notice 
of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) 
will hold a 2-day meeting, beginning on December 6, 1999 and ending on 
December 7, 1999. This notice announces the location and times for the 
meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics.

DATES: The SFIREG will meet on Monday, December 6, 1999 from 8:30 a.m. 
to 5 p.m. and on Tuesday, December 7, 1999 from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Philip H. Gray, SFIREG Executive 
Secretary, P. O. Box 1249, Hardwick, VT 05843-1249; (802) 472-6956; 
fax: (802) 472-6957; e-mail address: [email protected] or 
Elaine Y. Lyon, Field and External Affairs Division (7506C), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 305-5306; fax number: 
(703) 308-1850; e-mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general, but all parties 
interested in SFIREG's information exchange relationship with EPA 
regarding important issues related to human health, environmental 
exposure to pesticides, and insight into the EPA's decision-making 
process are invited and encouraged to attend the meetings and 
participate as appropriate.

II. How Can I Get Additional Information, Including Copies of this 
Document and Other Related Documents?

    1. Electronically. You may obtain electronic copies of the minutes, 
and certain other related documents that might be available 
electronically, from the EPA Internet Home Page at http://www.epa.gov/. 
To access this document, on the Home Page select ``Laws and 
Regulations'' and then look up the entry for this document under the 
``Federal Register--Environmental Documents.'' You can also go directly 
to the Federal Register listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. You 
may also obtain electonic copies of the minutes, and certain other 
related documents that might be available electronically, from the 
Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO) Internet 
Home Page at http://aapco.ceris.purdue.edu/doc/index.html. To access 
this document, on the Home Page select ``SFIREG'' and then look up the 
entry for this document under the ``SFIREG Meetings.''
    2. In person. The Agency has established an administrative record 
for this meeting under docket control number OPP-00634. The 
administrative record consists of the documents specifically referenced 
in this notice, any public comments received during an applicable 
comment period, and other information related to the SFIREG meeting 
topic, including any information claimed as Confidential Business 
Information (CBI). This administraive record includes the documents 
that are physically located in the docket, as well as the documents 
that are referenced in those documents. The public version of the 
administrative record, which includes printed, paper versions of any 
electronic comments that may be submitted during an applicable comment 
period, is available for inspection in the Public Information and 
Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 
Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The PIRIB telephone number is 
(703) 305-5805.

III. Purpose of Meeting

Tentative Agenda:

    1. Update and discussion of Pesticide Field Data Plan.
    2. Update on the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA).
    3. EPA's role/involvement in the Invasive Species Management Plan 
(Executive Order 13112).
    4. Rodenticide Stakeholder process and impacts (meetings and 
outcomes).
    5. Mosquitos and Public Health - EPA's role, activities and issues.
    6. Establishment of the Tribal Pesticide Program Council (TPPC).
    7. Label Accountablility Project.

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    8. Strategy to address the authority over pesticide use on Federal 
Facilities - California.
    9. Inspector Credentials Authorization Procedures udpate.
    10. Pesticide Regulatory Education Program 2000.
    11. Committee reports and introduction of issue/discussion papers.
    12. Updates from the Office of Pesticide Programs and the Office of 
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.
    13. SFIREG issues update report.
    14. Other topics as appropriate.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection.

    Dated: November 29, 1999.

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

[FR Doc. 99-31352 Filed 12-2-99; 8:45 am]
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