[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 88 (Friday, May 5, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 26199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-11409]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-00439B; FRL-6558-8]


Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC): Inert Disclosure 
Stakeholder Workgroup; Open Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a conference call meeting of the Inert 
Disclosure Stakeholder Workgroup. The workgroup was established to 
advise the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) on ways of 
making information on inert ingredients more available to the public 
while working within the mandates of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and related Confidential 
Business Information (CBI) concerns.

DATES: The meeting will be held by conference call on Tuesday, May 9, 
2000 from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST.

ADDRESSES: Members of the public may listen to the meeting discussions 
on site at: Crystal Mall #2 (CM #2), 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Arlington, VA 22202; Conference Room 1123. Seating is limited and will 
be available on a first come first serve basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Cameo Smoot, Office of 
Pesticide Programs (7506C), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel 
Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, 
telephone: (703) 305-5454. Office locations: 11th floor, CM #2, 1921 
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA. E-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

    The Inert Disclosure Stakeholder Workgroup is composed of a 
participants from the following sectors: environmental/public interest 
and consumer groups; industry and pesticide users; Federal, State and 
local governments; the general public; academia and public health 
organizations.
    The Inert Disclosure Stakeholder Workgroup, will advise the United 
States Environmental Protection Agency, through the Pesticide Program 
Dialogue Committee (PPDC), on potential measures to increase the 
availability to the public of information about inert ingredients (also 
called ``other ingredients'') under FIFRA. Among the factors the 
workgroup has been asked to consider in preparing its recommendations 
are: existing law regarding inert ingredients and CBI; current Agency 
processes and policies for disseminating inert ingredient information 
to the public, including procedures for the protection of CBI; 
informational needs for a variety of stakeholders; and business reasons 
for limiting the disclosure of inert ingredient information.
    The Inert Disclosure Stakeholder Workgroup meeting is open to the 
public. Written public statements are welcome and should be submitted 
to the OPP administrative docket OPP-00439B. Any person who wishes to 
file a written statement can do so before or after the conference call. 
These statements will become part of the permanent file and will be 
provided to the Workgroup members for their information.

B. How and to Whom Do I Submit the Comments?

    You may submit comments through the mail, in person, or 
electronically. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative that 
you identify docket control number OPP-00439B in the subject line on 
the first page of your response.
    1. By mail. Submit your comments to: Public Information and Records 
Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information Resources and Services Division 
(7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection 
Agency, Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 
20460.
    2. In person or by courier. Deliver your comments to: Public 
Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information Resources 
and Services Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), 
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 119, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis 
Hwy., Arlington, VA. The PIRIB is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The PIRIB telephone number is 
(703) 305-5805.
    3. Electronically. You may submit your comments and/or data 
electronically by e-mail to: ``[email protected],'' or you can submit 
a computer disk as described in Units B.1. and 2. Do not submit any 
information electronically that you consider to be CBI. Avoid the use 
of special characters and any form of encryption. Electronic 
submissions will be accepted in WordPerfect 6.1/8.0 or ASCII file 
format. All comments in electronic form must be identified by docket 
control number OPP-00439B. Electronic comments may also be filed online 
at many Federal Depository Libraries.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides, Inerts, PPDC.

    Dated: May 2, 2000.
Joseph J. Meranda,
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 00-11409 Filed 5-3-00; 1:58 pm]
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