[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 136 (Friday, July 14, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43749-43750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-17993]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-00439B; FRL-6597-4]


Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC); Inert Disclosure 
Stakeholder Workgroup; Notice of 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 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 and related confidential business information concerns.

DATES: The meeting will be held by conference call on Tuesday, July 25, 
2000, from noon to 3 p.m.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Cameo Smoot, Field and 
External Affairs Division (7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460. Office location, telephone number, and e-mail 
address: 11th Floor, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., 
Arlington, VA; (703) 305-5454; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Inert Disclosure Stakeholder Workgroup 
is composed of 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 EPA, 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 the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Among the factors 
the workgroup has been asked to consider in preparing its 
recommendations are: Existing law regarding inert ingredients and 
confidential business information (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-00439A. Any person who wishes to 
file a written statement can do so before or after the conference call. 
These statements will be provided to the workgroup members for their 
information.

How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments?

    You may submit comments through the mail, in person, or 
electronically. To ensure proper handling by EPA, it is imperative that 
you identify docket control number OPP-00439A 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, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., 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, Crystal Mall #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 items 1 and 2 above. 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-00439A. Electronic comments may also be filed online 
at many Federal Depository Libraries.

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List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: July 5, 2000.
Joseph J. Merenda,
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 00-17993 Filed 7-12-00; 11:44 am]
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