[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 171 (Friday, September 1, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 53299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22527]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-00439D; FRL-6742-2]


Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC): InertDisclosure 
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 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 
concerns.

DATES:  The meeting will be held by conference call on Tuesday, 
September 12, 2000 from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm 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; 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, 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:  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 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 become part of the permanent file and will be 
provided to the Workgroup members for their information.

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-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., 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 above in paragraphs 1. and 2. of this 
section. 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.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection. pesticides, inerts, PPDC.


    Dated: August 28, 2000.
Joseph J. Merenda,
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 00-22527 Filed 8-31-00; 8:45 am]
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