[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 1 (Wednesday, January 2, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74-75]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-32214]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-00439M; FRL-6818-1]


Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee;Committee and Charter 
Renewal

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C., 
App. 2 section 9(c), EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is giving 
notice of the renewal of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee 
(PPDC) and its Charter and the appointment of new members.

DATES: The PPDC Charter, which was filed with Congress on November 9, 
2001, will be in effect for 2 years, until November 9, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margie Fehrenbach (7501C), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 308-4775 or 
(703) 305-7093; fax number: (703) 308-4776; e-mail address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. This action may, 
however, it may be of interest to persons who are concerned about 
implementation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 
Act; the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; and the amendments to 
both of these major pesticide laws by the Food Quality Protection Act 
(Public Law 104-170) of 1996. Since other entities may also be 
interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific 
entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions 
regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, 
consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

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

    1. Electronically. You may obtain electronic copies of this 
document, 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,'' ``Regulations and Proposed Rules,'' 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/. To access information about PPDC, go 
directly to the Home Page for EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs at 
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ppdc.
    2. In person. The Agency has established an administrative record 
for this meeting under docket control number OPP-00439M. 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 Pesticide Program 
Dialogue Committee (PPDC). This administrative 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.

C. How Can I Participate in PPDC Meetings?

    PPDC meetings and workshops will be open to the public under 
section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463. Outside statements by observers will be welcome. Oral statements 
will be limited to 3-5 minutes, and it is preferred that only one 
person per organization present the statement. Any person who wishes to 
file a written statement may do so before or after the meeting. These 
statements will become part of the permanent record and will be 
available for public inspection at the address in Unit II.2.

II. Background

    The PPDC is composed of 42 members appointed by the EPA Deputy 
Administrator. Committee members were selected from a balanced group of 
participants from the following sectors: Pesticide users, grower and 
commodity groups; industry and trade associations; environmental/public 
interest and farmworker groups; Federal, State and tribal governments; 
public health organizations; animal welfare; and academia. PPDC was 
established to provide a public forum to discuss a wide variety of 
pesticide regulatory development and reform initiatives, evolving 
public policy and program implementation issues, and science policy 
issues associated with evaluating and reducing risks from use of 
pesticides.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Agriculture, Chemicals, Drinking water, 
Foods, Pesticides, Pests.

    Dated: December 21, 2001.
Marcia E. Mulkey,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

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