[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 20, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70072-70073]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-29171]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPPT-2002-0306; FRL-7280-2]


The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO) 
State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group SFIREG; Notice of 
Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The State Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act 
(FIFRA), Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) will hold a 2-
day meeting, beginning on December 9, 2002 and ending December 10, 
2002. This notice announces the location and times for the meeting, and 
sets forth the tentative agenda topics.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, December 9, 2002, from 8:30 
a.m. until 4 p.m. (A CLOSED SESSION 4 p.m. until 5 p.m.) and Tuesday, 
December 10, 2002 from 8:30 a.m. until noon.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Georgia McDuffie, Field and External 
Affairs Division (7506c), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 605-0195; fax number: (703) 308-1850; e-
mail address: [email protected]. or Philip H. Gray, SFIREG 
Executive Secretary, P.O. Box 1249, Hardwick, VT 05843-1249; telephone 
number: (802) 472-6956; fax (802) 472-6957; 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, and may be of 
particular interest to ``those persons who are or may be required to 
conduct testing of chemical substances under the Federal Food, Drug and 
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), or the FIFRA''. 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. Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this 
action under docket ID number OPP-2002-0306. The official public docket 
consists of the documents specifically referenced in this action, any 
public comments received, and other information related to this action. 
Although, a part of the official docket, the public docket does not 
include Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. The official public docket 
is the collection of materials that is available for public viewing at 
the Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, 
Crystal Mall 2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA. This 
docket facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The docket telephone number is (703) 
305-5805.
    2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document 
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' 
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
    An electronic version of the public docket is available through 
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA dockets. You may 
use EPA dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to view public comments, 
access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket, 
and to access those documents in the public docket that are available 
electronically. Although, not all docket materials may be available 
electronically, you may still access any of the publicly available 
docket materials through the docket facility identified in Unit I.B.1. 
Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the appropriate 
docket ID number.

II. Tentative Agenda:

    1. Committee Business Issues.
    2. Regional Reports & Introduction of Issue Papers/Action Items.
    3. Comments to the Committee/Open Discussion with EPA Senior 
Managers (To be determined).
    4. Worker Protection Standard (WPS) Program Element Review Update.
    5. Non-English/Multiple Language Labels.
    6. Tribal Pesticide Program Council (TPPC)/Section 18s & other 
Tribal Issues.
    7. Update on Current OPP & OECA Activities.
    8. SFIREG Issue Paper Status Report.
    9. Closed Session.
    10. Pesticide Regulatory Education Program (PREP) Briefing/Issues.
    11. Soybean Rust Pest/Section 18s Requests.
    12. Status (SLA) Label Improvement Project Proposals i.e. Mosquito 
Products/West Nile virus Issues
    13. States Label Issue Tracking System (SLITS) Update
    14. Certification Training Assessment Group (CTAG) Update & 
Discussion
    15. Issue Papers/Past & Present

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticide and pests.


    Dated: November 6, 2002.
Jay Ellenberger,
 Associate Director, Field and External Affairs Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 02-29171 Filed 11-19-02; 8:45 a.m.]
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