[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 67 (Tuesday, April 8, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17041-17042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-8640]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2003-0137; FRL-7303-5]


Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs will hold a public meeting 
of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) on April 16 and 17, 
2003. An agenda has been developed and is posted on EPA's website. The 
following topics are planned for discussion: Improving mosquito control 
labeling; pesticide registration review; inert ingredients risk 
assessment framework implementation; and follow-up regarding 
alternative non-animal or reduced animal testing. Additional topics 
planned for presentation or as updates include the following: 
Endangered species, Section 18 reforms, human testing, methyl bromide, 
etc.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 16, 2003, from 9 
a.m. to 5:15 p.m., and Thursday, April 17, 2003, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Crystal City, 1800 
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA; telephone number: (703) 486-
1111. The Sheraton Crystal City is one block from the Crystal City 
Metro Station.

 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Margie Fehrenbach, Office of Pesticide 
Programs (7501C), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 308-4775; 
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; however, persons 
may be interested who work in agricultural settings or persons who are 
concerned about implementation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide 
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(FFDCA); and the amendments to both of these major pesticide laws by 
the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) (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. Potentially affected entities may include but are not 
limited to: Agricultural workers and farmers; pesticide industry and 
trade associations; environmental, consumer and farmworker groups; 
pesticide users and growers; pest consultants; State, local and tribal 
governments; academia; public health organizations; food processors; 
and the public. 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 Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this 
action under docket identification (ID) number OPP-2003-0137. 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 agenda has been 
developed and is posted at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ppdc.
    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

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the system, select ``search,'' then key in the appropriate docket ID 
number.

II. Background

    The PPDC is composed of 42 members appointed by EPA's Deputy 
Administrator. Committee members were selected from a balanced group of 
participants from the following sectors: Pesticide user, 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, program implementation issues, and science policy issues 
associated with evaluating and reducing risks from use of pesticides.

III. How Can I Request to Participate in this Meeting?

    This meeting will be open to the public. Opportunity will be 
provided for questions and comments by the public. 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 listed under 
Unit I.B.1

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Agriculture, Agricultural workers, 
Chemicals, Foods, Pesticides, Pests, Inert Ingredients, Risk 
assessment.

    Dated: April 3, 2003.
James Jones,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 03-8640 Filed 4-4-03; 12:43 pm]
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