[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 100 (Friday, May 23, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28214-28215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-13004]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2003-0185; FRL-7309-6]


The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials/State 
FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials 
(AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) will 
hold a 2-day meeting, beginning on June 23, 2003 and ending June 24, 
2003. 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, June 23, 2003, from 8:30 
a.m. to 5 p.m., and Tuesday, June 24, 2003, from 8:30 a.m. until noon.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Doubletree Hotel, 300 Army-
Navy Drive, Arlington, VA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Georgia A. 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].
    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. This action may, 
however, be of interest to all parties interested in SFIREG's 
information exchange relationship with EPA regarding important issues 
related to human health, environmental exposure to pesticides, and 
insight into EPA's decision-making process. Interested parties are 
invited and encouraged to attend the meetings and participate as 
appropriate. 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. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this 
action under docket identification (ID) number OPP-2003-0185. 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/.

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    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

    This unit provides tentative agenda topics for the 2-day meeting.
    1. Certification issues/Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 
written tests, and language challenges.
    2. CCA-treated wood/status of cancellation/risk assessments and 
disposal issues.
    3. Anti-microbials efficacy/compliance issues.
    4. Post-application liability/enforcement issues.
    5. Certification Training Assessment Group (CTAG) activities/
initiatives.
    6. AAPCO/SFIREG State Survey/Grants and State Funding/update.
    7. Worker Protection Standard (WPS) Program Element Review Report.
    8. Endangered Species Program/FR Notice comments update.
    9. Label restrictions for applications of pesticides in 
greenhouses.
    10. Check sample program/status of States participation/current 
issues.
    11. Reports from SFIREG Regional Representatives and Working 
Committee Chairs.
    12. Issues papers/action items.
    13. Update on current Office of Pesticide Programs activities.
    14. Update on current Office of Enforcement and Compliance 
Assurance activities.
    15. Other topics, as appropriate.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticide pests.

    Dated: May 15, 2003.
 Jay S. Ellenberger,
Associate Director, Field and External Affairs Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 03-13004 Filed 5-22-03; 8:45 am]
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