[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 132 (Thursday, July 10, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41131-41132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-17607]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2003-0252; FRL-7318-9]


Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee's Registration Review Work 
Group; 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 Registration Review Work Group of the Pesticide Program Dialogue 
Committee (PPDC) on July 16, 2003. The Registration Review Work Group 
was established as a forum to provide advice and recommendations to the 
PPDC regarding a registration review program that is efficient and fair 
to all stakeholders, focuses on risk reduction, and considers user 
needs for agricultural, non-agricultural and public health pesticides. 
Under section 3(g) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act, EPA must publish procedures for reviewing the 
registration of pesticides every 15 years.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 16, 2003, from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m.

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

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 The Sheraton Crystal City is one block from the Crystal City Metro 
Station.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Margie Fehrenbach, Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Mail code 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) 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. 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-2003-0252. 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 on EPA's website at 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 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. 
PPDC's Registration Review Work Group was recently established and is 
comprised of 22 members with balanced representation from the broad 
group of stakeholders. The Registration Review Work Group is Chaired by 
Jay Ellenberger, Acting Director, Field and External Affairs Division, 
Office of Pesticide Programs, and Betty Shackleford, Acting Director, 
Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.

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, Inert Ingredients, Pesticides, Pests, Registration, 
Risk assessment.


    Dated: July 7, 2003.
James Jones,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 03-17607 Filed 7-9-03; 8:45 am]
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