[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 198 (Tuesday, October 14, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59173-59174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-25984]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2003-0342; FRL-7331-4]


Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee and PPDC Registration Review 
Work Group; Notice of Public Meetings

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA's Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) will hold a 
public meeting on October 29 and 30, 2003. An agenda is being developed 
and will be posted on EPA's website. Agenda topics will include a 
report from the PPDC's Registration Review Work Group; endangered 
species; non-governmental stewardship activities; pesticide budget/fees 
and output efficiencies; certification and training; and follow-up to 
issues discussed at the April 2003 PPDC meeting. In addition, the PPDC 
Registration Review Work Group will hold two separate public meetings 
on the following dates: October 17 and October 28, 2003. Agendas for 
the PPDC Registration Review Work Group meetings will also be posted on 
EPA's website.

DATES:  The PPDC meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 29, 2003, 
from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Thursday, October 30, 2003, from 9 a.m. 
to 1 p.m.
    The PPDC Registration Review Work Group will hold a public meeting 
on Friday, October 17, 2003, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Tuesday, 
October 28, 2003, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES:  The PPDC meeting will be held at the National Rural 
Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Conference Center, 4301 Wilson 
Boulevard, Arlington, VA. The telephone number to the NRECA Conference 
Center is (703) 907-5500. The NRECA Conference Center is located 
adjacent to the Ballston Metro Station and about a 15 minute taxi ride 
from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
    The PPDC Registration Review Work Group meeting on October 17, 
2003, will be held at EPA's Offices at 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Crystal Mall 2, Room 1110 (the Fishbowl), Arlington, VA. The 
PPDC Registration Review Work Group meeting on October 28, 2003, will 
be held at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, 2799 Jefferson Davis 
Highway, Arlington, VA. The telephone number to the Hyatt Regency 
Crystal City is (703) 413-6873.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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

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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-2003-0342. 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 for the PPDC meeting is being developed and will be 
posted on EPA's website at www.epa.gov/pesticides/ppdc. Agendas for the 
PPDC Registration Review Work Group meetings will also be 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 Office of Pesticide Programs is entrusted with the 
responsibility of ensuring the safety of the American food supply, the 
protection and education of those who apply or are exposed to 
pesticides occupationally or through use of products from unreasonable 
risk, and general protection of the environment and special ecosystems 
from potential risks posed by pesticides.
    PPDC was established under the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA), Public Law 92-463 in September 1995, for a 2-year term and 
renewed every 2 years since that time. EPA is seeking to renew the 
current PPDC Charter, which expires in November 2003, for another 2-
year term. PPDC provides advice and recommendations to the Office of 
Pesticide Programs on a broad range of pesticide regulatory, policy and 
program implementation issues that are associated with evaluating and 
reducing risks from use of pesticides. The following sectors are 
represented on the PPDC: Pesticide industry and trade associations; 
environmental/public interest and consumer groups; farm worker 
organizations; pesticide user, grower, and commodity groups; Federal 
and State/local/Tribal governments; the general public; academia; and 
public health organizations.
    Copies of the PPDC Charter are filed with appropriate committees of 
Congress and the Library of Congress and are available upon request.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Agricultural workers, Agriculture, 
Chemicals, Foods, Pesticides, Pests, Public health, Risk assessment, 
Tolerance reassessment.


    Dated: October 9, 2003.
James Jones,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 03-25984 Filed 10-9-03; 10:10 am]
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