[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 224 (Thursday, November 20, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65454-65455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-29006]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2003-00371; FRL-7335-1]


The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials State 
FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group; 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 8, 2003 and ending December 9, 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, December 8, 2003 from 8:30 
a.m. until 5 p.m. and December 9, 2003, from 8:30 a.m. until noon.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the 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].
    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?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are 
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. 
You are invited and encouraged to attend the meetings and participate 
as appropriate. If you have any question regarding the applicability of 
this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    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 persons 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-2003-00371. 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.

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II. Tentative Agenda

    This unit provides tentative agenda topics for the 2-day meeting.
    1. Reports from SFIREG Regional Representatives and Working 
Committee Chairs.
    2. Issues papers/action items.
    3. Laboratory Directors Issue Paper.
    4. EPA (Office of Water/Office of Pesticide Program) ``Interim 
Statement Guidance/NPDES''/Public Comments/Updates.
    5. Electronic labeling.
    6. EPA/SLA Strategies/eCommerce enforcement compliance monitoring 
and enforcement.
    7. Americans with Disabilities Act: Issues for State pesticide 
program issues.
    8. Pesticide, container, and product label disposal issues 
briefing.
    9. FIFRA ``2(ee)'' discussion.
    10. Proposal for Pre-SFIREG cooperative agreement priority 
recommendations.
    11. Endangered Species update/litigation, public comment, agency 
proposals.
    12. National Pesticide Field Database/update.
    13. U.S. Department Of Transportation hazard materiel 
transportation security requirements/briefing.
    14. Additional topics as offered via ongoing Regional Pre-SFIREG 
meetings.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticide and pests.

    Dated: November 14, 2003.
 Linda Vlier Moos,
Acting Associate Director, Field and External Affairs Division, Office 
of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 03-29006 Filed 11-19-03; 8:45 am]
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