[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 239 (Friday, December 12, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69398-69399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-30778]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2003-0383; FRL-7337-2]


Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee Notice of Charter Renewal

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, EPA's 
Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is giving notice of the renewal of 
the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) and its Charter.

DATES: The PPDC Charter, which was filed with Congress on November 7, 
2003, will be in effect for 2 years, until November 7, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margie Fehrenbach, Designated Federal 
Officer for PPDC, Office of Pesticide Programs, 7501C, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., 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. 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-2003-0383. 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

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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.

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.
    The Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (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 has renewed the PPDC Charter for another 2-year term, from 
November 7, 2003 to November 7, 2005. 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. It is 
determined that PPDC is in the public interest in connection with the 
performance of duties imposed on the Agency by law.
    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, Agriculture, Agricultural workers, 
Chemicals, Pesticides, Pests, Public health, Risk assessment, Tolerance 
reassessment.


    Dated: December 2, 2003.
James Jones,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 03-30778 Filed 12-11-03; 8:45 am]
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