[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10036-10037]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-4813]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2004-0061; FRL-7348-7]


Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2003; Notice of Public 
Workshop

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice

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SUMMARY: EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs will hold a public workshop 
on March 11, 2004. An agenda is being developed and will be posted by 
March 4, 2004, on EPA's website. This meeting will focus on the 
Agency's efforts to implement the new enhanced registration service fee 
program created as part of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act 
of 2003.

DATES: The workshop will be held on Thursday, March 11, 2004, from 9 
a.m. to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the National Rural Electric 
Cooperative Association (NRECA) Conference Center, 4301 Wilson 
Boulevard, Arlington, VA; telephone number: (703) 907-5500. The NRECA 
Conference Center is located approximately 3 blocks from the Ballston 
Metro Station and about a 15 minute taxi ride from Ronald Reagan 
Washington National Airport.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Richard Keigwin, Office of Pesticide Programs 
(7501C), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-7618; 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. Potentially affected entities

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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-2004-0061 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 meeting 
will be posted by March 4, 2004, on EPA's Website at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/.
    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 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2004, signed by President 
Bush on January 23, 2004, established a new section 33 of FIFRA, under 
which EPA is required to establish a registration service fee system 
for applications for pesticide registration and amended registration. 
Under that system, fees will be charged for new applications for 
registration received on or after the effective date of the statute 
(March 23, 2004), and for certain applications received before that 
date. EPA is required to render a decision on the application within 
the decision times specified. The fee system is authorized until 
September 30, 2010, although the decision times under the system do not 
apply after September 30, 2008.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Agriculture, Agricultural workers, 
Chemicals, Fees, Foods, Pesticides and pests, Registration, Tolerance 
reassessment, Public health.

    Dated: February 25, 2004.
 James Jones,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 04-4813 Filed 3-1-04; 11:45 am]
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