[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 93 (Thursday, May 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26601-26602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-10876]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2004-0150; FRL-7359-8]


Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee; 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 Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee on May 25 and 26, 2004. An 
agenda is being developed and will be posted by May 18, 2004, on EPA's 
website at www.epa.gov/pesticides/. PPDC meetings provide a public 
forum for discussion and feedback to the Agency regarding evolving 
public policy and program implementation issues associated with 
evaluating and reducing risks from use of pesticides. The agenda for 
this meeting will include the following topics: A report from the PPDC 
Registration Review Work Group, Endangered Species, Environmental 
Marketing Claims and Fees Legislation. Program updates will be included 
on Human testing, Alternative non-animal testing, Mosquito labeling, 
the Reregistration roadmap to 2006-2008 and the Public Participation 
Process.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 25, 2004, from 9 a.m. 
to 5 p.m., and Wednesday, May 26, 2004, from 9 a.m. to noon.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Rural Electric 
Cooperative Association (NRECA) Conference Center, 4301 Wilson 
Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia (703) 907-5500. The NRECA Conference 
Center is located approximately three blocks from the Ballston Metro 
Station and about a fifteen minute taxi ride from Ronald Reagan 
National Airport.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margie Fehrenbach, Office of Pesticide 
Programs (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), (Public Law 104-170) of 1996. 
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. 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 ID number OPP-2004-0150. 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.

II. Background

     The Office of Pesticide Programs is entrusted with 
responsibilities for helping to ensure the safety of the American food 
supply, providing protection and education of those who apply or are 
exposed to pesticides occupationally or through use of products from 
unreasonable risk, and providing 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 1995 and has been renewed every 2-years 
since that time. The current Charter was approved in November 2003 for 
another 2-year term and a copy of the PPDC Charter has been filed with 
appropriate Committees of Congress and the Library of Congress. New 
members to the PPDC have been appointed for this term. The PPDC Charter 
and list of new members can be found at EPA's website at: www.epa.gov/pesticides/ppdc.
     The PPDC provides advice and recommendations to the Office of 
Pesticide Programs on a broad range of pesticide regulatory, policy and 
program implementation issues 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 groups;

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farm worker organizations; pesticide user, grower and commodity groups; 
federal and state; local; tribal governments; academia; public health 
organizations; and the general public.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Agriculture, Agricultural workers, 
Chemicals, Foods, Pesticides, Pests, Registration, Tolerance 
Reassessment, Fees, Public Health.

    Dated: May 5, 2004.
James Jones,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 04-10876 Filed 5-12-04; 8:45 am]
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