[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 191 (Monday, October 4, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59224-59225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-22236]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2004-0345; FRL-7683-6]


Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee and Endangered Species 
Workshop; Notice of Public Meeting

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 21 and 22, 2004. An agenda is being developed 
and will be posted on EPA's website by October 7. Agenda topics will 
include a report from PPDC's Registration Review Work Group; a preview 
of the pesticide program's budget; the Pesticide Safety Education 
Program; endangered species; brief updates on human testing, 
anticipated residue policy, termiticide bait draft Pesticide 
Registration Notice, and activity-based re-entry intervals (REI's). 
There will also be brief reports from the Committee's other Work 
Groups, the PRIA (Pesticide Registration Improvement Act) Process 
Improvements Work Group and the Consumer Pesticide Label Improvement 
Work Group, as well as a presentation on tribal pesticide program 
issues. On October 20, the day preceding the PPDC meeting, there will 
be an Endangered Species Workshop which is also open to the public. The 
Workshop will involve discussion of a case study using a specific 
pesticide to demonstrate how the Agency conducts screening level and 
species-specific assessments following the Technical Overview document 
which can be found at: http://www.epa.gov/espp/consultation/ecorisk-overview.pdf.

DATES: The PPDC meeting will be held on Thursday, October 21, 2004, 
from 9 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. and on Friday, October 22, 2004, from 9 a.m. 
to 12:45 p.m.
    The Endangered Species Workshop will be held on Wednesday, October 
20, 2004, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES:  Both the PPDC meeting and Workshop will be held at the 
Radisson Hotel Old Town, 901 N Fairfax St., Alexandria, VA 22314. The 
hotel telephone number is (703) 683-6000. The Radisson is 12 blocks 
from the Braddock Road Metro station (on the blue and yellow lines) and 
two miles from Ronald Reagan National Airport, with courtesy 
transportation available from the airport and its Metro station.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margie Fehrenbach, Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Mail code 7501C, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; 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, and may be of 
particular interest to persons 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) 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

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action. 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-2004-0345. 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, 
1801 South Bell St., 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

    EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs is entrusted with responsibility 
to help ensure the safety of the American food supply, the education 
and protection from unreasonable risk of those who apply or are exposed 
to pesticides occupationally or through use of products, 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 has 
been renewed every 2 years since that time. 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: September 27, 2004.
James Jones,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

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