[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 3, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44631-44632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-15333]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2005-0213; FRL-7728-4]


Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee, Pesticide Registration 
Improvement Act Process Improvement Workgroup; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA's Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC), Pesticide 
Registration Improvement Act (PRIA) Process Improvement Workgroup will 
hold a public meeting on September 14, 2005. An agenda for this meeting 
is being developed and should be posted on EPA's website in mid-August. 
The workgroup is developing advice and recommendations on topics 
related to EPA's registration process.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 14, 2005 from 1 
p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at EPA's Offices at 1801 S. Bell 
St., Crystal Mall 2, Rm. 1126, Arlington, VA 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Leovey, Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-7328; 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 are concerned about implementation 
of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA), the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). Other potentially affected 
entities may include but are not limited to agricultural workers and 
farmers; pesticide industry 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 identification (ID) number OPP-2005-0213. 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

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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 (OPP) is entrusted with the 
responsibility of ensuring the safety of the American food supply, 
protection and education of those who apply or are exposed to 
pesticides occupationally or through use of products, and the 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 OPP 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.

III. How Can I Request to Participate in this Meeting?

    This meeting will be open to the public and seating is available on 
a first-come basis. Persons interested in attending do not need to 
register in advance of the meeting. Opportunity will be provided for 
questions and comments by the public. Any person who wishes to file a 
written statement may do so before or after the meeting by giving a 
copy of the statement to the person listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT. These statements will become part of the permanent 
record and will be available for public inspection at the address 
listed under Unit I.B.1.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests

    Dated: July 27, 2005.
James Jones,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 05-15333 Filed 8-2-05; 8:45 am]
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