[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 225 (Friday, November 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69470-69471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27635]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0829; FRL-9919-22]


Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), EPA's 
Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is announcing a public meeting of 
the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) on December 11-12, 
2014. In addition, EPA is also announcing meetings on December 10, 
2014, of the following PPDC workgroups: The Work Group on Integrated 
Pest Management and the Work Group on Pollinator Protection. These 
meetings provide advice and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on 
issues associated with pesticide regulatory development and reform 
initiatives, evolving public policy and program implementation issues, 
and science issues associated with evaluating and reducing risks from 
use of pesticides.

DATES: Meeting: The PPDC meeting will be held on Thursday, December 11, 
2014, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday, December 12, 2014, from 9 a.m. 
to noon.
    Work group meetings: On Wednesday, December 10, 2014, PPDC work 
group meetings are scheduled as follows: The Work Group on Integrated 
Pest Management, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and the Work Group on 
Pollinator Protection, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

14P-0253
    Agenda: A draft agenda will be posted on or before December 2, 
2014.
    Accommodations requests: To request accommodation of a disability, 
please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT, 
preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much 
time as possible to process your request.

ADDRESSES: The PPDC meeting and both PPDC Work Group meetings will be 
held at 1 Potomac Yard South, 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA, in 
the lobby-level Conference Center.
    EPA's Potomac Yard South Bldg. is approximately 1 mile from the 
Crystal City Metro Station.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margie Fehrenbach, Office of Pesticide 
Programs (7501P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-4775; 
email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you work in in 
agricultural settings or if you 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); the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA); and the 
Endangered Species Act (ESA). Potentially affected entities may 
include, but are not limited to: Agricultural workers and farmers; 
pesticide industry and trade associations; environmental, consumer, and 
farm worker groups; pesticide users and growers; animal rights groups; 
pest consultants; State, local, and tribal governments; academia; 
public health organizations; and the public. If you have questions 
regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, 
contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    The docket for this action, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0829, is available at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory 
Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental Protection Agency 
Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 
1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. The Public 
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, excluding legal

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holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 
566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPP Docket is (703) 305-
5805. Please review the visitor instructions and additional information 
about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. Background

    OPP 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.
    The charter for EPA's PPDC was established under FACA, Public Law 
92-463 (5 U.S.C. Appendix), in September 1995, and has been renewed 
every 2 years since that time. PPDC's charter was renewed October 25, 
2013, for another 2-year period. The purpose of PPDC is to provide 
advice and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on issues 
associated with pesticide regulatory development and reform 
initiatives, evolving public policy and program implementation issues, 
and science issues associated with evaluating and reducing risks from 
use of pesticides. It is determined that PPDC is in the public interest 
in connection with the performance of duties imposed on the Agency by 
law. The following sectors are represented on the current PPDC: 
Environmental/public interest and animal rights groups; farm worker 
organizations; pesticide industry and trade associations; 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?

    PPDC meetings are free, open to the public, and no advance 
registration required. Public comments may be made during the public 
comment session of each meeting or in writing to the person listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: November 13, 2014.
Jack S. Housenger,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2014-27635 Filed 11-20-14; 8:45 am]
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