[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 198 (Tuesday, October 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64457-64458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-22590]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0201; FRL-10015-84]
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, the
Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Office of Pesticide Programs
is announcing a virtual public meeting of the Pesticide Program
Dialogue Committee (PPDC) on October 28-29, 2020, with participation by
webcast only. There will be no in-person gathering for this meeting.
DATES: Virtual meeting: The virtual meeting will be held on Wednesday,
October 28, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m., and
Thursday, October 29, 2020, from 11 a.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m. To
make oral comments during the virtual meeting, please email Shannon
Jewell by noon on Tuesday, October 20, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Virtual meeting: Please visit https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-advisory-committees-and-regulatory-partners/pesticide-program-dialogue-committee-ppdc to find the link for joining the meeting. The link will
be on the meeting agenda, which will be posted to the website prior to
the meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shannon Jewell, Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency (7501P), 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (571) 289-9911; 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
agricultural settings or if you are concerned about implementation of
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7
U.S.C. 136 et seq.); the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)
(21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.); the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act
(PRIA) (which amends FIFRA section 33); and the Endangered Species Act
(ESA) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 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,
consult 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-2020-0201, is available online at http://www.regulations.gov. Please note that due to the public health
emergency the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room was closed to
public visitors on March 31, 2020. Our EPA/DC staff will continue to
provide customer service via email, phone, and webform.
Once the EPA/DC is reopened to the public, the docket will also be
available in-person at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory
Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the 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 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. For further information on EPA/DC
services, docket contact information and the current status of the EPA/
DC and Reading Room, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
II. Background
The PPDC is a federal advisory committee chartered under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-463. EPA
established the PPDC in September 1995 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 policy issues
associated with evaluating and reducing risks from use of pesticides.
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.
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III. How do I participate in the virtual public meeting?
A. Virtual Meeting
The virtual meeting will be conducted via webcast. Please visit
https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-advisory-committees-and-regulatory-partners/pesticide-program-dialogue-committee-ppdc to find the link for
joining the meeting. The link will be on the meeting agenda, which will
be posted to the website prior to the meeting.
B. Oral Comments
Requests to make brief oral comments to the PPDC during the virtual
meeting should be submitted when registering online or with the DFO
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT on or before noon on the
date set in the DATES section.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2 et seq. and 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: October 6, 2020.
Edward Messina,
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2020-22590 Filed 10-9-20; 8:45 am]
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