May
30,
2003
Dear
PPDC
Members:

During
our
recent
Pesticide
Program
Dialogue
Committee
meeting
in
April,
we
discussed
the
development
of
a
registration
review
program.
As
you
may
know,
FIFRA
Section
3(
g)
requires
EPA
to
publish
procedures
for
reviewing
pesticide
registrations
every
15
years.
A
presentation
was
made
at
the
PPDC
meeting
describing
a
proposed
process
for
accomplishing
this
review.

During
the
April
PPDC
meeting,
we
mentioned
our
plans
to
establish
a
PPDC
Work
Group
to
provide
advice
regarding
the
development
of
this
program.
A
few
PPDC
members
have
already
volunteered
to
participate
and
we
want
to
know
if
others
may
also
want
to
participate
in
this
group.
While
we
are
aiming
for
the
size
of
the
work
group
to
be
about
ten
participants,
we
also
want
to
ensure
that
an
appropriate
balance
of
stakeholder
representation
is
maintained.
Our
plan
is
to
get
this
work
group
up
and
running
soon
so
that
their
views
and
recommendations
can
be
presented
to
the
full
PPDC
for
discussion
at
the
meeting
being
planned
for
October
2003.
A
copy
of
our
planned
Mission
Statement
for
the
Work
Group
is
enclosed.

The
Registration
Review
Work
Group
will
be
chaired
by
Jay
Ellenberger,
Acting
Director
of
OPP s
Field
and
External
Affairs
Division,
and
Betty
Shackleford,
Acting
Associate
Director
of
OPP s
Special
Review
and
Reregistration
Division.
We
would
like
to
hold
a
teleconference
in
mid­
June
to
discuss
a
schedule
and
overall
plan
for
the
group
and
to
set
an
agenda
for
a
meeting
in
Washington
in
late
June
or
early
July.
Subsequent
meetings
would
occur
via
teleconference.

Please
respond
to
Margie
Fehrenbach
by
June
9
to
indicate
your
interest
in
joining
the
Work
Group.
If
you
are
not
interested
or
available
to
participate
but
would
like
to
nominate
someone
else,
please
contact
Margie.
She
can
be
reached
by
telephone
at
703­
308­
4775
or
at
Fehrenbach.
Margie@
epa.
gov.
We
look
forward
to
hearing
from
you.

Sincerely
yours,

Anne
E.
Lindsay
Acting
Deputy
Director
for
Management
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
Enclosure
