

[Federal Register: June 2, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 106)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0477; FRL-8070-5]

 
Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee; Notice of Public Meetings

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, EPA gives 
notice of a public meeting of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee 
(PPDC) on June 15, 2006. In addition, the PPDC Work Groups will meet on 
June 13-14, 2006, following the schedule described under DATES. A draft 
agenda has been developed and is posted on EPA's web site. Agenda 
topics will include a report from each of the PPDC Work Groups: Spray 
Drift/NPDES; Consumer Pesticide Label Improvements; Performance 
Measures; Worker Safety; and Pesticide Registration Improvement Act 
Process Improvements. The agenda will also include program updates on 
Registration and Reregistration/Tolerance Reassessment; a presentation 
on Impaired Water Body Data Pilot Program with the Office of Water; a 
brief update on human studies; and a discussion of the Enhancements 
being made to the Incident Data Base.

DATES: The PPDC meeting will be held on Thursday, June 15, 2006, from 9 
a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
    1. The PPDC Spray Drift/NPDES Work Group will meet on Tuesday, June 
13, 2006, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    2. On Wednesday morning, June 14, 2006, the PPDC Worker Safety Work 
Group will meet from 9 a.m. to noon, and the PPDC Performance Measures 
Work Group will also meet from 9 a.m. to noon.
    3. On Wednesday afternoon, June 14, 2006, the PPDC Consumer 
Pesticide Label Improvement Work Group will meet from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 
and the PPDC PRIA Process Improvement Work Group will also meet from 1 
p.m. to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: All of the meetings will be held in the Conference Center on 
the lobby level at EPA's location at 1 Potomac Yard South, 2999 Crystal 
Drive, Arlington, VA. This location is approximately a half 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; 
fax number: (703) 308-4776; e-mail address: fehrenbach.margie@epa.gov.
    For information on facilities or services for the handicapped or to 
request special assistance for the handicapped at the meetings, contact 
the Designated Federal Officer, Margie Fehrenbach, at (703) 308-4775 as 
soon as possible.

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); 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. 
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 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 EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0477. 
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), 2777 South Crystal Drive (7502P), 
Room 4400, 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 theFederal Register 
listings athttp://www.regulations.gov/.

    A draft agenda has been developed and is posted on EPA's web site 
athttp://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ppdc/.


II. Background

    The Office of Pesticide Programs (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 the Environmental Protection Agency's Pesticide 
Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) was established under the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-463, in September 1995, 
and has been renewed every 2 years since that time. PPDC's Charter was 
renewed November 5, 2005, for a 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

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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 PPDC: Pesticide industry and trade 
associations; environmental/public interest, consumer, and animal 
rights 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?

    PPDC meetings are 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.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Agricultural workers, Agriculture, 
Chemicals, Foods, Pesticides and pests, Public health.

    Dated: May 22, 2006.
James Jones,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E6-8671 Filed 6-1-06; 8:45 am]

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