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[Notices]               
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0872; FRL-8100-8]

 
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 November 8 and 9, 2006. In addition, two PPDC Work Groups 
will meet prior to the PPDC meeting following the schedule described 
below under DATES. A draft agenda has been developed and is posted on 
EPA's Web site. Agenda topics will include a report from the following 
PPDC Work Groups: Spray Drift/NPDES; Performance Measures; and Worker 
Safety. The agenda will also include program updates on Registration 
and Reregistration/Tolerance Reassessment; Registration Review; 
Endangered Species Update; Nanotechnology; Endocrine Disruptors 
Screening Program; and an update on Alternative (non-animal) testing.

DATES: The PPDC meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 8, 2006, 
from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursday, November 9, 2006, from 9 a.m. to 1 
p.m.
    The PPDC Spray Drift/NPDES Work Group will meet on Tuesday, 
November 7, 2006, from 9 a.m. to 5:15 p.m., and on Wednesday, November 
8, 2006, from 8:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
    The PPDC Worker Risk Work Group will meet on Wednesday, November 8, 
2006, from 9 a.m. to noon.
    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 meetings will be held in the Conference Center on the 
lobby level at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's location at 1

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Potomac Yard South, 2777 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.

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); 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) 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 a docket for this action under 
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0872. 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. Publicly available docket 
materials are available either in the electronic docket at http://www.regulations.gov
, or, if only available in hard copy, at the Office 

of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One 
Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. 
The hours of operation of this Docket facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket 
facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
    2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document 
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' 
listings athttp://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.
    A draft agenda has been developed and is posted on EPA's Web site 
at: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ppdc/.


II. Background

    The Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is entrusted with the 
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 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 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: October 19, 2006.
James Jones,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E6-17945 Filed 10-25-06; 8:45 am]

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