

[Federal Register: February 21, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 34)]
[Notices]               
[Page 7872-7873]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0137; FRL-8116-5]

 
Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee: Azinphos-methyl Transition 
Issues Work Group, Spray Drift Work Group, and Registration Review 
Implementation Work Group; Notice of Public Meetings

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA's Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) will hold 
public meetings for three PPDC Work Groups: the Azinphos-methyl (AZM) 
Transition Issues Work Group, Spray Drift Work Group, and Registration 
Review Implementation Work Group. The public meetings will be held 
March 6-8, 2007. Agendas for these meetings are being developed and 
will be posted on EPA's website. In light of the recent EPA decision to 
phase-out the remaining uses of the organophosphate AZM over the next 
few years, the AZM Transition Issues Work Group is being created to 
help advise EPA and USDA on the AZM transition planning and 
implementation. The Spray Drift Work Group, co-chaired by EPA Offices 
of Water and Pesticide Programs, is improving understanding of the 
perspectives of all stakeholders regarding spray drift and will provide 
recommendations on ways to mitigate spray drift. The Registration 
Review Implementation Work Group is developing recommendations for the 
Registration Review initial docket opening process.

DATES: The AZM Transition Issues Work Group meeting will be held on 
March 6, 2007 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Spray Drift Work Group meeting 
will be held on March 7, 2007 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on March 8, 
2007 from 8:45 a.m. to 12 p.m. The Registration Review Implementation 
Work Group meeting will be held on March 8, 2007 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 
p.m.
    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 all be held at EPA's offices at 2777 South 
Crystal Dr., First Floor Conference Center. Arlington, VA 22202, except 
the second day of the Spray Drift Work Group meeting will be in room S-
12100 of this same building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  For AZM Transition Issues Workgroup 
questions, contact: Linda Murray; Biological and Economic Analysis 
Division (7503P); Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5401; fax number: (703) 308-8091; 
email address: murray.linda@epa.gov. For Spray Drift Work Group 
questions, contact: Pat Cimino, Biological and Economic Analysis 
Division (7503P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 308-9357; fax number: (703) 308-809; 
email address: cimino.pat@epa.gov. For Registration Review 
Implementation Work Group questions, contact: Kennan Garvey, Special 
Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-7106; fax 
number: (703) 308-7090; e-mail address: garvey.kennan@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 
interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human 
health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide 
users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution, 
or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, the Agency 
has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be 
affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the 
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the 
persons 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-2007-0137 Publicly 
accessible docket materials are available either in the electronic 
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, 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 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 at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.


II. Background

    The Office of Pesticide Programs is entrusted with the 
responsibility of ensuring the safety of the American food supply, 
protection and education of those who apply or are exposed to 
pesticides occupationally or through use of products, and the general 
protection of the environment and special ecosystems from potential 
risks posed by pesticides.
    Because of EPA's decision to phase-out the remaining uses of the 
organophosphate AZM over the next few years, the AZM Transition Issues 
Work Group is being created to help advise EPA and USDA on the AZM 
transition planning and implementation

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and is holding a meeting on March 6, 2007. The Spray Drift Work Group, 
co-chaired by EPA Offices of Water and Pesticide Programs, is improving 
understanding of the perspectives of all stakeholders regarding spray 
drift and will provide recommendations on ways to mitigate spray drift 
is chairing a meeting on March 7 and 8, 2007. The Registration Review 
Implementation Work Group which is developing recommendations for the 
Registration Review initial docket opening process will chair a meeting 
on March 8, 2007. Future meetings will be announced on the work group's 
Web sites (see: Active Workgroups menu at: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ppdc/
).

    PPDC was established under the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA), Public Law 92-463, in September 1995 for a 2-year term and has 
been renewed every 2 years since that time. PPDC provides advice and 
recommendations to OPP on a broad range of pesticide regulatory, 
policy, and program implementation issues that are associated with 
evaluating and reducing risks from use of pesticides. The following 
sectors are represented on the PPDC: pesticide industry and trade 
associations; environmental/public interest and consumer groups; farm 
worker organizations; pesticide user, grower, and commodity groups; 
federal/state/local/ and tribal governments; the general public; 
academia; and public health organizations.
    Copies of the PPDC charter are filed with appropriate committees of 
Congress, the Library of Congress, and are available upon request.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated Febrary 12, 2007.
James Jones,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E7-2871 Filed 2-20-07; 8:45 am]

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