

[Federal Register: March 14, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 49)]
[Notices]               
[Page 11870-11871]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0191; FRL-8119-7]

 
Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee, Pesticide Registration 
Improvement Act Process Improvement Workgroup; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY:  EPA's Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC), Pesticide 
Registration Improvement Act (PRIA) Process Improvement Workgroup will 
hold a public meeting on April 10, 2007. An agenda for this meeting is 
being developed and will be posted on EPA's website. The workgroup is 
developing advice and recommendations on topics related to EPA's 
registration process.

DATES:  The meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 10, 2007, from 1 
p.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 meeting will be held at Conference Center, Lobby Level, 
One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, 
VA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Elizabeth Leovey, Immediate Office, 
7501P, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone 
number: (703) 305-7328; fax number: (703) 308-4776; e-mail address: 
leovey.elizabeth@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 are concerned about implementation 
of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA), the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). Other potentially affected 
entities may include but are not limited to agricultural workers and 
farmers; pesticide industry 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. Since other entities 
may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all 
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 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-2007-0191. Publicly 
available docket materials are available either in the electronic 
docket athttp://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 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.epa.gov/fedrgstr.


II. Background

    The Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) 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

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through use of products, and the general protection of the environment 
and special ecosystems from potential risks posed by pesticides. The 
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. The 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 the 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 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?

    This meeting will be 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. Opportunity will be provided for 
questions and comments by the public. Any person who wishes to file a 
written statement may do so before or after the meeting by giving a 
copy of the statement to the person listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT. These statements will become part of the permanent 
record and will be available for public inspection at the address 
listed under Unit 1.B.1. Do not submit any information in your request 
that is considered CBI.
    To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, preferably at least 10 
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to 
process your request.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection.

    Dated: March 7, 2007.
James Jones,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E7-4647 Filed 3-13-07 8:45 am]

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