

[Federal Register: September 7, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 173)]
[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-2007-0191; FRL-8146-4]

 
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 its ninth public meeting on September 27, 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 Thursday, September 27, 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 Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., 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 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 Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal 
Dr., 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 at http://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 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. Copies of the minutes of past meetings of this workgroup 
are available on the internet at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ppdc/pria/index.html
.


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

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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 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: August 27, 2007.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E7-17719 Filed 9-6-07; 8:45 am]

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