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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 11, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55694-55695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21907]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0001; FRL-9398-8]

SFIREG Full Committee; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials 
(AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG), 
Environmental Quality Issues (EQI) Committee will hold a 2-day meeting, 
beginning on October 21, 2013, and ending October 22, 2013. This notice 
announces the location and times for the meeting and sets the tentative 
agenda topics.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, October 21, 2013, from 8:30 
a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Tuesday, October 22, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 
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 meeting will be held at EPA, One Potomac Yard (South 
Bldg.) 2777 Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA, 4th Floor, South Conference 
Room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Kendall, Field and External 
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5561; fax number: (703) 305-5884; 
email address: kendall.ron@epa.gov. or Grier Stayton, SFIREG Executive 
Secretary, P.O. Box 466, Milford, DE 19963; telephone number (302) 422-
8152; fax (302) 422-2435; email address: aapco-sfireg@comcast.net.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are 
interested in pesticide regulation issues affecting States and any 
discussion between EPA and SFIREG on Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) field implementation issues related to 
human health, environmental exposure to pesticides, and insight into 
EPA's decisionmaking process. You are invited and encouraged to attend 
the meetings and participate as appropriate. Potentially affected 
entities may include, but are not limited to:
    Those persons who are or may be required to conduct testing of 
chemical substances under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act 
(FFDCA), or FIFRA and those who sell, distribute, or use pesticides, as 
well as any non-government organization.
    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?

    The docket for this action, identified by docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OPP-2013-0001 is available at http://www.regulations.gov, or at the 
Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory Public Docket Center (EPA/DC), 
EPA West Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 
20460-0001. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone 
number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone 
number for the OPP Docket is (703) 305-5805. Please review the visitor 
instructions and additional information about the docket available at 
http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. Tentative Agenda Topics

    1. Removal of aminopyralid from use in northeastern States due to 
compost contamination.
    2. Availability of laboratory equipment to detect aminopyralid and 
similar pesticide residues in compost at biologically significant 
concentrations.
    3. Status of pollinator protection efforts.
    4. Bee incident updates and associated analytical detections.
    5. Endangered and threatened species update.
    6. Demo of revisions to the Pesticides of Interest National 
Tracking System (POINTS).

III. How can I request to participate in this meeting?

    This meeting is open for the public to attend. You may attend the 
meeting without further notification.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Aminopyralid, Bees, Compost, Endangered and threatened species, Health, 
Pesticides and pests, Pesticides of Interest National Tracking System 
(POINTS), Pollinators.

    Dated: August 28, 2013.
Jay S. Ellenberger,
Acting Director, Field and External Affairs Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2013-21907 Filed 9-10-13; 8:45 am]
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