[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 228 (Wednesday, November 26, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63163-63164]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31129]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-00513; FRL-5758-5]


State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG); Open 
Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) 
will hold a 2-day meeting, December 8, and December 9, 1997. This 
notice announces the location and times for the meetings and sets forth 
the tentative agenda topics. The meetings are open to the public.

DATES: The SFIREG will meet on Monday, December 8, 1997, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 5 p.m. and Tuesday, December 9, 1997, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Airport Doubletree 
Hotel, 300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington-Crystal City, VA 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Elaine Y. Lyon, Office of 
Pesticide Programs (7506C), Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., 
SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office location and telephone number: 1921 
Jefferson Davis Highway, Crystal Mall #2, Rm. 1113I, Arlington-Crystal 
City, VA; (703) 305-5306; (703) 308-1850 (fax); e-mail: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="501c293f3e7e353c31393e357e103520313d31393c7e3520317e373f267e">[email protected]</a>

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The tentative agenda of the SFIREG includes 
the following:
    1. Update on the Food Quality Protection Act:
      a. Tolerance reassessment program.
      b. Minor crops - office interactions with USDA for use data 
collection.

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      c. Section 18 regulations.
    2. Section 18 homepage.
    3. Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) Updates:
      a. Performance partnerships status.
      b. Urban pesticide initiative activities and states funding 
request.
      c. Cooperative agreement issues.
    4. Antimicrobial Issues:
      a. Definition of pest in the antimicrobial rule.
      b. Clarification of state support in the antimicrobial area.
      c. Office of Enforcement and Compliance assurance plans for 
efficacy testing.
      d. State lab involvement.
    5. Performance Measures:
      a. Results of September 1997 workshop.
      b. Future activities.
      c. OECA's direction regarding measures and GPRA.
    6. Policy to address changes to worker risk mitigation measures.
    7. Quality assurance/quality control/national environmental 
laboratory program.
    8. Pesticide regulatory education program course offerings.
    9. Regional reports and introduction of issue papers.
    10. Other topics as appropriate.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection.

    Dated: November 20, 1997.

Jay Ellenberger,
Director, Field and External Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.

[FR Doc. 97-31129 Filed 11-25-97; 8:45 am]
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