### . MEMORANDUM UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WASHINGTON

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O F FICE OF C H E MI CA L Si\FE T Y A N D PO LLU T I O N P R EVE NTI O N



### SUB.JECT: Posting EPA-HQ-OA-2011-0157 to Reg ulations.gov for Public Access

# /Yfj'~~ FROM:

## r<i**rtha** Shimkin, Chief



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TO:
PURPOSE Policy and Regulatory Services Branch Field and Extemal Affairs Division. Office of Pesticide Programs

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Regulatory Coordination Staff Office of the Assistant Administrator (71 01 M) Peter Wendolkowski. Manager Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center

This memorandum authorizes the posting of EP A-HQ-OA-20 11-01 57 to Regulations.gov for public access. This docket will be open tor public comment from 05/15/2015 to 06/26/2015. 

### TIME SENSITIVITY The availability of this docket tor submitting comments was discusse d in a s takeholder meeting that was held earlier today

. Please post this docket ASAP so that it is available for anyone a lready r ead y to s ubmit comments. 

### BACKGROUND This docket w as created in 20 1 L when the EPA conducted extensive public outreach to seck inpu t on an agency plan for retrospective rev iew und e r Executive Order 1 3563, 

### lmprm·ing Regulation and Regulatory Re\ • iew. as well as suggestions for possible re fo rms to modify, streamline, expand or repeal existing regulations. This past January. the Ofticc of Management and Budget hosted retrospective review public engageme nt sessions with representatives fi·oin community stakeholders. industry a nd s tate /loc al govermnents. As a result OM£3 asked agencies to evaluate progress , seek feedback, and idemif y nc\v reviews we s hould consider as \Ve continue the regul ato ry retrospecli ve initiative

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### icc of Pesticide Programs committed to engaging t he Pesticide Program Dia logue Co1nmittee in a discussion and to seek input on ad dit iona l opportunities for retrosp ec ti ve review and burden reduction related to the pesticide

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### regulations. The PPDC is a broadly representative federal advisory committee that meets with EPA on a regular basis to discuss pesticide regulatory. policy. and program 

### implementation issues. At the PPDC meeting on May 15. 2015. OPP hosted this discussion and requested feedback and suggestions from participants. INSTRUCTIONS PROVII>F.D TO COMMENTERS 

### Participants at 

### the PPDC meeting were instructed to submit their comments and suggestions. identified

. by 

### Docket ID 

### No. EPA-HQ-OA-2011-0157. at**http:/1~\:~~-~~,rs::gulations.uo\** 

### and following the on-line

instructions for submitting comments. For additional in formation about EPA· s pub I

### ic docket. visit the EPA Docket Center homepagc at**bJtn:!(\_~~~~\\** .CJ)<.Lum**lcn~h<2!l'>::idgskcts.** htn}. 

### Should you 

### have any 

### questions regarding this memorandum. please contact Eric Shultz 

### at (202) 

### 566- 1883. or via email at**ZL~lHJhz.cric'acpa.um.**


### cc: Eric Schultz. OEI Anthia Peters. Docket Manager Amparo Castillo. Docket Manager