76232 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 235 / Wednesday, December 6, 2000 / Notices

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–00439I; FRL–6757–1]

Pesticide Program Dialogue

Committee (PPDC); Notice of Invitation

for Nominations of Qualified

Candidates to be Considered for

Appointment to EPA’s PPDC

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA’s Office of Pesticide

Programs (OPP) is inviting nominations

of qualified candidates to consider for

appointment to the Pesticide Program

Dialogue Committee (PPDC). EPA

renewed the Charter for the PPDC in

November 1999 for a two–year term.

EPA intends to seek renewal of the

PPDC Charter for another two–year term

in November 2001 in accordance with

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5

U.S.C., App.2 section 9(c).

DATES: Nominations will be accepted

until 5 p.m. on December 29, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be

submitted in writing to Margie

Fehrenbach, Designated Federal Officer

for PPDC, Office of Pesticide Programs,

(7501C), U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC; e-mail address:

fehrenbach.margie@epa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Margie Fehrenbach, Designated

Federal Officer for PPDC, Office of

Pesticide Programs, (7501C), U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,

DC 20460; telephone number: (703)

308–4775 or (703) 305–7090; fax

number: (703) 308–4776; e-mail address:

Fehrenbach.Margie@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Does this Action Apply to Me?

This action is directed to the public

in general. This action may, however, be

of interest to persons who are concerned

about implementation of the Food

Quality Protection Act (Public Law 104–

170) which was passed in 1996 to

strengthen the nation’s system for

regulating pesticides on food; the

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and

Rodenticide Act; and the Federal Food,

Drug, and Cosmetic Act. PPDC was

established in 1995 to provide a forum

for a diverse group of stakeholders to

provide advice and recommendations to

EPA regarding pesticide regulatory and

policy issues. Since other entities may

also be interested, the Agency has not

attempted to describe all the 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.

II. How Can I Get Additional

Information, Including Copies of this

Document and Other Related

Documents?

1. Electronically. You may obtain

electronic copies of this document, and

certain other related documents that

might be available electronically, from

the EPA Internet Home Page at http://

www.epa.gov/. To access this

document, on the Home Page select

‘‘Laws and Regulations,’’ ‘‘Regulations

and Proposed Rules,’’ and then look up

the entry for this document under the

‘‘Federal Register—Environmental

Documents.’’ You can also go directly to

the Federal Register listings at http://

www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. To access

information regarding PPDC, go directly

to the Home Page for EPA’s Office of

Pesticide Programs at http://

www.epa.gov/pesticides/ and select

ppdc.

2. In person. The Agency has

established an administrative record for

all PPDC meetings and workgroups

under docket control number OPP–

00439. The administrative record

consists of the documents specifically

referenced in this notice, any public

comments received during an applicable

comment period, and other information

related to the Pesticide Program

Dialogue Committee and its

workgroups, including any information

claimed as Confidential Business

Information (CBI). This administrative

record includes the documents that are

physically located in the docket, as well

as the documents that are referenced in

those documents. The public version of

the administrative record, which

includes printed, paper versions of any

electronic comments that may be

submitted during an applicable

comment period, is available for

inspection in the Public Information

and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB),

Rm. 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson

Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA, from 8:30

a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,

excluding legal holidays. The PIRIB

telephone number is (703) 305–5805.

3. By mail. You may submit a request

to: Public Information and Records

Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information

Resources and Services Division

(7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs

(OPP), Environmental Protection

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20460.

III. Background

The Office of Pesticide Programs is

entrusted with the responsibility of

ensuring the safety of the American food

supply, the protection and education of

those who apply or are exposed to

pesticides occupationally or through use

of products from unreasonable risk, and

general protection of the environment

and special ecosystems from potential

risks posed by pesticides.

The Pesticide Program Dialogue

Committee (PPDC) is a federal advisory

committee under the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92–

463. It was established in September

1995 for a two–year term and renewed

in November 1997 and November 1999.

PPDC provides advice and

recommendations to the Office of

Pesticide Programs on a broad range of

pesticide regulatory, policy and program

implementation issues that are

associated with evaluating and reducing

risks from use of pesticides.

EPA intends to appoint members to

one– or two–year terms. An important

consideration in EPA’s selection of

members will be to maintain balance

and diversity of experience and

expertise. EPA also intends to seek

broad geographic representation from

the following sectors: environmental/

public interest and consumer groups;

farm worker organizations; pesticide

industry and trade associations;

pesticide user, grower, and commodity

groups; Federal and State/local/Tribal

governments; the general public;

academia; and public health

organizations.

Potential candidates should submit

the following information: name,

occupation, organization, position,

address, telephone number and a brief

resume containing their background,

experience, qualifications and other

relevant information as part of the

consideration process. Any interested

person and/organization may submit the

name(s) of qualified persons.

Copies of the PPDC charter are filed

with appropriate committees of

Congress and the Library of Congress

and are available upon request.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides,

Inerts, PPDC.

Dated: November 28, 2000.

Marcia E. Mulkey,

Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

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