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###### Environmental Protection Agency

          - [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0191; FRL-8409-6]

# AGENCY:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

# ACTION:

Notice.

# SUMMARY:

 EPA's Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC), Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA) Process Improvement Workgroup will hold its twelfth public meeting on April 20, 2009. An agenda for this meeting is being developed. The agenda will include a discussion of improvements in the consistency of labeling and in the content of and the ability to search the pesticide programs website. The workgroup is developing advice and recommendations on topics related to EPA's registration and registration review process.

# DATES:

The meeting will be held on Monday, April 20, 2009, 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 Drive, 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 Renewal Act (PRIA 2), 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 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**                    .                

### 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 Drive, 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

                    EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is entrusted with the                           ( print page 15969)                        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                     *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. The public may participate by telephone by contacting the individual listed under                     **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT**                    . Opportunity will be provided for questions and comments by the public. Any person 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.                

# List of Subjects

      - Environmental protection

Dated: March 26, 2009.

Debra Edwards,

Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. E9-7989 Filed 4-7-09; 8:45 am]

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