Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 187 / Thursday, September 25, 2008 / Notices 55511 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8720–6] 

Lead and Copper Rule Remaining 

Long-Term Issues Stakeholder Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency is giving notice of a 

public meeting to discuss remaining 

‘‘long-term’’ issues with the Lead and 

Copper Rule. This meeting is open to 

the public and will provide a forum for 

public discussion of potential issues 

that may be appropriate for additional 

action. 

DATES: The public meeting will be held 

on Tuesday, October 14 and 

Wednesday, October 15, 2008. 

Attendees should register for the 

meeting by contacting Junie Percy of 

IntelliTech Systems, Inc. at (937) 427– 

4148 (x210) or by e-mail to 

junie.percy@itsysteminc.com no later 

than October 6, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

The Carnegie Institution for Science, 

1530 P Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

administrative meeting information, 

contact Junie Percy of IntelliTech 

Systems, Inc. at (937) 427–4148 (x210) 

or by e-mail to 

junie.percy@itsysteminc.com. For 

Technical information, contact Rebecca 

Allen, Office of Water, Office of Ground 

Water and Drinking Water, Standards 

and Risk Management Division, 

Targeting and Analysis Branch, U.S. 

EPA, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460 at (202) 564– 

4689 or by e-mail at 

allen.rebeccak@epa.gov. 

Special Accommodations 

For information on access or 

accommodations for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact Rebecca 

Allen at (202) 564–4689 or by e-mail at 

allen.rebeccak@epa.gov. Please allow at 

least 10 days prior to the meeting to give 

EPA time to process your request. 

Dated: September 19, 2008. 

Nanci E. Gelb, 

Acting Office Director, Office of Ground Water 

and Drinking Water. 

[FR Doc. E8–22554 Filed 9–24–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0709; FRL–8384–6] 

Pesticide Program Dialogue 

Committee; Notice of Public Meetings 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, EPA gives 

notice of a public meeting of the 

Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee 

(PPDC) on October 7–8, 2008. A draft 

agenda is under development that will 

include reports from and discussions 

about issues from the following PPDC 

work groups: Work Group on 21st 

Century Toxicology/New Integrated 

Testing Strategies; and Work Group on 

Comparative Safety Statements for 

Pesticide Product Labeling. The agenda 

will also include reports from the Office 

of Pesticide Programs’ (OPP) Pesticide 

Incident Workgroup; OPP’s Pollinator 

Protection Team, the Work Group on 

Web-Distributed Labeling; and updates 

on endangered species, endocrine 

disruptors, and resources. 

DATES: The PPDC meeting will be held 

on Tuesday, October 7, 2008, from 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m., and Wednesday, October 

8, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 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 in 

the Conference Center on the lobby level 

at the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency’s location at One Potomac Yard 

South, 2777 Crystal Drive, Arlington, 

VA. This location is approximately a 

half mile from the Crystal City Metro 

Station. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Margie Fehrenbach, Office of Pesticide 

Programs (7501P), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 

0001; telephone number: (703) 308– 

4775; fax number: (703) 308–4776; 

e-mail address: 

fehrenbach.margie@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 work in 

agricultural settings or persons who are 

concerned about implementation of the 

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); the Federal 

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA); 

and the amendments to both of these 

major pesticide laws by the Food 

Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996. 

Potentially affected entities may 

include, but are not limited to: 

Agricultural workers and farmers; 

pesticide industry and 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. If you have 

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– 

OPP–2008–0709. Although a part of the 

official docket, the public docket does 

not include Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

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. 

A draft agenda is being developed and 

will be posted by September 22, 2008, 

on EPA’s web site at: http:// 

www.epa.gov/pesticides/ppdc/. 

II. Background 

EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP) is entrusted with the 

responsibility to help ensure the safety 

of the American food supply, the 

education and protection from 

unreasonable risk of those who apply or 

are exposed to pesticides occupationally 

or through use of products, and general 

protection of the environment and 

special ecosystems from potential risks 

posed by pesticides. 

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