Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0201-0002
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee
Posted Date: 2020-10-13T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 198 (Tuesday, October 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64457-64458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-22590]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0201; FRL-10015-84]

Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 
Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Office of Pesticide Programs 
is announcing a virtual public meeting of the Pesticide Program 
Dialogue Committee (PPDC) on October 28-29, 2020, with participation by 
webcast only. There will be no in-person gathering for this meeting.

DATES: Virtual meeting: The virtual meeting will be held on Wednesday, 
October 28, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m., and 
Thursday, October 29, 2020, from 11 a.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m. To 
make oral comments during the virtual meeting, please email Shannon 
Jewell by noon on Tuesday, October 20, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Virtual meeting: Please visit https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-advisory-committees-and-regulatory-partners/pesticide-program-dialogue-committee-ppdc to find the link for joining the meeting. The link will 
be on the meeting agenda, which will be posted to the website prior to 
the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shannon Jewell, Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency (7501P), 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (571) 289-9911; email 
address: jewell.shannon@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you work in 
agricultural settings or if you are concerned about implementation of 
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 
U.S.C. 136 et seq.); the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) 
(21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.); the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act 
(PRIA) (which amends FIFRA section 33); and the Endangered Species Act 
(ESA) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Potentially affected entities may 
include, but are not limited to: Agricultural workers and farmers; 
pesticide industry and trade associations; environmental, consumer, and 
farm worker groups; pesticide users and growers; animal rights groups; 
pest consultants; State, local, and tribal governments; academia; 
public health organizations; 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?

    The docket for this action, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0201, is available online at http://www.regulations.gov. Please note that due to the public health 
emergency the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room was closed to 
public visitors on March 31, 2020. Our EPA/DC staff will continue to 
provide customer service via email, phone, and webform.
    Once the EPA/DC is reopened to the public, the docket will also be 
available in-person at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory 
Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the EPA/DC, West William Jefferson 
Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 
20460-0001. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number 
for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number 
for the OPP Docket is (703) 305-5805. For further information on EPA/DC 
services, docket contact information and the current status of the EPA/
DC and Reading Room, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. Background

    The PPDC is a federal advisory committee chartered under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-463. EPA 
established the PPDC in September 1995 to provide advice and 
recommendations to the EPA Administrator on issues associated with 
pesticide regulatory development and reform initiatives, evolving 
public policy and program implementation issues, and policy issues 
associated with evaluating and reducing risks from use of pesticides. 
The following sectors are represented on the current PPDC: 
Environmental/public interest and animal rights 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.

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III. How do I participate in the virtual public meeting?

A. Virtual Meeting

    The virtual meeting will be conducted via webcast. Please visit 
https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-advisory-committees-and-regulatory-partners/pesticide-program-dialogue-committee-ppdc to find the link for 
joining the meeting. The link will be on the meeting agenda, which will 
be posted to the website prior to the meeting.

B. Oral Comments

    Requests to make brief oral comments to the PPDC during the virtual 
meeting should be submitted when registering online or with the DFO 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT on or before noon on the 
date set in the DATES section.

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2 et seq. and 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: October 6, 2020.
Edward Messina,
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2020-22590 Filed 10-9-20; 8:45 am]
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