Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0008-0004
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Tribal Pesticide Program Council; Notice of Public Meeting
Posted Date: 2009-08-26T04:00Z

[Federal Register: August 26, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 164)]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0008; FRL-8433-4]

 
Tribal Pesticide Program Council; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Tribal Pesticide Program Council (TPPC) will hold a two-
day meeting on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 and Thursday, October 15, 
2009. This notice announces the location and times for the meeting and 
sets forth tentative agenda topics.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 and 
Thursday, October 15, 2009 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT, 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 Office of Pesticide Programs 
(OPP) 4th Floor South Conference Room, One Potomac Yard, 2777 S. 
Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Powell, Field and External 
Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-7384; fax number: (703) 308-1850; e-
mail address: powell.mary@epa.gov; or Lillian Wilmore, TPPC 
Administrator, 1595 Beacon St. 3, Brookline, MA 02446-4617; 
telephone number: (617) 232-5742; fax number: (617) 277-1656; e-mail 
address: NAEcology@aol.com. For information about the TPPC, please see 
http://www.epa.gov/oppfead1/tribes/tppc.htm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    You may be interested in this meeting if you are interested in the 
TPPC's information-exchange relationship with EPA regarding important 
issues in Indian country related to human and environmental exposure to 
pesticides and insight into EPA's decision-making process. All parties 
are invited and encouraged to participate as appropriate. Potentially 
affected entities may include, but are not limited to, those who use, 
or conduct testing of, chemical substances under the Federal

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Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) or the Federal 
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
    This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides 
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this 
action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be 
affected. 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 ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0008. 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 Dr., 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. Tentative Agenda

    1. Report from the new TPPC Administrator.
    2. Report on the international IPM conference.
    3. Presentation on the inspection needs of tribes along the 
Colorado River.
    4. Updates from OPP and EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance 
Assurance.
    5. EPA Regional reports.
    6. Discussion on the use of restricted-use pesticides in Indian 
country.
    7. Tribal Caucus (TPPC only).

III. How Can I Request to Participate in this Meeting?

    If you wish to participate in this meeting, you may submit a 
request to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Do 
not submit any information in your request that is considered 
Confidential Business Information. Requests to participate in the 
meeting, identified by docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0008, must be 
received on or before September 8, 2009.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, pesticides and pests, Tribes.

    Dated: August 17, 2009.
William R. Diamond,
Director, Field and External Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
[FR Doc. E9-20605 Filed 8-25-09; 8:45 am]

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