Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0196-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee
Posted Date: 2021-04-23T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 77 (Friday, April 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21729-21730]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-08461]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0196; FRL-10021-75]

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 May 12 and 13, 2021, 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, 
May 12, 2021, from 11:00 a.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m., and Thursday, 
May 13, 2021, from 11:00 a.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m. To make oral 
comments during the virtual meeting, please email Shannon Jewell by 
noon on Tuesday, May 4, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Virtual meeting: Please visit https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-advisory-committees-and-regulatory-partners/pesticide-program-dialogue-committee-ppdc to find a link to register for the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shannon Jewell, Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 
(7501P), 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 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

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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-2021-0196, is available online at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Due to the public health concerns related to COVID-19, the EPA 
Docket Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is closed to visitors with 
limited exceptions. The staff continues to provide remote customer 
service via email, phone, and webform. For the latest status 
information on EPA/DC services and docket access, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    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.

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.

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 a link to register for the meeting.
    B. Oral comments. Requests to make brief oral comments to the PPDC 
during the virtual meeting should be submitted to 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: April 8, 2021.
Edward Messina,
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2021-08461 Filed 4-22-21; 8:45 am]
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