Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0612-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee; Request for Nominations
Posted Date: 2007-07-25T04:00Z

[Federal Register: July 25, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 142)]
[Notices]               
[Page 40853-40854]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0612; FRL-8141-9]

 
Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee; Request for Nominations

AGENCY:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY:  EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs is inviting nominations of 
qualified candidates to be considered for appointment to the Pesticide 
Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC).

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EPA's current Charter for the PPDC will expire in November 2007. EPA 
intends to seek renewal of the PPDC Charter for another 2-year term, 
November 2007 to November 2009, in accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act.

DATES: Nominations must be e-mailed or postmarked no later than August 
17, 2007.

ADDRESSES:  Nominations should be e-mailed or submitted in writing to 
Margie Fehrenbach at the address listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.

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 
interest to a wide range of stakeholders, and especially to persons who 
work in agricultural settings or urban settings and 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 interested 
entities may include but are not limited to: Environmental, consumer 
and farmworker groups; agricultural workers and farmers; pesticide 
industry and trade associations; pesticide users and growers, pest 
consultants, public health organizations; food processors; State, local 
and Tribal governments; academia; and the public. Since others also may 
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 persons 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-2007-0612. Publicly 
accessible docket materials are available either in the electronic 
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, available in hard copy, at 

the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. 
S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Building), 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 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

    The Office of Pesticide Programs is entrusted with the 
responsibility to help ensure 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.
    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. 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 use of pesticides.
    EPA is seeking to renew the current PPDC Charter, which expires in 
November 2007, for another 2-year term. EPA intends to appoint members 
to 2-year terms. An important consideration in EPA's selection of 
members will be to maintain balance and diversity of experience and 
expertise. EPA also intends to seek broad geographic representation 
from the following sectors: Pesticide industry and trade associations; 
environmental/public interest and consumer groups; farm worker 
organizations; pesticide user, grower, and commodity groups; Federal/
State/local and Tribal governments; academia; and public health 
organizations; individuals who work on urban pest management issues; 
and the general public.
    Copies of the PPDC charter are filed with appropriate committees of 
Congress, the Library of Congress, and are available upon request.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: July 13, 2007.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E7-14332 Filed 7-24-07; 8:45 am]

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