Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0003-0002
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: SFIREG POM Working Committee
Posted Date: 2012-04-04T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 20396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8084]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0003; FRL-9343-8]

SFIREG POM Working Committee; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials 
(AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG), 
Pesticides Operations and Management (POM) Working Committee will hold 
a 2-day meeting, beginning on May 30, 2012 and ending May 31, 2012. 
This notice announces the location and times for the meeting and sets 
forth the tentative agenda topics.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, May 30, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. 
to 5 p.m. and 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon on Tuesday May 31, 2012.
    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 at EPA Region Five Metcalf Office 
Building, 12th Floor, 77 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Kendall, Field External Affairs 
Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5561; fax number: (703) 305-1850; 
email address: kendall.ron@epa.gov. or Grier Stayton, SFIREG Executive 
Secretary, P.O. Box 466, Milford DE 19963; telephone number (302) 422-
8152; fax (302) 422-2435; email address: Grier Stayton at aapco-sfireg@comcast.net.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are 
interested in pesticide regulation issues affecting States and any 
discussion between EPA and SFIREG on FIFRA field implementation issues 
related to human health, environmental exposure to pesticides, and 
insight into EPA's decision-making process. You are invited and 
encouraged to attend the meetings and participate as appropriate. 
Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to:
    Those persons who are or may be required to conduct testing of 
chemical substances under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act 
(FFDCA), or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(FIFRA) and those who sell, distribute or use pesticides, as well as 
any Non Government Organization.
    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. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining 
whether this action might apply to certain entities. 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?

    EPA has established a docket for this action under docket ID number 
EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0003. 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.

II. Tentative Agenda Topics

    1. EPA expectations of State Lead Agencies and Regions in pesticide 
cooperative agreement negotiations.
    2. Pyrethroid Label Issues.
    3. Phase 2 Fumigant Label Changes.
    4. Non cropland label language--evaluate existing position, propose 
remedies.
    5. Development of recommendations on the ``hot compost'' issue--how 
to deal with downstream effects of pesticide application that 
applicator can't control.
    6. Impact of United States Department of Agriculture record keeping 
cuts.
    7. Distributor label enforcement initiative coordination.
    8. Classification of methomyl containing products as Restricted Use 
Pesticides.
    9. State Pesticide Residency Program--Registration Division.
    10. Cooperative Agreement Grant Template.
    11. Section 18 Training Tool.
    12. Agency's Revised Rodenticide Risk Mitigation Decision for 
Professional Use Rodenticides.

III. How can I request to participate in this meeting?

    This meeting is open for the public to attend. You may attend the 
meeting without further notification.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection.

    Dated: March 26, 2012.
Robert C. McNally,
Director, Field External Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
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