Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0201-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee
Posted Date: 2020-05-04T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 86 (Monday, May 4, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26461-26462]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09413]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0201; FRL-10009-15]

Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee; Notice of Virtual 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 20-21, 2020, with participation by 
phone and webcast only. There will be no in-person gathering for this 
meeting.

DATES: This virtual public meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 20, 
2020, from 10:00 a.m. to approximately 4:00 p.m., and Thursday, May 21, 
2020, from 10 a.m. to approximately 3:00 p.m. To make oral comments 
during the virtual meeting, please register by noon on May 15, 2020.

ADDRESSES: To register and attend this virtual meeting, please visit 
https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-advisory-committees-and-regulatory-partners/pesticide-program-dialogue-committee-ppdc. You must register 
online to receive the webcast meeting link and audio teleconference 
information for participation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shannon Jewell, Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW 
(7501P), Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 347-0109; 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 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 access information related to this virtual meeting?

    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), 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2 et seq. 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

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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 and telephone. 
You may participate in the virtual meeting by registering to join the 
webcast. You may also submit written or oral comments.

B. Registration

    You must register to participate in the virtual meeting. To 
participate by listening or making a comment during this meeting, 
please go to the EPA website to register: https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-advisory-committees-and-regulatory-partners/pesticide-program-dialogue-committee-ppdc. Registration online will be confirmed 
by an email that will include the webcast meeting link and audio 
teleconference information.

C. 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: April 27, 2020.
Richard Keigwin,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2020-09413 Filed 5-1-20; 8:45 am]
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