Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2003-0137-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
Posted Date: 2003-04-08T04:00Z

17041
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Register
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No.
67
/
Tuesday,
April
8,
2003
/
Notices
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
FRL
 
7477
 
8]

Announcement
of
a
Public
Stakeholder
Meeting
on
Drinking
Water
Distribution
Systems
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency.
ACTION:
Notice
of
a
public
stakeholder
meeting.

SUMMARY:
The
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
has
scheduled
a
public
meeting
to
discuss
the
finished
water
quality
in
distribution
systems.
The
purpose
of
this
meeting
is
to
provide
information
to
stakeholders
and
the
public.
DATES:
The
stakeholder
meeting
will
be
held
from
9
a.
m.
to
4:
30
p.
m.
eastern
time
on
Friday,
May
16,
2003.
ADDRESSES:
The
meeting
will
be
held
at
the
Hyatt
Regency
Washington
Hotel
 
On
Capitol
Hill,
at
400
New
Jersey
Avenue,
NW.,
Washington
DC,
phone
(
202)
737
 
1234.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
For
technical
inquiries
contact:
Mr.
Kenneth
Rotert,
(
202)
564
 
5280,
e­
mail:
rotert.
kenneth@
epa.
gov.
For
registration
and
general
information
about
this
meeting,
please
contact
Ms.
Druann
O'Connor
at
Economic
and
Engineering
Services,
Inc.,
10900
NE
4th
Street,
Suite
1110,
Bellevue,
WA
98004;
by
phone:
(
425)
452
 
8100;
by
fax:
(
425)
454
 
4189,
or
e­
mail
at
doconnor@
ees­
1.
com.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
The
meeting
will
provide
stakeholders
with
a
summary
of
available
data,
information,
and
research
on
the
potential
public
health
impacts
of
drinking
water
distribution
systems.
Those
registered
by
May
2,
2003,
will
receive
background
materials
prior
to
the
meeting.
Additional
information
on
these
and
other
EPA
activities
under
SDWA
is
available
at
the
Safe
Drinking
Water
Hotline
at
(
800)
426
 
4791.
Meeting
materials
are
available
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
safewater/
tcr/
tcr.
html.
Any
person
needing
special
accommodations
at
this
meeting,
including
wheelchair
access,
should
contact
the
same
previously­
noted
point
of
contact
at
Economic
and
Engineering
Services,
Inc.,
at
least
five
business
days
before
the
meeting
so
that
the
appropriate
arrangements
can
be
made.
Same
day
registration
for
this
meeting
will
be
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
9
a.
m.
eastern
time.
Dated:
April
2,
2003.
Cynthia
C.
Dougherty,
Director,
Office
of
Ground
Water
and
Drinking
Water.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
8537
Filed
4
 
7
 
03;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
P
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPP
 
2003
 
0137;
FRL
 
7303
 
5]

Pesticide
Program
Dialogue
Committee;
Notice
of
Public
Meeting
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
EPA's
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
will
hold
a
public
meeting
of
the
Pesticide
Program
Dialogue
Committee
(
PPDC)
on
April
16
and
17,
2003.
An
agenda
has
been
developed
and
is
posted
on
EPA's
website.
The
following
topics
are
planned
for
discussion:
Improving
mosquito
control
labeling;
pesticide
registration
review;
inert
ingredients
risk
assessment
framework
implementation;
and
followup
regarding
alternative
non­
animal
or
reduced
animal
testing.
Additional
topics
planned
for
presentation
or
as
updates
include
the
following:
Endangered
species,
Section
18
reforms,
human
testing,
methyl
bromide,
etc.
DATES:
The
meeting
will
be
held
on
Wednesday,
April
16,
2003,
from
9
a.
m.
to
5:
15
p.
m.,
and
Thursday,
April
17,
2003,
from
9
a.
m.
to
1
p.
m.
ADDRESSES:
The
meeting
will
be
held
at
the
Sheraton
Crystal
City,
1800
Jefferson
Davis
Highway,
Arlington,
VA;
telephone
number:
(
703)
486
 
1111.
The
Sheraton
Crystal
City
is
one
block
from
the
Crystal
City
Metro
Station.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION:
Margie
Fehrenbach,
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
(
7501C),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
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;
however,
persons
may
be
interested
who
work
in
agricultural
settings
or
persons
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)
(
Public
Law
104
 
170)
of
1996.
Since
other
entities
may
also
be
interested,
the
Agency
has
not
attempted
to
describe
all
the
specific
entities
that
may
be
affected
by
this
action.
Potentially
affected
entities
may
include
but
are
not
limited
to:
Agricultural
workers
and
farmers;
pesticide
industry
and
trade
associations;
environmental,
consumer
and
farmworker
groups;
pesticide
users
and
growers;
pest
consultants;
State,
local
and
tribal
governments;
academia;
public
health
organizations;
food
processors;
and
the
public.
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
an
official
public
docket
for
this
action
under
docket
identification
(
ID)
number
OPP
 
2003
 
0137.
The
official
public
docket
consists
of
the
documents
specifically
referenced
in
this
action,
any
public
comments
received,
and
other
information
related
to
this
action.
Although
a
part
of
the
official
docket,
the
public
docket
does
not
include
Confidential
Business
Information
(
CBI)
or
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
The
official
public
docket
is
the
collection
of
materials
that
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(
PIRIB),
Rm.
119,
Crystal
Mall
#
2,
1921
Jefferson
Davis
Hwy.,
Arlington,
VA.
This
docket
facility
is
open
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.
An
agenda
has
been
developed
and
is
posted
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
pesticides/
ppdc.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
and
comment
system,
EPA
Dockets.
You
may
use
EPA
Dockets
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket
to
view
public
comments,
access
the
index
listing
of
the
contents
of
the
official
public
docket,
and
to
access
those
documents
in
the
public
docket
that
are
available
electronically.
Although
not
all
docket
materials
may
be
available
electronically,
you
may
still
access
any
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
the
docket
facility
identified
in
Unit
I.
B.
1.
Once
in
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/
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68,
No.
67
/
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April
8,
2003
/
Notices
1
Session
Closed­
Exempt
pursuant
to
5
U.
S.
C.
552b(
c)(
8).
the
system,
select
``
search,''
then
key
in
the
appropriate
docket
ID
number.

II.
Background
The
PPDC
is
composed
of
42
members
appointed
by
EPA's
Deputy
Administrator.
Committee
members
were
selected
from
a
balanced
group
of
participants
from
the
following
sectors:
Pesticide
user,
grower
and
commodity
groups;
industry
and
trade
associations;
environmental/
public
interest
and
farmworker
groups;
Federal,
State
and
tribal
governments;
public
health
organizations;
animal
welfare;
and
academia.
PPDC
was
established
to
provide
a
public
forum
to
discuss
a
wide
variety
of
pesticide
regulatory
development
and
reform
initiatives,
evolving
public
policy,
program
implementation
issues,
and
science
policy
issues
associated
with
evaluating
and
reducing
risks
from
use
of
pesticides.

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

This
meeting
will
be
open
to
the
public.
Opportunity
will
be
provided
for
questions
and
comments
by
the
public.
Any
person
who
wishes
to
file
a
written
statement
may
do
so
before
or
after
the
meeting.
These
statements
will
become
part
of
the
permanent
record
and
will
be
available
for
public
inspection
at
the
address
listed
under
Unit
I.
B.
1
List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Agriculture,
Agricultural
workers,
Chemicals,
Foods,
Pesticides,
Pests,
Inert
Ingredients,
Risk
assessment.

Dated:
April
3,
2003.
James
Jones,
Director,
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs.

[
FR
Doc.
03
 
8640
Filed
4
 
4
 
03;
12:
43
pm]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
S
FARM
CREDIT
ADMINISTRATION
Farm
Credit
Administration
Board;
Regular
Meeting;
Sunshine
Act
AGENCY:
Farm
Credit
Administration.
SUMMARY:
Notice
is
hereby
given,
pursuant
to
the
Government
in
the
Sunshine
Act
(
5
U.
S.
C.
552b(
e)(
3)),
of
the
regular
meeting
of
the
Farm
Credit
Administration
Board
(
Board).
DATE
AND
TIME:
The
regular
meeting
of
the
Board
will
be
held
at
the
offices
of
the
Farm
Credit
Administration
in
McLean,
Virginia,
on
April
10,
2003,
from
9
a.
m.
until
such
time
as
the
Board
concludes
its
business.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Jeanette
C.
Brinkley,
Secretary
to
the
Farm
Credit
Administration
Board,
(
703)
883
 
4009,
TTY
(
703)
883
 
4056.
ADDRESS:
Farm
Credit
Administration,
1501
Farm
Credit
Drive,
McLean,
Virginia
22102
 
5090.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
Parts
of
this
meeting
of
the
Board
will
be
open
to
the
public
(
limited
space
available),
and
parts
will
be
closed
to
the
public.
In
order
to
increase
the
accessibility
to
Board
meetings,
persons
requiring
assistance
should
make
arrangements
in
advance.
The
matters
to
be
considered
at
the
meeting
are:

Open
Session
A.
Approval
of
Minutes
 
March
28,
2003
(
Open
and
Closed).

B.
Reports
 
Rural
Poverty.
 
FCS
Building
Association
Quarterly
Report.
 
OIG
Advisory
Report
on
the
FCA
Continuity
of
Operations
Plan.
 
Office
of
the
Comptroller
of
the
Currency
Ombudsman
Functions.
 
Loan
Growth
Study.
 
Farm
Credit
System
Structure
Study.
 
Risk
Analysis
Report
 
First
Quarter
Fiscal
Year
2003.

C.
New
Business
1.
Regulations
 
Credit
and
Related
Services
 
Draft
Proposed
Rule.

2.
Other
 
Draft
Amended
and
Restated
Market
Access
Agreement
 
Final
Approval.

Closed
Session
1
Reports
 
Examination
Issues.

Dated:
April
4,
2003.
Jeanette
C.
Brinkley,
Secretary,
Farm
Credit
Administration
Board.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
8689
Filed
4
 
4
 
03;
2:
52
pm]

BILLING
CODE
6705
 
01
 
P
FEDERAL
RESERVE
SYSTEM
Change
in
Bank
Control
Notices;
Acquisition
of
Shares
of
Bank
or
Bank
Holding
Companies
The
notificants
listed
below
have
applied
under
the
Change
in
Bank
Control
Act
(
12
U.
S.
C.
1817(
j))
and
§
225.41
of
the
Board's
Regulation
Y
(
12
CFR
225.41)
to
acquire
a
bank
or
bank
holding
company.
The
factors
that
are
considered
in
acting
on
the
notices
are
set
forth
in
paragraph
7
of
the
Act
(
12
U.
S.
C.
1817(
j)(
7)).
The
notices
are
available
for
immediate
inspection
at
the
Federal
Reserve
Bank
indicated.
The
notices
also
will
be
available
for
inspection
at
the
office
of
the
Board
of
Governors.
Interested
persons
may
express
their
views
in
writing
to
the
Reserve
Bank
indicated
for
that
notice
or
to
the
offices
of
the
Board
of
Governors.
Comments
must
be
received
not
later
than
April
22,
2003.
A.
Federal
Reserve
Bank
of
Kansas
City
(
Susan
Zubradt,
Assistant
Vice
President)
925
Grand
Avenue,
Kansas
City,
Missouri
64198­
0001:
1.
M.
Brian
Yarrington,
Thermopolis,
Wyoming;
to
acquire
voting
shares
of
State
Holding
Company,
Thermopolis,
Wyoming,
and
thereby
indirectly
acquire
voting
shares
of
First
State
Bank
of
Thermopolis,
Thermopolis,
Wyoming.

Board
of
Governors
of
the
Federal
Reserve
System,
April
2,
2003.
Robert
deV.
Frierson,
Deputy
Secretary
of
the
Board.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
8449
Filed
4
 
7
 
03;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6210
 
01
 
S
FEDERAL
RESERVE
SYSTEM
Formations
of,
Acquisitions
by,
and
Mergers
of
Bank
Holding
Companies
The
companies
listed
in
this
notice
have
applied
to
the
Board
for
approval,
pursuant
to
the
Bank
Holding
Company
Act
of
1956
(
12
U.
S.
C.
1841
et
seq.)
(
BHC
Act),
Regulation
Y
(
12
CFR
Part
225),
and
all
other
applicable
statutes
and
regulations
to
become
a
bank
holding
company
and/
or
to
acquire
the
assets
or
the
ownership
of,
control
of,
or
the
power
to
vote
shares
of
a
bank
or
bank
holding
company
and
all
of
the
banks
and
nonbanking
companies
owned
by
the
bank
holding
company,
including
the
companies
listed
below.
The
applications
listed
below,
as
well
as
other
related
filings
required
by
the
Board,
are
available
for
immediate
inspection
at
the
Federal
Reserve
Bank
indicated.
The
application
also
will
be
available
for
inspection
at
the
offices
of
the
Board
of
Governors.
Interested
persons
may
express
their
views
in
writing
on
the
standards
enumerated
in
the
BHC
Act
(
12
U.
S.
C.
1842(
c)).
If
the
proposal
also
involves
the
acquisition
of
a
nonbanking
company,
the
review
also
includes
whether
the
acquisition
of
the
nonbanking
company
complies
with
the
standards
in
section
4
of
the
BHC
Act
(
12
U.
S.
C.
1843).
Unless
otherwise
noted,
nonbanking
activities
will
be
conducted
throughout
the
United
States.

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